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Red Dead Redemption 2 Embarrasses its Open World Competition

With Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar has created an open world experience that elevates the entire genre and boasts unprecedented immersion.

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DarkVoyager2766d ago (Edited 2766d ago )

“Red Dead Redemption 2 Embarrasses its Open World Competition“

Between RDR2 and Horizon: Zero Dawn for me. Both are equally amazing games. Although at least Horizon: Zero Dawn isn’t blurry and has real HDR.

Spurg2765d ago

I'm sorry but nah.
I know it's your opinion but HZD isn't even in the same ballpark as RDR2. The only thing that stood out in HZD were the enemies..that's it. The rest was just the same open world antics you see plaguing Ubisoft and many other open world games.The only games that comes close is the Witcher 3 and GTA 5.
RDR2 's world is an intimate one where simple interactions with random NPC shows a truely living and breathing world. Simple day to day tasks like picking bags and chopping wood is given context and listen to conversation of your most hated gang members can make you sympathies with them. These are what make RDR2 so great and unless HZD at least does those thing that you could say they are both in the same ballpark if not then they don't belong in the same sentence.
RDR2 is unmatched in this department and the only one to truely test Rockstar are CD Project Red.

DarkVoyager2765d ago (Edited 2765d ago )

“I'm sorry but nah. I know it's your opinion but HZD isn't even in the same ballpark as RDR2.”

Well let us disagree then. Both games are very close in terms of graphics. Maybe if they patch the blurry image and add real HDR to RDR2 on PS4 Pro it would be an easier choice. The good thing is that PS4 owners get to enjoy both games regardless.

Dark_Knightmare22765d ago

Nah horizon blows red dead 2 away in the most important part gameplay and it’s not even close. Aloy controlled wonderfully and the combat was silky smooth,responsive and fantastic while rdr 2 is the exact opposite.

sampsonon2765d ago (Edited 2765d ago )

bull

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

and the world is full and alive unlike RD.

FunAndGun2765d ago

Horizon puts Red Dead 6 feet deep in the gameplay department. gameplay is king.

steven83r2765d ago

@sampsonon HZD is Amazing no one is disputing that. But it is not as alive as RDR2. The video you posted showing off HZD isn't a good representation. She doesn't even leave footprints in the mud or snow!!! The snow deforms when walking in high snow conditions but when she's walking the trail in snow she leaves no trace behind. Those little details are what makes RDR2 amazing. In RDR2 near the swamps, if you pick up a body there is an imprint. Then put it back down and it sinks a bit lower and lower and lower as you continue to push it down. Even the wagon wheels are muddy and dogs legs and paws get muddy.

Inzo2765d ago

"I know it's your opinion but HZD isn't even in the same ballpark as RDR2."

Well thats because Horizon is better.

himdeel2765d ago

@steven83r I cannot play details. I do play through gameplay. I'd prefer tighter gameplay over deformed snow and mud all day.

I wish RDR2 played as tightly as HZD. RDR2 has an impressive level of detail but when I feel like I'm fighting my controller, I don't care about that shit.

Highlife2765d ago

Sorry bad nah, HZD is by far better gameplay wise. RDR2's world is more immersive but it's just not as fun. Just seems like everything takes to long to do even looting takes too long.

rainslacker2764d ago (Edited 2764d ago )

RDR2 seems to have the same open world antics you see elsewhere, they just added tedious chores to the mix. I'm not sure how that is really putting others to shame.

What about RDR2's optional quest lines are so unique that they are somehow a step up? it's still, "go here, get something, bring it back", but instead of making some of the side stuff fun, they made it laborious, where you have to do something in "real time" regardless of how it breaks up the flow of the game. Quests still seem set up to send you to a particular area, to end up doing all those side quests which amount to fetch quests for the most part. I know there are some which add to the story of the game, although I haven't gotten to those yet, but I think The Witcher and Horizon:ZD both had those pretty well, so not really putting those two to shame.

I do agree that RDR2 does have a rather deep interaction system with the NPC's, but as far as I can tell, there is no real effect on the world itself, beyond you might get chased after by the police....which seems to happen either way.

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EmperorDalek2765d ago

The Xbox One X version of RDR2 kills Horizon visually.

Dark_Knightmare22765d ago

Lol no it doesn’t don’t be a fanboy

xXxSeTTriPxXx2765d ago

You have got to be kidding right?

marioJP872765d ago

Nope, you better watch the comparison that's available on YouTube. I thought the same thing at first until I saw the side by side comparison.

Silly gameAr2765d ago (Edited 2765d ago )

Well, when you don't have much to brag about, then I guess you have to take whatever "win" you can get.

This headline though. Nice clickbait you got there.

rainslacker2764d ago (Edited 2764d ago )

And I'm sure if GG had 6TF to play with for Horizon, it would blow away RDR2 visually. Or at least match it. Maybe not resolution wise, because Sony devs seem to prefer graphics quality over resolution.

Horizon already holds its own against RDR2 on the PS4P, and to some levels, even on the base PS4.

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Dom_Estos2765d ago

HZD? Are you taking the piss? Is this a early April fools joke?

Dark_Knightmare22765d ago

Horizon is amazing what’s so shocking to you?

sammarshall1022765d ago

Red Dead is the better game I think Horizon 2 needs a better and more fleshed out melee system

Both open worlds are beautiful but Red Dead 2 has more natural lighting, more interactivity and a better day n night cycle

AspiringProGenji2765d ago

Ooh you think HZD melee is bad, RDR 2 melee is 3 times worse

sammarshall1022765d ago

@AspiringProGenji I actually like fist fighting in Red Dead over Horizon's melee

AspiringProGenji2765d ago

Ok but what I mean is that the melee in RdR2 is very sluggish and unresponsive. The melee in HDZ is simple because it is not a melee based game even tho it could use some work for sure

Dark_Knightmare22764d ago

Better day/night cycle are you taking the piss lol. The day/night cycle in rdr 2 is really bad and needs fixed up

sammarshall1022764d ago (Edited 2764d ago )

@Dark_knightmare 2 I said the same about Horizon, the time of day accelerates way too fast in Horizon and seems unnatural I hope they fix that in the sequel

rainslacker2764d ago (Edited 2764d ago )

Melee wasn't supposed to really be the go to option in HZD. It was an emergency option, or when you had time to set up a power swing to one hit some of the dinos. However, the human NPC mellee was the same, so at least it was balanced. Otherwise, having Aloy have more skill with her staff probably wouldn't have been a bad thing.

Otherwise, the mellee system in RDR2 is terrible.....mostly because the controls are all on a kind of time delay of "wait until I'm doing doing what I'm doing until you press that button".

My only problem with the day night cycle in H:ZD, is that it was usually more night than day. That made exploring a pain sometimes. Otherwise, it had dusk and dawn, and appropriate lighting for each. Different parts of the world also had different kinds of lighting depending on the day...although that really made no sense considering most of it took place in a small area in Colorado, although it also had parts in Utah and Arizona. However, the small space may have just been a scale issue with the size of the world.

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King_Noctis2765d ago

Horizon, while is a superb game in its own right, isn’t as deep and as complex as RDR2.

Imalwaysright2764d ago

Not even close. On a technical level RDR2 curb stomps Horizon.

rainslacker2764d ago

Nor was it meant to be. Which is why RDR2 doesn't embarrass it. GG wasn't going for this deeply immersive world where trivial chores are part of the game, or where everything is interactive.

The way the two were made in terms of immersion was a completely different perspective, and for the most part, only Bethesda and R* make open world games that try to be like they are.

bluefox7552765d ago

The controls and combat of HZD are definitely way better. RDR2 has an amazing world though, and a better story IMO. Rockstar did what it does best, created an epic, living, breathing world.

mad-dog2765d ago

Graphics are way better in Horizon. But the world in RDR2 is much more alive and detailed. For immersion, i like RDR2 more. Horizon's core gameplay mechanics when fighting the robots are just so amazing. The controls in RDR2 are less intuitive and the feeling of control is way less than in Horizon. But come on people.. both games are amazing to play. And both look amazing enough to enjoy. It's not an issue. It's all there for us to play. Enjoy.

UltraAtomic2765d ago

Rock star just announced the new patch notes. It says "players of the ps4 pro must get an xbox x for the best experience." 😁 jk

WillyC0092765d ago

As someone who owns both and is a big Sony fan. Horizon was a fantastic game, but to me RDR2 is a significantly better game to me. Totally understand anyone who would prefer horizon, difference pace. But for me I love the deliberately slow approach to red dead. Visually they are both beautiful. No doubt about it.

NXFather2764d ago

I could not believe how blurry all the systems other than the X were. But after enough research a few times on different days I found out that it is not all the pro systems. There are some dynamic 4k that looks beautiful. Still a little bit beneath the X but, it is what it is. I was in disbelief how bad some of the youtube streams were but, after enough searching this is a problem that affects only some of the pro users. I can't say if it is most but, it is too many. But, some are actually being truthful when they say their experience looks amazing. I had to go across tens of videos although but, sure enough some people got lucky.

rainslacker2764d ago (Edited 2764d ago )

It seems more like its an issue with some displays, and on some of those displays, it can even be remedied if one wants to go through the effort of switching things on and off. Personally, I wouldn't do that, because I have my TV set up the way I like it.:)

This may be because of how the PS4 reconciles HDR with the TV, as the device and the display do have to communicate with each other to initially set up the HDR protocol on the TV. After that's established though, its all within the metadata which is just passed along, with the occasional check for HDCP compliance. however, given that so many games don't have a problem reconciling this data, it seems like an issue where it wasn't set up properly on R* part, or didn't take into account there maybe being a new or old control chip to set things up.

That's the problem with new tech though...even once its established, it may not work right, and could easily change to a point of rendering early adopters devices obsolete before they even had a chance to use them....as was the case with HDCP and UHD. Even Sony and MS got caught off guard with the final HDCP implementation, as it required the pins on the HDMI controller chip to not be exposed, because I guess that could lead to some people hacking HDCP content.

NXFather2763d ago

Yeah, I wasn't sure if it was the pro or the displays. I meant that in more of a generic way and not engineer way but, thanks.

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Spurg2765d ago

For show!!
Its FPS mode I thought sometimes puts fallout to shame.

arkard2765d ago

Ps3 games put fallout 4 to shame not hard to do

PhoenixUp2765d ago

Ubisoft don’t care. They’re going to continue their their formula regardless

King_Noctis2765d ago

You are so right. I wish people would just stop using the Ubisoft formula and try something new like Rockstar did with RDR2.

EazyC2765d ago

Great piece. You know, I fully expected it, especially as hype reached defcon-1, but I am still surprised that so many people don't like the game. I know at this point that RDR 2 is one of the greatest games I've ever played, . What impresses me most is how it doesn't allow you to rip it up at lightning speed like GTA 5 and most open world games, but really take it slow and immerse yourself, much like a great RPG does. An absolute masterpiece.

Concertoine2765d ago

Yeah, other rockstar games i find a chore to play tbh. Red Dead 1 was always my favorite because of its narrative, but even it took me a while to beat.

But i cant put RDR2 down. Its fantastic. The dialogue is great, every conversation is worth hearing and theres so many of them. I like how the guy i saved from a snake bite saw me much later in the game and bought me a free gun. The cinematography is impeccable too, and the option to switch to first person is so nice. When i got to saint denis, ive never been more impressed by an in-game town. It looks and feels so damn cool.

The controls arent great, its a little slow, but this is a hell of a game.

rainslacker2764d ago

Its that slowing down that some people don't like though. I can understand why, because some people want faster paced games. Personally, I don't mind slowing down for a game. I just prefer it to not be forced on me, and I'm the kind of person who will do all that side stuff for as long as its fun. The problem I can see me having with the game eventually, if I play it long enough, is that a lot of that slowing down is going to get really tedious, when all I may want to do is get into the action. For instance, one night, I may want to advance the story a good deal to set up my next play session and get access to stuff later in the game. but if I have to slow down and do things I'm not interested in doing, then it becomes a chore, and frustrating.

I experience this in RPG's where I'm going for the platinum trophy. I'll play as much as I can doing routine stuff not related to advancing the story. But eventually, I just want to move on, and in those games, I can stop all that side progression stuff, and just head back to the story....outside of being locked into a side quest of some sort.

georgenancy2765d ago

ride horse for 15 minutes
kill 3 guys
ride horse for 15 minutes
kill 4 guys
ride horse for 15 minutes
kill 2 guys
do annoying camp chores...repeat

PapaBop2765d ago

If this is all you see from playing RDR 2, I genuinely feel sorry for you.

georgenancy2765d ago

this is literally all you do in the game,sure the story missions are great but aside from that its just boring mundane stuff

sampsonon2765d ago

I'm playing it, i like the story, but he's not that far off in his description.

King_Noctis2765d ago (Edited 2765d ago )

Yeah while ignoring the plethora ora of activities that this game have to offer like actual side and main quest, fishing, hunting, playing mini games like domino and other things.

Hungryalpaca2765d ago

That’s not even remotely close to true.

PhantomTommy2765d ago

"OH MY GOD, Shadow of the Colossus is such a chore to play, you spend so much time riding your horse doing NOTHING. This is not a perfect ten (because ten means literally perfect, don't forget). Why can't I fast travel to the Colossus?"

I didn't expect RDR2 to be an action romp and maybe that's why I'm enjoying it. It's the cowboy simulator I've always wanted and I find myself getting lost for hours on end while playing it. Controls genuinely suck though, I can agree with everyone there.

DaReapa2765d ago

My thoughts exactly. Though, I wouldn't rate it a 10.

Psychotica2765d ago

Were you expecting to go bowling with your cousin?

georgenancy2765d ago

I'll watch the rest on youtube. Don't really think am missing out on much.Horse simulator got boring real fast

steven83r2765d ago

Wonder what kind of games you play. By your logic all games suck. I'll give examples.
Racing:
Get Car
Do 10 Laps
Get Car
Do 10 Laps
FPS:
Choose weapons
Throw Grenade over building hope to get kill
Shoot Shoot Shoot Get Kills, Die. Respawn
Choose weapons
Throw Grenade over building hope to get kill
Shoot Shoot Shoot Get Kills, Die, Respawn
Fighting Games:
Choose Character
Punch, Kick, Take Down, Win/Lose and Repeat.
And so on and so on and so on.

georgenancy2765d ago

yeah all you've written actually sounds better than rdr 2 lol

WillyC0092765d ago

Lol no. Just stop it. Maybe the game isn't for you but its exactly what I was lo0king for and hoping for.

Skankinruby2765d ago (Edited 2765d ago )

Replace 'horse' with 'car' and you got the whole GTA series in a nutshell. RDR 2 has the best characters and campaign of any rockstar game

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio27d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing27d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9227d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit27d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing27d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9227d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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