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Story percentage and actual completion percentage are two different numbers. What chapter are you on?
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That whole piece is cinematic mastery at work. Whole heartedly agree, that was amazing. And that's just the beginning? Whaaat.
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Do you own a 4K TV? If you don't, I would say fucking buy one, and then buy the game (and console, preferably an Xbox). But I'm bias from first hand experience. 4K HDR with surround sound is making me wish I could PC from my living room without moving my tower downstairs.... The graphics, sound, interface, control (minus being able to keyboard/mouse) have made me seriously question my $2400 PC investment (i7 8086K, 2x1080Ti with 4K monitor).
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PC games right now are shit, IMO. MMOs are just dead, meanwhile, on my PS4 I've got HZD, Spiderman, RDR2, GoW, and AC Odyssey. Odyssey is available on PC, but why not go with the rest first.
I travel nearly every week out of town for work, and seriously gonna consider picking up a Ps4 this Black Friday to take with me traveling, instead of my gaming Laptop. Only thing I'd miss was talking with my friends on Discord, but I guess I can use my phone for that.
I travel nearly every week out of town for work, and seriously gonna consider picking up a Ps4 this Black Friday to take with me traveling, instead of my gaming Laptop. Only thing I'd miss was talking with my friends on Discord, but I guess I can use my phone for that.
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Just went drinking with Lenny. That part alone made it worth the purchase.
My wife was upstairs playing WoW and told me stop laughing so hard. (Good naturedly)
Only complaint I have about this game is I am hailing trouble getting into a “flow” but mostly because I misunderstood a game mechanic and thought I HAD to bring back food to the camp or they would starve.
I was extremely tired when I got to that point in the game because I spent so much god damned time playing in the snow, adjusting the picture settings on my tv (I get eye strain if the darks are too dark even if the picture ends up having to look a little washed out as a result), and generally dicking around.
I spend so much time just doing nothing in this game.
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My wife was upstairs playing WoW and told me stop laughing so hard. (Good naturedly)
Only complaint I have about this game is I am hailing trouble getting into a “flow” but mostly because I misunderstood a game mechanic and thought I HAD to bring back food to the camp or they would starve.
I was extremely tired when I got to that point in the game because I spent so much god damned time playing in the snow, adjusting the picture settings on my tv (I get eye strain if the darks are too dark even if the picture ends up having to look a little washed out as a result), and generally dicking around.
I spend so much time just doing nothing in this game.
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There is nudity and sexual content as well some very crass humour and language.
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Only an hour or so in and the aiming (with adjustments) and the checkerboarding/TAA artifacts (ps4 pro) are annoying, but the vibe so far is excellent. The soundtrack is already as good as people were saying it is. I'm still stuck in the snowed-in starter area so I'm not able to see the full monty when it comes to visuals.
I feel handicapped with the aiming as primarily a PC user. I could take out enemies 10 times easier with a mouse. I expected some issues with it, but I found the uncharted series to be much smoother than this (played through them just within the past couple weeks)
Looking forward to diving in deep over the weekend.
I feel handicapped with the aiming as primarily a PC user. I could take out enemies 10 times easier with a mouse. I expected some issues with it, but I found the uncharted series to be much smoother than this (played through them just within the past couple weeks)
Looking forward to diving in deep over the weekend.
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I played 5 minutes. Consoles are so terrible. Press G69 to talk to fred! Whatever the hell that is. Couldn't spend 5 cents for LEDs? I can't see a black inscription on black plastic in the dark.
No crosshair, up/down backwards, no surround through remote play.
I'll try again when there's some multiplayer but glad I didn't spend any money on this.
No crosshair, up/down backwards, no surround through remote play.
I'll try again when there's some multiplayer but glad I didn't spend any money on this.
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Looking on reddit and finding a lot of other people having issues with the controls as well. Here's hoping it winds up being unintended and improved with a patch or something.
Apparently Kotaku had some pretty negative things to say about the user experience with the game overall. I normally give them zero consideration, but it seems credible:
Apparently Kotaku had some pretty negative things to say about the user experience with the game overall. I normally give them zero consideration, but it seems credible:
From Kotaku's RDR2 Review: "Red Dead 2 continues Rockstar’s longstanding rejection of the notions that input response should be snappy, that control schemes should be empowering and intuitive, and that animation systems should favor player input over believable on-screen action... The process of interacting with [RDR2] can be frustrating and inconsistent... sludgy kinesthetics, jumbled control schemes, and unclear user interface... goes against many commonly understood game design principles... No in-game activity approaches the tactilely pleasing acts of firing a space-rifle in Destiny, axing a demon in God of War, or jumping on goombas in Super Mario Bros.
Pressing a button in Red Dead 2 rarely results in an immediate or satisfying response. Navigating Arthur through the world is less like controlling a video game character and more like giving directions to an actor...
Arthur’s horse adds yet another degree of remove... you’re still controlling the man, not the horse. Mind your direction, for it is perilously easy to broadside a passing civilian and instigate a firefight, or to collide with a rock or tree, sending man and horse careening catawampus to the ground. Red Dead 2’s horses are meticulously detailed and gorgeously animated, and move through the world like real animals, right up until they don’t. Get too close to a boulder or crosswise to a wagon, and the realistic facade crumbles, leaving you with a grouchy, unresponsive horse with its head clipping through a tree.
Almost every interaction must be performed through the same gauzy, lustrous cling-wrap. Firefights are chaotic and random, and aiming often feels wild and unmanageable. Rifles require separate trigger-pulls to fire and to chamber a new round. Enemies move quickly and melt into the world’s overwhelming visual milieux, and my resulting reliance on the heavily magnetized aim-assistance turned most fights into pop-and-fire shooting galleries. Arthur moves slowly, particularly while in settlements or indoors. It’s also possible to make him run too fast, crashing through doors and into civilians. Navigating this world is arduous, heavy, and inelegant. Even the simple act of picking an object up off the floor can require two or three moments of repositioning and waiting for an interaction prompt."
Pressing a button in Red Dead 2 rarely results in an immediate or satisfying response. Navigating Arthur through the world is less like controlling a video game character and more like giving directions to an actor...
Arthur’s horse adds yet another degree of remove... you’re still controlling the man, not the horse. Mind your direction, for it is perilously easy to broadside a passing civilian and instigate a firefight, or to collide with a rock or tree, sending man and horse careening catawampus to the ground. Red Dead 2’s horses are meticulously detailed and gorgeously animated, and move through the world like real animals, right up until they don’t. Get too close to a boulder or crosswise to a wagon, and the realistic facade crumbles, leaving you with a grouchy, unresponsive horse with its head clipping through a tree.
Almost every interaction must be performed through the same gauzy, lustrous cling-wrap. Firefights are chaotic and random, and aiming often feels wild and unmanageable. Rifles require separate trigger-pulls to fire and to chamber a new round. Enemies move quickly and melt into the world’s overwhelming visual milieux, and my resulting reliance on the heavily magnetized aim-assistance turned most fights into pop-and-fire shooting galleries. Arthur moves slowly, particularly while in settlements or indoors. It’s also possible to make him run too fast, crashing through doors and into civilians. Navigating this world is arduous, heavy, and inelegant. Even the simple act of picking an object up off the floor can require two or three moments of repositioning and waiting for an interaction prompt."
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