An even wilder wild West - Red Dead Redemption REVIEW

NOTE: I played this game a long time ago, but i remember what it can offer. I'll probably forget to say something important, but don't hate me 'cause of that.

Huge worlds of our past, BC, AD, Medieval, the New Age etc. All of those ages have been shown in video games, but Red Dead Redemption takes the cake. Rockstar games has been famous for their ability to show the real life in a certain era, and they have made sure that they do it best. RDR is a primary example of what a postapocalyptical story should be.

PRESENTATION

You're John Marston, once a member of a gang after they left him to die. Now, his goal is to find his wife and son and kill the 'old friends'. It took me about 10-12 hours to finish the campaign and boy did i have fun.

A lot of missions have an interesting structure and hardly any mission looks even a tiny bit alike some mission before. As you progress, you get emotionally attached and when you see some of your favourite characters die, you start to wish you didn't play that mission. RDR is a game about how life looked back at the beginning of the 1900s, at the time before the Mexican revolution and when the cannibals roamed a lot. The creepiness of the situation sometimes is big, a long with the backround music that plays and scary found objects such as human bodyparts, strange blood puddles etc. Some missions with shooting have some badass music like the 'Triggernometry' also found in the game's launch trailer. Many enemies hold guns, and you level up as you kill them. There are a lot of repeaters, rifles, revolvers and even mounts such as horses, cows and wild piggies. Needless to say, you probably won't even try out all of the guns in the game before you finish the campaign. You have infinite horses, if your horse dies, you can get another one by just pressing one button. the thing is, not all horses have the same stamina bar, some have a smaller one, some have a bigger one that also drains slower. Taking out gangs in various locations (canyons, buildings, forts etc.) you level up, gain loot and money. You can sell the loot for some cash and with that cash you buy ammo, upgrades and mounts. Money from multiplayer goes to the campaign.

GRAPHICS

2010 and the game still looks badass, makes even GTA V tremble. The level of detail is really high. The lighting effects are astounding! Just a beautiful game.

MULTIPLAYER

You choose your own character that you will be free roaming with, killing players with etc. You cannot customize his apparel, but there are a lot of characters to choose from. You level up the same as in the campaign, by taking out gang hideouts, killing bounties and gaining loot. You can also create a posse and invite other players to play through the gang hideout with you.

THE VERDICT

The best Wild West based game on the market. A truly wonderful experience, never really though R* San Diego would create a masterpiece like Red Dead Redemption. 10/10. For more reviews, check out my blog. Laters.