Red Dead Redemption: A Long-Winded Critique - Luke Stephens

[@LukeStephensTV]

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[@blake2521]

Man went back to a four year old video to advertise his twitch lmao

[@KanyeMeatrider47]

Man went back to a four year old bideo to advertise his twitch lma

[@blue_1206]

@@blake2521 don't blame him, twitch is hard to get a traction with a new channel

[@johnnyaverage9694]

It’s interesting that the one of first things John hears on the train is the conversation between the priest and Jenny. Jenny brings up flying machines and the priest tells her “only angels can fly.” The very last conversation John has before shit hits the fan is with Jack. John asks Jack if he’s heard about flying machines and Jack tells him “they turn men into angels.”

[@lorenzogarcia4335]

Holy shit... good catch! Talk about meta storytelling lol

[@chappy12127]

Dude thank you for that I just finished this game for the first time just now and went to this one before popping in the second on the ps4

[@shamicentertainment1262]

what I don't get is that they had hot air balloons years before planes, so that religious guy would have to be pretty ignorant of the world to think people have never flown before.

[@ormancadam6453]

That marks the end of an are. End of outlaws and cowboys. End of wild west because of the emerging progressive era, which brought a new way of living.

[@nerad1994]

Shamic Entertainment that’s more floating than flying

[@cade8986]

41 minutes, no ads. Respect

[@jesusraya5241]

and no money...

[@fatloser1780]

@@jesusraya5241 sometimes a man just wanna make money

[@Kullen64]

TheShittyAnimator No. Should at least get a job.

[@DavidLand91]

@@Kullen64 gEt A jUrB

[@Kullen64]

David Land Doesn’t apply to what I’m saying. KZbin isn’t a reliable source of income and can be pulled from you or lost at any point. More respect for not monetizing a great video and allowing your audience to enjoy it as intended. No obnoxious, poorly placed ads every five minutes for a product or any number of things that nobody gives a shit about. May as well just turn the video off for five seconds or longer every few minutes. A job can pay for your KZbin channel and in turn Net you more cash. He states at the end that he has a patreon. Anybody who wants to support him can on their own terms without having a shitty advertisement shoved down their throat. But yeah, gEt A jUrB.

[@LazzG1]

man.. this game has aged well. It still looks amazing.

[@padraic5020]

It looks like a telltale game

[@alexfields8785]

@@padraic5020 bullshit

[@padraic5020]

@@alexfields8785 I'm mean like now. Obviously it was great for its time but all things age

[@alexfields8785]

@@padraic5020 Sure, all things age. It was just a terrible comparison. I stand by my original comment

[@padraic5020]

@@alexfields8785 look the lines around the objects just reminded me of it that's all.

[@Dang_Ol_Username]

What's funny about Seth's treasure (besides the implications in Undead Nightmare) is that *there was treasure in the Tumbleweed Homestead.* The player loots it for the 4th or 5th treasure hunt. XD

[@schneir5]

I consider the "Undead Nightmare" to be the real cannon.

[@mirko7767]

Fun fact: Acording to one diary of the first game, seth finded a treasure on a cave and became rich

[@denegwynn2869]

Lord Spaguetti Don’t you mean the post-story newspaper?

[@jairesemccoy9779]

@@mirko7767 he was also arrested for grave robbing.

[@playz452]

It's the 3rd treasure hunt facts baby

[@bs7257]

When I first played RDR1 I was quite young and didn’t really understand why so many had such a high opinion of it but playing it through some years later when I had matured a bit more I realised it was the overall atmosphere and world the game creates; the soundtrack, characters, random encounters, the actual map and the way it’s laid out, even down to the way people talk it feel like everything was fine tuned to make you feel like you are really living in the last days of the Wild West. I can’t think of many games that base themselves off a certain era in time and do it as well as red dead redemption did

[@Kazasia-_-]

PEA SZN Same I played it young around 11 I think don’t remember but I liked but getting older I do see why it’s amazing

[@jasonbenjamin401]

So as a young man I was raised without a father or ANY strong male role model. I ended up emulating Clint Eastwood and all the great Spaghetti westerns of the '60's and 70's. As a child of the eighties the western thing wasn't all that huge yet, so I felt like an outcast. I always wanted to be that mysterious and dangerous gunslinger who was always one step away from being a villain . This game allowed me to be that man. For that reason it will always be the greatest title of all time in my eyes!

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

that's actually really cool life story man, much respect

[@larrycrumbs9219]

jason benjamin at least you're handsome?

[@neves6867]

jason benjamin haha my dad actually taught me how to act like Clint Eastwood, it was so cool

[@jasonbenjamin401]

Larry Crumbsi- Funny thing, I told my wife that same thing and she just laughed....

[@jasonbenjamin401]

Select WTF- Shit dude now-a-days the world NEEDS some Clint Eastwood!

[@prestonrutherford873]

Really hope they do a remaster

[@reganpower6228]

nah no need to do a remastered now, especially when we're so close to the new one coming out and this ones been made backwards compatible one next gen consoles.

[@GibDoggieDolla]

How awesome would a remaster be if it was released maybe a couple months before RDR 2, or even bundled with it? I can dream.

[@noamias4897]

They will never do that, they said that the coding is so bad and dumb it’d cost millions and millions to remaster or transport to PC. It would also take years.

[@GibDoggieDolla]

Noamias source?

[@shaynegallagher6006]

it could still come out kris roberts left the company in 2010 but it seems very unlikely

[@me1648]

The death of John is by far the saddest character killing.

[@JimVincent]

That's why it's so satisfying to avenge his death later.

[@milboxr9772]

Not anymore ;P

[@emmanuelhernandez1778]

me1648 red dead redemption 2 : " hold my beer "

[@JustNickGM]

No the saddest death is arthurs morgans

[@potatoandothers1067]

The 1st game is better than the second one you disgusting children.

[@Yorker1998]

The gun play and the rag doll physics/blood effects is one of the best parts of the game. Simply incredible looking.

[@MilkManCaravan]

Cam go yanks

[@thefreshprincer5587]

Cam go yanks

[@estellaruiz3125]

Cam go yanks

[@tinkles7232]

Cam go yanks

[@gjte2947]

Cam go yanks

[@neocitron]

I actually think the game was designed around auto-snap aiming because it actually delivers experiences (not skill based ones) that are more cinematic and thematically appropriate. Yes, it sacrifices skill for this, and maybe that's a bad trade-off.

[@mohammedsarker5756]

Bryan Todorovic Cinematic storytelling is integral to rockstar games and they do it WELL (that’s the key, most studios going for the “cinematic vibe” only do it with mixed success). You don’t play rockstar games to show off your shooting finesse

[@TrollingVeteran]

I always joked that it shows off John's pin-point accuracy lol

[@SF-ow9ym]

@@mohammedsarker5756 Perhaps with the exception of Max Payne 3

[@Corrupted]

Rockstar games are cinematic experiences + sandbox games, if anyone looking for a high skill ceiling game, yeah.. that's their fault. Games are an extremely diversive artform and should be appreciated the way they are intended to be, and imo they are masterpieces. Sadly the multiplayers are pretty greedy basic mainstream moneymakers, but if they keep making games like rdr2 I can handle them making billions with gta online lol

[@fortuneolose9424]

@@Corrupted well spoken, my young padawan.

[@SocialCreditScore]

I stopped this video halfway through to buy RDR again

[@hamzamaken9323]

The John Marston thumbnail made me think for a splitsecond it was a Read Dead Remaster being announced........ Well i'm here might as well watch the whole video it's only 40 minutes

[@hamzamaken9323]

I like both kinds

[@hamzamaken9323]

Fui Gebhardt1 nothing weird about it bro, to each their own I just tend to go for quality over quantity

[@Hexenkind1]

A true remaster would be a no brainer to buy for me.

[@victorko9627]

The 4k Update for Xbox is pretty much a remaster. Looks stunning.

[@rajeshkochhar4524]

Fui Gebhardt1 but I don't see ads

[@HarambetheWhite]

"You dont get involved with political schemes." Mexico Ark: Am I a joke to you?

[@SuperPal-tr3go]

True, but I fact he meant that you don't really get to decide on how the arc in Mexico plays out like you would in a Bioware game or something. Plus, John doesn't really give that much a fuck about the conflict outside of seeing that people are getting hurt and not being happy about that.

[@ew2034]

Seeing Seth rich from the treasure wasn't a missed opportunity, it would have been cliche as hell.

[@karenamyx2205]

Ok, he didnt have to walk out the blackwater strip like scrooge mcduck lol but they coulda done something. They basically used him as a human key, he did a jig, and ceased to exist. It coulda been done better. Undoubtedly.

[@camryncooley6141]

Seth actually does get rich. In the very last newspaper you get as Jack there is a story about him finding treasure at the top of a mountain :)

[@devins7341]

the physics in read dead is done way better than grand theft auto 5, which is something i hope makes a return in the sequel. Something that makes the gameplay and shooting way funner than it would have been and than Gta5.

[@TE-qu4jz]

Physics interactions/reactions are the "forgotten" meat and potatoes of great gameplay/replay value. GTA V physics lacked the interaction/reaction/depth compared to GTA IV RDR. I spit on GTA V, soo much useless detail but lacking where it mattered the most.

[@zorex.]

@@TE-qu4jz the gta v physics seemed a lot more realistic to me than 4's

[@FranzFerdinand76]

A critique of your critique. The content is quite good, but you easily cut 15 minutes off this video and still get all the same points across. Too much rambling, saying things more than once, and explaining yourself. Brevity my good man.

[@Th3Downz]

danielsan7876 El Duderino

[@mymicks21]

You can tell his years of education requiring him to meet word counts negatively affects the videos. Especially considering that KZbin is a short attention-span type of entertainment.

[@EhCanadianGamer]

True, but there are still people who watch and enjoy this type of content. Even if it's not heavily edited like other youtubers. And I won't expect thorough analysis videos to go viral anytime soon. But I for some reason have a tendancy of watching ALLOT of review/analysis type content. Mostly on gaming, but if it's something i'm interested in, and someone wants to relay their thoughts or opinions. I'll watch it.

[@meurer13daniel]

"but there are still people who watch and enjoy this type of content" Yes, but there would be a lot more if the video was shorter. i've watcher some really old and big movies before (and even loved them), but KZbin is a different type of media. Luke's videos, although very well scripted, should be way shorter and concise

[@filenotfound_2416]

danielsan7876 If you haven't watched or heard of him already, I recommend Joseph Anderson. He makes very long critique videos of video games like Super Mario Odyssey, Dark Souls, and Subnautica. They're excellently crafted, both from a writing standpoint and editing standpoint. Give him a watch.

[@jpbst4503]

Best rockstar game ever release.

[@RiotnRespect]

jp bst Agreed

[@skyelark155]

jp bst worst ...because they never bothered for pc players

[@danielkmilo241298]

skyelark155 That makes RDR even better

[@yourdissapointeddaddy2057]

Quit lyin to yo self every body know gta v is the best 🤘

[@skyelark155]

Daniel C. Vargas Not from a business perspective it's not ....

[@leafpratt]

This game made me realize that games can be more then just a way to past the time it can be a story it can be art it was the first time I cry in a game it was a game changer at least for me

[@teamatfort444]

Leaf games are no doubt art. Dark souls, bloodborne, metal gear solid 3, the last of us, every uncharted game

[@teamatfort444]

Dʀᴀɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ Eʀᴜɴᴇ. Fuck it imma list more: Fallout 1,2,3,4,new vagas, shadow of the colossus, ico, even Grand Theft Auto is a satirical exaggeration of real life America

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

TeamAtFort - You have great taste in games (except Fallout 4/ just kidding) You Can list all the games you want.

[@shellyhunt4910]

Yup

[@dubreygaligly4943]

They have gators in RDR2.

[@goopfella1385]

Dubrey Galigly Okay?

[@MilkManCaravan]

“Okay”- Tyler the Creator

[@SenorEscaso]

Y'all are squares. Gators are cool.

[@despacitodaniel801]

Turtles too. Damn they're awesome

[@agnel47]

I disagree that the "missed opportunities" in the narrative like Bonnie's kidnapping or Seth treasure should've been explained further. Trying to explain off each and every narrative thread that this game spun would defeat the entire of purpose of, in your own words, "keeping it all on the downlow".

[@James_Philip915]

ikr

[@karenamyx2205]

What?? When he said keeping it on the down low, he meant John being tight lipped about his past with the gang. How does that apply to bonnie? And especially how does it apply to her walking away from a r*pe with a chuckle and a one liner? That's just bad writing. Kinda insane actually.

[@jonboner2987]

@@karenamyx2205 It isn't bad writing. It just means that you can visualize how the wild west was more rugged and for the brutal. Kinda insane actually how you need everything told to you lol

[@mrwhite4484]

@@karenamyx2205things were rougher back then Bonnie isn’t a weak scared little girl she’s presented to be a capable independent woman of the west she isn’t the type to fall into another man’s arms after something like that. Not to mention all the loss she’s suffered like all her brothers and mother I presume probably made her a little tougher.

[@UmerFarooq-db5gu]

Red dead redemption for life. Screw GTA.

[@joohnnykuz5327]

Umer Farooq why do you have to shit on one to big up the other? Both are phenomenal.

[@johnnycage6676]

joohnny kuz gta is not amazing it is a bore fest with a big open world that meant nothing

[@al112v4]

GTA V sucked big donkey dick. Online ruined that game and the story wasn't that good sadly.

[@clover2418]

Red Dead was amazing and so was GTA but the only downside of each game was the multiplayer as for Red Dead, it wasn't really appreciated and buggy and for GTA 5,the online is fucking god awful grinding for nothing..

[@liamsams]

Biggie Cheese Red Dead multiplayer was amazing, if you had a posse and had a big gang shootout with another posse in the same town it was so good, an experience that gta couldn't replicate

[@beaver7769]

In the portion directly before talking about how it was sad Seth’s fate went to the imagination he explains how important authors leaving things to the imagination was

[@karenamyx2205]

Its almost like there's nuance. And a limit. If not, why don't we just leave out all detail then? Ya know? Actually, watch static and imagine it's a game.

[@babycankles297]

After playing Red Dead 2, the ending to Red Dead 1 is even more heartbreaking. Also, critique Kotor 2 (w/ restored content). Curious about your thoughts

[@CheeseChurger]

Yeah, red dead 2 made everything in red dead 1 more impactful.

[@BlehhhXP]

@@CheeseChurger it’s so sad some people didn’t play the epilogue or rdr1 just because Arthur died, if you loved the game, then play the rest.

[@lmao.3661]

The atmosphere of this game honestly gives it a tie with rdr 2 as my favourite game ever I can’t decide

[@xXdroogle13Xx]

John took the train from Blackwater, which means the train passes through MacFarlane’s ranch. Bonnie picks up John in a wagon, so she likely took the train to Armadillo to take the wagon to the ranch.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

Damn, good catch!

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

My man! I was just wondering after seeing the text pop up in the vid! I know this vid is a couple years old but I live in a cave on the moon so content comes pretty slowly up here.

[@Nazasu]

You know, I saw this pop up on my recommended section. I do not regret clicking this video. Great content, great discussions and analysis on the game. To me, you provide a more charismatic way of explaining everything and contrasting it with similar titles and providing evidence to support your ideas rather well. Personally I feel your approach to all of this is way better than other people whom I've seen make critiques, even if I have so far only seen this one video. Great job!

[@TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle]

I love RDR 2 but it’s kind of sad to see RDR 1 get it’s reputation and memory overshadowed a bit by a newer, bigger game. People who didn’t play it before RDR 2 likely won’t appreciate the world, story, or characters as much.

[@chernoalpha3049]

I totally agree

[@blake2521]

Personally I love rdr1’s characters better than rdr2’s. Seth,Nigel,Irish,Nastas and Bonnie are more memorable to me than rdr2’s side characters

[@Leon_SKennnedy]

I feel like it'd be more appreciated if it had a PC port

[@TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle]

@@Leon_SKennnedy true, but the scale is just smaller which would make it “underwhelming” as a sequel to 2 for new players

[@John-996]

​@@TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle Its still better than allot of Open World games and does some Things better than RDR2 like Shooting people on the leg But Yeah RDR2 is on another level with its open world and story. RDR1 is still a great story. I am currently playing GTA4 again it really holds up the Phyics, The choices you can make which lead to different side quests findimg the side quests gives a sense of discovery as they are hidden. Going on dates and if you cheat on The likes of Kiki she fucks up your car. Hanging out with Friends adds to Niko and will offten give you more back story. The main story is great and makes it great over all. Theres things GTA5 does better and things San Andreas does better but they are worth playing. RDR2 really surpasses RDR1 with its side quests, Random encounters, NPC interaction, wildlife, Hand to hand combat, Leval of detail, exploration and disovery, Horse riding, Graphics, The honour system has more of an impact on the story of arthur, The chracters and story are more fleashed out. So I do think unlike GTA4, San andreas and GTA5 which are quite differnt, RDR2 being a sequel as far as the open world goes really surpasses it But at the very least its still great. I RDR2 gave me the same feeling I got playing RDR1 for first time I was blown away by it at the time.

[@Rodneyp26]

The "lock on" shooting Mechanics, Is one of the reasons why the government, blackmailed John in the first place. He's a good shot. It's apart of character development.

[@budlikycz2445]

I never heard such a bullshit xD

[@lilvro7016]

just because the story says he's a good shot doesn't mean they should sacrifice gameplay for it

[@cynicalgold9992]

@@lilvro7016 you know you could just play with the auto aim off, right? Yea its a little more difficult, but isnt that what you want? Btw, playing with the auto aim off shows why the auto ain exists in the first place. Its doable, but not quite as smooth as just using the auto aim

[@lilvro7016]

Hermaeus Mora tbh ur completely right, u kinda need auto aim in rdr1 and 2, idk how to fix it but they should work on the shooting mechanics so that auto aim isn’t needed

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

lil vro vro Dude I literally played both Rdr1 and Rdr2 with free aim. I only used auto aim In Online. I mean, come on, you really can’t free aim a few npcs? Although I have to admit, I did have to use auto aim while on horseback in Rdr2, it was just impossible to hit anyone.

[@AntoineBandele]

Damn takes him 11:00 to start the introduction of his video.

[@coronin8587]

Better than Skyrim's cart drive.

[@troy6219]

@@coronin8587🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@troy6219]

I swear he takes so long to start every video

[@MisterCatMan]

He always saying the same thing over and over in different ways, his videos could at least be half as long and say just as much.

[@Angrymonkey2489]

17:20 Buy the newspaper's final issue of the game as Jack. It's mentioned that Seth DID find the treasure he was looking for and returned to his family.

[@LucasBarbosa-qh5ke]

Despite RDR2 being released and this game being 8 years old, I still consider this game's graphics to be absolutely beautiful for the time it was released

[@thesquidthatdid1591]

I was really young when I first played RDR1, and had no idea what the intro meant. However, now I'm seeing that the conversations on the train symbolize the brutal past of John, the introduction of a civilized society, and the choices that John will have to make

[@emisoranonimo3147]

5:10 a loving act..., the sacrifice of Arthur Morgan

[@redseagaming7832]

I actually explain the story of Red Dead Redemption to my dad he was really impressed. I bought Red Dead Redemption and Demon Souls together in 2011 there's some of my favorite games of the PS3 era the fact that they got Red Dead to run so flawlessly on the PS3 is phenomenal

[@Hats502]

11 years later and the game still looks amazing and the gameplay still holds up really well. This game truly is a masterpiece. I convinced my dad to buy it for me as a kid because I saw my friends older brother playing it and it looked like a cool cowboy game. Little did I know I was getting one of the greatest games ever created

[@bstahl52]

Watching this now, it's amazing how much RDR2 reworked mechanics to address key flaws you had with the original.

[@rangerwh5508]

Honestly the ending was so badass. Probably one of the best endings in video game history EVER. Watching Jack shoot Edgar Ross' lifeless body fall into the river was so satisfying. Redeeming John was the cherry on top of a masterpiece of a game

[@philb.2603]

The sharpshooter gameplay is a nod to Red Dead Revolver... A somewhat prequel game before this.

[@clover2418]

I remember playing that on my PS2

[@aloney000000]

I honestly almost stopped watching the video when he said it was unnecessary lmao. I was screaming in my head "ITS A CARRY OVER FROM REVOLVER AHHHGGG" that game was my childhood man.

[@collollo]

Well, not prequel, but it was the game to kick off the series. in Redemption they do have a couple references to the original game though.

[@lachlankerr5448]

So glad I found this channel, nice critique Luke!

[@RickLag8514]

Leafeix You should check out the Walking the Walk of red dead redemption by ACG, another great channel!

[@ghostboy2020]

Theory about why Bonnie was on the train might have been because she went to the bigger city to talk about deals for Ranch. So this could be her returning from her a deal she made or supply run to get things they needed to the ranch.

[@guywithphone9222]

Or to see her brother maybe he visited Blackwater from NYC

[@thel1355]

I've never played Red Dead with the aim assist enabled, and never noticed a problem with the aiming at all. I almost 100 percented it too.

[@NatePokyExtra]

Lee Same here, I disagree with that segment of the video.

[@James_Philip915]

The game had bullet magnetism, which made free aim doable on controllers

[@crispycrustytenderflakycrust]

Well considering Bonny lives in McFarland's ranch (her father's ranch) and the railroad does pass by it, all the way to Armadillo, which is the way the train is heading, maby she just took a ride to Armadillo to pick up supplies or something like she does later in the story. She does it by wagon though, later in the story.

[@dr.skulhamr3220]

Dude, thank you for your thoughts and efforts on this. Here I am in May of 2021 saying, "HELL YEA!"

[@Mike55690]

Really liking this series Luke, and you definitely deserve a lot more subs with the amount of effort you put in along with the attention to detail, it really is a breath of fresh air and enjoyable - great work !

[@LateNightRewrites]

"for the upcoming RDR2" Oh lawd if I could only go back to that cold winter night when I first saw the opening card "the year is 1899 and the age of outlaws is nearly at an end". Truly an unforgettable gaming experience.

[@SuperMikeFender]

What you say at around 29:30 is amazing. Everything you said they could have included with the hunting was included in RDR2.

[@BGames-hv3pr]

I like how each part of your critique and issues you mentioned in the game or elements that are not polished, in RDR2 are the exact things Rockstar paid attention to and actually improved them a lot.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

He critiscized the gunplay and yet rockstar made it even worse in rdr2.

[@Lemmy1899]

I actually liked the ending to that mission where you save bonnie. John thinks he's sly by makes a cringy joke and she just calls him out. Then he just shrugs his shoulders and leaves lol. Classic rockstar humor. RDR2 is has a much more serious tone to it. Im loving the story so far, but I do sometimes miss these little comedic moments.

[@Hexenkind1]

It is and was a work of art for me.

[@HornyHamster]

Thanks

[@EhCanadianGamer]

The best well-woven stories tend to dance in-between fiction and reality. Fiction adds the bit of flare that makes stories interesting. Reality is what grounds the story, something anyone experiencing said story can latch onto.

[@jonnynelson7930]

Wow, stumbled across this channel, amazing critique

[@daverobson3084]

" After all, the imagination is much more capable of filling in the gaps than a writer is." If only there were writers with imagination. Imagine the possibilities.

[@gurufabbes1]

Just to let everyone know, Read Dead Redemption is now fully playable on the PC with the Xbox 360 emulator Xenia. I just finished it last week and am glad I did. 10 years later the game still holds up and is easily one of the greatest games ever made.

[@stupidmariobros9256]

Fun fact: if you look closely at the VERY beginning of the game when John gets off the boat, you can see the girl Dutch kills when you meat him

[@Katzenkaiser4]

One of my all time favorites. This game was/is a dream come true for fans of western and games.

[@galacticmaui2]

I hate challenging first person shooter games so to me I love playing red dead in third person with autoaim. I want to feel like a master gun slinger in the west while enjoying a great story not a hard one. I don't play games to be challenged I have that covered by real life I play to escape.

[@darcy7384]

Galactic Maui watch a movie then

[@cynicalgold9992]

@@darcy7384 dont try telling someone how they're supposed to enjoy a game. Games are supposed to be fun before they're anything else.

[@mrmhj9925]

I feel like the Red Dead Redemption universe shows the true side of change in society. Rockstar knows how to make game that’s really relatable..

[@averagemaverick9848]

I wanna think that bonnie had some business in Blackwater. Probably with the bank and afterwards told one her ranch hands to meet her in Armadillo. From there they had other business to attend to in those oil fields maybe a supply run. From there it seemed like they were on their way back to the ranch when they found John.

[@italex9093]

These critiques are so great man, you should do one for Bloodborne

[@TheWoah]

ItAlex ❤

[@UmerFarooq-db5gu]

Luke plz do assassins creed 2 critique as well.

[@modvind]

yes please

[@jimjimenez4036]

The best in the entire franchise!

[@creepysinisterpasta]

That game is fantastic. Such a wonderfully executed game with great story, characters and World. A critique, analysis and discussion Of ac2 would be a awesome video coming from Luke :)

[@alandlr3391]

JIM Jimenez no its not its overated in my opinion

[@gabriel897100]

illiterate expert yeh have to agree with you. It was so disappointing because it was basically assassin creeds 3 world dumbed down with really no interactive world

[@rotface6969]

its crazy how rockstar is capable of having really good foresight, improving on so many mechanics from the first game whilst also having little foresight and not improving other aspects of the their formula in rdr2

[@quanmedley6839]

It’s both good and bad but I think they know they have to switch it up for gta6

[@peterparker9214]

I play this on my pc with a controller, and without auto lock aim I would have died millions of more times in high stress situations

[@dylanfinucan]

I like how the critiques that Luke mentioned regarding the hunting are addressed and fixed in Red Dead 2.

[@mysterious_guy]

Maybe bonnie had to pick up a wagon delivery from Herbert Moon and took train so she wouldn’t have to leave behind a horse

[@MexlycanFilmico]

Considered the best game ever created. 7 years in the making.

[@ggt47]

Mexlycan Filmico Wow,seven years? Really?

[@meurer13daniel]

Yes, the developters said that RDR 2 production begun right after the first game release.

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

I just started re playing it again and it's still fantastic.

[@Erilis000]

Many people don't realize this but many games can take years to produce. TF2 took 9 yrs, Spore took 8 yrs, LA Noire took 7 yrs.

[@JudgeHolden2003]

Witcher 3 Beats all Rockstar games

[@luciussatchell9709]

34:10 RDR2 didnt turn out as a wild wild west game. It remained focused on the death of wild west.

[@Rewbin08]

I read somewhere a while ago that the code for the game was a mess and they were suprised it worked out for the console version, which is why there wasnt a PC version They'll probably release a PC version of the game later like they did for GTA V

[@kloakovalimonada]

Rewbin probably not, it's seven years old. GTAV for PCuwas released less than two years after initial launch.

[@Rewbin08]

I meant that red dead redemption 2 will most likely follow the same pattern as gta v

[@rickm.4797]

Rewbin I seriously doubt it, but it'd be a shame if "pC MaSTer rAcE" didn't get to play it.

[@Rewbin08]

If the reason for red dead redemption not getting a pc release is the reason I suggested above, it fits with what Luke said in the video, then I dont see why they wouldnt release it for pc eventually, it means more sales for rockstar, and who wouldnt like to earn more money

[@TheCephalon]

I like the characters, dialogue, story, graphics were ahead of its time. But Jesus, riding 5 minutes over empty county for each mission got boring really fast

[@BananaMana69]

My friend didn't like this game when it came out. His 1 sentence reason for why was "too much horsey" well after playing Red Dead Redemption 2 he regrets that decision 100%. Says he wished he had just gave it a better chance and that he missed out on something so good for so long...

[@tracyrae4854]

Yess RDR Series is a Timeless Masterpiece

[@alfaivre2990]

I think RDR1 and RDR2 are the only games I like more than The Witcher 3. Witcher series is fantasy and really well written coming from novels but RDR just has this intimate story told over this sprawling adventure. I'm not a huge Rockstar fanboy all the time, I find the GTA series a little too juvenile in it's humor but RDR just hits a really solemn, touching feeling while still slipping in some humor that's silly but not too childish. I think it's the best balance I've seen. And Undead Nightmare is my favorite expansion that's ever been released. RDR2 is always what I use when I talk with friends who don't play games about how amazing their narrative can actually be.

[@fetussupreme3600]

John is my favorite protagonist of any media

[@liamshaw2768]

Hey buddy, I know you’re busy a lot so I just wanted to say on behalf of the little Lukie Stephens fan club, thanks for taking the time to make this great content! Great vid btw :P

[@rearranger]

Dead eye makes you feel like bad ass gunslinger from Clint Eastwood movies while you play using a controller.

[@blessedxxiii8908]

The people that captured bonnie were bills gang, he knew he was close to bonnie and he also needed deek dead cause he would've snitched on bill. Bill was trying to setup john but just in case they failed he needed deek dead just in case or otherwise deek would've told the marshal and john where bill was going which was mexico and it doesn't really matter cause that one dude in fort mercer snitched on bill anyway.

[@JEY28]

It's kinda weird to call old women "Chicks".

[@PapaTanduo]

Still playing the magnificent Rdr2.. then going for 1 first time. Haven’t met a single person who hasn’t said it’s a masterpiece and the music wow🎉

[@jeeseninala]

The rdr2 is majorly overrated

[@Basedmursenary]

Such a fantastic game. I don’t get all these fans ranking the two Red Deads... for their time, they’re both ahead of it.. both products of it.. they’re equal in their own right. I view the RD titles as R*’s hobby rather than their career (GTA). You can tell they just have so much more fun with them based on the overall research that goes into making the environment and aesthetics so nostalgic and accurate. I hope they continue to make more of these. I personally would like to see a remaster of the original! I think we all deserve to see Dutch die with this new technology after them having put us through that emotional rollercoaster of RDR2.

[@AngryRamboShow]

Oh, I love the pretense that you put on about explaining the intro to the game, like we've never played this game before.

[@username65585]

38:55, this is exactly what Rockstar is planning on. Get people to buy the game twice.

[@KITT.007]

It feels like RDR2 somehow managed to make rdr1 feel like a continuation of John Marston.

[@sukahollow]

Of course, they made RDR2 to connect with RDR1

[@abe8552]

Red dead 2 ruined the western part of the map, it doesn’t feel like the Wild West. It looks too modern. Maybe it’s the advanced technology rockstar used, doesn’t look rustic.

[@itsmikehumphrey]

this game is really the best game ive ever played and it probably wont change for years to come. it made such an impact on me, especially the first time i experienced the main character i played through an entire game with dying(and i did not see it coming at all) it solidified the #1 spot for me. great job on the analysis luke! keep it up.

[@raiderredemption9151]

You lost me at "the gunplay is alright". RDR has the best gunplay/physics out of any shooter out there. It's funny how you complain about dead eye making the game too easy while playing the game using auto-aim. It's simple, play hardcore and don't use dead eye. With that said I think it was a fair critique in general.

[@frogglen6350]

John Marston You have RDR profile picture. So you are a fanboy who can't think objectively or handle criticism. I will give this video a thumbs up.

[@frogglen6350]

John Marston And you need to play other shooters. RDR is just to easy. It is a casual game.

[@raiderredemption9151]

Anime is Trash That's just my personal opinion about the gunplay. Read my fucking comment, I said it was a fair critique.

[@raiderredemption9151]

Anime is Trash I do play other shooters, I haven't played RDR in ages

[@raidermaxx2324]

I would say he has a valid point. Have you played the game with Aimed Assistance off, and Dead eye off?

[@sukahollow]

They did intend to play RDR1 with free aim, that’s why there is a hardcore mode aswell which disables free aim and you can’t even turn it on!😊

[@robogreek3157]

when I first played rdr in the beginning I thought they were doing what they did in GTA 3 where the main character was mute throughout im glad I was wrong I hated that about GTA3 who wants hellen keller as there hero

[@ashmitpattnayak8060]

Uhm, blind people, I guess...

[@SpeedDemon55]

This game is such a fantastic game and still holds up today. I played it after Rdr2 and the added context was great. They didn’t need to build up my investment to the character because I was already invested and interested in where John went next. The ride to Mexico was fantastic and the stranger missions are really good aswell. My favourite side characters are Uncle, Abigail and Seth. The voice acting is fantastic especially John. The outfits where really cool. My favourites where the Cowboy (Default) Elegant Suit and Poncho.

[@otakamerd1220]

Had it been accurate, Johm would have died from his bullet wounds, broken bones, torn arteries and open, festering tear wounds and subsequent blood loss and infection or from a common Western disease or sickness like dysentery

[@marianomurillo599]

Otakamerd you just inspired rockstar how to kill arthur

[@ashmitpattnayak8060]

@@marianomurillo599 oof, he really did

[@goodpotatoboy3799]

4:50 she got on the train from the ranch most likely and wantedd to get to armadillo quickly,the train does ride from the ranch to armadillo in regular gameplay.

[@quist6154]

“A potential sequel” yea about that

[@howmuchwillwillsmithsmithi1951]

you always make me appreciate the things i never think of appreciating in games, good work

[@fug004]

The facial animations are actually still really good, there's something about them that almost makes them look better than the second game (not that they are cause they're not).

[@Dennis-de1ji]

I am playing red dead redemption 2 right now. I also played Call of Juarez back in the day. I can't help but think how awesome RDR2 would be if the shooting was more involved and skills based than: holding L2, waiting for full accuracy ,aiming a bit higher for the headshot, pressing R2, releasing L2 repeat until everyone around has a bullet in their head.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

True but rdr1 has fun free aim because of Its good gunplay. I agree it would have been much better if it was like call of juarez gunplay

[@John-996]

​@@Pedro_Le_Chef More like Maxpayne 3 would be better

[@ryannarby4519]

Sorry to nitpick, but this is something I've seen in more than one of your videos. You have a tendency to overuse certain words in a single (or several consecutive) sentence(s), which can be annoying and take me out of the flow of your video. This can be fixed quite easily through editing and revision. For example, at 1:09 you say "Farmers and ranchers who previously lived SIMPLE and fairly straightforward lives SIMPLY farming and ranching" when you could say ""Farmers and ranchers who previously lived fairly straightforward lives simply farming and ranching" and it would get the same point across. 19:47

[@elusivemindsstudios]

Ryan Narby stfu dude

[@jesupcolt]

I agree with the criticism of the auto-aiming and the dead-eye system. I really enjoyed the hardcore version of the campaign that released with the Game of the Year edition. It really scaled back the power of the player. Dead-eye drains much faster and can only be restored by killing enemies or consumable items. The player's health is also vastly scaled down to the point where healing items are actually useful and sometimes even needed. Health recovers a lot slower, and the player dies after being shot roughly two to three times, making cover and a more thought-out approach to combat. Finally, hardcore can only be played with the expert targeting mode, once again, encouraging a more cautious and pragmatic playstyle.

[@sixty6andtwo13]

This is my favorite game of all time

[@daverobson3084]

" You can actually encounter a newspaper that explains that Seth hauled a big sack of gold and jewels into Blackwater....He then returned to his family." "We never get to see it. It simply goes unmentioned" Except, I guess, where it mentions it in the newspaper. You do listen to your own narrative. Right?

[@mrmhj9925]

Still think this game is better then GTA 5 by a long shot

[@Gettaefok]

The people who complain about the auto-aim are the same people who like to exploit Dead Eye. I've seen a lot of people on KZbin playing RDR on Hardcore difficulty and in 9/10 shots they use Dead Eye.

[@bizzleblue38]

Oh they DEFINITELY improved it. Red Dead 2, AMAZING!!!