Red Dead Redemption is an exceptional Action/Shooter that raises the bar for the genre.
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Verdict
92%
Steam
92
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (92% positive from 18K reviews)
Healthy player count of 1,193 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (92/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
No significant drawbacks reported
Red Dead Redemption is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver, it is the second game in the Red Dead series. Red Dead Redemption is set during the decline of the American frontier in the year 1911. It follows John Marston, a former outlaw who, after his wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services as a hired gun, sets out to bring three members of his former gang to justice. The narrative explores themes of the cycle of violence, masculinity, redemption, and the American Dream.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Updated 2h ago
This game is the exact reason why Steam desperately needs a “Neutral” recommendation option. On one hand, this is Red Dead Redemption, one of the greatest open-world masterpieces in gaming history, finally playable on PC. The port itself is excellent, running smoothly and offering incredible nostalgia. If you have never played it before, you will easily get your money's worth out of the brilliant story and characters. On the other hand, Rockstar is charging $70 for a 16-year-old game that features zero graphical overhauls, no new content, and completely stripped-out multiplayer. It is a must-play title, but the corporate greed behind the pricing is a tough pill to swallow. Unless you are entirely new to the game, put this on your wishlist and wait for a special.
Adding a launcher and dual factor verification to a single player game is another example why Rockstar deserves to fail as a company.
[i]"I wanted to study the last days of the old west, but it's just people killing each other!"[/i] Oh boy, coming from RDR2 this game is definitely darker and grimier, and like its more modern brother it's perfectly in the Spaghetti-Western tradition. After finishing RDR2 i really wanted to see how John Marston's life continued and i'm not disappointed at all. For a 2010 game the graphics are almost too good to be true, and the soundtrack, getting super somber towards the end, nails the tone and the story so well. The cowboy era is ending, there are cars and phones and electric illumination.. it's like the end of the party, but it's definitely going out with a bang. I was positively surprised to see a substantial part of the game set in Mexico, and it looks so good, even if I admit that the surname they chose for one of the villains is a bit awkward. For a game of that age, I was expecting it to be way more difficult and tedious, actually being simpler in every mechanic makes it easier than RDR2. It's pretty sad they didn't include the multiplayer stuff in this Steam version, but at least they included Undead Nightmare, which is an hilarious and gory alternative version of the last part of the base game. Please rejoice every minute you have in these reckless lands,these days of future past are pretty unforgettable. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3799767002
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