Red Dead Redemption 2

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Low Score - 70/100

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54% of scored reviews gave RDR2 a 100/100

Luke Reilly (IGN)

10/10

“Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game of rare quality; a meticulously polished open world ode to the outlaw era.”

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James Davenport (PC Gamer

88/100

“Red Dead Redemption 2’s stark, slow depiction of America’s fading frontier is a monumental work straining against stubborn mission design and stability problems.”

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David Meikleham (GamesRadar+)

5/5 stars

“One of the top three open-worlds of all time, and the best game Rockstar has ever made. An all-time Old West masterpiece.”

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33bits	Rubén Rionegro	95 / 100	11-25-2019	Red Dead redemption 2 is the same console game but even better. This new version comes with a lot of exclusive content and very juicy improvements like playing at 60fps, new accessories for the campaign mode, an improved photo mode or the possibility to use mods. Unfortunately the optimization is not as good as we would like and we will have to wait for a patch that solves it. Apart from that, this is a real masterpiece and one of the best games ever. It would be a total irresponsibility not to play it.	Read review
3DNews	Алексей Лихачев	9 / 10	11-03-2018	Not revolutionary, not groundbreaking, but still an amazing experience which you should definitely try out. Clunky controls, sometimes annoying mission design and some mechanics that seem out of place won’t ruin your atmospheric journey through the last days of Wild West.	Read review
AbsoluteXbox	Steve Millward	5 / 5 stars	11-03-2018	Rockstar have redefined open world gaming in blistering fashion. If you don’t own this game by now you owe it to yourself as a gamer to experience an absolute classic. My only concern now is how do Rockstar top this.	Read review
ACG	Jeremy Penter	Recommended	10-27-2018	Video Review	Read review
Areajugones	Juan Linares	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is, without a shred of doubt, a new masterpiece brought to us by Rockstar. The new entry by the company has managed to achieve excellence in gameplay, storytelling and technical aspects. In the end, Rockstar has been successful in pushing the franchise to its limits in order to create one of the most complete games of all time.	Read review
Ars Technica	Daniel Starkey	Recommended	10-25-2018	RDR II’s work cycle creates a forgiving system where, no matter what vocation you pick, you can figure out a way to bring in some cash. But it’s also an extremely simplified version of the hardships people actually faced in the American wilderness. Even with the simulated elements to contend with, Arthur seems to have inhuman stamina, and a constitution that strains believability, even as it provides a firm foundation for the playspace.	Read review
Atomix	Alberto Desfassiaux	100 / 100	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 survives the great expectations that were had of it, even far exceeding them in a way that is rarely seen within gaming.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Brandon Adams	5 / 5 stars	11-11-2019	With Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games has set the bar so high that other games of this nature seem infinitesimally lesser because of its existence.	Read review
AusGamers	Steve Farrelly	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Rockstar, my dusty old hat is off to you. You’ve made this old videogame cowboy a very happy camper.	Read review
BaziCenter	Farnood Samie Yousefi	10 / 10	11-25-2018	It doesn’t matter if you are gamer, a human being, or an alien from another planet; Red Dead Redemption 2 is a title that you just can’t miss. The bar set by RDR2 is so high that even Rockstar itself will probably have a hard time raising it. One of the best releases in the history of digital entertainment.	Read review
Bazimag	Fardin Bagherian	10 / 10	11-13-2018	It is impossible to describe the magnificence of this title in just a few words, but Rockstar has shown that there are still companies out there that are not willing to sacrifice the quality of their games to release more numbers of them. The experience that is being offered here is so pleasure, adrenaline and emotion infused that it is very hard to find a similar game in recent times. Love, Hate, Sacrifice, Death, Life, Survival, Laughter, Treason, Loyalty, Beauty, Ugliness and Cruelty, and whatever that you may think of that would make a game great are packaged in a game named Red Dead Redemption II. Even if you are not a gamer, do a favor for yourself and try this title out. Rockstar has once more broken the boundaries of gaming and sets new standards for it. and due to this, we can easily name Red Dead Redemption a “Modern Epic”.	Read review
Cerealkillerz	Patrice Naderi	9.3 / 10	10-27-2020	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the promised masterpiece we all expected in advance: an epic Western with a rich content which delivers an enormous grade of detail and possibly the best-looking game of this generation. You can clearly feel all the effort the developers put into it. A must-buy for all fans of a more grown-up western and a massive Open World, which many people will talk about in years from now.	Read review
CGMagazine	Cole Watson	9.5 / 10	11-11-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best game Rockstar Games has ever made, as it deftly combines one of the richest open worlds ever made with one of the most compelling stories of this generation.	Read review
Cheat Code Central	Jenni Lada	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	It transcends the open-world, outlaw-focused games like Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption to become so much more.	Read review
COGconnected	Lou Sytsma	100 / 100	11-16-2019	Whether I’m hunting a legendary animal, participating in a story mission, playing a game of poker, or just exploring the world I’ve absolutely adored every moment I’ve spent with the game.	Read review
ComiConverse	Jordan Samuel	5 / 5 stars	10-22-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is not just the best sandbox game there is. It’s not just one of the best 3rd-person shooters ever. It’s not just a great action title, a great cowboy or horse riding game. It’s not just one of the biggest entertainment experience. Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best titles in a generation.	Read review
Critical Hit	Geoffrey Tim	9.5 / 10	11-11-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a story of endings and new beginnings, of the birth of legends and the consequences that come with creating a myth. It’s all wrapped up in an immaculate presentation, told over dozens of hours and adventures that leads to an inevitable conclusion: Red Dead Redemption 2 raises the bar for the sandbox genre and stands tall as the definitive western game of this or any other generation.	Read review
Cubed3	Tomas Barry	9 / 10	10-25-2018	While no single element of Red Dead Redemption 2 is revolutionary, due to its ambitious scope, it’s greater than the sum of its parts. Few single-player experiences excel simultaneously at telling a deep and poignant story, whilst also providing the player with such a huge extent of freedom and possibility.	Read review
Cultured Vultures	Jimmy Donnellan	9.5 / 10	10-30-2018	Despite it having some wrinkles, Red Dead Redemption 2 introduces more than enough innovations to provide one of the most immersive and captivating open world games ever made.	Read review
Daily Dot	Joseph Knoop	4.5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	We suspect it will still stand among Rockstar’s greatest games, but perhaps not its greatest saga.	Read review
Daily Mirror	JC Suttun	5 / 5 stars	10-31-2018	It’s not just one of the most realistic games to come out this generation, it’s also one of the most gorgeous to look at. There’s no question that this is the biggest game release of this year, so if you own either a PS4 or an Xbox One then this is one you should definitely check out.	Read review
Daily Star	Ben Walker	4 / 5 stars	11-06-2019	In a world where developers who design experiences for console and try throw them on the PC, Rockstar Games beautifully takes its time in creating a port that both serves the artistic purposes of the original while allowing players to run free in their best open world to date. Just make sure your PC is up to standard.	Read review
DarkZero	Dominic Sheard	10 / 10	10-29-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is an accumulation of Rockstar Games’ expertise in building open world games, but has seen them push the genre in a way that might not have been expected from them.	Read review
Destructoid	Chris Carter	9.5 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the epitome of ambition and like most things Rockstar, will meet the expectations associated with it. With all of the advancements since the last Red Dead and everything they’ve learned from Grand Theft Auto V under their belt, the series is in a better place, able to provide a more natural and less gamey world to explore.	Read review
Digiato	Shayan Karami	100 / 100	10-31-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the absolute best. Best game of the year, generation or history? It’s up to you. But we can easily assure you that you wouldn’t find anything like this in any other medium.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Nathaniel Stevens	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the perfect gaming experience, and what you were hoping for in the next iteration of the series. It has a rich story, deep gameplay, unrivaled visuals, and plenty of plains to explore.	Read review
Digital Spy	Laurence Mozafari	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is an absolute undisputed classic and a legend in the making, plus with Red Dead Online on the horizon, it looks like our adventures in the wild west are just beginning.	Read review
Digital Trends	Steven Petite	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ is unrivaled in design, gameplay, and storytelling.	Read review
DualShockers	Ryan Meitzler	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 may just signal the dawn of a new era for open-world games, and it’s an experience that I have no doubt players will be investing tens (if not hundreds) of hours into its immense, deep world and completing its story full of action, suspense, and deeply investing character moments.	Read review
Easy Allies	Brandon Jones	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Rockstar achieves a new level of open world immersion in the second chapter of their wild west epic. Big choices lead to surprising consequences, and lots of customization options generate an attachment to your surroundings. Incredible visuals and spontaneous events create a beautiful, breathing world to explore.	Read review
EGM	Nick Plessas	10 / 10	10-24-2018	Criticisms often come easier than compliments, but in the case of Red Dead Redemption 2, I am at a loss. This is one of the most gorgeous, seamless, rootinest, tootinest games ever made, and if you voluntarily miss out on it, you’re either not a gamer or in a coma.	Read review
Electric Bento	Drew Meadows	9.8 / 10	11-03-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 continues the trend that Rockstar is known for, creating the most living, breathing world that has ever been created.	Read review
Eurogamer	Martin Robinson	Recommended	10-25-2018	An astounding open world unlikely to be rivalled until well into the next gen, saddled by a throughline from the last.	Read review
Everyeye.it	Francesco Fossetti	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the most ambitious open world ever made. A new starting point for the genre, and an incomparable masterpiece.	Read review
Fextralife	Castielle	9.3 / 10	11-05-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 only gets better and better as you progress, and although I’m not entirely sure Red Dead Redemption 2 is the game to beat in 2018, I do believe it is at the very least in the conversation.	Read review
Forbes	Dave Thier	9 / 10	10-25-2018	If you have the time and the inclination, buy Red Dead Redemption 2. It’s a great game. It’s an impressive game. Just know what you’re getting into, and do your best to make it through the story to what’s on the other side. This review is now nearly 3000 words long, and not nearly long enough for one of the greatest and most vexing games I’ve played in years.	Read review
Game Debate	Jon Sutton	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t just a great game. It’s a game that sets an impossibly high new bar for how open-worlds can be handled. Its depiction of late 19th-century America feels both historically accurate yet abundantly open-ended, slow-paced and yet alive, grim and yet majestic. It makes the original Red Dead Redemption feel like a warm-up, the doodles on the page before the real thing has come to life.	Read review
Game Informer	Matt Bertz	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Rockstar has once again created a game that redefines the open-world experience. Red Dead Redemption II is a triumph that every gamer should experience for themselves	Read review
Game Rant	Denny Connolly	5 / 5 stars	11-11-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a staggeringly diverse open world video game that proves Rockstar Games is filled with skilled storytellers and engineering wizards.	Read review
Game Revolution	Jason Faulkner	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	The astounding thing about RDR 2 is that there’s not only a staggering amount of story, side quests, and places to explore but that it’s all high quality and doesn’t feel tacked on.	Read review
Gameblog	Camille Allard	10 / 10	11-05-2019	There’s a new sheriff in the open-world action game genre in town. Red Dead Redemption 2 is sure ambitious but it succeeds everywhere he travels : exploration, gunfights, stealth, main quest, characters, side quests, customization, acting, hunting, fishing… Name one element, it delivers. And it sure looks like one of the best looking games ever seen and has many secrets yet to be discovered. And so it can be considered as a masterpiece, an extraordinary, legendary game that we will talk about with sincere admiration for ages.	Read review
GameCrate	Quibian Salazar-Moreno	9.8 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is what we all expected and then some. The game delivers on the fantasy of living as an outlaw in the old west, and may be one of the best open-world games ever made. It’s certainly Rockstar Games’ best game.	Read review
Gamefa	Mehdi Reazaei	9.7 / 10	10-30-2018	There is no importance if you love Story-based games, RPGs Or Shooters. It is not even important that you are a gamer or not! You must play red dead Redemption 2 to Fall in love with video games world and its magic. Rockstar taught us how to make masterpieces again and again in these years.	Read review
GameGrin	James Martin	7.5 / 10	11-14-2018	It is possibly the best open world that you can visit, held back by a main story that’s a bit too archaic. On the whole, it’s still highly enjoyable, so I would still highly recommend you dig into it. You’ll definitely get your money’s worth.	Read review
GameHaunt	Excelle Escalada	5 / 5 stars	10-28-2018	Rockstar Games have proven their open world gaming capabilities with the release of Red Dead Redemption 2. The game is truly a masterpiece for fans of cowboy games.	Read review
GameMAG	GameMAG	9 / 10	11-05-2019	The tediousness of some of the chapters and low difficulty may disappoint some hardcore players, but touching scenes, atmospheric moments and charismatic characters, along with gorgeous graphics, variable movie-style missions and nice epilogue make new Rockstar game one of the best this year.	Read review
Gameplanet	Chris Brown	9.5 / 10	10-25-2018	Despite stumbling at the very beginning Red Dead Redemption 2 cements Rockstar Games’ place at the very top of the games industry. It’s been eight years and well worth the wait.	Read review
GamePro	Tobias Veltin	96 / 100	10-23-2018	What a ride! Red Dead Redemption 2 is the next Rockstar-Masterpiece and the best game in this console-generation so far.	Read review
Gamerheadquarters	Jason Stettner	10 / 10	11-04-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the true Western experience that you’ve been looking for with an incredibly lengthy and narrative driven campaign that promotes complete freedom.	Read review
Gamers Heroes	Johnny Hurricane	9 / 10	10-25-2018	Surprising absolutely no one, Red Dead Redemption 2 is easily a game of the year contender, if not the winner. Rockstar Games knocks it out of the park once again, and we are eagerly awaiting Red Dead Online.	Read review
Gamersky	八云猫车	10 / 10	11-08-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the game that I would like to keep playing for years. The wild west is marvelous and full of interesting events. The story is both solid and attractive. What’s more, The interactive system makes a great progress and you can interact with nearly everyone in various ways, and it feels really real. RDR2 definitely will be one of the greatest video games of all time.	Read review
GamesBeat	Dean Takahashi	96 / 100	11-06-2018	But make no mistake: Red Dead Redemption 2 is a masterpiece. I see these flaws as small distractions, but they don’t kill my enthusiasm for the game. Those bugs seem like nitpicking against scenes like the one in the video above, as Arthur rides to the sound of a beautiful song.	Read review
GameSkinny	Jordan Baranowski	10 / 10	11-13-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC is truly mesmerizing. This is the definitive way to play Rockstar’s Wild West epic.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	10 / 10	10-23-2018	The years spent shaping Red Dead Redemption 2 into what it is has been worth it. Rockstar hasn’t just created a video game; it has created as close to a living, breathing digital world as can be. It’s not so much something that you play, it’s something that you visit and experience. Something you willingly get lost in. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the result of years of blood, sweat and tears. And it shows, making getting yourself absorbed in it feel all the more special. This is the new benchmark by which open world games will be measured, but none will be meeting its heady heights anytime soon.	Read review
GameSpot	Kallie Plagge	9 / 10	10-25-2018	RDR 2 succeeds as both a prequel to Red Dead Redemption and a story in its own right, and though it can take some patience, your effort is well worth it.	Read review
GamesRadar+	David Meikleham	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	One of the top three open-worlds of all time, and the best game Rockstar has ever made. An all-time Old West masterpiece.	Read review
GameZone	Arne Cito	10 / 10	11-18-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 feels like Rockstar’s new GTA 3 as in it takes massive leaps towards a new era of open-world gaming the likes of which have never been seen or at the very least executed to this level of quality courtesy of the borderline photorealistic graphics and remarkable game design.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Sean Cahill	10 / 10	12-12-2019	An astounding triumph that will certainly stand above the pack this season, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a unique game about unique people. The writing, visuals, and gameplay combine to make an absolute standout of a title, one that has been well worth the wait.	Read review
GamingBolt	Will Borger	10 / 10	11-28-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a landmark achievement for Rockstar, for open world games, and for video games as a whole.	Read review
GamingTrend	Ron Burke	100 / 100	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 raises the bar for sandbox adventure games. It’s organic in a way almost unseen in any genre, creating an authentic open world that is as cohesive as it is compelling. This title will set the bar for action adventure games for years to come.	Read review
Geek Culture	Jake Su	9.8 / 10	12-25-2018	No game has ever made me feel like I want to live in that world more than Red Dead Redemption 2, and every minute spent in this gorgeously realised world is a minute well spent.	Read review
Geeks Under Grace	Maurice Pogue	8.5 / 10	01-11-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a high-budget AAA game whose production values sometimes supersede fun.	Read review
Generación Xbox	Adrian Fuentes Berna	10 / 10	10-24-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 offers an unprecedented level of interaction with NPCs. Its level of detail and brilliant way of telling Arthur Morgan’s story in a completely open adventure make the Rockstar game a masterpiece.	Read review
Giant Bomb	Alex Navarro	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 offers up an astoundingly engrossing world that’s remarkably easy to get lost in.	Read review
God is a Geek	Adam Cook	10 / 10	11-25-2019	There was never any doubt that Red Dead Redemption 2 was going to be good, but this is something special. A masterpiece that many will be talking about for decades to come.	Read review
GRYOnline.pl	Krystian Smoszna	10 / 10	10-24-2018	If only I could give Red Dead Redemption 2 a higher score that 10, I would. This is by far the best open-world game that has ever graced the face of Earth. No other sandbox can even dream of holding a candle to Rockstar’s newest gun-blazing, incredibly detailed Western epic. I envy all of you, who are yet to embark upon this fantastic journey and discover all the secrets this game holds. Truly, I could wipe my memory clean just to be able to experience that world once again. A true gem of the most noble kind.	Read review
Guardian	Keza MacDonald	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Total immersion in an astonishingly lifelike world – whether you’re outgunning rivals or skinning animals – makes this outlaw adventure a landmark game	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Adam Beck	4.5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Throughout this review, I may have seemed a little hard on Red Dead Redemption 2, but the overall package is nothing short of spectacular.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Alejandro Alcolea Huertos	99 / 100	11-13-2019	Rockstar delivers a masterpiece in every aspect. Its organic and evolving open world, characters, storyline and gameplay mechanics made us feel “free men”. Red Dead Redemption 2 also brings the best technical elements of this generation.	Read review
Hynerd.it	Hynerd.it	9.6 / 10	11-12-2018	Probably you’ll not even realise you just spent hours exploring, hunting and	Read review
IGN	Luke Reilly	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game of rare quality; a meticulously polished open world ode to the outlaw era.	Read review
IGN Italy	Gianluca Loggia	10 / 10	10-25-2018	One of the best open world games ever, with the single best story ever written for a videogame.	Read review
IGN Middle East	Moustafa Gad	9.8 / 10	11-07-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best open world game in this generation.	Read review
IGN Spain	Gustavo Maeso	10 / 10	10-24-2018	A titanic videogame, a masterpiece that, like everything, will have passionate lovers and other players who do not get too caught up. Everything also depends on thematic genres and preferences. Maybe not everyone likes the stories of ‘Indians and cowboys’. But this interactive universe created by Rockstar tells a story fantastically constructed and allows us to live a unique adventure. And for that reason, we believe that this production touches excellence. And for that, it takes the first 10 in the history of IGN Spain. Good trip, cowboys!	Read review
Impulsegamer	Chris O’Connor	5 / 5 stars	11-19-2019	Wow… Red Dead Redemption 2 lives up to everything and more with what Rockstar Games have promised.	Read review
Jump Dash Roll	Rob Kershaw	9 / 10	11-01-2018	Brutal, bewildering and brilliant, Red Dead Redemption 2 is undoubtedly Rockstar’s finest release to date, flaws and all.	Read review
Just Push Start	Oliver East	4.75 / 5 stars	11-02-2018	Between the story quests and the easy to acquire side objectives there is plenty of hours available for gamers to get their teeth into. Something that is surely only going to rocket upwards once the Online element arrives. Even without that, and the slight issues, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game worth playing. For the sense of being that outlaw character, riding around the stunning map and having choice of what to do, this is a worthy sequel. You will spend a lot of time going from A to B, even doing little tasks, but these are easy compromises to make for the full Western experience.	Read review
KnowTechie	Josh Knowles, Kevin Raposo	9 / 10	11-05-2018	The problem is, if Red Dead Redemption is perfect (which it is), 2 feels like more of the same but requires more patience than the original.	Read review
Kotaku	Kirk Hamilton	Recommended	10-25-2018	This game has heart; the kind of heart that is difficult to pin down but impossible to deny. It is a wonderful story about terrible people, and a vivacious, tremendously sad tribute to nature itself. There is so much beauty and joy in this expensive, exhausting thing. Somehow that makes it even more perfect—a breathtaking eulogy for a ruined world, created by, about, and for a society that ruined it.	Read review
Leadergamer	Alper Dalan	10 / 10	10-24-2018	It’s impossible not to fall in love!	Read review
LevelUp	Luis Sánchez	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is technically impressive; a well-made game and a visual jewel polished to the smallest detail: a masterpiece in every way. By showing excellent writing and storytelling, developed character and plots, and a full array of activities, it stands one of the best open worlds to date. Rockstar Games once again stands as the creator of the most successful and influential works in the medium of interactive entertainment. Probably, we are facing the best game made by Rockstar Games.	Read review
M3	Billy Ekblom	10 / 10	10-24-2018	Rockstar’s eye for detail, presentation and tongue-in-cheek-storytelling makes this one an instant classic. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the ultimate Wild West sandbox-experience everyone has been waiting so very patiently for. It gives us more of everything we loved about the original and then takes it to a completely new level.	Read review
Marooners’ Rock	Joseph Siemsen	9.1 / 10	12-02-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 breaks the rules of the games I tend to enjoy. Lower on my preference list are both life simulators and open world, yet I found myself thoroughly engrossed in what was offered.	Read review
Merlin’in Kazanı	Ersin Kılıç	98 / 100	10-25-2018	There is no way to explain this masterpiece with a few words. All we can say is, thats a next generation game, before next generation and it’s amazing.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	GameCentral	9 / 10	10-25-2018	An incredible technical achievement and a hugely accomplished Western epic that, despite a few minor flaws, represents Rockstar Games’ most engaging and ambitious work so far.	Read review
MMORPG.com	William Murphy	9.7 / 10	10-25-2018	RDR2’s start is slow, measured, but as the layers begin to unfold and the scope of the game’s sandbox is known, you see just how impressive it all really is. This is easily a top candidate for one of the greatest open world RPGs of all time.	Read review
MonsterVine	Diego Escala	5 / 5 stars	12-05-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a masterclass in game design.	Read review
MSPoweruser	Lewis White	8.5 / 10	10-31-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a crowning achievement. As Rockstar’s first game designed from the ground up for this generation, it feels like the “next generation” title we all expected this generation of consoles to offer. It’s huge (it took me five days to play through just the main story in order to write this review) and that’s without the games upcoming online component and it feels like a true extension of what made GTA V a great experience.	Read review
New Game Network	Alex Varankou	82 / 100	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is an enjoyable sequel that builds on the foundation of its predecessor, with much to do and plenty to see, all wrapped up in some of the best visuals you’ve ever seen on a console. With great characters and satisfying action, it’s a Wild West worth exploring.	Read review
Nexus	Andrew Logue	8.5 / 10	10-31-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 offers up an epic narrative in an intricately-detailed open world but questionable designs choices make large parts of the game feel like a chore.	Read review
Niche Gamer	Sophia Narwitz	8.5 / 10	11-02-2018	Overall I love this game. As I look back on my experience with it there is just so much to enjoy, and even with all the issues mentioned above, I’ll be hard pressed not to have this be my game of the year. Which is a testament to just how well crafted the world and it’s story and its activities are.	Read review
NoobFeed	Adam Siddiqui	85 / 100	11-01-2018	Rockstar Games has a reputation of setting new standards for open world games and with Red Dead Redemption 2 they’ve done it again. The entire world is a technical masterpiece and one of the most believable virtual worlds ever created. Complementing this incredibly polished world is a story full of layered characters, each with purpose and desire, that makes the entire journey worthwhile. What unfortunately holds back Red Dead Redemption 2 is the difficult controls and sacrificing convenience for realism. Red Dead Redemption 2 takes a lot of risks for taking a more realistic approach that doesn’t always work but the phenomenal story and the outstanding open world makes this a western no one should miss.	Read review
OnlySP	Rhain Radford-Burns	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a masterclass of game design. With timely music, gorgeous visuals, and impactful combat complementing seamless gameplay, Red Dead Redemption 2 stands above its competition as a triumph in media. The game’s narrative, as extensive and interweaving as it may be, surpasses the original and truly immerses the player in a game world that they will not want to leave. Red Dead Redemption 2 will go down not only as one of the best games of the generation, but as one of the greatest games ever made.	Read review
Oyungezer Online	Onur Kaya	9.5 / 10	11-15-2019	This is a legendary game. It’s really hard to describe this experience with words, you have to see it for yourself.	Read review
Pardis Game	Alireza Razmjoei	9 / 10	11-18-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 not only developed an ideal protagonist named Arthur Morgan in an ambitious framework but enriched the experience we had in the first redemption. Red Dead Redemption 2 benefits from a lot of smart and wonderful details that maybe less than 1 percent of players would notice them, but there are minor problems that affect the majority of players	Read review
PC Gamer	James Davenport	88 / 100	11-15-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2’s stark, slow depiction of America’s fading frontier is a monumental work straining against stubborn mission design and stability problems.	Read review
PC Invasion	Steven Wong	8 / 10	11-12-2019	Although Red Dead Redemption 2 for the PC has plenty of technical quirks, they’re easy to overlook once you’re immersed in the story and the breathtaking beauty of the world.	Read review
PCGamesN	Sam White	10 / 10	11-06-2019	PC is the best place to play last year’s best game. It’s massive yet detailed, sprawling and epic, and combines Rockstar’s penchant for immense detail with a surprising amount of human heart.Sam White	Read review
PCMag	Tony Polanco	4 / 5 stars	11-26-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a fantastic homage to the classic Western cinema, delivering an adventure of amazing scope. Though, at times, it has an irritating focus on realism.	Read review
Player.it	Daniele Di Egidio	10 / 10	11-14-2019	Getting lost in a game has never been so easy, the universe of rdr2 is boundless and timeless. A joy for the eyes and the heart.	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Chandler Wood	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 redefines the open world genre. Arthur Morgan’s journey through the late 1800s American frontier never reveals the stitches at its seams. Whether you’re engaging in a massive shootout in a saloon or quietly enjoying a moment of reflection while fishing on a lake, it all feels like a part of Morgan’s life. The level of detail is unsurpassed, and it’s a game that wants you to take it slow and enjoy those small details. Rockstar took some risks in eliminating traditional gaming conveniences, but everything pays off in service of the greater experience. Red Dead Redemption 2 sets a new benchmark in detail, immersion, and cohesion that will be heralded for years to come. It’s just about as perfect as a game can get.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Jack McCaskill	10 / 10	10-24-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 not only lives up to expectations, but it smashes them and feels like the missing half of a story we never knew was incomplete. Improving on its predecessor in every way that counts, it also reignites interest in its landmark prequel, enhancing the overall experience to an epic scale and giving gamers an odyssey quite unlike any other.	Read review
Polygon	Chris Plante	Recommended	10-25-2018	After Red Dead Redemption 2’s story concludes, a huge epilogue begins, and the game’s already gargantuan map grows even larger. I’m eager to dig into this postgame, where it seems I’ll be free to focus on taking in the beautiful, meticulously simulated world, rather than hurling myself into the middle of it.	Read review
Post Arcade (National Post)	Chad Sapieha	9.5 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the must-play of the year, and elegant proof that grand-scale single-player games are far from obsolete	Read review
Press Start	Brodie Gibbons	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a triumph in world-building, character craft and downright skulduggery. Being bad has never felt so good as Rockstar toe the realism line while still keeping their sharp, trademark tongue in cheek. It’s the keen attention to detail where Rockstar succeeds and this outlaw prequel comfortably outperforms their best works and in time, I believe, will be regarded as a once in a generation game.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Bruno Henrique Vinhadel	100 / 100	11-03-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is pure excellence and a milestone for open world games. Sprawling details and superb ambiance, Rockstar Games’ title is the definitive version of a Wild West game. The creation of the world, characters and the technical quality presented will perpetuate for years, just as its predecessor did.	Read review
Pure Playstation	Chris Harding	8.5 / 10	10-28-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is an interesting game. Fun is pushed to the background in place of realism and a dedication to keeping the world grounded in reality. You’re a guest and you have to play by the rules, and Rockstar lets you know this by dictating everything and putting a limit on what you can and can’t do.	Read review
Push Square	Robert Ramsey	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is Rockstar’s best game, and it’s gripping from start to finish.	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Recommended	11-07-2019	A staggering technical achievement; a deliciously gooey shooter; the most accurate mud simulator outside of actual mud; a great advert for the healing power of peaches. However you approach Red Dead Redemption 2, there’s something to impress here. And on PC, it’s at its most impressive.	Read review
Saudi Gamer	صالح بازرعة	10 / 10	10-30-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 takes realism to the next level with the graphics and gameplay systems with enriched details. Although sometimes mission level-design and the game’s world system could be boring and tedious sometimes and some players won’t like it, still the amount of details and the enormous content that Rockstar offers from captivating story events and polished world can’t pass by without appreciating all the details that you won’t find in any other game.	Read review
Screen Rant	Christopher Teuton	4.5 / 5 stars	11-07-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 is very much the game it needed to be, and the one that fans wanted it to be. What Rockstar has done is truly remarkable, and it set the benchmark for the gaming industry as a whole, not just open world titles.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Branislav Kohút	10 / 10	11-02-2018	Flawless open-world action adventure for old west fans, horse lovers and adventurers. Dynamic gun battles coupled with common activities with eleganter details.	Read review
Shacknews	Bill Lavoy	9 / 10	10-24-2018	Whether I’m chasing the thrill of a daring train robbery, or the serenity of a solo camping trip, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an open-world game I will return to time and time again.	Read review
Skill Up	Ralph Panebianco	Recommended	11-12-2018	Video Review	Read review
Slant Magazine	Steven Scaife	3.5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 never quite squares its themes with the need to give players an open-world cowboy fantasy. And outside cutscenes and conversation, most of those themes don’t seem to exist.	Read review
Softpedia	Cosmin Vasile	10 / 10	11-02-2018	Although some design decisions don’t make sense, the positives completely outshine some of the awkward mechanics implemented. Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of those games that can redefine a genre, and it’s not just through sheer size that it does that, but through a combination of writing, visuals, music, voice acting and gameplay mechanics. It’s an outstanding piece of work that every other game developer should strive for.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Martin Černický	99 / 100	12-05-2019	Ladies and gentlemen, it’s true after all. Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best open world titles of current generation. And if you come around to the way how the story is told, then you’ll experience one of the most emotional narratives in history of video games. However, was anyone expecting anything else?	Read review
SpazioGames	Matteo Bussani	10 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is the new North Star of the open-world genre, to what was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild last March.	Read review
Stevivor	Luke Lawrie	10 / 10	11-06-2019	Rockstar Games has created a living, breathing world that I am absolutely invested in.	Read review
TechnoBuffalo	Eric Frederiksen	5 / 5 stars	11-19-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is going to stand for a long time, I think, as the height of achievement in building huge virtual spaces for gamers to explore. The level of detail at this scale is staggering, even as I find myself unable to ignore how much required overtime went into making things happen, and how many of these details – like horse testicles ascending in colder weather – took real human work hours while actually doing little to flesh out the game world. But it’s impossible to deny what a beautiful, sad, huge, and remarkable thing Rockstar and its many employees, past and present, have put together.	Read review
TechRaptor	Dan Hodges	9.5 / 10	11-06-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is an incredible achievement in open-world game design. It’s dense, massive, and beautiful. People who give this game the time and patience it needs will find Rockstar’s most ambitious, best-written, and most well-realized game to date.	Read review
Telegraph	Tom Hoggins	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	As you move around the country and the gang’s predicament shifts, the complexion of both game and narrative can change to a startling degree. It is nothing if not carefully considered.	Read review
The Angry Joe Show	Joe Vargas	9 / 10	11-13-2018	Video Review	Read review
The Digital Fix	Eden Penketh	10 / 10	11-24-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 takes everything that made the first so spectacular and elevates it to a new level. It boasts an enthralling story, coupled with rock solid gameplay, and is perhaps one of the best games ever made.	Read review
The Games Machine	Paolo Besser	9.9 / 10	11-08-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 was fantastic on PlayStation 4, and it remains fantastic even on PC, with the addition of some aspects that were missing in the original edition.	Read review
The Jimquisition	Jim Sterling	Recommended	10-25-2018	As a game, Red Dead Redemption 2 is inspired and brilliant, as the product of a 60+ hour work week should be at bare minimum. As an overly detailed cowboy simulator, not so much.	Read review
The Outerhaven Productions	Clinton Bowman-Christie	5 / 5 stars	12-19-2018	Red Dead Redemption is a true video game classic, and being in elite company wasn’t something that was going to hinder this game’s vision. Effective storytelling with fleshed out characters who don’t trample over each other, amazing soundtrack, and unrivaled photo-realism makes a truly complete game.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Adrian Burrows	10 / 10	10-25-2018	The hype being created for Red Dead Redemption 2 and the expectations of the passionate fan-base made a part of me believe that Rockstar Games could never deliver on all of their many promises. They did, and then some. From the feeling of a realistic living world they’ve created to the emotional bonds you build, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the video game experience of this generation.	Read review
Too Much Gaming	Carl Vincent David	10 / 10	11-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 does a really good job at keeping you busy, and you’re rewarded even if you just wander throughout the vast wilderness and experience the random events.	Read review
TrueAchievements	Dave Horobin	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2’s vast, detailed and stunningly beautiful open world sits as the perfect backdrop for its compelling and well-paced story filled with epic set pieces. With deeper gameplay mechanics, a larger cast of diverse and interesting characters to meet, and a wealth of content from side objectives to mini-games, RDR2 is a shining example of what makes Rockstar’s games so special.	Read review
TrueGaming	حسين الموسى	9.5 / 10	11-30-2018	Rockstar’s first new game for this generation of consoles will live up to your expectations, it is as impressive as you wanted it to be.	Read review
Twinfinite	Ed McGlone	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 has certainly benefited from Rockstar allocating almost a whole generation’s worth of development time to perfect what they wanted to accomplish. The result is a game that is easily one of the best games this year, and this console generation, but that’s not all. It should eventually go down as one of the greatest games ever made.	Read review
Unboxholics	Σάκης Καρπάς	Recommended	11-23-2018	To Red Dead Redemption 2 είναι από τα παιχνίδια που κρατάνε, τουλάχιστον μέσα μου, ζωντανή την αγάπη μου για αυτό το μέσο. Είναι ο λόγος που πιστεύω ακόμη στο single-player. Είναι ο λόγος που θέλω να ανοίξω την κονσόλα μου και να ταξιδέψω μόνος μου σε έναν κόσμο πολύ μακριά από τον «δικό μου». Είναι λόγος που ψάχνω, μαζεύω, διαβάζω, παίζω βιντεοπαιχνίδια. Γι’ αυτά τα παιχνίδια κύριοι αγαπάμε αυτό το χόμπι. Για αυτές τις εμπειρίες. Αν υπάρχουν δέκα κόκκινα κουμπιά στον εαυτό μου, αυτό το παιχνίδι πάτησε τα έντεκα από αυτά.	Read review
USgamer	Mike Williams	4.5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Eight years after the masterpiece that was Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar Games is taking a second shot. New protagonist Arthur Morgan gets a better supporting cast, an absolutely beautiful open world with more visual variety, and a ton of things to kill or collect. There’s some occasional tedium in travel, and a few bugs and annoyances, but nothing that prevents Red Dead Redemption 2 from being an excellent game.	Read review
VG247	Kirk McKeand	Recommended	11-05-2019	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a brave prequel that isn’t afraid of taking risks. It is innovative, surprising, stunning, dramatic, and generous – a highlight of this generation and a benchmark for other open world games to aspire to.	Read review
VGChartz	Rex Hindrichs	8 / 10	12-01-2018	The Wild West has never felt more alive or immersive, but trimming some of the fat and spending that indulgence on the game’s weaker spots instead could have made it an even better experience for the player.	Read review
Video Chums	A.J. Maciejewski	8.8 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is a gorgeous and enormous open world game that you can easily get immersed in while the hours tick away.	Read review
VideoGamer	Colm Ahern	9 / 10	10-25-2018	Few worlds are as well-realised as the one Rockstar has created for Red Dead Redemption 2. Thanks to some wonderful scripting and stellar performances, the characters you randomly meet in the wild are captured as well as the ones you spend most of your days around camp. How do you follow Red Dead Redemption? You make Red Dead Redemption 2.	Read review
Wccftech	Alessio Palumbo	9.7 / 10	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 may not be perfect, but its minor shortcomings are like tiny blemishes on a stunningly beautiful face. In a way, they only serve as a reminder of how this world isn’t made for perfection. Every single aspect of the game will put you into the very shoes of an outlaw roaming America with his gang as they try to escape the law long enough to make the money needed to disappear for good. It’s an epic, memorable and engrossing tale which also elevates the open world genre to new heights with the brand new interaction system, a cast of memorable characters and a ton of high-quality content to play for a long time.	Read review
We Got This Covered	Ethan Willard	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Red Dead Redemption 2 is an immense, breathtaking experience that will be treasured for years to come.	Read review
WellPlayed	Kieron Verbrugge	9.5 / 10	11-06-2018	A big, bold Western epic that takes lessons learned from Rockstar’s entire history and combines them with a newfound appreciation for pacing and subtlety	Read review
Windows Central	Asher Madan	5 / 5 stars	10-25-2018	Despite some minor issues like stuttering in interiors, awkward camera angles in smaller houses, or the relatively slow start to story the campaign — Red Dead Redemption 2 simply overrides its small perceptible flaws with what is nothing short of a truly spectacular experience. Simply put, it is one of the best games ever made, setting a new standard for open world titles going forward.	Read review

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Developed by the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America’s unforgiving heartland. The game’s vast and atmospheric world will also provide the foundation for a brand new online multiplayer experience.

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