New Red Dead Redemption videos. I am actually excited about this one

[MiamiHeat]

I hated GTA IV within a few hours of playing it.

once I was done, It was even more obvious the game sucked.

but RDR >>>>>>>>>>>>>> GTA 4

[balli]

Well- not to say that you're wrong or anything DR. It could be and probably is an absolutely amazing game. What I'm seeing as hype is probably also the reality. I'm just happy your type's out there guinea pigging it up for the rest of us.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Started playing yesterday at about 7:00 and quit at 12:30.

I am the exact opposite player Mexican is. I have completed 3 "wanted" missions and couldnt figure out how to take them alive (in game tutorial is , btw). I shoot them in the knee, they just get back up and start shooting.

I couldnt figure it out. Turns out, you need to complete the Bonnie quests to get the lasso...and Presto! You can hogtie and lasso fools to take them alive.

Word to the Wise: New players, complete the Bonnie quests before doing anything. Or should I say, at least get to the "break a mustang" portion and get your lasso.

I didnt, Ive been all over, completing stranger quests, moving the story along with the Marshall, etc....all without a Lasso. Stupid.

I'll say this, the Xbox doesnt have on the PC. This game is going to look amazing when it hits for PC, because thats about all I can think about when roaming around, watching the sunset and sunrise, when the stars come out, hanging out at a random campfire with strangers. All I keep saying is "Man, this looks good/great on Xbox...this is going to blow away on PC." Maybe not Crysis standard, but one small step below.

I had an "oh " moment when on a clear blue sunny, desert day (i was killing rabbits or something), a big "BOOM" goes across my living room. A deep, bellowing "BOOM". Im looking around like "WTF?" Paused the game and listened to the house...nothing.

Unpause and "BOOM". ...and then a torrential in-game downpour ensues. My consoles are hooked through my surround system and I had never heard the coming rain before in the game. It was so incredibly spot-on it actually tricked me into looking around the house.

The sound is amazing in this game, the SFx are ridiculous. Voice-acting is on par with other major les, nothing ground-breaking (yet, anyway), but still wholly satisfying and nothing that pulls you from the experience.

I kept hearing and reading reviews that say "This is GTA4 in the West". No, no it isnt Mr. Lazy Writer.

Its far from. The mechanics and controls may be the same or extremely similar, but the world, mission variety, scope, story-telling and subtlties are nothing like GTA4.

I have less than 5-ish hours played and have only seen Armadillo, MacFarlane Ranch and one other little town, I have done 3-4 side Stranger missions, 3 "Wanted" missions, completed all Rank 2 Hunter challenges and am well into the Rank 1 Survivalist Challenges, 3-4 Bonnie mission, 3-4 Marshall missions and have encountered 3-4 "little side mission events" every time I travel (you'll know what I am talking about).

GTA4 was a city that teemed with people, traffic and cool radio stations. Beyond that, people werent going anywhere or doing anything, youd hear soem wise-ass conversation theyre having on the phone, but that was the depth of character(s) on the street.

Already in RDR, the people live in that world. They go to work, theyre delivering messages, rounding cattle, heisting, getting drunk, carousing, attempted rape, attacked by wild animals, getting chased by the law, random bandits will enter towns and whoop it up, etc, etc, etc.

This is all the Ive seen in less than 5 hours (and no lasso, !). So far, an incredible game. Top notch....everything.

Kill me, kill me now...

[The Gemini Method]

I barely got a chance to play it last night, but when I did the game already had me sold. I mean, I'm not one to really judge a game based on what others review because I like to enjoy a game on a level based on my own personal enjoyment. I have done only a few actual missions and have been wandering the countryside hunting and doing the stranger missions. The story is definitely keen on the Western genre. The Spaghetti Western through the Eastwood shift is on full display in RDR. I haven't decently gotten into this game, but I plan on giving it a go tonight after the game. I think I'm going to seriously get into the meat of the game.

[TwAnKiEs]

I changed my guy to a federali and the taunts he says are freaking hilarious

[mardigan]

If anyone wants to add me on Xbox Live and start a "posse" on free roam my gamertag is mardigan1110. Lets go hang some rustlers.

[z0sa]

I want this game badly. Goddamn I hate paying bills.

[EmptyMan]

http://www.justin.tv/redspades#r=DzPSjH8~


my god this game looks fun as on MP


Gang Shootout, oh lawd skeet skeeeeeet

[The Gemini Method]

I haven't even begun to explore the MP...this game is so money...

[mardigan]

I haven't even begun to explore the MP...this game is so money...

Yea, I tried to get on it for a bit last night in free roam, but all those gots on there just kept trying to run around killing everything. This is why I need a posse, otherwise I'll never be able to get anything done on there.

[spurs_2108]

Yeah free roam multiplayer kinda sucks unless you have a posse and your in your "private" roam if not your gonna get killed every time you move around the place. Last night me and my friends were doing some gang missions on private roam. It was fun. They all had horses but I was stuck with a donkey because I didnt level up like they had previously. haha.

I played the single player for about a few missions. Wanna try to get back into it but multiplayer is taking away all my time.

Like dark reign said, the rain is crazy. And this game is beautiful

The multiplayer games like free for all, take some time getting used to. You spawn close by your enemies so you gonna be on your game. You just have to get all the techniques down. Like hiding behind a wall or box in the open and slowly moving to the side to shot some one. Also the gold rush is fun.

I'm not that great at writing reviews, but if yall have questions ask.

[Xevious]

I'm in cowboy bliss right now. So far all my fears have been alleviated. This game is so much smoother than GTA IV. I saw the trailer where Marston shot a running bandit in the leg, lassoed them, jumped off his moving horse, and hog-tied them in one quick movement. I thought that there was no way to pull that off with GTA IV's ty controls. I was wrong. While the same basic controls are there, it doesn't have GTA's clunky feel. Riding on horses felt awkward at first, but once you get the concept that you aren't controlling the horse, you're controlling Martston who's riding the horse, it makes sense and you quickly get used to it.

I haven't advanced far into the story (I don't think), because there's so much else to do. You get a lot of side missions and random encounters just by exploring. And you can work on several side missions simultaneously, while the story-line missions force you to do just those like GTA. Another nice thing is that if you fail a mission, there are convenient check-points throughout the it so you don't have to do all your traveling again like you did in GTA.

Anyway... I love it so far. Haven't even touched MP yet. Probably will tonight.

[DarkReign]

Riding on horses felt awkward at first, but once you get the concept that you aren't controlling the horse, you're controlling Martston who's riding the horse, it makes sense and you quickly get used to it.

That is the best explanation I have heard of the horse controls.

It took me quite some time to get horse riding down-pat. First thing I did was change the horse control setting in "Options" to "Camera Relative" instead of "Horse Relative". Immediate improvement, IMO.

But the way you spur the horse on, control the gallop by holding "A", etc...your explanation fits.

Maybe an Irrelevant/Obvious Tip:

Most probably know this, but if you hold A at your designated speed, the horse will continue to ride giving you free reign to look about with the camera. Also, even when youre not holding A, the horse will continue its current speed for quite some time, also allowing you to look about (because holding A and manipulating the Right Stick tends to get awkward...I have to use my left hand on the Right Stick to do so, I hate that).

[The Gemini Method]

Yeah, the horseriding too a second to figure out, but once you've gotten the hang of it, the task of riding and looking and aiming becomes second nature.

[spurs_2108]

I hated driving the car in gta. I didn't play it long though. But I like the horse controls. Takes a little while to get used to like others said but not hard. Any one experience in multiplayer free roam that when you hold "A" down while riding with your posse you all don't go the same speed like your suppose to?

[TwAnKiEs]

I didnt know how to slow the horse down until I just pressed the RB (XBOX), lol... I am trying to see if you can have it walk backwards but I dont think it will..

EDIT:
I'm so trying this when I get home

[MiamiHeat]

i really enjoy the hunting animals part of this game.

there's a load of variety of animals

skunks, foxes, armadillos, racoons, deer, wolves, coyotes, cougars, bears, bucks, rabbits, snakes, hawks, crows, vultures, i dont even remember them all.

right now im doing the Hunter challenges, im only rank 3

[IronMexican]

I didn't get an achievement for that!

[z0sa]

well thanks to many in this thread (mainly DarkReign's nice writeup) and the great reviews, I won't be eating over the weekend in favor of playing RDR.

I got PS3 version though, guess I wont be joining in on the posse fun.

[spurs_2108]

there's a load of variety of animals

skunks, foxes, armadillos, racoons, deer, wolves, coyotes, cougars, bears, bucks, rabbits, snakes, hawks, crows, vultures, i dont even remember them all.

don't for get a boar!! i was killed by one yesterday.

[IronMexican]

Where do you guys find boars? I need that for a challenge.

[Chomag]

Having to take on a pack of wolves with just a knife for a challenge was pretty damn fun. I'm having a blast! I havnt tried out multi-player yet though, been way to busy with the single player.

[MiamiHeat]

don't for get a boar!! i was killed by one yesterday.

oh yeah, and pigs, and buffallo

i know theres more, i dont remember it all

[mardigan]

Has anyone figured out how to do the gun duels? I feel stupid for asking, but the tutorial doesn't help me and I just can't seem to figure out how to actually shoot the other guy yet.

[IronMexican]

Has anyone figured out how to do the gun duels? I feel stupid for asking, but the tutorial doesn't help me and I just can't seem to figure out how to actually shoot the other guy yet.

Right stick down then up. And shoot him when the little target is at it's smallest.