User blog comment:Queyh/"Rockstar was told Red Dead Redemption would be an "Epic Fail""/@comment-1265875-20130628173943/@comment-26435037-20130629175944

Jack, I agree with you on the idea that R* will never be able to create another game like RDR, and yeah, that includes GTA5, but only because it appears the game lacks the emotional impact RDR had on players.

On the other hand, I disagree R* sees RDR as "another title". Like many other games of this generation, RDR was supported by its publisher for a year or so before it moves on to another title - this is just how things work, no matter how good a game is (except for TF2, I swear to God, this game will continue until year 2045).

L.A.Noire was not developed directly by R* - it was Team Bondi, so it is understandable why this game feels somehow a let down after RDR. MP3 is a different case, on the hand: it was in development for 8 years, and R* did a lot of effort to make it better and better. - But yeah, people who loved so much RDR and wanted another sandbox game like this one would be disappointed with a heavy TPS like MP3.

If there is someone to blame, it is Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of R* - in the end Take2 is just like EA, Ubisoft and Fucktivision: all for money. You can also blame the industry for moving things too fast: today TLOU is conisdered the best title "EVAR", two months ago it was Bioshock "3", and in three months it would be GTA5. No matter how a game is, even if it the close-to-perfection-as-fuck masterpiece like RDR, it would lose its status and support before anyone can notice.