Red Dead Online is an evolution of the classic multiplayer experience in the original Red Dead Redemption, blending narrative with competitive and cooperative gameplay in fun new ways. Using the gameplay of the upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2 as a foundation, Red Dead Online XBOX ONE will be ready to be explored alone or with friends, and will also feature constant updates and adjustments to grow and evolve this experience for all players.
A much slower-paced affair than the madcap GTA Online, Red Dead Online is already loaded with activities and modes and provides a promising foundation for a long-lasting multiplayer experience. The PvP modes have a tendency to frustrate but the co-op shines, and Red Dead Online is expansive enough that you can ignore entire swathes of it and still have more than enough to keep you occupied. If you haven’t dipped in yet, round up some friends and saunter in. It’s well worth a visit.
Even at this early stage (there’s no indication yet when Red Dead Online will officially emerge from beta) there’s plenty to do, with a similar wealth of content to the single-player game. And yet Red Dead Online hasn’t abandoned its essential character: it’s altogether slower and more content to leave you to your own devices than GTA Online. The prospect of living an online life in Rockstar’s vision of the not-quite-as wild-as-it-used-to-be West seems just as alluring as the story mode.
August 6, 2018
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