Red Dead Redemption 2 is the epic tale of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the infamous Van der Linde gang, on the run across America at the dawn of the modern age.
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If you just play every mission back-to-back with no side content this game is 60 hours of the fart scene from Blazing Saddles
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The many miles we walked
The many things we learned
The building of a shrine
Only just to burn
May the wind be at your back
Good fortune touch your hand
May the cards lay out a-straight
All from your command
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
Blue heron leaves the northern sky
It trusts the journey to new heights
What's the meaning of the scar
If we don't learn how to heal?
Should we ever be apart?
Then how does it feel?
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
Shine light into darkness
Shine light into darkness
That's the way it is
That's the way it is (so many miles to walk)
That's the way it is (so many things we've got to learn)
That's the way it is (oh-oh, that's the way it is)
That's the way it is (oh)
That's the way it is
The many things we learned
The building of a shrine
Only just to burn
May the wind be at your back
Good fortune touch your hand
May the cards lay out a-straight
All from your command
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
Blue heron leaves the northern sky
It trusts the journey to new heights
What's the meaning of the scar
If we don't learn how to heal?
Should we ever be apart?
Then how does it feel?
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
Shine light into darkness
Shine light into darkness
That's the way it is
That's the way it is (so many miles to walk)
That's the way it is (so many things we've got to learn)
That's the way it is (oh-oh, that's the way it is)
That's the way it is (oh)
That's the way it is
Almost certainly the most accessible masterpiece of gaming when coming from any other medium.
This standard pedagogy of game design education emphasizes the importance of gameplay over all other elements. “Gameplay is king” as they say. Likely a holdover from the idea of the camera-stylo which itself was a holdover from written literature. It’s not true for film and it isn’t for games.
This games serves, to me, as one of the greatest proofs of this. A slow, methodical, exploration of an ensemble of characters, no game has ever come closer to capturing the power of a well-curated gallery. An experience designed to be meditated on and replayed many times over. A masterful combination of aesthetic brilliance and rich story crafting. If it fails to entertain at any point, it is of little importance, there is much more here than just entertainment.
This standard pedagogy of game design education emphasizes the importance of gameplay over all other elements. “Gameplay is king” as they say. Likely a holdover from the idea of the camera-stylo which itself was a holdover from written literature. It’s not true for film and it isn’t for games.
This games serves, to me, as one of the greatest proofs of this. A slow, methodical, exploration of an ensemble of characters, no game has ever come closer to capturing the power of a well-curated gallery. An experience designed to be meditated on and replayed many times over. A masterful combination of aesthetic brilliance and rich story crafting. If it fails to entertain at any point, it is of little importance, there is much more here than just entertainment.
I want to love this game, the story and characters and visuals are all unbelievably good, but i just find the gameplay so clunky and mind numbingly boring that i cant invest myself into the game, sorry i think again
Prime example of excessive realism being detrimental to the gameplay.
The truth is, this game has it - almost - all: a magnificent world, amazing visuals, brilliant characters, well-written side quests and yet it fails in the most important aspect of a video game: being fun.
The truth is, this game has it - almost - all: a magnificent world, amazing visuals, brilliant characters, well-written side quests and yet it fails in the most important aspect of a video game: being fun.