Red Dead Redemption screens, and trailer!

[Tieno]

One of the best things about this game is that the main character is a 'nice' guy. He's not a smug smart ass, but pretty polite and humble. I'm sick of smartasses in games.

[WrikaWrek]

What Tieno said, really.

This is a pretty down to earth character, he has a past but he doesn't seem chained to it every second he speaks. Which means that he gets to have some mistery about him, but at the same time it's not played up until you are sick of it. At the beginning you will have a couple of missions with this other woman, when you learn a couple of stuff about the game, and it's really surprising to see how casual, normal, and nice John Marston is.

It's a pretty big departure from other games.

[Eel O'Brian]

man, i have always found it weird and more than a little creepy how people will obsess over things like resolution and minute differences in graphical effects

Resolution matters in games.

If you're making a game for an hd platform and your game isn't in hd, then I think it's perfectly normal for someone to be disappointed.

 

well, you've proven yourself to be borderline insane, so i think i'm on the right path

[etiolate]

I've gotten to the point where my concerns over graphics have to do with how it serves the overall game and not whether it is pushing some previous barrier.

[Stoney Mason]

The people who fixate on graphics on a minute level I've noticed often can't tell their ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to game quality and generally have some weird platform agenda going. GAF is full of them. Fortunately there are just a couple over here I could mention but won't...

[The Fake Shemp]

I'm glad I locked this up, looking forward to playing it.

[AdmiralViscen]

News is spreading that the PS3 version runs at a lower res than the 360 one (just like GTA4) and GAF is in meltdown mode.

Seriously, you guys have gone off the the deep end with how great this game looks, frothing like you are 10 years old. Does it look great (on the 360 and of course gimped from full on nirvana like always) sure it does. Is it so much better than anything else (on the PS3) not so much. I am sure it is a pretty damn good game but when it's subHD with no AA on the beast that is the PS3 NO ******* THANKS. I'll wait for the fall and christman and the 1st party to blow me away. God I love the Old West and GOD I hate Microsoft.

360 engines have ruined this Gen for multiplats. I can only hope for a PC version and some money to buy a PC in the next year or so (here I come M$). No way I'm playing a 540p game or even 640p of this caliber without AA on my 42" local dimmer. It will undoubtably look like crap. I can barely stand Ratchet and Clank and that is like 640p or something, and the cartoon visuals save it as does 60fps. Whatever. Rockstar is a big big BIG grisly senile boner imo and they are using an engine that is outdated and almost not compatible with the Cell's prowess.

 

@ Ratchet's faulty 360 engine

[WrikaWrek]

Around the 100 million ballpark?

Cuz this game just seems like it needed a big ass team to make it.

[chronovore]

man, i have always found it weird and more than a little creepy how people will obsess over things like resolution and minute differences in graphical effects

maybe it's because i came of age at a time when a fucking single-color square represented your "man" onscreen in a video game, but i hardly ever notice stuff like that, and even in a mediocre game like aliens vs. predator i am still tickled (that is countryspeak for "delighted") by effects like the alien acid spraying across the screen

the only thing that ever jumps out at or bothers me is when the frame rate stutters and chugs in a racing game or during heavy action moments in a shooter, and most of the time i can even live with that unless it really affects reaction time

i guess what i am trying to say is that i am not thinking about making a bullet point list when i sit down to play a game

I go back and play PS2/OG Xbox stuff sometimes, and honestly the graphic difference bothers me for about 5 minutes until I'm actually playing the game. What does get me, surprisingly, are the lack of other current-gen features such as XBL friend presence, support for custom soundtracks if I'm sick of the game's music, but mainly it feels weird after dealing with the Dashboard/XMB to have a console "just start." There's the game, it's local, and that's about it. But the graphics are not really anything which lingers in my head as a nag.

The people who fixate on graphics on a minute level I've noticed often can't tell their ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to game quality and generally have some weird platform agenda going. GAF is full of them. Fortunately there are just a couple over here I could mention but won't...

The people who have fixated on resolution would likely tell you that higher resolution is CRITICAL to whether or not they can tell a difference between their ass and a hole in the ground.

I just now pre-ordered through Play-Asia.com; hope they actually get this soon, rather than dicking around with it like they did with Rock Band 2.

[The Sceneman]

hopefully it arrives soon, so we can play the damn game together! What release date does play-asia have for it? I'll have my copy Friday and will be playing Friday night, while sipping delicate Dong Tea

[Third]

I'm only two hours in (can't play games for longer than two hours non-stop), and it has been amazing so far.
WTF at the graphics? Best looking sandbox world ever. Especially during nighttime. The flora and fauna create a great atmosphere during nighttime.
I already had some very lol-worthy moments in the game. I've abused my horse so many times without wanting it to. Fell off a cliff a few times, I survived, the horse didn't. Good thing I could loot it.

-edit-

Footage from the Ps3 version.


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lol @ 0:40. That's what I was talking about

The distinguished mentally-challenged fellow doesn't loot his horse either.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

My only real concerns with the graphics in this game was whether or not the shadows had that same dithering look as the 360 version of GTA4.  I know it sounds like your typical GAF-tard graphic whore or dark10x type stuff but for whatever reason, I found it really distracting in GTA4.  I mean REALLY distracting.  I'm just glad that shit's not in either version this time around.

Went to Gamestop today and traded FF13 and Splinter Cell Conviction in for RDR.  Won't be missing either of those two anytime soon.  Tuesday can't get here soon enough.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

The PS3 version is without the doubt the definite version. The exclusive content makes it a better choice.

[The Sceneman]

[etiolate]

Fuck playing 3d games on a dual shock type controller. I plan on playing this on(someone else's) 360.

I hope there's a repeating action rifle like they have in Lead & Gold.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

[brawndolicious]

I hope there's a repeating action rifle like they have in Lead & Gold.

You mean a Winchester?

[naff]

Wow, that's an incredible shot. That draw distance

[Eel O'Brian]

there's got to be some rockstar jank in there that no one's really talking about

got to be

i refuse to believe they made a completely satisfying game

it's probably the horse, something to do with the horse

[The Sceneman]

the horse is from eastern europe and has a dark, oscar winning past

[brawndolicious]

a horse is a horse of course of course.

[chronovore]

there's got to be some rockstar jank in there that no one's really talking about

got to be

i refuse to believe they made a completely satisfying game

it's probably the horse, something to do with the horse

It's R* San Diego. They are without sin.

hopefully it arrives soon, so we can play the damn game together! What release date does play-asia have for it? I'll have my copy Friday and will be playing Friday night, while sipping delicate Dong Tea

You will enjoy Cream of Sum Yung Gai as we cruise the Chinese Laundry in Dodge City.

[chronovore]

Oh, and: Play-Asia only lists "May" as the pre-order date. I'm guessing it will arrive pretty quickly after that.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

The New York Times weighs in with a review -

In the more than 1,100 articles I have written for this newspaper since 1996, I have never before called anything a tour de force. Yet there is no more succinct and appropriate way to describe Red Dead Redemption. Rockstar rides again.

Sounds like a 6.8 to me.

[pilonv1]

there's got to be some rockstar jank in there that no one's really talking about

got to be

i refuse to believe they made a completely satisfying game

it's probably the horse, something to do with the horse

Howdy partner, want to go shoot some tin cans

Howdy partner, want to go to the saloon

etc..

[Eel O'Brian]

[chronovore]

there's got to be some rockstar jank in there that no one's really talking about

got to be

i refuse to believe they made a completely satisfying game

it's probably the horse, something to do with the horse

Howdy partner, want to go shoot some tin cans

Howdy partner, want to go to the saloon

etc..

Did you do the mission where you ride the horse and have to go shoot a guy yet?

[TripleA]

man, i have always found it weird and more than a little creepy how people will obsess over things like resolution and minute differences in graphical effects

Resolution matters in games.

If you're making a game for an hd platform and your game isn't in hd, then I think it's perfectly normal for someone to be disappointed.

 

well, you've proven yourself to be borderline insane, so i think i'm on the right path

This is a hypothetical situation:

Say your mother said you were having crispy chicken for dinner.

Say it's dinner time and the chicken isn't crispy.

Is it wrong if you're disappointed that the chicken isn't crispy

[Beezy]

 

Even if you were disappointed, would you still eat the chicken or toss it to your dog?

[The Sceneman]

actually, you would grateful becuase your mum still cooked you some damn chicken.

[Beezy]

Unless you're a spoiled Sony fanbaby.

[demi]

man, i have always found it weird and more than a little creepy how people will obsess over things like resolution and minute differences in graphical effects

Resolution matters in games.

If you're making a game for an hd platform and your game isn't in hd, then I think it's perfectly normal for someone to be disappointed.

 

well, you've proven yourself to be borderline insane, so i think i'm on the right path

This is a hypothetical situation:

Say your mother said you were having crispy chicken for dinner.

Say it's dinner time and the chicken isn't crispy.

Is it wrong if you're disappointed that the chicken isn't crispy

You're a piece of shit. What kind of question is this? Horrible child.

[Himu]

BEEZY, GET TO WORK ON THOSE ASSIGNMENTS

[Beezy]

 :'(

[TripleA]

Even if you were disappointed, would you still eat the chicken or toss it to your dog?

Exactly.

There's more to chicken than just the crispiness. There is taste, aroma, firmness of the bone, etc etc etc.

There's more to RDR than just the resolution.

[TripleA]

man, i have always found it weird and more than a little creepy how people will obsess over things like resolution and minute differences in graphical effects

Resolution matters in games.

If you're making a game for an hd platform and your game isn't in hd, then I think it's perfectly normal for someone to be disappointed.

 

well, you've proven yourself to be borderline insane, so i think i'm on the right path

This is a hypothetical situation:

Say your mother said you were having crispy chicken for dinner.

Say it's dinner time and the chicken isn't crispy.

Is it wrong if you're disappointed that the chicken isn't crispy

You're a piece of shit. What kind of question is this? Horrible child.

Calm down Captain Jumponshit.

[naff]

This is a hypothetical situation:

Say your mother said you were having crispy chicken for dinner.

Say it's dinner time and the chicken isn't crispy.

Is it wrong if you're disappointed that the chicken isn't crispy

 .... Whiny kids don't deserve crispy chicken!

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Crispy chicken

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[Beezy]

Even if you were disappointed, would you still eat the chicken or toss it to your dog?

Exactly.

There's more to chicken than just the crispiness. There is taste, aroma, firmness of the bone, etc etc etc.

There's more to RDR than just the resolution.

gay

Wait, I thought we were in disagreement.

[brawndolicious]

Wait, I don't get this.  The 360 version is supposed to be 720P with 2X MSAA.

Get off this bullshit already.

Edit: Oh so this is about the PS3 version?  I don't really care if it's a 20% decrease in pixels or whatever as long as it's not QAA or TAA which looks kind of meh.

[TripleA]

Even if you were disappointed, would you still eat the chicken or toss it to your dog?

Exactly.

There's more to chicken than just the crispiness. There is taste, aroma, firmness of the bone, etc etc etc.

There's more to RDR than just the resolution.

gay

Wait, I thought we were in disagreement.

No, we weren't.

A chicken not being crispy does not mean the chicken is bad. You can be disappointed in the lack of crispiness and still enjoy the chicken.

RDR not being in HD does not mean RDR is bad. You can be disappointed in the lack of HD and still enjoy the game.

[Ichirou]

So it's official that the 360  version is graphically superior?

[cool breeze]

Say your mother said you were having crispy chicken for dinner.

Say it's dinner time and she tells you the chicken won't be done for another three years.

Would you pay for chicken nuggets until the crispy chicken is done?

[Sho Nuff]

Yall need to eat a Double Down and STFU

Is this out in Asia yet? Wondering if I should ditch work and go see if Sofmap has the Asia-ban

[Ichirou]

I went to Akiba yesterday looking for it and they didn't have it yet.

[TripleA]

Fixing the Hypothetical situation to include Triple-Wiiabooboos

This is a hypothetical situation:

Say your mother said you were having crispy chicken for dinner.

Say it's dinner time and the chicken isn't 100% crispy, it's only 95% - and only one or two are 95% , the rest are 100%

Meanwhile at my house, my crispy chicken is actually fish fingers, without batter and covered in dog shit.

I am laughing at your delicious chicken as i sink my teeth in to my sumptuous shit covered stale cod slop

Thank you for your post, I look forward to reading more posts from you.

[Beezy]

Say your mother said you were having crispy chicken for dinner.

Say it's dinner time and she tells you the chicken won't be done for another three years.

Would you pay for chicken nuggets until the crispy chicken is done?

[TripleA]

Yall need to eat a Double Down and STFU

The Double Down is a highly overrated sandwich.

[Ichirou]

Yall need to eat a Double Down and STFU

The Double Down is a highly overrated sandwich.

Much like the Wii is a highly overrated console.

[The Sceneman]

but theres an extra building and pair of trousers. It seals the deal. The deal of PS3 having the definitely definitive version 

[Tieno]

Just caught some wild horses.

... game includes horse theft!?

some distant DNA echo just rumbled in my bones.

Well, it was in a mission where I got my lasso. But since you can stumble upon packs of wild horses I assume you can do it during freeroam too and get a price for them. Similar to skinning animals. Before I've tried shooting at horses but either I'm not aiming well or my rifle is too weak. Have killed lots of other animals. Haven't killed any big game yet, saw a deer once and shot at it but missed and he started running very frantically making me miss subsequent shots.

[Brehvolution]

Apparently, you can hogtie a nun and put her on the railroad tracks.

[WrikaWrek]

Game is losing its mojo.

Unfortunately, the mission structure is 1:1 = GTAIV. Which means, go to one side of the map then go to the other side of the map, then again, again again.

[naff]

Game is losing its mojo.

Unfortunately, the mission structure is 1:1 = GTAIV. Which means, go to one side of the map then go to the other side of the map, then again, again again.

Does the world feel as empty as GTAIV did when you're not actively doing missions/seeking out doing missions?

[TripleA]

Yall need to eat a Double Down and STFU

The Double Down is a highly overrated sandwich.

Much like the Wii is a highly overrated console.

I disagree, the Wii is a highly underrated console.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Game is losing its mojo.

Unfortunately, the mission structure is 1:1 = GTAIV. Which means, go to one side of the map then go to the other side of the map, then again, again again.

I can live with that.

[drew]

and people say im incoherent!

[demi]

Game is losing its mojo.

Unfortunately, the mission structure is 1:1 = GTAIV. Which means, go to one side of the map then go to the other side of the map, then again, again again.

GTA4 let you warp with cabs to fix this. What does RDR have?

[maxy]

Set a camp anywhere(except too close to town) and warp anywhere you want.

Sometimes in missions you have an option "skip to destination"...you don't have to ride or drive

[Raban]

Oh man I'm all over this game like flies on shit today.

EDIT: Oh wait game doesn't ship until tomorrow :'( :'( :'(

[WrikaWrek]

Game is losing its mojo.

Unfortunately, the mission structure is 1:1 = GTAIV. Which means, go to one side of the map then go to the other side of the map, then again, again again.

Does the world feel as empty as GTAIV did when you're not actively doing missions/seeking out doing missions?

Well, by nature the world is more empty than GTA IV. But i think that on the other hand, the game gives you pretty great amount of content that can just happen on the fly, people asking for your help and shit, getting chased by panthers. There's a nice thing going on with the world A.I.

Game is losing its mojo.

Unfortunately, the mission structure is 1:1 = GTAIV. Which means, go to one side of the map then go to the other side of the map, then again, again again.

GTA4 let you warp with cabs to fix this. What does RDR have?

Wild West cabs in each town, and a travel mechanic when you set a camp. The problem is with the whole theory though, Rockstar tries to force your exploration of the game world, when it should be gradual and more natural.

Just feel like they should've started from a point and expanded instead of quickly becoming here and there and over there, and holy shit there.