Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 Review Summary
Eight years after the masterpiece that was Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar Games is taking a second shot. New protagonist Arthur Morgan gets a better supporting cast, an absolutely beautiful open world with more visual variety, and a ton of things to kill or collect. There's some occasional tedium in travel, and a few bugs and annoyances, but nothing that prevents Red Dead Redemption 2 from being an excellent game.
4.5/5
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Deals of Yakuza, Persona, Final Fantasy as well.
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Little Houser on the Prairie.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Announcement Coming Next Week From Rockstar
A tease of an announcement indeed!
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Yee-haw! I love me some ambiguity!
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