I have never been a huge (pardon the pun) fan of open world
games. The Grand Theft Auto series just never felt real enough for me. Red Dead
Redemption truly creates a living, breathing world that I enjoy telling people
about.
You
play as John Marston, a man robbed of his life. He grew up in a gang and was
left to die by his “friends.” He is later hired (or forced) to kill three men
from his former gang. To do this you will travel all through the old west and
even Mexico.
This is
an open world game where you can do just about anything you want to. To advance
the story you must complete missions, which range from killing people, to
killing people, to making trades with rebels, to later kill them.
When
you are not completing missions you can run around towns, ride your horse, kill
innocent people, complete side quests, and even complete random stranger’s
quests. During the day you can break wild horses in, while at night you can
follow a dog and stop random acts of crime.
The game
has lots of shops which give you guns and supplies. You earn money by
completing missions or looting bodies. The most fun way to get the green is by
gambling of course! You can join games of poker, Black Jack, horseshoes, or my
personal favorite, Liar’s Dice. These can also be played online with real
players.
There
are some issues though. To me the main game was just a tad bit too long and
repetitive. I felt like the game pretended to end twice before it finally
ended. I thought only Bayonetta could get away with that! I also ran into
several graphical glitches that prevented me from doing anything until I killed
myself.
Also, I
love and hate the randomly generated animals. I would kill a deer and walk up
to kill it, when suddenly a cougar would jump out and knock me off a ledge to
kill me. But, sometimes it is fun. I saw a townsperson get chased by a bear,
only for the man to get run over by the passing train! I’ve never laughed so
hard!
I
cannot even begin to cover everything in this game. I have completed over 25
hours of the game and only gotten 84.8% completed. The environment just feels
so alive. The random wildlife attacks and a weather system helps create a real
feeling environment. I give Red Dead Redemption for the Xbox 360, a 9 out of
10. It is also available for PlayStation 3.
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