Red Dead Redemption (Nintendo Switch)

[Myk JL 1,731]

Excuses to why I haven't played Red Dead Redemption or any western game since Darkwatch.

1. I was too much a leftist at the time. So much so that I missed out on watching Django Unchained in movie theaters for fear that cowboys were too right wing for me. Luckily since 2016 I've been kicked out of the leftist mentality for being a straight white man. If that didn't get me kicked out, I'm sure it would've been my Covid Cowboy getup I wore for Halloween 2020 or the fact I've had a OMAD Carnivore Breakfast since October 2021.
2. I was expecting a bunch of bland country music like I use to listen to on the radio. There is some music in Red Dead Redemption, but so far nothing that makes me cringe over the idea that there's music out that's worse than Nickelback. (Sidenote, Rebel Galaxy has the best Country soundtrack I've heard in a video game.)
3. Due to budget cuts, I was too into Character Customization at the time. I basically limited myself to Saints Row, Elder Scrolls, WWE Games before WWE 2015, & the rest was PS Home drilling a hole into my wallet.
4. I only had Darkwatch because Jericho Cross is basically The Undertaker in a western themed version of Halo. Red Dead Redemption didn't satisfy that like The Undertaker, but in a better video game itch.

Reasons to why Red Dead Redemption is better than BOTW & TOTK.

1. Guns & other weapons don't break.
2. John Marston doesn't look effeminate like Link.
3. Red Dead Redemption's world map is bigger than I expected when compared to Hyrule in BOTW & TOTK.

My dislikes for Red Dead Redemption so far.

1. You can only have a horse. Part of me would've loved to keep the black horse that I had after I got my first home, but I thought the wild horse I caught for a mission was more important. That horse was replaced for a moment when I found out it died during a mission I was on with a bunch of feds from Blackwater. I ended up loading a previous save so I could make sure it didn't die again.
2. Missions & Stores aren't available 24/7. If you're not there on time, you'll have to wait until 5AM or 7AM. And to keep track of time you have to pause the game.
3. Annoying phone calls from GTA4 have been replaced by random NPCs asking for help. On the bright side, they're a lot easier to ignore.

Red Dead Redemption definitely a game worth keeping for the Nintendo Switch.

[Myk JL 1,731]

Here's hoping we get more parodies of Red Dead Redemption.