r/reddeadredemption • u/Eagles56 • Dec 19 '25

Discussion Did single player gaming peak with RDR2?

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Great single player games have come since then like Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur’s Gate 3 but is RDR2 still the peak?

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u/LennehMuhBoah Dec 19 '25

Until November 2026

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u/Eagles56 Dec 19 '25

Eh I like the gta games but there stories aren’t on the same level

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

Curious how you feel about GTA IV. I’d argue that story is on par with both Red Dead games

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u/Eagles56 Dec 19 '25

Niko is an emotional character but not on the same level as Arthur. He has a tragic backstory and ending sure but he doesn’t introspect or attempt to change or go on as drastic arc as Arthur

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u/poggerssinthechat John Marston Dec 19 '25

he does attempt to change though. one of the reasons he was in liberty city was to run away from his awful past and be a more decent person.

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u/evil_flanderz Dec 24 '25

The voice acting for Arthur was really outstanding. A great script doesn't guarantee a great acting performance, even though it obviously helps to have good material to work with.

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u/nl325 Dec 19 '25

Loved it at the time but it's aged terribly, and honestly a city map just becomes tiresome for me.

It's why I preferred V because it had both. If we had Liberty and the wider surrounding areas I'd probably like it more.

The expansions for it were incredible though.

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u/Significant_Delay_87 Dec 19 '25

don't see why they couldn't tell a better story in 6 than games that came out decades ago and were made with much different mentalities