Red Dead Redemption 2

Basq

Have RDR on PS3 but it's been plugged out for ages.. so tempted to pick it up for Xbox One before RDR2 but CEX are looking for twenty quid for it.. cheeky feckers!

Doctor Nick

Basq wrote: »

Have RDR on PS3 but it's been plugged out for ages.. so tempted to pick it up for Xbox One before RDR2 but CEX are looking for twenty quid for it.. cheeky feckers!

Argos have Game of the Year edition listed for €15. At least it'll be new.

I have this ordered despite not being too crazy about the first one. I generally trust Rockstar so I hope I'm not disappointed.

MiskyBoyy

Install size will be 105 GB :eek:

Basq

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Argos have Game of the Year edition listed for €15. At least it'll be new.

Thanks for that.. reserved last one in my local Argos. Didn't even think to check there.

Nerdlingr

Is this gonna be cross platform i wonder?

super_furry

What's the best place to pre-order from for delivery? Won't be able to make it to a shop on launch day.

EagererBeaver

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Is this gonna be cross platform i wonder?

I'd be very surprised if it was.

Nerdlingr

EagererBeaver wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if it was.

the biggest game in the world at the moment is/will be...would they not make the online of this cross platform too??

EagererBeaver

Nerdlingr wrote: »

EagererBeaver wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if it was.

the biggest game in the world at the moment is/will be...would they not make the online of this cross platform too??

RDR is infinitely more complex than Fortnite. The level of detail is incomparable between the two. It's not completely implausible, but as I've said, I would be very surprised.

Nerdlingr

Nerdlingr wrote: »

the biggest game in the world at the moment is/will be...would they not make the online of this cross platform too??

I get your point but I can't ever remember Rockstar doing anything cross-platform and ultimately I think it's down to platform owner.
I would be hugely surprised if this would happen but I suspect a full blown AAA title for full price would not be using the same marketing scheme as a free-to-play game.

Microsoft & Sony would never let it happen when there is initial sales revenue involved.

Penn

It almost definitely won't happen for the first 6 months or so at least. Neither Sony nor Microsoft are going to want to risk sales of the game on their platform if people know they can crossplay between systems.

Fortnite is a free to play game which has been out for a while, and Microsoft were already cross-playing with Switch, thereby somewhat forcing Sony's hand by making them look unreasonable for not also allowing it. RDO will be a different kettle of fish altogether.

Dr. Bre

I’m going all out and getting the special edition from the PS store

Battleflag

Dr. Bre wrote: »

I’m going all out and getting the special edition from the PS store

Half tempted to too. I would normally never justify it but I will get my moneys worth with all the hours of gameplay

Billy86

To be fair, R* (at least for GTA & RDR) and CDPR are probably the only two companies I would make such an exception for. I'm sure others could point out some smaller developers with similar commitment, but the effort those two companies put towards giving as full and fleshed out game and world as they possibly can is seriously admirable and does deserve credit. It's a shame R* may be in the early stages of switching away from that as they've seen the insane money to be made online with their model from GTAV but I would still hold out hope that they deliver a quality single player game with it (as GTAV was... though it kills me to think if they never even looked at online, the sheer scale of what they could have achieved).

I'd suspect the publisher Take-2 are the driver for the online monetization / microtransactions tbh

Lukker-

Fred The Red wrote: »

I'd suspect the publisher Take-2 are the driver for the online monetization / microtransactions tbh

They would play a role - but it definitely is a factor for upper management at R*

The producers would be getting serious bonuses, and that probably trickles down to the employees. R* are notoriously hard to work for, but they can probably keep employees happy and motivated with bonuses linked to micro-transaction volume.

splashthecash

This game has passed me by over the past couple of months but over the last week or so, the marketing and information dumps out in the public eye have really turned my head. The detail within is ridiculous!! I mean, it may not be as large a map (TBC) but what is available within is something to behold. As many have said, R* have laid the baseline (again) for what is possible for open world games. I am really pumped for this now and will probably break away from my usual baying habits to pick this up in the first few opening days (I normally just pick up a couple of games at Christmas). I think the way that GTAV went in terms of online was a bit crazy in terms of the sharkcards, all the purchasing, etc. but would expect that RDR2 will go down the same route - I mean, what dev\publisher doesn't want to make money.

Two questions
1) Will this beat the $$$ made by GTAV? I don't think so as GTA seems to me to be a more widely known IP as it kind started the whole open world\sandbox concept
2) What bricks 'n mortor stores are the cheapest to reserve\pick this up? I know that GameStop have a reserve option (€5 down and your copy is booked, but you get a different version or something like that). I presume pre-booking only gets you those versions..

Saddle up y'all :D

J Mysterio

Splash the cash!

Horse84

Is the ultimate edition available to buy anywhere in the country does anyone know?

EagererBeaver

Take Two own Rockstar lads. All vertically integrated.

DarC_Kn1ght

Its about time we got that 2nd gameplay video.

Varik

Kinda weird to think that GTA IV, V, and Red dead were all the same generation.

Even if the PS4/One/PC ports are nice upgrades they're still ports.

ERG89

Varik wrote:

Kinda weird to think that GTA IV, V, and Red dead were all the same generation.

They have put so much detail & polish into RDR2 with small little things (some of which people didn't ask for or even consider). I feel things like that mean we are way off a Bully game ever happening again as Rockstar will likely focus on GTA VI after this.

py2006

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

Agreed. I think the reason I'm not as hyped for the game as everyone else is because, while I trust Rockstar, I've yet to see something that makes me go "wow, I NEED this game right now."

Blind?

Zero-Cool

Just in smyths and saw they are doing the preorder fiver off in store as well. Had to pay 5 euro deposit and pay the other 50 on collection. Midnight launch as well but I think I'm too old for that carry on.

Just sold Spiderman to Cex yesterday for 48 quid so just 7 for RDR 2 is not too shabby.

Zero-Cool

Gameplay part 2 video dropping tomorrow (Monday) at 2pm Irish time.

https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1046535175407112192?s=19

py2006

Damn got there before me!! I wanted them 'thanks' :-(

Lukker-

Lukker- wrote: »

They would play a role - but it definitely is a factor for upper management at R*

The producers would be getting serious bonuses, and that probably trickles down to the employees. R* are notoriously hard to work for, but they can probably keep employees happy and motivated with bonuses linked to micro-transaction volume.

I'd be fairly certain Take Two own Rockstar and as all these companies have shown (EA / WB / Take-Two / Activision ect.) that they are the primary reason MTs exist in our games now.

Zero-Cool

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Gameplay part 2 video dropping tomorrow (Monday) at 2pm Irish time.

https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1046535175407112192?s=19

Think I will avoid. I can't do anymore spoilers for myself!

py2006

Fred The Red wrote: »

Think I will avoid. I can't do anymore spoilers for myself!

I am sure they won't show any spoilers

py2006

py2006 wrote: »

I am sure they won't show any spoilers

I'd treat even snippets of new game-play as spoilers.
Would rather have the surprise of new game-play mechanics then be shown them now personally.

py2006

Fred The Red wrote: »

I'd treat even snippets of new game-play as spoilers.
Would rather have the surprise of new game-play mechanics then be shown them now personally.

I see where you are coming form and would like to do the same but I doubt i would have the will power at 2pm today!

Also, every website will be analysing it to death between now and release. You'd probably see/hear snippets between now and next month anyway.

The Nal

Wheres the best place to order online ensuring itll arrive on release day?

Basq

The Nal wrote: »

Wheres the best place to order online ensuring itll arrive on release day?

I'd say Irish retailers would be your only option (Gamestop etc) and I'd be unsure if any of them could promise it to arrive on day of release.

Penn

Fred The Red wrote: »

I'd treat even snippets of new game-play as spoilers.
Would rather have the surprise of new game-play mechanics then be shown them now personally.

Yeah as much as I loved the GTAV gameplay trailers, they did show sections of some of the biggest missions/heists that I would have rather been surprised by.

I think the last gameplay trailer was enough for me, I might skip this one and go into the game as blind as possible.

Zero-Cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb-tlY6ytk8

splashthecash

Zero-Cool wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb-tlY6ytk8

Wow, I came in here expecting loads of comments\thoughts on the 2nd gameplay trailer...not a thing?!

Anyway, I thought it was great, without giving away too much. I love the deadeye being able to see the internal organs (including testicles!!) for shooting practice. It looks very fluid moving from cutscene to gameplay to NPC\character interactions. Very impressive and continues to max out my excitement for this game. Traversing through snow\mountain scenes with your horse in tow (and grown facial hair) looked AMAZING

maximoose

Looks fantastic.

Think I'll bow out now, ignore all the media between now and launch and focus on finishing Tomb Raider/Spiderman/FH4 in time :pac:

splashthecash

maximoose wrote: »

Looks fantastic.

Think I'll bow out now, ignore all the media between now and launch and focus on finishing Tomb Raider/Spiderman/FH4 in time :pac:

Is Tomb Raider good? I've been hearing great things about it - i love those cinematic games like Uncharted, God of War, etc.....sounds like that would be right up my alley

maximoose

It is very like uncharted yeah, I'm loving it. I enjoyed the first two and it's more of the same without being too repetitive. Definitely worth picking up!

It's also an absolutely beautiful game. The jungles look amazing

Mr Crispy

Tried to resist watching because I know I won't really be able to play this until Christmas break from uni, but succumbed after half an hour. :pac: This is going to be amazing.

Zero-Cool

Looks absolutely unreal. I think the 1st person mode will suit this way better than GTA v. Can't wait to play some poker. Nice bang off the gunshots. Not looking forward to chopping wood.

J Mysterio

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Not looking forward to chopping wood.

gtaking111

Sorry if this is a bit off topic but where are people picking up their copy? Amazon seems to be the cheapest at around 55 Euro and Smyths has it for 55 as well and you can pick it up same day, anyone seen it cheaper?

Vorrtexx

If you were to choose between the PS4 Pro and XB1X version, would you say the XBox version will slightly pip the PS4 in terms of performance?
Trying to decide which machine is the better platform to get it on. The videos they released so far look to be coming from the PS4 Pro.

citytillidie

gtaking111 wrote: »

Sorry if this is a bit off topic but where are people picking up their copy? Amazon seems to be the cheapest at around 55 Euro and Smyths has it for 55 as well and you can pick it up same day, anyone seen it cheaper?

Smyths are doing midnight opening

Exclamation Marc

Vorrtexx wrote: »

If you were to choose between the PS4 Pro and XB1X version, would you say the XBox version will slightly pip the PS4 in terms of performance?
Trying to decide which machine is the better platform to get it on. The videos they released so far look to be coming from the PS4 Pro.

Please God don't instigate that 'discussion' again. There was a thread derailment a few pages ago, check that out.

Notorious

maximoose wrote: »

Think I'll bow out now, ignore all the media between now and launch...

I think that's a great shout. I don't think we need to see much more from the gameplay.

GavRedKing

gtaking111 wrote: »

Sorry if this is a bit off topic but where are people picking up their copy? Amazon seems to be the cheapest at around 55 Euro and Smyths has it for 55 as well and you can pick it up same day, anyone seen it cheaper?

citytillidie wrote: »

Smyths are doing midnight opening

This is key, I'm going to go out and get it at midnight and then let it do the update overnight in rest mode.

Zero-Cool

GavRedKing wrote: »

This is key, I'm going to go out and get it at midnight and then let it do the update overnight in rest mode.