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Topic	Snake's 2010s Gaming Retrospective
Snake5555555555 02/16/20 11:37:53 PM #26:	Red Dead Redemption Played on: Xbox 360 Release Date: May 18, 2010 Genre: Open World GTA IN THE OLD WEST I'll be honest, it's been 10 years since I last gave this game a full, honest playthrough. Even after the terrific RDR2 compelled me to go back to the past and dig this bad boy out, I never actually got around to it. It's definitely not that this is a bad by any stretch of the imagination. I just find it hard in general to go back and play through most open world games, 1: because they're crazy long, and 2: it never quite lives up to your first experience running through it. Sure, there's been attempts, but they usually get stunted short after only a couple of hours. At the time though: yeah, this game ruled. Completely fulfilling the fantasy of GTA in the old west, with horses replacing cars, dusty trails replacing well-driven roads, and bare-bones starter towns replacing bustling huge cities, RDR was the perfect cowboy simulator everyone secretly wanted deep down. The world was realistic, but it didn't fall into the GTA4 trap of going too far. I felt the potential for goofing off in this game was well-realized, without the clunky movement of protagonist Niko Bellic getting in the way. The game played smooth, and with fantastic additions like Dead Eye adding to the overall experience, RDR set the stage for a game that would rule my life for at least the next month and beyond. I remember the vastness of the world really impressed, especially the ability to head to Mexico, a whole other country to explore, imagine that! The amount of content in this game was staggering for the time, and though I'm not typically what you would a completionist or anything like that, RDR kept me hooked with extensive side activities and minigames that were as fun as they were a great addition to the world Rockstar had crafted. The story must not have been the most memorable thing in the world, since I honestly can't remember much of it besides the shocking ending, but characters like Bonnie, Irish, Nigel West Dickens, and John Marston have still stuck with me regardless and left a lasting impression, not doing anything too ground-breaking but taking well-worn western tropes and just making a solid supporting network out of everyone involved. Despite my shaky memory of this game, I do think it's an incredible achievement of interactivity. Sure, the graphics haven't aged well and this style of game has definitely been improved upon 100 times over, but it's hard to beat the magic of your first time with something, and at the very least, RDR definitely has that going for it. --- Too much horror business, drivin' late at night https://imgur.com/MmrKwGZ - https://imgur.com/ntWVGyh <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:934484723] in Snake's 20... [t:78397638]...</cite> <quote>Red Dead Redemption Played on: Xbox 360 Release Date: May 18, 2010 Genre: Open World GTA IN THE OLD WEST I'll be honest, it's been 10 years since I last gave this game a full, honest playthrough. Even after the terrific RDR2 compelled me to go back to the past and dig this bad boy out, I never actually got around to it. It's definitely not that this is a bad by any stretch of the imagination. I just find it hard in general to go back and play through most open world games, 1: because they're crazy long, and 2: it never quite lives up to your first experience running through it. Sure, there's been attempts, but they usually get stunted short after only a couple of hours. At the time though: yeah, this game ruled. Completely fulfilling the fantasy of GTA in the old west, with horses replacing cars, dusty trails replacing well-driven roads, and bare-bones starter towns replacing bustling huge cities, RDR was the perfect cowboy simulator everyone secretly wanted deep down. The world was realistic, but it didn't fall into the GTA4 trap of going too far. I felt the potential for goofing off in this game was well-realized, without the clunky movement of protagonist Niko Bellic getting in the way. The game played smooth, and with fantastic additions like Dead Eye adding to the overall experience, RDR set the stage for a game that would rule my life for at least the next month and beyond. I remember the vastness of the world really impressed, especially the ability to head to Mexico, a whole other country to explore, imagine that! The amount of content in this game was staggering for the time, and though I'm not typically what you would a completionist or anything like that, RDR kept me hooked with extensive side activities and minigames that were as fun as they were a great addition to the world Rockstar had crafted. The story must not have been the most memorable thing in the world, since I honestly can't remember much of it besides the shocking ending, but characters like Bonnie, Irish, Nigel West Dickens, and John Marston have still stuck with me regardless and left a lasting impression, not doing anything too ground-breaking but taking well-worn western tropes and just making a solid supporting network out of everyone involved. Despite my shaky memory of this game, I do think it's an incredible achievement of interactivity. Sure, the graphics haven't aged well and this style of game has definitely been improved upon 100 times over, but it's hard to beat the magic of your first time with something, and at the very least, RDR definitely has that going for it. --- Too much horror business, drivin' late at night https://imgur.com/MmrKwGZ - https://imgur.com/ntWVGyh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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