Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has been hovering near the top of the charts for more than 4 years now. A huge part of that dominance has come from GTA Online, a game that’s said to be generating over $50 million a month in revenue.
Having played the main story of Red Dead Redemption 2, I had a lot of expectations from this multiplayer spin-off. Unlike a traditional online multiplayer game where you head straight into a lobby and start killing other players, I was expecting something different from Red Dead Online, and that’s exactly what I got to experience.
Red Dead Online kicks off with a new story. A story that’s taking place in the same world as Red Dead Redemption 2, but sees you playing as a new character instead of Arthur Morgan. You’ll be prompted to create a new playable character, complete with gender selection, clothes, facial hairs, etc. It’s very similar to how you’d create a custom character on, say, Fallout, Final Fantasy, and more.
The character customization is very extensive. Besides the options that lets you choose what your character will look like, the game lets you play around with things like the character’s age, the sound of horse whistle, and more. It’s really impressive, and I’d suggest you invest some time in this part, and give a unique identity to your character. I personally went with just a bald guy with a thick mustache. Yeehaw! This is what my character looks like
Once you do that, a cut scene will follow where you’ll find your newly created character as a prisoner serving time for a crime that they didn’t commit. From there on, the game really takes off like any other single-player game.
Red Dead Online: Make It Count
Instead of jumping into the battle royale mode, I decided to check out other modes because I knew I wouldn’t bother playing them once I get a hang of the BR mode. I joined a Race where I was riding my horse and battling it out with other players. The objective was to, well, finish the race first.
Although I was lucky enough to get thrown into a BR mode game the first time, I ended up spending a lot of time trying out other modes mainly because the game was forcing me to play them. It could be a deal-breaker for you, so consider yourself warned.
To sum it up, I’ll say that Red Dead Online is a really good game that has a lot of potential of attracting hardcore online players. The core experience, once you enter a game mode, is really thrilling. Make it Count BR game mode, in particular, always kept me at the edge of my seat, which says a lot of how immersive my experience really was.
