[Red Dead Redemption] is your huckleberry. Available now.

Ceno

***NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE: 5/18/10***

Dear Loyal Customer,

We are thinking about making an open-world western in the vein of our smash hit Grand Theft Auto IV. How far would you like us to take this shit?

a) To the max.
b) To the extreme.
c) To the X-treme.
d) To the next level.
e) To eleven.
f) All of the above.

Lovingly,
Rockstar

LAUNCH TRAILER (NEW 5/13)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUjbORZueU

REVOLUTION (NEW 5/7)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHkXbw9wY-I

COMPETITIVE MULTIPLAYER (NEW 4/22)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImwR0apkuzA

FREE ROAM MULTIPLAYER (NEW 4/8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA9wSxebZmA

LIFE IN THE WEST, PART II (NEW 4/1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GXEqv8dxLg

GENTLEMEN & VAGABONDS (NEW 3/25)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6fbil-esa4

LIFE IN THE WEST (NEW 3/17)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrCY0G86SKk

THE WOMEN (NEW 2/24)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmMuJFta0_U

THE LAW (NEW 2/11)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Go2wm1w8RY

WEAPONS & DEATH (NEW 1/28)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkHGEJXF-1M

GAMEPLAY INTRODUCTION TRAILER (NEW 12/16)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1mb723fuYg

MY NAME IS JOHN MARSTON (NEW 12/1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sU0PwzdMiY


This thread is about Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption, the upcoming open-world western that uses an upgraded version of GTAIV's Rage/Euphoria engine. Here is a link to the official website. It will be available on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. No PC version is currently planned. Let the discussion of western awesomeness commence.

REVIEWS
Game Informer - 9.75/10
OPM UK - 10/10
GamesTM - 9/10
IGN - 9.7/10

PRE-ORDER BONUSES

Gamestop - Deadly Assassin outfit (reduces cooldown on Dead Eye)
Amazon - Golden Guns pack + $20 gift card toward future Amazon purchase
Best Buy - War Horse (faster + increased damage resistance)
Game Crazy - Mini-guide
Target - $5 gift card
Walmart - $10 gift card

MULTIPLAYER
Want to rope steer with fellow PA forum dwellers? Add the Xbox 360 metatag AFistfulofWangs to your friends list, which is headed up by local cowpoke Crappy Jack.

By popular demand, I will try to keep an updated list of Playstation Network gamertags below. Please PM me your PSN username if you wish to be included.

PA Name / PSN Tag
Mr Obersmith / Obersmith
Jean Claude Van Calm / Grimmsy-
Shorn Scrotum Man / sojakfa
Capt Howdy / KayleSolo
Dashui / Vacorsis
NovembersChopin / NovembersChopin
Judas / Judas Iago
Pookiepoo / Pookie-san
Spectrum / MissGardenia
Lucascraft / Lucascraft
Skeezicks / Skeezicks
Schwhat / Schwhat
Coltaine / Flard
cooljammer00 / JohnDarc
Wishpig / MassiveHugAttack
Brock / Brockimus
Lehman / LehmanCM
Dr_Keenbean / Dr_Keenbean
Mostlyjoe13 / Mostlyjoe
MarioG / MarioGuzman
TehSloth / TehSloth
Cobell / Cobell
Salboacha / Salboacha
GnomeTank / GnomeTank
Fluxcap / Haul_N_Oats
KidDynamite / Ninjaforhire
wanthony / Grie
blikbok / blikbok
deveric / deveric

Multiplayer is based in a free-roaming atmosphere, wherein the entirety of the map is available for you and your posse to do various activities, like hunt, take out gang hideouts, etc. More structured multiplayer modes will be accessed from this hub, and the details of those will be available soon. See the video above for a more detailed look.

CO-OP DLC REVEALED

In addition to the deep single player campaign and robust online multiplayer components of Red Dead Redemption, we are also very happy to finally reveal the game’s co-op mode, which will be released FREE in June simultaneously for both consoles via Xbox LIVE® and PlayStation®Network, respectively.

The Outlaws to the End Co-Op Mission Pack will feature six all-new cooperative multiplayer missions to play with 2-4 players. This will be a completely free download that we will have ready for you to download and play at some time in June.

These six explosive and epic missions will play out across the game world, including:

“Walton’s Gold”
Walton’s Gang have taken control of a mining camp rich with gold. Fight through the camp and load your mine cart with as much gold as you can carry and get out as fast as you can – Walton’s boys have rigged the place to blow!

“The River”
Ride a raft down river, taking out rebel encampments along the way until you reach the rebel stronghold of Nosalida and a final epic battle for the town’s massive weapons caches. Watch out for Gatling gun-equipped enemy rafts.

“Ammunition”
The Mexican Army has the town of Tesoro Azul under siege. Storm the gates under heavy cannon, Gatling gun and sniper fire to destroy the Mexican artillery placements.

Plus three more missions to be revealed in detail soon.

The Outlaws to the End Co-Op Mission Pack will also yield additional multiplayer XP rewards, and brand new Achievements/Trophies to unlock.

Stay tuned for much more information – as well as release information and pricing on two further downloadable content updates, which we plan to release over the summer. Both of them will also be available simultaneously for both consoles.

ACHIEVEMENTS
http://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption/features/achievements

Austin Overpowered
Complete Twin Rocks, Pike's Basin, and Gaptooth Breach Hideouts in Single Player.

Bearly Legal
Kill and skin 18 grizzly bears.

Buckin' Awesome
Break the Kentucky Saddler, the American Standardbred, and the Hungarian Half-bred.

Bullseye
Get 250 headshots in any game mode.

Clemency Pays
Capture a bounty alive.

Evil Spirits
Complete Tumbeweed and Tesoro Azul Hideouts in Single Player.

Exquisite Taste
Purchase a rare weapon from a gunsmith.

Fightin' Around the World
Knock someone out in melee in every saloon in the game in Single Player.

Friends in High Places
Use a Pardon Letter with more than $5,000 Bounty in Single Player.

Frontiersman
Obtain Legendary rank in any Single Player Ambient Challenge.

Go Team
Be on the winning team for four consecutive victories in any team based game in public matches

Gold Medal
Earn a Gold Medal Rank for a combat mission in Single Player.

Have Gun Will Travel
Complete all Hideouts in a single public Free Roam session

He Cleans Up Well!
Obtain the Elegant Suit.

High Roller
Win over 2,000 chips in a hand of Poker or Blackjack.

Hit the Trail
Get from Blackwater to Escalera before sundown in a public Free Roam session

How the West Was Won
Reach the top rank for multiplayer experience.

In a Hail of Bullets
Kill 500 enemies with any pistol or revolver in any game mode.

Instinto Asesino
Complete Fort Mercer and Nosalida Hideouts in Single Player.

Long Arm of Marston
Kill 500 enemies with any rifle, repeater, or shotgun in any game mode.

Man of Honor / Chivalry's Dead
Attain highest Fame rank and either highest Honor rank or lowest Honor rank.

More than a Fistful
Earn $10,000 in Single Player.

Most Wanted
Maintain a max wanted level for 10 minutes and escape alive in a public Free Roam session.

Mowing Them Down
Kill 500 enemies with a mounted weapon in any game mode.

No Dice
Complete a game of Liar's Dice without losing a single die.

People are Still Strange
Complete 15 tasks for Strangers.

Posse Up!
Create a posse and get the maximum number of members

Red Dead Rockstar
Kill a Rockstar or someone with this achievement in a public multiplayer match.

Redeemed
Attain 100% in the Single Player Game Completion stat.

Slow on the Draw
Get 10 assists in a single Hideout in a public Free Roam session

Strange Things are Afoot
Complete a task for a Stranger.

The Gunslinger
Get a headshot while in Expert Mode in Single Player.

The Quick and everyone else…
Be the top scoring player in any three consecutive FFA games in public matches

Unnatural Selection
Kill one of every animal species in the game in any game mode.

What About Hand Grenades?
Get a ringer in a game of Horseshoes in any game mode.

Plus 13 secret achievements yet to be revealed.

Woodroez

The last thread played his string out to the end!

And the Cattleman is indeed the name of the game's Single Action Army, or peacemaker.

l337CrappyJack

So what's the deal, is this game supposed to be good or something?

Fig-D

The upgrade from $10 credit to $20 credit from Amazon convinced me that I should spend the extra money and buy the Starcraft II Collector's Edition. So... fantastic job Rockstar for making this game look so damn good, great job Amazon for making me an offer I couldn't refuse and uh, grats Activision Blizzard for profiting from the hard work of others?

Joolander

Metatag added!

cooljammer00

I come from an alternate dimension, where Red Dead Redemption shipped on April 27th!

...It's pretty good.

Olivaw

John Hilcoat should probably be credited with The Proposition instead of The Road, considering that The Proposition is a critically acclaimed western and all

Super excited for that machinima thing, too. It's so crazy that they are doing that

Shorn Scrotum Man

I think we need some PS3 love in the OP

Ceno

People who will be on PSN should PM me their gamertag (or whatever it's called over there) and I will attempt to maintain an updated list.

PolloDiablo

Wow, that other thread sure jumped suddenly. And Amazon gives you $20 off? Any reason I shouldn't go for that instead of gamestop or whatever?

cooljammer00

Yeah, there is more than a few people throwing their hat into the PS3 ring (that's a cowboy term, right?)

But I suppose we can just replace Achievements for Trophies in our head, and "list of PS3 handles" to "metatag FistFulOfWangs"

Are there clan tags in this game? If so, I propose the old standard, WANG (if it's 4 letters)

override367

So the overwhelming impression I get from this is...

They should give it a level up system, throw in some modern guns, plasma rifles,and power armor, and call it fallout 4

Jean Claude Van Calm

I can't wait to start false bigfoot sightings in this game.

cooljammer00

I vote for "Get Red Dead Redemption twixt your nethers May 18th!" as next title update.

beta_angel

Gonna add the metatag when I get online next.

I'm kinda curious as to how the animation is setup for jumping off a horse at high speed. In GTA, you could roll out...which I imagine would be similar for diving off of stage coaches. However, i'm totally curious as to what your avatar will do when you jump off the horse itself. Know what i'm sayin'?

l337CrappyJack

beta_angel wrote: »

Gonna add the metatag when I get online next.

I'm kinda curious as to how the animation is setup for jumping off a horse at high speed. In GTA, you could roll out...which I imagine would be similar for diving off of stage coaches. However, i'm totally curious as to what your avatar will do when you jump off the horse itself. Know what i'm sayin'?

Marston does it in I think the first gameplay video, when they're talking about hunting bounties. He rides up on the guy, shoots him in the leg, jumps off his horse and lassos him. Can't recall what the animation looks like, though.

brynstar

I've seen some rumblings out there that the machinima special has been pushed to May 29th, leading to fears of a game delay. Source of the story seems to be this:

http://www.aeropause.com/2010/04/fox-to-show-half-hour-red-dead-redemption-special-on-may-29/

Hopefully this doesn't mean the game is also getting pushed. I wouldn't react well to that, let's say.

l337CrappyJack

I'll head out tomorrow for pitchforks and torch supplies, just in case. Would anybody want to throw in for plane tickets to Rockstar's San Diego office?

brynstar

l337CrappyJack wrote: »

I'll head out tomorrow for pitchforks and torch supplies, just in case. Would anybody want to throw in for plane tickets to Rockstar's San Diego office?

I'm in.

I was actually telling my dad earlier this evening something along these lines, haha.

There's no real evidence to suggest that this means a delay of the game, it could just be Fox messing with their timeslot. Still, I'd rather it didn't happen.

cooljammer00

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

PolloDiablo

I would frown sternly at my monitor if they delayed this bitch again.

cooljammer00

Not much marketing value if they show the special after the game is released, no? What's happening that weekend that they wouldn't show it?

And at midnight? Is it a rerun?

Ceno

No way the game is delayed. Even that article lists the current release date, and Rockstar's marketing push has begun. Let's all just take a deep breath and realize that Fox is trying to figure out where to put a 30-minute video game ad.

l337CrappyJack

They're still advertising before Iron Man 2 and other movies, right? I can't imagine they'd delay after something like that, right? RIGHT?

Woodroez

Ceno wrote: »

No way the game is delayed. Even that article lists the current release date, and Rockstar's marketing push has begun. Let's all just take a deep breath and realize that Fox is trying to figure out where to put a 30-minute video game ad.

Yeah, I'm buying into this thought.

brynstar

Woodroez wrote: »

Ceno wrote: »

No way the game is delayed. Even that article lists the current release date, and Rockstar's marketing push has begun. Let's all just take a deep breath and realize that Fox is trying to figure out where to put a 30-minute video game ad.

Yeah, I'm buying into this thought.

Me too. Just curious that the special/ad/machinima would get delayed.

UnbreakableVow

I hope this game is good

Moreso, I hope the single-player campaign is good enough to hold it up

Cannon Goose

If this gets delayed again I might actually explode.

Unsalted

Oh god, I want this to be so good. :S I havn't preordered it - lest I damn it to the ranks that seem to be every game I've bought in a while.

Caveman Paws

Unsalted wrote: »

Oh god, I want this to be so good. :S I havn't preordered it - lest I damn it to the ranks that seem to be every game I've bought in a while.

Amen. Since I'm cheap and not interested in the "extras" that come from preordering, my plan is to stop by one of the local game stores and pick up a copy on or around launch day.

Though my last game purchase was AC2 and I still enjoy that game. Fluke to be sure.

sinky

When is the actual release date for this? Because the last time I checked in a store nearby they said it was delayed. Can't wait to get a copy of it. Looks promising though.

Foolish Chaos

Caveman Paws wrote: »

Unsalted wrote: »

Oh god, I want this to be so good. :S I havn't preordered it - lest I damn it to the ranks that seem to be every game I've bought in a while.

Amen. Since I'm cheap and not interested in the "extras" that come from preordering, my plan is to stop by one of the local game stores and pick up a copy on or around launch day.

If you were truly cheap you would take the pre-order deal which effectively makes the game $20 cheaper.

Caveman Paws

Foolish Chaos wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

Unsalted wrote: »

Oh god, I want this to be so good. :S I havn't preordered it - lest I damn it to the ranks that seem to be every game I've bought in a while.

Amen. Since I'm cheap and not interested in the "extras" that come from preordering, my plan is to stop by one of the local game stores and pick up a copy on or around launch day.

If you were truly cheap you would take the pre-order deal which effectively makes the game $20 cheaper.

...I have to go "check" something now, goodbye. (I thought preordering increased the price overall. Clearly.)

You have failed me for the last time Johnny Walker Black!

PaperLuigi44

The thread title reminds me, there had better be top hats in MP. Or at the very least, that hat I saw in a magazine preview for this game which looked like one.

We could be the classiest posse.

Xagarath

We really ought to have had these promised details on the soundtrack by now.

Brovid Hasselsmof

I just watched all the gosh darned trailers again. I thought "Hey, they'll make the wait easier by reminding me of all the awesome stuff in the game!" NO THEY WON'T.

Capt Howdy

Pre-orders need to be updated; everyone deserves to know that the soundtrack is a pre-order bonus from GameStop.

Mr Obersmith

C'mon, there have to be more than two PS3 people out there...please?

Capt Howdy

I'm getting it on PS3.

Kadoken

I think I'm gonna ride out with a mauser, a winchester, a carcano, and the sniper.

Dashui

Mr Obersmith wrote: »

C'mon, there have to be more than two PS3 people out there...please?

I asked this question in the previous thread, and there were actually quite a number of people planning on getting this on the PS3, me included. You probably don't have to worry too much. More people just need to send their info to Ceno so it can be added to the OP.