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The Red Dead franchise has been in my gaming history for a long time, starting back in 2004 with Red Dead Revolver, returning in 2010 with Red Dead Redemption and reaching its peak in 2018 with Red Dead Redemption 2. And following in the footsteps of GTA with the Ramasters, it's now the turn of Rockstar's perhaps second biggest franchise.

And well, we know how the GTA Trilogy came out (very badly optimized in case you weren't aware) and that didn't stop me from playing it, so of course when this new version of Red Dead Redemption came out, I got excited. Unfortunately, we didn't get the game, but as usual, Nuuvem came along and gave us a boost.

How does the game work?

Well, returning to this game reminded me of how good it is, in terms of characters, world, story and especially its gameplay. Red Dead was something of a turning point in Rockstar's history in terms of gameplay, and replaying it I realize how much GTA 5 drank from this source.

Red Dead Redemption is a third-person open-world game with a western theme in which you take control of John Marston, a former member of a notorious gang of thieves who is looking for a new life. However, the sins of his past return and force him to return to the world from which he is trying to escape.

Well, like a good shooter, you can shoot, take cover behind objects (the famous cover), run, jump, crouch, lasso people and ride a horse, among other forms of transportation. But this game is very good mainly because its gameplay is so varied that it doesn't get tiresome.

You can do all the things I've mentioned, and it's possible to go much further than that if you mention the more specific things, but all of this is used in a very creative and entertaining way throughout the game. The gameplay, together with the story, make this game a milestone for the industry, and even today, the quality of this game is undeniable.

Living World

Today we already have Red Dead Redemption 2 in our hands, which is an absurd game, infinitely superior to this one in every respect, but this first chapter is so good that it is in no way inferior to the vast majority of open-world games we have today. And one of the points where it is very current is in its open world.

It's a living world, and that can be interpreted in many ways. We have different animals in this world, some of which are aggressive and some of which are not. We can hunt them to sell their skins and thus acquire money, and we acquire notoriety when we do this.

But it's not just the animals that give the game the impression of a living world, the NPCs we meet in the game are also incredible. There are lots of random events as you move around the map, which require quick thinking because they can simply end in a few seconds. And whenever you make a decision, these events affect your notoriety.

Undead Nightmare

One of the most surprising things that Red Dead Redemption brought us was its expansion: Undead Nightmare. Simply without any explanation, a zombie apocalypse happens, our son and wife are infected and we need to find a cure to get our family back. One of the most WTF and wonderful DLCs I've had the chance to play.

When I played it, back in the days of the Xbox 360, I had the misfortune of having my save corrupted, and because of that, I never had the chance to complete this expansion (I could replay it from scratch, but I'm not the type to do that straight away, especially after spending so much time on the main campaign). But this time my problems were solved and I was finally able to play this content from start to finish (I was almost at the end last time, can you believe it?).

The story is very simple, but the main point here is fun. The expansion also implements the area defense system, where you have to clear an area of zombies to protect the survivors in it, similar to the gang battles in GTA San Andreas.

Any improvement on PS5?

Well, if you look up the game, you'll notice that there's no mention of remastering in it, so we can treat this game as a port. But that doesn't mean there won't be improvements to this game. And one of them, which until now has been exclusive to PS4/5, Switch and PC, is the fact that the game is now subtitled in Portuguese.

As it was already possible to play it on Xbox via backwards compatibility, this new version was not re-released for the Microsoft console, so the subtitles in our language were missing. But the subtitles themselves are very well-produced, I couldn't find any Portuguese errors or anything like that.

The game's resolution is also slightly higher, making it possible to reach the famous 4K on the PS4 Pro version (and on the PS5 due to backwards compatibility). You can also switch between game modes at 30 and 60fps. However, I noticed that many of the textures take a considerable amount of time to load, especially in the open world, which is a bit annoying.

Is it worth it?

Well, replaying Red Dead Redemption was something that wasn't in my plans, but it didn't cause me any regrets. Quite the opposite! I didn't remember how much fun this game was, and playing it in Portuguese added even more to the experience.

Again, thanks to Nuuvem for sending us the game, it was a great experience, and if you haven't played it yet, it will be even better. This is the definitive version of the game, and I couldn't recommend it more highly!

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