I am in the middle of spending a month at my internet free cottage, so i decided to pick up red dead redemption to pass the time. Its another game by rockstar, which means 30+ hours of single player game play, and alot of free roaming and stuff to do when your finnished. Like GTA4 red dead is made from the euphoria engine, which means the both play very similarly. The atmosphere in Red Dead is very good. I dont think its quite as good as Grand Theft Autos liberty city, but it really capture the feel of the old west. Alot of the characters are more likeable, including protagonist (or antagonist) John Marstan who you play throughout the game. The story is about you (John Marstan) trying to hunt down your former gang mates after the government captures your family, and takes them ransom untill you kill off all of the gang. It has alot of tweaks to make the game more friends with the sprawling land scape, the biggest being the ability to fast travel.

Another thing that makes the game stand out is dead eye. Its bullet time with a twist. It lets you mark targets on enemys in bullet time, then when you finnish your character will shoot all the spots you marked in quick suceccion. This can be really fun to use, and your meter recharges fast enough that you can use it often.

Another thing that makes red dead different then gta is the fame and honor system. Everytime you complete certain objective you get fame and honor. Fame is gained by doing anything that people notcie, weather its saving a damsel in distress, or killing a town full of people. But honor is gained by doing the right thing and lost by doing the wrong thing. As you gain and lose honor.