Red Dead Redemption 2 Reviews

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Recommended
Oct 25, 2018

An astounding open world unlikely to be rivalled until well into the next gen, saddled by a throughline from the last.

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IGN
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2018

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game of rare quality; a meticulously polished open world ode to the outlaw era.

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Nov 16, 2018

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a staggeringly diverse open world video game that proves Rockstar Games is filled with skilled storytellers and engineering wizards.

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Nov 11, 2019

Red Dead Redemption 2 is back with a PC port that allows users to explore some new content and push their settings to the max.

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88 / 100
Nov 15, 2019

Red Dead Redemption 2's stark, slow depiction of America's fading frontier is a monumental work straining against stubborn mission design and stability problems.

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Oct 25, 2018

One of the top three open-worlds of all time, and the best game Rockstar has ever made. An all-time Old West masterpiece.

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GameCentral
Top Critic
9 / 10
Oct 25, 2018

An incredible technical achievement and a hugely accomplished Western epic that, despite a few minor flaws, represents Rockstar Games' most engaging and ambitious work so far.

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10 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2018
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10 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2018

Rockstar has once again created a game that redefines the open-world experience. Red Dead Redemption II is a triumph that every gamer should experience for themselves

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9 / 10
Oct 25, 2018

RDR 2 succeeds as both a prequel to Red Dead Redemption and a story in its own right, and though it can take some patience, your effort is well worth it.

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Polygon
Top Critic
Unscored
Oct 25, 2018

After Red Dead Redemption 2's story concludes, a huge epilogue begins, and the game's already gargantuan map grows even larger. I'm eager to dig into this postgame, where it seems I'll be free to focus on taking in the beautiful, meticulously simulated world, rather than hurling myself into the middle of it.

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Kotaku
Top Critic
Unscored
Oct 25, 2018

This game has heart; the kind of heart that is difficult to pin down but impossible to deny. It is a wonderful story about terrible people, and a vivacious, tremendously sad tribute to nature itself. There is so much beauty and joy in this expensive, exhausting thing. Somehow that makes it even more perfect—a breathtaking eulogy for a ruined world, created by, about, and for a society that ruined it.

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Oct 25, 2018

Red Dead Redemption 2 offers up an astoundingly engrossing world that's remarkably easy to get lost in.

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Oct 25, 2018

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.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2018

Red Dead Redemption 2 is the epitome of ambition and like most things Rockstar, will meet the expectations associated with it. With all of the advancements since the last Red Dead and everything they've learned from Grand Theft Auto V under their belt, the series is in a better place, able to provide a more natural and less gamey world to explore.

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Oct 25, 2018

The astounding thing about RDR 2 is that there's not only a staggering amount of story, side quests, and places to explore but that it's all high quality and doesn't feel tacked on.

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Destructoid
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2019

If you’ve been holding out for Red Dead Redemption 2, now is the time to strike, even if you have no interest in the online component. It has pretty much everything a PC enthusiast would want outside of ray tracing, which is more of a near-future tech anyway. If you’re still on the fence, holding out for a sale (more platforms = more price drops!) and mods is also a smart idea. Everyone benefits from a PC release.

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Game Revolution
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Dec 16, 2019

Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC is an even better experience than it was on consoles. Now that Rockstar has ironed out the launch issues, PC is the premiere platform for the game. The framerate increase alone is an amazing improvement, and as long as you have the horsepower, the game is even more stunning than it was when it released a year ago on PS4 and Xbox One.

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99 / 100
Oct 24, 2018

Rockstar delivers a masterpiece in every aspect. Its organic and evolving open world, characters, storyline and gameplay mechanics made us feel "free men". Red Dead Redemption 2 also brings the best technical elements of this generation.

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10 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2018

Red Dead Redemption 2 is, without a shred of doubt, a new masterpiece brought to us by Rockstar. The new entry by the company has managed to achieve excellence in gameplay, storytelling and technical aspects. In the end, Rockstar has been successful in pushing the franchise to its limits in order to create one of the most complete games of all time.

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