Current Events > I am replaying Red Dead Redemption 1. My honest thoughts.Spoilers

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I just made it to the final third of the game, Blackwater

I was never really the biggest fan of this game. I am not a western fan, I thought a lot of the environments are just not appealing (all dirt, rock, and dead grass. Ugly). I will say that West Elizabeth is much better, you actually get some green and snow.

Mexico actually has some pretty gorgeous areas as well. The red cliffs and lake really adds nice visuals.

I find it very weird how they did the Mexico section of the game. A decade ago when I first played, I hated it. Characters have whole conversations in Spanish, and none of it gets translated for you. What's the point of subtitles if none of it translates? If you don't know any Spanish, then you don't know what's going on, and in my case I struggled to get invested and care about what's happening. I couldn't wait for it to be over.

Though now that I actually have learned some Spanish, I can get the jist of what's going on, and am able to appreciate it a bit more.

I forgot most of the characters and story details, so it is nice getting to experience the story again almost fresh, specially after playing RDR2.

The game overall is not as bad as I remember from a decade ago. Though it really doesn't hold a torch to its sequel.

I one hundred percented RDR1 last summer. Personally I enjoy the story much much more than RDR2's.

GOAT game, and GOAT DLC

Does anyone ever imagine inserting themselves into the game as a mysterious character who contacts John Marston and tries to wake him up to the fact that he's living in an artificial world? You try to open his eyes to the inconsistencies -- such as no vessels ever entering or leaving Blackwater; a ring of cliffs surrounding his world like prison walls through which no people or supplies can ever pass; the fact that no one can swim, etc.

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Yeah I can agree with that. The more simplistic nature of RDR1 probably makes it overall a bit more fun to just play.

Though, RDR2 has it crushed in story quality and it's overall world.

Great game, still kicking myself for not playing this series earlier than last nov