Recent reviews by Ken Z

✔ Story: 10/10
Red Dead Redemption 2 provides one of the most moving tales of all time in games. The story of Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang is highly personal and really compelling when it concerns themes like loyalty, survival, and paying the tolls of living outside the law. Each character carries their own arcs, motivations, and defects. From intimate moments sitting around a campfire to holding up an entire bank, the narrative is tying you in at each turn of its epic line. With the pace being sustained, players can forge a real relationship with Arthur, which makes his journey truly unforgettable.

✔ Gameplay: 9.5/10
RDR2's gameplay is ambitious and immersive, if not without minor imperfections. From dynamic weather to tight and interesting NPC interactions, the open world mechanics are mainly detail-rich. Shooting is heavy and enjoyable, especially during stressful firefights. Hunting, fishing, and crafting add their own depth. Sometimes sluggishness can be sensed in the controls during rapid sequences of combat or horseback riding. The realism often comes at the expense of player convenience - animations for every trivial action can be annoying - but most of these small complaints are overshadowed by lovely game play loop.

✔ Graphics: 9.5/10
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a visual masterpiece. Indeed, this is beautiful of a frontier from the mountain ranges that sweep magnificently to densely forested land and towns awakening with viral activity. The level of detail was unprecedented: real lighting, realistic weather systems, and incredibly expressive character models come through in the game. It wouldn't get a full ten from me because of some hiccups in graphics and texture are pop-ins during highly intense scenes. Still, it's one of the most visually amazing titles of its generation.

✔ Sound and Music: 9.5/10
RDR2 excels in sound design and music. Every shot taken at RDR2, from urban ambience to harsh wilderness sound, has been perfectly reinforced with the most appropriate effects possible.

I bought the game for 20 euros and I have almost 400 hours just from the story, I finished the game 3 times and each time I came to love it more and more and I can assure you that it is worth your time and money !