Red Dead Redemption

Great game-
Till you get to Mexico-
I got tired of it. The "false resolution" was something I saw coming from a mile away. Necessary, but unsatisfying.

What are people's thoughts?

Good gravy i love it so far.

Not many know about my absolute adoration for the romanticism of the American west. It is just awesome, one of the greatest American inventions.

haven't tried it yet, waiting for my best buy discount to kick in before buying anything else, is it worth it?

eh.
i mean- you have to be the right type of gamer-
most open world gamers don't ask alot of their games, hence they don't see through the fact that games like red dead have you repeating the same 4 or 5 missions over and over again (race, assassinate criminal, assault fortress of criminals, defend the wagon, rescue person/horse/object)
But then again- this could be said of any genre *especially fps*, so thats not so much a valid argument.
i dunno. its not that i hate open world as a genre. i really try to enjoy it. san andreas and saints row 2 were amazing examples of how the genre could work. i'd even say dead rising worked on that level.
does red dead?
let me put it this way- it's a rock star game. don't delude yourself into thinking otherwise. if you enjoyed GTA4, you'll like red dead, heck, you might even love it. however, if you weren't such a fan...then maybe you should consider giving it a rental first.

ps- for infinite amount of things to do-
see-
fallout 3
oblivion
that other stupid rpg that most people didn't complete the first mission for
sonic the hedgehog
...

No, Piracy. Never rent.

If you liked GTA4, you'll like this game.

i did enjoy GTA4, and your description of Red Dead made me think of the side missions for gorilla faction, either race, protect, destroy, or race(there were alot of races)