Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year

I bought this PS 3 version based on the excellent reviews. First I want to thank you all for giving the pluses and minuses. Now first let me say that although I have played PC games since Adventure (those that know will tell you it was first or certainly one of very few that started PC gaming). That said I'm not a young player, probably one of the oldest. I went into this game because I love Westerns, especially the old Spaghetti Westerns. I wasn't disappointed. The fantastic graphics, sound effects, and music make this worth the money alone if you just want to see and hear the old West. I have only played this for a couple days so far (so many hours the first day I paid for it in my joints) and here are my pros and cons so far. Pros: Great value for the money Exceptionally gorgeous scenery, graphics of people, animals, and environment are amazingly realistic Realism and variety of all weather conditions is phenomenal Sound effects for weather, animals, and other environmental sounds make you feel you're there Numerous voices in dialogue, monologues, and background chatter Incredible depth of possible exploration and open game play Most controls you will use to interact aren't difficult to master (walking, riding, shooting, etc.) You can play this the way you want to play it and survive most the time (one example is you get by okay by just picking plants, hunting, and skinning and then selling what you hunt and gather) Great fun majority of the time Cons: Some of the quests are difficult, at least for people with any physical restrictions (Not everyone has played with gaming controllers since they were three with proficiency), and sometimes it has grated my nerves completing them You must complete certain quests or it will impact your overall honor, abilities, reputation, monetary gain, and store prices It is difficult to avoid fights and animal attacks (most won't want to but some may like to play the game without that being in it) Blood spatter on most of the animal skinning is overdone (Splatters all over the screen) Dialogue isn't for youngsters and annoyingly repetitious sometimes (Play Blackjack at Thieves Landing and you will see what I mean) GRIZZLIES DON"T RUN IN PACKS (Can't tell you the times I got hit by 3 plus at the same time.)!!!!!! Summary: Overall I absolutely love it, but once in awhile I hate it. That won't stop me from playing but there are times I wish I could switch off certain aspects of the critical quests that force me to chew gum, rotate a hula hoop on my hips, balance a plate on a stick on my nose, swallow a sword, and recite the Gettysburg Address at the same time. In other words unless you are a ambidextrous game controller God you're in a world of hurt some of the time. CA Luster

I'll throw it out there.. I DO NOT really enjoy the GTA series. Sure, they are fun to hop around in and wreak havoc on the cities, but really.. just not my bag. I want a little bit more action and adventure and a little less turning a mirror on society. Just not my thing.. So, I was REALLY skeptical about liking Red Dead Redemption. Sand-box style questing just wasn't for me I thought.. I could not have been more wrong! The gameplay is excellent, with some intense fire-fights, cool "dead-eye" feature and fluid controls once you get the hang of them. I was expecting GTA on a horse, and while there are noticeable similarities, they really went out of their way to make this feel different and like it's own world. Game is beautiful, even though I'm playing it in now 4 years after release, I'm still impressed by the level of detail considering it's age. This goes into cut-scenes which are really well done, have great voice acting and draw you into the story. The expansiveness of the environment, dangers in the wilderness, side quest, etc. are all very very cool and even mostly through the game like I am now, I didn't ever find anything to be TOO repetitive. Even the mini-games are pretty cool...I've spent a couple of hours just sitting there playing texas hold'em or Five Finger Filet and even the dice game. Sounds odd to play on the console, but it helps you in game if you're good enough and even has some little things you can do in the game that will make it feel more like a part of the greater story. I.E. - you can cheat and potentially get caught, etc. Overall, I can't understand how someone could be really disappointed by this game. Maybe not their thing because of the western motif? Sure. But, not appreciate the detail, expanse and overall full variety in this game? I think not. At this price, if you haven't played it before..I highly recommend it.

Red Dead Redemption is one of the finest games I have played to date. It grabs you and doesn't let go, I found myself playing for hours and hours on end, despite having a full time job and a life outside of video games. The Good: Red Dead Redemption has so many good points, it is hard to list them all, so I will only give a few examples. First is the initial setting and your first time in the world of the Western Border States. Stepping foot into such a richly rendered world is breathtaking! The townsfolk are realistic, walking and talking with each other, having conversations and the like. Beautiful sunsets, weather effects and scenery, as well as wild animals, random encounters and wide open plains, all add to the new world you have been transported to. The gameplay is great, with plenty of action and adventure to keep anyone interested for a long time. There's just so much to do, you feel lost. But in the best way. The Bad: Only a few things, so this will be brief. The game had a few glitches, but that is only natural for a game this size. The Undead Nightmare DLC was too easy, but still an insane amount of fun, trust me. The Ugly (You knew it was coming. lol): Nothing in this game is ugly! From the wildlife to the struggling western towns, to the storyline and the variety of weapons, it is a brand new world ready for exploration. On a side note, without spoiling anything, the ending in Redemption is a huge surprise, and one I did not personally enjoy. Though it is poetic in its own way. I haven't played the Multiplayer mode, but I will come back and update if I do. For the record, it looks amazing.

Great purchase. The cover came intact. Such a classic of the ps3 era.

This game will keep you on end with it's engrossing story for hours and multiplayer will take even more time away from your day as take over gang hideouts, roam the land with your friends and/or posse that you can make. You can also play competitive gamemodes as well, which is a blast! This game is amazing even by today's standards. The graphics, story, multiplayer, and add-on content was amazing! This game deserves GOTY,10/10! STORYLINE: (Original Red Dead) John Marston was a former gang member who reappraised his life and resolved to put his past behind him to settle down with his young famiy. As Marston changed, so did the landscape. The Federal Government set it's sights on bringing their law to the whole country by any means necessary. When ruthless government agents kidnaps Marston's wife and chld, and threatens to kill them unless he brings his former gang to justice, John is forced to hut down the very men he used to run with to save his family... STORYLINE #2 (Red Dead Undead Nightmare)The world of Red Dead has been swept by an apocalyptic plague. The dead are rising and wondering the Earth in search of fresh life to infect as great storms sweep across the the land under a veil of darkness. Plants rot where they sit and hordes of undead roam the land. There are stories that something else is out there (Mythical Beasts). Marston's wife and child were infected and he must find a cure or die trying...

This is a very good game. It has potential. The storyline isnt as exciting but good enough to play through. This is a somewhat western gta style. The games map is pretty big i believe its between texas/arizona and mexico somewhere within the border. I wont go through the games story but as far as ganeplay its very neat. the shooting mechanics are satisfying enough to want you to shoot everyone. The game fails to deliver at the same time due to one of the most annoying bugs in the game (this is where the game gets tough) the game is not hard but the bugs in the game is what makes the game hard. Theres been many points where I am stuck for a certain time in a mission because (the character you are with dies) when is it when a npc you are following dies with 1 shot? it becomes a huge drag where its obvious rockstar did not fix this glitch. I have found myself stuck in the game because of this. it ruins the gameplay a lot. the nission can start and the npc can get shot at the start and the game is over.. theres been many times where I die fron one bullet (invicibility is a cheat I recommend you to have in this game) even with the cheat off the cheat will deactivate within every cutscene and during your early gameplay you will often forget and you will die. I also want to include the most annoying glitch in the game.. The lasso of death. In many missions its required to capture a person or a horse with a lasso but guess what? the mission fails because you kill them with a lasso. Therefore there are certain missions where you cannot progress because of this such as getting the scrap of the deadly assasin outfit. I cannot get this outfit because the last requirement is to catch a criminal with a lasso everytime I did he would die which wont let me progress with the objective. Its the small things that ruins the game. The game is obviously great but I felt that rockstar never bothered about all these minor details. Since this is the game of the year version you are wondering if this is a voucher code or dlc in the disk.. well you dont even have to install the dlc's the stuff is already installed on the disk so there is no waiting time on installing or for your ps3's hard drive to take space. its all in the disk (more games need to do this) overall this game is good and very clrlever with giving a semi gta feel but not much of a gta feel. Maybe if rockstar fixed the bugs there would not be much of a problem.

biggest map I've seen of any game I've played.(might not be big in overall dimensions. but overall reachable areas) Am few hours into it. missions are interesting. all DLC is included in GOTY. and whats the best thing about it. so many side missions that are actually fun to do. what is the last time you were excited about doing side missions?. you can try to capture or kill WANTED outlaws and many other things. just the map itself is huge to explore. its around the size of GTA IV map. maybe a little bigger. but unlike GTA IV. its all explorable fields. not giant buldings that just take space. and you don't have super fast cars. but you have horses. but they're very quick. faster than some cars. Just Finished this game. One of the best Video games I've ever played. so well made. it has quite some minor glitches. but nothing game-breaking. its fun. its just one of a few games I wasn't bored of at the whole time I was playing. full on content. and Yet I still have the Undead Nightmare expansion to do. It took me about 16 hours to do the story mode. you might be able to finish it faster. I did some side missions. they were fun. unlike other game's side missions which are basically fillers. this game is worth playing and everybody should get it. its even Better than GTA IV, i have to give this game that. if your reading this review and you haven't bought this game. stop reading. and go buy it. its that good. definitely one of the top 5 games I've played this gen.

A great game, one of my favourites. Great story, great gameplay set in an amazing world you can just explore for hours. Great value for money, includes both the original game and the Undead Nightmare expansion pack. Game came in brand new condition and included printed maps, unlike PS4 and PS5 games. Received the game at the beginning of the delivery window. The seller is really nice and helpful. I'll definitely buy from them again.