Red Dead Redemption 2 Review

From its snowy mountain peaks to its sandy ocean shores, you will not find a more beautiful game than Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar has developed a sandbox that is compelling, realistic, and visceral, in stunning 60fps. Living up to the magnificent legacy its predecessor left behind was a laborious task for RDR2. Upon its release, gamers flailed it for so many reasons.

There are some valid issues, but I favor Red Dead Redemption 2 to its predecessor — and to most other games. As far as I am concerned, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a triumph that should be hoisted upon your living room mantle for every holiday party henceforth.

Story

The story of Red Dead Redemption 2 takes place a while before the events of the first game. I refuse to spoil any plot specifics in this review, but I will talk about it in broad terms. As far as Triple-A video games are concerned, this story might just be the best. You can miss quite a bit of this game if you mainline it, so you could potentially play through a set of greatly different scenarios from mine. However, there are enough wonderful scripted events to make any player come out of the other side feeling whole. A number of optional quests make the prospect of replaying Red Dead Redemption 2 far more attractive than most games.