Red Dead Redemption is 'ultimate open world game' - Rockstar

[Dark Drakan]

Red Dead Redemption is 'ultimate open world game' - Rockstar

Rockstar has claimed that Red Dead Redemption will surpass even its own GTA IV to become "the ultimate open world game".

We revealed on Friday that the first review of Red Dead Redemption had arrived - with Game Informer gave the title a pretty darn amazing 9.75/10.

Today, new details and footage of the Wild West epic has gone live, courtesy of GameTrailers TV.

You can check out the 20-minute feature on the game in link below this post.

Rockstar VP of develpment Jeronimo Barrera comments: "I've read the comments that this is just GTA with horses. What it [actually] is, is kind of our vision of what the West was. We're setting the ultimate open world game in kind of a rural environment - something that hasn't really been done before, not at the level we're taking it to."

The publisher has previously called Red Dead Redemption 'more ambitious' than GTA IV.​

20 Min Feature Here​

 

[Zjuggernaut]

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9.75? Wow.

I'm buying it.

 

[Evan]

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I wacthed the whole thing. Looks amazing! I would've like bigger parties though. Only up to 16 players on such a huge map.

 

[Tsuyu]

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The 21th can't come soon enough!

 

[Dark Drakan]

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I wacthed the whole thing. Looks amazing! I would've like bigger parties though. Only up to 16 players on such a huge map.

Its down to technology and keeping a steady framerate. I think 16 players is plenty and 8 to a posse. Id rather that than a 32 player chaotic scene with lag and frame rate drops.

 

[Evan]

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Lag isn't a guarentee. MAG is has an insane amount of players and it's fine.

 

[Skotekal]

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But having that many players on screen with those awesome graphics could lower the FPS, not **** with latency.

 

[Evan]

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Alright, I'm convinced, but I'm still wondering how MAG pulled it off.

 

[Dark Drakan]

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Alright, I'm convinced, but I'm still wondering how MAG pulled it off.

Judging by the screenshots ive seen its because the level of detail on building models and general world wasnt very high. Plus it only has to control the data sent by the player models and gunshots etc. So it was totally dedicated to the players and not the surroundings. As RDR is rendering day/night cycles, weather cycles, wildlife roaming level and AI characters as well as mission scripts then thats alot of data being sent around to each person playing the game.

 

[Evan]

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Ya. GTA lagged a bit though when it only nad 16 party max. GTA also renders day/night cycles, weather cycles, wildlife roaming level (excpet not wildlife, I'm thinking the vehicles) and AI characters as well as mission scripts. Hopefuly RDR has much improved the mulitlayer.

 

[Dark Drakan]

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Ya. GTA lagged a bit though when it only nad 16 party max. GTA also renders day/night cycles, weather cycles, wildlife roaming level (excpet not wildlife, I'm thinking the vehicles) and AI characters as well as mission scripts. Hopefuly RDR has much improved the mulitlayer.

There were no mission scripts as such in multiplayer in GTA IV as RDR has a co-op mode, proper missions to undertake and reactive AI that will try and kill you. The cars on a level only needed basic AI to turn, accelerate and brake. The AI characters didnt really do anything besides roam like zombies and the odd couple would fight back if punched or just merely run away.

 

[Skotekal]

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But one thing is for certain.... They were fun to run over going 100+ MPH.

 

[Dark Drakan]

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But one thing is for certain.... They were fun to run over going 100+ MPH.

Euphoria physics engine is rather nice when in action.

 

[Evan]

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There were no mission scripts as such in multiplayer in GTA IV as RDR has a co-op mode, proper missions to undertake and reactive AI that will try and kill you. The cars on a level only needed basic AI to turn, accelerate and brake. The AI characters didnt really do anything besides roam like zombies and the odd couple would fight back if punched or just merely run away.

Bomb da Base II, Hangmans NOOSE, Deal Breaker.

 

[cheezMcNASTY]

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looks awesome!
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