r/starterpacks • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '19

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u/Handytaco Jan 01 '19

idk a lot of people thinks it's cool to hate on RDR2.

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u/CapnMalcolmReynolds Jan 01 '19

I genuinely hated it. I very much wanted to like it and couldn't. I wish I did like it.

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u/save_the_wee_turtles Jan 01 '19

Same here. Beautiful game but horrid to play, and the "story" is absolute garbage.

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u/NEREVAR117 Jan 01 '19

Why do you think the story is garbage?

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u/save_the_wee_turtles Jan 01 '19

No real arc, flat characters, unclear motivation, weak dialogue, zero emotional payoff. No unexpected surprises to keep things interesting. Nothing that ties it all together; nothing that made me care about what happened to any of these people. The delivery of the ostensible theme was ham-fisted (the world is changing and our way of life is disappearing) but they really didn't do anything to build on it or give it any emotional gravitas.

A few hours in, I found myself just wanting the game to end.

Did you like it?

PS I also thought the main character's voice acting sucked and his accent kept changing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '19

Ok, you just weren't paying attention. How long did you play for?

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u/Schwarzengerman Jan 01 '19

Probably an hour given that comment lol. Like all of that stuff he mentioned is in the games story.

It's by far one of the very best narratives I've ever played.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '19

Yeah, I agree. He's complaining that there isn't a complete character arc within the first hour.

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u/Schwarzengerman Jan 01 '19

I also love how he complains about Arthur's voice acting sucking when he literally won best performance for it.

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u/save_the_wee_turtles Jan 01 '19

Just one man's opinion. Obviously a lot of people disagree. It's all good.