Red Dead Redemption (New Trailer Added 1.12.09)
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Take, for instance, the sorts of things you can do with a lasso. You gain this little tool during a mission that teaches you the ins and outs of breaking a wild horse, but you can aim the rope ring at people, too. I went to the saloon and found a prostitute, hog-tied her and then slung her over my shoulder to take for a ride. She didn't take too kindly to this treatment, screaming out obscenities like, "There are other ways to a girl's heart, you ass!" along the way. I responded by leaving her on a train track.
Game Informer gave it a 9.75
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Truth. wrote:Take, for instance, the sorts of things you can do with a lasso. You gain this little tool during a mission that teaches you the ins and outs of breaking a wild horse, but you can aim the rope ring at people, too. I went to the saloon and found a prostitute, hog-tied her and then slung her over my shoulder to take for a ride. She didn't take too kindly to this treatment, screaming out obscenities like, "There are other ways to a girl's heart, you ass!" along the way. I responded by leaving her on a train track.
Game Informer gave it a 9.75
Shit is on!!!Game Informer wrote: 98
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The game perfectly captures the expansiveness of frontier life and the gritty gunplay of spaghetti westerns, rightfully earning its place alongside the great Western films and the best Rockstar games. [Issue#206, p.86]
im excited
POPULATION
♦ no NPC (non-playable character) is the same, their appearances are randomly generated
♦ houses can be broken into, possessions can be stolen
♦ random events (such as robberies, animal attacks, etc.) happen to NPCs as well
♦ there are still native Americans, but not living in tipis anymore
TOWNS
♦ can be turned into ghost towns, will remain like that for at least 2 in-game days
♦ gangs can take over towns
GANGS
♦ gang hideouts can be cleared out
ANIMALS
There are over 40 animal species to hunt, ranging from beavers to grizzly bears.
Meat, skin, horns, claws and more can all be exchanged for money.
♦ horses, cows, pigs, chickens
♦ dogs, coyotes, wolves
♦ cougars, grizzly bears
♦ deer, bison, bighorn sheep
♦ rattlesnakes, armadillos, beavers
♦ vultures, bats
♦ ...
TREASURES
A treasure map will lead you to gold, or another map.
CRIMINALS
Wanted posters feature criminals which can be tracked down for a reward.
When given a "dead or alive" option, the latter nets you a larger reward. If you kill the felon, proof of death must be brought back to town.
PLANTS
Certain plants and flowers can be sold to pharmacists.
♦ card games (poker, Blackjack, etc.)
♦ knife game / 5-finger fillet
♦ Liar's Dice
♦ horseshoes
♦ arm wrestling
♦ bull riding
♦ races
♦ movie theatres
♦ cattle herding
♦ burglary
♦ bank robbery
♦ dueling
♦ sharpshooting (birds)
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NY Times review
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/arts/ ... DF6qkY2xnA
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/arts/ ... DF6qkY2xnA
Along the way, he and his creators conjure such a convincing, cohesive and enthralling reimagination of the real world that it sets a new standard for sophistication and ambition in electronic gaming.
In the more than 1,100 articles I have written for this newspaper since 1996, I have never before called anything a tour de force. Yet there is no more succinct and appropriate way to describe Red Dead Redemption. Rockstar rides again.
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amazing reviews across the board.. can't wait to play this tomorrow.
amazing reviews across the board.. can't wait to play this tomorrow.
The game runs better on the 360 anyway. The loading times are half that of the PS3 (when the game is installed on the 360), the framerate is better, and it's full 720p compared to 640p on the PS3. I would only get the PS3 version if that's where your friends will be playing it, or if that's the only console you have.HomeSkillet wrote:I can't afford a PS3 so I'll be on 360
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Just perused the metacritic review round up. Sooooo good.
100 1UP
This is simply a beautiful game, and it's provided more than a few moments where I completely forgot where the hell I was supposed to be going while riding over golden hills at sunset or through the desert in the middle of a nighttime lightning storm. It doesn't quite convey the loneliness of the real empty spaces, but does compress the essence of all the varieties of land and weather native to those parts into a few hundred miles ride.
Rad.
100 1UP
This is simply a beautiful game, and it's provided more than a few moments where I completely forgot where the hell I was supposed to be going while riding over golden hills at sunset or through the desert in the middle of a nighttime lightning storm. It doesn't quite convey the loneliness of the real empty spaces, but does compress the essence of all the varieties of land and weather native to those parts into a few hundred miles ride.
Rad.
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