May 7th, 2009
IGN previews Red Dead Redemption
IGN previews Red Dead Redemption
IGN recently got a chance to sit down and watch Red Dead Redemption being played. We've extracted the most important points below.
- Open World
- Along with San Digeo, Rockstar North and Rockstar Leeds are also working on the game
- Uses Euphoria
- At the beginning of the game, things from John's past come back and force him away from home and in to the wild
- Players will be able to accept missions, engage in mini-games, ride horses, trains and stagecoaches, hunt and go on killing sprees as they wish.
- The world is divided up into three large sections: Frontier, Mexico and Northern territories
- Progressing though the story opens up the other sections. Once unlocked, you can travel between them all via horse, walking, stagecoach, or train.
- You can use lassos and kerosene lamps
- Marston is the only person you play as
- Deadeye is still in and includes two skill levels
- Duels are still in
- You can carry up to 4 items
- You can't own property
- All items will be shown on his model
- Regenerative Health
- You can do deadeye and fighting while on a horse
- Full day and night cycles, ped system similar to GTAIV and dynamic weather system
- Dynamic roaming wildlife such as wolves hunting for rabbits or mountain lions looking for someone to feast on
- No load times transitioning from world to interior
- The game will include multiplayer
- Mid-mission checkpoints
Personally, the more I hear about the game, the more I cannot wait to get my hands on it!
Source: IGN