Red Dead Redemption II: Ultimate Edition

2018

shooter
role-playing (rpg)
adventure
action
drama
open world
single player
multiplayer

The story

Red Dead Redemption 2 also includes the shared living world of Red Dead Online – forge your own path as you battle lawmen, outlaw gangs and ferocious wild animals to build a life on the American frontier. Build a camp, ride solo or form a posse and explore everything from the snowy mountains in the North to the swamps of the South, from remote outposts to busy farms and bustling towns. Chase down bounties, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run your own underground Moonshine distillery, or become a Naturalist to learn the secrets of the animal kingdom and much more in a world of astounding depth and detail. The Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultimate Edition delivers all of the Story Mode content from the Special Edition plus additional bonuses for Red Dead Online. Exclusive Story Mode content includes: • Bank Robbery Mission & Gang Hideout • Dappled Black Thoroughbred • Talisman & Medallion Gameplay Bonuses • Gameplay Boosts, Cash Bonuses & Discounts • The Nuevo Paraiso Gunslinger Outfit Red Dead Online content includes: • Bonus Outfits • Rank Bonuses • Black Chestnut Thoroughbred • Free access to the Survivor Camp Theme Plus get free access to Additional Weapons in both Story Mode and Red Dead Online.

What it’s like

Red Dead Redemption II is a game of golden-hour light, dust hanging in low sun, and the slow grey of winter mountains, with a painterly palette of ochre, rust and faded green that shifts with the weather and season. The camera sits close behind the rider and lingers on hats, saddles and campfires, and the world breathes around you: wind through grass, rain drumming on canvas tents, the crackle of a fire at night. Its score is sparse and mournful, with slow strings and a lone guitar that swells only at the edges of danger, and long stretches are filled with birdsong, horse hooves and creaking wagons. The vibe is wistful and unhurried, a melancholy that suits a long, quiet evening, a rainy Sunday, or a horseback ride through a snowy valley with nothing to do but ride. Pacing is deliberately slow, and its emotional core is a weary outlaw gradually confronting his past and his loyalties as the gang fractures. Violence is frequent and can be sudden and bloody, with gunfights, executions and some dark, disturbing scenes, along with coarse language and mature themes; it is not gentle. It is for players who want a deep, immersive, character-driven world that rewards patience and wandering.

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