Red Dead Redemption

[Brandwin]

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New hands on preview from the final build.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...es-gameculture

WOW!!!

Apologies, another quick GTA allusion. In GTA IV, your actions cleverly become part of the social and media landscape; that messy bank robbery you pulled will appear as salacious fodder on the in-game news channel. Here, it's the same. Kind of. You can pick up a newspaper for a dollar and read a report of your last gunfight – it'll be there amid humorous adverts for health-reviving chewing tobacco. Better yet, if you take a ride out into the wilderness at night, you may stumble across groups of travellers telling campfire yarns about your endeavours – a beautiful touch

The running mechanic is interesting. You repeatedly hit the A button until you get to the speed you want, then keep it pressed. This works on the horse too, allowing you to reach an impressive gallop – though the beast's stamina wears down quickly, especially when you venture off the dirt tracks and onto rough country terrain. If you're riding with another character, once you've reached the same speed as their horse, you can lock in to a sort of cruise control mode, which allows you to relax and listen to the dialogue – lots of vital mission information is often rattled out en route to the next bloody showdown

At one point I used Dead Eye to shoot an enemy off his horse, then, as he span hopelessly in the air, plugged him once more before he hit the floor. I'm sorry, but it was beautiful.

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I wonder how long it will be before we start seeing some commercials for this game. I'm actually a little surprised I haven't seen any yet, because I imagine R* is going to pimp this title pretty hard. G4 is starting to put previews for it on Comcast on Demand starting this week, so maybe soon?? Anyone out there seen any yet? 14 days...

[nc0ffey]

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I saw one yesterday, I think it was on ESPN

[SPTO]

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I saw the rows of boxes for this game and Alan Wake at the Local EB here and I was like MAAAAN! This game can't come out soon enough!

Great hands on review and the running mechanic seems very intuitive I was wondering how they'd handle running while on horseback.

[Money99]

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Bad news for PS3 owners?

http://burn360.net/xbox360/ps3-red-d...x-360-version/

Don’t let me just convince you with my words, though, here’s it coming straight from CheapyD:

“If you are talking about Red Dead Redemption, I’ve heard from a reliable source that the PS3 version is significantly inferior.”

[Money99]

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/roc...k=MW_news_stmp

Rockstar Games Announces 'Outlaws To The End' Co-Op Mission Pack for Red Dead Redemption

Sweet!

[KrodMandoon]

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Bad news for PS3 owners?

http://burn360.net/xbox360/ps3-red-d...x-360-version/

If that was coming from ign or gamespot I'd be inclined to believe it. But I'm gonna have to hear that from somewhere other than a site geared towards the 360.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I went through Cheapy's Twitter and he has not mentioned Red Dead.

So I'd take that with a grain of salt for now.

EDIT - I take it back, Cheapy did post what Money stated above, that the PS3 version is inferior. I guess it has major framerate issues.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...38099&page=127

Near the middle, you will Cheapy actually post. He's not a reviewer, but a pretty big name in the industry none the less who has a lot of connections. So I wouldn't see why a reviewer friend of his would lie or why Cheapy would post it if it's not the truth. He's far from a fanboy.

Also with that, we don't know the build date that the 360/PS3 versions could have been compared. Ghostbusters sucked on the PS3 compared to the 360, but a patch later fixed most of that.

Then on the other hand, if you have nothing to compare it to, I'm sure the PS3 version will be fine. I don't imagine a Bayonetta type mess here.

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If that was coming from ign or gamespot I'd be inclined to believe it. But I'm gonna have to hear that from somewhere other than a site geared towards the 360.

I'll chalk this up to 360 propaganda for the time being. Either way, I'm still buying it.

[KrodMandoon]

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I'll chalk this up to 360 propaganda for the time being. Either way, I'm still buying it.

I mean I have both systems,so it wouldn't be a problem with me. But I feel the way you do about it. I've never been one to get into that whole "it looks or runs better on this system" crap. As long as the game loads up and I can play it,I'm good.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I mean I have both systems,so it wouldn't be a problem with me. But I feel the way you do about it. I've never been one to get into that whole "it looks or runs better on this system" crap. As long as the game loads up and I can play it,I'm good.

That's the best attitude to have.

I'm sure 95% of people would never even notice whatever is different between the 2, it's only when it's pointed out.

[DickDalewood]

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You're right, most people wouldn't ever notice, but it still kind of pisses me off. At this point in both consoles' lives, I just feel there is no reason for these differences anymore.

Maybe THIS is why the game was delayed for so long...

[Brandwin]

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Who is this Cheapy guy?

[ExtremeGamer]

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Who is this Cheapy guy?

Runs CheapAssGamer.com

[Brandwin]

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Runs CheapAssGamer.com

Ah, okay.

So, has this game gone gold yet?