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Red Dead Redemption |OT| Whistling Morricone in the desert
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Finished it over the weekend. Enjoyed it more than I can say, but here are some thoughts:
There's very little in RDR that's left me wanting.
Great environment, great narrative, and great use of some of the best material the old west has provided in its stint through different media. The soundtrack is just brilliant, with the often commented vocal tracks playing to great effect, and a beautiful set of original compositions that knows which cues to borrow from Morricone & co.
I even found myself coming back to the optional activities over and over, which is really odd for me as I typically hate them in all the free roam games I've played.
Just might go for 100% on this one.
Loved how the story stuck to its recurring themes. Nothing ever changes.
I played John as a good guy, helping honorably at every chance. This is how I read him. Yet, no matter how much good you do, they never let you forget your past. When I saw who was attacking me in John's last mission, I knew right away how it was going to end. I was really upset at the betrayal, because I really wanted peace for Marston.
I also really liked the meeting of the family towards the end. I found the way it was presented to be very effective. You know so little about them in the beginning, only that John has an unshakable conviction to get them back safely. I looked forward to every bit of information that was dropped along the way in passing conversation, like their names. By the end of it all, after having gone through so much, I was infinitely excited to get them back. The ride (run) to Marston's ranch to that music was another great moment. The Ranch missions were a lot more fun than I would have given them credit for, considering the material.
I was heartbroken to see John go, but it was a great ending.
Great follow up and extra with Jack, also. I tried in vain more than once to disarm Edgar in the last duel, wanting more answers out of him. The way you're made to meet his family before this moment is pretty strong, too, considering you have no options when you face him.
I played John as a good guy, helping honorably at every chance. This is how I read him. Yet, no matter how much good you do, they never let you forget your past. When I saw who was attacking me in John's last mission, I knew right away how it was going to end. I was really upset at the betrayal, because I really wanted peace for Marston.
I also really liked the meeting of the family towards the end. I found the way it was presented to be very effective. You know so little about them in the beginning, only that John has an unshakable conviction to get them back safely. I looked forward to every bit of information that was dropped along the way in passing conversation, like their names. By the end of it all, after having gone through so much, I was infinitely excited to get them back. The ride (run) to Marston's ranch to that music was another great moment. The Ranch missions were a lot more fun than I would have given them credit for, considering the material.
I was heartbroken to see John go, but it was a great ending.
Great follow up and extra with Jack, also. I tried in vain more than once to disarm Edgar in the last duel, wanting more answers out of him. The way you're made to meet his family before this moment is pretty strong, too, considering you have no options when you face him.
There's very little in RDR that's left me wanting.
Great environment, great narrative, and great use of some of the best material the old west has provided in its stint through different media. The soundtrack is just brilliant, with the often commented vocal tracks playing to great effect, and a beautiful set of original compositions that knows which cues to borrow from Morricone & co.
I even found myself coming back to the optional activities over and over, which is really odd for me as I typically hate them in all the free roam games I've played.
Just might go for 100% on this one.
I forgot to mention, when I was playing through the lead up to the ending
:lol
my four year old sister happened to be watching. I don't let her watch the gory parts, and I didn't really expect what happened to happen. As Abigail was lying on John I looked over at her and noticed tears in her eyes. I apologized 50 times and told her I'd go stop the guys that did that.
kyo_daikun
Member
OneLetter said:
Im sure I have had this before, going to try tonight and see if I can get the stranger to actually show up.
The Lamonster
Member
Raccoons are easy to find behind the stagecoach in Armadillo at night.nskinnear said:
ok it's confirmed... game time is hosed at least on my game... went to bed at 102 hours (4days 6hrs) woke up played for 30 minutes and it showed 5days 8hrs.
If I were to guess I'd say I have about 60 hours in actually..
Edit: theory... I have 3 manual game save slots and an auto save. I wonder if it's adding them all up?
If I were to guess I'd say I have about 60 hours in actually..
Edit: theory... I have 3 manual game save slots and an auto save. I wonder if it's adding them all up?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Why do I have to purchase 2 times from the R* warehouse for me to begin checkout? D=
The Lamonster
Member
Anybody know? I'm wanting to rent me some Westerns.The Lamonster said:
talisayNon
Member
any news on Hard Core Free Roam mode? When is RStar doing an update?
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
The Lamonster said:
Yes they were actually cited by R*. Watch Deadwood NOW!!!
Mechanical Snowman
Member
Anyone going to be online tonight (UK) or in a few hours? I'm looking for other players to rank up with, it's about 5 times faster doing Gang Hideouts in a posse of 4. PSN is GTA_Chaos.
And has anyone tried to jump off a moving train onto your horse yet? :lol I'm not sure if it's possible, but Euphoria makes it pretty hilarious.
And has anyone tried to jump off a moving train onto your horse yet? :lol I'm not sure if it's possible, but Euphoria makes it pretty hilarious.
Stantron
Member
Hunting animals is fun. Waiting through the excessively long and boring cut scene of skinning the animals over and over again is not. This has probably been mentioned before, but I ALWAYS do the following...
Ride your horse so that it is standing directly over the corpse. When you get off, you will be prompted to press Y to skin the animal. However, since you're horse is in the way, when pressed, the game will just give you the item(s) while skipping the animation all together. Especially time saving when collecting skins of the larger animals that have longer animations. This glitch also sometimes happens if you're on a steep inclined hill (no horse required). Does not work for picking flowers though.
Ride your horse so that it is standing directly over the corpse. When you get off, you will be prompted to press Y to skin the animal. However, since you're horse is in the way, when pressed, the game will just give you the item(s) while skipping the animation all together. Especially time saving when collecting skins of the larger animals that have longer animations. This glitch also sometimes happens if you're on a steep inclined hill (no horse required). Does not work for picking flowers though.
talisayNon
Member
Sorry for posting again, this thread moves too fast:
Anyone know when RStar is doing an update for multiplayer? Perhaps a hardcore free roam mode + other coop missions?
Anyone know when RStar is doing an update for multiplayer? Perhaps a hardcore free roam mode + other coop missions?
This game NEEDS an expansion or two. I need more Red Dead.
I think I'm going to restart the single player today. I keep jumping into this thread and I feel jealous that I have already had all these experiences everyone is posting about (100% the game already). I wish I could forget ever playing this game so I could discover it's greatness once again.
I think I'm going to restart the single player today. I keep jumping into this thread and I feel jealous that I have already had all these experiences everyone is posting about (100% the game already). I wish I could forget ever playing this game so I could discover it's greatness once again.
kyo_daikun
Member
Aurora said:
Yeah, the bullets seem to just go straight through people unless you focus the gun on them for around 30 seconds, by that point all the other guys have killed you...
ShockingAlberto
Member
You might have hogtied some citizens by accident.Loudninja said:
Wiggum2007
Junior Member
kyo_daikun said:
I don't think I failed a Gatling Gun mission once after I remembered I could open my satchel mid-fight and use medicine.
Funny glitch happened to me -
Immediately after finishing the "I Know You" stranger mission
Immediately after finishing the "I Know You" stranger mission
After Marston opens fire on the mysterious man, the stranger mission is complete, and the man is impervious to bullets. But to my surprised, (and delight) he re-materialized right on the spot, once I was given control of Marston again. The dude just... stood there.
So I did what anyone would have done. I punch him in the back of the head and then ground tackled him :lol . After a while the fistfight got boring so I headshot'd him. -50 Honor, but that was the only penalty. He has $6 on him.
So I did what anyone would have done. I punch him in the back of the head and then ground tackled him :lol . After a while the fistfight got boring so I headshot'd him. -50 Honor, but that was the only penalty. He has $6 on him.
thelurkinghorror
Member
Lakitu said:
Noooooo, aaaaaargh, I feel the paaaain!
Take me 35 hours to finally reach mexico, this is the game of life for me, and you spoil me the grand finale? Hope you did it on pourpose.
Go now, edit your fucking post!
Shit!
Medicine isn't gonna help with the TNT thrown at you.Wiggum2007 said:
The Gatling Gun is far too weak and imprecise for what it's meant to be. You expect to obliterate your enemies when actually you need to train the crosshair on them for a good 5 seconds before they drop. It's more effective to kill them with a Repeater or Rifle, which defeats the whole point of a mounted gun.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Can you at least spoil it in your post, for fucks sake?thelurkinghorror said:
kyo_daikun
Member
Aurora said:
I 100% agree, when I swing it around I expect people to die instantly from the hail of bullets flying from it, instead I have to aim at horses because they are easier to hit than their riders, totally ridiculous...
I seem to have missed the spoilers so im going to GTFO of this thread for the next hour till shit gets fixed up...
BotoxAgent
Member
jred2k said:
I am too much of a scaredy cat to find that out
DeathGlobe
Member
I spent an hour last night searching and searching (and searching) for the first hidden treasure. I knew it was at
, but based on the picture I thought
. I finally gave up and looked up the location and was thoroughly disappointed. I'm not sure how I would have ever found that.
the Hanging Rock
THE FUCKING TREE HAD TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE ROCKS!