Red Dead Redemption 2: three hours with the most anticipated game of the year

The article "Red Dead Redemption 2: three hours with the most anticipated game of the year" written by Keza MacDonald is devoted to the discussion of the first view on Red Dead Redemption 2. First, the author draws our attention to her expectations. Then she analyzes the one thing she didn't expect at all: the city called Saint Denis "modelled on turn-of-the-century New Orleans". "Riding into town as an outlaw frontiersman, I suddenly felt like a tragic anachronism. A tram rolled past, and I tied up my horse to board the next one", - Keza mentions. She also emphasizes that some well-done features like hunting, characters' facial expressions, acting would be impossible to do without "eight years' worth of work from hundreds of people at Rockstar's various studios". Next, the author pays attention on the incredible gameplay and suggests some interesting things to do. In addition, Keza mentions that there are a lot of unexpected things which "no open-world game can avoid". She gives an example of her adventure with her horse and the river stream. The author concludes that "players' stories will be just as interesting as Rockstar's when RDR2 is released later this month: with millions of people seeking out their own experiences on the frontier, we will see just how vast and flexible this extraordinary game is".

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/oct/10/red-dead-redemption-2-wild-west-adventure-realism-preview