'Red Dead Redemption 2' Review: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Does Rockstar Games’ latest title live up to all the hype? HYPEBEAST [Features]( November 2, 2018 ['Red Dead Redemption 2' Review: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]( Does Rockstar Games’ latest title live up to all the hype? [Red Dead Redemption 2 Review]( ROCKSTAR GAMES About two hours into Red Dead Redemption 2‘s first chapter, we began to grow weary of the game’s beginning tutorial section set in the snowy mountains. It serves as an introduction to certain aspects of the game’s cluster of mechanics and responsive gameplay by way of short missions. The surroundings hid the title’s supposedly impressive graphics under a deep freeze blizzard and closed us off from exploring the rest of the world. It’s admittedly impressive AAA Hollywood-quality plot was drowning itself with exposition, spending more time setting up the doomed story of the Van der Linde Gang than showcasing actual gameplay. During a conversation with another rider, in the thick of the snowstorm, our horses stopped walking and began freaking out. Our steeds spotted it before we did, but one of the game’s many primal animals, a bear, was coming upon us. A prompt revealed how horses freak out when a predator is lurking for a kill. The riding mate, Hosea, suggested another route and lead the way, continuing our conversation once we found higher ground to avoid it. Soon after, our camp was finally able to move out of the mountains and into different terrain. The skies lifted and luscious foliage began to encompass our horse and carriage. The weather was warm, and another prompt arrived telling us our protagonist Arthur was getting hot. This is when we realized how truly alive and interactive the world of Red Dead Redemption 2 would be. Almost certainly a high Game of the Year [Red Dead Redemption 2 Review]( ROCKSTAR GAMES The developers of Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar, return with the prequel to its breakout 2010 Western epic. Using the very expansive and critically-acclaimed GTA V as its guideline, Red Dead Redemption 2 broadens everything introduced in the original game, from the size of its world, the character animations, and even the exchanges between them, of which Rockstar boasts the title of having over half a million lines of dialogue. Although the game posses a deeply immersive world with a tight narrative and amazing graphics that reinforce the title as one of its developer’s best, we found a few of its mechanical elements get in the way, hindering the overall playing experience. But does the game hold up in spite of this? We look at the good, the bad and the ugly of the open world title to answer your question, “should I cop?” [READ FULL ARTICLE ON HYPEBEAST →](   [Go to Preference Centre](     [More HYPEBEAST Features]( [[FOOTWEAR]( [These Are 15 of the Best Boots for Fall/Winter 2018]( [[FASHION]( [8 Drops You Don't Want to Miss This Week]( Get The App Free on iOS and Android Follow 2018 HYPEBEAST Limited. All Rights Reserved [Manage Subscriptions]( You can unsubscribe by click [here](3D--eb6f0074b15aa9c1cd7e81fc378538e4bc2b15dd19354e57fd58f5111fad0724). It may take 48 hours to complete the unsubscribe process. Contact subscription@hypebeast.com for assistance on any enquiries. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to HYPEBEAST's marketing emails. You can unsubscribe from us any time by clicking [here](3D--eb6f0074b15aa9c1cd7e81fc378538e4bc2b15dd19354e57fd58f5111fad0724). Our Mailing Address: HYPEBEAST, 10F, KC 100, 100 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong