Red Dead Redemption

I finally managed to pick this up yesterday, will play it next week. I'm quite excited by all the positive reviews. The only issue is time, because I hate getting half way through a game, and I rarely re pick it up and carry on after a break.

Hopefully in a couple of weeks I'll finally be able to start moving into my new house, which will require trips to ikea on a regular basis, plus painting etc. So I'll try to cram this game in!
 
Had a bit of a mare yesterday. I bought the special suit so I could cheat in Poker but I fecked it up twice. This led to me having a duel with (and therefore killing) 2 of the 3 poker players in Armadillo. Thankfully though, it's much easier playing the shite guy that remains, but it's not quite the same when there are 2 empty seats :lol:
 
I can't shake the feeling this game was a little short.....I loved it, and am still playing online...I just get the feeling that the main missions didn't go on long enough for me. There were too many herding, breaking in horses nonsense and just not enough of genuinely exciting adventure missions...I remember GTA going on for longer. I think you maybe should've gotten to do more stuf with Jack before going to find the Fed....This could all of course merely because I enjoyed it so much the time flew past and I regret there not being enough of it though
 
I haven't even started the online. Not enough time now with exams at the door but I'll try to squeeze a few hours here and there. I think I can get a platinum trophy on this game and it would be my first.
 
I can't shake the feeling this game was a little short.....I loved it, and am still playing online...I just get the feeling that the main missions didn't go on long enough for me. There were too many herding, breaking in horses nonsense and just not enough of genuinely exciting adventure missions...I remember GTA going on for longer. I think you maybe should've gotten to do more stuf with Jack before going to find the Fed....This could all of course merely because I enjoyed it so much the time flew past and I regret there not being enough of it though

No doubt Rockstar will have some DLC lined up to whet the appetite further. May be a while though.
 
Just started this and am loving it so far!

The game presentation is just fantastic, from the graphics, to the huge map, to the whole old western focus, to the voice acting and the characters. Add to that some really fun gameplay and I'm putting my money on this to be game of the year. Rockstar is brilliant at developing games.
 
I can't shake the feeling this game was a little short.....I loved it, and am still playing online...I just get the feeling that the main missions didn't go on long enough for me. There were too many herding, breaking in horses nonsense and just not enough of genuinely exciting adventure missions...I remember GTA going on for longer. I think you maybe should've gotten to do more stuf with Jack before going to find the Fed....This could all of course merely because I enjoyed it so much the time flew past and I regret there not being enough of it though

Jaysus, I'm going with that explanation, seeing as I started a few days before you and am still barely half-way through!
 
Yeah Mockney, that was some quick gaming. I take it you didn't took much time riding slowly and stopping in the hills appreciating the scavenging coyotes in the distance.

fecking bears, why do they travel in packs?

Cougars are a lot worse IMO, countless times they killed my horse (or me). Motherfeckers strike with absolutely no warning. The challenge of killing them with a knife, though not hard was the most stressing thing I did in the game.
 
Yeah Mockney, that was some quick gaming. I take it you didn't took much time riding slowly and stopping in the hills appreciating the scavenging coyotes in the distance.



Cougars are a lot worse IMO, countless times they killed my horse (or me). Motherfeckers strike with absolutely no warning. The challenge of killing them with a knife, though not hard was the most stressing thing I did in the game.

their gorilla tactics are BS sometimes.
 
Is there a way to quick skin ? Im in a hunting mood but the skinning cut scene is tedious.
 
If you have your horse nearby hover it over the animal and then skin it, only way to skip the cut scene but still alot of messing about moving the horse everytime.
 
Fair enough, is it just me or do you not find bears, they find you.

Two of the bastards have crept up behind me and scared the shit outta me already
 
I once did a skinning glitch where I skinned my perfectly healthy Horse, which was fecking strange. Left me stranded in the middle of fecking nowhere.
 
Bait. But bears really aren't that hard to find, I just roam around Tall trees in the horse (avoid stopping) and try to spot one distant enough. A headshot with the Buffalo Rifle and they're down. The problem is when you go and skin them and more show up, or wolves at the same time, etc. it's a mess.

When they catch us by surprise it's the shit, and it doesn't help that the weapon keeps being auto-holstered, between taking it off and pushing dead-eye they put us down already.
 
has anyones horse ever just dropped dead for no reason? Mine did, there was no snakes or other animals nearby. The poor feckers time just must have been up
 
In Mexico you can get a good white horse with a darker head around a rock near El Madragal.

That name is probably wrong but if you go north from a place with a name similar to that you can find a bunch of horses running around up there.
 
That's the Hungarian Half-Breed isn't it? The White one with Dark Head and tail. I use it quite often.
 
Was in the mood for giving jack marston some lady loving and found this gem :lol:

We should have the option to choose to have sex I don't care if he's (Spoiler alert ) = Married with children I want to have sex with dirty western people.

I want to hog tie who I want to bang and bring them to my rented pad and do them...I should be able to ><


How can a game have so many prostitutes and we can't do any of them.. what was Rockstar thinking? I'm soo dissapointed with them.

I want a DLC that gives me sec for an option NOW!

GameSpot Forums - Red Dead Redemption - He should be able to have SEX
 
I did go outside and guess what.. it smelled so I ran back in.

Real sex is hot and sweaty I don't like having real sec in the summer only in winter so that's why I turn to video games for sex.

And RED D R should have it in it. It was made for sex, we should be able to bed Bonnie if we please, and omg (spoiler)= she's 27? lol she looks 50, but sadly she's the best looking girl in the game ><

It just gets better ! :D
 
Luisa is hotter than Bonnie. Or maybe it's just a thing I have for catholic women...
 
I'm still riding on the stallion you get early on in the game, ive grown attached! Need to upgrade though, I'm struggling in the races. Still winning, but barely. I'll ride out and get a black headed horse then, thanks for the advice. I'll leave my stallion out for the cougars, if I can't have him no one can!

O and while I'm on, did anyone else have trouble knifing wolves? I can't seem to knife them before they kill me. I think actually attacking with the knife is an issue for me, do you just equip the knife and press the shoot button?
 
I'm still riding on the stallion you get early on in the game, ive grown attached! Need to upgrade though, I'm struggling in the races. Still winning, but barely. I'll ride out and get a black headed horse then, thanks for the advice. I'll leave my stallion out for the cougars, if I can't have him no one can!
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Just shoot your horse and skin him, then he will always be part of you

O and while I'm on, did anyone else have trouble knifing wolves? I can't seem to knife them before they kill me. I think actually attacking with the knife is an issue for me, do you just equip the knife and press the shoot button?

Its trickyish, but just aim at them and repeatedly hit the attack button. Later you will have to kill much more vicious animals with your knife



Buy the deeds? Is that from the shops?

Yep in the shops, but you need to capture the horse 1st and then buy the deeds. There is a golden, White and Black one each found in each of the 3 districts. The 3 deeds you need to buy are the most expensive so you cant miss them
 
Can you not just find a black horse, rope him and then ride him?