Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption is set in 1911, and the Wild West setting is a fully explorable open world. The game tells the story of John Marston, a former outlaw who helps the Bureau of Investigation to bring in his old outlaw friends in exchange for the freedom of his family. Marston's first target is Fort Mercer, the base of former friend Bill Williamson. However, when Marston attacks the base with the help of some new allies, he discovers that Williamson has fled to Mexico with Javier Escuella, another former friend.

In Mexico, Marston comes into conflict with the leader of the Mexican Army and, after some fighting and betrayal, is able to apprehend both Escuella and Williamson. However, the Bureau of Investigation tells Marston that he will be unable to reunite with his family until Dutch van der Linde, the former leader of their bandit gang, is neutralized. After tracking Dutch down, Marston corners him on a clifftop, but Dutch ultimately chooses to commit suicide rather than face capture or execution. However, the Bureau still considers this outcome a victory, and Marston is able to return to his ranch with his wife and son. At this point, the story takes one final twist, and the player is able to control a character other than Marston for the final mission of the game.

Players can stick to the main story missions, or immerse themselves in the world via a variety of side missions and activities such as gambling, hunting, or herb collecting. Beyond the breathtaking, well-developed environment, Red Dead Redemption has also been noted for its superb music and voice acting.

The game saves automatically after main story missions and significant events. Otherwise, players can save the game manually while in Safehouses and Campsites.

The game has several different difficulty levels which affect the challenge level of combat among other things.

Red Dead Redemption has an online multiplayer mode which supports up to sixteen players and includes voice chat. Players could be exposed to strong or offensive language.

The game offers players the ability to make several moral choices. Parents can talk to their kids about the types of choices they make, why they make these choices, and if they make decisions according to their own morals. For instance:

• What fate did you choose for Escuella? Why?
• Did you focus on gaining a positive or negative honor (or some of both)? Why did you make these choices?