it's no red dead redemption 2, but few games are. this is still a lot of fun, and a great little game to have on switch. honestly this feels like what a handheld version of red dead 2 would be like.

everything is scaled back here. all the pros and the cons. makes for a much more agreeable, but ultimately less ambitious game. story was still the highlight, but was more of a great videogame story than the industry leading work of it's sequel. also did not really care for much outside of the main story. can't say why tbh.

ultimately, riding around sun&kissed vistas on horseback and shooting people is just fun, and this will always be true. thus this game is fun. thank god they gave this concept a second go in the sequel. so many of these good ideas become great ones when rockstar gives them a good refinement.

also runs incredibly on switch. honestly among the console's best looking games which is kinda sad.