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http://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2/
https://littlebitsofgaming.com/
At first I was a little meh about the trailer, then I watched it again. Wow! This wasn't just a cinema, it was in game graphics running on a PS4. It's Rockstar, so we know the story will be good and the controls will be tight. Most of us just wanted to know how good the graphics would be since it will be almost 8 years in between games. Great teaser.
shareI didn't think the story in RDR was all that hot, just a hodge-podge of western tropes (reformed badman goes after his ex-confederates, cynical American gets embroiled in the Mexican revolution, death of the west theme, etc. etc.) with a wish washy, not terribly assertive, lead. It was very fun to play but that's about it. No great tale to tell.
It's still too early to tell with this one but looks like they are sticking with a "death of the west" theme (check out the street lamps), set, quite possibly, a little bit earlier than its predecessor. My guess would be the gay '90s.
I thought the story in the first one was sufficient for a video game. It wasn't Bioshock but it still worked to move the game along and also allow you to veer off on side missions. As for the setting, I also noticed the street lights and signs of the end of the "old west", but wasn't the first game set in 1911?
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