• Have something to say? Register Now! and be posting in minutes!

Red Dead Redemption $7.50 on XBL

night

Undocumented PhD
25,165
6,243
533
Joined
Jul 2, 2013
Hoopla Cash
$ 2,109.09
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
This is a pretty solid price for what is considered to be one of the best games of the last console generation.
 

night

Undocumented PhD
25,165
6,243
533
Joined
Jul 2, 2013
Hoopla Cash
$ 2,109.09
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
I believe the expansion packs are free too.
 

theboardref

thewhite_00 ESPN board
10,800
3,835
293
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
It ranks number 1 for me in terms of both game play and story.
 

LongtimeRamsFan42

Well-Known Member
7,821
3,948
293
Joined
Jul 18, 2013
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Been replaying it since it was added to the Xbox1 backwards compatibility list a few days ago...First of all, the game looks even better than it did on the 360...Second, so far I'm enjoying the second play through just as much/even more than I did the first time...
 

theboardref

thewhite_00 ESPN board
10,800
3,835
293
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Been replaying it since it was added to the Xbox1 backwards compatibility list a few days ago...First of all, the game looks even better than it did on the 360...Second, so far I'm enjoying the second play through just as much/even more than I did the first time...
I think I have played it 4 times in total. Maybe 5, I'm not sure. This game in terms of story is on par with "The Last of Us" which is the best game I have played purely based on story.
 

Nasty_Magician

Team Player
19,017
4,505
293
Joined
Jul 6, 2010
Location
North Jersey
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Damn, missed out on this. It was $30 when I looked. Anywhere in particular you get alerts for deals like this?
 

wildturkey

Well-Known Member
26,346
8,606
533
Joined
Sep 4, 2011
Hoopla Cash
$ 98,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Damn, missed out on this. It was $30 when I looked. Anywhere in particular you get alerts for deals like this?

Do you by chance have a copy of the 360 version? If you do, I think you can just pop the disc into your Xbox One and it'll download for free (all backwards comp games work this way). Even if you don't have a copy, it might be cheaper to see if you can find a used 360 disc online than pay 30 bucks for the download.
 

Nasty_Magician

Team Player
19,017
4,505
293
Joined
Jul 6, 2010
Location
North Jersey
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Do you by chance have a copy of the 360 version? If you do, I think you can just pop the disc into your Xbox One and it'll download for free (all backwards comp games work this way). Even if you don't have a copy, it might be cheaper to see if you can find a used 360 disc online than pay 30 bucks for the download.

Never played it but great info. Thanks.
 

night

Undocumented PhD
25,165
6,243
533
Joined
Jul 2, 2013
Hoopla Cash
$ 2,109.09
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Damn, missed out on this. It was $30 when I looked. Anywhere in particular you get alerts for deals like this?
There were promos at the home screen for a while. I might have seen it advertised on slickdeals too.
 

night

Undocumented PhD
25,165
6,243
533
Joined
Jul 2, 2013
Hoopla Cash
$ 2,109.09
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Do you by chance have a copy of the 360 version? If you do, I think you can just pop the disc into your Xbox One and it'll download for free (all backwards comp games work this way). Even if you don't have a copy, it might be cheaper to see if you can find a used 360 disc online than pay 30 bucks for the download.
If you bought digital copies of 360 games they're available too. That's how I have access to Fallout New Vegas but not all of my digital 360 content shows up unfortunately.
 

Nasty_Magician

Team Player
19,017
4,505
293
Joined
Jul 6, 2010
Location
North Jersey
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Rockstar has posted 2 teasers to their Instagram page, the next game is coming!
 

wildturkey

Well-Known Member
26,346
8,606
533
Joined
Sep 4, 2011
Hoopla Cash
$ 98,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Rockstar has posted 2 teasers to their Instagram page, the next game is coming!

I hope its soon though. Don't tease me something that still a ways off. I think the last time Rockstar announced a game was GTA 5 and then it took 2 years for them to release it.
 

Clayton

Well-Known Member
37,033
10,416
1,033
Joined
May 17, 2012
Hoopla Cash
$ 9,000.59
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
It ranks number 1 for me in terms of both game play and story.
I'd probably rank it #1 overall in story but probably wouldn't break my top 50 in gameplay. Overall it's a fantastic game, though.
 

Nasty_Magician

Team Player
19,017
4,505
293
Joined
Jul 6, 2010
Location
North Jersey
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
I hope its soon though. Don't tease me something that still a ways off. I think the last time Rockstar announced a game was GTA 5 and then it took 2 years for them to release it.

Apparently Fall 2017 they're saying. Damn, was hoping it would be holiday season.
 

theboardref

thewhite_00 ESPN board
10,800
3,835
293
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
I'd probably rank it #1 overall in story but probably wouldn't break my top 50 in gameplay. Overall it's a fantastic game, though.
Gameplay is nothing groundbreaking but you can't deny the fun it is to go hunting or anything else.
 

Clayton

Well-Known Member
37,033
10,416
1,033
Joined
May 17, 2012
Hoopla Cash
$ 9,000.59
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Gameplay is nothing groundbreaking but you can't deny the fun it is to go hunting or anything else.
I like the gameplay a fair amount. Its like GTA where the setting pulls you in to the action and at first the combat is a bit jarring because it ends up being more about mastering the camera and utilizing things at the right moment. In both games the combat works because the setting is so compelling and the sandbox is so big that you have the options to do things in more than one way.

My main complaint is that RDR has more down time than most 10/10 'almost perfect' games. I can see this being a plus for many people and it was sometimes a plus while I played it but you definitely have to allocate a lot of time to play RDR to make up for the horse riding sequences. Some parallels to Witcher 3 though that game had the benefit of coming out after RDR so its on a more recent gen and looks prettier with a more active world.

Imo, the 4 great sandbox games I've played are GTAV, Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption and GTA San Andreas.
 

theboardref

thewhite_00 ESPN board
10,800
3,835
293
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
I like the gameplay a fair amount. Its like GTA where the setting pulls you in to the action and at first the combat is a bit jarring because it ends up being more about mastering the camera and utilizing things at the right moment. In both games the combat works because the setting is so compelling and the sandbox is so big that you have the options to do things in more than one way.

My main complaint is that RDR has more down time than most 10/10 'almost perfect' games. I can see this being a plus for many people and it was sometimes a plus while I played it but you definitely have to allocate a lot of time to play RDR to make up for the horse riding sequences. Some parallels to Witcher 3 though that game had the benefit of coming out after RDR so its on a more recent gen and looks prettier with a more active world.

Imo, the 4 great sandbox games I've played are GTAV, Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption and GTA San Andreas.
Please tell me you didn't ride horses everywhere and you know about campfires.
 

Clayton

Well-Known Member
37,033
10,416
1,033
Joined
May 17, 2012
Hoopla Cash
$ 9,000.59
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Please tell me you didn't ride horses everywhere and you know about campfires.
Yeah, I know about campfires though I probably did spend too much time riding horses around and/or randomly hunting animals.

I had a friend who didnt know about quick travel in Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. I think he spent like 300 hours on that game because of it lol
 
Top