I was really in the mood for this cowboy stuff though.Black & White is a “god” game in the tradition of Populous, one that hoped to revolutionize the genre through complex learning AI and an exploration of good and evil and how they relate to a divine being. I’m playing two more missions and if.no, I don’t sounds like I should just play spider man. But at no point do I feel so unbelievably bored and restricted. I keep thinking of the last of us while playing. I don’t hate the concept or slow western life. There are a lot of considerate criticisms here and it’s making me feel a lot better. I could be playing the game right now but I’d rather join this discussion. Double tap, single tap, I don’t know I never like the controls. But nooo, more silence and more holding X, while you so slowly and painfully get to a destination to do one thing. I keep thinking like okay you’ve made your point with the dialogue now cut the segment, cut the jibber jabber, and bring on the action. But this is just so slow! And monotonous. I want to like this so much! I love the slow aspects of western life. I’m pretty sure in real life horses can go faster. It started my love of horse riding per video games. In gun you jumped on your horse and could rip. Red dead has never lived up to that to me. So if you’re ten hours in and bored? No way.no way am I wasting more time trying to get to the enjoyment phase. Hopefully things get better, but this is super disappointing so far.Įxactly, everything.here’s the kicker, even some of the all time games listed there, I find boring. He’ll haul his body weight forward, then finally crouch behind the wall."
GET IN COVER, I’ll command, pressing the “take cover” button for what feels like the sixth time. He’ll slowly wheel around, then slide down to the ground with an elaborate stumbling animation.
Did I press the button too late? Did my button-press register at all? Dude, get down, I’ll cry, as his enemies begin to open fire. Get in cover, I’ll tell him, only to see him climb on top of the cover. Navigating Arthur through the world is less like controlling a video game character and more like giving directions to an actor. "Pressing a button in Red Dead 2 rarely results in an immediate or satisfying response. Why does it take that long? Why do I have to hold a button down for a full second to do anything? Combat also feels so simplistic that it isn't fun, and this line from the Kotaku review is so true: Looting and rummaging through drawers for food, for example. This game is mechanically dull, and I think Rockstar have gone way too far on the realism front at the expense of anything actually being fun.Īdmittedly I'm not far enough in to make any judgments about the story, but I honestly don't know how my issues with the controls/design ethos will be alleviated with time. I feel like I'm just forcing myself to play at the moment. I love games and I’m proud of the gamer community and I’m not finding Read Dead Redemption 2 particularly gripping. I’m a lifelong gamer and a former print magazine reviewer. In the long run I suspect it will find its audience and they’ll learn that others simply don’t have the same taste as them, this is not a game as definable and easy to push as Mario Odyssey, this is something different and it won’t sit well with some people, ‘go back to fortnite idiot!’ Well sure, I mean I’ve never played that game and I’m not sure why my opinion hurts your enjoyment of your game but sure.įor context my favourite games of all time are Breath of the Wild, FFVII, Bloodborne, Tomb Raider PS1, Chrono Trigger and Forza 3. Some people will love this and for a few weeks at launch be vocally angry at others who don’t. I hope people have a wonderful time with this game and it scratches their cowboy itch. I’d review it as a 9/10 but it’s not for me. Everything is slow, everything is clunky, everything must be monitored, it’s a chore. It’s wonderful if you want to get into the depressing life of an outlaw but I think if they’d taken some liberties and aimed for slightly more fun it would’ve done wonders for the game. I’m ten hours in and I just find the whole game a chore.
This is a simulator RPG sold as an action game. Just wanted to say for me personally, I’m finding it boring as well.