Poll: Am I the only one who hates Red Dead Redemption?

[Ascarus]

i thought it was terrible. of course, i don't like the GTA games either.

but on the plus side, it did allow me to drag people behind my horse after i lassoed them up.

 

[ryai458]

Yes you, you are the only person on this 7 billion+ person planet that doesn't enjoy this game, you sir are unique.

 

[Rayansaki]

It is bad. Usually I agree with the majority of people and most years my favorite games were the top rated and nominated games, but this year was a big exception. The 2 most popular games are 2 of my least favorite: ME2 and RDR.

My favorites this year were AC:B, God3, Bayonetta, Heavy Rain and Gran Turismo 5.

 

[Space Spoons]

- Most of the time I'm playing it and when I'm not playing it I don't want to touch it with a 10ft pole.
- Glitches and bugs.

Can't argue with these. Rockstar games are always sort of buggy, and that usually prevents me from wanting to start playing again once I've stopped. Fair complaints.

- While the characters were pretty fleshed out and human, that doesn't mean they aren't unlikeable pricks.

That was pretty much the point. RDR is meant to be a deconstruction of the Old West genre. As such, no characters are idealized or romanticized, and those that are are quickly revealed to be frauds.

- This may be a misunderstanding but the ending made no sense, why did the army come after him? He did what he was told to do.

On the surface, it's as simple as this: John Marston may have done what he was told, but he was still a criminal. Hunting down his old buddies didn't absolve him of what he did in the past. The law doesn't work like that.

It's also meant to be a metaphor for the encroaching power of the Federal Government and the death of the Old West. With the arrival of "civilization", there's no longer any room for people like John Marston, gunfighters who shoot first and ask questions later. On some level, John knew this, which is why he chose to stay and die instead of running.

- I usually like travel time such as in Just Cause 2 but the travel in this game was excruciating.

The game has a fast travel option, but it bears pointing out that this is a game set in the Old West. If you don't like travelling by horseback or carriage, you probably shouldn't be playing it at all.

- It might be different if I played Red Dead Revolver but I really couldn't give two shits about John Marston.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Personally, I thought Rockstar did a great job of making me care about John and his family.

Also, and I'm sure this has already been said, you're never the only one.

 

[Flamezdudes]

Spoiler

Remember the tag line "Outlaw's To The End"? That's the whole point of the plot. He did what he was told to do but in their eyes he was still an outlaw even if he tried to redeem himself and so they came to get rid of him. He was an Outlaw to the end.

 

[haruvister]

A narrative populated by unlikeable pricks is fairly common in cinema (Scarface would be a classic example), so given RDR's cinematic pretensions, it wouldn't be a reason to not enjoy the game. And actually, given the values of the time, Marston is a relatively sympathetic character.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

You are never the only one.

It's called hyperbole, and it's a perfectly acceptable literary technique. Get over it.

Anyway, OT. I haven't played the game yet and thus have not problem with the OP other then this:

CONS -
- Most of the time I'm playing it and when I'm not playing it I don't want to touch it with a 10ft pole.

What....in the name of Jesus Christ, Our Holy Lord and Savior....is this supposed to mean?

 

[Ironic Pirate]

CONS -
- While the characters were pretty fleshed out and human, that doesn't mean they aren't unlikeable pricks.
- This may be a misunderstanding but the ending made no sense, why did the army come after him? He did what he was told to do.
- I usually like travel time such as in Just Cause 2 but the travel in this game was excruciating.
- It might be different if I played Red Dead Revolver but I really couldn't give two shits about John Marston.

1. They're supposed to be pricks, it's kinda the point of the game.

2. for the love of god man use spoilers!

Spoiler

Because the proto FBI guy (who's name escapes me) wanted to see him dead and until then didn't have authority over the army.

3. Then use fast travel.

4. They're largly unrelated, 'cept for a few references they might as well be different franchises.
Revolver is a spaghetti western action game.
Redemption is an open world deconstuction of the romantic old west, it's pure opinion which is better.

You're never the only one, ever.

If it's not to your tastes, then it's noit to your tastes, making a thread about it is just attention whoring.

I'd say it's more of a reconstruction, with deconstructed elements.

 

[voetballeeuw]

You are obviously the only one. There is no one else in the world who dislikes RDR. I enjoyed the game greatly. I loved exploring the world, and playing through John's story. BTW, I think the characters were supposed to be unlikeable pricks excluding Marston and his family.

 

[fingerbang143]

BEST POLL EVARRR.. I personally despised the game, voice acting does nothing if the characters aren't relatible or interesting and the game was insultingly easy. Money is scarce unless you go and hunt or play repetitive card games etc. I hated every aspect of that game...and sold it.

 

[fingerbang143]

don't be so quick to assume NOBODY doesn't like a game.. since your wrong and all

 

[NickCooley]

Oh joy another "Wahh something I don't like is popular" thread. Although taking pot shots at the popular stuff is practically a sure fire way to make friends on this site. The place is crawling with the gaming equivalent of hipsters.

Yeah, because something that's popular most certainly can't ever, never, in a thousand years, be bad!

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I'm sorry I think you've got your wires crossed I said "Although taking pot shots at the popular stuff is practically a sure fire way to make friends on this site" not "Everything popular must be good!" I'd appreciate it if you didn't put words in my mouth. While admittedly I laid on the hyperbole a little thick that's still quite a leap. But thank you for proving my point anyway.

Now to the actual topic. I did enjoy Read Dead Redemption but it isn't a game I could play for hours on end.