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Red Dead Redemption |OT| Whistling Morricone in the desert
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StriKeVillain
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Getting the game today. Hoping it's as good as you guys are saying. 
LabouredSubterfuge
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striKeVillain! said:Getting the game today. Hoping it's as good as you guys are saying.
It is.
Aurora said:
Well a few of the black dudes in town talk about calling someone cracker right to their face, and a white guy said " You'll believe anything i'll say because i'm white". Its a serious game, but its still made by Rockstar, and they usually poke at whatever issues might have gone on in that era.
SlasherJPC
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harrytang said:
Yeah thats sorta the impression I came away with.
dollartaco
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harrytang said:
Yeah, it's...big. I just got to Mexico.
NullPointer
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Racism is part of the time period, so I do think it adds to the flavor of the world.
It also makes me want to kill the owner of the Armadillo general store, since he just won't stop talking about "de jewz". At the very least it gave me motivation to bankrupt his ass in Texas Hold em.
It also makes me want to kill the owner of the Armadillo general store, since he just won't stop talking about "de jewz". At the very least it gave me motivation to bankrupt his ass in Texas Hold em.
Rapping Granny
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Ok how do you get the custom soundtrack to work on the PS3 version? Iam in the online part of the game but it won't work.
ExtraKr1spy
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feel bad for having to kill the
. Wish he was used more
boyo :lol :lol :lol
Welsh guy
boyo :lol :lol :lol
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Am I missing something here in regards to the plot?
Please try not to spoil anything for me, obviously. I'd just like to know if I misinterpreted any of the plot so far, or if there are indeed issues with consistency if you don't do missions in just the right order.
I've been doing a whole bunch of missions for De Santa, helping the Mexican government quell a rebel group, whose leader is Abraham Reyes, right? I finished all the De Santa missions (unless there are more later; the last one I did was the one where you use a gatling gun to protect the train), and decided to start on the Luisa missions. The second one has you running off to save Abraham Reyes. Is this a lack of consistency if you do missions in a certain way, or did I miss something? I mean, I'm under the impression that De Santa is actually a bad guy or something, as the train mission was obviously a set-up, but it seems odd to suddenly go from fighting the rebels to rescuing their leader, with no clarification.
Please try not to spoil anything for me, obviously. I'd just like to know if I misinterpreted any of the plot so far, or if there are indeed issues with consistency if you don't do missions in just the right order.
ExtraKr1spy
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quick question
Is the VA for John Marston the same as for Johnny Klebitz(GTA:LaTD)?
Is the VA for John Marston the same as for Johnny Klebitz(GTA:LaTD)?
Slackbladder
Member
Anyone mention this yet?
There's a bug where half your consumables disappear when you start your game with a save that has a finished Treasure Challenge. That gives you the ability to carry 10 items, but you only have 5 when you load a game. So, if you save with 10 you start with 5 when you load your game. It only happens on your first load, not any loads during the game. Anybody else notice that? I wonder when R* will fix it?
There's a bug where half your consumables disappear when you start your game with a save that has a finished Treasure Challenge. That gives you the ability to carry 10 items, but you only have 5 when you load a game. So, if you save with 10 you start with 5 when you load your game. It only happens on your first load, not any loads during the game. Anybody else notice that? I wonder when R* will fix it?
Inferno313 said:
You don't have to kill Bill, but he will still die. I tried waiting a bit to hear what he had to say. After Reyes kills Allende, Bill will claim that he'll come peacefully but then he'll quickly reach for Allende's gun. I was about to pull the trigger but Reyes beat me to the punch and killed Bill.
As for the duel, I doubt you can shoot the gun out of Ross' hand. I tried to shoot the gun out of the hand of the guy that got the house maid pregnant in one of the 'stranger' missions, but the game simply wouldn't allow it. I would guess it'd be the same for Ross.
As for the duel, I doubt you can shoot the gun out of Ross' hand. I tried to shoot the gun out of the hand of the guy that got the house maid pregnant in one of the 'stranger' missions, but the game simply wouldn't allow it. I would guess it'd be the same for Ross.
Sir Hamish
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Ikuu said:
Deepack said:
I think its still possible, you just have to have better accuracy and timing. My brother and I were struggling with this last night so I read up and realized I was just sorta aiming and shooting and not paying attention to the x's as they change from red to white. A white x on the face seems to be a one shot kill. I havent done it enough to verify though... but yeah, gets a LOT harder all of a sudden.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Oh my god the ending, so satisfying ..
picture contains end-game spoilers (if you can make things out properly in the shit quality) but damn it was fun to let the rage out ..
picture contains end-game spoilers (if you can make things out properly in the shit quality) but damn it was fun to let the rage out ..
http://i45.tinypic.com/xm2uk6.jpg
wayward archer
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Ben2749 said:
It's a lot simpler than you think. Marsten is working for anybody who he thinks can help him get to Williamson and Escuella at that point, even if it means working for two opposing factions. He doesn't really take up either cause as his own in that conflict.
Rockstar just posted a reminder about the RDR short film:
An Original Short Film Made from Red Dead Redemption Airing on FOX this Saturday Night
An Original Short Film Made from Red Dead Redemption Airing on FOX this Saturday Night
Shotgun Kiss
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wayward archer said:
OK, that explains the inconsistency but
Luisa
StevePharma
Member
The Fuck, my pre-ordered limited edition is delayed until further notice (clerk said something about supply issues). I went home with the strategy guide to glance at cool pictures....
FML :-(
FML :-(
Ploid 3.0
Member
I'm not sure if enough time has passed yet, trying to talk myself out of buying RDR. I loved the PS2 GTA's, hated the lack of freedom and things to do in GTA4 (freedom to do stuff without a undercover cop spotting you for example, no good fun codes, and each time you enter a code you have to do so via phone), LOVE Saints Row 2, Just Cause 2 is amazing.
So should I get it? Is it the real deal, return to awesome from rockstar?
Edit: Also I'm more of a "I do missions to unlock the map so I can have the real fun" type of person. SR2, and JC2 were kind enough to give the meat at the start of the game. In short, I don't really care about doing story missions. I just want to have plenty to get distracted with and fun stuff to do that won't get old. Wonder how this will be possible without planes, awesome weapons, and wacky codes. Going to see if there are any codes now actually.
So should I get it? Is it the real deal, return to awesome from rockstar?
Edit: Also I'm more of a "I do missions to unlock the map so I can have the real fun" type of person. SR2, and JC2 were kind enough to give the meat at the start of the game. In short, I don't really care about doing story missions. I just want to have plenty to get distracted with and fun stuff to do that won't get old. Wonder how this will be possible without planes, awesome weapons, and wacky codes. Going to see if there are any codes now actually.
wayward archer
Member
Ben2749 said:
I guess she is just how you get access to Reyes. I think Irish tells you when you first arrive to either go to the Federales or the Rebeldes. Since the Feds are out in the open and the Rebels are in hiding, you have to sort of earn their trust through helping her to get to the Rebel higher-ups (Reyes) so they can start helping you.
Ploid 3.0 said:
It doesn't really have any of the constraints or annoyances that GTA IV had. They made fast travel even easier. The online is much more entertaining than IV.
I feel like there's once again a high level of freedom in how you approach missions. At least with regard to attack strategies.
CitizenCope
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Can't say I'm having as much fun as Just Cause 2 but it's still a great game with a much better story.Ploid 3.0 said:
My only real issue with Rockstar and their open-world games is that at times it seems they are trying too hard with the humor. Enjoying Red Dead so far but most of the characters are just impossible to take seriously. To the point where I'm not sure if it really feels much like a Western, or rather, some comedy that happens to take place in the West.
I'm not saying to ditch the humor, but tone it down a bit. Make some of the situations feel real. Scary, even. Not every mission has to be littered with comical dialogue and goofy characters.
I'm not saying to ditch the humor, but tone it down a bit. Make some of the situations feel real. Scary, even. Not every mission has to be littered with comical dialogue and goofy characters.
Revolutionary
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lol @ sitting down at a camp while holding a hogtied victim. The victim's ass basically fuses to your face while you're sitting down.
Played the game for most of the weekend and a bit yesterday. Through most of Mexico, I think. Just started hanging with Abraham. I think the game is okay, but it bugs me that the main character has to end up doing three or four favors/missions before people give him anything in return.
Maybe John is as patient and trusting as a saint, but I'm not. After doing something for someone with the expectation that they'll help you after doing the favor, I expect that help, not another request for another favor. And that the game makes you go through this over and over is annoying and keeps me from enjoying the game as much as I could be.
The missions themselves are fine, I've enjoyed most of them. And the characters are fun for the most part. I guess my issue is with John. Dude just doesn't have enough of a spine and just lets people just use him over and over again, with getting nothing in return most of the time. It's a common problem in other GTA games, if I remember correctly, but this time it's bugging me more than before. Just seems to pull me out of the game more than the GTA ones did.
Maybe John is as patient and trusting as a saint, but I'm not. After doing something for someone with the expectation that they'll help you after doing the favor, I expect that help, not another request for another favor. And that the game makes you go through this over and over is annoying and keeps me from enjoying the game as much as I could be.
The missions themselves are fine, I've enjoyed most of them. And the characters are fun for the most part. I guess my issue is with John. Dude just doesn't have enough of a spine and just lets people just use him over and over again, with getting nothing in return most of the time. It's a common problem in other GTA games, if I remember correctly, but this time it's bugging me more than before. Just seems to pull me out of the game more than the GTA ones did.
MurkyZebra2417
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Gyrian said:
This was one of the most awesome moments in this game so far. Never had so much fun just riding
kyo_daikun
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UrbanRats said:
You will have to buy new weapons and use them, you can't turn off the golden gun effect as far as I know.
Tingfrmnongpradu
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This game is amazing, but the amount of glitches are fucking insane. I even had my PS3 reset to the XMB in the middle of a fight. FFS. :lol