Saddle up! The Red Dead Redemption impressions thread.

[Caine]

i see the reaction daehawk has as a confirmation that game storylines can be just as moving as movies and books. 

Spoiler for Hiden:

i went into that scene with a heavy sense of foreboding and thought it was appropriately written.  it also makes the last scene more powerful.

[rickfc]

Daehawk, it's not quite over. 

Spoiler for Hiden:

You need to head back into Blackwater, I believe.

si.  what Izzy said...

[Daehawk]

I rode back to town but didn't see anything. im in the saloon sleeping so I'll recheck it. thanks!

[CeeKay]

Alright,  I am going to finally finish tie game over 'the weekend.

[rickfc]

I rode back to town but didn't see anything. im in the saloon sleeping so I'll recheck it. thanks!

You went back to

Spoiler for Hiden:

Blackwater?  Go to the gazebo by the train station.

[Isgrimnur]

Spoiler for Hiden:

IIRC, look for a Stranger, not a mission icon

[wonderpug]

I just finished it. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE THE ENDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The way they let me play as i want the whole game then take away any control at the end SUCKS. I hate them.

Spoiler for Hiden:

Why ?????????? I could have killed the whole bunch of them. I could have riden off with my wife and child and started over. Why didn't they let me kill those backstabbing bastards!????? Theres nothing more in the whole game that i wanted to do was go kill those two shits that made me do everything. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF,. &*(^%*&%&*%&((%^$$#@$#%@!@@$%#%@@#$#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HATE THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is that it???? John dies and all I can do is ride around and do nothing as his son??? LAME. Let me hunt those shits down and KILL them!!! Geezus Im so pissed now. Horrible story ending. it's unresolved till I kill them. John should live. BULLSHIT on Rockstar. Up their's.

Post-ending pre-credits spoilers

Spoiler for Hiden:

John was in it for his family, first and foremost. He could've run to fight another day, but he wanted a clean slate for his wife and kid. If he survived that encounter, they just would've sent a bigger army the next time. It wouldn't end until John fell, so he let himself fall for the sake of his family. All he can do is hope his son stays on a clean path instead of becoming another John.

[Daehawk]

Ok I went back and found that guy and did the path to the end this time. Doh. Felt good Thanks! Sad the ride is over.Been playing that and only that on the 360 for months. Now im not sure what im going to play next.

Spoiler for Hiden:

Kinda sad that Jack is all alone in the world now. Maybe Bonnie could help watch out for him. And they made him look a lot like his dad. Really grew up in those 3 years since John was killed.

[CeeKay]

stupid car.  I don't wanna ride in the car!

[Teggy]

I just finished it. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE THE ENDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The way they let me play as i want the whole game then take away any control at the end SUCKS. I hate them.

Spoiler for Hiden:

Why ?????????? I could have killed the whole bunch of them. I could have riden off with my wife and child and started over. Why didn't they let me kill those backstabbing bastards!????? Theres nothing more in the whole game that i wanted to do was go kill those two shits that made me do everything. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF,. &*(^%*&%&*%&((%^$$#@$#%@!@@$%#%@@#$#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HATE THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is that it???? John dies and all I can do is ride around and do nothing as his son??? LAME. Let me hunt those shits down and KILL them!!! Geezus Im so pissed now. Horrible story ending. it's unresolved till I kill them. John should live. BULLSHIT on Rockstar. Up their's.

Because just like in a John Woo movie, there is no true redemption.

[Caine]

this might actually get me interested to play again. 

they are going after the hardcore cheaters.  no more level 50 fully prestiged players with not other achievements to their name riding around and F'ing with you in free roam. 

took you guys long enough. 

[MaxSteele]

this might actually get me interested to play again. 

they are going after the hardcore cheaters.  no more level 50 fully prestiged players with not other achievements to their name riding around and F'ing with you in free roam. 

took you guys long enough. 

Yep, cheating when there is advancement in an online game is what makes me stop playing it.  I loved Diablo and Diablo 2, but once the hacks came out, I shelved both games after single player.

I'll wait to see what they do with these guys and then see about checking out online again for RDR.

[JCC]

Well this ended up being the first Rock Star game I ever finished. I thought it was a lot of fun, but after a while I got kind of sick of riding around everywhere, and started focusing on the main quest (and skipping travel a lot). After the "dutch" part of the game, I thought things were pretty dull until the very end, and then when the ending came, while I was surprised I really didn't enjoy it much.

Still, all that complaining aside, overall a thumbs up from me.

[Chaz]

Well, from hearing that the ending to this is worth seeing, I decided I was going to actually finish it, even though I haven't been particularly enjoying it.  I got to the last mission in Mexico.  The game has now glitched or otherwise screwed up three different times on it.  First of all, I have no idea what's going on when you start that one.  The first time:

Spoiler for Hiden:

I set a waypoint on the R symbol and fast traveled there to avoid having to cross the entire map.  After the fast travel load, I see myself dismount my horse, loading screen, then immediately start in on a duel with some guy and whatsisface is tied up.  No idea why.  Lose that duel twice, then finally win, and get to the point where you blow up the gate.  I do that and am taking down soldiers when the game locks up.  Reboot.

Now I ride into town manually, and see that there's supposed to be a cutscene leading into the duel.  Oh.  Still have no idea why whatsisface is tied up, but oh well.  Get through the whole mission and to the scene at the end where you have to shoot Bill.  I let the dialog spool out, and eventually whatsisface shoots the general and I instinctively shoot Bill.  Then the game just sits there.  I can move the camera, pause, and bring up the guide, but it's not progressing.  Let it sit for five minutes, and then give up.

I'm just done now.  This isn't the first time I've had technical and general design problems with this game.  They built a fantastic world to run around in.  I just think they put a lousy game on top of it. 

[CeeKay]

so, Liars and Cheats is out next week, and it adds new stuff to free roam.  too bad it seems pretty much everyone has moved on at this point.

[spigot]

I haven't tried any of the DLC that's come out for this game. The SP campaign satiated me enough.

[CeeKay]

double XP in MP this weekend.

[CeeKay]

the Undead pack is out tomorrow.  I'm kinda tempted to grab it since it has a single player adventure included.

[Razgon]

Dont! If you buy it, the terrorists win!

[Bullwinkle]

GamesRadar loved it:

[CeeKay]

Dont! If you buy it, the terrorists win!

They've already won, you just don't know it.  I think I may grab this tonight since it's Halloween week,i I'll put up impressions here.

I'm assuming I don't have to finish the main story first. If I do then it might be awhile longer.

[Razgon]

Okay, read the review in the other thread...and while I think its a horrible idea, it actually sounds pretty damn awesome!

[Bullwinkle]

I have been playing this for a the last couple of days, and it's pretty damned impressive.  I made the massive mistake of firing like crazy in the first town and ran out of bullets almost immediately (I forgot about releasing the aim trigger in between shots).  There isn't a lot of ammo to be found around town (zombies have little amounts), so I was scrambling around lassoing and hogtieing anyonething who came close to me.  Insanity.  Early on you get a weapon that should help, though, so don't wander so much in the beginning.

I just saw that IGN gave this a "Masterful" 10/10!

[Razgon]

Bastards....!

[Bullwinkle]

Bastards....!

Furthering the terrorist victory, Eurogamer's 8/10 review says this:

This is, frankly, how DLC should be done. Persistent and minor issues with the game engine aside, Undead Nightmare offers a generous amount of polished AAA-grade new material and finally gives fans of the single-player game a compelling reason to dust off their spurs and head back to the ranch.

Also, this game is filled with cool little suprises.  Here are two, non-plot spoilers:

Spoiler for Hiden:

If your horse dies (mine was killed by a zombie cougar), and you wait a bit then whistle, you'll get a fantastic looking undead horse.  It's tougher and faster, but harder to control.

Spoiler for Hiden:

Sasquatch!  Six of 'em, to be exact.  It's a nice, quick little subplot, actually.  At the end of it you get the "Six Years in the Making" achievement.

[Razgon]

The game has gotten insanely good reviews, and word of mouth is pretty awesome as well

Guess I'll cave this weekend :-)

[spigot]

Zombies and the old west? I'm in. I downloaded the Undead Nightmare DLC last night and could tell right away it was going to be deliciously fun.

[Caine]

I'll probably cave too. This sounds like the perfect Halloween gaming.

[PeteRock]

I have been playing this for a the last couple of days, and it's pretty damned impressive.  I made the massive mistake of firing like crazy in the first town and ran out of bullets almost immediately (I forgot about releasing the aim trigger in between shots).  There isn't a lot of ammo to be found around town (zombies have little amounts), so I was scrambling around lassoing and hogtieing anyonething who came close to me.  Insanity.  Early on you get a weapon that should help, though, so don't wander so much in the beginning.

I just saw that IGN gave this a "Masterful" 10/10!

The day this was released developers of the DLC were on a local radio program and the conversation sounded so positive that it made me want to pick up the game, which I haven't played, just for the new content.  It sounds like it is almost an entirely new game, making it kind of a two-for-one deal.

Something I heard about on the radio that should help in terms of weapons and limited ammo:

Spoiler for Hiden:

The developers said you can loot zombies for body parts and there is a blunderbuss that you can load these body parts into and fire.    So if you're surrounded by the undead, you've got an endless supply of ammo.  Kill a zombie, scavenge for some body-part-ammo, load up the blunderbuss, and fire away.  Repeat as necessary.  

 

[msteelers]

I don't know whether to be angry or glad that I let my friend borrow my copy of the game a few months ago and I still haven't gotten it back. On one hand it keeps me from playing this DLC, which I desperately want to do. On the other it keeps me from purchasing this DLC, which is good because my bank account is desperately low.

[Bullwinkle]

I have been playing this for a the last couple of days, and it's pretty damned impressive.  I made the massive mistake of firing like crazy in the first town and ran out of bullets almost immediately (I forgot about releasing the aim trigger in between shots).  There isn't a lot of ammo to be found around town (zombies have little amounts), so I was scrambling around lassoing and hogtieing anyonething who came close to me.  Insanity.  Early on you get a weapon that should help, though, so don't wander so much in the beginning.

I just saw that IGN gave this a "Masterful" 10/10!

The day this was released developers of the DLC were on a local radio program and the conversation sounded so positive that it made me want to pick up the game, which I haven't played, just for the new content.  It sounds like it is almost an entirely new game, making it kind of a two-for-one deal.

Something I heard about on the radio that should help in terms of weapons and limited ammo:

Spoiler for Hiden:

The developers said you can loot zombies for body parts and there is a blunderbuss that you can load these body parts into and fire.    So if you're surrounded by the undead, you've got an endless supply of ammo.  Kill a zombie, scavenge for some body-part-ammo, load up the blunderbuss, and fire away.  Repeat as necessary.  

 

Spoiler for Hiden:

While I haven't seen the blunderbuss yet, the endless supply of ammo thing gets a little tricky if you're surrounded, since it takes a couple of seconds to loot a corpse and they'll be clawing you the whole time.

[kratz]

Finally finished RDR... maybe I'll pick this DLC up and give it a go... it's gotta be less annoying from a shooting perspective than Dead Rising.

[CeeKay]

The game has gotten insanely good reviews, and word of mouth is pretty awesome as well

Guess I'll cave this weekend :-)

the terrorist are laughing at you.

[Razgon]

I think he's busy playing with zombies!

[CeeKay]

Double XP for MP until 1-3-11.

[metallicorphan]

I saw the game has just appeared on Games On Demand on the 360,and priced at full price....i swear they don't want GoD to succeed,its easily half price now in shops

[CeeKay]

I think it's still going for 60 bucks new in the States.  Even amazon still has it at $50.

[Bullwinkle]

I saw the game has just appeared on Games On Demand on the 360,and priced at full price....i swear they don't want GoD to succeed,its easily half price now in shops

Yeah, it's definitely full priced still here, but your point is very valid, none the less. 

If they would go the Steam method, they would need an extra vault to hold all the money.  There are games I have on disk that I would buy again to have in my library for $5.

Of course, they'd have to make my library pop up faster than the 2 minutes it takes now.

[Caine]

I saw the game has just appeared on Games On Demand on the 360,and priced at full price....i swear they don't want GoD to succeed,its easily half price now in shops

Yeah, it's definitely full priced still here, but your point is very valid, none the less. 

If they would go the Steam method, they would need an extra vault to hold all the money.  There are games I have on disk that I would buy again to have in my library for $5.

Of course, they'd have to make my library pop up faster than the 2 minutes it takes now.

if they had those kind of sales, i would actually use more than half of the 120gb drive i have now. 

[leo8877]

I finished this tonight after going back to the game probably mid-way a couple weeks ago.  Absolutely loved the game.  Wonderful characters and story and simply amazingly detailed game world.

On to MAJOR spoilers:

Spoiler for Hiden:

However I was fucking PISSED when they killed John.  I spent so much time with the character and they make him such a likeable guy, it was like a slap in the face.  I think I literally said out loud, "You gotta be fucking kidding me!!"

Gonna go back and read all the spoiler posts from before to see everyone's take on the game.