Released for more than a week, the video game "Red Dead Redemption 2" has generated sales of blockbusters and outstanding critics.

Want to know how the West can be won in the open world adventure of Rockstar Games? We gathered some tips from reporters specializing in the brain trust and video games of Rockstar who revised the game to facilitate your explorations in "Red Dead Redemption 2" ($ 60 for Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 , rated Mature for 17 years and older – up).

•Camp lawyer. At the beginning of the game, your protagonist, Arthur Morgan, and the rest of the Van der Linde gang set up camp in the mountainous Horseshoe Overlook. While you are making money, you will want to use the general ledger to improve the camp, says Matt Bertz, editor of Game Informer, who reviewed the game for the site. This "opens the possibility of storing horses, replenishing valuable consumables such as ammunition and traveling quickly from your camp," he said.

Arthur Gies, who reviewed the game for Variety, agrees. Improving "your level 3 camp to unlock quick moves … is one of the most important tips I can think of," he said. "It's limited to a few points in the world, but it can save a lot of time at different times."

Exploring the impressive scenery of horseback riding is a pleasure, but sometimes you want to go somewhere fast. When your camp is outclassed, "you can quickly get directly from the gang camp to any city previously visited," Bertz said.

Also, when upgrading the camp, make sure you have enough ammo and healing tonics.

•More travel advances. If you are with the gang, your horse can automatically follow the crew. Just hold the Run button (X on PS4 or A on Xbox One) to give your horse a less tired look if you press the button regularly to keep up.

Finally, when you start browsing different regions, you may be tired of keeping the Run button. "Red Dead 2" has an application to solve this problem.

Before going on an excursion, set a waypoint on the map. Then, while riding, engage the camera by pressing the right stick. Then you can remove your finger from the Run button and view the view. Return to the traditional view in the third person and the first person by pressing the right stick.

Be sure to visit the train stations because you can buy a train ticket that will allow you to quickly get to the nearby train stations that the train has already visited, as well as to the other active stations where you have stayed.

•On the hunt. At the beginning of the game, you will end up with a bear hunt with Hosea. You will meet a legendary bear. Make sure to continue the hunt after meeting the bear. This will give you a quick introduction to the Trapper and offer you "an incredible hat in cold weather," say Rockstar gurus.

Also at the beginning of Chapter 2, you can begin to bring craft materials to Pearson, the camp cook, and ask him to make you a new bag containing more than your original satchel.

Before hunting, read the Compendium for useful information on where to find animals and which ammunition to use. When you aim for an animal, you will see a star rating for that animal's skin or carcass. Only 3-star carcasses can be used in manufacturing, and you need to get a clean kill so that the skin stays perfect.

The animal study will give you useful information on how to kill properly. Do not forget to use your binoculars to track them remotely. For smaller animals, use the Varmint rifle and small game arrows.

Beyond the skin and game meat you kill, you can collect animal fat that you can make by making fire bottles (such as Molotov cocktails) and explosive ordnance. You can also sell the fat to butchers and trappers.

You can also collect bird feathers, which can also be given to the trapper, who can use them to add a personal touch to Arthur's hat.

•Gunplay. Want to get upgraded weapons at the beginning of the game? When you're in Valentine's City, talk to the salon biographer to launch the Gunslinger mission series, "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman". These optional stories give you access to incredibly personalized weapons.

There will be times when you will face many enemies, so you will want to take advantage of the Dead Eye feature, says GameSpot Editor-in-Chief Kallie Plagge, who described the game as "emotional" and "thought-provoking". . "It's the ability that slows down the combat time so you can shoot enemies accurately," she said. To activate Dead Eye, you press RB on the Xbox One controller or R1 on PS4.

"It's a great option in situations where you're overwhelmed because you can target multiple enemies at once and lighten the opposition," Plagge said. "You'll unlock abilities like manually targeting enemies and even see the hotspots where your shots will be the deadliest."

•Horse riding. Your horse is an important part of your success so take the time to bond. This allows you to acquire new abilities such as breeding and skidding.

In addition to feeding and brushing your horse, another easy way to bond with your horse is to click on the left stick as you roll to pat and calm. The purchase of high end stools and calipers will increase the speed and acceleration of your horse.

"Feed, ride and brush your horse so that it adheres to it, as its bond grows you can call it greater distances and it learns new maneuvers like strafing," he said. declared Plagge. "You can also break wild horses, raise them and sell them for profit once they are well trained.The trick, is to approach them slowly and calmly."

And since you've spent a lot of time connecting and improving your horse, make sure you have a revitalizing horse tonic in your inventory so you can heal your faithful horse.

•Stay focused. As you move into the context of the turn of the century, choose a task and persevere, said Chris Plante, editor and co-founder of the Polygon video game site.

"Red Dead 2", an adventure in an open world, allows you to explore beyond the game scenario to hunt, fish, collect bonuses and other activities. But Plante said he liked the game more "when I focused on one activity at a time, for example, if I needed skins to make a fancy outfit, I would go hunting with a purpose, bringing the appropriate material: a bait, a tonic, a rifle. "

The removal of distractions, he said, "allowed me to get into the heart, rather than treating each activity as an obligation on the way to following up."

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