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Red Dead Redemption II |OT| Who knew horse testicles had such a crunch?
GenericUser
Member
I just watched the ending of RDR (1) and I almost shed tears, ok, I need to finish this game, it's personell duty I put in myself. I owe this to me, even if I don't like the gameplay.
xviper
Member
Nymphae
Banned
Yeah I saw that but it links to a post, which I assume is the straw that broke the camels back. Other posters get banned for their histories but no post is linked.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Digging it so far. I want to replay the last one after this but it is going to feel so much different.
Zimmy68
Member
I was playing the last one in 4k on the Xbox One X, waiting for this one to come out, and you would be surprised how similar they are.
They have a lot of the same mechanics (legendary animals, bounties, random events, weather changes, huge map, good or bad choices, horse taming, day night cycle, dead-eye, outfits,etc.)
It is just missing the realism aspect (you have a magic horse that never dies and appears anywhere you are, don't have to eat or bathe, no camp upgrades, etc.)
They have a lot of the same mechanics (legendary animals, bounties, random events, weather changes, huge map, good or bad choices, horse taming, day night cycle, dead-eye, outfits,etc.)
It is just missing the realism aspect (you have a magic horse that never dies and appears anywhere you are, don't have to eat or bathe, no camp upgrades, etc.)
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thatJohann
Member
Would that fix the low volume issue during gameplay?
Not really sure you can call it a tutorial, seeing as disposing of bodies is never actually necessary. You can just leave the area. Even if a witness sees it, nothing will come of it unless you stand right next to it. I'm 30 hours in and outside of that mission I've never felt the need to get rid of a body.
It's cool that it's there, but outside of a cool little bit of attention to detail, feeding corpses to pigs has no gameplay value.
Vaev
Member
Jabagat, my late grandfather's last name who passed away Saturday morning at 3AM as I was fully immersed in this game. He loved westerns too.. RIP
Vaev
Member
Post this in the RDR2 tips thread
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
My condolences.
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Vaev
Member
Try using stage coaches to nearby towns, your horse will spawn upon your quick arrival.
Thank you
Xaero Gravity
<3
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The main story is awesome. Excellent narrative experience, one of the best to be found in videogame form. I think games excel when they tell personal stories since the interactivity makes you feel close to the protagonist. After finishing the epilogue, I'm now interested in playing the prequel, which I never finished, since it ties so well with that game.
I'm not a fan of the gameplay, though. I don't like the controls, but I like even less all the downtime the game forces upon you. Sometimes I want to wander around and experience the game world, but others I'm really invested in the story and just want to start the next mission. Too often, that's just not possible without minutes of downtime just getting there by horse or other means. By the end, I was already used to browse the Internet in my tablet while my horse was traveling in cinematic mode, but that's not a good way to experience a videogame. The engine supports fast travel with minimal loading times, and in fact some missions have no issue teleporting you automatically to the other side of the map. Why can't I use the same feature when I'm not in the middle of a mission? There is a fast travel map, but it is poorly implemented, and only available in your camp.
I feel like the game has been tailored to certain players, other Rockstar games are more welcoming to different play styles.
I'm not a fan of the gameplay, though. I don't like the controls, but I like even less all the downtime the game forces upon you. Sometimes I want to wander around and experience the game world, but others I'm really invested in the story and just want to start the next mission. Too often, that's just not possible without minutes of downtime just getting there by horse or other means. By the end, I was already used to browse the Internet in my tablet while my horse was traveling in cinematic mode, but that's not a good way to experience a videogame. The engine supports fast travel with minimal loading times, and in fact some missions have no issue teleporting you automatically to the other side of the map. Why can't I use the same feature when I'm not in the middle of a mission? There is a fast travel map, but it is poorly implemented, and only available in your camp.
I feel like the game has been tailored to certain players, other Rockstar games are more welcoming to different play styles.
You're still in the starting area hours into the game? That's so false that it can't be seen as anything but trolling. The intro is max 2 hours long. How do you "try" and fail to get past it 4 times?
Trolling like this should really not be tolerated.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I think the 'g' key is stuck on your keyboard. Might want to clean that out.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
The tutorial area is definitely slow, but 4 hours? Seems impossible to me.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I love glitches like this... 
jadedm17
Member
Found a woman trapped under a horse that passed while riding; It amused me how appreciative and ready for me to ride her to town she was as I made room on my horse and really took in the sheer damage the best I defeated minutes before had on me. I was more blood than man and looked out of a horror story but I was her savior.
zwiggelbig
Member
Do people actually like the system to upgrade your inventory by hunting way to much? I really hate the upgrade system with the hunting in red dead.. You spend time, finally kill something and its not perfect.. and then u cant find the animal again and u are stuck with low inventory space...
zwiggelbig
Member
suprised u actually managed this
If u try it first time randomly and ur not on a main road it does not work hehe
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
i am about 40% in the game didnt upgrade a single damn thing. have all the guns in the world and swimming in bullets and cash . no idea what the point in all that hunting is . i can just buy shit at stores
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Dr. Claus
Banned
100% Completion or just for fun. I really enjoy the hunting in the game. Honestly I haven't done most of the story because I have been working my way through the hunting.
RoyBrown7777
Member
Outside of satchels what's the point of hunting? Couldn't give two shits about deer antlers at the base.
Vaev
Member
Rare Trapper outfits/gear (this is how i got my second holster/ability to dual wield), achievements/challenges, food/crafting supplies
zwiggelbig
Member
i dont really hate hunting.. but I hate it when i do kill an animal that its not perfect and then i cant do anything with it as I need perfect. dont really like that ad on to the system myself
CloudStrife_ca
Member
I searched for Chick Mathews for abit, he was a little tough to find, the tree wasn't but then afterwards I went to that abandoned cabins with the skeletons during the middle of the night and found the ufo.
Hebrew_Hammer
Neo Member
how do i store clothes on my horse and then how do i access them?
Vawn
Banned
Go to your tent's chest and you can switch outfits and set which to store on horse. It tells you which button, I think Square on PS.
When on your horse, bring up the item wheel by holding down L1. While continuing to (uncomfortably) hold L1, R1 over and you should see your current gear at the bottom of the wheel. Push and hold down on the left analog stick, still holding L1. Now that your hands are beginning to cramp, you can use L2/R2 to select a different ones. Finally release L1 (but make sure you keep holding down on the stick) to select and change gear.
1500 people worked on the game, yet not one could come up with a better control scheme than this.
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Musky_Cheese
Banned
Found a White Supremacist handing out pamphlets and spreading hate. After a chase and beat down, I met a dog and petted it.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Lol@ not being able to toss the body over the side for no reason that makes sense, and for how fast that dogs tail wags.
I liked the video
Musky_Cheese
Banned
I thought it was weird how he died so easily. Glad I didn’t get a bounty for the violence.Lol@ not being able to toss the body over the side for no reason that makes sense, and for how fast that dogs tail wags.
I liked the video
yet_another_alt
Member
Donating a perfect carcass to to Pearson makes the next stew fortify your health core. Big game meat cooked with herbs also greatly fortifies a stat depending on what herb was used.
HotPocket69
Banned
Chapter 3 missions have been flawless. Yeah they all in end up shootouts for the most part, but the acting, writing and circumstances that surround those missions are so fucking compelling and awesome.
It’s going to be so hard to go to an Ubishit after this let alone most open worlders. I’d rather just play this again. Probably going to wind up on my top 10 of all time.
It’s going to be so hard to go to an Ubishit after this let alone most open worlders. I’d rather just play this again. Probably going to wind up on my top 10 of all time.
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zwiggelbig
Member
I gotta know.. is there anyone that actually enjoys riding your horse in this game? I really wish It was designed in a more fun way.. holding x is really slow. Tapping x is reallu non stop tapping unlike zelda that atleast had a boost. All Im doing is playing on my phone while I ride in cinema mode.. I really dont understsnd this design choice :/ and feel its a real shame.. riding the world hard fast could have been fun but its tedious to me atleast
Justin9mm
Member
I'm really struggling with riding between towns or meet up points and some O'Driscolls(I have no bounty) just come in some group up on me and start shooting and I die before I can hardly react. I'm not sure if I have enough health but it seems full, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, I hardly get my gun out and start shooting before I'm dead. Maybe I'm just not good at handling the horse and shooting at the same time.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Deadeye, keep it stocked as much as you can.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Hebrew_Hammer
Neo Member
So after being irked that i haven't seen sadie or abigal or jack but a handful of times (in chapter 3 currently), I googled it and looks like i have the bug where they dont' show up in your camp until chapter 4. very irked by it. i've put in over 30 hours and i'm still on chapter 3. I spend so much time on character development and taking in the story and i've missed out :|
Halo is Back
Member
Wow I just stumbled on the ruins of a crazy cult that committed suicide to be with their god and then be reincarnated in 2000 years......
Halo is Back
Member
I don't mind it, sometimes I enjoy it by soaking up the world but tapping A or holding A is not fun
WaterAstro
Member
I heard making those decorative upgrades help open up sub missions with the camp characters.
Rest
All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
This is the nitpicky kind of "MOAR GRAFIXZ" BS that doesn't really mean anything. Does the game look good? Yes? The what are you complaining about?
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
I didn't say it looked bad. I said the hrd is fake. Other users here commented on the hdr before.
Kamina
Golden Boy
Checked back and forth between HDR and HDR off before i knew about the HDR being “fake”.
It always looked better without for me. HDR is supposed to make brightness and contrast more realistic, however the sun especially always looked dimmed compared to HDR off, which is the opposite to any other game i’ve played with HDR on.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
You'd get MeToo'd.