8.7
A good game overall and I enjoyed it for what it was. Far from GOTY for me when it was released but pretty damn good.
Pro's
- Beautiful for an open world game
- Expansive, amazing setting. Western's are VERY rare in modern media especially in video games so it was very nice seeing someone execute it in such a detailed way.
- The characters and voice acting for the most part are some of the best of this entire generation. John Marston is a very deep character.
- Tons of stuff to do, from hunting, to tracking down outlaws.
Cons's
- Some of the game felt a little too slow. It felt like you were in Mexico not doing too much for a VERY long time. To me that section of the game really slowed down the pacing.
- Gameplay itself isn't all that deep. While there is tons of content and varied ways to do things you can't look at a single game mechanic and say it really shines above the competition. But Red Dead is a game about the sum of its parts not each individual thing so this is both a con and somewhat a pro.
- Some annoying little glitches like horses freaking out, to random stuff dissapearing.
Overall though a very good game and I hope one day Rockstar makes another awesome Red Dead game.
