red dead redemption 2 got announced in october 2016.
red dead redemption 2 got announced in october 2016.
when did red dead redemption 2 get announced?
october 2016
"red dead redemption 2" was developed by rockstar studios, a collaborative effort between all of rockstar games' studios functioning as a single team, using the proprietary rockstar advanced game engine (rage). woody jackson, who co-composed the score of "red dead redemption", reprises his role. the game was announced in october 2016. in the two days prior, the company had used various social media platforms as well as their own website to release two teaser images in the color and theme of "red dead redemption". the teaser images led to considerable attention and raised the stock price of its parent company take-two interactive by nearly six percent. on the day of its announcement for playstation 4 and xbox one, some fans started petitioning rockstar games for the game to be made available on microsoft windows as well. per an exclusivity agreement with sony interactive entertainment, certain online game content will be timed exclusives for the playstation 4. originally due for release in the second half of 2017, the game was delayed twice: first to q1/q2 2018, and later to october 26, 2018.
red dead redemption 2
"usgamer" said, "[i]s "red dead redemption 2" better than the first game? very much so. is "red dead redemption 2" perfect? no. rockstar games has crafted this huge, beautiful world with an attention to detail that's astounding..." and summarised by saying ""red dead redemption 2" is a fantastic game that should keep players satisfied for another eight years." alessandro fillari of "gamespot" praised the story, characters, and animation, and said ""red dead redemption 2" is an excellent prequel, but it's also an emotional, thought-provoking story in its own right, and it's a world that is hard to leave when it's done." peter suderman, writing for "the new york times", considered "red dead redemption 2" as an example of video games as a work of art, comparing the game's abilities to "[tell] individual stories against the backdrop of national and cultural identity, deconstructing their genres while advancing the form" to the current state of film and television with similar works like "the godfather" and "the sopranos".
red dead redemption 2