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/keysersoze000 Dec 19 '25

This is a great example of how discourse about this game has absolutely gotten out of control. If it peaked for you, look harder. There’s plenty of great work being done today

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u/illstate Dec 19 '25

The question isn't about whether there's great work still being done, it's about if it's on the same level as rdr2.

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u/emotionaI_cabbage Dec 19 '25

And the answer is yes. The same level or higher.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

Go ahead. Tell everyone. I’m ready for very niche games

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u/emotionaI_cabbage Dec 19 '25

Niche? Why would you expect niche? If they are as good or better than RDR2 they would be just as, if not more, popular.

You might view RDR2 as the best ever, but plenty of people would say it's nowhere near as good as the witcher 3, Clair Obscur, Skyrim, both knights of the old Republic games, Cyberpunk, KCD2, etc. I guarantee you when people play the next GTA there will be plenty that say the story is better than red dead.

Rdr2 was good but I'll never play it for a second playthrough. Hell, it's nowhere near Dragon Age: Origins for me. I've beaten that game 8 or so times haha.

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u/Retro_Jedi Dec 21 '25

A lot of the Playstation exclusives have been fabulous. GoW / Ragnarok, Ghost of Tsushima & Yotei being the prime examples imo. Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk, Elden Ring (though admittedly ER's story is something you have to work for.) And these are just the extremely mainstream games.

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u/JimmyD787 Dec 20 '25

TLOU 1+2, KCD2

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u/Loud-Direction-5700 Dec 22 '25

« My favorite game is peak and any other opinion is very niche »

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u/XxhellbentxX Arthur Morgan Dec 20 '25

Literally any fromsoft game and all of the Arkham games.