Red Dead Redemption 2

"Despite My Best Efforts To The Contrary...It Turns Out I've Won."

The worst thing about this game is that you can only play it for the first time once.

I don’t usually leave reviews, but this is one time I really want to.
To say this game is a masterpiece would be an understatement. You can feel its soul from the very first second to the very last. It’s a game that will make you laugh, cry, and leave you with a kind of emptiness afterward that very few things can create.
RDR2 is not just a game. It’s a world that makes you fall in love with it and then emotionally destroys you.
It’s a game about beauty and horror.
A game that leaves a mark on you forever.
A unique gaming experience that won’t leave anyone indifferent, where everyone will find something of their own.
It’s a game with a story that isn’t just a “plot”, but something you live through with every cell of your body, alongside the characters.
It’s a game I will definitely remember.
1000000/10

All them years, Dutch...
Words fall short — but the lesson doesn’t.
I would normally talk about the aspects of the game, the gunplay, graphics, mechanics, story etc. but I will not. This is not the type of game where you give scores.
Unlike other games where you control a character, you become Arthur Morgan. You make small choices, build trust, face consequences, and slowly learn patience all while navigating a world that responds to your every action.
The Only Advice: just play. Fall and get up, make mistakes and learn from them, try to have good in you while being one of the "bad guys" in a cruel world. Rush it, you miss what it has to offer, just like life.
Yes there are some really good tips for beginners but if you want to quickly get rich and finish the game easily by following yt tutorials, what's the point of playing it in the first place?
This game values patience, discipline, morality. If these terms don't fit your life anyhow, you can happily stay away from RDR2.
Note: Have manual backup saves for each chapter.
Thank you to rockstar team, thank you to Dan & Sam Houser for all of your efforts, it was all worth it.
Well for me, personally, I had to uninstall the game after 77 hours. Why? Because I knew that I was going to spend hundreds of hours if I kept playing. It indeed is fun but life's priorities always come first, so;
PSA: Please play when you have nothing to worry about, that's how you can enjoy the most.

Simply a masterpiece, the story is so well written and the characters are incredibly complex. Wish everyone could play it at least once in their life :)

⭐There are a few small spoilers in this review, just letting you know.
This game made me cry. And I don’t say that lightly.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is more than just a video game. It’s a story, an experience, a world that pulls you in so deeply that by the time it lets you go… you feel like you’ve lived another life.
I never expected to care this much. About Arthur. About the gang. About a horse. But here I am, writing this after finishing the game 100% - and this was the first game in my life that I’ve ever fully completed. It means that much to me.
The world feels unbelievably alive. From the crunch of snow to the way your horse breathes-everything feels real. I often found myself just riding with no goal, watching the sun rise or set… and somehow, that meant everything.
And the story… God. Arthur Morgan might be one of the most beautifully written characters in gaming. His growth, his inner conflict, his quiet moments of reflection. Watching him change, watching him try to do right-it got to me in ways I didn’t expect.
There were moments where I just sat still, watching it unfold like a film. The music, the atmosphere-everything hits at exactly the right time.
There’s a moment when Arthur says, “I gave you all I had.”
I don’t think I’ve ever felt that much emotion from a game character before. That line stayed with me.
And just when I thought I was done, the game found one last way to break me.
After finishing the final mission, I was at 99%. I knew I had one last thing to do. I went home and placed the squirrel statue inside the house. That was it – 100%. It was finally done.
Then came the final moment.
John stands in front of Arthur’s grave. There’s no music - just quiet. And then he says:
“Guess we’re just about done, my friend.”
Right after those words, Crash of Worlds starts playing.
And that absolutely shattered me.
It felt like he wasn’t just saying it to Arthur, but to me too. Like the game was saying goodbye. All the emotion I’d held in came rushing out.
I just sat there. Still. Processing. Hurt, but grateful.
Red Dead Redemption 2 didn’t just tell a story. It gave me one.
A real one. And it’s going to stay with me forever.

Pretty strong contender for greatest game of all time honestly

I think it’s safe to say this might be the best story I’ve ever experienced in a video game. Not just for its writing or visuals, but for how deeply it made me feel.
When I finished it, I felt... empty, in the most beautiful way. Suddenly, other games felt dull... like they’d lost their color, their weight, their soul. It set the bar so high that everything else just seems to fall short.
I could go on forever about why I love it, the world, the emotion, the immersion. But the worst part is knowing that I can only truly experience it for the first time once.
Thank you, Rockstar, for this masterpiece.