Where the hell is the GB Red Dead Redemption review?

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#1  Edited By roddy72

Im pretty sure Brad was the one playing it and I thought he was also going to review it, but where is the review???

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#2  Edited By CaptainObvious

It's rotting in hell.

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#3  Edited By SpaceDandie

This thread? Again?

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#4  Edited By Karmum

It's not coming. At all. Never. They got the game during a period of other games (including UFC 2010) and did not get around to reviewing it. I think at this point however, you can either tell whether or not if RDR was a good or bad game.

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#5  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

They didn't get a review copy until after the game was out. If they were to review it, it would be posted quite a while after the game was released and thus its usefulness would be limited. It would have also delayed other reviews, making them less timely & therefore less useful too. So they decided not to review it.

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#6  Edited By roddy72

@Karmum: Yeah, it came during a time when a lot of other games were coming out, but one of the biggest ones was Read Dead Redemption... you can't ignore it, and they did a 'Quick look' as well meaning Brad was playing it. I know the game is good, but I just want to know GB's opinion of it... that is why I come to this site, to read the GiantBomb perspective.

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#7  Edited By fwylo

Haha that game is old as fuck now why would you want a review of it now.

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#8  Edited By finstern
@roddy72: They've talked quite a bit about the game on their podcasts, enough to gain in insight to what they think of it.
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#9  Edited By Clembo

No point.  GB do review games and even do some nice Quick Looks, but I think they pick the one's that matter, ie. the one's you aren't quite sure of.
 
RDR is a certain buy if you like GTA, Clint Eastwood and characters who don't disclose their name.

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#10  Edited By swamplord666
@MattyFTM: true, but at this period of drought, it would be nice to see a written review of this and FF13. Even if it has lost its usefulness, it would be interesting.
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#11  Edited By meteora

The lack of a Giantbomb review has made me unwilling to purchase this game. =P

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#12  Edited By Binman88
@Finstern said:
" @roddy72: They've talked quite a bit about the game on their podcasts, enough to gain in insight to what they think of it. "
Hint: They think it's pretty rad.
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#13  Edited By MetalGearSunny
@Meteora said:
" The lack of a Giantbomb review has made me unwilling to purchase this game. "
It's good. Buy it. 
 
Seriously, Vinny, Ryan and Brad all praised it on the Bombcast, so what's the point in a late review?
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#14  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator
@roddy72: Listen to the bombcasts around the time the game came out. They talk plenty about their opinion on it. You don't necessarily need a review to get the GB crew's opinions on it.
 
In fact, you get a far better view of the "Giant Bomb Perspective" from the bombcast than you will from any review, because reviews are from the individual reviewer, and it's their individual opinion, not the entire crew's. On the bombcast you hear the opinion of the whole crew. You get the true "Giant Bomb Perspective".
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#15  Edited By iamjohn
@swamplord666 said:
" @MattyFTM: true, but at this period of drought, it would be nice to see a written review of this and FF13. Even if it has lost its usefulness, it would be interesting. "
Funny, I distinctly remember them reviewing FF13.
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#16  Edited By roddy72

@MattyFTM: I do listen to the Giant Bombast every week and I don't remember the episode in which they full on discussed it... but I will take your word and agree with you. It's just that, I like having the combination of the final review combined with a discussion through the podcast...makes it feel more complete I guess. But yet again, I guess you can't have everything, right? Especially after E3. 

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#17  Edited By meteora
@Metal_Gear_Sunny: I don't listen to the bombcast. I can't get myself into listening for some reason. 
 
@iAmJohn: They did, except Brad did the review like a month after release so some people did sort of forget about that review.
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#18  Edited By Mrskidders

Just buy it.

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#19  Edited By roddy72

@Mrskidders: I did. 

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#20  Edited By Animasta
@roddy72 said:
" @Mrskidders: I did.  "
then why are you asking for a review?
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#21  Edited By JJWeatherman
@Meteora said:
"@iAmJohn: They did, except Brad did the review like a month after release so some people did sort of forget about that review. "
Yep and then everyone complained about it being late. If they were to review RDR at this point, they would get a lot of that same hate. You can't win with people on the internet.
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#22  Edited By GunstarRed

so why do you need a review?
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#23  Edited By natetodamax

Well this thread is useless now, isn't it?

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#24  Edited By ajamafalous
@roddy72 said:
" @MattyFTM: I do listen to the Giant Bombast every week and I don't remember the episode in which they full on discussed it... but I will take your word and agree with you. "
They discussed it on no less than three Bombcasts.
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#25  Edited By CastroCasper

If you really want a "review" just listen to the three or four Bombcasts where just about everyone talks about it's pro's and con's. I don't get this need for video reviews or just written reviews, if you follow the site you know everything that is in a review but they even start to write it. Also you get other peoples perspectives, and not just the one writing the review. That is all.

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#26  Edited By confideration

I kinda felt like the quick look where they were drooling all over the game was the review. I much prefer that format actually.

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#27  Edited By pweidman

Yeah it's funny to me(the lack of a formal RDR review), but you gotta appreciate the freedom of choice these guys have.  It's what makes the site, and all the stuff so much fun to check out really.  Zero pretense cuz they don't need any.
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#28  Edited By ninjakiller

Lets see they said they loved playing it on multiple podcasts, and you still need their validation of an official review to buy it?

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#29  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
@MattyFTM said:
" @roddy72: Listen to the bombcasts around the time the game came out. They talk plenty about their opinion on it. You don't necessarily need a review to get the GB crew's opinions on it.  In fact, you get a far better view of the "Giant Bomb Perspective" from the bombcast than you will from any review, because reviews are from the individual reviewer, and it's their individual opinion, not the entire crew's. On the bombcast you hear the opinion of the whole crew. You get the true "Giant Bomb Perspective". "
I agree. Plus EVERYONE loved the game. You do not need a GB review. So people stop asking. The game is amazing. And if you are basing your buying it on just ONE review..then maybe you need a bit of help. 
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#30  Edited By ch13696

Does anyone know if there's a Quick Look? If there is then tell this guy to go watch that.

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#31  Edited By Jazz

oh god..here we go again

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#32  Edited By hockeymask27

i heard if we make five more threads they will put the review up.

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#33  Edited By DannyCool

I got the feeling that Jeff wasnt a big fan.

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#34  Edited By swamplord666
@iAmJohn said:
" @swamplord666 said:
" @MattyFTM: true, but at this period of drought, it would be nice to see a written review of this and FF13. Even if it has lost its usefulness, it would be interesting. "
Funny, I distinctly remember them reviewing FF13. "
... Yes they did. I am a moron