Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4)

Where to start with Red Dead Redemption 2, this beautiful masterpiece? The rolling hills. Sumptuous scenery. Watching as the sky turns to night, meaning you, Arthur Morgan, get to wander around the campsite as you watch the flames from the fire flicker, and laugh as your campmates sing campfire songs - you may get approached by the odd person, while you refresh your cores with a bowl of stew. Perhaps you fancy trimming your beard, or a game of five-finger fillet with Lenny, before morning breaks, and you head off on your trusty steed for another adventure? In short, this game is epic. A masterpiece. In a year of lockdown, I have been looking for the ultimate escape - and this journey across 1899 America and the end of the Wild West era is everything I had hoped for and more. The scenery as you gallop across acres of land is truly breath-taking. Just stop and admire the view. Give your horse a pat. My most recent mission involved me breaking a person out of jail. I'd just shot the local shopkeeper, which seemed a daft decision, when the law started hunting me down. But after the entire town descended on us, and we became wanted, dead or alive - we basically had to pepper bullets into everyone, and ride hell for leather to freedom. This made my earlier murder seem trivial by comparison. And I've been trying to be a good soul, honestly, the body count doesn't bear thinking about. I'm only 20 or so percent into the story so far, but I will remember this game for ever. Another mission involved me dragging a mate into a bar in town - the end of the night resulted in fisticuffs, and my character drunkenly stumbling up stairs, as I lost him in the bar. I saw everything in first person, as he crashed into everything, confusing every other person in sight. As I mentioned before, I shot a shopkeeper, only because my controller gave me that as the only option - generally I have found helping people to be more fun i.e. with medical aid. Perhaps I shouldn't have shot him! Perhaps you could go crazy, and kill everyone in sight. I've still managed to get a bounty on my head as it is; sometimes it's just too tempting to loot the odd random stranger. But this game feels like an epic novel - each delve into my gaming session is another chapter - what awaits me at my next turn. (Ironically, it would help if I stopped pressing the wrong button and opening up my journal every flaming second). Failing that, if you don't fancy getting on your horse, sit by the fire and cook some deer before settling down for the night under the stars. A truly, incredible, immersive experience. I never want Red Dead Redemption 2 to end. I need a few days breather after each mission. Arthur Morgan has become my link to Wild West America and I look forward to each and every outing. Just need a sit down by my bed for a bit, watching the night sky...

Disclaimer: I have not yet tested the online functionality of this game. This review will be based solely on the single player aspects of this game. This review will also be SPOILER FREE. When writing game reviews, I like to open with the cons. Never trust a review without at least one negative aspect. So here we go. It's glitched on me a few times, when I've been innocently trundling along on my horse and all of a sudden I'm underneath the map. To be fair, the map is massive and this has only happened a handful of times. It's not like it's a frequent issue. I also expect that it will be patched out by Rockstar eventually. Honestly, there aren't any more negatives that jump to mind. Sure I've been killed when the bullets I'm firing off should have killed hoardes of enemies but hey, weapons are in bad condition, they're less accurate. We'll call it realistic rather than a drawback. So, onto the pros. What a game. Those three words sum this game up well. The map is huge, the graphics are realistic, with grass movements, tree sway in the wind and even footprints trailing behind you in muddy conditions all contributing to one of the most immersive gameplay experiences that I have personally had. The physics and gameplay aspects are (somewhat) realistic. (I'm sure everyone has heard of the horses ballsac shrivelling up in colder climates). Your character gets cold at night or in harsher climates, unless they are wearing suitable attire. If you don't eat, you get hungry and your health deteriorates (but stamina improves a bit), overeat and health improves, but stamina falls. It's a realistic experience that ensures that you experience all aspects of the game. Camping and going out hunting is one of the best free roam experiences I had in the game. Weapons - All fab, no real complaints. There's no SMG's or Assault Rifles, but it's in a post civil war era, these guns didn't exist then, not to my knowledge anyway, I wasn't around then. Guns deteriorate in power, accuracy and rate of fire if they are not properly maintained, much like real life. As I feel like I'm constantly reinforcing, this game stays relatively true to real life. The story is good, a fantastic example of storytelling. I will say no more to avoid spoilers. Overall, this is a superb game. A worthy sequel for a game which was a classic for the previous generation of consoles. If the online works out well, it has the potential to be a game that will be popular for the life of this console generation. You'll earn the money you spend on this back in entertainment hours tenfold. Well worth the purchase.

I've not really played video games for years. I recently got a PS4 and this was the first game i bought. Wow. It is, simply, extraordinary. You play a member of an outlaw gang, on the run from a robbery gone wrong. You start high in the mountains, snowed in but safe. Then as the thaw comes you move down into more hospitable land. This is when the game comes alive. The scale and detail of the world is extraordinary. You can go pretty much anywhere, do pretty much anything, There are characters all over the place. Some will just say good morning to you, others might try to rob you, yet more will give you missions (finding dinosaur bones, rare plants and the like). There are loads of missions, loads to do. Enough for dozens - hundreds? - of hours of play. And yet. The doing is not the point of this game. Being is the point of this game. You get to spend time in the wild west, just as it starts to get tamed. The first time I visited the large town that has electricity and trams I was shocked. I was so used to the spit and sawdust of Valentine. You get horses and need to bond with them, feed them, groom them. You need to provide money for the camp so everyone can eat, and you need to eat yourself. You travel across a stunningly beautiful world. You leave footprints in the snow and mud. When it's cold, you can see your breath and you need to put on a warm coat. You can kill and skin animals to feed the camp. You can cut your hair, buy new clothes, shave. You can be friendly or nasty. You can help people or kill them and loot their bodies. It's amazing, immersive and utterly compelling and absorbing. It's unlike anything I've ever seen before. You should buy it. Now. And play it for weeks. The scenery alone is worth the price of admission. The best one line review of it I saw just said "It's like Rockstar decided to move a video game version of Deadwood". It's that good.

I ordered this soon as it was announced so waited well over 18 months for it. Its a very good game, visual and the sounds! I have a soundbar/surround dolby system installed in my house, the sound on this game is the first time i have noticed how good it can be in game mode! Fifa was atmospheric with the dolby atmos for crowds. This however blows it away, when i am walking my Arthur avatar about in the rain, if i stop him moving i can actually hear the rain pitter pattering on his hat! Amazing work. Graphically yes its stunning no doubt, didnt expect anything different really, its as movie like as any game i have ever seen. The world in itself is very nicely laid out and obviously in keeping with the time, i like the realism.... what i do like is they havent gone politically correct, they have kept in keeping with the time the game is set. I have ran into KKK meetings in forests, i have been involved in the suffraget movement also. Ok the gripes i reading in the reviews, yes the is a element of trickery with the controls, yes i tried to talk to a innocent woman in the first town i came to and blew her head off with my double barrelled...thus earning me a bounty in that town before i even knew what was going on. Mastery of the controls is needed thought as the game progresses you realise the amount of things you can do and that explains why it seems such a odd layout at the start as you unlock more items and skills it becomes clear why Rockstar used this way. It is more sim like that most rockstar games true, this detracts nothing from the game itself. if you want a blast fest akin to call of duty get that instead simply enough. For £45 this is epic and well worth money i can see getting 50+ hours out of it easily, my mates are already going on youtube looking for all the side quest secrets and hidden items to help them out, i might do this in time to, so that will add a new element....dont forget the online offering isnt even launched yet, that will bring a whole new dimension also! I have zero regrets on purchasing this. You should give it a go 100%

I pre-ordered this game through Amazon in October 2016, I needed to escape the silliness of GTA, with its rocket firing flying cars / bikes, near indestructible tanks etc, its lost its sense of enjoyment & skill, too easy to spoil other players ground level fun, so was RD2 two years too much to wait, was it worth it.....!!! Let's see...... I realise Red Dead 2 is not on line as yet, & it's game play is more laid back, slow, but you are talking horse & wagon as your ride, this is pre GTA America with it's near indestructible super tanks & pimped wheels, & it's so fresh to be able to lay back, ease into the saddle & explore a game at at more realistic pace. You do what you have to do to survive, kill, be it murder or self defence, rob/ loot, skin animals for furs / eat, you can even take a bath with the help of a very nice lady, but it will cost you!! As in any game you have to progress, which can be from advancing your weapons, wilderness skills & horse upgrades, plus your wanted level, those law enforcement types are on you quicker than a traffic warden, but the Sheriffs are less animated!! The controls are a bit arse over tit, takes a bit to get used to the flow of things, takes a while, especially when you need a speedy weapon change etc. The graphics are good, but could of been better, slight sluggish feel sometimes, not a gripe, just an observation, the story / missions can seem slow, but we've all just come from playing GTA / Star Wars / Fifa mental speed gameplay, this is the Wild West, the fastest transport being the steam train, which in all fairness seems to run more efficiently and effectively than our UK / British rail service at the moment, true story. Enjoy a game that wants to take its time, speeds up when needed, slows down when necessary, you choose your path on this game, & nature decides if it's gonna interfere with you or not, from wild bears, snakes, the elements or man, it's a jungle out there.....!!!! Slow down a bit, relax, be mellow & explore the Wild West that is Red Dead 2. I sat so near my TV the other evening when playing RD2, They made me Sheriff 3 times 🤗. Buy it Enjoy it

Without a shadow of a doubt, this game is leaps and bounds ahead of other games. Rockstar have always led the way in massive open world RPGs, and when I heard the people who made GTAV were doing a western, I had to experience it, and that's exactly what it is, an experience! This is a massive, massive open world where you can pretty much do whatever you like. Not only that, but certain NPCs remember your face and how you've treated them in passing or maybe they saw you commit a crime,but they'll remember you for the whole game if you piss them off! I'm 150 odd hours into one particular game, and I've still got the people of Valentine cussing me out. This game is leaps and bounds ahead of the rest, and I'm not just saying that. You can either buy a horse, capture a wild horse, or lasso some unsuspecting dude off of his one. But make sure nobody sees, or they'll be off to the law to grass you up. You can interact with literally everyone in the game. Some will have tasks for you as long as you don't piss them off by robbing them. Example; one of the first non-story, non-stranger side missions is an old guy trying to build a house with his sons just south of Valentine. Keep popping in to say hello, and one time he'll be under attack by O'Driscolls. That's your opportunity to jump in and help him out, but make sure you hold L2 and "INTERVENE" before you start shooting, or you'll piss him off, and that's the end of your friendship. If you keep helping him, he'll eventually ask you for timber, and that actually plays into another side-mission that isn't technically a mission. That'll be where they're felling trees. Look for the white blip on radar, they're characters that you can interact with to a certain extent, and your demeanor and actions will dictate whether or not they ask for your help, or tell you to get off their land before they shoot you. There's also the legendary animal hunts where you look for clues and track rare animals for their pelts. The actual missions obviously that range from going to a party, to playing poker on a steamer, to robbing banks, trains, anything with money. The story is driven along by Arthur's (or Dutch's) gang, who "help people that need our help, feed people that need feeding, and kill people who need killing!" You could easily put 150 hours into a single run of this game if you were going for 100% I lost entire days playing this when I first got it. So that I found really interesting. These missions aren't really worth a lot, loyalty and small rewards, but it just shows how much time and energy went into the maki g of this fantastic game. One thing I will say, I really enjoyed the first 4 chapters, then things started to feel a little bit odd. I suppose it's supposed to, but I found myself losing a bit of interest towards the final missions, actually it's a bit before that, but I won't leave any spoilers. Let's see what GTA6 brings, because it's got lofty standards to meet now.

One of the best games I have played. If not the best. The value for money compared to how much beauty you get is the bargain. Beautiful game, forever in my heart.

Red Dead 2 is exceptional as a complete game, the graphics and realism are very good with complete weather systems (which are some of the best I've seen), an interesting and engaging storyline and plenty to keep you entertained. It's a third-party (or FPS if you want..) open-world shooter RPG. The map is huge, with limited fast-travel. The original Red Dead was very dull with repeated, identical 'encounters' this is fixed with Red Dead 2 with a variety of unique side missions/encounters and multiple choice. The characters are engaging.. lots of customisation (weapons, outfits etc) and a realistic 'eat/weight/hair growth' system which usually I hate in games (I want to play a game story, not worry about diet in a game) although it's done very well in RDR2. As mentioned, the weather/season mechanics are world-class. Very realistic, you need to match outfits to the weather or your health will go down i.e. if you weather jeans and a shirt in the snow. Another fantastic part is the 'little detail' such as the mechanics of picking up a child and putting them on your horse (don't ask..) are very realistic and well thought out.. or bumping into people, walking on different surfaces etc There is plenty of hours worth of gaming here, with lots of option to go off on your own tangent. There is a negative though. The first hour or so of gameplay is incredibly dull. Other than admiring the snow graphics, you will be bored out of your skull.. I did initially wonder whether I'd made a mistake in buying.. but see it through, soon as your out of the 'snow' start, the game opens up and is fantastic.

Thr best game ever created for PS4. Rockstar games rocks. Beautiful plot, fantastic graphics and immersive game. Game is also very long. You will enjoy maximum. Brilliant. GTA5 looks amateur compared to this. This game has Has 2 CDs.

Lo he comprado como regalo para un amigo y así poder jugar con él mediante online , puesto que ya tengo uno que he comprado en Amazon y estoy completamente satisfecha, lo recomiendo porque son horas de diversión y vale la pena jugar. Rockstar a hecho un excelente trabajo y se nota. Tanto si es online como si juegas sin conexión, Read Redemption 2 es un juego de mundo abierto ambientado en el salvaje oeste que disfrutas y te queda un buen sabor de boca.

Jeux excellent ! un chef-d'œuvre. Je n'accroche pas l'univers far west de base mais la le Westerne prend tout son sens avec un scénario digne d'un film 👏 Le jeux te plonge dedans avec ses musiques et bruits de nature. -Jeux un peu trop long par contre avec des missions pas tout le temps essentiel pour le scénario de base.

Just wow on the level of detail in this game. Really enjoyable riding around and happening upon side quests. Highly recommended. Delivery experience was also on standard with no hiccups.

I'm happy and I got what I wanted and the delivery was on time .. 😊😉👍👍👍