RDR2 Appreciation Thread

[kubon352]

3 hours ago, Cutter De Blanc said:

Hung out in Van Horn and for once my visit never erupted into a gunfight. It's really a nice town if you dont try to talk to people who dont want to talk to you

Unless some wiseguy tries to rob your wallet.

[Cutter De Blanc]

1 hour ago, Kubigz said:

Unless some wiseguy tries to rob your wallet.

Some fella tried to duel me when I first entered the bar, but I declined, Arthur was all, "I didn't come here to waste a bullet on some drunk" and I kept that in mind the entire time I was there

[Mister Pink]

Mild spoilers, ahead, please be warned. 

 

Over 2 years and playing around 220hrs, I've finally finished the story of RDR2. I can easily say it's one of the best games I've ever played with one of the best stories, ever. I love the ides of prologues and epilogues. I think it adds so much value to the game. Particularly having to experience the epilogue. It makes the story ever so tragic. I was so invested in Arthur. I think he was a great man. And his character arch of redemption was superb. The chats with the Nun while he was sick, the woman he help hunting and setting up home north of Annesburg. All the strangers he helped felt so meaningful. Because we have a character who is an outlaw and perhaps got enamoured with the wrong leader (Dutch) and his ideals changed too. Arthur was forced to look and re-evaluate his own life.

 

I love that it was suggested that John might be the rat. I went through a phase of hating him this game but completely turned around by the end. And grew to love him again during the epilogue. 

 

I love playing big epic stories like this over long periods. For me, it adds to the grandeur of things. The first time I watched The Sopranos was probably over the space of two years.  Leaving big gaps of gameplay adds to the in-game passage of time. Each time I returned to the game, it felt like it was fresh and almost new again. I started off on Xbox One S and finished on Series X. The bump in graphics was is amazing!

 

 

So, I'm going to post a bunch of images of my journey below... 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

[ThatBenGuy1998]

Fun Fact:

Red Dead Redemption 2 or RDR2 is also known as Rootin Tootin Cowboy Shootin or RTCS for short. I prefer calling it the latter because it’s more creative, funnier, and more fitting IMO.

[LeonVegaSuarez]

I'ts been 3 years and this game still looks beautiful on my PS5, even without 4k optimization.

[Jabalous]

On 11/23/2021 at 2:36 PM, LeonVegaSuarez said:

I'ts been 3 years and this game still looks beautiful on my PS5, even without 4k optimization.

 

Still the most natural-looking open world, in my opinion. Unbeaten in lighting, draw distance (especially distant object shadowing), vegetation, weather effects and skyboxes.

[AceStar]

I love this game so much. It will always be my most favourite game of all time. I can’t stop comparing the lack of immersiveness of other open world games to this masterpiece. I just hope that we’ll get a next gen update one day. 

[Kirk Lazarus]

What if Red Dead Redemption gets re-released on the new consoles and they add all the story and activity content from Red Dead Online, would you get it and play it again?

 

So, as Arthur (or John) you could become a Collector, Trader, or Bounty Hunter.  Have a personal camp or run a Moonshine operation?  And all the weapons, gear, and clothing options you find in Red Dead Online.

[sabitsuki]

Been playing this game a lot recently.

 

Man, Saint Denis is easily the most beautiful part of the map, and it's where the game, other than Roanoke Ridge, displays the most interesting lighting in an already technically impressive game. The architecture, the warm yellow street lamps, the Victorian-Edwardian fashion, the rainy tropical weather and the Southern gothic feel of the city really transports you back into that period of time. It's probably as close as you can get to living in a John Singer Sargent painting.

Edited December 16, 2021 by sabitsuki

[JB1982]

Participated in A Short Walk in a Pretty Town last night. During the fight I switched to a double barrelled shotgun located outside the gunsmiths loaded with explosive slugs. Shortly after I got a nice kill effect of blowing someone's head clean off. Seemed somewhat poetic. That one was for you Sean.

[Lemoyne outlaw]

8 hours ago, JB1982 said:

Participated in A Short Walk in a Pretty Town last night. During the fight I switched to a double barrelled shotgun located outside the gunsmiths loaded with explosive slugs. Shortly after I got a nice kill effect of blowing someone's head clean off. Seemed somewhat poetic. That one was for you Sean.

yea i found out about that a while ago. its pretty nice. i always pick it up on my playthroughs

Edited January 27 by Lemoyne outlaw

[JB1982]

Just been up in Grizzlies West near Barrow Lagoon and watched (from a distance) a standoff between a bear and a pack of wolves. The wolves had the bear surrounded but the bear eventually scared them off. I love spotting this kind of thing and just getting distracted by it.

[El Penguin Bobo]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how refined and smooth the combat is in this game? From fist fighting and gun fights, this game has the most engaging combat system than any game I ever played. 

 

The default settings for the controls however, make the combat feel cumbersome and slow, so I would recommend following this guide to fix the aiming. 

 

With these settings, it makes the gunplay a lot more fluid and satisfying. I also switched my dot to simple instead of the dynamic circle that’s constantly around the reticle, throws me off a ton.

[Emmi]

On 2/22/2022 at 9:55 PM, El Penguin Bobo said:

Can we take a moment to appreciate how refined and smooth the combat is in this game? From fist fighting and gun fights, this game has the most engaging combat system than any game I ever played. 

 

The default settings for the controls however, make the combat feel cumbersome and slow, so I would recommend following this guide to fix the aiming. 

 

With these settings, it makes the gunplay a lot more fluid and satisfying. I also switched my dot to simple instead of the dynamic circle that’s constantly around the reticle, throws me off a ton.

 

Since I have played both RDR2 (1 time on PS4 Pro, 1 time on PC) and The Last of Us 2 (PS4 Pro), I'd definitely have to go with The Last of Us 2 for better and more satisfying combat overall.

RDR2's animations are incredible but The Last of Us 2's are on a whole different level with motion matching in place, etc.

I love both games and in my opinion these are the most incredible games I have played in the last decade alongside Breath of the Wild.

[JB1982]

Can we have a shout out to the amazing cast in this game? Absolutely exceptional work from them all. Everyone feels perfectly cast.