Red Dead Redemption 2 Makes GTA 5 Enhanced Feel Obsolete
Grand Theft Auto 5 released on next-gen consoles this past week, and although it's visually impressive, gameplay-wise, it's not as good as Red Dead Redemption 2. GTA 5 first released almost nine years ago at the end of 2013, during which time multiple games in the third-person open-world genre have released with innovative new features and presentation. GTA 5 is still a great open-world game, but revisiting it after playing RDR2 feels like going a step backward.
The latest edition of GTA 5 was first announced at 2020's PlayStation 5 reveal event, but it was met with backlash from a sizeable chunk of the GTA community, due in part to the neglect of Red Dead Online, but mainly because of a then lack of information surrounding the long-awaited but now confirmed Grand Theft Auto 6. The initial "expanded and enhanced" tagline also ran into criticism in the run-up to its release, when it became clear that the new GTA 5 port wouldn't be adding any significant single-player content, and was instead mostly focused on visual and performance upgrades. Said upgrades are significant, but the lack of gameplay additions to GTA 5 has made the title show its age even more.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 released five years after GTA 5 in 2018, and exceeded the already impressive level of detail Rockstar brought to Los Santos. Notable improvements were made to gunplay and overall presentation, with Rockstar introducing more natural animations and improved melee combat. There are several areas where Red Dead Redemption 2 completely overshadows GTA 5,and even with the release of the new "enhanced" edition, the game hasn't been able to bridge the gap over the Wild West adventure.
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