Why Red Dead Redemption's Opening is Still One of the Best

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Rockstar Games is the master of the opening cutscenes, and Red Dead Redemption is proof. Ten years after the game's release, let's take a look at why its introduction is so effective.
#RedDeadRedemption #RockstarGames #RDR

[@RealPixels]

Thanks for checking out the video! Can't believe Red Dead Redemption is already 10 years old! Thought I'd try something a little different this month. What do you think? Interested to see more content like this in the future? Let me know! While you're here, what's your favourite game opening? I don't think I could narrow mine down to one, so help me out.

[@oscarlloyd3730]

Apart from Red dead’s opening, Id have to say either Fallout 1 or Uncharted 2

[@RealPixels]

Oscar Lloyd Of course, Uncharted 2 is phenomenal!

[@skylyndmeraz6633]

The first Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite's are pretty good in my opinion. Infinite more specifically gives the player both subtle and a few overt clues to who our protagonist is and what to expect.

[@piggy-iy5re]

@@RealPixels are you thinking of doing on how historical accurate rdr1 is?

[@seeyan9944]

Don't know if it sound like I'm a kid or not, haven't play so much games. I honestly like Red Dead Redemption 2 opening. When I first play red dead redemption 2, it gave me a vibe that no other games give. When the music starts this gave me a feel of pressure and a loss of hope. Rockstar clearly stated the west was at it last moment and is not coming back to it old self. The start was slow and unstable, it needed to do something, anything. They going to fall behind if they don't keep going forward, like when they leave Sean, Davy, John and even Mac got shot because he was unfortunate or maybe he was too careless because he thought the West was the same as always, The law was chasing them and time has changed. The pasting of the game felt right, because it showed how the gangs was thinking and feeling, hopeless. It wasn't about really about Arthur it was about Dutch, it even shown Dutch at the beginning, not John not Arthur but Dutch. It wasn't about Arthur, it was about Dutch and who is he as a character. That why it felt so slow, because Dutch needed to come up a plan, what he needed to be done. When Dutch told you to ride with him, you were never given a choice, Arthur did what he been to. The people who never played Red Dead Redemption or are not used to how the controlls work are uncomfortable, like how Arthur is not used to the harsh snowy place. When they got to Sadie and then went to a gun fight, it show how the western life is barely holding on and coming only a shadow of what they used to be. Dutch, Micah, Sadie and you are together, like how the ending was when you are together again in the mountain. You see how Outlaws ruin other people life so easily. life of a Outlaws are becoming more of a life of criminals then Outlaws. Then when you left you saw the house burn down and this is when you see what Outlaws do to normal people. The mark of what Outlaw do to people when they are in dying need of something, anything so that they could just see another day. This really show how the west was at the lowest and is eventually going to died some day. Also sorry for the bad grammar, I'm really bad at english

[@alijahtheguy]

I finally have the balls to say, *I think Red Dead Redemption is a better game series than GTA*

[@zacsmith2995]

I had the balls to say that 10 years ago.

[@Hubert_Cumberdale_]

@@zacsmith2995 Yeah it was pretty obvious right away.

[@thejustinsteffan]

Ya gta is for people that want to turn off their brain and drive in circles no shit red dead is better i aint see no zombies in gta

[@mrlahey5995]

Duh

[@insanicjack9482]

justin steffan undead nightmare is a beautiful buggy mess

[@DerMatze86]

There is no game that deserves a remaster more than RDR. Imagine this game with the improved map part, the features, physics, controls and graphics of RDR2. I would buy this right away, even at full price.

[@hulkbelowall3162]

And also a few Arthur mentions

[@brandonferguson7361]

Everything except the physics. The ragdolls in RDR1 were far more realistic.

[@flamingmonkey7712]

Physics are fine, but the controls.. Actually you can say all kinds of shit about GTA5, physics downgrade, missing details and shitty unrealistic weapons compared to GTA4, but to me it still has the best control in all Rockstar titles.

[@YeagerBomb115]

@@flamingmonkey7712 yeah i get what you mean

[@manintheline5331]

@@flamingmonkey7712 the controls were awesome

[@joeylatz7611]

Can’t believe it’s 10 years. I was in 8th grade, everyone in my class was anticipating this game for the last year and so was I. I remember my mom was so cool that she let me skip school on the release date to get this game. I legit had a orgasm when I was watching the intro as a kid cause I waited so long. it gave me chills. Never forget all of my friends being jealous that I got a head start on them the next day. One of my favorite memories in my childhood

[@aveteranplayer6403]

And now even Mafia 1 got an Remake and Mafia 2 got an remaster, but Red dead Redemption 1 ain't got none of this. This game made 10 years and Rockstar just don't think about bring this game an remastered version for these news generations, so sad :(

[@ded2thaworld963]

I miss riding my donkey with my Seth skin and i blast people with my buffalo rifle in multiplayer lol

[@bruhyougottachill6665]

Guilherme TLOU2 it’s because they are working are games right now (Gta 6) and probably prefer to either finish the titles they’re working on and then remaster red dead

[@seeyan9944]

@Itchyscrotum _testicles sound like your actions are irresponsible but if I were have that choice then I'm not complaining

[@coffin7904]

@@seeyan9944 what??

[@lordgollum3700]

You don't upload much but when you do it's a treat.

[@RealPixels]

Appreciate the kind words! Hopefully you can expect more frequent uploads from now on.

[@idkwhatimdoing86]

pee

[@michaelzimny9746]

Quality over quantity

[@coolthefool1]

For real

[@legomeister6966]

Damn that’s a dank Gollum

[@oscarlloyd3730]

wow, that take on bonnie ‘crossing the border with ease’ is beautiful, Id never thought of that. Another great video man

[@Redman-2490]

I didn't even remember that she was on the train so needless to say my mind was blown!

[@dusanradojkovic8190]

It doesn't look like she crosses it with total ease, though, as she looks annoyed at what the preacher guy is saying on the train, if you look back at the cutscene.

[@noecarrier5035]

I remember playing RDR1 the first time. I was recovering from an operation and on a lot of drugs as a result, but I remember thinking pretty much exactly the same thing. Where's the cowboy stuff? Then we got off at Armadillo and I thought, hey, this is more like it! It didn't occur to me that the characters on the train had been placed symbolically to represent the the idea of an liminal era, though. The slow death of a romantic ideal that never really existed, except in the mind of Dutch and Evelyn Miller. I played RDR1 for about a hundred hours straight while recovering and it took on a weird and deeply mythical aura for me. I vividly recall the Mexico transition where the Alive Again song plays as Marston flees once again from his troubles across the border. It gave me deep chills and remains lodged in my mind. RDR1 and 2 both used music with lyrics in very limited, pivotal moments usually at the start and end. So hearing the song kick up at the start of Arthur's Ride at the end of RDR2 was like getting hit by an emotive freight train.

[@dildonius]

Lol, I was starting to come down off a shroom trip when I finished the mission that brings you to Mexico for the first time. And after having played through the game up to that point hearing nothing but amazing, yet 100% instrumental and rather ambient background music, when the song's vocals started to kick in and it got a bit more prominent I legitimately thought that I was hallucinating and it was the shrooms lol....

[@noecarrier5035]

@@dildonius They make such good use of it for wonderful emotive effect. Like the house building song in the Epilogue.

[@rokcresnar]

I also play this masterpiece for the firs time when I recovering from an operation... Good old days😎

[@wilroy7458]

The transition to Mexico was amazing.

[@marsmonke4160]

Far Away is one of the best lyric themes I have ever heard on my life.

[@dildonius]

The other thing about when John is shot while confronting Bill: not only is there no epic wild west shoot-out to the music of a classic Ennio Morricone-esque western-drama score that culminates in a climactic showdown between John & Bill or Bill narrowly escaping with John on his trail, rather John just quickly being shot down and left for dead before he could even get his gun all the way out of its holster...but John isn't even shot down by Bill himself. Rather, he's taken down by some generic nameless random NPC goon of Bill's. Further highlighting that this isn't some romanticized vision of the old west and the lives of outlaw cowpokes, with John as the almost invincible and always right Clint Eastwood archetype but rather a gritty & grounded story that showcases the harsh reality of their lifestyle and where it brought them all, with John as nothing more than a man. He's not special or morally perfect or impossibly cool & prepared for any and all situations, which he always easily shoots his way out of. He's just a man, a man who isn't perfect and isn't sure of himself or the life he's led, who in that very moment is cool & collected & ready to take them all out, but is scared shitless and clearly heartbroken that he even has to do this to a man who was once his brother. He's not special and certainly not invincible. He isn't a Clint Eastwood or John Wayne who always gets out of any sticky situation no matter what, he can easily get shot & killed like anybody else if that person gets the shot. Its not even a situation where only the boss/important character to the story can touch him. Literally anyone can bring him his death, regardless of how anticlimactic it might be. Because this isn't that world. They take the idea of the old west and the old west story that they know we all hold, and wipe away all the frills & makeup to reveal the corrupted, rotten reality. And its beautiful. Especially now that I'm nearly finished with Red Dead Redemption II. I may have to go back and play Red Dead Redemption once I'm done just for the sake of total closure...

[@Harrier_DuBois]

This always bothered me a bit, I never undestood why John would even go for his gun. Standing below three men pointing rifles at him from behind cover in an elevated position, with their gang nearby in the fort, and John has no cover. The best shooter in the world could not win that fight. Perhaps he's suicidal? Now that I think about it, its similar to the shootout at the end.

[@_BRUVAMAN_]

Say that again I wasn’t listening

[@jinxthatsme2317]

Oliver S. I think part of John was hoping to die right at the hands of Bill Williamson. John might’ve felt discouraged to try to even move forth due to how much wrong he’s done in the past and the idea that his family would be better off without him. I think the only reason he chose to persist was due to Bonnie saving his life. This presented John with a second chance. The chance to redeem himself and leave the old John to die.

[@saggypants5688]

JINX that’s me it provided John with a chance of redemption

[@saggypants5688]

More on this, it clearly shows he’s not a remorseless killer everyone expected to be when playing outlaw. He shows this by offering a chance with bill to work together. John doesn’t want to kill like in so many other spaghetti westerns. John is a man with flaws unlike the perfect Clint eastwood. This is further proved with the introduction of an honour system, rewarding the player for good deeds. The game is about leaving the past behind and starting anew, but sadly johns last keeps catching up to him and he’s far too slow for the world becoming more civilised.

[@posted438]

I just seen 5 seconds of this and I’m asking myself why does this only have 600 views?!

[@DinoMan_6]

It will blow

[@gleam6370]

SilentSniper1252 24k now

[@ESport211]

Give it time! they will come!

[@Anonymous-wf7cb]

93k now

[@NinkoCv]

@@DinoMan_6 Sure did

[@ESport211]

I was 30 when this game out, but finally started playing it at 40 when I found it at a pawn shop for $5. Best five dollars I've ever spent!

[@decentish8546]

It is crazy how quickly the world was developing at this time. Had John Marston not been killed, he could’ve lived through world war 2, being 72 when it ended. Jack Marston may have lived through much of the Cold War. Considering Jack and John were wondering about the first planes it’s crazy that Jack could’ve one day ridden on a Concorde or seen the moon landing on TV.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

And would've passed way in the early digital age

[@YoursTruIy_]

Everyone: ‘man I sure hope there’s going to be a Red Dead Redemption remake to embark on a decade of success’ Rockstar: ‘hey guys, you want a remake? Here’s a celebratory 5 gold bars if you log onto red dead online this week. Please play our game we’re desperate here.’

[@sadieadler3065]

:’D

[@seeyan9944]

D;

[@flamingmonkey7712]

The game is not old enough to remake, and it's just fine how it is in the first place

[@infumoscus6067]

@@flamingmonkey7712 maybe on next gen

[@graffdey2813]

Eryk Zagozda it’s not a remake, it’s a remaster

[@Danny-M]

I’m actually surprised you aren’t a bigger KZbinr, it’s obvious how much work you put into your videos. They are interesting, and when I watch them I feel like I’m watching a short documentary. Keep up the great, and high quality videos!

[@someguyparagon5273]

I love how the Piano intro parts returns in the credits after the final duel... I mean the Ross definitely had it coming but at the cost of Jack becoming the very thing his family didn't want to become.

[@dildonius]

I wonder what became of Jack. The conclusion of the game, with Jack ending Ross for what he did and finally getting closure for himself, his mother, John, and the whole god damn Van Der Linde family really, takes place in the summer of 1914, when Jack was 19 years old. In that period when you're both a boy and a man. World War 1 had just broken out, and the old west was really basically dead at that point too. All the 48 mainland states were officially made into states, there were no more "territories" and certainly no more "Indian territory." Just 48 states, some of which had reservations. Two years later, in April of 1917, when Jack would be 21 years old, the USA would finally enter WW1 for the last year and a bit of the war. Jack undoubtedly would be drafted. Would he willingly go (especially after what the US Army did to him and his family in 1911, killing Uncle and then John)? Maybe. He probably would be feeling aimless. Would he survive? Maybe, he's had an upbringing that would certainly make him most likely to. And what about after? Hed be 25 by 1920 and 34 in 1929, when the markets crashed and the great depression hit. Would he survive the depression era? Maybe. He certainly knows how to live off the land if need be. Hopefully the great dust bowl of the 30s wouldn't ruin any farm he might be trying to start. He'd be 46 years old, when the USA would officially enter WW2. He wouldn't serve in that war unless he had decided to become a career military man. But perhaps he'd have a son who would be drafted. Would that son survive? And would Jack survive losing him in that war, just as he lost his father? And let's not overlook the fact that Jack was literally born into and then grew up in a criminal gang, was raised by them, likely would be a veteran of WW1, and would be 25 years old in 1920, 30 years old in 1925, and 35 in 1930. What's special about those years? That is the era in which alcohol prohibition gave birth to modern day organized crime. With Al Capone & the Chicago Outfit and Italian immigrants forming their own Mafia families stateside. Irish gangs, all of that. And all those founding fathers of modern organized crime were about the same age that Jack would be. Would his upbringing lead him into THAT lifestyle when that era came to be. Would he be successful, rise to become an Al Capone-esque boss himself? Who knows? Jack Marston would turn 100 years old in the year 1995, meaning that if he wound up dying of old age, he would have lived well into the 1980s and maybe the 1990s too. In fact, if he got really lucky, he might have seen the turn of the millennium in 2000. But then, he'd have been 105. Now, the oldest person who's age has been independently verified and recorded made it to 122 years old. If Jack managed that, he'd have made it to 2017. He'd have still been ALIVE in 2011 when Red Dead Redemption came out...and almost to when Red Dead Redemption 2 came out in 2018! But that's a loong shot. If he died of old age, he'd most likely pass some time in the 1980s or the 1990s. But even then, imagine that. All the changes he'd have seen. The life he'd have led. Idk, I like to think of that sometimes...

[@someguyparagon5273]

@@dildonius Fun fact did you know that Jack is another name for John? Which in turn would make him John Marston! It's interesting to note that all the stuff especially (honor and fame) would pass down to him. Obviously high honor Jack makes him more like his dad John and his uncle Arthur but low honor would mean his more like Dutch...

[@someguyparagon5273]

@@dildonius I think Jack would probably do really good in both Ww 1 and 2 of jack would probably live to 100 years and eventually write his book...

[@jack7742]

Jack becomes a writer. You can find a book under his name in Franklin’s house in gta 5

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

@@jack7742 really ? Oh my God

[@ded2thaworld963]

This game was my own personal crack back in the day

[@blessedxxiii8908]

same bro💯

[@Smoking_Man]

3 pinkertons disliked this.

[@coajdka]

Milton

[@tylersanchez9674]

Ross

[@BeastGaming-jl7ro]

And Fordham

[@cartersmith575]

Now 18 pinkertons disliked this

[@flimsypopcorn638]

@@BeastGaming-jl7ro Fordham was not a bad dude

[@ridiculousrandy1401]

I honestly feel like I took RDR2 for granted. Jumping into it, I thought the intro was way too long. I felt as though it was too sluggish, and not being able to really play the game turned me away. Only this year, in 2021, have I finally played the game. I'm almost near the end, and I see it now as a cinematic masterpiece. Never again will a skip a games intro sequence, because Rockstar is proof that a fun, engaging game with great gameplay and character customization, can also be a terrific storybook.

[@hashurehashiri9064]

I have to replay it thanks for this comment

[@canObeans4we]

finishing up my 6th playthrough right now

[@twiggy1253]

That’s what happened to me. I got it right after launch, and didn’t like the controls and turned it off and forgot about it until a year ago, where I binged the game in a week, now on my third play through and the charm is still there.

[@beaucaspar3990]

I never thought of the intro like that. This really opened my mind and made me appreciate Rockstar Games introduction to Red Dead Redemption. When I played Red Dead Redemption for the first time, I simply thought "oh, nice water graphics. Hmmm, that car looks nice" 🤣

[@jhonguerrero9295]

This intro is definitely one of the best of all time. I love the beautiful melody on the piano playing in the background as we see modern technologies in screen which establish that the wild west is dying and becoming civilized. It sets the tone of me being a relic of the past, a relic that the government doesn't want :(

[@antthomas7916]

Well, to be fair, I don't think the government ever wanted outlaws in the first place.

[@jhonguerrero9295]

@@antthomas7916 Lol, true. But John wasn't an outlaw anymore. He changed and then they used him just to kill him after

[@jhonguerrero9295]

@Ali Shabbiri Yeah, Jack spit out the ugly truth on what Ross did

[@NittyGrittyRed]

I remember it like yesterday, starting Rdr1. The only time I got goosebumps playing a video game.

[@jessess6810]

All the People coming off the ferry with John are most of the NPC’s you come across in Stranger side missions 🙂

[@m1lky1337]

You seriously need to make more videos like this. The little things you point out that help paint the bigger picture is something I, I'm sure others too, value extremely. Hard to find content creators like yourself these days! Love your work & wish you all the best ♥️

[@piersdonald5938]

Replayed it recently and now playing rdr 2 as you said “one of the best that has have to offer”

[@saggypants5688]

This is the greatest video essay I’ve ever witnessed by far. Very well done my man you’re an inspiration for my video essays

[@dan96fb]

Found this channel yesterday and must say I love every one of your videos so far, keep up the good work👍

[@AlexLee-dc2vb]

I will give Rockstar my first child if they make a sequel to Undead Nightmare

[@blessedxxiii8908]

Bruh😂

[@r011ing_thunder6]

Oh yeah? Well I’ll push a pregnant woman’s stomach forcing her to give birth and give the child to rockstar if they release a sequel to undead nightmare

[@shamsmatouk1427]

Red dead redemption fans/KZbinrs are some of the most dedicated people to the game they love. I've never seen any games fanbase (except cod zombies) put emphasis on every detail like red dead's fanbase does and I'm proud to be a part of both of them

[@rundylaw6212]

The theme of the dying west and the end of classical American ideals is what gave this intro such a punch to me. They allude to it throughout the game but one of the cutscenes that sticks out to me in that regard is Marshal trying to use the telephone. "Suddenly the world is full of 'Theys'"

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

Hearing that Exodus theme at the start reminds me of John's death and all he did to save his family... RIP John Marston. I still love you more than Arthur Morgan.

[@Mr.Scott86]

I love them both equally, both have so much depth

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Makes me wanna cry every time, everyone deserves a second chance... :'(

[@ale69420]

Great content as allways! In no time this channel is going to blow up, cheers

[@lFreakey]

This was just recommended to me, just the type of video I like to watch! Thank you, looking forward to more videos :)

[@bushpilot223]

Dude.... You keep posting amazing content like this, and you're going to explode in no time. HOW DO YOU ONLY HAVE 5K SUBS????

[@cnj5643]

Damn, I’m late but I love this style of documentary. Breaks down the deep ideas really well, you sound like a passionate English professor and it’s great

[@josevitor3574]

I'm very happy to find this channel, man. Great content!!

[@coyote.redfire]

Brilliant video! After a 1.5 yrs of playing RDR2 and RDR2 online, I finally got around to playing RDR. Such a great game and story!

[@averagechadlegionary5824]

That first shot of John walking off the ferry shows him as something that sort of stands out something more akin to a relic of a dying lifestyle.

[@dclxvi_89]

The ferry carrying the car is also a shout out to gta4's opening scene.

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Woah I didn't notice that boah

[@RealPixels]

RDR1 came out two years after GTA IV.

[@dclxvi_89]

@@r011ing_thunder6 gta 4 released 2008, red dead 2010

[@r011ing_thunder6]

@@dclxvi_89 oh my bad, let me check myself

[@MarioWiZZeL]

The essay analysis is very impressive. Keep it up!

[@GlennDavey]

Rockstar set the bar so high with this game that other games still look and felt outdated and "gamey". I still go back and watch the opening of RDR, including the incredibly underrated confrontation scene with Bill Williamson, which is one of the greatest scenes in any Western I've seen. (Considering what we've learned with RDR2 I think more players need to go back to RDR)

[@MilkSteakLover]

Such good content, friend. Keep it up, your videos are so well written!

[@lengxninja]

I love this video man. Please do more!

[@spearshake4771]

Even after playing RDR 2 this opening is still just so awesome man

[@cjpack]

All right, definitely gonna be keepin an eye on this channel! good stuff mate

[@JoelEverettComposer]

This needs to come to PC one day! Playing Red Dead II on PC and loving it.

[@pyroparagon8945]

Just buy a PS3. They're cheap these days.

[@papuhdave9643]

@@pyroparagon8945 if your PC is good enough to run rdr2 in good quality (like 1080p60fps) just download the ps3 emulator (it's better than the xbox360 emulator for now) and play. It's not worth it to buy a ps3 or xbox360 nowadays

[@pyroparagon8945]

@@papuhdave9643 I suppose you could do that.

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

@@papuhdave9643 I still can't run the game with that PS3 emulator (rpcs3 or something) :c

[@izzatmaik6450]

Except rdr2 intro feels like a chore but when u get past the snowy area feels amazing

[@egehanyigit1124]

I really liked it to be honest. It set the theme quite well

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

I got goosebumps rescuing John Marston at that snowy mountain it's like _omg great to see you again my love_

[@onjnalharbi3023]

Another great video ❤️❤️❤️ can’t wait for next one

[@aboutsoundandvision]

I just subscribed the other day, fantastic content my friend

[@cameron1896]

Another great video without pandering on minute and miscellaneous details. You genuinely have a good eye for critiquing art whereas a lot of other channels state the obvious about a story/movie or game

[@PadreMaronnolo]

Fucking hell man, i got to tell ya, the love for the opening scene brought me here, but is your well made commentary that will make me stay on your channel, good work.

[@morganhomewood881]

Damn, these videos are class.

[@erikschiller7210]

The intro and the unseen perspective of the Wild West is why this game is still one of my favorites.

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Ikr... I didn't know that Old West had civilization s 😂

[@smiley961]

Great analysis. After RDR 2 , this intro makes me tear up from time to time.

[@knotsbillington4840]

the invention of the car killed the Wild West, but the Invention of the Hellcat killed Detroit 😂

[@outlawfrom1899]

Keep this good stuff up! Really enjoyed it

[@SirConfectionery]

This video has the best quality, It's a shame you dont have many subs but you've earned one more. Keep up the good actual content.

[@AustonTGaming]

Such a good video, thank you for this

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

Only 1 minute in and I love your video, just want to say that's a paddle boat, very important to the history of the Mississippi river region. Finished and it's a wonderful video. Can't wait for more.

[@Lex60]

Was one of the first games I played on a PS3. The scenery was so beautiful that I used to ride a lot between missions. I cried at the endings [when John finishes his mission and is allowed to go back to his family and the... other endings]. A great game that deserves a remastered version with a couple of extra missions.

[@Vernon_hl]

This channel should get a lot of subscribers

[@reddeadrex9976]

This takes me back! 🙂 Good video. 👍

[@Jeffrey9In4Chains]

Great video dude!

[@mrblueeyes7889]

Just finished all the missions an hour ago...Great game and good video x

[@bobjoe8966]

you just put my thoughts into words

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

3:37 You could also argue that John's hunting down of his former gang members might be a loving act in another way - in the sense that John is sparing them from the horrors of the modern world that they are quickly being swallowed up by. Almost every single member of the gang in both games expresses both trepidation and resentment toward the idea of having to adapt to a 'civilized' America. By killing them, John is probably saving them a lot of grief and suffering in the long run, along with sparing society the trouble of having to deal with them

[@SirForwyn]

Hey man, I discovered your channels last night, and I only have one thing to say; Never stop making videos.

[@RealPixels]

As long as you keep watching them! Thanks so much for the support, and for taking the time to leave a comment. 😊

[@CaptCook121]

For only having under 10 k subs you got real potential and good videos for just starting with 4 vids

[@veryhelpfulgroblin4529]

I remember growing up watching my sister play through this game at least once every year. I would later play it myself and enjoy it even more. This game has the best replay value and it along with RDR2 are in my top 10. I was hoping RDR2 would have the gritty soundtrack RDR1 had that I grew up to know and love. But the game was just as good as the first, maybe even better.

[@samb1314]

When KZbin actually recommends something that makes sense. Great stuff, subscribed 👍

[@def_bld]

How do you have only 8k subscribers. It hurts me so much that someone this talented in making good content has so small audience, you deserve so much more

[@RealPixels]

I appreciate the kind words and support!

[@bradya456]

"BILL! BILL WILIAMSON!" Is one of the most iconic lines for me

[@cardinal151515]

I never played rdr1. Now that I'm done with rdr2, i really hope to play this. Rockstar should release a remastered version 😔

[@lifesAtrip513]

It's really worth it

[@Jaden-kw6wo]

I believe it’s way better than rdr2 story is way better

[@ulises.-.5455]

@@Jaden-kw6wo as someone that has played rdr1 and 2 i say that you are wrong, the history is way better in rdr2 and the cutscenes in rdr1 are weird in general, but if you talk about the soundtrack or the shooter part of the game maybw you are right

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Me too ( I only have PC s )

[@smoker5989]

@@Jaden-kw6wo i dissagre rdr2 give More backstory his character and much character development specially Dutch, Arthur and John that's one of my complains about rdr1 Is that some characters don't have enough character development and they left them out of the story

[@Yorker1998]

I'm replaying the game in honor of it's 10th anniversary. Got this game for Christmas back in 2010, I was only 12 at the time. I had actually cut myself with a knife while trying to open it and had to wear a band-aid when i played it first time. Quite fitting I'd say.

[@Longshlongjon22]

Real men would’ve used dirt like these cowboys yeaaa haaaaaa

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

You're blood brothers with the game. ❣️

[@davidbanner9001]

Wow! Great analysis.

[@bryces8153]

For only 7.8K Subs you are making some dope content G, keep up the grind!!

[@ericmeier9522]

This videos are better than many games. Thank you :)

[@belkacemseffari7404]

every time i come back home from work or gym I turn on RDR ... start horse ridding from "tall trees" to "chuparosa " and so some challengers on the way .. it's been years and i still do it even 10 years later it became a habit

[@Zetala]

i bought the game for my ps 3 about one and a half month ago qnd finished it in 3 days about and still play it its a treat

[@TheHollyshit123]

great video man makes me want to go relive the good ol days of john and jack marston

[@Jvicente17]

one of the best videos I have seen on youtube.

[@josephikrakowski1137]

I played the second game last year at the very start of Covid and loved it enough to play it twice, until recently I finally got to play the original after borrowing the game from my uncle, I love both games and think that the first game still holds up remarkably well

[@Bullets632]

I would pay full price for a remastered version of this game.

[@TheHaymeister]

Masterpiece, very well made video

[@SkinnyTom_]

Amazing video, just shows how rockstar truly cares about making games that are good and memorable .

[@jimlao86]

New here, videos are amazing. Keep it up.

[@CaptnCrunch247]

What a brilliant breakdown!

[@themilkman2225]

I remember being a freshmen when this came out and it was amazing every time I hear that piano it just brings bad memories

[@harag9]

I've never played RDR1 (PC player) but from what I've seen in lets plays, I agree, R* do some great intros to games and really brings the player into it. I was impressed with RDR2 intro when I finally played that on PC.

[@leonfliemann7881]

Just discovered you, awesome video

[@angelogrotti]

That C into the Em on the piano is what does it for me

[@Wanted1Sama]

10/10 video nice man!

[@nickvannan1005]

Any chance of a full length video on the historical accuracy of Red Dead 1?

[@o1nine7]

m h He’s talking about the first game

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

Red Dead 1? You mean Red Dead Revolver?

[@theonethingwealladore]

Rumuel Nathanael no red dead 1 💀

[@mrpirate6187]

he cannot breathe Which is technically Red Dead One

[@theblackhundreds7124]

This game is the best story in gaming. So...awe inspiring. So real. The way he makes the ultimate sacrifice for his family.

[@infinitiesofreflection5038]

Every time that whistle started in game I stopped everything I was doing and just soaked up the loneliness and beauty of the old west! 😍🎶

[@GregIsWong]

Is this really only your 4th video? Well done man. I would love to see what you have to say about the opening to RDR2

[@AdityaYT]

Ah, I remember playing this game for the first time back in 2017. It was awesome, altho the story was bit difficult to allign until red dead 2 came out. Loved this game, had so much fun. Hope it gets a remastered.

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

Brilliant video. Bravo.

[@Chuloon]

I played this for the first time during the beginning of my lockdown. Such a great game!

[@papuhdave9643]

Better late than never. It's aged really well, like a good wine

[@twiggy1253]

@@papuhdave9643 yeah, I don’t think it needs a remaster, just a rerelease on newer consoles (without barriers like ps now)

[@papuhdave9643]

@@twiggy1253 Oh hell no, I love the game but there's nothing I would like more than a remake with the RDR2 engine and the entire map. It can be even be just a DLC, mexico's still there anyways. Just a couple tweaks to the map, like some progress in blackwater, and it should be good to go.

[@catmandude2357]

"This game is not about cars or ferries..." -it's about skinning dead horses. So, so many horses.

[@wabbajackmain6785]

This guy definitely deserves more subs

[@dubioushumor9243]

I’d pay full price for a remaster of this