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    Red Dead Redemption

    Game » consists of 23 releases. Released May 18, 2010

    Red Dead Redemption is the spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver, featuring a vibrant, open world set in the decline of the American Wild West. Players take on the role of former outlaw John Marston, who is forced to hunt down his former gang to regain his family.

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    #1  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

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    With the games release I thought I would make this thread. Post here with your questions about the game and people who have it will supply answers.    
     
    Possie: *Multplayer* Has two threads going for this game 
     
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    #2  Edited By Microsteve

    Has anybody tried to shoot somebodys hat off without killing them yet? :D I think I'll try that later

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    #3  Edited By rathantoras

    How big is the map compared to some other games?

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    #4  Edited By CornontheCobbe

    Are the horses hard to control? Also do you fall off the horses at any time by the horse tripping on terrain and whatnot?

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    #5  Edited By Mancuso

    Hats will fly off if you hit them just the right way leaving the wearer unharmed (not terribly hard).  
     
    I changed my horse controls to camera relative, much easier IMO, just don't spam the spur button and you won't fly off.

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    #6  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @rathantoras said:
    " How big is the map compared to some other games? "
    The map is supposed to be 3x that of vice city. 
     
    @CornontheCobbe said:
    " Are the horses hard to control? Also do you fall off the horses at any time by the horse tripping on terrain and whatnot? "
    I understand the controls can be dogey. But that is normal for a R* game. However I also understand they are nice once you learn them. 
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    #7  Edited By AhmadMetallic

    Tell me everything about lynching / hanging.

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    #8  Edited By JackG100
    @Microsteve:  I have, it's doable. You can also shoot guns out of peoples hands.
     
    Lynchings happens as random events and in some quests, here and there, I've seen it twice and you basically go into deadeye(bullettime) and shoot off the rope.
     
    I think the controls do what they're supposed to, it's kinda hard to fire backwards while riding your horse though, but that seems like a task taht could be rather tricky in real life as well.
     
    I also happened to shoot my horse in the head while aiming for a wolf that ran up to it, but can't really blame the controls for that. :D
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    #9  Edited By AhmadMetallic
    @JackG100 said:
    " Lynchings happens as random events and in some quests, here and there, I've seen it twice and you basically go into deadeye(bullettime) and shoot off the rope. "
    can marston hang people ?
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    #10  Edited By JackG100
    @Ahmad_Metallic: Not that I've seen, but I haven't really played for all that long, so I guess it's possible it will come up (I do not think it will though). He can lasso people and drag them behind his horse instead!
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    #12  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @RiotBananas said:

    " 1) What are the graphics like?  2) Do the guns feel good?  3) Explain horseriding  4) Can you Lasso eachother?  5) Can you set a multiplayer nickname? "

    1. Amazing *Ive heard it called the best looking open world game to date* 
    2. Improved from GTA so yes. 
    3.
    4. You can lasso NPC 
    5. From what i see gamertag/PSN ID is used. 
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    #13  Edited By JackG100
    @RiotBananas: 
    1) They get the job done, drawdistance is a bit low (or well, the world is quite open, so maybe not all that low really) and some texture are low res for a modern game. All in all they have a great feel.
     
    2) Do any guns? They sound good and deliver a punch if aimed right. Autotargeting is a must to use though, at least I cant manually aim all that great while riding around. Dunno about feeling really, it's like GTA in that department I think. Maybe a bit better.
     
    3) You spam A to get your horse up to speed, hold it to keep it's pace. Can't spam A too much or horses stamina will go low and it'll kick you off. You can hitch your horse (park it) and that saves it, can only have one horse saved, he comes to you whenever you whistle somewhere in the world.
    When you're riding in a posse you just hold A to keep the speed of the leader-guy.
     
     
    Haven't played multiplayer.
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    #14  Edited By JJWeatherman

    I played Red Dead Redemption. Ask me anything.  :P

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    #15  Edited By JackG100
    @JJWeatherman: Who is your daddy, and what does he do?
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    #16  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @JackG100 said:
    " @JJWeatherman: Who is your daddy, and what does he do? "
    Master blaster? 
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    #17  Edited By Gizmo
    @JackG100 said:
    " @JJWeatherman: Who is your daddy, and what does he do? "
    AHM A COP YOU IDIOT
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    #18  Edited By JJWeatherman
    @JackG100 said:
    " @JJWeatherman: Who is your daddy, and what does he do? "
    Trust me you already know him. Aaaall too well. 
     
    I don't know what I mean by that. But has anyone here been able to download the soundtrack or the bonus DLC that comes with the special edition?
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    #19  Edited By ScubaStoobie
    @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " @JackG100 said:
    " @JJWeatherman: Who is your daddy, and what does he do? "
    Master blaster?  "
    Who runs Bartertown?
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    #20  Edited By xpgamer7

    I want to know one thing. Are there removable limbs? Amputation.
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    #21  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @Xpgamer7 said:
    " I want to know one thing. Are there removable limbs? Amputation. "
    I saw a nice big splatter on a video where they dropped a women in front of a train.
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    #22  Edited By xpgamer7
    @The_Laughing_Man:
    Well, I don't care about blood, it would just allow for more creative ways of playing. Also, can you pretend to be an indian, or drink tequilla?
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    #24  Edited By Marz

    is there lock on targeting?  that's the one thing i hated about GTA IV.

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    #25  Edited By AhmadMetallic
    @RiotBananas said:
    " @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " @RiotBananas said:

    " 1) What are the graphics like?  2) Do the guns feel good?  3) Explain horseriding  4) Can you Lasso eachother?  5) Can you set a multiplayer nickname? "

    1. Amazing *Ive heard it called the best looking open world game to date*  
    That crown is taken by Just Cause 2. "
    Agreed
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    #26  Edited By yani
    @Marz said:

    " is there lock on targeting?  that's the one thing i hated about GTA IV. "

    The first thing I did was go to options and change the aiming mode to Expert.  This removes almost all the  aiming assits as far as I can tell (there seems to be a little "close enough" at longer ranges).  The only down side is it makes backwards shooting from horseback a little fiddly.
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    #27  Edited By xpgamer7

    Is the world bigger than just cause 2's?

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    #28  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @Xpgamer7 said:
    "

    Is the world bigger than just cause 2's?

    "
    It is about 3x that of Vice city. 
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    #29  Edited By xpgamer7
    @The_Laughing_Man:
    I haven't played either. I've played the GTAs up until GTAIV and the handheld ones. But I haven't played either just cause 2 or RDR
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    #30  Edited By fleethefactory
    @JJWeatherman said:
    Trust me you already know him. Aaaall too well.  I don't know what I mean by that. But has anyone here been able to download the soundtrack or the bonus DLC that comes with the special edition? "
    Yeah JJ I tried around 1AM, no dice for me.  Being at work I haven't been able to test it today but I'm just assuming the servers were getting hammered last night.  It just kept telling me it couldn't connect to the code validation server.
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    #31  Edited By myslead

    Got the game at a midnight launch 
    the shooting is SO satisfying, it doesn't even make sense! 
     
    there is no limbs amputations, but their heads kinda blow up (in the back) when you headshot them.

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    #32  Edited By miningguyx360
    @Microsteve said:
    " Has anybody tried to shoot somebodys hat off without killing them yet? :D I think I'll try that later "
    RDRMythbusters?
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    #33  Edited By The_Laughing_Man

    Me along with three guys where here when I got mine delivered.  *Via Ustream* 
     
    PS3 version IS in 720p. The game takes very little time to install. 

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    #34  Edited By TheHT

    Anyone get to try the pre-order bonus items? If so how are they? Kinda feel like your cheating?
     
    I opted out of the war horse for The Good The Bad and The Ugly on Bluray. Have yet to pop it in my PS3.

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    #35  Edited By Jeust

    Does the game have horses? 

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    #36  Edited By swoxx

    Do experience gained in MP count for your SP character? or isn't there even leveling on SP?

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    #37  Edited By AhmadMetallic

    Are multiplayer posses temporary and just for the duration of a certain round, or can you have up to 7 friends as your steady posse aside from temporary posses you can have during certain rounds ? 
     
    in other words, EXPLAIN THE WHOLE POSSE BUSINESS IN DETAIL

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    #38  Edited By Timmmycap

    Do you get a house? homestead? Hotel room? camp site? somewhere to live?  
    Can you own businesses?
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    #39  Edited By EvolutionX0

    What is there to exactly do in mulitiplayer free roam? 
    How many guns are in the game?  Possibly name some?

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    #40  Edited By Naughton
    @swoxx said:
    " Do experience gained in MP count for your SP character? or isn't there even leveling on SP? "
    No leveling in SP.
     
    @Timmmycap said:
    " Do you get a house? homestead? Hotel room? camp site? somewhere to live?  Can you own businesses? "
    You can get "safehouses" in various towns, like in GTA. Also, you have a "camp site" you can set up to regenerate some ammo and fast travel to any towns you've been to. Not sure about the businesses, but I'd guess not.
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    #41  Edited By handlas
    @Ahmad_Metallic said:

    " @RiotBananas said:

    " @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @RiotBananas said:

    " 1) What are the graphics like?  2) Do the guns feel good?  3) Explain horseriding  4) Can you Lasso eachother?  5) Can you set a multiplayer nickname? "

    1. Amazing *Ive heard it called the best looking open world game to date*  
    That crown is taken by Just Cause 2. "
    Agreed "
    I dunno.  Given I only played the Just Cause 2 demo but the draw distance in Red Dead is simply amazing.  Add the very very nice lighting effects, weather, etc....the game is hard to beat.  You get heat effects too...where you can see the sizzle on roofs and stuff.  The environment varies quit a bit too (like Just Cause 2 I believe?)...so far I've been in the desert, in woods, and in a swamp....and I've seen videos of snow areas.
     
    Plus there is a ton of wildlife running around.  I've killed some coyotes, beavers, armadillos, chickens, and deer.
     
     

    @EvolutionX0

    said:

    " What is there to exactly do in mulitiplayer free roam? How many guns are in the game?  Possibly name some? "

      You are given tasks in your journal for free roam.  I haven't really done any yet.  Bandit hideout icons will pop up on your map and you can attack them for gold and experience (that's what I've been mostly doing so far).  It is fun when you get other guys in your world to help you attack them.  Sadly, most of these other people tend to want to kill you more than help you so far....but that is what Posses are for I suppose.
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    #42  Edited By Zimbo

    To auto aim or not to auto aim? That is the real question. Anyone tried both difficulties yet?

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    #43  Edited By AhmadMetallic
    @EvolutionX0 said:
    "  How many guns are in the game?  Possibly name some? "
    You can look at the weapon section in the game's Wiki here on Giantbomb, or a bigger more detailed weapon list in the RDR Factsheet
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    #44  Edited By trophyhunter

    how are the shops?

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    #45  Edited By Naughton
    @Zimbo said:
    " To auto aim or not to auto aim? That is the real question. Anyone tried both difficulties yet? "
    Maybe it's just me, but it didn't feel like there was any auto aim for the few hours I played last night/this morning.
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    #46  Edited By bybeach
    @Jeust said:
    "Does the game have horses?  "

    I heard guys with coconuts do the horses
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    #47  Edited By yani
    @Naughton said:
    " @Zimbo said:
    " To auto aim or not to auto aim? That is the real question. Anyone tried both difficulties yet? "
    Maybe it's just me, but it didn't feel like there was any auto aim for the few hours I played last night/this morning. "
    There are three levels to the aiming, Casual/Normal/Expert.  I may be wrong but I believe Casual is full auto-lock, Normal is aim assist while expert is free aim.  I personally dislike help with aiming so immediately turned it off so can't comment on that side but in expert aiming the only issue I'm having is a bit of trouble steering the horse while trying to shoot backwards.  I think the game mentioned that the horse would follow a road while you where aiming but have yet to get it to work properly.
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    #48  Edited By AhmadMetallic
    @bybeach said:
    " @Jeust said:
    "Does the game have horses?  "
    I heard guys with coconuts do the horses "
    Was there any migrating swallows involved ?
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    #49  Edited By JJWeatherman
    @Naughton said:
    " @Zimbo said:
    " To auto aim or not to auto aim? That is the real question. Anyone tried both difficulties yet? "
    Maybe it's just me, but it didn't feel like there was any auto aim for the few hours I played last night/this morning. "
    If you let go of the L trigger and quickly press it again, it will snap to a target Call of Duty style. 
     
    @bybeach said:
    " @Jeust said:
    "Does the game have horses?  "
    I heard guys with coconuts do the horses "
    Fact.  :P 
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    #50  Edited By bybeach
    @Ahmad_Metallic said:
    " @bybeach said:
    " @Jeust said:
    "Does the game have horses?  "
    I heard guys with coconuts do the horses "
    Was there any migrating swallows involved ? "

    African or European swallow ?
     
     It's a life or death question, believe it or not....

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