rdr2 question

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨cedarmesa@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

Finally bought this on the steam sale, playing on steamdeck. Im all about open world games where you can do whatever you want. I hate being locked into “missions”, escort quests, etc. I like a game having these as an option to do at my leisure however. Im several hours in and the environment looks amazing, would love to go explore it… Am I still in an extended tutorial and the game cuts me loose to do what I please at some point or is the game just a series of missions forever? Also is there some sort of open world mode outside of story mode. Thank you, i love each and every one of you.

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ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The guided part does take a bit to get through, but it sets you free pretty soon after you’re out of the snow.

It’s very much worth it, in my opinion. It continues to ruin many other games for me.

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- scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yeah, after replaying a couple of times idk why but the training area felt very locked in and long, but really it’s only 3 missions.
  
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ramble81@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’d say wait for Chapter 2 and then go have fun.

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Renacles@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You need to complete the entire story to get to the bottom left of the map, the rest opens up during act 2.

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- cedarmesa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The entire story? Like complete the entire game once?
  
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  - rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    There’s a portion of the map where you’re wanted dead or alive because of the ferry heist. Entering it for most of the game will get you a maximum wanted level, headhunters will show up, and eventually the game kills you. That restriction is lifted in the final act.
    
    The world opens up once you get out of the snow and settle down in the Horseshoe Overlook camp. You’ll still have linear story missions to do, but you can start those whenever you feel like, and explore as much as you want.
    
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  - nul9o9@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s part of the epilog.
    
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  - MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    After you beat the story you can go to the area from the first game as a fun little bonus. The main area of the game opens up in chapter 2 after about 4 missions
    
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kaffiene@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I felt the game doesn’t lean onto the open world idea hard enough for my liking. But I’m an outlier. I finished the game but ai thought it was a bit shit. Very pretty though

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PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Once you make it to Valentine (youll know when) the game pretty much gives you the reigns, but until then, as others have said, the tutorial is pretty long and guided

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dan1101@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
As others have said, it does set you free eventually. Takes too long IMO. The world is really nice and beautiful. I never got totally on board with the control scheme and UI.

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snooggums@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Took me about 5 hours to get through the winter intro story that is linear before it gets to being the open world. Not sure if that was slow or not, but it was a bit longer than I would have preferred.

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mmcintyre@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You’ll be cut loose before too long.

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SaveMotherEarthEDF@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
While others have answered your question, I just wanted to go on a tangent and add to some of the same frustration that you felt.

I hate hand holding in this game. I feel like missions trap you into playing a certain way. You have to treat the missions like they are an interactive movie experience. But otherwise, the open world exploration is fun.

For future, If you really like freedom but also need some goals and story and not just a sandbox, I would recommend trying either legend of zelda botw or totk. I think you can emulate BOTW on steamdeck.

If you can take some punishment then Elden Ring is also a great choice.

I hope that you can enjoy this game though.

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NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Yes, the game gets much better. If you want something totally “open world” there’s an online game mode too.

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- Shard@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Too bad RDR2 online is dead and abandoned by the devs
  
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  - NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yeah, I tried it for the first time the other day, seemed a little too open. I wasn’t even sure what I was supposed to do. Encountered one single player in the hour I was online playing it.
    
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