My brother went to my friends house and he's going to borrow Red Dead Redemption. I haven't played it before and I know some people here have so anyonne have any tips for me? Like what kind of things to take, sell, places to go. Stuff like that. 

My brother went to my friends house and he's going to borrow Red Dead Redemption. I haven't played it before and I know some people here have so anyonne have any tips for me? Like what kind of things to take, sell, places to go. Stuff like that. 

Always keep an eye for the cougars. And trust me, you'll know exactly what kind of cougars I'm talking about in no time. 

" Always keep an eye for the cougars. And trust me, you'll know exactly what kind of cougars I'm talking about in no time.  "

Do all the Bonnie McFarlene missions first, as until you have completed them there are certain tools and abilities that you won't have available, like the Lasso. It always irritated me that that was so poorly explained.

" @JoeyRavn said:

" Always keep an eye for the cougars. And trust me, you'll know exactly what kind of cougars I'm talking about in no time.  "

O.o ? "

" Always keep an eye for the cougars. And trust me, you'll know exactly what kind of cougars I'm talking about in no time.  "

If you're being attacked by animals and have dangerously low health, just pop open your inventory and either switch horses or use a campsite if you can.  Heals you, keeps you from dying, and potentially saves you from losing any animal hides or furs.

I would very much recommend to not get too sidetracked. RDR can get kind of stuck on all the side activities about halfway through, and it's easy to just drop out at that point without the momentum of the narrative to push you forward. You can go back and play side quests after the story is over, so once you unlock all of the basic abilities, just sit back and enjoy the plot as it comes along, don't put it off for the sake of fetch quests and side tasks. 
 
Of course, that was my experience. Your mileage may vary and so on.

If you think the game is boring by the time you get to Mexico, throw yourself out of a second story window and, if you survive, play Saints Row 2 instead.

" Always keep an eye for the cougars. And trust me, you'll know exactly what kind of cougars I'm talking about in no time.  "

" @JoeyRavn: Oh, I know what cougars are. The way you wrote it made me think they were like gangs or indians that own the shit out of you though! "

Shoot men in the face.

As much fun as it is to kill Herbert Moon, please abstain from doing so; it's not worth it :P

Do yourself a favor and just take your time exploring the world. Some of my favorite moments in that game are just from exploring the world, or when im on my way to a mission and something cool catches my eyes.  
 
Also throwing knives are the greatest weapon, use them!

" I would very much recommend to not get too sidetracked. "

Gang hideouts can provide new weapons for free.

Try to get through the part in Mexico as fast as possible. 

If you don't activate your campfire from your horse and you fast travel, you lose that horse.

" If you don't activate your campfire from your horse and you fast travel, you lose that horse. "

1.- Aim
2.- Move the right stick slightly up
3.- Shoot
4.- Repeat
 
Headshot ever time!!

Use the same horse for 20 missions and you get a secret achievement.

Thanks everyone. I will definitely use these, except the ones of not picking up flowers and doing side quests. It's hard for me to refrain from doing those.>_> 

I recommend looking up how to properly duel before playing. That part's kinda hard to grasp when it's presented so quickly. Other than that, have fun!

Whistle a lot. It brings out the cougars. ;)

" I recommend looking up how to properly duel before playing. That part's kinda hard to grasp when it's presented so quickly. Other than that, have fun! "

" @awesomeusername: If you feel bored, DO NOT STOP PLAYING UNTIL YOU GET TO MEXICO, that's where the game really opens up. If you don't like the Mexico part, then this is probably not the game for you "

Don't help women near broken carriages.

If you just encountered and killed a bear  there is a 99% chance theres another one behind you and youre about to die.

Use more skill... 
 
Can't say much, since I never played the game.

Be a man turn off auto aim and switch to free aim. 
 
That way you'll have a lot more fun and it'll be a little more challenging. Plus you'll also see the amazing physics more at work as you make horses in front trip the horses behind them and shooting at legs to make people fall.

If you get bored, don't bother playing on to see if it gets better. It doesn't.

@ Michael_B_Back Fuckin dick

I'd say make sure you make an effort to immerse yourself in the world. It's so beautifully realized :)