[Yamer]

This is an amazing accomplishment in video games, but I do have a few gripes:

- Not a fan of the animation intensive style of the RDR series. Every move is animation-based, so it's always like a slow process unfolding. It's incredibly cumbersome, and I noticed some of it in RDR I. What makes GTA so much fun is that it is fluid. Arthur just feels 'heavy' when controlling him, if that makes sense.

- The environments are beautiful, but I can't see anything. When someone is shooting at me, I can't really see where they are, especially at night. Maybe this is an adjustment I need to make, but the game is so incredibly detailed and realistic that it's visual overload.

- The UI and HUD just suck. The menus are poor. Trying to find the right tonic or provision is a chore I don't want to have to do. If they at least made the satchel more user friendly and added a filter so you could quickly find what you were looking for it would be better. Right now it's a pain in the ass.

- Combat isn't as fun as RDR I. The little details are neat, such as cycling the chamber and cocking a rifle, but it's not fun. And I don't like the new dead eye system at all. Combined with the poor satchel system and the heavy animation to take cover, aim, and shoot it's a bummer. I loved firefights in RDR I. This feels like an exercise in frustration. Maybe I'll get used to it.

- I don't like having to re-equip every weapon except my default revolver every time I get on or off my horse. I always forget and when I get into a mission I'm without my repeater, bow, whatever. The horse storage system is a good idea, but it's just a bit over the top as is.


This is the most in-depth experience I have ever had with a game, but I don't really find myself having fun playing it. I'm thinking too much about everything, overwhelmed just processing the visual achievement they have crafted, and fighting with the controls to really enjoy the game. I expected to lose track of time like I did with RDR I, GTA 5, Skyrim, Fallout, etc. but I can easily just walk away from this title.

Perhaps I over-hyped this for myself, or maybe I just need time to learn and adapt, but right now I have to say I'm substantially disappointed with the experience.