[Official] Red Dead Redemption

[Osiris]

***MILD SPOILERS*****

Man, as johns riding back to his family and that song is playing, what a powerful moment, amazingly well done. Rockstar have outdone themselves with this, the fun of GTA in the old west with a fantastic storyline with substance and that can actually move you a little a times is great. The Strange man from the I know you quests was another thing I found particularly cool.

Worth every dollar.

[Jimmy0]

Only about 4 hours into this game, but I'm enjoying every minute of it. I loved GTA and it looks like I'm going to love this. (Y)

[Pablo2008jedi]

The sound track to this is just awsome, and the way it incorporates with the scene...simply wonderful.

Finished it now, but like most games I don't feel I want to go back to it and finish off the side missions. As for online play its a bit meh... time to trade-in me thinks.

Still it was worth the moeny :D

[LingeringSoul]

Finished the game this afternoon. Really enjoyed it overall, and it's definitely a GOTY contender for me.

Like I said in my previous post, it did slow down during the Mexico missions, but it picked up after that. The last few missions were really enjoyable.

Ending Spoilers!!

The ending was definitely quite sad, and I didn't like seeing him shot up like that. I liked John Marston a lot from the moment the game began, and seeing him as a bloody mess before dying was tough to watch. I suppose they were going for maximum impact, though. It worked too, since it made killing Ross all the more satisfying.

I actually didn't pick up on who the "I Know You" guy is until my sister explained it to me. Makes a lot of sense, and it makes the ending a little easier to appreciate.

[Vandalsquad]

After picking this game up at launch and finishing it within 2 days after that playing non stop on my week off, I have popped it back in to do all the side missions and quests now and try and get 100%. Yet to even try multiplayer as I dont have gold but might pick up a 12 month subscription soon while I wait for Reach to drop and give it a go.

[red.]

I'm doing the cougar Master Hunter challenge where you're supposed to kill 2 with a knife. But for some reason i'm having to kill 4 cougars. Anyone else had this happen? I killed a third cougar last night and the bar is only 75% full. Maybe because i ended up killing the first cougar with throwing knives instead of a normal knife?

Anyway, i found one by Fort Mercer and two by Stillwater Creek and tried searching the surrounding areas for more but couldn't find any. Anyone have any tips about the best place to find them? And is it dependent on the time of day? I'm trying to get as much stuff done before i head into the West Elizabeth region.

[Osiris]

This game was so good its ruined other games for me, cant find anything worth playing now :\

[sweetham]

I'm doing the cougar Master Hunter challenge where you're supposed to kill 2 with a knife. But for some reason i'm having to kill 4 cougars. Anyone else had this happen? I killed a third cougar last night and the bar is only 75% full. Maybe because i ended up killing the first cougar with throwing knives instead of a normal knife?

Anyway, i found one by Fort Mercer and two by Stillwater Creek and tried searching the surrounding areas for more but couldn't find any. Anyone have any tips about the best place to find them? And is it dependent on the time of day? I'm trying to get as much stuff done before i head into the West Elizabeth region.

Best place I found cougars in was Rio Bravo. I also found some up in the Tall trees area as well on occasion. Mexico has a few south of the Big town on the west side (can't remember the name (Escalera maybe?). The cougars are up in the hills there, kind of close to sidewinder gultch I think.

[soniqstylz]

There's a bar down the street from me that's a good place to find cougars as well.

[red.]

There's a bar down the street from me that's a good place to find cougars as well.

:laugh: I don't think you'd be able to get away with killing them with a knife and skinning them though.

Anyway, i finally found one in Great Plains. They seem a bit like buses, you wait ages for one and then three of them come all at once.

[NikkiRox]

I find that too. Everytime I pick up another game I think... I have loads more to do in RDR- even though I've finished all of the missions.

Damn you GTA in the desert.

+1

[FrostAM]

Does anyone on the 360 version want to do some of the co-op missions or free roam with me? I can't ever seem to get into a good public game.

[sweetham]

Does anyone on the 360 version want to do some of the co-op missions or free roam with me? I can't ever seem to get into a good public game.

Thats because most people xp boost in free-roam and spawn camp you. Hence why I rarely play. Single player game was indeed good though.

[Cyplex]

I have been sporadically playing this for a week or so now and I just reached Mexico. I've been enjoying the single player campaign so much I have not even ventured into multiplayer yet. :blush:

[red.]

So i finally finished the game after all this time. I took my time because i ended up doing all of the stranger missions and did a lot of the challenges as well. I love this game so much, especially the scenery, that i may try to 100% it.

As for the ending,

the ending actually hit me harder than i thought it was going to. I felt more attached to John than i did to Niko and felt pretty 'meh' about the GTA IV ending. I think it was some of the little things i enjoyed about his character, like when you complete a mission and he's just leaning on something and flicks his cigarette away, which seemed more believable and natural. In the end i was almost wishing for the 'guy' from 'I know you' to come back and do something to bring John back because Jack's voice is already starting to annoy me. :laugh:

Well, hopefully it will be the last time that i deal with cougars or bears apart from the last master hunter challenge.

[Sitris]

As for the ending,

the ending actually hit me harder than i thought it was going to. I felt more attached to John than i did to Niko and felt pretty 'meh' about the GTA IV ending. I think it was some of the little things i enjoyed about his character, like when you complete a mission and he's just leaning on something and flicks his cigarette away, which seemed more believable and natural. In the end i was almost wishing for the 'guy' from 'I know you' to come back and do something to bring John back because Jack's voice is already starting to annoy me. :laugh:

Oh yes that is so true, the ending was phenominal, i fully encourage people to play it just for the story, but your right about the

voice change after the game, it sucks

Game has a decent online mode as well.

[Sethos]

Getting ready to complete the game yet again and then enjoy it 100% this time. I must admit, my speed-completion I did after release ruined the experience a bit, also chasing

the retarded achievements killed the experience a bit. Now I'll take everything slow and just soak up the atmosphere.

Is it sad when you genuinely look forward to completing a game again? The sunsets, the thunderstorms, the soundtrack and the gunfights ....

[sweetham]

Getting ready to complete the game yet again and then enjoy it 100% this time. I must admit, my speed-completion I did after release ruined the experience a bit, also chasing

the retarded achievements killed the experience a bit. Now I'll take everything slow and just soak up the atmosphere.

Is it sad when you genuinely look forward to completing a game again? The sunsets, the thunderstorms, the soundtrack and the gunfights ....

This game did have a great soundtrack. The first time I entered Mexico and the ride back to the ranch to see your family, were probably the two best and most notable times where the music actually drew me into the game. This game had immersion for me. Good story, good soundtrack, good atmosphere.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

For some reason, the SP portion is incredibly boring if you started playing MP at first. I'm too used to hunting down other players or doing something with my posse. :|

[Sethos]

This game did have a great soundtrack. The first time I entered Mexico and the ride back to the ranch to see your family, were probably the two best and most notable times where the music actually drew me into the game. This game had immersion for me. Good story, good soundtrack, good atmosphere.

Aye, I can't believe how important a piece of music can be at the right time - It just burns those scenes into your memory!

( Don't click the video and read the comments, contains spoilers )

[.KICK]

I'm still waiting for the game to become cheap before I will buy it!

[Lamp0]

For some reason, the SP portion is incredibly boring if you started playing MP at first. I'm too used to hunting down other players or doing something with my posse. :|

Really?

I felt the opposite. I found the MP got old really quickly.

[Sethos]

Really?

I felt the opposite. I found the MP got old really quickly.

Same here, it's not bad but it has nothing on the single-player.

[The Guvnor]

Bloody Mexico sucks so friggin much ...... now it feels as if the entire flow has been broken as i get some work done in Blackwater.

BTW, how do i disarm 6 gringos without reloading ???? anyone manage that ?

[Razorwing]

Bloody Mexico sucks so friggin much ...... now it feels as if the entire flow has been broken as i get some work done in Blackwater.

BTW, how do i disarm 6 gringos without reloading ???? anyone manage that ?

pretty much empty your clip until you have only 1 clip left. Then you disarm and don't use red-eye.