Current Events > Looking to get either rdr2 or cyberpunk 2077

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I don't really know much about either except that they're both open world. I've tended to have issues with staying focused on open world games, but which would be best?

I know everyone raves about rdr2, why exactly?
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RDR2

Because it's a unique immersion that no other game has.

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RDR2 has its issues and can feel like a "real life simulator" sometimes, but it's leagues above Cyberpunk

People rave because it's got a good story, lots of side quests (even when they're repetitive), and most of all, it's fucking gorgeous. I wouldn't call myself a fanboy, but I definitely don't regret the purchase.

Red Dead it is
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I've played through both and they are both fun but for different reasons. Just gonna say straight up between the two that Red Dead Redemption 2 is a significantly better crafted experience in every possible way, and that would be my recommendation without a second guess.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is infinitely better when it comes to world design - realistic geography and flora and fauna, you feel like just another person in a lived-in-world, there's a lot of variety in landscape, and it is extremely gorgeous. The map is actually a very huge territory comprising multiple towns and forests, mountains, desert and swamp.

Gameplay is slower in RDR2 in general but it is very relaxing and therapeutic. There's a bigger emphasis on the writing than on the action, but this makes the action feel actually special instead of just being something you're immersed in constantly. And there's actual side content to engage in, particularly hunting and fishing, gathering herbs and crafting foods and potions.

RDR2 also has a very extensive online mode with even more stuff to do.

CP2077's world design was pretty bad. It is visually exciting but everything feels dead. The NPCs do not aid in this illusion (unless they've been patched, they would do things like repeat one phrase a million times, or a group of NPCs would react in a perfectly synchronized identical manner to things like gunshots). 90% of the action takes place in the city, you do travel out to a desert for some missions but it's empty.

Gameplay is way more freeform than in RDR2, you have more freedom in how you play. You can improve "Hacking" (it's basically this game's magic), use blades and silenced weapons for stealth, run around with shotguns... You develop in an RPG fashion (get experience, unlock new skills), and you usually have enough points that you can feasibly do about three unique playstyles off of one character.

There's a serious schism in the flow of the gameplay. The main story is slow and drags on, with extensive dialogue sequences between action. This wouldn't be terrible if the story weren't just mediocre. What really engaged me was the side content, which is perfectly spaced across the map... you can just roll around for several hours at a time between crime alerts and treasure hunt stuff, clearing them out left and right in different ways (maybe you run around and shoot everyone in one area, the next mission you stealth it up). The dopamine rush was pretty good.

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