Well, gameplay demos like this are notoriously juiced up, so I’m doing my best to temper my expectations of what this’ll look like on my vanilla PS4.
I’ll be playing this on my PC so what I see there should be pretty accurate.
My “bullshot” detector is going off big time.
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… do not start down the pre-ordering path, Nooj. That way lies only despair and madness.
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Pre-ordering is one of the worst things about the modern video game industry.
Wait for reviews you trust and actual release day footage.
Oh I see.
That makes sense.
This may change with Best Buy’s Gamer Club program ending, but recently, if you think you want a game in the first month, the best deal is usuall to pre-order. All games are 20% at Best Buy with Gamer’s Club and most big titles came with a $10 reward credit for pre-ordering. If the game gets bad reviews, you have 2 weeks to return it, so just don’t open it and wait for reviews if you want.
Rockstar and Bethesda both make their games look a heck of a lot prettier in trailers than they end up being.
Don’t be fooled.
Don’t care so much on looks, honestly. I just want a fun game.
I have near-zero doubt that RDR2 will be worth the price. Plus, Amazon does 20% off on pre-orders w/ Prime.
For $12 less, I’m willing to bet that Tomb Raider, the surprisingly great-looking new Assassin’s Creed, and RDR2 are all going to turn out to be worth it.
Most of my games these days had to wait for a Steam sale, but if I know I’m buying the game, I may as well get the bonuses and discount.
No special editions though! Well, except the Fallout 3 one. My Pip-Boy bobblehead remains awesome.
Another open world game though. As much as I’d like to play this game it’s just…
Ugh.
I haven’t even played MGSV yet.
I’ve been been catching up on Westworld season 2 lately, and this looks like the next best thing for getting immersed in a Wild West fantasy. As long as my contoller doesn’t become self aware and and starts attacking me for all the virtual lives I’ve taken.
Red Dead Redemption looked plenty beautiful and that had graphics from eight years ago. I’m not worried.
The game is two months from release. It’s going to look like this.
Technically, it’s going to look like this on the PS4 Pro.
It looks fine, but no better than a dozen or more other games out there.
Amazon’s “Release Day delivery” is a lie, keep that in mind if you go for the Prime discount.
If you really want it on the day, you’ve still got to go to the store, or do digital.
Graphics look solid to me. It’s an upgraded GTA V engine, which has it’s roots in last gen. The tech is more about consistent seamless environment streaming than making individual scenes super detailed.
A camp of NPCs with personal sidequests that open up after busywork sounds very Bioware/Dragon Age to me…
The only time I haven’t gotten a game on release day was when it was a small indie title. On the bigger games, they pre-ship them all over the country, so they’re already at your local USPS/UPS/FedEx when the day hits.
Of course, UPS can fuck up ANYTHING, but I’m not too worried.