You'd hope so. As much respect as I have for R* (and I do enjoy their writing unlike many) their games increasingly seem like they were written in an echo chamber. This does happen even at high tiers.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 (Fall 2017, PS4/XB1, Trailer 10/20 @ 11 AM EST) announced
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You'd hope so. As much respect as I have for R* (and I do enjoy their writing unlike many) their games increasingly seem like they were written in an echo chamber. This does happen even at high tiers.
Conkerkid11
Member
Bloodborne was published by Sony. Unless they change their ways, there's no way that's coming to PC.
This on the other hand is published by 2K or whatever, and Rockstar has only missed a PC version for like 2 of their precious releases.
Why are people so confident that this will be a direct sequel/prequel to RDR? GTAV isn't a direct sequel to GTAIV. Yeah, Red Dead previously had the Red Dead R- naming convention, but two games hardly makes a pattern and Red Dead Redemption has the name recognition. Most people don't know Revolver ever happened.
Obliterator
Member
I'm not sure why people are surprised about no PC after what happened with GTAV. It was always likely this would be console first. PC version will probably hit 12 months later.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Hope they show some online stuff too, horse racing or early cars? YES PLEASE
Via Purifico
Banned
Agreed, at the very least it will look amazing from a technical level. I wonder how ambitious will the game world will be.
Possumowner
Member
I'm late to this news,but woooo,it was sort of inevitable though.Hoping it also comes to PC
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
I'll have a PS4 Pro and 4K TV by then. So exciting. Would be cool if they released a PS4 Pro remaster version of RDR this year.
Via Purifico
Banned
Fall 2017? That's like a year away
I expected mid 2018 at the earliest tbh, if anything a year away is surprising.
Remaster probably won't happen because of the graphics engine they used
now youre mixing technical problems with their vision of a game.
Im sure Ubisoft visions wasn't to make a technically broken game as you said.
Discotheque
Banned
GTA has always had some sort of issue with control. Either be it movement or gunplay.
Driving was at its best in IV tho. But otherwise I think other games (watch dogs, sleeping dogs, even rockstars own max payne 3) have been better at handling player movement and combat.
But then at the end of the day what Rockstar are gods at is their world and the sandbox. Only witcher 3 really gives their games a run for its money in open world immersiveness tbh
RDR was prolly the best of their world design for me. So to see them expand on that idea with current graphics.....whew. hyped for this trailer
Driving was at its best in IV tho. But otherwise I think other games (watch dogs, sleeping dogs, even rockstars own max payne 3) have been better at handling player movement and combat.
But then at the end of the day what Rockstar are gods at is their world and the sandbox. Only witcher 3 really gives their games a run for its money in open world immersiveness tbh
RDR was prolly the best of their world design for me. So to see them expand on that idea with current graphics.....whew. hyped for this trailer
The only reason I think it has ties to the previous entry is that one of those characters looks like Bill Williamson. Which if it is, that means it has to be prequel.
But then again, it could just be someone else with a bent hat.
Exactly. They already explained the process for the PC release of GTA V, and now they have very clear proof that the approach works to their benefit.
I'm fairly sure - no word on a PC version up until they announce it months / years later.
Yes. Is that not allowed?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Completely agreed. RDR looked amazing on the PS3/360, and I can only imagine the sunsets and weather effects (storms rolling in) on the current hardware.
Probably because the man on the left resembles John Marston (Notably the 2 scars). But could be a coincident.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
And if you were a storyteller you would ask yourself: why they gotta be white? is it important that they're white? is it important that they're male? could they be mixed? could one of them be black? etc.
Not looking deeper is why white and male are almost always the default main characters in stories and any other medium.
CarbonFire
Member
Red Dead Redemption's name was very much tied into the narrative and the character of John Marston. Unless RDR2 is ALSO a redemption story, which would feel more tired this time, then it just feels like a lazy marketing move rather than smart branding.
I have a Sony X800D now. Can you imagine what they could do with HDR in this game? Those beautiful wild west vistas. Rockstar stays killing it. They are going to print money like crazy. Only GTA VI would top this. Forget all the online stuff. Make sure campaign is long and memorable and that there is single player dlc planned this time.
Wasn't the reason in that case because the player entered co-op through the regular world and always appeared as the PC with the other co-op characters just being the same model? Can't say myself because I never played, but that's what I heard.
Obliterator
Member
I'm gonna go ahead and ask again why everyone is assuming none of those men are black
Just realized this will actually be the first "next-gen" (lol) game from Rockstar, since GTAV was really a PS360 game.
I actually wonder is it going to look like. Rockstar's production values are probably the best in the business along with Naughty Dog's, and GTAV looked downright miraculous on PS3.
I actually wonder is it going to look like. Rockstar's production values are probably the best in the business along with Naughty Dog's, and GTAV looked downright miraculous on PS3.
BronsonLee
Member
feh, I still think the next-gen versions were the real ones and they just pulled some wizard shit to get em on PS3 and such because good god
Even if the framerate was butt, how'd they pull that off
Maybe they already did and they have considered that cast of characters suit their storytelling, what do i know...i kind of get the feeling that having white males in a videogame is starting to be something punishable .
we still didnt even see the characters by the way, just as a reminder.
I'd wait for at least a trailer before complaining about the game possibly having major issues of gender representation and whatnot, but hey, that's just me.
not really surprised by this announcement (they teased the game for a while, iirc it should have been at E3 too) but I'm glad to finally see it. looking forward to play it.
not really surprised by this announcement (they teased the game for a while, iirc it should have been at E3 too) but I'm glad to finally see it. looking forward to play it.
yes do that, but just be sure to post again the oh-so-clever bingo picture and the word 'whitewashed' at least 5 times after each sentence otherwise people won't understand.
yoooo
I expect it to look better than GTAV in some ways but not by a large margin. The setting will be very different so they'll get a lot of mileage for freshness there. The thing about Rockstar is that they are best at evolving, so the first serious effort on a new hardware spec doesn't offer the best results, it's the last effort at the end of the hardware cycle that does.
In terms of technical showcase, GTAIV was a pile of shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. RDR was much better, but had a ton of bugs too. GTAV looked amazing.
Feel like it's smart branding and a lazy marketing move. It's not terribly creative, but keeping sequel names super simple for casual fans is part of the thinking I'd assume. "Hey you liked Red Dead Redemption? Here's the new one!"
eternalthree
Member
my Ps4Poor is ready...!
Theres a definite improvement but the characters still feel really bad to control.
Also I genuinely cant understand why were still tapping A to run/sprint. That is awful.
Just look at how loveable he is. This man wouldnt harm a fly!
Does he look less or more dangerous in this picture? I can't tell...
QuackkAttack
Member
Because the art we've been shown is most likely of Dutch's gang, which was Marston's old crew. We even see someone who very closely resembles John.
So with the information we have now, it looks like a sequel/prequel.
CertifiedFP
Member
"RDR2"
Red Dead Revolver am cry.
Red Dead Revolver am cry.