A stellar and wholly engaging adventure more akin to a cinematic masterpiece than a game more often than not. This sheer focus on telling a story within the main missions can lead to absurdly linear ways of completion where at times simply straying from the designated path for a moment can lead to failure. The gunplay is also quite contentious as it is not nearly on par with RD2's other elements. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the epitome of being more than the sum of its parts however, blending so many attributes into a spectacularly woven together period piece that to this day hasn't been surpassed in its scope or detail.