All the bias going in my "Red Dead Redemption 2" Review

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So, Red Dead Redemption 2 the critics are posted tomorrow. And when I write my opinion, I will take the collective work of thousands of people and say, in a word, if I find it good or not. This is a big problem for any game, but it's a big problem for this one, which relies on the scale and ambition of the project. It's also a responsibility that I do not take lightly.

In this spirit, I want to lift the veil, not necessarily on my criticism, for which it will be necessary to wait until tomorrow to read it, but on myself and on my relation with this game. These are my biases, implicit and others. This is not to say that I think that none of these things will bother me in the review of this game or, one way or another, will "compromise" my opinion . I am still reviewing the game and game only to the best of my ability. This is to say that all criticism is subjective work, produced only from the point of view of the person who writes it. And here are the elements that constitute my point of view here, at least in this case.

Also note that there is no new game information in this list as it remains confidential. Everything you see here can come from preview sources or the two-hour demo I had a few weeks ago.

• Red Dead Redemption is one of my favorite games ever. I played it in the years following the university, which is a special moment for all. I cried at the end and I have not touched it since. It remains perfect in my mind. This makes me passionate for a sequel for years, but it's also a tough coat to take for any game.
• Red Dead Redemption It was the first game I had received early for review, and I felt very special about it at that time.
• I did not really like the story of GTA 5even though I liked the world.
• I am reviewing Red Dead Redemption 2, a solo narrative game in an open world. This is different from Red Dead Online, a game that will come with your purchase of Red Dead Redemption 2 but will not be released until a certain time.
• I like narrative games, in single player mode.
• I love to explore open worlds and I am oriented towards these games since Ocarina of Time.
• In high school, I wore cowboy boots and I had a predilection for western aesthetics.
• Shortly after playing Red Dead Redemption I drove from Washington D.C. to New Orleans in one fell swoop. I was listening to "Bury me not in the loneliness" of the game's soundtrack as I drove on a dark 40-year-old track in the Smoky Mountains at 3 am. I would not recommend this experience to anyone.
• On this point, there is a replacement for New Orleans in this game, a city in which I have lived for years. I miss New Orleans and I like to visit virtually or really, and Rockstar has faithfully recreated my favorite restaurant in the game, even though there is no martinis at 25 cents.
• I play banjo and I love both banjo music and the genres in which it is commonly used. There is a ton of this music in this game.
• It's an extremely long game that I received on October 16th. To finish it in time, I had to tell the main story in a way that I probably would not have done otherwise, and it is likely the case of all the critics that you will read this game.
• I'm eight years older than when I played Red Dead Redemptionand my life is different from that of the time. More importantly, I have a child. This fundamentally alters my relationships with long games and means that I do not necessarily turn to games, movies, or television to provide the emotional release that I had before. I'm full, thank you very much.
• I am more and more suspicious of gigantic games, as much as I love them. Dan Houser's recent comments on 100-hour work weeks, combined with difficult and complicated information from social media and elsewhere, do not give us a concrete answer on working conditions at Rockstar Games. the industry, and that in many ways is motivated by our desire for games that look and feel like Red Dead Redemption 2.
• I am a white man and most of the main characters in this game are white men. It's easier to identify with people who look like you.
• One of my friends recently passed away and I do not feel very good about it. He wore a lot of hats – in the literal sense of the word – and the one I remember most closely resembles the one you wear most of the game.

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So, Red Dead Redemption 2 the critics are posted tomorrow. And when I write my opinion, I will take the collective work of thousands of people and say, in a word, if I find it good or not. This is a big problem for any game, but it's a big problem for this one, which relies on the scale and ambition of the project. It's also a responsibility that I do not take lightly.

In this spirit, I want to lift the veil, not necessarily on my criticism, for which it will be necessary to wait until tomorrow to read it, but on myself and on my relation with this game. These are my biases, implicit and others. This is not to say that I think that none of these things will bother me in the review of this game or, one way or another, will "compromise" my opinion . I am still reviewing the game and game only to the best of my ability. This is to say that all criticism is subjective work, produced only from the point of view of the person who writes it. And here are the elements that constitute my point of view here, at least in this case.

Also note that there is no new game information in this list as it remains confidential. Everything you see here can come from preview sources or the two-hour demo I had a few weeks ago.

• Red Dead Redemption is one of my favorite games ever. I played it in the years following the university, which is a special moment for all. I cried at the end and I have not touched it since. It remains perfect in my mind. This makes me passionate for a sequel for years, but it's also a tough coat to take for any game.
• Red Dead Redemption It was the first game I had received early for review, and I felt very special about it at the time.
• I did not really like the story of GTA 5even though I liked the world.
• I am reviewing Red Dead Redemption 2, a solo narrative game in an open world. This is different from Red Dead Online, a game that will come with your purchase of Red Dead Redemption 2 but will not be released until a certain time.
• I like narrative games, in single player mode.
• I love to explore open worlds and I am oriented towards these games since Ocarina of Time.
• In high school, I wore cowboy boots and I had a predilection for western aesthetics.
• Shortly after playing Red Dead Redemption I drove from Washington D.C. to New Orleans in one fell swoop. I was listening to "Bury me not in the loneliness" of the game's soundtrack as I drove on a dark 40-year-old track in the Smoky Mountains at 3 am. I would not recommend this experience to anyone.
• On this point, there is a replacement for New Orleans in this game, a city in which I have lived for years. I miss New Orleans and I like to visit virtually or really, and Rockstar has faithfully recreated my favorite restaurant in the game, even though there is no martinis at 25 cents.
• I play banjo and I love both banjo music and the genres in which it is commonly used. There is a ton of this music in this game.
• It's an extremely long game that I received on October 16th. To finish it in time, I had to tell the main story in a way that I probably would not have done otherwise, and this is likely to be the case for all the reviews you will read. this game.
• I'm eight years older than when I played Red Dead Redemptionand my life is different from that of the time. More importantly, I have a child. This fundamentally alters my relationships with long games and means that I do not necessarily turn to games, movies, or television to provide the emotional release that I had before. I'm full, thank you very much.
• I am more and more suspicious of gigantic games, as much as I love them. Dan Houser's recent comments on 100-hour work weeks, combined with difficult and complicated information from social media and elsewhere, do not give us a concrete answer about the working conditions at Rockstar Games, but there is little doubt that the crisis is a gigantic problem in the world. the industry, and that in many ways is motivated by our desire for games that look and feel like Red Dead Redemption 2.
• I am a white man and most of the main characters in this game are white men. It's easier to identify with people who look like you.
• One of my friends recently passed away, and I do not feel very good about it. He wore a lot of hats – in the literal sense of the word – and the one I remember most closely resembles the one you wear most of the game.