Red Dead Redemption. Games full of bugs that players loved anyway
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The first Red Dead Redemption is considered by many players to be Rockstar's greatest achievement. Given the fact that we're talking about the authors of the Grand Theft Auto series – that's a huge commendation. The adventures of John Marston charmed with a large, open world, classic Western atmosphere, beautiful landscapes, and a mature story. Combined with the huge amount of freedom, we got a couple of dozen hours of good fun. Reviewers around the world were complimentary about the game's merits. Among the flaws, however, only one was mentioned – bugs.
Before 2010, the Euphoria engine, which Rockstar is keen to use, had a reputation of a technology generating numerous more or less annoying bugs. But with the release of Red Dead Redemption, the magnitude of its bug-like power was revealed. While the game looked fantastic and this wild, semi-civilized setting was able of getting you hooked, it also featured a lot of bugs.
Examples? Flying stagecoaches, headless NPCs, people with animal animations, two players riding on one horse... Because of its shortcomings, Rockstar's production was able to turn from a serious Western into a slapstick comedy in an instant. However, no one complained that much about these bugs. Even with these mishaps, Red Dead Redemption had relatively few problems that made further play impossible – and you could just laugh at the ones that occurred. Still, we would like to see a more refined sequel...
