Red Dead Redemption

          I gotta say RockStar has done it again. They have even managed to top GTA4! But first let's get one thing out of the way. The game does indeed as you would expect have some open world jank going on. However it's pretty minor stuff in the long run, it's never caused me to lose any progress or get frustrated. I've found that the checkpoint system is much improved over GTA 4 as well. I never had to sit through converstations more than once or repeat the same parts I just beat. 
 
          Now for the gameplay, the shooting still isn't as good as something like Uncharted or Gears of War but it's certainly a steep up over GTA4. Taking cover is pretty easy and when you smoke a guy you really feel it. The gun fights are great, the sounds of bullets bouncing off rocks and outlaws yellling at each other really bring you into the game. The horses are really fun to ride as well, even though you might accidently shoot one in the head while your trying to kill a coyote. 
 
          Overall the game has tons of stuff going for it. It looks great, sounds great and is just an overall awesome experience. It's also the best wild west themed game on the market by far. John Marston's story is definately worth seeing for yourself. But outside the main missions there's always something to do, whether it's picking herbs, hunting animals, tracking down outlaws, racing, gambling, treasure hunting, lending a hand to strangers, roping horses, arm wrestling, robbing trains, capturing gang hideouts or dueling it's all really fun.  
 
          Oh and I totally forgot to talk about the multiplayer. It's pretty neat, you level up like in COD4, unlocking new horses, weapons and characters. I played a couple of team deathmatches, it starts off with a cool duel then well it's team deathmatch. there's a much of other modes that i haven't played. I would rather just play single player, multiplayer has never really been my thing. 
 
          Red Dead Redemption is a lengthly game with tons of amazing sights to be seen. The story is one of the best and the ending is perfect. If you like videogames chances are you'll enjoy Red Dead Redemption.