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RED DEAD REDEMPTION II

Picked this up on sale for $15 (specifically, the Online version) to goof around with with a buddy. I got my money out of it the first night for the sheer shenanigans of me trying to shoot from a horse (laughable), killing myself falling over cliffs (it was dark!) and having to hightail it out of town with the sheriff on my tail for the crime of knocking somebody over on a patio because my horse doesn't have a great reverse button. 10/10 would recommend as my buddy got himself killed and I stole his hat off the ground.

Also, this is an impressively beautiful game.

Sep 20 2023

Okay, this really is a beautiful game, and oddly.. well, real in the details. Skinning an animal has you pull your knife, slit the belly, peel the skin up, and then slit back down the backbone then roll up and store on your horse. You pick up the carcass which is realistically modeled with fat and meat to drape of the haunches of your horse, and you can only carry one animal that way. Your shoulder and shirt will be covered in blood for awhile. You can shoot down birds, pluck them and then hook their bodies to your saddle, one on each side. Your horse will visibly show dust and need brushing. You need to bait your hook each time when fishing. You visibly shiver in the cold.

Its just really, really detailed in ways I haven't much thought about until I played this game. /thumbsup from this gamer, that's for sure.

  • Horse Controls

  • Left Analog Stick – Steer
  • A – Tap to change speed; hold to match speed to companion; double tap to move up in formation
  • X – Tap to jump (while riding); jump onto vehicle (while matched to vehicle speed); command horse to stay (while locked onto horse from distance); pat horse (while locked on and near horse)
  • Right Analog Stick – Look/Aim
  • LS – Calm horse
  • X – Tap to jump, climb, or vault over obstacles; hold to pick up items or search objects; while hunting, hold to get the attention of animals
  • Y – Tap to mount/dismount; while stationary, hold to hitch horse; while on foot, tap to command to follow or lead horse
  • B – Kick a target to either side; stop leading horse
  • LB – hold to view weapons stored on mount
  • RB – Tap to slow down; double tap to move down formation
  • LT – Hold to lock on to nearby targets
  • RT – Tap to draw weapon, fire weapon, or cock weapon between shots (when applicable)
  • D-Pad Right – hold to check horse cargo; feed horse (while locked onto horse)
  • D-Pad Left – Brush horse (while locked onto horse)
  • D-Pad Left + LT – Toggle shoulder view (while aiming)
  • D-Pad Up – Whistle/Call Horse; remove saddle (while locked onto horse); raise your gun to the sky to fire a warning shot (while aiming)

  • On Ground

  • View – Press to toggle camera view; press and hold to trigger cinematic view
  • Select – Display pause menu; hold to open the map
  • Left Analog Stick – Move
  • Left Analog Stick (in cover) – Peek
  • Left analog + A – Hold to run, tap to sprint
  • Left analog + X – Jump/Vault/Climb
  • Right Analog Stick – Look/Aim
  • LS – Crouch
  • RS (Weapon Wheel) – Maintain weapon; hold to look behind
  • LS + RS – Eagle Eye
  • X – Tap to jump, climb, or vault over obstacles; hold to pick up items or search objects; while hunting, hold to get the attention of animals
  • X (while aiming) – Tap to dive; tap to block melee attacks
  • X (in cover) – Move to next cover spot (with Left Analog Stick)
  • Y – Interact with environment, loot bodies, skin animals; hold to rest; (in melee combat) grapple opponent
  • B – Reload weapon/melee combat
  • LB – Tap to draw/holster weapon; hold to display wheel menu, tap to pick up weapons or objects, or select weapon with Right analog stick and release to equip weapon
  • RB – Take/exit cover; hold to study animal or tap to show/hide animal information
  • LT – Hold to aim equipped weapon; hold to lock on to nearby characters or animals
  • LT (hold) + RT – Aim and shoot
  • LT (hold) + RS – Activate Dead Eye while aiming
  • LT (hold) + X – Combat dive
  • RT – Tap to draw weapon, fire weapon, or cock weapon between shots (if applicable); rapid tap to shoot from the hip
  • D-Pad Right – Hold to open satchel or horse cargo
  • D-Pad Left – Tap to display log; hold to check journal
  • D-Pad Left + LT – Toggle shoulder view (while aiming)
  • D-Pad Up – Whistle/Call Horse
  • D-Pad Up (while aiming) – Raise your gun to the sky to fire a warning shot
  • D-Pad Down – Tap to view current objective (while on mission), expand radar, display honor rating and environmental information; in camp, tap to show status of camp supplies and savings; hold to change radar type
  • Hold B (while running): Holding B while running will allow you to tackle them
  • D-Pad Left – Tap to display log; hold to check journal
  • D-Pad Left + L2 – Toggle shoulder view (while aiming)