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Just today I started playing it, and it's really impressive. It's like being in a Cormac McCarty novel.

I imagine the pacing, realism, and atmosphere is not for everyone, but if it is your cup of tea this is (so far) a masterpiece in single player gaming.

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I see it as more like being in Westworld.

Good point!

"a masterpiece in single player gaming."

why?

Every aspect of the game is gloriously hand crafted. Writing, graphics, sound, etc. But I think what makes RDR2 unique is that it really transports you to a particular point of space and time through the eyes of a character. Visually it's very cinematic, but I feel it's much closer to literature in the way it immerses you into the world, the characters, and the conflicts.

Personally, I've never seen a game with this focus and this level of scope and quality.

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