Games Inbox: Calling Red Dead Redemption 2 a bad game, Elden Ring vs. God Of War, and Switch 2 name

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The Monday letters page is upset at all the video game company acquisitions, as one reader tries to buy a second-hand PS3.

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Cowboy developers Fun Reader’s Feature at the weekend, about overrated franchises, and I wouldn’t necessarily argue with any of them. Or at least I wouldn’t pretend any of them are close to being my favourites or have any games that I love. It’s barely a franchise, since it only has three games (if you even count Red Dead Revolver) but the one that immediately came to mind for me was Red Dead Redemption.

I always found the original to be overrated but the second one may be my least favourite game I’ve ever beaten. Thinking back now, I don’t know how I made it that far, as it goes on forever and I’d got sick of it long before then. But I was fascinated to see how it would end and what it was building to, and the answer was… nothing other than a time loop back to the first game.

The story, which was already extremely vague, peters out to nothing and the resolution with the main characters is extremely unsatisfying and somehow, despite being so long, underwritten. The endless conversations on horseback get more and more meaningless the further you get into the game, as you even begin to resent the action, given how heavily scripted and one dimensional it all is.

Yes, the graphics are pretty and the game world is amazing but that doesn’t add up to an enjoyable game. The voice acting is great too but that doesn’t magically make what they’re saying any more interesting. Just a really bad game all round, as far as I’m concerned.Couscous

Two horse race I’m interested in the show down between Elden Ring and God Of War Ragnarök in this year’s