RDR2's Horseback Riding Indistinguishable From Video On An Actual Horse
Horseback riding in Red Dead Redemption 2 is incredibly realistic. However, that concept was driven home even more by a recent Redditor's post of actual horseback riding. The result is nearly indistinguishable from the game, further displaying the high attention to detail given to the visuals and animations within the 2019 Rockstar title.
Upon Red Dead Redemption 2's launch, high praise was given by fans and critics alike to the detail within Rockstar's open-world western. One particular feature that has been praised for its level of realism in Red Dead Redemption 2 has been its portrayal of horses. Rockstar seemed to be determined to make the in-game equestrians feel as much like real animals as possible, rather than simply a method of transportation, and implemented this from the way they react to changes in temperature or dangerous terrain. The realism was only further enhanced by using motion capture and a Hollywood stunt horse named Blanco to create realistic animations.
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It should come as no surprise then that when Redditor Facial_Fetuss shared a video in which they spliced real footage of themselves on horseback and footage of the first-person in-game horseback riding in Red Dead Redemption 2 together, the results were nearly indistinguishable. This led to fellow Redditors praising the horse mechanics, with horse-enthusiast Electrical-Position3 calling them the "best horse mechanics in any videogame so far" and listing the "horses' anatomy detail, the gait depending on the breed, the eyes, the tongue, the veins, the teeth [and] even the sweat" as their particular highlights, and user Cannasseur agreeing, stating that "No game has been able to get
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