I think the game is just about perfect. I think the criticism comes from people who were wanting something else. I went in with the expectations that the game would be good, not how I thought it should play. I think the people not happy with the game are the Call of Duty crowd, people with little patience and a need for over the top action. The game is a masterpiece. It isn’t perfect, but it is damn close. I cleared my calendar to play this game, skipping every new game until probably February next year, I’m taking my time and it’s easily one of the best games I’ve ever played. Top 10 for sure.

Skull

You always jump to these conclusions almost all your comments are bashing someone or something

And don't even get me started on how you think anyone who likes physical media on games should be banned from playing games

There are a lot of actual non COD gamers who are probably bigger fans RDR2 with legit things the game could have done better its called having a difference of opinion

But to you either we all agree to how you think it feel gaming wise or we are not gamers. You spend enough time on this site defending all publishers and developers I don't even think you are a gamer

@ Skull

Come on man, you really think go fishing, petting cats and dogs, clean your weapon, camping, sleeping, eating, feeding your horse, chopping wood, shovel horse dung etc adds anything at all to the gameplay? It's just chores that makes the world more believable and that's it.

hence why I put challenge in quotation marks. and you've nailed exactly what all of that is - a nuisance.

It's one of those things that makes for maybe one time in the game and its OK. Just to add a sense of realism. But when it's frequent, and having to do it when you'd rather be doing other things, it's bad design. Games should be varied, and have plenty to do if they're open world, but general every day chores or grooming oneself isn't what I want to do in games through the whole game. Heavy Rain you had to do this near the beginning after you woke up. I recall people said it was lame, even though I didn't mind that one time for tutorial reasons. But I guess doing it through the whole game adds to the realism.

In games like tomb Raider, I don't mind hunting to gain resources. But, I want to do it on my own time. I don't want to have to go through laborious acts to do that hunting. Realism is cool and all, but doing all this stuff in a virtual real time, is just not fun.

“And the smell of his clothes would knock the horned tits off a devil whore” LOL. For real. I don’t care to give Arthur a bath or even go in water. He’s muddy & dirty most of the time (minus missions where they change you into nicer clothes etc... He’s also got a long beard and long hair.

True, but the time it takes to do the “realism” activities is a little too much. It feels like a chore sometimes. I’d rather be spending more time doing the fun stuff. Quality of life update would go a long way. Maybe a mode you can turn on or off for a more realistic gameplay. It’s been done before!

What are you considering to be "arcade style open world game"?

Realistic would be a horse that doesn't let itself fall off a cliff. Horses won't go where they aren't comfortable.. They will throw their riders off a cliff before they would go over themselves. Accidents are different of course, but horses as finicky as the one's the character gets, aren't going to be that stable on dangerous terrain, and realism would dictate you wouldn't put yourself on a horse in a situation like that.

But I guess most people that talk about the realism of this game don't really know that guns don't need constant cleaning like in this game, or anything about horses.

Obviously a game often isn't completely accurate or realistic, and it shouldn't be expected, but I'd say in this case, that people are talking up how realistic it is, and saying its fun, when I'm saying that the more realistic a game gets, even if stylized, the less fun it gets.

Some of the videos of the horses are rather hilarious though. Like one that rams itself right into the side of a stopped train.

Not so unpopular if you actually read comments from YouTube and other sites who have played the game

Even the reviewers are now pointing out things. It's one of the best game ever made but that doesn't mean there are things it couldn't improve via patches or future games. Just because someone brings up a negative point doesn't mean they opinion isn't valid. Where in the comment did he or she mentioned narrative? Most gamers have no issues with narrative its some of the other smaller things that should be fixed or improved

Unpopular to you but you're welcome!!

GTA IV’s realism is what made it so much more fun for me. I loved experimenting with the physics.

I bought RDR2 also. Put 100+ hours into it and beat it our of respect for Rockstar and all the people saying it was the greatest game ever. RDR blew my mind but might also have been the best time in gaming for me personally. l loved that PS3 gen so much.

I am excited to see what GTA6 is like.