Red Dead Redemption

[gregtestagent]

getting mine from LameStop, for the assassin dlc of course.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

My god, this game looks increible!!! It truly very well may be one of the greatest video games EVER. Can't wait!

 

[Spidey17]

My god, this game looks increible!!! It truly very well may be one of the greatest video games EVER. Can't wait!

This does look to be on Fallout 3, MGSIV, and GTA4's level. This will most likely surpass GTA4 for me, but not the other two.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Hand-on previews from 1up and Gamespot.

edit: and Ausgamers- part 1.

 

[Havok83]

Is the GS preorder bonus a code on a card? Have they given those out yet?

 

[StrainedEyes]

Gamestop is having a thing where you can trade in two select titles and get 40 dollars off either Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Red Dead Redemption... I traded in 4 games so I got 40 dollars off of each.

 

[Havok83]

Does anyone know how the Best Buy preorder works? I just preodered it, got a box but there was no code in the box.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Does anyone know how the Best Buy preorder works? I just preodered it, got a box but there was no code in the box.

Maybe it'll be on the receipt when you purchase the game? I know thats how Gamestop is doing it these days

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Ausgamers- part 1.

Part 2.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

By the way, IGN also has a hands-on article up but it has contains lot of spoilers regarding the first few hours of the game, so be warned if that's not your thing.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Part 2.

Great preview. Really, really excited for this one. I love how the previewer likens John Marston to a cross between Clint Eastwood and Wolverine. Thats awesome.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

What do they mean by "select titles"? Like, any 2 games?

 

[ProjectPat2280]

What do they mean by "select titles"? Like, any 2 games?

There is a list of games that will work with the offer.

 

[StrainedEyes]

I traded in Assassin's Creed II and Twilight Princess in order to get 40 dollars off of Red Dead.

I also traded in Super Mario Galaxy and Call of Duty WaW (wii) to get 40 off of Galaxy 2.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

FOX pushes back Red Dead Redemption special

RED DEAD REDEMPTION (FOX) - The network has quietly shifted the half-hour animated film from Saturday, May 15 to Saturday, May 29 at midnight/11:00c. No reason was given for the change. Here's how FOX details the special: "1910. The West is dying. The American frontier is undergoing a violent transition from the ways of old to modern times, and Mexico has entered a prolonged period of bloody civil war. Reformed outlaw John Marston is on his way to capture former running buddy Bill Williamson when he comes upon a half dead snake oil merchant named West Dickens. Marston travels under a bleak and unforgiving sun, teaming up with a violent sheriff and a colorful mentally deranged grave robber and together they discover a bloody massacre of homesteaders left in the wake of Williamson. They hatch a plan to break into an abandoned fort where the Williamson Gang is holed up - and a dark, surprising twist ensues. Director John Hillcoat, craftsman of the savage western "The Proposition" and the recent film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" uses the world of Red Dead Redemption to make a short film that is a compelling cinematic triumph."

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I'd like to add that I don't like the guy that does the voiceover for all the trailers and gameplay vids.

Instead of hiring someone cool and genre-relevant (like Sam Elliot, f'rex) for the voiceovers, Rockstar gets this guy, whose boring, rah-rah GoTeamGo! corporate Powerpoint presentation gets piped straight into my living room whether I like it or not. Rather than trying to narrate some cool videos, this clown just hum-drums his way through 8-10 game trailers and somehow manages to not get fired for sucking.

Great work if you can get it. I can imagine this guy excitedly tapping on some stupid ****ing graphs and charts in a meeting room while he drones on and on about ROI and Branding and other bull **** business-speak like that. He's probably wearing khakis and a dumbass polo shirt with the Rockstar logo on it while he goes through the motions.

It makes me want to saw thru my own eyeballs with a hacksaw, right before I set myself on fire and jump off a cliff.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Sam Elliot has the most bad ass American voice in history!

"Sometimes, there's a man... and i'm talking about The Dude here..."

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I'd like to add that I don't like the guy that does the voiceover for all the trailers and gameplay vids.

Instead of hiring someone cool and genre-relevant (like Sam Elliot, f'rex) for the voiceovers, Rockstar gets this guy, whose boring, rah-rah GoTeamGo! corporate Powerpoint presentation gets piped straight into my living room whether I like it or not. Rather than trying to narrate some cool videos, this clown just hum-drums his way through 8-10 game trailers and somehow manages to not get fired for sucking.

Great work if you can get it. I can imagine this guy excitedly tapping on some stupid ****ing graphs and charts in a meeting room while he drones on and on about ROI and Branding and other bull **** business-speak like that. He's probably wearing khakis and a dumbass polo shirt with the Rockstar logo on it while he goes through the motions.

It makes me want to saw thru my own eyeballs with a hacksaw, right before I set myself on fire and jump off a cliff.

Wow. They are just ad's. Take it down a notch.

If that voice actor shows up in the full game, then you can do all that nonsense you talked about.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I'm over it.

 

[StrainedEyes]

I think he does a fine job.

 

[Soapy]

I like the ads. They tell you something about the game. They're actually *gasp* informative. And since the Red Dead Redemption trailers are the highest rated on Xbox Live I think a lot of people like that style of trailer.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

From what I've heard, I am slightly concerned about the voice actor. I'll judge it in the full game, but it just seems like they should have gone with someone older.

From the descriptions of Marston, he should sound like a dude whose been through harshness of the West and have that "Veteran", gruffness. Someone like Michael Ironside comes to mind, who just sounds pissed off more than half the time. A southern accent might have been interesting too.

But, meh...I'll see what the final product is like. But, I have a feeling the gameplay will do most of the talking.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

They're talking about the voice actor on the red dead promo videos, not Marstons guy. My friend who's a games Journo's played about 2 hours of the game, and he said Marston was very Clint Eastwood/ Deadwood, so I'm not worried.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

yeah, Marston sounds fine. Most of the voicework in Rockstars games are pretty good, actually. Not that it'll matter when the bullets start flying.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Agreed. I'm looking foward to starting my own posse.

I just thought, from the 20 seconds of his voice I've heard, that sounded kinda young. Although, thinking about it now...Marston shouldn't be all that old. He's gotta be in his thirties, and not his forties.

The narrator for the 'Life in the West' and other promo videos sounds that way on purpose, I thought. It seems very History-teacher-like. Like a boring history teacher talking about some awesome ****.