
It's hard to imagine that games could look like this, so drenched in detail as to recall some of the exemplary painters in Western art.
Red Dead Redemption 2 mod turns the game into Elden Ring, adding spells, boss fights, and Uncle as the final boss.

Take-Two announced its financial results for Q2 of fiscal year 2026, and shared an update on the sales of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
You think Rockstar views Red Dead 2 as a failure because it didn't sell 150m copies?
I must be one of the few who are fine with the GTA6 delay. People treat that game like it’s the 2nd coming lol.

Dan Houser opens up about Red Dead Redemption 2’s rocky development, calling it behind schedule, massively over budget, and full of pressure to prove doubters wrong.
The world they built is pretty amazing. Unfortunately, the game was mostly boring to me. I definitely had fun in some parts, but it didn't do it for me as a whole like the first one did. I loved RDR so much.
The budgets and time it takes to make games these days is out of control. Such a big risk. If a game isn't a huge hit, it is often it for a studio. Scary. I really miss the PS2 and PS3 days where studeios could make 4 games in a generation and take risks in making something new. And so many were using their own engines. Those were the days.
Best game I've played this year, that's for sure.
All the potential I imagined the first one having came out in this one. RDR bored me to tears but this one is great.
It definitely is jaw - dropping on every level. Rockstar “in my opinion” are still the kings of open world & RDR2 raises the bar & oozes life to another level for open world games.
I am on chapter 3 only, but thus far I love it. That said,it is not for everyone. The controls to me are akin to TLoU or ND games. They have a feel to them where when you do it properly, the game plays like a film. ND specifically does this by design, and Rockstar has done so with this game. It is very realistic and very fun.
For those who state that when you defend yourself you should not be "wanted" because it isn't fair; look at it like this. Life isn't fair and so the game reflects that fact. Walk it off and immerse yourself in the rules.