-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Red Dead Redemption |OT| Whistling Morricone in the desert
- Thread starter Goldrusher
- Start date
mescalineeyes
Banned
Today my neighbour was over to look at RDR because I couldn't stop gushing about it when I went over to his place to print a paper.
Later the same day I knocked on his door to invite him over to play some games and I see his TV in the background, the screen filled blood red -- obviously the RDR pause menu :lol
Later the same day I knocked on his door to invite him over to play some games and I see his TV in the background, the screen filled blood red -- obviously the RDR pause menu :lol
zero margin
Member
dreamer3kx said:
Barely scratched the surface. I'd say a quarter, little more.
Man, these enemies are getting so hard to see. Really this gunplay design that pretty much requires you to lock onto enemies to be able to kill them is ruining a bunch of the fun. Also, I wish the daytime was 100% of the time. It just looks so much better than night time.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
ShockingAlberto said:
You lose your horse after you use a horse the story gives you? I was able to keep my horse, even after I was forced to use other horses during the story. I just whistled after I completed the mission and he came running to me. Except for when I went to
Mexico
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
This game has surpassed my expectations.
Just had an amazing moment where the lady holds you up and the other guys jump out. After dispatching them she cowered then ran away. Silly girl attracted the attentions of a pack of wolves in doing so. You can imagine how that one ended :lol :lol
Just had an amazing moment where the lady holds you up and the other guys jump out. After dispatching them she cowered then ran away. Silly girl attracted the attentions of a pack of wolves in doing so. You can imagine how that one ended :lol :lol
Horses are pretty disposable. I tried keeping one alive, but cougars, man. Cougars.
A nun gave me this statue that makes me harder to hit. Awesome, even easier combat. I'm thinking about just meleeing everything now with the knife. Is there a stealth attack when you're sneaking?
A nun gave me this statue that makes me harder to hit. Awesome, even easier combat. I'm thinking about just meleeing everything now with the knife. Is there a stealth attack when you're sneaking?
dreamer3kx
Member
zero margin said:
Wow, Ive been playing for awhile also, Im doing every side mission and bounty, thought I was further, nice.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
dreamer3kx said:
I just got there
sneakypete
Member
dreamer3kx said:
Go to the stats page, they give you a % of completion and time played.
I'm loving the game and at the same time... not.
I was especially loving it early on when the missions seemed more believable (the initial raid on the cabin with Marshall, for instance - or the cattle herding stuff was awesome.) The missions felt very visceral, dangerous and real.
Now it seems every mission is boiling down to taking on army of guys which is way too easy thanks to the insane accuracy of the guns and the seemingly limitless dead-eye aim.
On top of that, Marsten's character is inconsistent. When he's around the Ranch with Bonnie he's honorable and kind, but when he's around Seth or similar characters he fucks with them and threaten's their lives like a total bastard, in a way that isn't very believable considering how much better he is written and acts in other situations.
They need to take it easy on each mission being an insane shootouts, because it makes the important shootouts feel less important. Maybe I'm being overly critical, but it's the same sort of problems that I had with GTAIV, but to a lesser degree. I like Marsten better than Bellic and his actions in-game are more congruous with the cut scenes and characterization. On top of that, the setting is simply mindblowing.
How many fucks have I had to kill just to get to Williams? Over a hundred I would imagine. It would be fine if the game gave me more explanation rather than two random angry men turning into an army of horsemen hell-bent on my destruction.
Incredible setting, some incredible missions, occasionally superb writing and characters.
I was especially loving it early on when the missions seemed more believable (the initial raid on the cabin with Marshall, for instance - or the cattle herding stuff was awesome.) The missions felt very visceral, dangerous and real.
Now it seems every mission is boiling down to taking on army of guys which is way too easy thanks to the insane accuracy of the guns and the seemingly limitless dead-eye aim.
On top of that, Marsten's character is inconsistent. When he's around the Ranch with Bonnie he's honorable and kind, but when he's around Seth or similar characters he fucks with them and threaten's their lives like a total bastard, in a way that isn't very believable considering how much better he is written and acts in other situations.
They need to take it easy on each mission being an insane shootouts, because it makes the important shootouts feel less important. Maybe I'm being overly critical, but it's the same sort of problems that I had with GTAIV, but to a lesser degree. I like Marsten better than Bellic and his actions in-game are more congruous with the cut scenes and characterization. On top of that, the setting is simply mindblowing.
How many fucks have I had to kill just to get to Williams? Over a hundred I would imagine. It would be fine if the game gave me more explanation rather than two random angry men turning into an army of horsemen hell-bent on my destruction.
Incredible setting, some incredible missions, occasionally superb writing and characters.
Excellent! This is the sort of feedback I was looking for. It reaffirms the comparison video I saw at GameTrailers where the two versions looked virtually identical. I'm definitely interested in picking this up for PS3.Lolligag said:Well, I'm someone who can't play a game if it looks terrible... I didn't play GTA4 or Dragonage more than an hour because it was ugly, for example. This is for PS3 btw.
The game runs perfectly. I've been running around with full posses taking out massive amounts of lawmen and never had a fps hiccup there and that's probably the most chaos you'll see. The only time I ever noticed the fps go down was in a rather developed town,I would say it was about 25fps when we were shooting lawmen in that developed town.you'll be shocked how large it is after spending so much time everywhere else.
Now for the looks for it? I think it's great, you'll barely notice the jaggies except on the buildings and I didn't find them too bad. It's kind of expected anyway.
The game has amazing detail, even the grass sticking out of the ground will have your shadow casted upon it exactly like it would in real life. It's not just a full outline of you, it sort of staggers from the grass -hard to explain.
If you're concerned with the MP, it's been working fine for me since that patch they had to do. Voice chat has no issues.
Anyone that wants to even bother nitpicking at the comparisons is a damn fanboy of either or console. There's nothing to worry about when picking up the ps3 over xbox
sneakypete
Member
Dresden said:
Awesome, I haven't gotten that yet. Do you get it for a story mission or a stranger quest?
It was just a random event--I was selling wolf pelts when this nun came up to me and just started talking to me. I think it's related to Honor, in that I'm nearly maxed out on it. Although I did finish a stranger questsw33tclyde said:
the 'Funny Man' event in Mexico
I didn't find that too odd. Men act differently around different sorts of people. He's always consistent in that he's never brutal unless the situation demands it of him. And, as he says later on, he's no moralist. He's doing what needs to be done.
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
Zeliard said:
I can barely see anything in nighttime sometimes. The only video adjustments I did were the recommended ones in this thread.
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
Zeliard said:
Is there an option to adjust that in game or is it my TV?
LiK said:
This isn't a spoiler really but I'll mark it as such:
You know, I really thought so, but working with
Dickens
Dickens
red shoe paul
Banned
LiK said:
Highly agreed.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Yeah, they definitely fixed a lot of what I hated about Niko (that, no matter how you intend to play him, all the missions make him a huge sociopath), but did not do it well enough.Y2Kev said:
You end up taking jobs to kill people who have done nothing wrong too often.
I get that he's desperate to get Williamson, and he'll do anything because of the arrangement he has with the government...but, no, find someone else. My John Marston I'm playing as would not (same complaint evilore made above)ShockingAlberto said:
con an entire village and then shoot them cold.
I'm not even complaining about the gameplay implications like he did--shootfests--because I quite enjoy it so far.
But some characters are literally snake oil salesmen that dick Marston around over and over and he would just end their lives instead of shooting innocents if he were a real badass.
RelentlessRolento
Member
LiK said:
I like his personality definitely, plus the fact that he's the only main character in a game that I can remember that has a lazy/kock eye.
zero margin
Member
SP is done. Ending is crazy.
RelentlessRolento said:
I thought I was the only one who noticed that :lol I wasn't sure if it was intentional either, it'd be interesting if it was
I'm over 18 hours into the game at the moment (roughly 60% complete) and I just did the mission in the
forest in Blackwater after you chase Bill out of town
Basically I want to have the Sp completed so I can spend my weekend with the multiplayer
To be fair, Marsten's a former gang member, Bonnie's a nice girl who saved his life and people like Seth and Irish keep onKodiak said:
screwing around with him
MrTroubleMaker
Member
:lol I did the same thing tootruly101 said:
Valkyr Junkie said:
I do have a 7.1 setup with a Marantz SR6003 receiver. I suspected something was amiss with the red dead silent rear surrounds. It really pisses me off that most developers halfass the audio options. The PS3 has a HUGE audio advantage over any console ever made, yet they practically hide the max audio settings from their customers. The'd rather focus on 1080p, which no console can consistently do natively. Adding to my frustration is that Naughty Dog created a configuration of audio options with Uncharted: DF that is basically perfect and works flawlessly. Please make this standard in every game!
RelentlessRolento said:
You're allowed to shoot them once and get the knife kill. The lasso also works, use dead eye lasso it, finish it off with two stabs.
You can find them in most mountain areas. I see them near Fort Mercer a lot, they also hang just north of Bonnie's ranch (area with the picture of the boar).
Questions:
I saw 4 people ride into town shooting and then after a few seconds they exited the town dragging someone by rope. Who do i kill in this situation if I have a lawful character? The horse riders or the guy on the rope? or do i just let it happen?
I also saw a guy kill another out in the wild. Do i have free license to kill that guy or will i become wanted if i do?
I saw 4 people ride into town shooting and then after a few seconds they exited the town dragging someone by rope. Who do i kill in this situation if I have a lawful character? The horse riders or the guy on the rope? or do i just let it happen?
I also saw a guy kill another out in the wild. Do i have free license to kill that guy or will i become wanted if i do?
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Coverly said:
horse riders
I don't know, I haven't come across this yet.
RelentlessRolento
Member
RelentlessRolento said:
any help with this?
HadesGigas
Member
RelentlessRolento said:
Do you have to do the whole kill with a knife or can you shoot them first? Usually take multiple shots to kill, so that'd probably make it easier if it works.
kyo_daikun
Member
Got a ringer in horseshoes last night, my second horseshoe hit my first one and knocked it around the pole :lol
I don't think my opponent was too pleased!
Goty at the moment for me, poor modnation racers is still in its plastic wrapping (it aint getting touched for a few weeks at this rate)
The best thing for me at the moment about this game is all the random missions you get while just exploring, im not even doing the main character missions at the moment as im way too busy doing them.
For Cougars it normally takes 3 shots to kill them, so I would personally shoot one twice then go in with the knife while its wounded.
I don't think my opponent was too pleased!
Goty at the moment for me, poor modnation racers is still in its plastic wrapping (it aint getting touched for a few weeks at this rate)
The best thing for me at the moment about this game is all the random missions you get while just exploring, im not even doing the main character missions at the moment as im way too busy doing them.
For Cougars it normally takes 3 shots to kill them, so I would personally shoot one twice then go in with the knife while its wounded.
RelentlessRolento
Member
HadesGigas said:
Gotta do it with knife... >_<
one other thing I noticed that I'm glad Rockstar took note of is that, thanks to The Lost and the Damned, is checkpoints done right.
IronFistedChampion
Member
I have the DLC installed, but it doesn't show up on my Outfits list. The first day I bought the game the outfit showed up fine along with the tasks I had to do to get it, but once I had most of them done, it just vanished from the list.
R*, why did you cut this from the game, make it a DLC pre-order bonus, made all regular editions "special editions" that came DLC so that even if you didn't pre-order you still got it, and then made the DLC buggy as fuck so that it didn't work in the end?
Fuck's wrong with you?
R*, why did you cut this from the game, make it a DLC pre-order bonus, made all regular editions "special editions" that came DLC so that even if you didn't pre-order you still got it, and then made the DLC buggy as fuck so that it didn't work in the end?
Fuck's wrong with you?