Red Dead Redemption (2010) Online

2010 Rob Wiethoff Josh Blaylock Sophia Marzocchi

Original Title :: Red Dead Redemption
Genre :: Video Game / Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Western
Year :: 2010
Cast :: Rob Wiethoff,Josh Blaylock,Sophia Marzocchi
Writer :: Dan Houser,Michael Unsworth
Type :: Video Game
Rating :: 9.5/10

John Marston, former outlaw, is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.

Red Dead Redemption (2010) Online

John Marston is being blackmailed by government lawmen to hunt down his former partners-in-crime. Driven further into the American Southwest, Marston soon finds that Williams has crossed into Mexico, a country in the throes of a civil war. At every turn, Marston must choose whether to side with outlaws or innocents in the crossfire.

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Rob Wiethoff	-	John Marston (voice)
	Josh Blaylock	-	John 'Jack' Marston Jr. (voice)
	Sophia Marzocchi	-	Abigail Marston (voice)
	Spider Madison	-	Uncle (voice)
	Benjamin Byron Davis	-	Dutch van der Linde / Nastas (voice)
	Kimberly Irion	-	Bonnie MacFarlane (voice)
	Chuck Kelley	-	Drew MacFarlane (voice)
	Anthony De Longis	-	Marshal Leigh Johnson (voice)
	Brad Carter	-	Deputy Marshal 1 (Jonah) (voice)
	Frank Noon	-	Deputy Marshal 2 (Eli) (voice)
	James Carroll	-	Norman Deek (voice)
	Don Creech	-	Nigel West Dickens (voice)
	Joe Ochman	-	Professor Harold MacDougal / Government Clerk (voice)
	Kevin Glikmann	-	Seth Briars (voice)
	Paul Mullan	-	Welsh (Alwyn Lloyd) (voice)

The oil drilling Plainview region in the game is a reference to the character Daniel Day-Lewis plays in Veri hakkab voolama (2007). In fact, in the area there is a clerk's office with a man sitting outside who looks very much like Day-Lewis' character in the film.

John Marston drops the F-Bomb less than any other playable protagonist in any mainstream and recent Rockstar game. He only says the word three times in the main story. He also (rarely) says it outside of the story.

Many references in this game nod to Clint Eastwood's cowboy roles when working with 'Sergio Leone', including a gravestone marked "Cowboy with No Name", an achievement named "More than a fistful" which can be granted to the player who makes more than $10,000 in game and the plot to the Nuevo Paraiso missions, in which the player works for both factions warring over the territory before the factions clash with each other.

Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Rob Wiethoff, and Robert Duvall were all asked to voice the role of John Marston; Wiethoff got the role and the others turned it down.

John Marston was the oldest playable protagonist in any Rockstar game, being 38 years old, until GTA 5.

John only calls Bonnie MacFarlane by her first name twice throughout the entire game.

Rockstar Games heavily suggested a new Red Dead project was in the works on Twitter on October, 16th, 2016, and officially announced Red Dead Redemption 2 on October 18th, 2016. The sequel was originally due for Fall 2017, but on May 22nd, 2017, Rockstar announced the game was pushed back to Spring 2018 and now October 26, 2018.

John Marston shares many similarities with the previous Red Dead character, Red Harlow, including the positioning of his facial scars and the notch in his cowboy hat. Both characters share the facial scar similarity with the lead character from the iconic spaghetti western The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976).

Red Dead Redemption is not the first sandbox game from Rockstar Games to span two states. It is, however, the first to span two states while also spilling into a separate country.

WILHELM SCREAM: When some enemies die.

Red Dead Redemption is considered a spiritual sequel rather than a direct sequel to the popular arcade-shoot'em up, Red Dead Revolver.

The "Cattleman Revolver" is based on the Colt Single Action Army.

The "High Powered Pistol" is based on the FN Model 1903.

The "Explosive Rifle" is based on a modified Mauser T-1918 Gewehr Anti-Tank Rifle.

Bizarrely Red Dead Redemption never got a PC release even though it's been highly requested on top of already being a massive success. What's stranger is that almost every single Rockstar game from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 era had a PC release such as: GTA IV & V, L.A. Noire, and Max Payne 3.

On July 8th, 2016, Red Dead Redemption was officially made backwards compatible on Xbox One. Despite this just being the Xbox 360 version of the game running on Xbox One, Red Dead Redemption actually sees a performance improvement on the new platform, particularly during cutscenes which could lock to 20 frames per second at times on the game's native hardware.

Bruce MacVittie and Bert Pence were also in the first game.

The "Mauser Pistol" is based on the Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer.

Anson Mount, who plays Cullen Bohannon in AMC's western Hell on Wheels, played Red Dead Redemption in the weeks before filming began to get a feel for America during the settling of the west. His character strikes a strong resemblance to John Martson. (Cowboys & Indians Magazine, Aug 2014)

The "Bolt Action Rifle" is based on the Krag-Jørgensen Rifle.

The "Volcanic Pistol" is based on the Volcanic Repeater.

The "Rolling Block Rifle" is based on the Remington Rolling Block Sporting Rifle fitted with a Long Malcolm scope.

The game features some prominent names from entertainment for voice overs, including comedian and Portlandia co-creator Fred Arminsen (pharmacist), original Black Power Ranger Walter E. Jones (Local population), radio personality Anthony Cumia (Jeb Murphy) and Diffrn't Strokes/Facts of Life matron Mrs. Garrett played by Charlotte Rae (Local population).

The "Double Action Revolver" is based on the Colt New Service.

The "Winchester Repeater" is based on the Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine.

The "LeMat Revolver" is based on the weapon of the same name.

The "Semi- Automatic Pistol" is based on the Borchardt C-93.

Red Dead Redemption II is set 12 years before Red Dead Redemption. In the second game you play as the new character Arthur Morgan, and Jack Marston along with his family become secondary characters.

The "Springfield Rifle" is based on the 1873 Trapdoor Springfield Cavalry Carbine.

The "Evans Repeater" is based on the Evans Repeating Rifle.

The "Buffallo Rifle" is based on the Sharps 1874 Long Range.

The "Henry Repeater" is based on the 1860 Henry Rifle.

The "Repeater Carbine" is based on the Spencer Model 1860 Carbine.

Throughout Red Dead Redemption I and II we see Jack Marston (John and Abigail's son) at four different ages 4, 12, 16 and 19.

The "Carcano Rifle" is based on the weapon of the same name.

All the guns are based off of old and new western guns

This game is considered a reboot rather than a sequel since it has nothing to do with the original game, Red Dead Revolver (2004).

Uncle dies twice with the addition of the Undead Nightmare DLC.

John Marston mentions in the story to Bonnie: "I had a daughter, but she died."

The majority of the story involves John Marston tracking down his three former gang mates. However, it is possible to complete the story without directly killing any of them.

At 19 years old, Jack Marston is one of the youngest playable characters in a Rockstar game.

User reviews

Gold as Heart

I've been playing video games since the days a good driving game was a black and white-move in and out of lane-broken windows on crash game. And throughout the years I've been looking for a truly immersible experience that could drag reality out and place me in the middle of a different reality, as a different person. It took many years, but here it is: "Red Dead Redemption".

The road was long. It took time for 2d to turn 3d and took time for the character's lips to actually move when they talked(big deal, as it added a ton for realism). Then incredible, photo-realistic graphics and my mind was blown away. Game mechanics became better and better and games could now tell stories with immense scope and depth. Then there was GTA IV and it was absolutely amazing, it worked on every level I had dream a game could work...except for one thing: I never wanted to experience arriving at a foreign country and blast my way towards becoming a "playa""...so even tough the game was absolutely perfect, it didn't mean as much as it should have. Enter "Red Dead Redemption". What guy hasn't dream of being a cowboy, free and courageous, traveling by horse on big deserted plains with our ready weapon at our side; hunting, going after the criminals, the bad guys, searching for treasures, sometimes doing a slight cross over to the wrong side of the law. All of that and more you'll find in this game. The scope, the graphics...to just roam the land and hunt, the occasional herding....it seems like you're playing in your own movie. A full cinematic experience that can be lived, delivered through the incredible Rockstar Advanced Game Engine(RAGE).

Many games have great gameplay; many have incredible graphics; many showcase good storytelling, but only this one gives you a completely immersible lost world to be experienced.

If you are a person that enjoys gaming, be it casually or not, you'll love this game.

Whitemaster

In 2001 Rockstar made a game that revolutionized gaming. The game was called Grand Theft Auto 3. When most game series had a problem going to the third dimension Rockstar was 2 steps ahead the competition. Grand Theft Auto had great control's for the time and gave you a huge world to do whatever you wanted to do in. Then Gta Vice City came and improved the formula. Gta San Andrease improved it even more, and Gta 4 felt like it perfected open world gaming. Well it turns out Gta 4 isn't perfection due to this game actually being better. It has the best open world graphics I have ever seen. Just sitting back and taking in whats around you is just an amazing experience. The writing like all Rockstar games is some of the best writing you'll find in a video game. The characters are all very memorable, side missions have so much depth that they could be considered part of the game, and dialogue is very good. The atmosphere is very strong. Playing the game you feel involved in a great western movie. The voice acing is top notch as usual from Rockstar just like the story. The controls are very good and easy to master, but what's best about the game is how much you have to do. If you get board of gang hideouts try poker. If you get tired of poker hunt. If you get tired of hunting try to unlock outfits. If you are bored of outfits play the story missions. Even if you completed the game you can still go on your menu, go to stats, go to missions, and you can replay a mission without restarting from the beginning of the story. I would say that this is perfection, but what I've learned from Rockstar is to expect more for them for their next big game. Gta 5 here we come.

Update: I recently got Xbox Live and now I can talk about the online gameplay. Just like the singleplayer you will have a massive gaming experience. You can play team deathmatch, grab the bag hold your own, free for all, or you can just go in free roam. The thing that makes the online matches different than normal game online matches is the very clever Mexican standoff. It starts the match out with one team getting a deserved advantage, and it is so satisfying for your team to get flawless victory. Then there is the excellent free roam. You get the same open world as the single player and you have many different ways to level up. You can do gang hideouts, complete challenges, fight the law, hunt down public enemies, or just go crazy and kill any player you see. The fun to be had is pretty much infinite.

Fearlesshunter

I have been playing Video Games for more than 10 years. I have witnessed the evolution from Dos-Games, to Windows 98 compatible games, Windows 2000, XP, then switch to Xbox 360 and from 2D to 3D, from Mono Sound to 7.1 sound experiences, I have seen the whole evolution.

I have also seen games similar to this one, if we talk about graphics, sound effects, game-play scheme that is. However, never have I ever played a game that captured a targeted style and converted it so well to the video game screen.

I am very indulgent with video games in the aspect of their graphics, sounds, game-play, diversity, because what I am looking for is atmosphere so intense, you could cut if with a knife. Which is why I loved the first Assassins Creed, although I had to admit, it was actually a poorly finished game.

This game however cuts the atmosphere quite near to perfectly: never before has there been a game with that brilliant capture of wild western style and atmosphere! It helps the game that I am a fan of the classic Clint Eastwood westerns and John Marstons looks must've been inspired on the ones of outlaw Josey Wales, played by Clint Eastwood.

The music sometimes reveals tunes close to the good old Ennio Morricone tracks.

The guns, the dramatic imprecise shootings, the huge lands to discover, the outfits, the baddies and the goodies (and the uglies) and all of the above make for a knife sharp atmosphere.

I love it.

For me video games should be about being someone you can't be in real life (be that a soldier, a special secret agent, or, as in this case, a wild west outlaw), packed with brilliant atmosphere and this game delivers.

So much that I easily forgive it for the minor bugs and flaws it does contain. I guess no one and nothing is perfect, but this is damn close.

10/10

Nikohn

I had enjoyed GTA4 (which I picked up long after it came out) but for some reason (perhaps a Call of Duty obsession) I never paid any attention to Red Dead when it came out - even though I only heard good things. I borrowed it recently and after 10 hours on it I bought my own copy. Similar to GTA4 there is a narrative following one character which involves lots of jobs (missions) for others, gradually getting harder as you get closer to completing the story. In addition to this there are lots of side distractions so that you can play for hours without actually progressing the story one inch.

The story missions are great. Very enjoyable, fun to play – difficult enough to avoid being a dull doddle but easy enough to get even the hardest ones after a few tries. There are a lot of cut scenes but they are well done and, if you don't rush from one story mission to the next then they don't seem crowded. The difficulty is not too bad and the options in aiming modes makes it possible to make it harder without changing the content of the game but, more importantly, the game is long. Some people prefer the games where you spent a lot of time battling one "bit" or one level to get passed it – I don't, I don't enjoy frustration, so having a game that is reasonably easy to progress is good for me – but the key thing is then that there is lots to do, since I'll do most things in one or two tries. Red Dead is awesome for this – hunting, random encounters on the roadside, missions for strangers, gambling in saloons, all of it is fun and easy to waste hours.

When I had been told of this game, the idea of riding from one point to another worried me because a lesser game would use this to "fill time" and make missions feel longer by virtue of having you spent 10 minutes crossing the map to get to a 3 minute mission. Not so here – firstly the missions are not short but also there are things to do even as you travel around – distractions that you can do or ignore whether it is a trap set by robbers or a man who needs help with wolves etc. The fast-travel is good but to be honest it is often more fun to just ride for 5 minutes and enjoy it.

Part of enjoying the ride is how simply stunning this game is technically. OK there are some minor glitches such as horses getting trapped in rocks but these are easily addressed by the player, but otherwise this is impressive. Sunsets are stunning and the vistas are as great as anything John Ford brought us – the difference being that every rock and plant and mountain here has been created – not just filmed. You can ride from one end of the world to the other without any loading screens or stuttering (which, as other Fable 3 players will appreciated, is a joy), you can see for miles and the weather effects of wind or rain are as unobtrusive and natural as they are impressive. So many games set challenges to explore and find things and often they are a chore just included to add time rather than enjoyment to the game (again, Fable 3 comes to mind) – but with RDR it is honestly just plain fun to ride round without any specific mission or story going on.

A lot of the reviews on this site are quite gushing and I was determined to be as objective as possible – but it is hard when the game is this good and this enjoyable. It is not that the game is like being in a western – it is like being in a brilliant western.

Hǻrley Quinn

Your'e a cowboy, a man that can end a life in a second. But when compared to the wild west you seems to be nobody. You travel many miles every day. But one day you may decide to stay where you are. Maybe you chose to stay in a haunted town to fight your fear or at the top of a cliff where you can see a piece of the world, and then you realize that you almost haven't seen anything. The world is changing and so are you. But you can change the world and the world can change you. Every move you make leads to consequences. Bad or good deeds will change people's opinion about you and that can change your destiny. People will hear about your deeds and with time the whole world will now you.

This is what Read Dead Redemption is about. And I am not alone when I am saying that the whole idea is incredible, and incredible is not even worth to be a describing of Red Dead Redemption. The graphic scenery is amazing. When I am looking down from a cliff the feeling of doing it in the reality is almost there. Wherever I go the scenery is full of life. The sounds of insects, birds flying over your head, wolves haunting deers not so far away and much more.

The touch of typical western gunfights is also included. One of the things I like most with them is when it's night and you can see a flash coming from every of the enemies gun. It makes a cool effect and the before not so powerful revolvers will now be the fear of the night.

The story-missions in this game is remarkable. You meet interesting characters and you are given new weapons, outfits, horses and more. And there is also a lot of side-missions, very entertaining. The voice actors is well picked and the scenes when the characters is talking is so well made that you should cut parts of them together, add some more things and show it on cinema.

There is so much to tell about this game, but I have to put an end of this review now with telling you that I highly recommend this game. This is the biggest reason why I have started to watch western-movies again. In my opinion is this the best game ever made. Not completely perfect, but very close to perfect.

Gaeuney

This has got to be one of the best (if not THE BEST) sandbox game that I have ever played. Rockstar keeps on pumping out great quality games and I'm sure they will keep on doing it for a long time.

The story (If you have been living in a cave) goes like this: You play a FORMER outlaw named John Marsten who was apparently left for dead after a botched robbery and he left his gang that day and tried to go straight. He got married and has a son, they lived quietly on a ranch and John had tried to forget his past. for several years he was at peace with the world.

Unfortunately that obviously did not work out at all as the government wants to use him to find his old gang members and they do that by keeping his family hostage.

The game (built on RAGE which was used on GTA4) looks great and very realistic. From the style of the clothes to the buildings, horses, etc. All of the towns in the game are teeming with life with people going about their daily business.

In fact you can do so much in the game like play poker, hunt wild animals, collect on 'bounties', hunt for treasure, ride around aimlessly, or just admire the view from the top of one of the many hills and mountains. There is so much content in this game that if you had to take out all of the content that is not needed for the story, and had everything else as each as it's own game, there would be like 20 or so, just like in Grand Theft Auto 4.

Expect nothing but the best of what Rockstar has to offer and this is one of the few games that was really worth the price of purchase (unlike TERMINATOR SALVATION where I had finished it in a mere 6 hours) and will keep you entertained for months to come.

Enditaling

I have spent hundreds of hours immersed in video games. I have played everything from puzzle games to mass-multiplayer online games. I have received crappy grades in school because of video games. I have regretted entire summers spent in front of a TV screen, but now, as I sit at my computer, I reflect on those summers. I picture them now not as summers down the toilet but as summers that are a dark tunnel. A dark tunnel with a light at the end. A light that is the greatest game I have ever played, the climax of my gaming career, Red Dead Redemption. Through unfathomable detail, immense algorithms, and an uncanny amount of testing Rockstar successfully created a masterpiece which raises the bar to a point which I believe can not be reached with the same technology used to create Red Dead Redemption. New technology is needed to create a game that even competes with Red Dead Redemption. After playing Red Dead Redemption I may never feel another game is worth my time.

Mojar

Five years ago I purchased "Gun" under the confusion that I was buying the western I had seen commercials for on TV. The game I wanted was "Red Dead Revolver" which turned out to be a major disappointment. "Gun" on the other hand was immense fun and I have enjoyed it every time I have played it.

"Red Dead Redemption" is what Gun should have been and so far superior to "...Revolver". The level of detail is gargantuan (such as smoke rising from gun barrels or shadows under every character). The scenery is ridiculously gorgeous for a video game and the sheer size of the world is inconceivable. I have yet to explore even twenty percent of it.

The story is progressing slowly but it has only just begun for me.

I recommend this game to anyone with a love for action/adventure westerns and easily would get my vote as the best game of year.

Raelin

Finally "Red Dead Redemption" delivers all and much more what could have been expected after the prerelease-hype of the last months.

There have been many games which have unsuccessfully aimed at breaking the fine line between video game and movie, but "RDR" accomplishes indeed an interactive experience that could also have been effortlessly a two hours spaghetti western opera at your local theater.

The atmosphere created by state of the art graphics, the ride/interact/shoot-gameplay and the outstanding sound effects is astonishing, not to forget the wide beautiful landscapes, sharp and intelligent dialogues and the diversified, cinematic mission design such as "the great Mexican train robbery", which makes it nearly impossible to lay the controller down for while.

The story of John Marston who is in pursuit of his former gang members in order to save his family, which leads him to team-ups with several mostly dubious characters, forced contracts with men of the law and embroilments within the Mexican civil war, unfolds in three gigantic chapters, that are partitioned in 57 main missions, of which every single one succeeds to convince.

The main point of critic of Rockstars open world predecessor "Grand Theft Auto 4", that most of the time you are engaged with driving, does not affect the riding in "RDR" because of the possibility of warping, either by using stagecoaches or by camping in unpopulated areas. There are some minor flaws, like clipping errors, pop-ups and changing ammunition without collecting any, but they never change the overall feeling of taking part in one of the best games ever created.

It is not by hazard that the game trailer was shown as an ad in theaters; there are some references to the best westerns of all time; the freeze frame effect when pausing the game, the machine gun shootouts and the gloomy portrayal of Mexican people in general reminds of "The Wild Bunch", whereas the superiority during the revolver showdowns, the bounty hunter sub-missions with its "dead or alive"- "wanted"-posters and the music with its melodic whistles successfully quote the "A Fistful of Dollars"-trilogy.

If you ever wanted to participate in a western, with its bacon and beans flavor, its charismatic shootouts and its lone wolf feeling it's time to saddle the horses and go for gold: "Red Dead Redemption" has it all and much more.

9.7 out of 10

Winn

I not gonna go to into detail but I will say this is simply the best game ever made.

This beats previous favourites such as Resident Evil 4 and Grand Theft Auto IV.

This is a masterclass in what a game should be.

I insist people go out and bye this.

You won't regret it.

Even if you aren't a fan of the western genre you should get this because it has a brilliant story and breathtaking missions.

Don't let me down.

MegaStar

*possible spoilers through context* For those who don't consider video games a work of art, Rockstar may finally prove them wrong with Red Dead Redemption.

Rockstar has truly crafted an amazing title in near every aspect. It truly is being able to play an interactive movie. The characters, voice acting, visuals, and sounds are all top notch for a game. The level of depth the characters have really brings them to life. You have compassion for John Marston on his quest to rescue his family and find his way in the world.

I play a lot of games but by the end of Red Dead I have never felt the way I did upon finishing it. It's a truly tragic tale of a man who is placed in a situation with only one option to save his family from the government that took them; to find and bring to justice the remaining members of his former gang.

The story may be pretty straight forward and somewhat dry but the way it plays out and the characters John Marston meets along the way make it comparable to an epic Old West tale. Rockstar has created an incredibly complex character with Marston also. He isn't necessarily a good man because of his past but the level of depth brought by the voice acting and script give him many sides and make him seem real. This goes for most all the characters as well.

Rockstar may have not let go of their humor as most the game is certainly cast in a dark sense of comedy. This doesn't make light of the over-arcing plot though. I have never finished a game's story and been so in awe of what I had just experienced. As tragic as the tale is, it couldn't have ended any other way. I have never grown so fond of a video game character as Marston to the point I cared so much about the ending.

Visually, the level of detail in the game is astounding. The art direction is perfect, all the land is covered in lush grass and bushes, tumbleweeds roll by, cacti are numerous. Everything has a realistic shadow as sun basks the landscape. There is an entire ecosystem complete with various birds, foxes, wolves, armadillos, rabbits, deer, elk, grizzly bears, beavers, cougars, and many more. Horse's muscles flex as they walk, buildings look realistic. There's so much to look at even after over 30 hours of play I still would walk through towns to admire the visuals.

The sound work is just as incredible, with the hum of insects nearby, gunshots sound heavy and loud, horse galloping still isn't old. The voice acting for just about all characters is top notch aside from repeated lines of random NPCs. And the song played during the credits brings a rightly somber feeling to the end game.

Surprisingly in a game world so barren of activity there is an almost endless amount to do. Poker, Blackjack, Liar's Dice, horseshoes, all of these are activities you can participate in. On treks across the desert landscape Rockstar smartly put in random encounters of someones horse being stolen so you can retrieve it, or a Marshal needing you to round up his escaped prisoners. These numerous and usually varied encounters make traveling much less boring for there is always something to do.

Let alone the fantastic single player game Rockstar has constructed they add on a well constructed multiplayer mode. Though the first few weeks suffer some glitches as most games do, all together the multiplayer is pretty solid. Also I give them credit for creating the free roam option. You can band together with friends and form posses of up to 8 players and roam the land doing what you please. Anything. The entire map is at your disposal. Go hunting, shoot each other, kill each others horses, do various Gang Hideouts through the map, or just wander the plains aimlessly. The ability to have a non objective focused option for you and your friends makes it very accessible and fun. A game has finally come out with what is basically a "pure fun mode". Along with a ranking system that doesn't really on competitive play at all you can simply trot along completing a ton of challenges the game gives you to earn experience.

To just wrap it up, I'm not sure I've played a game, ever, with such a heavy on emotion story. I really hadn't realized how much of an impact it had on me until I completed the entire storyline. If a game can't be called an art after delivering the same impact as any top movie out there with quality acting and a great script people aren't paying enough attention. Sure Rockstar may make lighthearted takes on horrible things that happen in the world and it is full of social observations, but altogether it truly has a very profound and moving conclusion.

Rockstar has really stepped up their capabilities since the original GTAs. GTA IV had a complex character like Niko but Red Dead Redemption makes John Marston one of my all time favorite gaming icons. Really a fantastic overall game.

Ericaz

Perhaps the best game I've ever played, and I'm still doing so, there's that much to do it seems I won't be through with it until the year 2020. And perhaps not then either.

Beyond that I suppose it's worth highlighting some of the features of this game that make it utterly mesmerising.

Activities you can embark upon are numerous, including: Treasure hunting, hunting (animal and bounty), cattle herding, General 'progress orientated' missions, horsebreaking, nightwatching, cinema-going, poker-blackjack-liar's dice-horseshoe throwing-horsecart racing-bird shooting Wagers. There are strangers to meet and challenges to overcome, like defeating a cougar with a knife or finding a flower of the rarest nature.

There is a story to this thing that will captivate, and although a lot of the crap they speak really seems like crap a lot of the time, it seems to portray a valid painting of the time it's based. the characters are likable (the finale will annoy, it really will, perhaps even sadden) - and th characters are far more memorable than your average game, this is a special achievement as there are so many characters to meet. Charles Kinnear springs to mind. It is utterly overwhelming that a company could fit so much on to one little disc. that is Rockstars legacy I suppose, they've been creating new worlds for a while now, but this is their pinnacle. It truly is.

So get moving.

There are classic weapons to find and clothes to wear, there are frontiers to scale and ghost towns to loot. You've got mesas and rivers and pastures and forests to explore, there are scorching deserts and snowy mountains to survive in. It's a world of immense size.

I know, it's like GTA4 all over again except with horses. But it isn't. It's a whole new thing, and better I might add. The game's taken a new direction from the bustle of a city landscape, it's gone for a specific time, it's chosen it's specific impact and goal, and delivered it finely.

This has to be a classic game on all scales, disliking it cannot be possible, there must be something in it that you like at least a little bit. And so it wins. It's seriously not possible to describe it properly, all I can suggest is getting a copy and playing it for yourself.

This game is highly recommended.

Ffel

Needless to say, Red Dead Redemption, with it's engaging storyline, easy controls, and attention to detail, virtually controlled my life for about a week or so (actually quite longer), compelling me to play to 100.00% completion and beyond. There's an endless amount of things to do other than the main story and side quests.

What I really liked is that it's not relentlessly hectic, like other games and that it doesn't force the player to perform minute tasks, other than the occasional lock-picking or door opening. There's a lot of time to look around, really enjoy the surroundings, and interact with simulated people.

As far as the game's climax and surprise ending goes, I alternate from feeling cheated and believing it to be probably the most brilliant ending in video game history!

The only real regret is that there isn't a two-player story mode.

Haal

Red Dead Redemption is far more that a great video game, it is a work of art. The enormous open world has many beautiful and fascinating areas, many of which you didn't know existed until you find yourself in the middle of them. No details were spared: you can even read the epitaphs on the gravestones, many of which mark the resting places of relatives of the colorful characters that you meet during the rich story. However, the details are not the most important factor in the beauty of the world, this title goes to the lighting of the landscapes, the pink-tinted clouds on the horizon during a sunset, and the endless stretches of plains, shadows streaming from the feet of the cacti. You find yourself in the midst of a truly beautiful world, and that world is the only permanent thing in the game.

The story is an incredibly intricate epic, in which you find yourself running into the most unusual and eccentric characters, including a grave robber and a "miracle cure" salesman. You will find yourself compromising your moral code so that you can protect your family, helping both sides, even when neither are right, and doing the bidding of those who you would much rather kill. Although this game allows more freedom than many others, you will always feel imprisoned by the forces of the government. The story is told in very cinematic cutscenes, with incredible voice acting, camera angles, facial animation, and screenplay. Although it is a gritty story, the cutscenes are peppered with amusing and subtle social satire. All of this creates a cinematic atmosphere as well as a sense of struggling against the tide; a world where there are a few good men who have there hands full fighting the evil people of the world, and are then slowly dragged down by the incoming forces of evil and government regulation. Thus, it does not come as a surprise when you find in the miscellaneous section of the newspapers (absolutly dripping with hilarious satire) that almost everyone you knew has met their ends, until you finally die yourself. The harsh reality that this game's realistic world is conveying is very simply that terrible things happen, and no matter what you do, they will continue to happen.

Xarcondre

This town ain't big enough for the two of us. This game is down right one of my favorite games I have ever played. I enjoy this as a solid game and a great western tale. I never played Red Dead Revolver but if it is half as good as this game then it is a decent game.

Game-play- this takes GTA makes it a western and improves the game-play by 100%. Riding a horse actually handles better then cars in open world games. The shooting makes you feel like a true bad-ass of the west. You can never miss a hard target thanks to the dead eye feature which is just bullet time. The game isn't hard like the GTA games but it is extremely fun with so much to do. You can spend hours hunting, shooting outlaws, completing challenges, and doing side quest. There are some glitches in the game but that is mostly on the online aspect of the game.

Sound- oh Lord this game sound beautiful, I always felt like I was a cowboy in the old west. That's just from the soundtrack and sound effects. The song towards the end of the game is God awful but that is the one complaint in this amazing game. The voice acting is fantastic all the voices have a distinctive western vibe and there is no one who talks like Clint Eastwood or John Wayne which is nice to see.

Graphics- this game amazed me with how it looks you are just wowed when you start playing it. Honestly I never thought the dessert could look so alive. When you shoot someone you can see the entry wound which sounds morbid to give praise but it is a nice touch of realism to the game.

Story- you play John Marston the man with a troubled past who is sent out to hunt his old game so he can save his family. This story is so deep and has such great characters ultimately you just want to see John get his family back and start a new life. Not once is the story dull or just lame as hell I enjoyed ever second of this game.

Online- this has so much to do online, the free-roam is a blast when you are playing with friends. The co-op missions are fun but only one time around can you really enjoy them. Then they got some competitive online which is challenging you can't run around the map just shooting you have to be precise and get head shots. There is a ton of DLC that I wont get into but it is worth the money.

Overall if you don't own this game what you doing go buy it and love it. I give this my rating of Jizz in Your Pants yes it is that great.

Nto

This is a superb game in every aspect. The presentation is fantastic, it's just like a Sergio Leone movie. The story is involving and nail biting, with some great twists and turns. The soundtrack is exceptional, and brings to mind Ennio Morricone, but with a modern twist.

The visuals are incredible, and you can spend hours just riding across the plains on your steed, looking at the gorgeous landscapes. There is a great variety of experiences contained within the game play, everything from cattle herding to poker playing, to showdowns with outlaw gangs. The game play is similar to Rockstar Games' GTA series, but I prefer the period setting and genre of this one.

This is a serious rival to a great Western movie. It's probably the closest you'll ever get to being Clint Eastwood as the Man With No Name. The attention to period detail, and the sheer love that went into this production is apparent from the get-go. If you love a great cinematic game, or are a fan of Western movies, please go and play this now. It is unmissable. You won't regret buying this.

Whitescar

Rockstar Games has done it again. The confluence of a wide-open western setting and the greater emphasis on ambient- side missions and random encounters makes, the world of 'Red Dead Redemption', feel as if you were truly, living throughout it. It's wild, free and untamed. Just like the Wild West really was. The visuals computer effects was amazing to look at. The action is raw, and rough. The dynamically-generated music was awesome to hear, and last the characters are wonderful with top notch dialogue and voice acting -- all good enough to make you feel a part of the world. It really does depicts these things, quite well even though, it is a fictitious story. Set during the last days of the American Frontier; John Marston (Voiced by Rob Wiethoff), a former outlaw whose wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services. Having no other choice, Marston sets out to bring the three members of his former gang to justice, as a hired gun. Without spoiling the game, too much, 'Red Dead Redemption' seem to have Hollywood western film influences. You notice similar tropes that was also in 1969's 'Wild Bunch', 1973's 'High Plains Drifter', 1992's 'Unforgiven', 2005's 'The Proposition' & others. In further analysis, I notice a few themes conveyed here, such as the past will eventually catch up to you. This is prominent throughout the game with character trying to seek redemption or face their fate. Another prominent theme is that of change. The Wild West is dying down and becoming a more modern and technologically advanced world. Some of the people accept the change, while others reject it. Some of the characters, like Marston's old gang leader, would rather die than adapted. The final theme is that the line between good and evil is muddy. One of the things, Marston wants to do, is allow his son, to be, a better man, and not allow himself to fall in the same traps, that he did, when he was younger. The downer ending kinda shows that good and evil are not always as clear cut as some believe. I know, some people hate this deeply bleak end, but I found it, as a way to reflect the end of the Wild West and the inevitable turn towards civilization. Although it is open to interpretation, after an Easter egg was found in 2013's 'Grand Theft Auto V'. So, who knows, it can possibly be a bittersweet earn your happy ending, type of a climax. In the end, this game isn't just a redo of Grand Theft Auto, Game Series with a different historical backdrop. No, this was a spiritual sequel to 2004's Red Dead Revolver; one of the best games of the early 2000s. While, the settlings, story, characters and gameplay between these two, are different, the game did take some elements from the previous title, and adapted it, here. A good example of this, is the Dead Eye slow motion effect that gives you, more time to make accuracy shooting. Now, comes to the question, on who do you want to shot at, and who you don't want to shot. As you begin to make a name for yourself, here. The question of ethics and morality are left up to you, as the player to choose, how to live your avatar character's life while he is trying to seek redemption from the crimes, he did in the past. Honestly, if you want to live a life of villainy, it's somewhat possible to do that, by assaulting people, robbing and killing, however, the game become harder to play, as it goes on, because of all those crimes. However, if you want to be more honorable in your gameplay; you gain, rewards that will help you, complete the game, probably quickly than those who go rampage through it. The morality meter in this game is like the stars system in Grand Theft Auto; the more, you act out: the more, the citizens around you, will began to react violently to your presence. No matter, what type of life, you live. It's really immerses you into their world. After all, what other western game, allow you to play card games, horse shoes, five finger fillet, rodeo, dices, cattle herding, horse racing, all day. However, the main reason to keep you coming back to the game, year after year is the Free Roam option. This is where a player can allow, up to 16 players join into one world and then explore the entirety of the single-player map. You can form a bounty hunting group, a gang or simply shoot each other in the face. After the game's release, several downloadable content additions were released; including 2010's 'Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare', which was later released as a standalone game, adding a new single-player experience story in which Marston searches for a cure for an infectious zombie plague that has swept across the Old West. Very tight. It's tempting to say that Red Dead Redemption is ahead of its time, but the reality, there were some flaws. There is a few glitches and bugs with the game engine, as some of the game rendering, does create a weird ghosting effect or freeze ups. Another problem is the touchy horse controls, which makes mounting a little too hard. It's somewhat funny to see a horse with no rider, jump around, for no good reason. Then, there is the annoying, respawn system that has the tendency to start you right next to an opponent in multiplayer and the fact that there is no mini-games, there. However, the worst for me, is how some of the tutorials feel like, they were introduced too late in the game. Don't ask me, how much, I got maul by a cougar! Overall: Red Dead Redemption really raise the bar, high for video game westerns. There is an everlasting appeal, online and off.

Qumenalu

Rockstar games proved that perfection can be possible, with their spiritual successor: Red dead redemption. It has all the qualities to be a PERFECT game, the story, the characters, mechanics, heck even the mini games are perfect. You start as John Marston who is in debt to the Bureau of Investigation, looking for his old buddies: Javier Escuella, Bill Williamson, and Dutch. John didn't want to, but the bureau took away their wife (Abigail Marston) and his son (Jack Marston). But it's not everything, there is trouble on the south too! Mexico is on a problem with the government against Agustin Allende. You and Abraham Reyes most stop Allende for the independence of Mexico. Along this journey you will find A LOT of interesting characters: Seth, Bonnie Macfarlane, Marshal John, Nigel West Dickens, and it goes on and on! Also the story is really deep, it only works when you ROLEPLAY into the game, but apart from all the happiness and such. The ending leaves you sad, and wishes you never worked for the Bureau in the game, that's all I'm saying I am not going to spoil it all.

10/10 PERFECT experience for new and experienced gamers

Hasirri

I'm not a huge gamer, certainly not recently anyway. I bought this game 2nd hand last week for £10 from my local shop, the first time I've bought an Xbox game in around 3-4 years.

Even when I was a more regular gamer I was not often the type to play all the way through the games, finding myself losing interest and falling to the whims of the 'casual' multi-player options. Red Dead Redemption however kept me enthralled and gripped from the moment it started. The controls are intuitive and fun, the graphics and sound are phenomenal, the world is truly open leaving you to travel a sprawling representation of the Wild West without facing loading screens or linear map designs. The attention to detail is remarkable; helping to create a convincing world in which to explore - many people to speak to and interact with, criminals to kill, shops to visit, animals to hunt and sell, numerous side missions to complete, mini-games (poker, blackjack, five finger fillet etc) and much more all of which are achieved to such a high level by Rockstar that you are truly sucked into the game. This is the type of game where just riding into the distance and taking in the stunning visuals as starry night changes into orange sunrise is enjoyable in itself.

However what truly makes RDR the best game I've ever played is not just the groundbreaking technical achievements of the world around you, but the single player campaign in which you undergo at your own pace. Setting itself apart from many games I've played in the past, RDR has a story arc that draws you in and leaves you really caring about what happens to the main protagonist and the other characters he encounters (there are many of them). They are interesting, vile, sympathetic and sometimes hilarious - brought to life by well crafted animated cut scenes (don't skip them, they're worth the trouble) coupled with movie standard voice acting. Progressing through this story campaign in the world that Rockstar have created is almost like being placed right in the heart of a high budget movie, only you're in control decide when and what to do. Thats the entertainment standards that Rockstar have hit with this game - for me this game is more than worthy of being ranked up alongside greats from other entertainment mediums like cinema.

RDR is a benchmark that games producers should aim to hit and surpass in the future; for its astonishing scale and sheer fun factor but also for the fact it does a rare thing in the video game world and create a story every bit as good as the graphics and gameplay. I urge you to buy this game, even if its the only game you ever buy again. It is worth it.

Tcaruieb

Wow...can I just say. I wasn't expecting this game to be that good, I prefer GTA in all fairness, but this game definitely dominates GTAIV in most of the aspects of the game. Never have I felt so free in a Rockstar game.

I can hogtie whoever the hell I want to the train tracks and watch them get hit by a train.

I can play poker or different types of gambling games on Red Dead.

There are loads of Side Missions, along with an excellent story and characters are well portrayed too. I have given this a 10 because my score is closer to a 10 than it is to a 9.

The Multiplayer is fantastic too! You can do most of the things you do in the single player, in the multiplayer with people. There are even fun game modes and gang hideouts that they have included in the multiplayer.

Rockstar, you got it right! My EXACT score: 9.6/10

DABY

Rockstar has done it again, creating another sandbox classic that does the unthinkable in bringing a truly great multiplayer suite along for the ride. Something must be said of the vast, natural scenery in this game, as it truly steals the show in making you forget the repetitive aspects of the title. The setting is downright picturesque, blowing any competitors out of the water; it is fun to just ride around and let it all sink in. The "free" nature of this game is another fantastic aspect, as it is at its best when you put obligations aside and indulge in the countless mini games, challenges, hideouts, and other strange encounters that inhabit the west. The soundtrack is fantastic, whether that be the always interesting twang that pervades the proceedings or rare moments were a song will play during an important part of John Marston's spiritual journey, and what a journey it is. Rockstar has been kind of hit or miss with their story lines, however they knocked it out of the park with this character piece. Mr. Marston is a character you will root for through and through, as he goes on an odyssey full of characters that get more despicable and tacky as the game goes on in a riveting battle for his soul. RD Redemption is a must play for anyone looking for the total package in a game. The multiplayer is a never ending honeymoon between single player bliss and social excitement and the single player itself is one of Rockstar's very best, all taking place in a stunning, immense interpretation of the legendary wild west.

Landamath

Read Dead Redemption is an open-world, first person shooter set in the American old west in the year 1911. This game, simply said, is amazing. The plot, characters, action, and scenery are all very impressive. You play John Marston, a retired outlaw who wants to give up his old criminal ways in pursuit of a quiet life with his family, but finds that the government is forcing him to go after former members of his gang. I find the theme of the game similar to GTA IV's—you can never truly escape your past.

Some have called this "GTA set in the old west," and while it's very similar to Rockstar's most popular series, it has a very different feel to it. Not set in a bustling, dirty city, and instead in a wild, diverse landscape, RDR is a beautiful game. The graphics are excellent, and you can travel from a Mexican desert to a snowy redwood forest all without a loading screen. The map is huge, and you can always fast-travel, but I wholeheartedly recommend using your horse so you can enjoy the graphics or even find a few extras. There is plenty of shooting to be done as bad guys run amok in this lawless country. There is a wide range of guns and other weapons to choose from, so killing people is always fun. I found their Deadeye system, kind of like Fallout 3's VATS, a good way of changing up the traditional point-and-shoot method. The online multiplayer is pretty fun, but I found most of my enjoyment came from the single player campaign.

Like most of Rockstar's games, the game isn't very replayable. You don't make many decisions that affect the storyline, so the ending is the same every time. However, you can still get hours and hours of gameplay out of RDR by doing all the sidequests and extras without it feeling repetitive. It's not as easy to go on rampages and kill random people like in GTA, but something that I found just as fun was getting on your horse and simply riding around the landscape, seeing who or what you run into. The characters, especially Marston, have complex backstories, and I actually found myself sympathetic towards his intentions. The game is overall amazing. Full of drama, comedy, action, and a biting critique of the traditional way of thinking about the "American dream," this game is a must-play.

Unde

I bought GTA IV shortly after release, and I liked it, but that was it. When Red dead redemption came out, I more then liked. In fact, it's the best open-world game I,ve ever played. I will split this review in to multiple sections, discussing seperatly, each wonderful aspect of this game.

Presentation: 10/10. The main character of John Marston, and his story, are among the best and most well written ever in a video game. The story is always focused and clear. If you don't know, it's about a former outlaw trying to put his old ways behind him and live quietly with his family. Unfortunately, he can not, and is forced by the government to hunt down his former brothers. It's a fantastic setup, one that will go back in history as one of the best stories ever in videogames.

Graphics: 9.5/10. Everything in the game looks incredible. There are varied environments, from snow-covered mountains, to Mexican red rocks. Animations are smooth, and the game has a fantastic art style. My only possible gripe is that, on occasion, some items in cutscenes will look low-res, or don't go with the art style.

Sound: 10/10. The sound is top-notch. Excellent voice acting and sound effects, as well as some great dialouge. The guns in this sound great, no doubt, but, that's not the only part. The wild west is always teeming with noise. From a horse thundering by, to a coyote howling at you. It really makes this feel like a living, breathing world.

Gameplay: 10/10. I'm going to be honest, I've played a lot of RDR since I bought it. I've logged at least a couple dozen hours on the online mode, and have played through the single player game 4 times. It's just that good. Shooting, taking cover, riding horses, it's all simple and extremely fun. The single player campaign is basically you taking a bunch of missions for excellent characters, always starting with a fantastic cutscene. Plus you explore the wild west, complete challenges, unlock fifteen different outfits, buy new guns, take on gang hideouts, and do side missions for strangers. There's so much to do, and it's ridiculously fun to do them.

Lasting appeal:10/10. As I said above, you'll probably want to play through the single player multiple times, and there is an excellent multiplayer mode as well. And this is coming from someone who likes virtually no online multiplayer games.

Uriel

Red Dead Redemption is an open world western video game with some of the best storytelling, gameplay, emotion, and characters in the history of media. John Marston's character are is amazing and the side comic relief characters like Nigel West Dickens, Seth, and Irish are all hilarious. The story of John Marston leaving the Dutch gang and being forced to find and capture/kill his old friends. Other side characters have good stories as well like Landon Ricketts, and the Mexican revolution.

Hidden Winter

This game by far has taken the first or second place in my top 5 games of all time, which is a list that hasn't shifted for about 8 years.

The story is perfectly paced, dynamic of the world and the interactions are extremely immersive. I was very excited and happy to see John Marston in this as I never thought i'd grow towards a different character in red dead, but i was proved wrong. Arthur is an amazing character... I was emotionally connected all the way through.

Everything is perfect and i love soundtracks... and this game Nailed it!

The map is HUGE. i completed the game in 5 weeks or so with most of the side missions and I have only recently discovered the west of the map... including Armadillo!

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