If I had to describe Red Dead Redemption in one word, I can’t do it because of how amazing it is. I don’t even think this review will let me describe my enjoyment of this game, this is the very first time I have ever played Red Dead Redemption, and I have to say. This is one of the greatest games I have ever played. I have so much to say about the game, but I can only say so much without spoiling the game.

Pros

• A fantastic story set in the Old West
  
• Really fun gameplay with some nice weapons to use
  
• Lots of side content for you to enjoy
  
• Genuinely nice soundtrack
  
• Beautiful graphics both during the day and at night

Cons

The issues were so minor that they did not meddle with my experience

The story starts out with former outlaw John Marston, who is forced to hunt down his former gang members by Edgar Ross and Archer Fordham. In return, he can get his family back and live a normal life for the rest of his days. Along the way, he will meet all sorts of people who have their own fair share of interesting stories to tell. In a time period, where having 20 dollars to your name meant something major.
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The story for Red Dead Redemption is honestly fantastic, and it never had a dull moment in its story whatsoever. A large majority of the cast is extremely likable in their ways, I wanted to learn more about them. It also shows the difference between what John Marston does and what some of the other people do in the world they are in. There is a lot I want to talk about with the game's story, but I would be spoiling it if I did.

I know I haven’t touched on the store too much but that’s just how good it is, I don’t want to give much on details. The story is that good and explaining it all in this review is extremely difficult for me to do, so you will just have to take my word for it.

Red Dead Redemption is an open-world type of game, there is a lot to do in the world. The game plays like a Grand Theft Auto game so I could grasp the game's feel quickly. Shooting felt very nice and field, there is an ability that John Maston has access to called Dead Eye. Where time is slowed down and you can get the aim on enemies, after you select your targets, you will kill them instantly with this ability. However, you can only have a max of six targets and can only do it with small firearms.
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There are some nice and fun weapons you can get, like refills, shotguns, and sniper rifles, each having their fair share of uses. My favorite weapon to use was The Winchester Repeater, the most balanced weapon. Able to hold ten rounds before needing to be reloaded, making it the ideal choice for me in most situations. I also liked using the sniper rifle on occasions when I was able to use it. I also really liked using the small firearms that the game gave to me as well, which I find very unique as I don’t usually use those when I get better weapons in the game.

There is lots to do in the world, you can do side quests in the game, and there are strangers and freaks to find, who have their own side stories that can offer them some nice rewards, like money. You will have a lot of, so much that you can just buy most of the properties in the game, which will always have a chest with some ammo and a bed for you to sleep in to save your game.

There are even shooting challenges you can do as well; these will have you either go into a standoff with someone or as simple as shooting a certain number of birds in the air. You can even do hunting-based challenges too, where you hunt certain animals and collect their skins. There are many types of wildlife and when you visit certain shops. You can sell exotic skins of animals for more money than usual compared to a country that has that animal. You can even collect plants, and they also have their challenges for you to go out and complete.

I should at least talk about the honor system for the game, the more good things you do for people, the more people will start to look at you more favorably. From this, you can get discounts from shops and the police will turn a blind eye to some crimes you commit. That being said, if you conduct dishonorable acts, dishonorable people will respect you. This does lead to a minor problem I had with the auto-aim. Sometimes it will lock you onto a target you had no intention of shooting, well the game will deduct your honorable score because of that.

The world of Red Dead Redemption is very beautiful, the land you travel in and the game has beautiful graphics both during the day and at night. I tested the game on an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, and 16 GB of RAM I experienced no issues while I was playing the game and it ran very well.
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Red Dead Redemption is a fantastic open-world game that I really did enjoy, there is so much content that the game has in store for it. On top of that, you also get the Undead Nightmare DLC included in the game. This offers another story and more side missions, and you have to play the game somewhat differently than the base one making this game, a nice purchase.

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Flipline Studios has once again decided to port over one of their other games, Papa’s Pizzeria. I am surprised that this wasn’t the first game to be ported over to Steam but better late than never. The game has been updated with new quality-of-life features and the gameplay has been tweaked and updated.

Pros

• Fun casual gameplay to enjoy
  
• Customizable options for your character and restaurant for each holiday
  
• Classic Papa Louie art style

Cons

• Some of the minigames are very difficult to complete

You will be serving customers a wide variety of pizzas with different toppings. Luckily for Papa Louie, he made bank by selling only pepperoni pizzas, but since this is the deluxe edition, a few more toppings have been added. The gameplay has been improved, and I loved the quality-of-life features that were added. In the original game, the customers didn’t specify how they liked the toppings on their pizzas, but now it’s much easier.

You can create/customize your character or use one of the game's characters if you want. I should note that you can’t change the appearance of the base character you can play as in the game. You can change what clothing they wear to match the seasons but not their appearance. So, to me, it’s only fitting that my Sona Skyknighter runs this Pizzeria and serve the local customers.
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There are two types of customers you will see throughout the game, closers and extreme closers. Closers are the everyday people you will come across in the game, extreme closers are the people you get at the end of the day. I say this because every customer in the game is extremely picky about how their pizza is made. Accidentally put a topping on the wrong side and decided to make it how they wanted it but the said toppings were on a different side. Well, that customer will deduct that from your overall order score, so that means they want it exactly how they asked it.
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Seasons are here again, and you will unlock season-exclusive toppings, have you ever wanted to wonder what Egg Nogg on pizza would taste like for Christmas? No? Well, Santa loves that topping so it’s a thing. You can also get seasonal decorations and clothing with the tips you receive from the customers after serving their pizzas.

There is also a mode where you can make pizzas from this food truck however you like them. You do have to cut them still though or the customer will not be happy with their order, you can cut them how you like, as long as it’s in a set pattern that the game gives you. You are also able to switch between any of the seasonal toppings of your choosing. Serve Valentine’s Day toppings during Halloween if you so wish.

At the end of the day, you can play minigames and if you win the minigame, you can win a random prize. These prizes are seasonal, but they are exclusive to the minigames only and you can’t find them in shops, although get ready to win the same prizes a bunch of times. Although the minigames are where my issues start to lie, some are unfair.

The first minigame I want to talk about is Customer Cravings, this minigame is quite simple, guess the correct order for the customer you serve. There is a slight problem, you see there is a new mechanic that Papa’s Pizzeria introduces. You can sometimes, unlock two customers in one day, the issue is, the game sometimes won’t tell you this and they might not show up. Thus, when it comes to Customer Cravings, it can be a problem when you don’t know anything about said customer's order. Now there is a way to cheat this by just going on the wiki and finding out said order but for those who don't do that like me; it becomes a problem. Unless I happened to server said customer and I just did not remember as they only came once. Other than that, this is the hardest version of Customer Cravings by far.

Strike Out is a minigame where you try and strike out this Baseball batter, the issue here is that the cursor moves too fast in the later levels. You need to avoid the red line or the batter will hit the ball but since the cursor moves so fast, the minigame becomes basically impossible to complete. Papa’s Raceway still suffers from cheating AI and Fashion Flambe is a little underwhelming for me. The only minigames I was able to do anything on, were Mitch’s Mess, Hot Shot, and Freeze-Put, although Freeze-Put can be a bit difficult in the later stages too but it’s possible.

The art style for Papa’s Pizzeria is nice, now the original game had this unique art style that isn’t present here so if you liked the original, it’s not going to be here. I tested the game on an AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core Processor 3.50, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, and 16 GB of RAM, the game should be able to be run on any computer with no issues.
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Papa’s Pizzeria is a nice throwback to the original game with some nice changes and quality-of-life improvements from the original. Fans of the original game should be able to enjoy this game with no issues whatsoever, well. There are some things that fans of the original may like that have been taken away from this game but overall, I enjoyed it and it’s a fun casual game to play when you are looking to chill.

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