Rockstar Studios (R*) seems to be on a roll with the release of the highly anticipated game, Red Dead Redemption 2. A few years back they released GTA 5, although that was on the last gen consoles, they remastered the game for PS4 (Pro) and Xbox 1 (X). GTA was a fantastic game with superb graphics even on consoles. GTA strengthened its gamer base with GTA Online (which I barely play but seems to be fun to say the least). Now following the same roots, R*has released RDR2 on the same lines as GTA. Think of it as a GTA in the 1899 era with characters wearing a gunslinger outfit, chewing tobacco and shooting at the slightest possible agitation.
Make no mistake that this game is nothing like any of the GTA games. May be there is a slight similarity in terms of execution and game design but these games are poles apart in every possible way. To give an idea, this feels like real life with so much of visual renders and details. Roads, buildings, NPC characters and their manners, animals, birds, ambience and pretty much anything you can think of has a consequence of your actions. You play as Arthur Morgan, an outlaw and second in command to Dutch, who is the head of the Van der Linde gang. The level of attention to detail is simply impeccable. For example, you cannot wear winter clothes in summer as that will drain your stamina and that goes the other way too meaning, no warm clothes in ice filled mountains will result in loss of health rapidly. The massive playable map of RDR 2 is as beautiful as you can imagine and with more than 200 species of wildlife in the game waiting for you to discover. The map may not be the biggest (it might be I am not very sure) but it definitely feels huge since you have to ride your horse everywhere. There is no fast travel, well at least not for free. You still have to ride your horse to a stage-coach or a train station from where you can only travel to cities for a small fee. As you are free to play anyway you like, remember that your actions will have consequences, like passing insults, mistreating animals, killing innocents, robbing people or stores, hijacking trains or stage coaches will earn you a bad name and the NPCs will remember you committing a crime so don’t expect to roam around without resistance, unless you are wearing a bandit mask or covering your face in anyway. On the other hand, greeting people, helping others, feeding your horse regularly and other positive actions will earn you a positive name. Having positive honor also has few perks where you get store discounts and better loot only when you kill bad people. Just like in real life, Arthur has to bathe and shave, as he will get dirty and will grow his beard. You also have to maintain your guns in pristine condition if you don’t want them to malfunction at a critical time. As a general rule, all of your guns will malfunction after firing 300 shots. So maintain your guns with gun oil which can be bought from stores or looted from the dead bodies in the missions you complete. Coming to your horse, the more you ride your horse you develop a positive bond with your horse. There are 4 levels of bonding. You also have to maintain your horse, if you want it to stay healthy and perform the best all the time and that means feeding and cleaning, since you never know when you will need to outrun a gangster or sheriff or probably a vicious predator lurking in the dark, when you are passing through a dense jungle. One more critical point to note is that, look after your horse and try not to put it in danger since in this game your horse’s death is permanent and it will be gone for good. So, if you acquire a nice horse, make sure to keep it out of trouble when you think all hell is about to break loose. There is an item in the game “Horse Reviver”. What it does is you have a few moments before your beloved horse is permanently gone. The amount of time you have to revive the horse depends on your bonding level with your horse.
Just like any open world game you are free to roam anywhere and do anything you want like hunting, exploring, side activities, crafting, etc. Hunting in this game is very challenging as there are various kinds of animals and each type of animal has its own behavior pattern and has to be hunted by a specific kind of weapon. Any given animal in the game will have three kinds of pelt/skin depending on their health status, ranging from poor, good and pristine which is indicated by 1, 2 or 3 stars respectively. For crafting, you will always need pristine skin/pelts. So, when you find an animal you are searching for, keep an eye on what kind of status/skin/pelt it has (on a side note, if you kill an animal and don’t skin it, you will lose honor points for being a bad sport and killing for fun). A perfect hunt depends on 2 things, animal quality and kill quality. So even if the animal is in pristine condition, you have to use the correct weapon and shoot in the appropriate body part (in most cases it’s the head) else a pristine skin will get damaged too. For example, you cannot hunt a rat or squirrel with a rifle or even a normal arrow as that would destroy the pelt since the normal arrow or the bullet itself will be as big as the small animal so you would require small arrow for hunting small creatures. Similarly, hunting a large animal with bows will destroy the pelt as you will need a lot of arrows to bring it down, which in turn will damage the pelt. Just a tip, shotguns are not appropriate to do any kind of hunt (except for legendary animals). Do keep an eye on your body smell which is affected by the wind direction. When you press L3 and R3 time slows and you see tracks of all the near by animals. You will also see a white flurry stuff near you which indicates which way the wind direction is, thereby indicating the direction in which your body scent is going. So, when hunting, always make sure that the wind is blowing from the target’s direction and not towards your target. There are scent covering lotions available in the stores. There are also legendary animals (most likely 13 or 14) which, when killed will be gone for good unlike your normal animals which will repopulate after sometime. These animals are fast and vicious. Be sure to bring your best weapon and be precise in shooting. However, there is a catch when hunting legendary animals. Unlike the regular animals, their pelt won’t get destroyed. So just bring your shotgun and make sure your dead-eye meter is full. The same goes for fishing and legendary fish. However, unlike the legendary animals, you can re-catch the legendary fishes only of-course when you released them. In case you die or lose your legendary pelt, it automatically goes to the trapper. The only downside to losing the legendary pelts is that you won’t be able to sell them and they fetch quite a high price.
When in cities, keep your weapon holstered, if not then you invite bullets flying your way and make no mistake as Arthur can go down in a couple of well-placed shots or even one headshot. Slow down your pace when in cities as knocking down people will result in injuring or killing them which in turn leads to negative honor or worse as it sets the law enforcement after you. Keep it in mind that losing honor is faster than gaining. There are tons of side activities to do like collecting Cigarette cards, Dinosaur bones, Rock Carvings, Dreamcatchers, Treasure hunting, Challenges, hunting, fishing, crafting, cooking, unique collectibles and a lot more. These side activities will really test your patience.
If you are still thinking whether or not to buy this, please don’t think and go ahead. If you are gamer who like fast paced games, then please stay away and enjoy your Call of duty.
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Developed by the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America’s unforgiving heartland. The game’s vast and atmospheric world will also provide the foundation for a brand new online multiplayer experience.
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