IGN have posted a new preview on the up-comming game, Red Dead Redemption, which explains some of the features we can expect, we are going to summerize what you can expect in this game.
What is it?To put it simple, it is another open world game by Rockstar Games, this time in a western setting. If you've played the 2004 title Red Dead Revolver, you should know Redemption has very little to do with it. It's a different period of time, you play as a different main character and it is set in a gigantic game world. When you play, you will be free to roam around it, do missions in towns, explore, hunt wildlife, play mini-games, shoot at whoever you want and progress through the story.
Who do you play as?You play as a character named John Marston, a former bandit who hung up his hat and started a family. The past doesn't stay burried for long, however, as characters from his criminal background return from the shadows and force Marston back into the criminal world. Rockstar is currently staying pretty quiet in reguards to story specifics. Maston is much of a loner so don't a massive cast of main characters like in Revolver. From time to time Maston may team up with others for a mission but for the most part, he's on his own.
How do I kill things?Maston will have a range of weapons at his disposal, including revolvers, rifles, shotguns and even a gattling gun mounted to a train. To help with accreacy, there will be a dead eye mode, which slows down the game time for a limited time, allowing you to line up your shots. A better version is unlocked later in the game as it relates to your revolver, which lets you specify locations where you want all your bullets to go before snapping back to real-time. There'll also be a cover system.
How will I be getting around?As this game is set in the western times, you will be using traditional modes of transport such as horses, stage coaches and trains, which are all around the game map for you to hop onto/into. You can buy horses in town or use your lasso to break ones in the wild, and while riding, you are able to still shoot anyone who gets in your way, on stagecoaches and trains, you can sit there in real time or take a nap and skip the trip. When you wake up, you will be at your destination.
What else is there to do?Well, you get the normal stuff like taking on missions or free roaming exploration and combat along with a number of side activities. The game will also feature quite a few mini-games like five finger filet (a timing game where you slam a knife into a table without nicking your fingers) and cards along with many others Rockstar isn't talking about. You'll also be able hunt wildlife and skin it for profit, as well as partake in a number of side tasks that pop up on the map, For example, if you find a broken wagon on the side of the road and a lady next to it calling for help, you can choose to help out or steer clear.
What's to Stop Me From Killing Everything?There is a system which prevents you from killing everyone in the game world and even if you do manage to wipe out large population centers, they will return within a few days, so you can't permanently wipe out the whole map. Officers of the law as well as other characters will give you chase, but the specifics of the notoriaty system is currently not finalized at this point, so there is no saying as to exectly how it's going to work.
Why is This Game Worth My Attention? It's a Rockstar game. It looks pretty. It's a giant, interactive world that seems to offer a lot of interesting activities for players to dig into. It'll have a multiplayer component. From the trailer it seems like it'll have some high quality voice acting and in-game music. Most Western-themed games just aren't very good, and it seems like this could really deliver an impressively comprehensive experience.
When is it going to be releasedThis fall/autum for the northern hemesphere and this spring for the southern hemesphere for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
If you couldn't be bothered to read all of that, here is a summery of features that look as though they are going to be included:
- The game is set in western times, so you'll be using trains, horses, and stagecoaches to get around the game world.
- You will be able to hunt and skin wildlife for profit.
- Weapons you have at your disposal will include revolvers, shotguns, rifles and a gattling gun mounted to a train.
- This game, much like the Grand Theft Auto series, will let you explore a large game world.
- There will be many side games and missions which you can do.
- You'll have the ability to wipe out large population centers, but not permenantly. Wiping out towns will cause the officers of law and other characters to give you chase.
- The game will use RAGE (Rockstar Advance Game Engine) and the Euphoria physics engines, the same technolagy used in Grand Theft Auto IV.
- A shooting mode, called Dead Eye mode, which slows down the game world, allowing you to have more precision when shooting.
- There will be a covour system, allowing you to take covour to avoid being shot.
There is also
this video from IGN going in depth about some of the features in the game.
More news will be posted as it comes to us, so stay tuned!
