Fans Review-Bomb Red Dead Redemption after Disappointing Announcement

The critically acclaimed title Red Dead Redemption, which was originally released in 2010, is finally coming to modern consoles. Before the official announcement, fans were actually hoping for a full-fledged remake rather than a remaster. Hence, once the Red Dead Redemption re-release was announced, much disappointment ensued as expected.

Rockstar Games recently announced the re-release of Red Dead Redemption for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. It will be bundled with the Undead Nightmare DLC expansion. However, multiplayer mode will be missing from the game.

The Red Dead Redemption port is reportedly priced at £39.99/$49.99 which might seem excessive for a 13-year-old game with improved visuals and graphics. Many on Reddit have even been encouraged to refrain from buying the port if they are not happy with the announcement.

“It’s a $50 (USD) port of a 13-year-old game… No graphical enhancements. No fps enhancements. No multiplayer. And it wasn’t hard to port like MGS4 because of the bad PS3 architecture. This is 100% the Xbox 360 version being ported for $50. If you want a proper remake/remaster then don’t buy this cash grab.”

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Apart from expressing their discontent online, fans have gone the extra mile to review-bomb the Red Dead Redemption re-release even though it has not been launched yet. Clearly, the community is hugely disappointed with the developers.

Even the re-release announcement on YouTube has been attacked by angry fans. Currently, the trailer video has 35k likes and a staggering 110k dislikes.

While the response right now is majorly negative, it will be interesting to see how many fans actually go for the Red Dead Redemption port once it releases. Red Dead Redemption is scheduled to re-release on August 17th for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch whereas a physical release will follow on October 13th.

About Red Dead Redemption 1 Remake

Red Dead Redemption 1 Remaster is a reworked version of the 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A successor to 2004’s Red Dead Revolver, it is the second game in the Red Dead series. Red Dead Redemption is set during the decline of the American frontier in the year 1911 and follows John Marston, a former outlaw whose wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services as a hired gun. Having no other choice, Marston sets out to bring three members of his former gang to justice.

About Rockstar Games

Founded in December 1998, Rockstar Games is a video game publishing company based in New York City. The Giant company is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive.

Rockstar is best known for creating a timeless experience through its consistently good games. The company is famed for releasing gems like the Grand Theft Auto series, Bully, L.A. Noire, Red Dead Redemption, Manhunt, Max Payne, and Midnight Club series.