Red Dead Redemption: A Long-Winded Critique - Luke Stephens

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When Red Dead Redemption launched in 2010 it was met with critical acclaim and became an instant classic. This put Rockstar in a difficult spot. Everyone wanted, needed, and would buy a sequel, but how do you make a sequel that lives up to the hype? Well, today we look at what worked and didn't work about Red Dead Redemption and how Rockstar can tweak it to make Read Dead Redemption 2 meet and exceed every expectation.
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21:37 - Gameplay
32:08 - Legacy and RDR 2
39:07 - Conclusion
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@LukeStephensTV Год назад

🎮 TWITCH: www.twitch.tv/LukeStephensTV 🎮

@blake2521 Год назад

Man went back to a four year old video to advertise his twitch lmao

@KanyeMeatrider47 Год назад

Man went back to a four year old bideo to advertise his twitch lma

@blue_1206 Год назад

@@blake2521 don't blame him, twitch is hard to get a traction with a new channel

@johnnyaverage9694 5 лет назад

It’s interesting that the one of first things John hears on the train is the conversation between the priest and Jenny. Jenny brings up flying machines and the priest tells her “only angels can fly.” The very last conversation John has before shit hits the fan is with Jack. John asks Jack if he’s heard about flying machines and Jack tells him “they turn men into angels.”

@lorenzogarcia4335 5 лет назад

Holy shit... good catch! Talk about meta storytelling lol

@chappy12127 5 лет назад

Dude thank you for that I just finished this game for the first time just now and went to this one before popping in the second on the ps4

@shamicentertainment1262 5 лет назад

what I don't get is that they had hot air balloons years before planes, so that religious guy would have to be pretty ignorant of the world to think people have never flown before.

@ormancadam6453 5 лет назад

That marks the end of an are. End of outlaws and cowboys. End of wild west because of the emerging progressive era, which brought a new way of living.

@nerad1994 5 лет назад

Shamic Entertainment that’s more floating than flying

@cade8986 6 лет назад

41 minutes, no ads. Respect

@jesusraya5241 5 лет назад

and no money...

@fatloser1780 5 лет назад

@@jesusraya5241 sometimes a man just wanna make money

@Kullen64 5 лет назад

TheShittyAnimator No. Should at least get a job.

@DavidLand91 5 лет назад

@@Kullen64 gEt A jUrB

@Kullen64 5 лет назад

David Land Doesn’t apply to what I’m saying. RU-vid isn’t a reliable source of income and can be pulled from you or lost at any point. More respect for not monetizing a great video and allowing your audience to enjoy it as intended. No obnoxious, poorly placed ads every five minutes for a product or any number of things that nobody gives a shit about. May as well just turn the video off for five seconds or longer every few minutes. A job can pay for your RU-vid channel and in turn Net you more cash. He states at the end that he has a patreon. Anybody who wants to support him can on their own terms without having a shitty advertisement shoved down their throat. But yeah, gEt A jUrB.

@LazzG1 5 лет назад

man.. this game has aged well. It still looks amazing.

@padraic5020 5 лет назад

It looks like a telltale game

@alexfields8785 5 лет назад

@@padraic5020 bullshit

@padraic5020 5 лет назад

@@alexfields8785 I'm mean like now. Obviously it was great for its time but all things age

@alexfields8785 5 лет назад

@@padraic5020 Sure, all things age. It was just a terrible comparison. I stand by my original comment

@padraic5020 5 лет назад

@@alexfields8785 look the lines around the objects just reminded me of it that's all.

@jasonbenjamin401 6 лет назад

So as a young man I was raised without a father or ANY strong male role model. I ended up emulating Clint Eastwood and all the great Spaghetti westerns of the '60's and 70's. As a child of the eighties the western thing wasn't all that huge yet, so I felt like an outcast. I always wanted to be that mysterious and dangerous gunslinger who was always one step away from being a villain . This game allowed me to be that man. For that reason it will always be the greatest title of all time in my eyes!

@thisbubblygoodness7611 6 лет назад

that's actually really cool life story man, much respect

@larrycrumbs9219 6 лет назад

jason benjamin at least you're handsome?

@neves6867 6 лет назад

jason benjamin haha my dad actually taught me how to act like Clint Eastwood, it was so cool

@jasonbenjamin401 6 лет назад

Larry Crumbsi- Funny thing, I told my wife that same thing and she just laughed....

@jasonbenjamin401 6 лет назад

Select WTF- Shit dude now-a-days the world NEEDS some Clint Eastwood!

@Dang_Ol_Username 5 лет назад

What's funny about Seth's treasure (besides the implications in Undead Nightmare) is that *there was treasure in the Tumbleweed Homestead.* The player loots it for the 4th or 5th treasure hunt. XD

@schneir5 4 года назад

I consider the "Undead Nightmare" to be the real cannon.

@mirko7767 4 года назад

Fun fact: Acording to one diary of the first game, seth finded a treasure on a cave and became rich

@denegwynn2869 4 года назад

Lord Spaguetti Don’t you mean the post-story newspaper?

@jairesemccoy9779 2 года назад

@@mirko7767 he was also arrested for grave robbing.

@playz452 Год назад

It's the 3rd treasure hunt facts baby

@bs7257 5 лет назад

When I first played RDR1 I was quite young and didn’t really understand why so many had such a high opinion of it but playing it through some years later when I had matured a bit more I realised it was the overall atmosphere and world the game creates; the soundtrack, characters, random encounters, the actual map and the way it’s laid out, even down to the way people talk it feel like everything was fine tuned to make you feel like you are really living in the last days of the Wild West. I can’t think of many games that base themselves off a certain era in time and do it as well as red dead redemption did

@Kazasia-_- 5 лет назад

PEA SZN Same I played it young around 11 I think don’t remember but I liked but getting older I do see why it’s amazing

@neocitron 5 лет назад

I actually think the game was designed around auto-snap aiming because it actually delivers experiences (not skill based ones) that are more cinematic and thematically appropriate. Yes, it sacrifices skill for this, and maybe that's a bad trade-off.

@mohammedsarker5756 5 лет назад

Bryan Todorovic Cinematic storytelling is integral to rockstar games and they do it WELL (that’s the key, most studios going for the “cinematic vibe” only do it with mixed success). You don’t play rockstar games to show off your shooting finesse

@TrollingVeteran 4 года назад

I always joked that it shows off John's pin-point accuracy lol

@SF-ow9ym 4 года назад

@@mohammedsarker5756 Perhaps with the exception of Max Payne 3

@Corrupted 4 года назад

Rockstar games are cinematic experiences + sandbox games, if anyone looking for a high skill ceiling game, yeah.. that's their fault. Games are an extremely diversive artform and should be appreciated the way they are intended to be, and imo they are masterpieces. Sadly the multiplayers are pretty greedy basic mainstream moneymakers, but if they keep making games like rdr2 I can handle them making billions with gta online lol

@fortuneolose9424 4 года назад

@@Corrupted well spoken, my young padawan.

@prestonrutherford873 6 лет назад

Really hope they do a remaster

@reganpower6228 6 лет назад

nah no need to do a remastered now, especially when we're so close to the new one coming out and this ones been made backwards compatible one next gen consoles.

@GibDoggieDolla 6 лет назад

How awesome would a remaster be if it was released maybe a couple months before RDR 2, or even bundled with it? I can dream.

@noamias4897 6 лет назад

They will never do that, they said that the coding is so bad and dumb it’d cost millions and millions to remaster or transport to PC. It would also take years.

@GibDoggieDolla 6 лет назад

Noamias source?

@shaynegallagher6006 6 лет назад

it could still come out kris roberts left the company in 2010 but it seems very unlikely

@me1648 6 лет назад

The death of John is by far the saddest character killing.

@JimVincent 5 лет назад

That's why it's so satisfying to avenge his death later.

@milboxr9772 5 лет назад

Not anymore ;P

@emmanuelhernandez1778 5 лет назад

me1648 red dead redemption 2 : " hold my beer "

@JustNickGM 5 лет назад

No the saddest death is arthurs morgans

@potatoandothers1067 5 лет назад

The 1st game is better than the second one you disgusting children.

@SocialCreditScore 6 лет назад

I stopped this video halfway through to buy RDR again

@HarambetheWhite 4 года назад

"You dont get involved with political schemes." Mexico Ark: Am I a joke to you?

@SuperPal-tr3go 3 года назад

True, but I fact he meant that you don't really get to decide on how the arc in Mexico plays out like you would in a Bioware game or something. Plus, John doesn't really give that much a fuck about the conflict outside of seeing that people are getting hurt and not being happy about that.

@Yorker1998 6 лет назад

The gun play and the rag doll physics/blood effects is one of the best parts of the game. Simply incredible looking.

@MilkManCaravan 5 лет назад

Cam go yanks

@thefreshprincer5587 4 года назад

Cam go yanks

@estellaruiz3125 4 года назад

Cam go yanks

@tinkles7232 3 года назад

Cam go yanks

@gjte2947 3 года назад

Cam go yanks

@jpbst4503 6 лет назад

Best rockstar game ever release.

@RiotnRespect 6 лет назад

jp bst Agreed

@skyelark155 6 лет назад

jp bst worst ...because they never bothered for pc players

@danielkmilo241298 6 лет назад

skyelark155 That makes RDR even better

@yourdissapointeddaddy2057 6 лет назад

Quit lyin to yo self every body know gta v is the best 🤘

@skyelark155 6 лет назад

Daniel C. Vargas Not from a business perspective it's not ....

@hamzamaken9323 6 лет назад

The John Marston thumbnail made me think for a splitsecond it was a Read Dead Remaster being announced........ Well i'm here might as well watch the whole video it's only 40 minutes

@hamzamaken9323 6 лет назад

I like both kinds

@hamzamaken9323 6 лет назад

Fui Gebhardt1 nothing weird about it bro, to each their own I just tend to go for quality over quantity

@Hexenkind1 6 лет назад

A true remaster would be a no brainer to buy for me.

@victorko9627 6 лет назад

The 4k Update for Xbox is pretty much a remaster. Looks stunning.

@rajeshkochhar4524 6 лет назад

Fui Gebhardt1 but I don't see ads

@ew2034 5 лет назад

Seeing Seth rich from the treasure wasn't a missed opportunity, it would have been cliche as hell.

@karenamyx2205 2 года назад

Ok, he didnt have to walk out the blackwater strip like scrooge mcduck lol but they coulda done something. They basically used him as a human key, he did a jig, and ceased to exist. It coulda been done better. Undoubtedly.

@camryncooley6141 Год назад

Seth actually does get rich. In the very last newspaper you get as Jack there is a story about him finding treasure at the top of a mountain :)

@dubreygaligly4943 6 лет назад

They have gators in RDR2.

@goopfella1385 5 лет назад

Dubrey Galigly Okay?

@MilkManCaravan 5 лет назад

“Okay”- Tyler the Creator

@SenorEscaso 4 года назад

Y'all are squares. Gators are cool.

@despacitodaniel801 3 года назад

Turtles too. Damn they're awesome

@FranzFerdinand76 6 лет назад

A critique of your critique. The content is quite good, but you easily cut 15 minutes off this video and still get all the same points across. Too much rambling, saying things more than once, and explaining yourself. Brevity my good man.

@Th3Downz 6 лет назад

danielsan7876 El Duderino

@mymicks21 6 лет назад

You can tell his years of education requiring him to meet word counts negatively affects the videos. Especially considering that RU-vid is a short attention-span type of entertainment.

@EhCanadianGamer 6 лет назад

True, but there are still people who watch and enjoy this type of content. Even if it's not heavily edited like other youtubers. And I won't expect thorough analysis videos to go viral anytime soon. But I for some reason have a tendancy of watching ALLOT of review/analysis type content. Mostly on gaming, but if it's something i'm interested in, and someone wants to relay their thoughts or opinions. I'll watch it.

@meurer13daniel 6 лет назад

"but there are still people who watch and enjoy this type of content" Yes, but there would be a lot more if the video was shorter. i've watcher some really old and big movies before (and even loved them), but RU-vid is a different type of media. Luke's videos, although very well scripted, should be way shorter and concise

@filenotfound_2416 6 лет назад

danielsan7876 If you haven't watched or heard of him already, I recommend Joseph Anderson. He makes very long critique videos of video games like Super Mario Odyssey, Dark Souls, and Subnautica. They're excellently crafted, both from a writing standpoint and editing standpoint. Give him a watch.

@devins7341 6 лет назад

the physics in read dead is done way better than grand theft auto 5, which is something i hope makes a return in the sequel. Something that makes the gameplay and shooting way funner than it would have been and than Gta5.

@TE-qu4jz 6 лет назад

Physics interactions/reactions are the "forgotten" meat and potatoes of great gameplay/replay value. GTA V physics lacked the interaction/reaction/depth compared to GTA IV RDR. I spit on GTA V, soo much useless detail but lacking where it mattered the most.

@zorex. 4 года назад

@@TE-qu4jz the gta v physics seemed a lot more realistic to me than 4's

@agnel47 5 лет назад

I disagree that the "missed opportunities" in the narrative like Bonnie's kidnapping or Seth treasure should've been explained further. Trying to explain off each and every narrative thread that this game spun would defeat the entire of purpose of, in your own words, "keeping it all on the downlow".

@James_Philip915 3 года назад

ikr

@karenamyx2205 2 года назад

What?? When he said keeping it on the down low, he meant John being tight lipped about his past with the gang. How does that apply to bonnie? And especially how does it apply to her walking away from a r*pe with a chuckle and a one liner? That's just bad writing. Kinda insane actually.

@jonboner2987 Год назад

@@karenamyx2205 It isn't bad writing. It just means that you can visualize how the wild west was more rugged and for the brutal. Kinda insane actually how you need everything told to you lol

@leafpratt 6 лет назад

This game made me realize that games can be more then just a way to past the time it can be a story it can be art it was the first time I cry in a game it was a game changer at least for me

@teamatfort444 6 лет назад

Leaf games are no doubt art. Dark souls, bloodborne, metal gear solid 3, the last of us, every uncharted game

@teamatfort444 6 лет назад

Dʀᴀɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ Eʀᴜɴᴇ. Fuck it imma list more: Fallout 1,2,3,4,new vagas, shadow of the colossus, ico, even Grand Theft Auto is a satirical exaggeration of real life America

@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 6 лет назад

TeamAtFort - You have great taste in games (except Fallout 4/ just kidding) You Can list all the games you want.

@shellyhunt4910 5 лет назад

Yup

@lmao.3661 5 лет назад

The atmosphere of this game honestly gives it a tie with rdr 2 as my favourite game ever I can’t decide

@xXdroogle13Xx 5 лет назад

John took the train from Blackwater, which means the train passes through MacFarlane’s ranch. Bonnie picks up John in a wagon, so she likely took the train to Armadillo to take the wagon to the ranch.

@Pedro_Le_Chef 2 года назад

Damn, good catch!

@johnnybensonitis7853 2 года назад

My man! I was just wondering after seeing the text pop up in the vid! I know this vid is a couple years old but I live in a cave on the moon so content comes pretty slowly up here.

@UmerFarooq-db5gu 6 лет назад

Red dead redemption for life. Screw GTA.

@joohnnykuz5327 6 лет назад

Umer Farooq why do you have to shit on one to big up the other? Both are phenomenal.

@johnnycage6676 6 лет назад

joohnny kuz gta is not amazing it is a bore fest with a big open world that meant nothing

@al112v4 6 лет назад

GTA V sucked big donkey dick. Online ruined that game and the story wasn't that good sadly.

@clover2418 6 лет назад

Red Dead was amazing and so was GTA but the only downside of each game was the multiplayer as for Red Dead, it wasn't really appreciated and buggy and for GTA 5,the online is fucking god awful grinding for nothing..

@liamsams 6 лет назад

Biggie Cheese Red Dead multiplayer was amazing, if you had a posse and had a big gang shootout with another posse in the same town it was so good, an experience that gta couldn't replicate

@babycankles297 5 лет назад

After playing Red Dead 2, the ending to Red Dead 1 is even more heartbreaking. Also, critique Kotor 2 (w/ restored content). Curious about your thoughts

@CheeseChurger 2 года назад

Yeah, red dead 2 made everything in red dead 1 more impactful.

@Koichi-Kun 2 года назад

@@CheeseChurger it’s so sad some people didn’t play the epilogue or rdr1 just because Arthur died, if you loved the game, then play the rest.

@TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle 4 года назад

I love RDR 2 but it’s kind of sad to see RDR 1 get it’s reputation and memory overshadowed a bit by a newer, bigger game. People who didn’t play it before RDR 2 likely won’t appreciate the world, story, or characters as much.

@chernoalpha3049 Год назад

I totally agree

@blake2521 Год назад

Personally I love rdr1’s characters better than rdr2’s. Seth,Nigel,Irish,Nastas and Bonnie are more memorable to me than rdr2’s side characters

@MrBossFML Год назад

I feel like it'd be more appreciated if it had a PC port

@TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle Год назад

@@MrBossFML true, but the scale is just smaller which would make it “underwhelming” as a sequel to 2 for new players

@John-996 Год назад

@@TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle Its still better than allot of Open World games and does some Things better than RDR2 like Shooting people on the leg But Yeah RDR2 is on another level with its open world and story. RDR1 is still a great story. I am currently playing GTA4 again it really holds up the Phyics, The choices you can make which lead to different side quests findimg the side quests gives a sense of discovery as they are hidden. Going on dates and if you cheat on The likes of Kiki she fucks up your car. Hanging out with Friends adds to Niko and will offten give you more back story. The main story is great and makes it great over all. Theres things GTA5 does better and things San Andreas does better but they are worth playing. RDR2 really surpasses RDR1 with its side quests, Random encounters, NPC interaction, wildlife, Hand to hand combat, Leval of detail, exploration and disovery, Horse riding, Graphics, The honour system has more of an impact on the story of arthur, The chracters and story are more fleashed out. So I do think unlike GTA4, San andreas and GTA5 which are quite differnt, RDR2 being a sequel as far as the open world goes really surpasses it But at the very least its still great. I RDR2 gave me the same feeling I got playing RDR1 for first time I was blown away by it at the time.

@beaver7769 5 лет назад

In the portion directly before talking about how it was sad Seth’s fate went to the imagination he explains how important authors leaving things to the imagination was

@karenamyx2205 2 года назад

Its almost like there's nuance. And a limit. If not, why don't we just leave out all detail then? Ya know? Actually, watch static and imagine it's a game.

@Rodneyp26 6 лет назад

The "lock on" shooting Mechanics, Is one of the reasons why the government, blackmailed John in the first place. He's a good shot. It's apart of character development.

@budlikycz2445 5 лет назад

I never heard such a bullshit xD

@lilvro7016 4 года назад

just because the story says he's a good shot doesn't mean they should sacrifice gameplay for it

@cynicalgold9992 4 года назад

@@lilvro7016 you know you could just play with the auto aim off, right? Yea its a little more difficult, but isnt that what you want? Btw, playing with the auto aim off shows why the auto ain exists in the first place. Its doable, but not quite as smooth as just using the auto aim

@lilvro7016 4 года назад

Hermaeus Mora tbh ur completely right, u kinda need auto aim in rdr1 and 2, idk how to fix it but they should work on the shooting mechanics so that auto aim isn’t needed

@johnp.smithasimpleman7281 3 года назад

lil vro vro Dude I literally played both Rdr1 and Rdr2 with free aim. I only used auto aim In Online. I mean, come on, you really can’t free aim a few npcs? Although I have to admit, I did have to use auto aim while on horseback in Rdr2, it was just impossible to hit anyone.

@dylanfinucan1842 3 года назад

I like how the critiques that Luke mentioned regarding the hunting are addressed and fixed in Red Dead 2.

@emisoranonimo3147 4 года назад

5:10 a loving act..., the sacrifice of Arthur Morgan

@philb.2603 6 лет назад

The sharpshooter gameplay is a nod to Red Dead Revolver... A somewhat prequel game before this.

@clover2418 6 лет назад

I remember playing that on my PS2

@aloney000000 6 лет назад

I honestly almost stopped watching the video when he said it was unnecessary lmao. I was screaming in my head "ITS A CARRY OVER FROM REVOLVER AHHHGGG" that game was my childhood man.

@collollo 6 лет назад

Well, not prequel, but it was the game to kick off the series. in Redemption they do have a couple references to the original game though.

@UmerFarooq-db5gu 6 лет назад

Luke plz do assassins creed 2 critique as well.

@modvind 6 лет назад

yes please

@jimjimenez4036 6 лет назад

The best in the entire franchise!

@creepysinisterpasta 6 лет назад

That game is fantastic. Such a wonderfully executed game with great story, characters and World. A critique, analysis and discussion Of ac2 would be a awesome video coming from Luke :)

@alandlr3391 5 лет назад

JIM Jimenez no its not its overated in my opinion

@gabriel897100 5 лет назад

illiterate expert yeh have to agree with you. It was so disappointing because it was basically assassin creeds 3 world dumbed down with really no interactive world

@Nazasu 6 лет назад

You know, I saw this pop up on my recommended section. I do not regret clicking this video. Great content, great discussions and analysis on the game. To me, you provide a more charismatic way of explaining everything and contrasting it with similar titles and providing evidence to support your ideas rather well. Personally I feel your approach to all of this is way better than other people whom I've seen make critiques, even if I have so far only seen this one video. Great job!

@redseagaming7832 3 года назад

I actually explain the story of Red Dead Redemption to my dad he was really impressed. I bought Red Dead Redemption and Demon Souls together in 2011 there's some of my favorite games of the PS3 era the fact that they got Red Dead to run so flawlessly on the PS3 is phenomenal

@ghostboy2020 5 лет назад

Theory about why Bonnie was on the train might have been because she went to the bigger city to talk about deals for Ranch. So this could be her returning from her a deal she made or supply run to get things they needed to the ranch.

@guywithphone9222 3 года назад

Or to see her brother maybe he visited Blackwater from NYC

@brandonstahl5150 5 лет назад

Watching this now, it's amazing how much RDR2 reworked mechanics to address key flaws you had with the original.

@thel1355 6 лет назад

I've never played Red Dead with the aim assist enabled, and never noticed a problem with the aiming at all. I almost 100 percented it too.

@NatePokyExtra 6 лет назад

Lee Same here, I disagree with that segment of the video.

@James_Philip915 3 года назад

The game had bullet magnetism, which made free aim doable on controllers

@AntoineBandele 5 лет назад

Damn takes him 11:00 to start the introduction of his video.

@coronin8587 3 года назад

Better than Skyrim's cart drive.

@troy6219 2 года назад

@@coronin8587🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@troy6219 2 года назад

I swear he takes so long to start every video

@MisterCatMan 2 года назад

He always saying the same thing over and over in different ways, his videos could at least be half as long and say just as much.

@Mike55690 6 лет назад

Really liking this series Luke, and you definitely deserve a lot more subs with the amount of effort you put in along with the attention to detail, it really is a breath of fresh air and enjoyable - great work !

@LucasBarbosa-qh5ke 5 лет назад

Despite RDR2 being released and this game being 8 years old, I still consider this game's graphics to be absolutely beautiful for the time it was released

@thesquidthatdid1591 3 года назад

I was really young when I first played RDR1, and had no idea what the intro meant. However, now I'm seeing that the conversations on the train symbolize the brutal past of John, the introduction of a civilized society, and the choices that John will have to make

@rangerwh5508 6 лет назад

Honestly the ending was so badass. Probably one of the best endings in video game history EVER. Watching Jack shoot Edgar Ross' lifeless body fall into the river was so satisfying. Redeeming John was the cherry on top of a masterpiece of a game

@galacticmaui2 5 лет назад

I hate challenging first person shooter games so to me I love playing red dead in third person with autoaim. I want to feel like a master gun slinger in the west while enjoying a great story not a hard one. I don't play games to be challenged I have that covered by real life I play to escape.

@darcy7384 5 лет назад

Galactic Maui watch a movie then

@cynicalgold9992 4 года назад

@@darcy7384 dont try telling someone how they're supposed to enjoy a game. Games are supposed to be fun before they're anything else.

@alfaivre2990 4 года назад

I think RDR1 and RDR2 are the only games I like more than The Witcher 3. Witcher series is fantasy and really well written coming from novels but RDR just has this intimate story told over this sprawling adventure. I'm not a huge Rockstar fanboy all the time, I find the GTA series a little too juvenile in it's humor but RDR just hits a really solemn, touching feeling while still slipping in some humor that's silly but not too childish. I think it's the best balance I've seen. And Undead Nightmare is my favorite expansion that's ever been released. RDR2 is always what I use when I talk with friends who don't play games about how amazing their narrative can actually be.

@Hats502 2 года назад

11 years later and the game still looks amazing and the gameplay still holds up really well. This game truly is a masterpiece. I convinced my dad to buy it for me as a kid because I saw my friends older brother playing it and it looked like a cool cowboy game. Little did I know I was getting one of the greatest games ever created

@BananaMana69 4 года назад

My friend didn't like this game when it came out. His 1 sentence reason for why was "too much horsey" well after playing Red Dead Redemption 2 he regrets that decision 100%. Says he wished he had just gave it a better chance and that he missed out on something so good for so long...

@tracyrae4854 4 года назад

Yess RDR Series is a Timeless Masterpiece

@lachlankerr5448 6 лет назад

So glad I found this channel, nice critique Luke!

@RickLag8514 6 лет назад

Leafeix You should check out the Walking the Walk of red dead redemption by ACG, another great channel!

@Angrymonkey2489 4 года назад

17:20 Buy the newspaper's final issue of the game as Jack. It's mentioned that Seth DID find the treasure he was looking for and returned to his family.

@rob-890 3 года назад

Still better than Red Dead 2

@italex9093 6 лет назад

These critiques are so great man, you should do one for Bloodborne

@TheWoah 6 лет назад

ItAlex ❤

@Hexenkind1 6 лет назад

It is and was a work of art for me.

@HornyHamster 4 года назад

Thanks

@EhCanadianGamer 6 лет назад

The best well-woven stories tend to dance in-between fiction and reality. Fiction adds the bit of flare that makes stories interesting. Reality is what grounds the story, something anyone experiencing said story can latch onto.

@crispycrustytenderflakycrust 6 лет назад

Well considering Bonny lives in McFarland's ranch (her father's ranch) and the railroad does pass by it, all the way to Armadillo, which is the way the train is heading, maby she just took a ride to Armadillo to pick up supplies or something like she does later in the story. She does it by wagon though, later in the story.

@Lemmy1899 5 лет назад

I actually liked the ending to that mission where you save bonnie. John thinks he's sly by makes a cringy joke and she just calls him out. Then he just shrugs his shoulders and leaves lol. Classic rockstar humor. RDR2 is has a much more serious tone to it. Im loving the story so far, but I do sometimes miss these little comedic moments.

@jonnynelson7930 6 лет назад

Wow, stumbled across this channel, amazing critique

@fetussupreme3600 3 года назад

John is my favorite protagonist of any media

@howmuchwillwillsmithsmithi1951 6 лет назад

you always make me appreciate the things i never think of appreciating in games, good work

@gurufabbes1 3 года назад

Just to let everyone know, Read Dead Redemption is now fully playable on the PC with the Xbox 360 emulator Xenia. I just finished it last week and am glad I did. 10 years later the game still holds up and is easily one of the greatest games ever made.

@Katzenkaiser4 4 года назад

One of my all time favorites. This game was/is a dream come true for fans of western and games.

@BGames-hv3pr 3 года назад

I like how each part of your critique and issues you mentioned in the game or elements that are not polished, in RDR2 are the exact things Rockstar paid attention to and actually improved them a lot.

@Pedro_Le_Chef 2 года назад

He critiscized the gunplay and yet rockstar made it even worse in rdr2.

@dr.skulhamr3220 3 года назад

Dude, thank you for your thoughts and efforts on this. Here I am in May of 2021 saying, "HELL YEA!"

@stupidmariobros9256 3 года назад

Fun fact: if you look closely at the VERY beginning of the game when John gets off the boat, you can see the girl Dutch kills when you meat him

@daverobson3084 2 года назад

" After all, the imagination is much more capable of filling in the gaps than a writer is." If only there were writers with imagination. Imagine the possibilities.

@MexlycanFilmico 6 лет назад

Considered the best game ever created. 7 years in the making.

@ggt47 6 лет назад

Mexlycan Filmico Wow,seven years? Really?

@meurer13daniel 6 лет назад

Yes, the developters said that RDR 2 production begun right after the first game release.

@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 6 лет назад

I just started re playing it again and it's still fantastic.

@Erilis000 5 лет назад

Many people don't realize this but many games can take years to produce. TF2 took 9 yrs, Spore took 8 yrs, LA Noire took 7 yrs.

@JudgeHolden2003 4 года назад

Witcher 3 Beats all Rockstar games

@mrmhj9925 3 года назад

I feel like the Red Dead Redemption universe shows the true side of change in society. Rockstar knows how to make game that’s really relatable..

@sixty6andtwo13 3 года назад

This is my favorite game of all time

@ianmcdonald3053 4 года назад

I feel bad my ex girlfriend bought me this game for Christmas, we actually broke up and I never bothered with the gift. I still have it and the zombie one, both unopened. Maybe I should fire up the ps3 and play it!

@alijahtaylor8087 4 года назад

Ian McDonald nice

@MrTimurLP 4 года назад

you should

@Airlocked-oo4vn 3 года назад

You totally should, if you have started by the time you read this, let me know what you think about the game

@iamtheAwesomo3000 6 лет назад

I've been waiting ages for this one.

@theSchaum 6 лет назад

as soon as i saw this video in my sub box i got so pumped!

@bizzleblue38 5 лет назад

Oh they DEFINITELY improved it. Red Dead 2, AMAZING!!!

@quist6154 4 года назад

“A potential sequel” yea about that

@mysterious_guy 3 года назад

Maybe bonnie had to pick up a wagon delivery from Herbert Moon and took train so she wouldn’t have to leave behind a horse

@BeefBlock9844 6 лет назад

You deserve far more subs than you have. I can't imagine how much work you put in all your videos. This is one of my favorite channels on RU-vid. ❤️

@Rewbin08 6 лет назад

I read somewhere a while ago that the code for the game was a mess and they were suprised it worked out for the console version, which is why there wasnt a PC version They'll probably release a PC version of the game later like they did for GTA V

@kloakovalimonada 6 лет назад

Rewbin probably not, it's seven years old. GTAV for PCuwas released less than two years after initial launch.

@Rewbin08 6 лет назад

I meant that red dead redemption 2 will most likely follow the same pattern as gta v

@rickm.4797 6 лет назад

Rewbin I seriously doubt it, but it'd be a shame if "pC MaSTer rAcE" didn't get to play it.

@Rewbin08 6 лет назад

If the reason for red dead redemption not getting a pc release is the reason I suggested above, it fits with what Luke said in the video, then I dont see why they wouldnt release it for pc eventually, it means more sales for rockstar, and who wouldnt like to earn more money

@rearranger 5 лет назад

Dead eye makes you feel like bad ass gunslinger from Clint Eastwood movies while you play using a controller.

@itsmikehumphrey 3 года назад

this game is really the best game ive ever played and it probably wont change for years to come. it made such an impact on me, especially the first time i experienced the main character i played through an entire game with dying(and i did not see it coming at all) it solidified the #1 spot for me. great job on the analysis luke! keep it up.

@mrfrench821 6 лет назад

Luke... quite a well-articulated breakdown of what is my personal favorite game of all-time. First time viewer and I subbed around the 26.00 mark when you mentioned the challenge (or lack thereof) in the shooting mechanics. I completely agree with you. Because of how the auto-assist works a little TOO well... I believe the only time I felt in real danger was if I were in the snow areas hunting Grizzlies lol! I hope it's more of a challenge in RDR2 while maintaining a balance because it affects the game in other ways from an immersion perspective. Keep up the great content!

@Basedmursenary 5 лет назад

Such a fantastic game. I don’t get all these fans ranking the two Red Deads... for their time, they’re both ahead of it.. both products of it.. they’re equal in their own right. I view the RD titles as R*’s hobby rather than their career (GTA). You can tell they just have so much more fun with them based on the overall research that goes into making the environment and aesthetics so nostalgic and accurate. I hope they continue to make more of these. I personally would like to see a remaster of the original! I think we all deserve to see Dutch die with this new technology after them having put us through that emotional rollercoaster of RDR2.

@rotface6969 4 года назад

its crazy how rockstar is capable of having really good foresight, improving on so many mechanics from the first game whilst also having little foresight and not improving other aspects of the their formula in rdr2

@quanmedley6839 3 года назад

It’s both good and bad but I think they know they have to switch it up for gta6

@reddeadfanboy2115 6 лет назад

Amazing channel. Nothing out there as good or as particular as you. Keep up the great work . helps me get threw my work day

@SuperMikeFender 5 лет назад

What you say at around 29:30 is amazing. Everything you said they could have included with the hunting was included in RDR2.

@username65585 6 лет назад

38:55, this is exactly what Rockstar is planning on. Get people to buy the game twice.

@robogreek3157 5 лет назад

when I first played rdr in the beginning I thought they were doing what they did in GTA 3 where the main character was mute throughout im glad I was wrong I hated that about GTA3 who wants hellen keller as there hero

@ashmitpattnayak8060 4 года назад

Uhm, blind people, I guess...

@AngryRamboShow 5 лет назад

Oh, I love the pretense that you put on about explaining the intro to the game, like we've never played this game before.

@liamshaw2768 6 лет назад

Hey buddy, I know you’re busy a lot so I just wanted to say on behalf of the little Lukie Stephens fan club, thanks for taking the time to make this great content! Great vid btw :P

@joelman1989 5 лет назад

I'm very nervous for RDR2. It's got big shoes to fill. Lots of expectations on that game. It's always hard to follow up a game like that. I mean they've done so many times with GTA vice city, san andreas, 4 and 5 all being better than the last. But Rockstar has changed this generation. Gaming has changed this generation. This is the first release of theirs this generation. I have no doubt it will be great. But will RDR2 be "the next" RDR? I have to say I'm a little worried.

@cjeff99 5 лет назад

Has the new trailer made you more confident?

@brendonistrappedintime5188 5 лет назад

Honestly I'm not even worried. It's Rockstar we're talking about. They will knock it out of the park as usual.

@poppysgtspanky 5 лет назад

It’s freaking amazing

@flaringcomet 5 лет назад

It definitely filled those shoes, most emotion I've felt in game in my entire life

@maximus4158 5 лет назад

Joel Rosario welp, thankfully, there was nothing to worry about. RDR2 definitely filled those shoes and then some. GOAT

@otakamerd1220 6 лет назад

Had it been accurate, Johm would have died from his bullet wounds, broken bones, torn arteries and open, festering tear wounds and subsequent blood loss and infection or from a common Western disease or sickness like dysentery

@marianomurillo599 4 года назад

Otakamerd you just inspired rockstar how to kill arthur

@ashmitpattnayak8060 4 года назад

@@marianomurillo599 oof, he really did

@positivewill2011 5 лет назад

Finally a gaming channel that makes sense to me. Love this game and the critique. 👍👍

@averagemaverick9848 5 лет назад

I wanna think that bonnie had some business in Blackwater. Probably with the bank and afterwards told one her ranch hands to meet her in Armadillo. From there they had other business to attend to in those oil fields maybe a supply run. From there it seemed like they were on their way back to the ranch when they found John.

@abe8552 5 лет назад

Red dead 2 ruined the western part of the map, it doesn’t feel like the Wild West. It looks too modern. Maybe it’s the advanced technology rockstar used, doesn’t look rustic.

@conallgough4642 3 года назад

The facial animations are actually still really good, there's something about them that almost makes them look better than the second game (not that they are cause they're not).

@daverobson3084 2 года назад

" You can actually encounter a newspaper that explains that Seth hauled a big sack of gold and jewels into Blackwater....He then returned to his family." "We never get to see it. It simply goes unmentioned" Except, I guess, where it mentions it in the newspaper. You do listen to your own narrative. Right?

@jabbarihadi7492 6 лет назад

I love your critique on all these games, keep up the good work!

@blessedxxiii5583 3 года назад

Red dead redemption is a masterpiece🔥💯

@voooldo 6 лет назад

My God this game is so good. I really hope Rockstar doesn't fuck RDR2 up...

@felixgrubshtain4365 Год назад

Still playing the magnificent Rdr2.. then going for 1 first time. Haven’t met a single person who hasn’t said it’s a masterpiece and the music wow🎉

@jeeseninala Год назад

The rdr2 is majorly overrated

@ethancahill6875 6 лет назад

Lets goo, great job luke....keep em commin

@JEY28 3 года назад

It's kinda weird to call old women "Chicks".

@weatherby1982 4 года назад

RDR2 is coming to pc on the 5th November 2019.......a message from the future.

@Dennis-de1ji 3 года назад

I am playing red dead redemption 2 right now. I also played Call of Juarez back in the day. I can't help but think how awesome RDR2 would be if the shooting was more involved and skills based than: holding L2, waiting for full accuracy ,aiming a bit higher for the headshot, pressing R2, releasing L2 repeat until everyone around has a bullet in their head.

@Pedro_Le_Chef 2 года назад

True but rdr1 has fun free aim because of Its good gunplay. I agree it would have been much better if it was like call of juarez gunplay

@John-996 Год назад

@@Pedro_Le_Chef More like Maxpayne 3 would be better