Red Dead Redemption

[DickDalewood]

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Seriously. Classic.

[CaptainZombie]

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We are about a good 2.5 weeks away, the time is passing so slow.

[Klocker]

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was the Q&A for Asked & Answered: Special Red Dead Multiplayer Edition posted yet?

Quote:
"Hey R* I still need to know, will we be able to swim in RDR?" - captaincabbage

As an outlaw character who's spent most of his life on horseback in the land-locked territories of the West - John Marston is not much of a swimmer. If he has to cross a body of water, transport will be provided. John has no problem wading, but if he gets too deep, he will drown

Cliffnotes:
- Only a few seconds of load time to start the game (so no picture slideshow like GTA)
- No noticeable hitches in framerate in seven hours of play time
- Only real loading comes from fast travel
- Very little pop-in despite the draw distance
- Very detailed texturing with smooth load-ins
- No two areas of the map are alike. Everything is unique.
- The game is generous with mid-mission checkpoints and if you fail you can restart from the last checkpoint
- Dying warps you to your nearest owned or rented property, and there is ample property to buy
- In your safehouse you can restock on ammo, sleep (which saves and fast forwards the game clock by six hours) and change clothes
- Robust clothing options, though nothing super specific like mixing and matching
- Can visit general stores, gun shops, clinics, the tailor and more.
- Can buy chewing tobacco, apples (to feed your horse), medicine (to heal yourself) and bandannas (to disguise yourself)
- Money is harder to come by than in GTA but its more useful
- Can sell items you find, along with animal skins
- Loads of sidequests to be discovered by simply exploring and living in the world with less repitition and more depth than you'd think
- The difficulty system is based on how much computer assistance you get in the aiming. The easiest difficulty is full lock on, the hardest is full free aim
- "This isn't just "GTA in the West", it's a genre-defining experience that utterly raises the bar for all open-world games to follow."

[SPTO]

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- The game is generous with mid-mission checkpoints and if you fail you can restart from the last checkpoint

This is important to me. Thanks R* for making the game forgiving in that area.

[Brandwin]

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[Eman5805]

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I was on the fence before, but I'm sold. I'm so buying this game. Hell. I might just preorder it.

[DickDalewood]

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Yup, this game will be incredible.

[canes21]

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Just pre-ordered the game today. A lot late than I' like, but I still have a copy now.

[in mid air]

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This game is shaping up to be AMAZING! May 18th come here and get in my belly haha!

[ChubbyBanana]

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As an outlaw character who's spent most of his life on horseback in the land-locked territories of the West - John Marston is not much of a swimmer. If he has to cross a body of water, transport will be provided. John has no problem wading, but if he gets too deep, he will drown

That's exactly how I wanted water to be done!

[19]

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That's exactly how I wanted water to be done!

Me too. Glad to see it confirmed.

[Jonesy]

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I hope they do away with having to spend time with friends like GTA4 in this one. I can see it now "Stop sending me smoke signals to go drinking, i'm BUSY!!".

[42]

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I hope they do away with having to spend time with friends like GTA4 in this one. I can see it now "Stop sending me smoke signals to go drinking, i'm BUSY!!".

[Tha_Kid]

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Just found out what this game was, and now it looks like a new must buy has supplanted Alan Wake for me. GTA in the Old West?

[55]

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I hope they do away with having to spend time with friends like GTA4 in this one. I can see it now "Stop sending me smoke signals to go drinking, i'm BUSY!!".

Haha, awesome!