Red Dead Redemption

miss this era of rockstar where they released a full game with good DLCs alongside it. 2000 to 2010 was a special era of video games. edit: just beat undead nightmare, why couldnt we have gotten something like this as DLC in red dead 2? with the creative department rockstar has at their disposal they easily could've given us cowboys vs aliens maybe robots as a spinoff with all the ufo references and that one robot that killed its creator but of course not, this kind of rockstar games will be dearly missed.

Red Dead Redemption is a legendary experience and, honestly, a better video game than the sequel. While RDR2 is a technical marvel, it gets bogged down by "forced realism" and tedious pacing that can feel like a total slog. This game trims all that fat. The pacing is much tighter, the gameplay is snappy, and it actually respects your time instead of making you loot every single can of beans in slow motion. The story is a deep, emotional gut-punch that hits even harder if you’ve played the prequel. Seeing John Marston’s journey through to its darker, inevitable conclusion is mandatory for anyone who cares about great writing in gaming. It’s the "♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ valedictorian" of the western genre—a focused, heart-wrenching masterpiece that proves you don't need clunky mechanics to be immersive.