Red Dead Redemption

[Klocker]

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Sweet vid, and I LOVE the music... and hope the game is littered with tracks like that. Totally nails the atmosphere.

yea it reminds me of Deadwood from HBO... oh man if only they had gotten the voice of Ian McShane for one of the main characters.

[allBthere]

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yea it reminds me of Deadwood from HBO... oh man if only they had gotten the voice of Ian McShane for one of the main characters.

but that's what I'm worried for lack of a better word about. If it's exactly like gta4, you can't talk to people and make decisions about things which makes even the biggest and most detailed open worlds seem very shallow.

To me a cross between mass effect and gta is what's needed. A massive open world with an extremely linear story sets me up for disappointment. I want a big detailed world like that with an economy and people to talk to and things to make decisions about. Maybe they have that to some degree, I sure hope so because it does look very cool.

[pietasterp]

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Honestly, I have never looked forward to a game as much as I'm looking forward to Red Dead Redemption. And I generally only play sports games, so that's saying something. Maybe "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out" is up there in terms of all-time most "want-it" games, but this is a close second. If another NFL2k ever came out, that'd clearly be #1, but that's never gonna happen....

Anyway, the atmosphere, the look and feel of this game, all are right up my alley. I absolutely love the old spaghetti-Westerns like the Sergio Leone trilogy, and being able to play that seems so awesome. It may be GTA-esque, but I think the western world will make the game totally unique and different. I'm sure the mission structure will be similar, but honestly, I'm okay with that as long as there's variety and cool sidequests. Plus, a lot of the GTA-staples (race this guy, go through these checkpoint, pilot this RC helicopter, etc.) can't exist in this western world, so Rockstar will be forced to have different types of missions. The shooting mechanism also looks awesome and beyond what we see in GTA4 - really seems like you can be a fast-on-the-trigger cowboy like in "A Fistful of Dollars"...I think I might stage my own spaghetti-Western marathon in anticipation of this game coming out. I totally cannot wait - day one purchase for me for sure. Rockstar's track record is good enough to bank on, in my opinion.

[aukevin]

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Pre-ordered from amazon. $56.99 and you get a $10 GC.

That's where I'm eventually going to order from as well. You also get the golden weapons unlockable to build your fame in the game (whatever that means).

[CaptainZombie]

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Pre-ordered from amazon. $56.99 and you get a $10 GC.

That is a great deal.

[Flawless]

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Multiplayer details for Red Dead Redemption coming week of April 5

“We believe this game sets a new benchmark for open world multiplayer gaming and are very excited to be talking about it properly,” said Rockstar, “[So] get your wild bunch ready”.

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Multiplayer details for Red Dead Redemption coming week of April 5

[Kearnzo]

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Man, this may be the game that will get me online for good. I typically only play single player, but the thought of a good ol' western gunfight with a bunch of OS'ers is awesome.

Can't wait.

[Flawless]

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IGN - PAX East 10: Red Dead Redemption Progress Report

Red Dead Redemption has always had my attention, but today it earned my $60. I only got the briefest of tastes of this world, but there's so much cool stuff going on. I can honestly see myself playing this until 1:30 a.m. on a nightly basis – just riding across the plains and gathering pelts for trade. Yeah, I'm that big of a nerd, but when you get your hands on this game, I'm betting you will be as well.

[Eton Rifles]

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Hmm, lets see if Rockstar learned the Do's and Dont's from GTA 4's Multi.

[Vast]

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Holy crap! Multiplayer!? wow.

[Vast]

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Hmm, lets see if Rockstar learned the Do's and Dont's from GTA 4's Multi.

Which are???? I mean i know it was missing a lot of options.

[allBthere]

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IGN - PAX East 10: Red Dead Redemption Progress Report

that was great because it highlighted something that didn't happen in gta4 ---- things happen TO YOU. he said a man came running to him looking for help. It's like when someone approaches you in oblivion and talks to you. There is something great about not having to instigate every single thing in a game. It makes the world much more immersive.

[Flightwhite24]

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that was great because it highlighted something that didn't happen in gta4 ---- things happen TO YOU. he said a man came running to him looking for help. It's like when someone approaches you in oblivion and talks to you. There is something great about not having to instigate every single thing in a game. It makes the world much more immersive.

Thanks for pointing this out allBthereI've never looked for this type of feature in a game before and now that you brought this to light for me I "REALLY" look forward to playing this title.

[Flawless]

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OPM:

"Seriously, who'd have thought that something as dry as a game lobby could be exciting? Leave it to Rockstar to prove us all wrong. The Grand Theft Auto developer recently unveiled the oft rumoured but never confirmed, multiplayer portion of its next open-world saga, Red Dead Redemption -- and the lobby might be the game's most exciting element. Why? Because it's practically a Wild West MMORPG.

The lobby is a fully playable version of the entire game world that's populated with both random CPU characters and live gamers -- though the numbers will never approach World of Warcraft levels. In our visit, we created a "posse" with friends and roamed freely about the map, engaging in activities from hunting wild animals to hunting other gamers. There are even ad hoc missions (like besieging a desert ranch filled with bandits) that feel a lot like raids. Whether running from the sheriff or shooting wildlife in the desert, everything we do can net us experience points which are used to customize our appearance and upgrade our horse, weapons, and "title". There are also new multiplayer modes to unlock like the standard 16-player deathmatch and a team-based "capture the bag" (both of which start with a spectacular face-to-face quick-draw duel). But. to be honest, we didn't spend a lot of time with those other modes, because we couldn't pry ourselves away from the lobby!"

Picture 1: Two players on a horse-drawn carriage. "The lobby is like a limit-free version of GTA IV's free roam mode set against a brilliantly atmospheric Wild West backdrop."

Picture 2: Player as Sheriff, points gun at camera; another player waits to shot him in the back. "Once we joined a party-- er, "posse" -- we were in constant communication with teammates."

Picture 3: 3 on 5 Gunfight near the wreckage of an abandoned church in the desert. "Anyone can travel to any point on the map (including building interiors), regardless of the location of lobby visitors."