Why Is Red Dead Redemption A Masterpiece?!
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Red Dead Redemption is one of the most beloved video games of all time! It’s not hard to see why, the game has an amazing story, dynamic gameplay, and it’s one of the most immersive Open-World games! But is it worthy of being called a ‘Masterpiece’? Only one way to find out…
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___TIME STAMPS___
#1 I Rode in a Gang - 0:00
#2 Introduction - 2:39
#3 Exodus in America - Settings, Themes & Development - 4:37
#4 Why Are We Here? Who is John Marston - 11:12
#5 Game Design - 17:43
#6 Control, Aiming & Gunplay - 20:42
#7 Soundtrack & Style - 23:00
#8 The World of New Austin - Level Design - 27:26
#9 The People of Red Dead - 34:00
#10 Back To the Story - 37:26
#11 Remember My Family - 41:18
#12 Conclusion - 43:08
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My guy did you finish playing red dead redemption 2
I really like how R* portrayed both the Mexican army and the rebels as ruthless. In most games the rebels are always portrayed as noble which isn't always the case irl.
I mean in this case it was definitely historically accurate
Ukrainian neo nazis really wish you wouldn't bring that up
@@darktemplardelta268 Yeah but Reyes eventually takes over and becomes a tyrant himself 😅
It never is
съгласен 😁
In terms of Jack's fate, I like to go with the theory that after killing Edgar, he did end up being a writer and wrote a book on John's story called "Red Dead". This is based on the "Red Dead" book written by J. Marston that you can see in GTA V in Franklin's book collection
Agreed. I personally think that too many people started taking the *"Jack becomes an outlaw"* possibility as definitive after RDR2 when it was always an open-ended ending. I think given Jack's lack of interest in the gunslinging life and more in becoming a writer or lawyer and the fact that it's the early 20th century and one can go into hiding easier that he hung up his guns, took care of the ranch and became a writer.
Don't forget the fact that GTA and Red Dead are not in the same universe. That book is nothing but a reference so far.
@@themadtitan7603 personally I agree with the interpretation of Jack the outlaw, But only on the precondition that the federal agents figure out that one of their own was killed by Jack Marston. You don't just get the walk away from that and write a novel, and it would be a more fitting theme towards the cycle of violence and redemption
Something Red Dead redemption executed far better than the last of Us 2 because of choice.
it definitely feels like the book in GTAV was added to make people feel good about the ending and that it wasn't completely a pointless story (to some) but you don't have to kill Edgar. Though it did feel very satisfying doing it
@@iammaleniabladeofmiquella9159 People got away with murder all the time back then. Government officials too. Even in modern times it can happen. Just because it seems narratively appropriate to you doesn't mean it's the most likely outcome.
@@bandit6272 fun fact of the day clearance rates for murders have actually gone down since the 50s, though demographic variables exist
Although pre forensics & fingerprinting/DNA early 20th century I couldn't tell you what the clearance rate was.
Though with the way Jack Marston went about investigating Edgar its very possible he does get found out, especially considering tracking Edgar down consistent of talking to federal agents and Edgar's wife.
Though an argument could be made that Edgar's selfishness regarding credit within the bureau for John's death could've ultimately prevented investigation into Edgar. Which would be kinda fitting
The same could easily be said about your interpretation of the ending. I just happen to find mine more thematically appropriate if Jack didn't perpetuate revenge.
I’ve only seen my husband tear up 4 times. When his dad died, when our 2 daughters were born, and when playing red dead redemption 2. I don’t play them, but I sit and watch him play like I’m watching a movie. They are masterpieces.
You married a good man
Wow that was really good?
@johannesburguy8651 it's a REALLY good game. I've never teared up for anything on any form of media.
This game made me full on cry for a minute or 2.
You married Ron Swanson madam
I know how he feels, I played rdr and rdr2 both 4 times, i've cried all of them
When playing as Jack you can hear him make a lot of one-liners when in a shootout, but he says things like, “why am I doing this?” when you kill someone and things like that. It’s been 3 years since John was killed and it’s clear that Jack has already started down the path of the outlaw. It’s only when he kills Ross that his fate is sealed.
Outlaws to the end.
Jack?
@@ooooothatsshit158John's son. U play as Jack after John dies
@@slappydoodle how did i forget this lol
@ooooothatsshit158 yo I'm playing rdr2 legit right now and there's tons of stuff I didn't remember
he ends up a writer, he’s got a book in gtaV
Always love that even though uncle is seen as lazy he stands with John to defend the ranch without any complaint, really shows his care for John,Abigail and jack
Just like you. People always say your lazy but your a good guy. 😂
L U M B A G O
He didnt die from the bullet itself. He was killed because it was laced with LUMBAGO.
Red Harlo... I mean Uncle, is one of the best characters in all 3 I mean 2 games.
He really did care and it makes his death all the more tragic to realize it at the very end.
An Oscar winning performance by the acting male. Great work!
Thank you, kind sir
bro watched the whole video in less than 15 mins
No Halo 3
@@AlexMartinez-bm6ls less that one minute
@@TheActMan boy I will beat your booty if you don’t respond to the absolute masterpiece and art that is quandale actman!
RDR1 has a special place in my heart, i was 11 when it came out and I would watch my dad play it as a kid. He’d tell me what he did in game and update me if he did something or found something new, he’d let me run around Tall Trees and I’d go hunting in game for bears since I was too scared to ruin his game or do missions. When RDR2 came out, we both played it and this time, we could both update each other on what we found in the game and the silly things that would randomly occur to us while playing.
That's fckn awesome
That’s awesome my and my grandpa played both together I played he watched and loved them a lot
My mom bought the game for me and her on my birthday for RDR 2 even though it was 2 weeks before release , she knows how much I loved the first one growing up and she preordered the second one for her, me, and my dad. My grandpa even associates red dead redemption two as a game that made my family happy, even he gets a kick out of the sound of the guns, and the animals realistically dying. These games are art. It literally transcends every generation of my family.
I quite literally lost my job because of this game. I was so hooked on playing it, I just could not let go. Lucky beyond belief I could land a new (better) job shortly after that.
I'll never ever in my life experience a game like I did this one. Will stay with me for the rest of my life and have a very special place in my heart.
happened to me too, RDR2 got me addicted. Lost 2 jobs.... FFS, I still love RDR 1 and 2 to death... and yeah, still looking for a decent job since a year!
you have serious issues dude if u let a game control your life to the point where it cost you your livelihood
Wtf!? yea I'd have to agree with bigdraco11 thats sad and just pathetic honestly.
Epic gamer moment
Y’all got serious fucking problems if a video game is taking over your life
Here’s a fun fact: John meeting with the Strange Man where he is buried also symbolizes who died at the end. The 3 shots he fired at the Strange Man represent Uncle, Abigail and John while when his gun jams, it represents Jack and how he’s the last one alive.
Here's a fun fact. It wasn't the bullet that killed Unlce. It was the lumbago.
@@benkersten1705 that damn lumbago lol great comment
nice detail! good catch there
The Strange Man also claims when John says "damn you" that "many have" implying that he might me God disguising himself amongst people. This would explain how he knows so much about John and why the bullets have no effect on him. He fires the three shots damning himself, Uncle, and Abigail while the fourth jams and spares Jacks life.
@@thejoester1011 hes death
I once saw a glitch in my game that traded the bird's model with an old man. I thought it was just an old man standing on a roof but when I shot at it, it lifted its legs to its butt and flapped his arms away. Wildest memory from the game.
Too bad there’s no footage. Sounds hilarious
@@ssssssssssssssssss50 I've painted an image in my head, and it's absolutely hilarious.
That's the funniest shit lol.
Yeah, that was pretty uncommon but not impossible. I had an instance where a horses model was replaced with a nun, and you can bet that I made that my trusty steed.
Glitches like that were really common back in the days. I remember the snake man and wolf man videos back in 2010/2011
the "YOU IMPLORE ME?!" line has always stuck with me, idk why.
in 4-5 playthroughs over 5 years, i just came across one of my favourite random encounters for the first time. in Tall Trees, a couple of guys are finishing up loading crates of TNT onto a cart, and one of them will say something along the lines of "whew, that about does it, i feel like a cigar, you got a light?", the other will strike a match, and they'll both go up in a comically HUGE explosion.
Hats off to Rob Wiethoff, No one could have voiced John Marston better. He brought the character to life.
Yep
100% agree
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I love dutch's death so much. The way he says, "this one's a good one" then jumps, it's like a moment of clarity before the end, Dutch is faced with a choice, him or John, and before now you can easily be forgiven for forgetting that Dutch essentially raised John as a son, but in the end, he makes the choice any father would for his son.
He actually said "Our time has passed, John" before jumping
@@StephenKazuhiraLewis That's what he said right before he jumped, but he said "This one's a good one" earlier in the conversation.
@@apotato1228 I remember thank you 😊
no he said its dutchin time and the then hes dutched everywhere
@@cooldiamondmancertifiedasp7912 he planned everywhere
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Multiple recordings with different dialogue is also a feature in GTA V. It’s cool when you’re replaying a mission or just died and had to redo a section. It’s probably a feature in RDR2 as well
It is. But they also have a feature where you can change the topic of discussion on what happened in the story up to that point
@@aceofspades8169yea and on the heist missions ,different crew choices have different lines. And no , i don't mean only the crew's past etc. In the 1st heist if you picked a cheap crew, when michael is talking with franklin he will say "cheap driver cheap gunman cheap hacker pretty much everything can go wrong" etc. There are also scenes with multiple starts/endings (1 even entirely different mission ) depending on who you start with / end with .
It's also in GTA 4
Nothings more nostalgic than re-remembering playing your first Rockstar game. This game shapped my favorite playable character and NPCs even up to today. The story was a masterpiece and the game was a masterpiece. It's sad game companies don't put as much heart and soul into video games like these nowadays. RDR1 will truly stay an iconic masterpiece of a video game.
My first rockstar game was gta2 and err I’m not all that nostalgic for it to be honest. RedRed dead 2 is a phenomenal game. Most of rockstars other games are overrated as All fugk
My first was gta 4.
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I met the man who played John at a comic con in Kansas City. His name is Rob Wiethoff and he is an absolute gentleman. Same goes for Roger Clark, who played Arthur in RDR2. Both men are nothing short of the nicest men I’ve ever met.
Nice!!! I also met Rob Whietoff at Wintercon earlier this year and he was hella nice!! No regrets!
It's crazy. The dude has so few credits.
@@F2t0ny Yeah. It’s unbelievable how these two men have both performed as two of the most iconic video game characters there are but this is like, the only thing they’ve done.
@brax7152 too iconic/don't want to I'd guess you would be playing something like gears of war, then just hearing John Marston saying to protect the queen
Rob wiethoff is forever a legend in gaming! He is John Marston!
Another cool detail. If you skin animals that can only be found in New Austin and sell them in Mexico, they are worth 1.5x or 2x times more. Basically contraband. This, among other details, are the reasons I replayed the game several times
it was one the best game online was better back then of all times was fun use to make my own game defend the castle in free mode in the mexion fort we would all split up into teams attackers vs defenders it was more fun the cannons where fun doom was the ps4 was trash then psn plus is not free
i played rdr1 so much but i never knew that detail existed
Tbh, it was probably meant as a literal gameplay element along with how real it would be in the setting. Wanna make money? Travel further for rarer pelts and sell them back to the places that'd have the hardest time getting them. It's the basis for a lot of market systems in games since ages.
Heading Far Away for the first time as a kid immediately made me stop in my tracks, it was one of the first times I’d heard a song that made me feel something.
It still gives me some pretty intense chills to this day, especially hearing it in context
It just hits different, that and that’s the way it is from rdr2 are some of the rare songs that make me feel that pure calmness but also a slight feeling of sadness.
Man, your introductions to these masterpieces are just insanely good and hilarious! Keep it up Act Man
i played rdr1 directly after rdr2 a couple years ago. i was surprised just how well it held up after 10 years of unbelievably rapid technological advancements. i still go back and forth between rdr1 and rdr2 as my favorite in the series.
Yeah I played both. It's a tossup for me too. I would say RDR1 has a better soundtrack. Both Marston and Morgan are badass. Morgan is just goofy sometimes.
Honestly, if you disregard the 8 or something years graphical dating between the two releases, the graphics are actually really really nice looking for coming out in the middle of the 360 era. Many places are super distinguishable regardless of if they're in RDR1 or 2.
RDR1 is still pretty broken. Legend has it that they rushed pushing the game out and released it before it was finished in typical rockstar fashion and they didn’t even have live updates back then
@@Caboose858 what are u on? rdr1 runs fine. and it wasnt rushed. rockstar spent 5+ years making rdr1. if thats rushed to u, then i would hate to see what timely game development is in ur eyes.
@@Caboose858 rushed? There's a few glitches but nothing compared to what we see today. It's not even close
Hearing you talk about how amazing it is when you encounter different dialogue when replaying a scene is wild because Red Dead 2 takes it a step further and has the added effect of characters talking or shouting depending on how far away from them you are or how loud the surroundings are. This game is incredible in every way, but 2 still somehow manages to expand on the detail and immersion on all fronts. I can’t wait for the second review. Thanks for dropping this video!
Yeah RDR2 gave me the best experience ever. I felt like I lived in that world for the entire duration of the game
2 is too detailed, horrendous gunplay
@@ViktoriousDead guys i found the god of war fan
@@ViktoriousDead the gunplay is fine with a few changes to settings. Just YT some videos for it
@@ViktoriousDead wym it was good?
I've been playing this game pretty consistently ever since it came out. Few things you didn't mention that I think add to the realism even more:
1.) Bison don't respawn like normal animals in the game. There's a certain number of them, and if you kill them, they're gone.
2.) Selling items to shops is dependent on the item and where you are. For example, if I skin an elk in the northern area and try selling it in Blackwater, I won't get nearly as much money as I would selling it somewhere in Mexico where elk don't exist. It's something small but definitely adds to the feeling of the "open world" being interconnected and different areas being unique.
Also, there are some crazy cheats in the game, albeit not as crazy as GTA. One of my personal favorites is the one where people combust into flames upon shooting them lol
@@talkingedmma I never played RDR2 but I'm glad they kept the mechanic in the game!!
John Marston is probably THE MOST polite, honorable, and probably the only true "Hero" protagonist out of every Rockstar games' protagonists. Heck he barely even swears the F-word both in and outside of cutscenes and I always find that to be a very charming quality about his character, despite his intimidating persona. He's kind of a "an eye for an eye" type of guy. So when people are nice to him, he'll genuinely treat those people the same way they do him. But when they betray him, well sometimes Rockstar will leave that decision up to you in some key moments.
So basically the stranger in the mission, “I know you” is the personification of death or the grim reaper. He’s claims to be an accountant because of all the deaths he has to account for. He also mentions that people have damned him before which could also support this. In RDR2 this is supported by a cabin in the middle of the woods you can find that has an unfinished painting. All around the cabin there’s hints to who lives in the cabin, alongside a poem about a character you met with Arthur earlier in the story that can either live or die depending on your choice. If you keep coming back to the cabin you can see the painting is of the strange man and you can see him appear behind you in a mirror. There is also a man by a campfire that if you talk to him talks about a plague in Armadillo describing it as a curse. If you keep listening to his story he also begins to describe the stranger that was seen in the distance watching over Armadillo. The lore behind the stranger is kinda eerie but I love it.
This is awesome
Thank you for sharing. This video made me want to play RDR but sadly, not only was it never released on PC but it got pulled from Playstation Now and the emulation runs like shit on even high-end systems, so my i7 7700HQ and GTX 1060 won't be enough to cut it. Apparently the code is a huge mess and porting or remastering would be incredibly difficult.
Guess I'll have to buy the PS3 disk on ebay and get the console out of storage.
@@mikeexits series s/X run it at 1440p/4k with improved texture filtering and a locked 30fps. Much better experience if you can get ahold of one.
Playing this game as a kid really opened up my eyes to the fantastic art of storytelling. Absolutely amazing intro by the way.
Haha, for me that was Jak and Daxter. Everyone has a first. :)
Left 4 Dead for me
Some things I would like to point out:
1. There are cheat codes in the game, but they disable saving so it's mostly just for fun
2. There is another reticle I'm pretty sure, I think you had to swap to it in the options but it was definitely the default for online play. It's pretty much the same as the standard reticle but with a circle around the dot to better approximate bullet spread
@whine9495 you can save with cheats on but it disables any trophies and achievements, i only used them after finishing the game and used a seperate game file.
I'm sure John read that "Tobacco cures tuberculosis" and cringed, since it was TB which killed Arthur, the man who saved his familys life
Last time I was this early uncle didn’t have lumbago.
you shouldn’t joke about lumbago, it’s very serious!
F
It's a slow and painful death, my brother.
@@bajr8452 you can joke about anything! You’re just too soft
@@disturbedpyro4511 someone hasnt played red dead redemption 2 lol
Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 are my favorite video games ever made. Both games are absolutely unforgettable, and to see the games get even more recognition is amazing to hear. John, Dutch, Uncle, andArthur Morgan are some of my favorite video game characters and are absolutely unforgettable.
I'm probably in the minority here but I hope a 3rd Red Dead doesn't get made. The two games are so great that I'm afraid of the possibility that one more might ruin the legacy. Not everything needs to be a trilogy.
@@tjjordan4207 if one is made it will probably be like 15 20 years till it’s made. So I bet it will be good ya know.
@@tjjordan4207 I don’t think it’s an issue of if they’re gonna make another Red Dead game, but if they focus on the same characters. I’m always down for more Red Dead, but it doesn’t have to just be Redemption. They could still make another Cowboy game with different characters.
@@tjjordan4207 Rockstar themselves said RDR would be a trilogy
I will always play and love these games
The ending of RDR:
“Get ready to cry over the main character.”
RDR2:
Get ready to cry *HARDER*
I’m currently doing a play through of rdr1, after completing rdr2. This series just makes you feel so many emotions throughout the events it’s mind blowing to see a story written so well it can affect your feelings in such a way. Thanks for finally making this review, I’ve been waiting for it. (:
Graphics were incredible for 2010. Sound design was amazing. Voice acting was up there with everything else Rockstar's put out, that is to say it's incredible. The story ending in a way that shows that even if you do the right thing in the end, your sins will still follow you was at the time pretty unusual and tragically beautiful. It really felt like a Clint Eastwood movie. Like Unforgiven.
So yeah. It's a masterpiece
Most of the nazi criminals died peacefully in their beds
Mafia 2 came out that same year and Mafia 2 looks so much better even now compared to rdr 1.
Jack avenging his father's death was so satisfying I couldn't ask for a better ending.
@@thepistolguy859 but rdr as a huge world full of details and mafia 2 its just a linear game with a small map
This game still kicks any made since rdr2
I've never played a game with that much emotion before. While the ending tugs on your emotions, the mission where you ride your horse into Mexico and the beautiful songs plays is truly incredible
One of my favorite moments in the entire game
If u think the ending of this game tugs at your emotions then play red dead 2
@@heresnegan6825 rdr1 got me more emotional than rdr2 because of Ross and how jack is all alone.
@@josephtorres8464 Arthur's death and the fall of Dutch got me more tbh
Oh mate, the soundtrack... 🤤
Wait, no, I love the End of the West story more.
Or is it the soundtrack
Definitely the story
Um...
Rdr1 is basically a wild west movie thats playable, its amazing.
If The Act Man feels this way about rdr1 then just wait until he finishes rdr2
Something that stuck with me was how in Mexico John didn’t care who he was helping because men who seek power are all the same. That rebel girl was so starry eyed John emphasized with the pain she would go through as he used to be the same when following Dutch. It made me realize as a very young person to be wary of any that seek power.
Governments are well aware of this nowadays. They’re happy to have a young person play the part of “the rebel” as long as it serves their ends.
All you gotta do is pay attention to which acts of “rebellion” are sanctioned by the mainstream and which are painted as “wrong”.
The end of rdr still breaks me to this day. I replayed the final mission as John over and over again thinking that if I just shot enough men I could escape his fate and I was left in tears when I finally accepted the inevitable.
lol...u rly cried?
@@yeettiti3621 I was about 12 when I first played it and John was my favorite protagonist. So it was pretty fair in my opinion.
@@yeettiti3621 wait wait you are making fun of a guy on the internet for crying at pixels? YEP. You certainly are a comment in this comment section. I loved that I wasted your time reading this lul
@@SoCloseToToast toast? haven't heard your name in a years!!
Many of us cried my lad, do not worry, it shows what a true person you are if you managed to care enough
I’m so glad you enjoyed this game as much as I did. RDR was the first game my brother and I got for our PS3. As a girl, I never really played video games but playing this game truly made my childhood so special. I’ve beaten it probably 10 times by now. I really hope you play RDR2, personally I think all of your “complaints” were solved and it’s such a remarkable piece of art. Thank you for appreciating it as much as I do :)
I remember I used to watch one of my older brothers play undead nightmare for this game and I absolutely fell in love with it, just from watching gameplay of the dlc and not the actual game. I also liked how johns' face had those scars, they always looked so badass to me.
I think with RDR2, R* took everything good about it and turned it up to 11. The realism and details are unmatched by any game or any game to come possibly. and the story and characters are unbelievably well written (the only game I've ever shed a tear to). But the gameplay for the most part is repetitive. Sure there's more to do, but things like crafting legendary clothing was not something I was very interested in doing, or poker, or any such things. After the story, I mostly just explored the immersive world and took in the breathtaking scenery. that was about it. well, either that or replay the story. My point is, R* didn't address the gameplay issues from the first installment, it's more or less the same.
Still a solid 9.5/10 for me. Arthur Morgan is easily the best written character in all of gaming for me.
I disagree. RDR2 took everything that was good in RDR1 and watered it down.
The first game is a much more fun experience.
@@Pedro_Le_Chef I agree with you. The graphics were the only thing that RDR2 did right.
I like to think that John thought about Arthur before he died. To give his son and wife a chance at a good life. The same thing that Arthur did for him all those years ago.
The moment you first enter Mexico and that songs plays will always be one of the most iconic moment in gaming history for me. The first time you play and you hear that guitar riff creep in as you make your way to your destination is just peak immersion for me, it was a moment I wish would never end.
Swedish king José Gonzales really did something amazing with that song 🥰
Just restarted RDR2 with the intent to do all side missions and main storyline missions. All i have to say these games are proof that Gaming is art. Movies are like self driving cars Games allow you to take the wheel.
100%. So true.
I usually fall in love with games that aren’t realistic looking
Like games with art style
But rdr2 is actually one of the rarest games where i actually loved it’s visuals
I find realistic games to look boring but rdr2s world somehow managed to be unforgettable
@@dm8in graphics doesn’t make a game better if you ask me
It’s the story and characters that makes the journey all the more worth it
Tho i will be honest rdr 1 graphics is kinda boring
@@dm8in agree amigo
holding out for "why is red dead redemption 2 a masterpiece?!"
Holy shit the German guy you kill in the duel is the German guy that gives you a gold bar when you save him in 2.
That game when crossing into the Mexican Border and into Mexico is so amazingly performed....like seriously...riding a horse en el desierto, guitar strums and the sounds of a burro, a Spanish word for Donkey i think
you even get a poncho after you get over the border, classic
I will never forget the first time you see the night sky. It was on Bonnie’s farm. I remember being in awe and knew right then I was about to play something special. Many great moments in the game.
burro is butter in italian
@@abodieqwerty4678 what's it in Spain?
I rode into Mexico during a gorgeous sunset and just took my time soaking it all in. Goddamn, what a moment.
I'm glad you haven't touched Red Dead Redemption 2 before doing the first one. You'll see, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a Masterpiece, with a capital M. Arthur Morgan is such an incredible protagonist, just like John was in the first one, the story is really beautiful, epic and emotional, the gameplay mechanics and the possibilities are insane, the open world beautiful and full of life, you'll have one hell of a time and since you already did the first one, it just hits special. Looking forward to your review, probably 8 years from now.
This review will take a long time to make, lol
honestly even though 2 is a prequel its so much better played after 1 you know how bad dutch becomes and rockstar still manages to make him a deeply complex character
@@Kazuhira2249 im at Act 2 right now and I like Dutch so far. Btw is your name a reference to kazuhira Miller ?
@@gabeznl3591 Yeah, when I played through RDR2 for the first time, it took me like a month. Lol
@@diabeto1216 it took me 6 months, no jokes. I was doing another things, so I had no time to play, lol
@TheActMan My uncle and I enjoyed playing games from time to time... but this was the one game he really dove into. He grew up reading about cowboys and indians and still would read old western novels. We played everything from Donkey Kong to Gran Turismo but this... this was the last game we enjoyed before he passed away. He LOVED the immersion of the old west that he'd read about all his life and watched in tv shows like Deadwood, The Rifleman, and Bonanza. A true classic that should never be forgotten. Both the game, and Uncle Gary lol
RIP Uncle Gary 💚
the physics are actually something i am incredibly passionate about in every video game, for me it started with source and ESPECIALLY GTA4. gta4 and RDR1 both used the Endorphin engine (for lack of a better term, it is actually a 3D animation software, which makes it a "dynamic motion synthesis software"), an incredible physics engine for the time that would allow the active ragdolls to behave BEYOND ragdoll behavior. the creators of the engine made some really cool footage showcasing what exactly their engine does differently. A lot of it is that the ragdolls interact with the environment around them in realistic ways and manners, so for example, if the person was shot in the leg, and was near a table or trashcan, the character who was shot, would not be a *dead* registered ragdoll, but instead registered as an active doll. This allowed the the engines AI to kick in and made the active doll reach out to stabilize itself, walk in weird ways to gain balance, and flail to try and re-center its gravity, or generally behave in a realistic fashion. If I was shot in the leg, i would probably behave somewhat how the civs of Liberty City do in gta4, but i dont think i would run away like some of them can lol. Anyway, All of this was happening in tandem with the ragdolls properties having preset values. For example, there is a buff doll, fat doll, woman doll, and default doll. All of those dolls had a variety of weight, strength in particular limbs, mobility, and stability. Developers could change these things and add or remove new properties.
This engine i could talk about even more, its my absolute favorite physics engine on the market, and it was WAY ahead of its time. I recommend looking up Cheekens video on it and reading the Pinned comment (lil snippit) " The only time you can experience walking around purely in the Euphoria state is when you are drunk in GTAIV."
The developers went on to create the Euphoria engine which was used in LA noir, RDR2 and GTA5. Personally, i played around with it a bit. It was a lot easier to use, and way way less abstract. Euphoria to me however, felt heavier and carried less personality for lack of a better term. IDK to me, in gta4 when i bail out of a heli low to the ground, or jump out a car or off a bike at high speeds, get hit by a vehicle, flying trash can or shot in gta4, watching those reaction animations is way more fun and enjoyable/entertaining. i love them, they are a whole game on their own sorta like beam.NG. The same cannot be said for my experience in GTA5 or RDR2, RDR2 is a tiny bit more responsive to gunfire than gta5 but idk, something has felt off. Big example is gta5 jumping out of a car, you just slide on your face or back, how boring.
Anyway love the video, just saw a segment about physics and i got way to excited
As someone who loves physic and rag doll. GTA V is the only one that really felt off IMO RD2 felt great with how much weight there was to the people.
This is still probably my favorite game of all time. It was one of the only games I could convince my late father to sit down with me and play. You brought back some good memories Acting Mail Man
Funnily enough, I can say the exact same thing about my mom. She wasn't big on video games, but loved cowboys, and so one day she saw my playing it, and just watched me do so whenever I did.
@@thegermangal9120 funny story as well, my mom introduced me to Rockstar games. It all started with GTA 3 on the PS2. Still glad she showed that to me when i was young (even though she really shouldn't have seen it age wise 😂)
@@KUPSMusic No way, that was the first Rockstar game my mom bought me too!
One of the only games me and my brother could convince our father to let us play when we were kids :)
I played this game the Summer before my senior year of high school. I remember playing a few missions each day and then having to go to work. At work, I would just think about what was going to happen next in the story like it was a TV show. It's funny, I knew as I was playing it I would have nostalgia from this game and 5 years later I can confirm. One of the greatest stories I've ever experienced.
I had this same exact scenario with College and RDR2 this year
2001-2010 is the golden era for rockstar. GTA VC, SA, 4 and Red Dead 1 are all awesome games.
I love that your content just continues to stay on the up and up in quality. I can tell you take great pride in your work Man. Also how have I not subbed to you yet lol.
RDR1 was ahead of its time The world blew me away with how alive it felt and all the activites like Liars dice and poker were great The Ragdoll Physics were amazing with how enemies reacted to being shot and the story was amazing. RDR2 gave me the same feeling when I played for the first time and is easily one of the greatest open worlds of all time.
I love how Rockstar gave us a subtle nod to Jack's future in GTA 5. Inside Franklin's mansion there's a book titled "Red Dead" written by none other than a "J.Marston".
Turns out Jack does end up becoming a writer, and writing about his dad, just like he wanted
thats not canon
@@riverds4925 I know it's not, as is the case with most easter eggs, but it's still a nice nod lol
@@riverds4925 your mom isn’t canon
@@user-os3ic3fc9j very original
After finishing RDR2 i ended up playing RDR for the first time. Its been quite a journey.
Dude it’s almost been a year now, you gotta play the second one it’s so good
I think my favorite thing in Rdr1 are the duels. I think R* absolutely nailed that feel you got when you were watching one of those classic spaghetti westerns. I was always impressed with how they implemented it into game.
Never seen someone abbreviate Rockstar as R* before, quite clever actually
Ikr its awsome and once u figurd out trick shot it feel weird when ur forced to Do it the ”reguler way”
@@l1nus0nl1neproductions9 i always did it the "regular way" to get those sweet ragdoll physics.
Man the ending of red dead still gives me goose bumps to this day despite I beat it 12 years ago
I hated that Ross was at the line up and targetable. Everything up to that point you could target and kill. I dumped all of my rounds into him only to have the cutscene playout the same. Would've removed him from the lineup entirely and just get gunned down by the army that you couldn't get. Let Ross smoke his cigar in the cutscene from the side having watched the whole thing playout knowing he had achieved his goal of wiping out the gang.
I was thinking it's long past the point of keeping this old story unrevealed, so I clicked to watch your breakdown. Once again, you provide proof that your channel is among the best around when it comes to reviewing videogames.
Excellent work!
Still the best act man intro to date
So happy to see you finally cover this amazing game. When I heard you had never played it before I was shocked. Especially when you admitted to not playing the sequel back in your top 10 games of the 2010s. I'm glad you recognize it's a masterpiece and included MANY details of the game that some people miss, including my favorite of the "I Know You" stranger mission. Fantastic review and I look forward to Undead Nightmare and Red Dead Redemption II whenever you get to it!
geezus he lost me when he said he hasnt played Red Dead 2
@@purefoldnz3070 I still haven’t beaten RDR2 and I bought it when it came out xD I really need to finish it…
@@Catenfur it is a big game. Took me 70 hours to finish it.
@@Catenfur It's such a great story and if your gonna finish it make sure you have high honor 😉
@@Retr-vc4wn Oh yes the story is great! I think I’m halfway through it. Doing my best on the honor part but think I accidentally did some things that might have dropped it lol
I'd give all my guitars away for a full remastering of this brilliant game.
I'm almost ashamed to say that red dead has become integral, if not a corner piece of my group of close friends' relationship over the past 3-4 years. We cannot go one day without quoting these characters from both games at eachother, even going as far as calling each other John, Arthur, Micah, and Dutch. I think it really does just go to show how much this game and it's story has impacted so many of us over the years. Growing up, I mainly only played licensed video games, wether it be movie tie ins, or games based around existing characters like the Arkham series. Anything else I didn't really have interest in as there was nothing to hook me because I didn't know the characters. But to this day at the age of 19, red dead one and two are the only completely original games I have ever completed the main story of, and I've done both multiple times. There is just something so special about these games, it really does have something for everyone. I dont think there will ever be another game like red dead redemption.
You should play Bully. Trust me.
You know how there are those moments in some games where you see something, maybe a view from a mountain top, maybe some interaction you can have with an npc, whatever it might be, and you are so stunned by the level of detail and care in the game that you are at a loss for words. That happened consistently throughout RDR2, but the biggest one for me was seeing a snake slithering around outside if valentine, and before I could shoot it a hawk swooped down, picked it up and carried it off.
Sir this is a rdr1 video
@@DivineCruelty666 😂 fax
Happens at Owanjila quite a bit. Snakes, brown rats, and fish.
The Great Horned owls will grab big rabbits and cats.
Very cool.
Had the same thing in oblivion once, outside skingrad. An oblivion portal had opened and an almighty showdown was taking place between the local guards and townspeople and literal demonic entities. And what should I notice but I’m the middle of this skirmish was a sheep whooping absolute demon ass . The sheep died but it died a hero . Its attention to detail like that that can be breathtaking at times
Again proving rdr2 fans only care about graphics
This game was absolute mastery and came out at the perfect time, when Rockstar was at their creative peak and the games industry wasn’t utterly corrupted by monetization yet.
Dude what? That is factually untrue
@@MO_Disk deadass
There are only two times you can ever feel like you're playing RDR for the first time: When you first play it, and right after beating RDR2. This is arguably one of the best videogame stories ever written.
It's a better game than the second one I've always felt. RDR2 has better graphics and more side content. That's literally it as far as I'm concerned.
@@peakdennis1 I completely agree
@@peakdennis1 I think rdr2 has a far better story
@@waltuhhartwellwhitesr.4630 no rdr1 story is better
Rdr2 story is cliche and predictable
And rdr1 story is more original
@@DeadX2 disagreed with everything you said but whatever
For the record: orange juice and mustard go together quite nicely in a glaze for pork chops.
This opening has to be the best video ever made on TH-cam. Man I swear I wish I would’ve went into TH-cam to do stuff like this. Red dead redemption was freaking awesome ahead of its time.
thanks! I appreciate the good vibes :)
Love how John, and Abigail marriage is portrayed. You can tell they love each other deeply. But due to personality, and their past
They struggle to get where they are.
I know this is a relatively old upload, but 17 minutes in I have to praise the level of passion you put into these videos. It really helps when the creator shows they care about what they’re covering in a video.
Arguably my favorite game of all time. John's last scene is still as crushing as the first time I saw it.
Red Dead Redemption (one) was my favorite of the two, I don't know why I just love everything about it. I hope Rockstar either releases an actual remaster of Red Dead Redemption, or they make an alternate Red Dead story based on the life of Landon Ricketts.
same, loved the faster horse and john marstons player model in the first, it was just an arthur morgan reskin in the 2nd...
@LeonL47 wokeness?
@LeonL47 I never really saw wokeness lol. For me, the pacing felt so slow at times in RDR2. RDR was more action packed which proved to be more fun but I fully admit that RDR2 has the way better story.
Yeah, I still prefer 1 over 2. Better, more subtle story, a more interesting villain, way better atmosphere. I like the characters more too but i can see why people would prefer 2's characters.
29:36 if you ever play rdr2, they have multiple dialogue recordings depending on distance. one speaking normally and another shouting if you’re far away
Returning to this review after watching Act Man play RDR2, it’s intriguing and insane how much everything ties in together between this and RDR2.
"Redemption: The action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt." in the end, he got his family back and cleared his debt. Goddamn the ending of this game really hit hard.
It pains me to know that you haven’t played rdr2, especially when you have this level of love for rdr. It excels in all of the subtle things that fans of video games as an art form will greatly appreciate. It’s as close to a perfect game as I’ve ever seen
I prefer to think of it as joyous that the man still has another great story to come in his future, another great world to explore, another great game to play. It would be a sad. cold world if that weren't true.
Im sure he’ll play it now
RDR2 has so much content that after playing for hundreds of hours, it feels like more of an experience afterwards. It's hard to imagine that game getting topped.
Well tbf he only started playing Red Dead 1 a few months ago and just finished it a couple weeks ago so he needs a bit more time to play the 2 lol.
The game is slow and boring I had to get rid and play somthing much more fun
I remember when "Angry Joe" use to put this kind of love into his video game reviews. I am glad "The Act Man" doing video game reviews the entertaining way. Thank you.
Angry joe has been reviewing like a elementary schooler explaining why his favorite food is what it is
i especially hate those discussion reviews like what happened to the show in angry joe show and hes doing more news and other random shit instead of reviews i’d rather watch a review for a game that came out years ago then that
KCD developers also attempted this. Traveled the country and made the environment so realistic, it's amazing. Especially if you can hop into the car and just drive to those places to reminisce on how it used to look.
I've gone through RDR2 3 times at this point, and it still is as fresh as the first time. But this video made me excited to revisit the one that started it all. I had so many good times with this game, and from the looks of it, it still holds up even by today's standards.
better then rdr 2, you just love better graphics, rdr 1 gameplay, combat is far better
@@thewintersoldier8387yeah non damaging punched and outdated over exaggerated rag doll physic make the gameplay in RD1 better lol.
I dont care how long it takes. But with how good this video was, I'm just excited for a Undead Nightmare and RDR2 review!
Same, I fucking loved RDR2 and I just started playing the Undead Nightmare not too long ago so I'm extra excited for those.
Dude i screamed when he teased it! Undead Nightmare was one of my favorite games by far! So much mindless fun - 🧠🧟♂️
@@dravensanders6157 I hope they make an undead nightmare for party 2 omg I would nut instantly
The Act Man takes video games reviewing to a whole other level and I love it
I just played and finished the main campaign too. I'm now in the DLC and oh man it's something. I really liked John... I can't wait to see him before the first game, how he became the person he was in RDR1. His death scene and acting was so good, I couldn't help not to feel sad. I've knew exactly that both Arthur and John dies at the end, but still took me by surprise and couldn't help not to be sad.
The 4 main songs of the game are incredible and so well placed, far away plays when you first lands on mexico, compass plays when you finally can see your family,oh, bury me not when john dies and dead man's gun at the credits after seeing jack with john's gun
I love that you brought up the ragdoll physics, they're so memorable and so well done. Still my favorite to this day. They used very similar physics in GTA IV and it's always been disappointing to me that after these two titles, they changed for the worse 😕
I actually think rdr2 had some very good npc physics they fell very realistically while not feeling like a scripted animation
Yeah, no, Red Dead 2's physics have been improved and perfected throughout
@@confusedzebra3161 i remember seeing someone posted on reddit couple years ago that RDR2 still retains the GTA:SA animation(limbs will twitch if you shoot the corpse in gtasa) that sometimes the game will fall back to.
Neat fact the only games to use rockstar's euphoria engine is Star Wars force unleashed 1 in 2
@@confusedzebra3161 I can't help but feel how red dead one is better in terms of physics, Also I noticed into you can't shoot someone in the knee and have them limp or shoot both knees and have them crawl like in the 1st one
Undead Nightmare is still one of my favourite zombie game. Glad it is not getting overlooked!
Should get an online mode for it
@@FlamespeedyAMV There was. If you had the Undead Nightmare disc you got access to the main multiplayer, and a special survival mode that to this day has left me with one of the best impressions of a zombies mode in any game to date. Best memory I have of that mode, one of my friends is being chased by a horde with no ammo and shouts "I don't wanna die a virgin!" Without missing a beat I shout back "Why were you looking at me when you said that?!" Needless to say, we failed because we were dying of laughter
Theories about the stranger in the black top hat range from him being the devil, Death, time or a couple others I think. John shoots at him 3 times and the 4th shot doesn’t fire. 3 shots, 3 deaths (John, Abagail and uncle) with the 4th shot not firing meaning Jack is spared. Cool little lore theory… and he makes a re appearance in RDR2 in some creepy ways.
it's good to see more of this game. i remember playing it many years ago, near the date it released and i missed absolutely everything because i didn't understand english fluently as i do today. understanding the story now still hits the nostalgia just fine.
my girlfriend played the second one first not knowing the first games story just knowing it picked up where it left off after the events of red dead two I envy her to this day being able to experience the gangs down fall in chronological order was something truly moving to her she loved it and has been gaming ever since I would give anything to replay these for the first time
NEED this man to play rdr2. if he liked the first this much I can't imagine how he'd feel about the second game that improves upon it in every single way
He's already on it I think... So excited aswell as I have played Rdr2 about 7 times!
He'll hate the realism even more
Except not really.
He literally put the aiming mode to Expert because he doesn't like the game playing for him.
RDR 2 is the epitome of gameplay being done for you. Switching to pure free aim is fundamentally discouraged in it's combat system. But that depends on how he feels about using aim assistance. Even mouse and keyboard aim is limited in RDR 2 story mode.
I think RDR1 will set too much of a high bar for him to be anymore impressed by RDR 2 gameplay-wise. The only notable improvement of RDR2's gameplay is the hip fire. Even the ragdolls are WAY more limited and stiff than RDR1 which excelled in Rockstar's Euphoria physics.
Rdr1 shits on 2
Rdr1 is so much better than 2
And here we are in 2023. I was ok with paying money for this to play on my ps5. Wish I’d was better but still it’s been 13 years and I really wanted to experience this game again. Been so long I forgot most of it lol
Just finished the first one. Im so happy I have undead nightmare and RDR2 left to play
Can’t wait to see what you think of Red Dead II, that is genuinely my favorite game of all time and probably has the best story of any game I’ve ever played
RDR2 is also my GOAT of gaming. Not even doing missions just riding around, hunting and fishing simulator.
@@andrewwebb3248 fr the story is perfect and never fails to make me cry but I can get lost for hours in the world
The story is even better than the og rdr
@@Sbinott0 That's an opinion but rdr2 is amazing
@@Sbinott0 i personally agree with this but again everyone else has opinions
One thing I noticed in GTAV, was that they also recorded multiple dialogue for missions, so if you died or had to quit and come back later, they would have slightly different conversations, or a different take of the same lines. It felt pretty interesting to hear that.
it was also in GTA IV
As always an excellent presentation. It couldn't be explained better why that's a masterpiece.
Picked up and just finished Red Dead for the first time after watching this video. Very glad I did as it now holds a spot in my top ten. The second I beat the game I went out and bought RD2. Looking forward to playing that, and keeping my fingers crossed for an Acting Male video on it in the near future
Red Dead Redemption 1 was one of my favorite games as a kid. It's like a very long and interactive Clint Eastwood movie while you feel like a badass in the combat sections. I played Red Dead Revolver when I was even younger and I just had pure excitement playing this game back then
I’m so glad you noted early on how amazing the soundtrack is. Easily in my top 3 video game soundtracks of all time. I remember playing RDR2 and thinking I really missed the soundtrack from the first Redemption. Then, you play the Jim Milton Rides Again Mission, and it all comes full-circle.
I love how when you first rescue John on the side of the mountain in RDR2, you get the theme from RDR1 as a whistle. If you wanted to dive deeper into that, you could say that it’s out of tune in that instance because John hasn’t fully become the man he is by the end, so his theme reflects that.
23:14 AHHHHHHHH!!!!! Holy shit, I’ve been waiting for that “click clack clack, guitar twang, hell breaks loose, song tension explodes* that song, I think it’s called “Deadman’s Gun” left so a major impression me that even now 13 years later, whenever I’m late to something or having. A close call I can hear the exact same tune. I can’t think of a single other RDR video that has used that song at least for a second, it’s all “The Shootist” because of RDR2 lmao
Also I noticed that you had John in that *iconic* duster that majority of us definitely used throughout the game back in the day, except for the poncho in the Mexico arc lol
Had to subscribe for that alone
Great vod as always Act Man I'm glad you finally got to experience one of the best western games of all time. That being said by the way you actually CAN choose to shoot the gun out of Ross' hand and 'spare' him instead of killing him. The mission does count as "Failed" but you CAN choose to not go down that road with Jack and cut the game there. Thereby insuring if nothing else...that John's efforts were not in vain. At least that little bit.