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> they haven't missed in a couple of decades Depends on your gaming tastes. I haven't really enjoyed any of the GTAs for longer than 2 hours, while RDR2 I also

> they haven't missed in a couple of decades Depends on your gaming tastes. I haven't really enjoyed any of the GTAs for longer than 2 hours, while RDR2 I also stopped playing after about 3 hours out of boredom - and similar to the GTA series, general frustrations involving the controls. Rockstar just doesn't fit my tastes, which is certainly a problem that rests with me

ethbr1 3mo ago
> Depends on your gaming tastes. It doesn't, if we're talking about consensus. https://www.metacritic.com/company/rockstar-games/ https://www.metacritic.com/company/rockstar-games/ That's a lot of green, and your or my opinion on any particular game isn't relevant to the assertion that Rockstar has a stellar track record in making games people seem to love.
- akimbostrawman 3mo ago
  Something being popular doesn't exclude it from not being to someones tastes. Fifa is popular but I don't think you would argue that means it's to everyone's taste. RDR2 is very much a movie game so ofc it's popular when at this point most new "gamer" love playing cutscenes.
cosmicgadget 3mo ago
So then they haven't missed in a couple of decades, with the understanding that not everyone enjoys the game style.
ectospheno 3mo ago
I don’t like Taylor Swift music. My not liking it has no bearing on her obvious talent in the industry. I get people not liking GTA. Ignoring their obvious talent is silly.
Klonoar 3mo ago
RDR2 is highly rated as one of the greatest games of all time. Rockstar hasn’t missed, you’re an outlier.
- bigstrat2003 3mo ago
  No, they missed. RDR2 was a significant step backwards from the first game. It just... wasn't fun. Rockstar forgot that they are making a game, not some interactive movie or a simulation.
  - Klonoar 3mo ago
    You are the outlier of outliers by holding this opinion. You're certainly entitled to it, but RDR2 has numerous accolades and there is multitude of reasons why it was so widely praised. Trying to act like Rockstar missed here is like sticking your head in the sand. It doesn't matter that you didn't like it, they accomplished every goal the game had.
    - ChoGGi 3mo ago
      The story is good, the amount of side quest story detail is pretty crazy, the resource collection part of the gameplay is a bit of a grind. Flipping through each page of a book to find the item you want is developer self-pleasuring.
      - akimbostrawman 3mo ago
        I think it's very telling that you mentioned the actual game part last and even then not positive. People don't like RDR2 because of its gameplay but story, immersion and feeling. Which would be great for a movie but side dish for a game.

ethbr1 3mo ago

> Depends on your gaming tastes. It doesn't, if we're talking about consensus. https://www.metacritic.com/company/rockstar-games/ https://www.metacritic.com/company/rockstar-games/ That's a lot of green, and your or my opinion on any particular game isn't relevant to the assertion that Rockstar has a stellar track record in making games people seem to love.

akimbostrawman 3mo ago
Something being popular doesn't exclude it from not being to someones tastes. Fifa is popular but I don't think you would argue that means it's to everyone's taste. RDR2 is very much a movie game so ofc it's popular when at this point most new "gamer" love playing cutscenes.

cosmicgadget 3mo ago

So then they haven't missed in a couple of decades, with the understanding that not everyone enjoys the game style.

ectospheno 3mo ago

I don’t like Taylor Swift music. My not liking it has no bearing on her obvious talent in the industry. I get people not liking GTA. Ignoring their obvious talent is silly.

Klonoar 3mo ago

RDR2 is highly rated as one of the greatest games of all time. Rockstar hasn’t missed, you’re an outlier.

bigstrat2003 3mo ago
No, they missed. RDR2 was a significant step backwards from the first game. It just... wasn't fun. Rockstar forgot that they are making a game, not some interactive movie or a simulation.
- Klonoar 3mo ago
  You are the outlier of outliers by holding this opinion. You're certainly entitled to it, but RDR2 has numerous accolades and there is multitude of reasons why it was so widely praised. Trying to act like Rockstar missed here is like sticking your head in the sand. It doesn't matter that you didn't like it, they accomplished every goal the game had.
  - ChoGGi 3mo ago
    The story is good, the amount of side quest story detail is pretty crazy, the resource collection part of the gameplay is a bit of a grind. Flipping through each page of a book to find the item you want is developer self-pleasuring.
    - akimbostrawman 3mo ago
      I think it's very telling that you mentioned the actual game part last and even then not positive. People don't like RDR2 because of its gameplay but story, immersion and feeling. Which would be great for a movie but side dish for a game.