Red Dead Redemption

[ihatedallas]

Game of the year candidate coming out in under a month. Anybody else pumped?

Beautiful? Check.
Rockstar built in open world? Check.
Rockstar built in violence and amusing missions? Check.
All of this set in the WILD WEST? Double Check.

[IHATEDALLAS'82'87'91]

yeah, i cant wait for that game. I've been looking at all the videos and previews and stuff and it looks awesome.

[tbfoster1]

I'm definately looking forward to this one. The 1st one they did sucked, it was too cartoonish. This one looks great though

[HAWGZHEAD]

I really liked the first one. One of the few games that kept me interested enough to finish it. Looking forward to this one.

[PyroGenic]

I hope that they updated the control scheme. I may be in the minority on this one, but the GTA controls were sluggish, unresponsive, and clunky. I mean, I still beat it, though :)

[ihatedallas]

I hope that they updated the control scheme. I may be in the minority on this one, but the GTA controls were sluggish, unresponsive, and clunky. I mean, I still beat it, though :)

Ill give you that with GTA, but Rockstar has given me enough in the last decade to trust them to have a fun game with an impressive lifespan.

[IHATEDALLAS'82'87'91]

It's gotten very good reviews so far. Game Informer gave it a 9.75/10.

Here's a good review from the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/arts/television/17dead.html

[SkinsKY]

I've got it coming on Tuesday. I'm pretty excited about it. I liked the first one and the western idea keeps me intrigued.

[SpicyMcHaggis]

I can't wait.

I just finished Dragon Age Origins, and I'm working on Heavy Rain and God of War. As soon as I finish those, which shouldn't take too long, Read Dead is next up on my list.

[SkinsKY]

I hope that they updated the control scheme. I may be in the minority on this one, but the GTA controls were sluggish, unresponsive, and clunky. I mean, I still beat it, though :)

That did make me nervous. It's part of the reason I never really got into the GTA games too much. Hopefully these are better.

[csquared]

Anyone know what kind of multi-player options its going to have?

[CarMike]

Anyone know what kind of multi-player options its going to have?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+type+of+multi+player+will+red+dead+redempt ion+have%3F

:)

[csquared]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+type+of+multi+player+will+red+dead+redempt ion+have%3F

:)

Smart Ass :)
I have checked every video game site and they are just talking about the story mode. No solid reviews as of yet.

[CarMike]

Smart Ass :)
I have checked every video game site and they are just talking about the story mode. No solid reviews as of yet.

You can't imagine how long I've been waiting to use that site. lmao For that, I thank you. :)

[PyroGenic]

Smart Ass :)
I have checked every video game site and they are just talking about the story mode. No solid reviews as of yet.

Think GTA, but upgraded... with horses...

What I'm looking forward to is Posse mode, where you can roll with your XBL friends through the desert and maraud crap. Totally cool.

This will probably be the game of the summer, at least until Black Ops comes out.

[PyroGenic]

That did make me nervous. It's part of the reason I never really got into the GTA games too much. Hopefully these are better.

I only have gripes with the next gen version and the DLC for it. It's pretty annoying when you can pull off flips in a car at will in one version, and then struggle to turn left in the next. Or walk in a straight line, even.

Let's hope this is good. They kept their employees away from their families for a few months. Let's see if it was worth destroying said families and then being sued over it.

[tbfoster1]

You can't imagine how long I've been waiting to use that site. lmao For that, I thank you. :)

wow, I pray to god that site is not blocked at work. Great find.

I only have gripes with the next gen version and the DLC for it. It's pretty annoying when you can pull off flips in a car at will in one version, and then struggle to turn left in the next. Or walk in a straight line, even.

Let's hope this is good. They kept their employees away from their families for a few months. Let's see if it was worth destroying said families and then being sued over it.

I didn't like the driving at all in GTA 4. I never actually finished the game. I got to a point where the only 4 missions I could do involved chasing or being chased in a car or motorcycle. It was so frustrating that I just stopped playing.

I'm buying Red Dead Redemption though. I don't know if I'm going to get it tonight or wait til the weekend.

[csquared]

Pyro im running out to get it here when Best Buy opens. So we can roll around in a posse at some point.

Just a heads up for everyone...
Exclusive content for Best Buy is a "War Horse". Supposed to be a horse thats stronger and faster.

Exclusive for Gamestop is a "Deadly Assassin outfit". I believe it has better aiming ability.

And amazon gives you a Golden gun pack.

[PyroGenic]

Pyro im running out to get it here when Best Buy opens. So we can roll around in a posse at some point.

Just a heads up for everyone...
Exclusive content for Best Buy is a "War Horse". Supposed to be a horse thats stronger and faster.

Exclusive for Gamestop is a "Deadly Assassin outfit". I believe it has better aiming ability.

And amazon gives you a Golden gun pack.


Ugh. I was gonna wait for gamefly, but I guess I can plop down the cash to get in on the action. Battlefield and this in the same week. Yeesh.

Edit: This just looks like unbridled fun. Definitely gonna buy it. No mor griping :D

[tbfoster1]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=468_1274045745&c=1

This is pretty funny

[InsomniaKiller]

This game starts off slooooow but is pretty fantastic once it gets going. I thought the "dead eye" shooting was pretty generic looking in the previews, but it's actually remarkably fun, especially when you use it to, completely unnecessarily, put 6 holes in one poor guy.

[PyroGenic]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=468_1274045745&c=1

This is pretty funny

I spent 2 hours trying to do that. The reasons why I couldn't complete it was because I got side-tracked by all the stuff to do, the train sucks to get to, and apparently the achievement is gender-biased... can't do it to a dude. I had some prostitute that I abducted on the back of my horse from armadillo, and the Sheriffs ended up shooting her dead while they were in pursuit. Hah. When I finally lost the cops, I ran into a guy limping through the desert near gaptooth ridge, roped him, dragged him around for a bit, and then saw the train. To end this quickly, it didn't work out. He gibbed, but I didn't hear that bo-dip sound :(

[tbfoster1]

I spent 2 hours trying to do that. The reasons why I couldn't complete it was because I got side-tracked by all the stuff to do, the train sucks to get to, and apparently the achievement is gender-biased... can't do it to a dude. I had some prostitute that I abducted on the back of my horse from armadillo, and the Sheriffs ended up shooting her dead while they were in pursuit. Hah. When I finally lost the cops, I ran into a guy limping through the desert near gaptooth ridge, roped him, dragged him around for a bit, and then saw the train. To end this quickly, it didn't work out. He gibbed, but I didn't hear that bo-dip sound :(

I got a guy with it yesterday. I roped him in Armadillo and took him west. I screwed around and missed the train so I put him back on the horse and got myself far enough ahead of the train to drop him in the tracks. No acheivement but it was funny as hell to me.

I've got alot of hours in this game now. I enjoy all the things you can do and I'm taking my time through the game and not doing the missions all at once. I've found a 3 treasures. Killed and skinned tons of animals. Broke in some horses, done a bunch of nightwatch missions. Cleared a couple hideouts. I've done 5 or 6 wanted poster missions. Just having a good time with it. I haven't crossed the water yet into the new areas.

I was in thieves landing tonight and a whore says to me as I walk by "I hate to see a man with a dry pecker, can I help?" lol

[SkinsKY]

I haven't tried that one yet. I'm killing tons of animals. There's a spot south of armadillo that usually has 7+ Bucks in it. You just need to spring em, dead eye them all and collect some good money back in town. The commentary is pretty funny and I'm usually in no hurry to complete missions because I keep finding stuff to do along the way.

[PyroGenic]

Is anybody interested in making a possee and running around? I have to say, I'm pretty satisfied with how this game is shaping out. It's really fun, lots of stuff to do... I guess the only real bad thing is that it sucks away time like nobody's business.

[CarMike]

My 13 year old beat the game in one week. I bought it for him the Tuesday it came out, and the following Tuesday he had beat it. Now he's going back through and doing all of the other stuff.

I've watched him play but I have no desire to start it. Looks too addictive.