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Honestly the pacing has real issues early on, ngl, but the last act still hits harder than most games manage in their entire runtime.
Game entry
Red Dead Redemption
2010 · Action-adventure, Action RPG, TPS, Sandbox · PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 · Rockstar Games
After 3,665 duels settled by the community, Red Dead Redemption stands no. 78 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,858 ELO points and 62% of wins. Of the 100 duels that pitted it against Mass Effect, it has won 57 and lost 43. In its strongest family it holds position no. 3 out of 146 (2010).
World rank
no. 78
ELO score
1,858
Wins
62%
Duels played
3,665
About Red Dead Redemption
A modern-day Western epic, Red Dead Redemption takes John Marston, a relic from the fast-closing time of the gunslinger, through an open world filled with wildlife, mini-games, and shootouts. Marston sets out to hunt down his old gang mates for the government, who have taken away his family. Along his journey, he meets many characters emblematic of the Wild West, heroism, and the new civilization.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,858 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Mass Effect 57% 100 duels played · 39 points behind
- against Mass Effect 2 47% 98 duels played · 58 points ahead
- against Max Payne 55% 92 duels played · 50 points ahead
- against The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 56% 88 duels played · 58 points ahead
- against Horizon Zero Dawn 49% 83 duels played · 9 points ahead
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The standing
Where Red Dead Redemption ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Red Dead Redemption stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 3 out of 146 (2010).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 78 | 5,110 |
| Action-adventure | 12 | 332 |
| 2010s | 27 | 2,044 |
| 2010 | 3 | 146 |
The community
The debate
39 comments
HaileyKnight
Honestly the pacing has real issues early on, ngl, but the last act still hits harder than most games manage in their entire runtime.
QuestRunner25
Yeah the last act thing is real, I remember thinking the same, and honestly it's rare that a game saves its best material for last instead of frontloading everything.
ArcadeMaster
Coincido en parte, aunque con mis 40 horas jugadas el ritmo inicial se me hizo pesado de verdad, no solo un problema menor.
gdicki
Compared to Mass Effect 2, the pacing philosophy is almost opposite, one drip feeds you plot every mission, the other makes you ride in silence and think. Both work, but only one gets called boring for it.
CritWolf
Et niveau rythme justement, qui préfère vraiment se faire distiller l'histoire mission par mission plutôt que de rouler en silence ?
EmileWarden
Marston alone justifies the rank. Best written protagonist of that era, easily.
Arcade_Hoeger
Bref, this game gets praised for atmosphere but the mission design is stiff and dated, and that alone should keep it out of a top tier.
Peltier8
Le mission design daté n'empêche pas l'ambiance de porter le tout, largement.
ArcadePhoenix
Je l'avais installé sur les conseils d'un ami qui n'arrêtait pas d'en parler au travail, et deux semaines plus tard c'est moi qui en parlais à sa place.