Red Dead Redemption

Exclamation Marc

Anyone got any ideas on pre-ordering this??

Never been so confused as to pre-ordering with all the various shops having various pre-order bonuses. (As excited I am about the game, I HATE this practice with a passion)

(GAME) THE DEADLY ASSASSIN OUTFIT: John Marston's "Deadly Assassin" outfit causes your Dead Eye meter to regenerate at twice the speed. With more Dead Eye, you have more time to place each shot with total accuracy, making you the deadliest gunslinger in any fight.

(Somewhere else) THE WAR HORSE: There are countless horses to be found in the massive world of Red Dead Redemption, but none is stronger, faster or tougher than the exclusive War Horse. Whether storming gang hideouts, exploring the wilderness for hidden treasure, or outrunning the law, the War Horse gives gunslingers an advantage in nearly every situation.

(AMAZON) THE GOLDEN GUNS WEAPON PACK: The player who wields the exclusive Golden Guns receives more Fame for each kill. The more Fame you get, the more in-game side missions become available. So there will be more opportunities to duel, more kidnapped townsfolk to rescue and you can bribe lawmen for less.


Any suggestions? The Limited Edition has all 3 and a soundtrack but for 20 quid extra, I just don't see it being worth it.

thorbarry

I'm going to get red dead redemption, play it and listen to this song all day :P

Scráib

FireballPitcher wrote: »

Anyone got any ideas on pre-ordering this??

I pre-ordered from Amazon. There was no mention of a bonus on the actual page though so I'm not sure if I'll get the Golden Guns.

I'm not all that into this 'pre-order bonus' rubbish myself, I only went with amazon because I can see it being a small bit cheaper than walking into Game and buying it there. The bonuses, I think, might make the game too easy, and that could take from the experience.

F1ngers

FireballPitcher wrote: »

Anyone got any ideas on pre-ordering this??

Never been so confused as to pre-ordering with all the various shops having various pre-order bonuses. (As excited I am about the game, I HATE this practice with a passion)

(GAME) THE DEADLY ASSASSIN OUTFIT: John Marston's "Deadly Assassin" outfit causes your Dead Eye meter to regenerate at twice the speed. With more Dead Eye, you have more time to place each shot with total accuracy, making you the deadliest gunslinger in any fight.

(Somewhere else) THE WAR HORSE: There are countless horses to be found in the massive world of Red Dead Redemption, but none is stronger, faster or tougher than the exclusive War Horse. Whether storming gang hideouts, exploring the wilderness for hidden treasure, or outrunning the law, the War Horse gives gunslingers an advantage in nearly every situation.

(AMAZON) THE GOLDEN GUNS WEAPON PACK: The player who wields the exclusive Golden Guns receives more Fame for each kill. The more Fame you get, the more in-game side missions become available. So there will be more opportunities to duel, more kidnapped townsfolk to rescue and you can bribe lawmen for less.


Any suggestions? The Limited Edition has all 3 and a soundtrack but for 20 quid extra, I just don't see it being worth it.

You will probably be able to get those bonuses eventually, by normal playthrough, so why bother taking away half the fun?

thorbarry

F1ngers wrote: »

You will probably be able to get those bonuses eventually, by normal playthrough, so why bother taking away half the fun?

Yea, they pre order stuff is a bit stupid I think. If the stuff was really that good, then they would be included in the game right off the bat.

Whats the story with native Americans/ indians in the game? I havent heard much about them

Holsten

One trivial thing that pops out at me;

When you position the camera while riding it stays at your preferred height, rather than floating downwards like in GTA

Yay!

Nemanja91

Really can't wait for this game, pity my last exam is on the 28th!

Zero-Cool

Here are 2 previews from IGN. 1 is playing as a bad guy and the other as a good guy.

Some spoilers about missions but a great read.

The Hero:
http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1088605p1.html


The Outlaw:
http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1088375p1.html

Big Knox

weiland79 wrote: »

I've said it before and will no doubt say it again. When a dev says "It's the biggest open world game ever made" it really puts my guard up about a game. Now correct me if i'm wrong but i think san andreas has had the biggest play area and for me it never got boring. This i think had something to do with the cartoony feel to it.Then of course you have GTA4 which has been pointed out got real boring real fast.What else oh yeah Far cry 2, this was also mega big but how did they fill in the gaps. Enemy respawns every 5 minutes.So i guess my biggest worry with Red dead is the mode of transport i.e the horse. Don't get me wrong i can't wait to saddle up,but if it takes me twenty mins to get to my objective i shall be less than pleased.

You can do quick travel by train, stagecoach and if you're in the wild you can set up camp and quick travel back to any town you've already been too!!

Zero-Cool

Here are 2 previews from IGN. 1 is playing as a bad guy and the other as a good guy.

Some spoilers about missions but a great read.

The Hero:
http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1088605p1.html


The Outlaw:
http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1088375p1.html

jmx009

Does anyone know when the embargo on the reviews will be lifted?

EGriff

The 17th. 1 day before it comes out in the US :rolleyes:

ScumLord

sheehy83 wrote: »

you would need a crazy pc to play this although i could see there being some funny mods.

Why? The xbox is as old as the hills by PC standards. Surely a PC could run something made for what is essentially a very out of date PC.

WolfForager

ScumLord wrote: »

Why? The xbox is as old as the hills by PC standards. Surely a PC could run something made for what is essentially a very out of date PC.

Most high end PC these days can't even play GTAIV with full settings so i' say RDR will be the same.

Source: Digital Foundry.

yoyo

WolfForager wrote: »

Most high end PC these days can't even play GTAIV with full settings so i' say RDR will be the same.

Source: Digital Foundry.

Actually Rockstar made a patch (think 1.060 if memory serves) which makes the game play very well on high on decent mid spec pcs, think ill have to try out that 1st person mod, looks fun

Nick

witnessmenow

Its still a hog of a game!

yoyo

witnessmenow wrote: »

Its still a hog of a game!

I can now play it on high and its playable with the new patch , before it ran like crap and looked crap to boot, so in fairness they did something which did fix it, for me anyhow it helped big time

Nick

grizzly

The devs are being interview live on Kotaku now.

I'm REALLY looking forward to this. Little over a week left now and thankfully i'm getting good play time out of the World Cup game to make the wait that bit easier.

Can't wait to go horse-back online with a few of the lads

skelliser

Someone on the xbox thread rang tesco and said it is out this friday!!

probably a mistake tho.

mailrewop

skelliser wrote: »

Someone on the xbox thread rang tesco and said it is out this friday!!

probably a mistake tho.

yea i read that but can't see it happening, maybe a day or two early but not a full week.

Exclamation Marc

Definitely a mistake, sure there is a review embargo up until the 17th I heard.

jmx009

OPM UK gave it a 10/10 rating.

Looks like RDR is turning out to be a great game.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=246436

Mr E

Official launch trailer. Bloody hell.... :eek:
Roll on Friday week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skxnqCJ_QJc

Zero-Cool

Beat me to it Mr. E!!!!

Just watched that trailer. wasn't even thinking of the story but it looks class with some good voice acting! Got 3 westerns to watch this weekend to tide me over. The Wild Bunch spose to be any good?

I heard somewhere that online won't be accessible for a few weeks? Anyone hear this?

cableguy.ie

sheehy83 wrote: »

Beat me to it Mr. E!!!!

The Wild Bunch spose to be any good?


Short answer YES

WolfForager

Thanks to that trailer colour me excited!!! Now here's hoping that the PS3 version stacks up against the 360 one cos i has no choice

Venom

WolfForager wrote: »

Most high end PC these days can't even play GTAIV with full settings so i' say RDR will be the same.

Source: Digital Foundry.

Don't confuse a very badly ported game and what gaming PC's can really do

Varik

So i have this game ordered and will be picking it up first thing, looking forward to the free roam stuff anyone up for it on the day add me Dreadaxe (mention boards in the message)

That_Guy

Looks good. Seems like a huge game but I'm very much looking forward to this. Alan Wake will keep me occupied until next week.