The slower paced, relaxing gameplay, mixed with the engaging story, and beautiful graphics, make for an overall amazing game.

The gunplay is great - as expected from Rockstar - but sometimes the slow pacing gets irritating. Having to sit and watch Arthur slowly skin a Deer, or open a drawer is realistic, but quickly gets repetitive. The outdated, albeit cinematic, linear game design that Rockstar follows may be irritating to some, but it is a staple of their games, and something that you should expect when picking up one of their titles.

The world changes and evolves around you, with progressing construction, to NPC's having real pathing and routine creates an engaging world for you to mess around in. The detail in the game never ceases to amaze, with animal carcasses decaying over a couple in-game days, to clothes getting dirty, to hair growing and needing to be managed.

The story is paced slowly over 40 hours, in a 6 chapter, 2 epilogue span. This story chooses to highlight the development of Arthur Morgans morality, and friendship with John Marston, along with Dutch's slow descent into madness, witch ultimately leads to the disbanding of the Van Der Linde gang.

Overall I would give the game a 9/10, a definite must-have. If you're looking for something story-rich, this is one of the best choices.

The slower paced, relaxing gameplay, mixed with the engaging story, and beautiful graphics, make for an overall amazing game. The gunplay is great - as expected from Rockstar - but sometimes the slow pacing gets irritating. Having to sit and watch Arthur slowly skin a Deer, or open a drawer is realistic, but quickly gets repetitive. The outdated, albeit cinematic, linear game design that Rockstar follows may be irritating to some, but it is a staple of their games, and something that you should expect when picking up one of their titles. The world changes and evolves around you, with progressing construction, to NPC's having real pathing and routine creates an engaging world for you to mess around in. The detail in the game never ceases to amaze, with animal carcasses decaying over a couple in-game days, to clothes getting dirty, to hair growing and needing to be managed. The story is paced slowly over 40 hours, in a 6 chapter, 2 epilogue span. This story chooses to highlight the development of Arthur Morgans morality, and friendship with John Marston, [spoiler] along with Dutch's slow descent into madness, witch ultimately leads to the disbanding of the Van Der Linde gang. [/spoiler] Overall I would give the game a 9/10, a definite must-have. If you're looking for something story-rich, this is one of the best choices.