Man, when this game released, I didn't want it. When it got various game of the year awards, I didn't want it. When I saw it selling for $30, I didn't want it. Well I went to Gamestop on Friday and try as I might, I couldn't find a game that I felt like buying. I grabbed RDR with intentions of tossing it on the shelf. I tried it out for a minute, yesterday and I wasn't too impressed. I went back to playing Blue Dragon. I tried it out for about thirty minutes this morning and fell in love!
My affair with sandbox games ended a long time ago with only a couple of exceptions. This game is one of the exceptions!! This may be my favorite sandbox game since Saints Row 2. It's too soon for me to give a rating, though. I just wanted to chime in since this thread is relative to my current experience. Carry on.