VillaGoMarching Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 They seemed to pitch everything just right in this game for me, I've never felt so immersed with a game, ok i love games but it's the first game when i've felt a connection to a story like you would in a film or a tv series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Never made it to Mexico before i got dragged onto another game. Might have to dust this off and give it a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rino8 Posted April 17, 2012 Visiting Supporter Share Posted April 17, 2012 Mexico is the weaker side of the game for me. There is a long stretch where the story doesn't advance, and it's just filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yeah, Mexico gets dull pretty quickly. Everything afterwards is liquid gold, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rino8 Posted June 20, 2012 Visiting Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2012 Watched a couple of western remakes lately and it's made me really appreciate this game and want to go through it again but, Mexico. It is a superb game though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I'd say it is definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, the best game ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolteEndRob Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I bought this game about a week after it came out and I've only played it once! From what I remember, all I've done is the very first mission and a horse race. I'll play through it eventually! The problem for me is Call Of Duty and Fifa always take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 21, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2012 In true Stevo style, I might pick this up when I get paid next week and see what the fuss is about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denaldinho Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 i agree..story, setting, landscape and music spot on! I'm very picky with my games but this stood out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rino8 Posted June 21, 2012 Visiting Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2012 I'd say it is definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, the best game ever.i don't really remember much of it, a lot of Mexico and that annoying old guy who says he'll do something for you, once you run every errand in the world for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted June 21, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2012 Its one of the best games by far this generation imo. One of my favourites ever, in truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I'd say it is definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, the best game ever. The game world probably is, both in terms of the visual qualityand the scope. The story line is up there with the best. The one aspect which lets it down, I think, is the rather bland combat and inverted difficulty curve. You can't really do a lot with the weapons in a setting such as this, I don't expect to ride on horseback through a western setting, armed with a handheld tesla coil, but the enemies don't get any harder, their AI is pretty poor to start with, and then you get bloody bullettime, making it a walk in the park. I'd rate the gameplay as solid, I'd play it again, but it's the thing that let it down, everything else is brilliant, the actual game bit was very much GTA on a horse. Very good overall experience, but the definitive best game ever? Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted June 21, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 21, 2012 I don't know... I accept that the combat in RDR isn't particularly groundbreaking, or often very challenging. But for me it's besides the point. I almost played RDR as... an experience, I guess. I sat and soaked up the atmosphere, I enjoyed exploring the world, seeing the environment that seemed so perfect, laid out before me, going hunting, seeing the random encounters (the time I stumbled on a bloke in the wilderness with a body, who subsequently took out his pistol and shot himself as I wandered past, stands out as a moment I will struggle to forget in my gaming life)... I didn't really care that it never became particularly challenging. In fact I think it would have hampered my love of the game, becoming more of a game and less of an enjoyable experience with a fairly compelling narrative underneath. I don't think every game can do that, and I wouldn't want them all to. But the couple of months I spent with RDR were some of the most enjoyable times of gaming I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I enjoyed it, but it was far far too easy. I like a challenge, and as good as the story was it should have come with skill settings so you can decide the difficulty you want the game. Some of the side missions were hard though like killing bears and cougars with knifes/dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I wish they did some more, proper DLC for it, Undead Nightmare was brilliant, I would have happily paid more for it than the asking price but the rest of the DLC seems to be more for the online multiplayer which I find really boring and pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Well, i'm glad so many people mentioned this game in their top 5 of the generation. Just finished it, and what a masterpiece it is, I felt like I was watching a movie at times(not because of graphics but the storyline, music, dialogue..etc.. ) and yeah, I got a little emotional at the end...big woop. Hands up who else shot the agents wife and brother at the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I shot his brother. Didnt shoot his wife. (I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I don't know... I accept that the combat in RDR isn't particularly groundbreaking, or often very challenging. But for me it's besides the point. I almost played RDR as... an experience, I guess. I sat and soaked up the atmosphere, I enjoyed exploring the world, seeing the environment that seemed so perfect, laid out before me, going hunting, seeing the random encounters (the time I stumbled on a bloke in the wilderness with a body, who subsequently took out his pistol and shot himself as I wandered past, stands out as a moment I will struggle to forget in my gaming life)... I didn't really care that it never became particularly challenging. In fact I think it would have hampered my love of the game, becoming more of a game and less of an enjoyable experience with a fairly compelling narrative underneath. I don't think every game can do that, and I wouldn't want them all to. But the couple of months I spent with RDR were some of the most enjoyable times of gaming I've ever had. I'll never forget that moment either, given that the encounter happened to me at least five or six times during a single playthrough! I did play that game a lot though. To add to the choir of voices singing its praises, easily one of my favourite games of the generation, had everything for me: atmosphere, soundtrack, characters I cared about, well-implemented horsies, and best of all, an environment that is not only so beautiful that it begs to be explored, but also actually rewards your curiosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Just started playing this game... any tips or points to note, especially early in the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2013 When you get to Mexico, don't whistle for your own horse. Ride the one that's waiting for you when you get off the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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