Rock Star Games

Red Dead Redemption (RDR) is an open world game set in the dying ages of Americas Old West. The story line takes place in the year 1911 and focuses on John Marston, a former outlaw, who is exploited into hunting down former gang members by the government who has kidnapped his wife and son.

The game play is very much like that of Rock Stars later GTA releases, in which the player has basically unrestricted rooming ability and to progress in the story certain missions activated by markers must be completed.  First arriving at the small town of Armadillo via a seemingly long winded train ride we are not left with a lot of information concerning the exact details of Marston’s awaiting adventure, a short accompanied horse ride later and a little of the shroud surrounding  this story is lifted as we find out where the first outlaw is hiding out. After an unfavorable outcome for Mr Marston, he soon finds himself in the care of Bonnie MacFarlane, a humble cattle rancher, where basically the tutorial for the game play begins.