User blog:Nexses/Two Years On...

It's been almost two years since the launch of Red Dead Redemption which was without a doubt one of if not the biggest and most exciting launch of 2010. People had played the new standard for Rockstar starting with GTA IV in 2008, however some people had hoped for something other than your typical GTA. So Rockstar revitalizes the Red Dead series with Red Dead Redemption. Now not only when it launched did it surpass by far everything that GTA did and did right, it did almost everything much better. However when people saw the trailers they were like "GTA with Cowboys" "GTA in the 1900s" etc. However it makes you think what's wrong with that? Despite the fact it isn't true why wouldn't it be good to have GTA elements? Red Dead Redemption launched as a darling with the critics getting the highest achieveable marks from lots of critics and delivered (in my opinion) the best storyline in a game, ever.

Now, after the launch of RDR some DLC packs started to appear for multiplayer and co-op play, which were all absolutely fantastic and the multiplayer element was really fun. But then something appeared which was (in my opinion) the best piece of DLC ever created, Undead Nightmare. Nothing was more fun taking to the reigns again as John Marston but even more fun was watching the debris of fallen heads and body parts fly everywhere. Along with a neat and powerful storyline it delivered an ending which was well worth the wait and on par with RDR's.

Now it's 2012, yet I still find it hard to remove my copy of RDR from my Xbox 360, I've tried many times to play other games, but when I finish them I'm usually straight back on to RDR. I'm still overwhelmed that both the single player and multiplayer came in one package, throw the DLC and Undead Nightmare on top of that and we have a game that's going to keep me playing for many years. Some developers should look up to this game and base their "timeless" quality on that of Red Dead Redemption, see if they're game is as fan, addictive, filled with content and just an overall neat package as Red Dead Redemption. I look forward to the future and hopefully before long Rockstar might give us a Red Dead 3, we can always hope.

ⓝⓔⓧⓢⓔⓢ 20:12, March 13, 2012 (UTC)