After hearing several positive things about this game, people applauding, universally acclaiming it and such, I simply had to check out what all of the noise was about. I was a big fan of the first game, a game that a lot of RDR fans don't even know exists which kind of peeves me, (The other day, I read a comment from someone stating that 'Well I loved this game. I really hope Rockstar turns it into a series.' That made me a little irritated inside) and the second one looked even better. It was open world, which is always fun, because freedom is fun and the multiplayer features looked interesting to say the least. The Dead-Eye slow motion gameplay shooting mechanic (Or DESMGPSM as I sometimes never call it) had always intrigued me for years. The ability to slow time, lock on to all the body parts you want to, and unleash a flurry of bullets into your opponent instantaneously always made me want to be a cowboy inside a little bit. (Or just a masterful bullet slinging bad @$$ with impeccable aim)
The campaign (Or story mode, for games such as this with an actual plotline) is so far interesting. Okay not interesting, but good. The story has me a little drawn in and I try to get into it, (The characters are good and well voiced) but the general plot is just… not all that engaging. I find it a wee bit sleepy so far. Hopefully it will pick up later down the dusty trail, but for now, it seems just like a reason to justify all the killing that your character, John Marston, does. As for the gameplay, graphics, blah, that's all excellent. I love hunting wolves and horses and such. It's a darn tootin' good time!
The multiplayer aspect (For those who are interested) is fun I suppose. The game throws you into a free mode match where you can do single player activities with your PSN or XBL buddies. You gain XP for these tasks which helps rank up your online character as well as unlock you new items and character models. I find the free mode aspect a bit strange and kind of dumb, because I'd rather just dive into a TDM game, but you have to enter the free-mode multiplayer HUB first. I've never played in free mode, because to me, it seems just like single player, but with other humans to make up for the reduced features and cosmetics of the single player campaign. I always skip over it and have never played it with other friends, so maybe that's why I am not into it, but regardless, the other various game types are fun and plentiful and offer a good time off to all of your story mode antics.
RDR seems good so far and I have yet to see if my $60 has been put to good spending, but so far, I'm sure it has. I don't think it will disappoint in the long run and if you are a fan of action/adventure games (Or just shooting games as well) you may like this. So far it's a 9/10 for me.
-Setsuka13