Weekend in the Wild West. Review of Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2 waiting for the whole world. Developers panicked transferred their projects, fear of competition, Twitter drew his own game icon, and ordinary people took leave and sick leave, only to immediately plunge into this long-awaited adventure. Running the console on Friday afternoon, I found 25 online friends, and all investigated Wild West. Business Day is in full swing, and adults from serious companies in the toy play. Believe me, this is no accident.

It seems that this is the most expensive work in the media. Expensive "Infinite War" and "Avatar." The game is invested tremendous efforts of thousands of people, and every dollar can be seen with the naked eye. Imagine what would you like to see in a video game - with a probability of 90% is done. Do you want to eat, sleep and take a shower in the game to passers-by have not shied away - please.

Do you dream of messing with the horse to build up their own camp and go to the barber shop - and it's real. But first things first. I have to say, over the weekend to overcome such a great game is impossible, so tell only what happened to me in the first 20 hours.

The plot begins with the fact that the gang protagonist hiding from prosecution in some snow village, there we are taught the basics of how to shoot, how to be treated, what to watch, how to collect the loot, and so Further. A lot of information, it will take time, but then you tear it will be impossible to adapt.

After a couple of hours we descend from the mountains and begins, in fact, a game. A huge open world, 200 species of animals, hundreds of jobs - and work with the family, who will try to pull you out of this incredibly prorated westerns. Worth to say that even at the 20th hour of the game continues to present new things that contemporary works are rare.

Here, everything is built so that each player had his own experience. In the prologue we are given the basics, and then - only your experiments. Want to know what happens if you hit a horse - try. whether the train will stop if you stand in his way? Try. What happens if the bandit tie to the cart and roll it around the city in the style of Marty McFly from the third part of the "Back to the Future"? Try and find out.

In the story of the whole gang, we stop in the woods and begin to equip their camp. Hunt animals, getting supplies for the comrades, village clean out, to crafting improvements, skid money in the common fund and execute various tasks: collect debts, helping build upon a book about the most dangerous shooters of the Wild West, and provide the necessary security people.

You can, of course, run through the story, but why do that when you have a loyal horse, and on the map markers with plenty of interesting places? Speaking of horses. They are all different, each with its own character. As in the real world, the horse must trust you. And the more she trusts, the more cool stuff you can do with it. Therefore, wash her, feed, caress and weigh out compliments. Also, decorate as you please: racing saddles, bright mane - local stables offer ample opportunities for tuning horses.

Horses can be given a name, but please do not call it Roach, come up with something more original. After all, with it you will spend most of the time. One of the few downsides of the game - a very long trip. Rapid movement there is, but also need to go to him. To brighten up the tedious jumps include cinematic camera. With her game immediately turns into a Tarantino film.

Being far away from civilization, you can always make a fire to keep warm, rest, create healing tonics and do native-Russian affair: cooking kebabs. Shot in the nearby forest a couple of deer and immediately roasted under different marinades.

Wild West a huge and incredibly diverse. One day, tracking down the legendary deer, I came across a village that was destroyed by fire.

And after the shower I found a real rainbow.

I even managed to find the progenitor of Chelyabinsk, with its perpetual smog over the city.

In addition to scenic spots, you will constantly be bumping into amusing and sometimes even ridiculous characters. Sectarians, animal rights activists, artists, writers, alcoholics - and this is not the entire list. Seeing them really surprising.

When you run out of ammunition and food, look into the local shops. Mechanics have not in common games: come to the merchant to choose what you need from the menu, and rode off into the sunset on the roach. Everything is like in real life. Looking for apples? First, find them on the counter and then buy. As an alternative to the seller always has an authentic catalog, which has migrated into the game straight from the times of the Wild West.

By the way, your hair grow in the game in real time, and you can always buy a special tonic to accelerate the process. Just like in real life: if you want a stylish sideburns - first grow back them.

When you get tired worn on a huge map in search of adventure, it's time to explore what else the game can please us. And then a huge range of entertainment. There Gambling: dominoes, poker, game of knives.

Instagram lovers also have things to do. The main character carries around with him iPhone latest model camera. You can take pictures around the world, animals, people and even make selfie. Try it, it's fun.

In every village there are cinemas where films Film twist. People come there in advance, watch the movie and really go home (with one I watched). No dummy, vanishing in the air. Life simulation game in prohibitive.

When the wallet is empty, it's time to become a bounty hunter. Information on wanted criminals posted on the boards in front of the sheriff. Each poster - another story, the culmination of which is difficult to predict that someone will try to escape, someone pay off, and someone even jump off a cliff, but would not be behind bars. They can be cut at once, but for the living to pay more. And curious to see what the outcome, for example, the story of a girl stabbed to death all their husbands.

For fans of the experiments, there are lessons more interesting. Absolutely everything here is built on real physical laws. Grass sways, clothing becomes wet and, of course, there are traces in the snow. How to use it, everyone will come up with it myself, but on the internet people have spread their discoveries.

Once I fell into some kind of club, spotted the poker table at which sat a well-dressed gentlemen, and joined them. Picking up a good amount, decided to completely clean out and new friends, as usual, I poured all the money. I was pretty drunk, so immediately climbed to beat them back. What was my surprise when the saloon turned into a real fight club: everywhere flying chairs, ladies screaming in terror, and the men with smiles on their faces bashed each other with relish. All over the street, when a huge bull threw me out the window. There I quickly showed him who is Habib and who MacGregor, jumped on his horse and fled from the lawyers in the nearest river. However, so you do not suffer constant harassment in the city (the characters remember absolutely everything you do), you still have to pay a fine to the local treasury.

It is from these stories and adventures are built each player. And now it's time for you to go after your own. The game provides the tools and how to use them, you can choose. Whether running through the story, to keep within the promised 60 hours, or to find all the treasures, becoming the most famous cowboy in the Wild West - you decide.

Whatever you choose, it will be solely your adventure filled with unique stories and experiences.

Next - picture gallery with interesting gameplay chips, because this beauty wants to share.

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