Gaming Chat

[Helikaon]

Funny that RDR2 comes up, because I've literally just finished playing RDR1 for the first time last night. Been in my backlog for 15 years, finally glad to get it ticked off.

RDR2 holds a special place in my heart, in the sense that it is a game that I'd consider to be the most flawed 10/10 that I've ever awarded. Because yes, it has pacing issues, and it can be slow, tedious and boring. But I've never been as immersed in a game's lore, writing, dialogue, world building, characters and storytelling as I have with this. Literally could not stop thinking about this game months after the credits rolled, I don't recall that ever happening to me.

I only ever did one playthrough of RDR II. But that playthrough was special, man. I played it over the course of a month while I stayed with my dad in Glasgow, and him and his partner watched me play from beginning to end, amazed as I was. I started a new playthrough a few days ago, though, this time on SteamDeck!