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Red Dead Redemption |OT| Whistling Morricone in the desert
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BenjaminBirdie
Banned
NotTheGuyYouKill said:
Y'all need to read closer. The soundtrack is downloadable. It says so right on the same sheet you get the outfit code on.
about 30 minutes in. really enjoying it so far, but it's fucking hit or miss on some stuff. the lighting can look good or AWFUL. most of the time pretty bad, it's like they aren't baking in any of the shadows into the textures, so most of the stuff looks really flat. other times it's pretty as hell. the character models are fantastic too.
but the hair is awful.. and so is the grass and terrain in the distance, at least in the first town. yuck.
but yeah it's pretty bad ass so far, really enjoying it.
but the hair is awful.. and so is the grass and terrain in the distance, at least in the first town. yuck.
but yeah it's pretty bad ass so far, really enjoying it.
The Last Wizard
Member
did you include dashes?DMeisterJ said:
yea i didnt see anything about the soundtrack when the code was entered
The_Inquisitor
Member
NightHawk17 said:
This man is correct. For some reason, a few recent games have not been auto adding dashes.
Couple quick impressions...
Small, controlled multiplayer shootout games feel alot like the gunfights in the old Western shows like Gunsmoke. Taking pot shots from various rooftops and dashing/sliding from cover to cover with that distinctive old west riccochet sound all around you is just awesome. The quality of the cover system is a very nice surprise.
I also love how you can extrapolate where the action is by running towards whichever direction all the critters are running from.
I didn't read much media beforehand, didn't know the multiplayer characters would have different loadouts. I got stuck with this fat American Army character who only had a shotty and a pistol...but he seemed to be able to take more damage. Ended up having my best game with that tank, dude was a beast in CQ.
R* knocked the immersion factor out of the park.
Small, controlled multiplayer shootout games feel alot like the gunfights in the old Western shows like Gunsmoke. Taking pot shots from various rooftops and dashing/sliding from cover to cover with that distinctive old west riccochet sound all around you is just awesome. The quality of the cover system is a very nice surprise.
I also love how you can extrapolate where the action is by running towards whichever direction all the critters are running from.
I didn't read much media beforehand, didn't know the multiplayer characters would have different loadouts. I got stuck with this fat American Army character who only had a shotty and a pistol...but he seemed to be able to take more damage. Ended up having my best game with that tank, dude was a beast in CQ.
R* knocked the immersion factor out of the park.
zero margin
Member
already 10 people at my store and there is almost two hours to go yet!
Johningame
Neo Member
HMC said:
Thank you, HMC--this is the kind of insightful impression I like to read before I go pick up a game.
Keep 'em comin'! <-- that's cowboy speak
zero margin
Member
Snuggler said:
Ohh riight about that.. lol
(360-installed)
-Game looks great in the daytime, nighttime not so much.
-Framerate is Rockstar quality. It's the usual 25-30fps, but drops often.
-No tearing that I could see.
-Huge "living" world. Great sense of immersion.
-Controls are janky as expected, but better than GTA4.
-They're not terrible, but also far from tight.
-Fucking terrible non-analog run/walk again. This is not 1998.
-If not using the "Normal" aiming type, it can be quite irritating because sometimes it's difficult to see where you're getting shot from as you can't lock on to anyone. It seems balanced for Normal.
-"Normal" aiming has quite a bit of "tracking" as well as autoaim, which is disappointing.
Everything other than the controls is pretty top notch. It's a shame that one of the most important things in the game isn't as polished as the rest.
-Game looks great in the daytime, nighttime not so much.
-Framerate is Rockstar quality. It's the usual 25-30fps, but drops often.
-No tearing that I could see.
-Huge "living" world. Great sense of immersion.
-Controls are janky as expected, but better than GTA4.
-They're not terrible, but also far from tight.
-Fucking terrible non-analog run/walk again. This is not 1998.
-If not using the "Normal" aiming type, it can be quite irritating because sometimes it's difficult to see where you're getting shot from as you can't lock on to anyone. It seems balanced for Normal.
-"Normal" aiming has quite a bit of "tracking" as well as autoaim, which is disappointing.
Everything other than the controls is pretty top notch. It's a shame that one of the most important things in the game isn't as polished as the rest.
WreckTheLaw
Giant Bomb Japanimation Correspondent
The card insert says to go to http://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption/soundtrackdownload for the soundtrack download. But that link is dead for me. Anyone get it to work?
Snapshot King
Member
Now that y'all are getting your copies, I gotta ask.
How does the outfit for the Deadly Assasin work? Is that something you download and have immediately, and is unlockable in game some other way, or are those challenges listed on the gamestop site required to unlock it even after putting in the code, and that it's totally unavailable without the pre-order bonus?
How does the outfit for the Deadly Assasin work? Is that something you download and have immediately, and is unlockable in game some other way, or are those challenges listed on the gamestop site required to unlock it even after putting in the code, and that it's totally unavailable without the pre-order bonus?
The_Inquisitor
Member
I asked this in the Alan Wake thread, but anyone that ordered from Wally World have an expected arrival date of May 26th-28th? I know I am not going to get it at launch, but a 10 day shipping length seems ridiculous.
And fuck me, should have gotten the collector's edition of wake.
And fuck me, should have gotten the collector's edition of wake.
Johningame
Neo Member
alr1ghtstart said:
Thanks for taking the time.
Now where's the PS3 impressions at?
Johningame
Neo Member
GreekWolf said:
I was there--just looking for some additional perspectives.
rainking187
Member
BenjaminBirdie said:
Wow, it's pretty shitty they didn't mention that earlier. I figured it would be coming with an actual CD.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Synless said:
This post makes me want to vomit out of annoyance.
At least play the game before making a judgment. Why didn't your friend let you play? Don't tell me you're one of those guys who watches the entire story on YouTube.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I can't believe how cool this game is so far.
I cannot afford the newspaper, come back when you have a dollar kid! :lol
I cannot afford the newspaper, come back when you have a dollar kid! :lol
PS3 impressions
- Game looks fine resolution wise
- Lack of or poorly implemented AA (AKA, lots of jaggies)
- Motion Blur (I'm not a graphics expert, but if you spin the camera around, the screen becomes blurry, and that's the motion blur effect right?)
- Frame-rate is fine, with probable relatively minor dips (so far)
- A few glitches
- Ground looks terrible, just like GTA IV
- Controls on the horse take a bit of getting used to and are a little loose.
- Controlling the character in terms of run/walk sucks because all you can do is walk or run, no inbetween
- None of this matters
- Game is hella fun
- Riding a horse is fun
- Shooting is fun
- Fun fun fun dammit
- No one should worry about getting it on either platform, just pick whichever system you like better, or whichever system isn't broken, or whichever system doesn't talk back, or any other mudnane reason, because the game is fine.
- GameSpy online for PS3 works fine, I know there was some worry about that too.
HUZZAH!
- Game looks fine resolution wise
- Lack of or poorly implemented AA (AKA, lots of jaggies)
- Motion Blur (I'm not a graphics expert, but if you spin the camera around, the screen becomes blurry, and that's the motion blur effect right?)
- Frame-rate is fine, with probable relatively minor dips (so far)
- A few glitches
- Ground looks terrible, just like GTA IV
- Controls on the horse take a bit of getting used to and are a little loose.
- Controlling the character in terms of run/walk sucks because all you can do is walk or run, no inbetween
- None of this matters
- Game is hella fun
- Riding a horse is fun
- Shooting is fun
- Fun fun fun dammit
- No one should worry about getting it on either platform, just pick whichever system you like better, or whichever system isn't broken, or whichever system doesn't talk back, or any other mudnane reason, because the game is fine.
- GameSpy online for PS3 works fine, I know there was some worry about that too.
HUZZAH!