Red Dead Redemption Revisited
Red Dead never had the impact on me that it seemed to have on most people. Upon its release back in 2010 it was widely regarded as Rockstars best game and one of the stand out games from that generation, there was no shortage of "one of the greatest games ever" taglines being thrown its way. One of the main reasons I like to revisit old games is that when you play lots of games it can be hard to accurately remember what it is about a certain game you liked or didn't like. I remember being very disappointed with Red Dead from a mechanics stand point but really enjoying the story and setting. With the sequel on the horizon for later this year I thought it would be an ideal time to go back and see how time has treated Red Dead. At first I was optimistic, I have moved past my very strict mechanics focus and am far more open to narrative being a focus on games as well as the developers focusing more on the immersive aspects of the world they create. The first few hours were g