Honestly want to fight most of the rdr2 fanboys in that rdr2 post.

I'm like the opposite kind of rdr2 hater, I loved all the boring shit but the unfocused story and the shooting gallery gameplay ruined it.

The ideal cowboy game would lean into the simmy stuff, stylized graphics instead of realism, have you drive some cattle across the landscape with a character-driven story, have quiet chats with them during the night watch. And now since we are commercially unviable anyway, make it take place in like the Eurasian steppe or anywhere else that is not a settler fantasy. Also, make the cowboys gay. Thanks.

I'm like the opposite kind of rdr2 hater, I loved all the boring shit but the unfocused story and the shooting gallery gameplay ruined it.

I must be a weird kind of defender because i love all the boring shit, and while i like the story i have critiscism of it and i think theres plenty of room for it.

I do agree that the gun play was by far the least intetesting part, and getting into so many massive gunfights is really at odds with the best part of the game - the "boring" cowboy sim stuff that feels grounded and is such a joy. Making coffee at your campsite, going fishing, grooming your horse. Finally skinnning enough snakes to get that beautiful saddle.
- Finally someone who understands
- I haven't dared to start playing RDR2 yet, but how much of a simulation is it actually? The thing that frustrates me about Rockstar games is that for all the insane level of attention they put into the most minute of details, the simulation elements just kind of awkwardly float on top of incredibly loose arcadey gameplay and can safely be ignored because the games need to be able to be completed by dads who only ever buy like 3 games for their consoles
  
  In a just world Rockstar's budget and resources would be redistributed to like the Stalker devs to create the most lavish Slavjank game in existence
- Yeah I loved all that stuff, doing the hunting quests was great fun
I liked the gunplay, I hated that it was the core gameplay loop. It was so off-putting that you just keep rocking into massive 20-man shootouts and you solo the whole thing. I'd much prefer it if it was more duel-based and even then there's less of them. There's a reason they're the peak of most western movies and not... Just the bread and butter filler. Meeting someone at high noon should be a big deal, instead I hit antagonize and here I go murdering again
- I don't understand it and probably won't pick up the next read dead if it plays so boring again. Skinning animals to get the various different arthur outfits and stuff like that had absolutely no appeal to me. I did hunt down the legendary animals and did most of the sidequests so I gave the game a fair shake.
  
  I'm glad you like it, but I would almost call it more of a simulator than an actual video game.
  
  You do you though. Bloodborne is my personal favorite game of the last 10 years if that tells you anything.
A whole group of gay shepherds shooting bows and arrows from horseback
I think that maybe someday I'll play RDR2, and then I see a story cutscene and the interest goes away.

You can set Pinkertons on fire what more do you want

rdr2 is good and you're a lib

Back off I'll take you on headstrong to take on anyone.
- I'll set you loose in the Lemoyne bayou and chase you down like a wild hog

BTW, I ramped up the anger and cursing for comedic effect. People really don't need to get upset over a difference of opinion over a game. I'm fine with people liking it.

Unless OP is also being sarcastic. I'm old and shit goes over my head sometimes.

I'm joking honestly. I agree with you though. I loved the game due to its story and characters, but I can see why you think it's slow.
Honestly found your example of Atomic Heart hilarious because I couldn't get into that or RDR2 for basically opposite reasons

Atomic Heart starts strong, like the first hour is so fucking cool but then I kinda lost interest. Probably doesn't help that I don't care for first person games and don't really like Bioshock

RDR2 on the other hand has such a miserably slow opening segment that I can never get through to make it to the good parts
- Atomic Heart was disappointing to me for different reasons. The first part plays like a really well done Bioshock, but in a beautiful Soviet world, and then it dumps you into an Ubisoft open world and I just lost all interest entirely.
- Ya I tried Bioshock, and I couldn't get into it.
  
  I'm not blaming anyone that can't get into Atomic Heart. It's not normally my type of game. I was really just so damn happy to be thrown into a world where the USSR was dominant.

Disregard RDR

Embrace Samurai Western for the ps2

Indeed. What are you up to today?
- Trying to stay cool with my cat because it's super hot and humid today.

Only people who 100% the game can have opinions about it

It’s me, I 100% the game
- Even the gambler challenges? You're a God

tony-cheer FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

It’s me, I’m here to defend RDR2’s honor.

2long didn't read, but the title is correct which is why I love the game. Yeah I'm gonna spend 5 minutes hunting a deer and then skin it lfg. Yeah I'm gonna ride out into nowhere to have a shootout with a guy I thought I was just gonna talk to lfg. What's that you're collecting rocks and want me to find some? Sure lfg

stalin-gun-1 logout If you're being serious. it's an old game, it's not worth fighting over

old game

Are you 13?
- No, I just accept the inevitable passage of time wherein a 6-year old game could reasonably be described as old. Just be glad I didn't call it retro or vintage
I'm totally being serious when I'm half quoting a crappy song by a butt rock band in my post.

shakes head What?
- I dont know the song, so didn't pick up on that. Seemed like hyperbole tho, but I just wanted to make sure on the off chance
Yeah, I really enjoyed the busy work but then again I play games that simulate being an Iron Age Finnish peasant so I'm just twisted like that and acknowledge it's not for everybody

eh, RDR2 is ok. I played like twenty hours of it which were pretty fun but when I realized I'd have to do the same things for another sixty+ hours I stopped playing it. That's it

300 hours on rdo and not even one on rdr2 💀

This might be the single worst post ever made to Hexbear. And I honestly respect you for it.

Rockstar hasn't made a worthwhile game since GTA4

IIRC Dan Houser didn’t care much about GTA after they made the RDR series and put most of his focus on that lol
- If thats true then Dan Houser felt the same way about his games that i did
Rockstar hasn't made a worthwhile game

(Note to gamers, I am joking)
- Here a have a 2000 character screed on why you're wrong
- I'd say that without joking.
They kind of struck gold with having the protagonist be an immigrant who has to interact with all these wacky American caricatures.

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Nice, another RDR2 post.

All I know about this game is that Rhiannon Giddens did music on it. If the rest of the music is that good, I may play it for the Soundtrack like in Far Cry 5 or Kingdom: New Lands.

I thought it was bait before, but gave it the benefit of the doubt.

This is straight up bait though michael-laugh