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While fighting off cougars in the mountains near the boarder, my thousand dollar horse was mauled. After falling halfway down the mountain I recovered with enough time to take some medicine. The smell of wonded flesh was still in the air. The gods of stupidity took over and I pulled out my lasso. I tried to subdue the cougar with my lasso, but I was slashed in the face by knives sharper than katanas. I pulled out my knife in an attempt to gain some kind of "achievement!" I wanted my accoplishment to be heard around the world...

or at least on the internet.

This is just one of the many stories that we all can tell about playing Red Dead Redemption. Most of Rockstars open world games carry this same type of make your own story gameplay. I have been thwarted by Rockstars open world elements before, but this time I have been so immersed that I have had no problem finishing the game. I am nearing the 75% mark and I see no end in sight.

The grit and the grime in the game are almost tangible. When I see the characters I can see that they are dirty, many of them in more than one way. The stories that they tell are dirty and grimy. People were driven crazy by the Plains. As a student of the Mid-west, I know these types of stories to be true. I also realized that these types of stories are not contained within the narrative timeline of RDR. These stories continue to plague our news stories; I don't have to name any because we see them everyday online or in print.

The inane is just as fun as the outlandish, as well. I spend the better part of last night looking for Butterfly Weed in Mexico. I know that I could have used the survivalist map, but I wanted to explore and do it for myself. It is for these reasons that I have enjoyed playing RDR so much.

This shouldn't be viewed as a review but more as a mid-game commentary.

13 years ago

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#1 Edited By sopachuco13

While fighting off cougars in the mountains near the boarder, my thousand dollar horse was mauled. After falling halfway down the mountain I recovered with enough time to take some medicine. The smell of wonded flesh was still in the air. The gods of stupidity took over and I pulled out my lasso. I tried to subdue the cougar with my lasso, but I was slashed in the face by knives sharper than katanas. I pulled out my knife in an attempt to gain some kind of "achievement!" I wanted my accoplishment to be heard around the world...

or at least on the internet.

This is just one of the many stories that we all can tell about playing Red Dead Redemption. Most of Rockstars open world games carry this same type of make your own story gameplay. I have been thwarted by Rockstars open world elements before, but this time I have been so immersed that I have had no problem finishing the game. I am nearing the 75% mark and I see no end in sight.

The grit and the grime in the game are almost tangible. When I see the characters I can see that they are dirty, many of them in more than one way. The stories that they tell are dirty and grimy. People were driven crazy by the Plains. As a student of the Mid-west, I know these types of stories to be true. I also realized that these types of stories are not contained within the narrative timeline of RDR. These stories continue to plague our news stories; I don't have to name any because we see them everyday online or in print.

The inane is just as fun as the outlandish, as well. I spend the better part of last night looking for Butterfly Weed in Mexico. I know that I could have used the survivalist map, but I wanted to explore and do it for myself. It is for these reasons that I have enjoyed playing RDR so much.

This shouldn't be viewed as a review but more as a mid-game commentary.

13 years ago

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#2 Edited By TheGreatGuero

Yeah, I absolutely love RDR. Most of the characters are disgusting and absolutely despicable, though I think they're still pretty darn memorable, nonetheless. I spent a whole lot of time playing it and actually got 100% completion. Now I'm trying to get 100% in Undead Nightmare too.

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