Games that'll just Gather Dust in Your Library!

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Red Dead Redemption 2

Developed by the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America’s unforgiving heartland.

Why it worked

The video uses a relatable frustration (slow game pacing) to hook viewers, then balances the criticism with a genuine recommendation, making the content feel authentic rather than like a standard advertisement.

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The creator critiques the slow, realistic gameplay mechanics of Red Dead Redemption 2 while acknowledging it as one of the greatest open-world games. The video uses gameplay footage to illustrate the tedious nature of the game's animations and tasks.

Structure

1Introduction to the game's slow pacing
2Demonstration of tedious animations
3Critique of the travel and mission structure
4Highlighting the excessive maintenance tasks

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Games that‘ll just gather Dust in your Library #videogame #usa #reddeadredemption2 #games

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Red Dead Redemption 2 (a video game) — it ACTS as the subject of the video, as the creator demonstrates its gameplay mechanics and critiques its pacing. Removing it would change the entire video. Rockstar (the game developer) — it merely APPEARS as a brand name mentioned in the audio. Removing it would not change the video.

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Games that'll just Gather Dust in Your Library! Dead Red Dead Redemption 2 the game where everything takes fucking forever want to loot someone enjoy the entire animation want to pick something up another animation get on your horse another fucking animation then spend 5 minutes riding across the map just to reach the mission want to run somewhere nope Arthur walks when Arthur feels like walking and if you're trying to get somewhere quickly good luck because the game will make sure you experience every single second of the journey you can spend 5 minutes riding across the map arrive at your destination and then immediately get told to ride somewhere else and the story you can play for hours and somehow barely feel like anything actually happened one minute you're doing a mission then you're riding back to camp talking to someone eating sleeping or just watching Arthur do something incredibly slow then you have to feed your horse clean your guns manage your camp change your clothes shave Arthur take a bath and make sure your horse is taken care of at this point am I playing a game or working a second fucking job and the worst part is the game doesn't even care if you're in a hurry everything is deliberately slow from looting bodies to getting on your horse because Rockstar wants you to actually live in the world instead of rushing through it but if you can tolerate all of that congratulations you're about to experience one of the greatest open world games in video game history

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Games that'll just Gather Dust in Your Library! Red Dead Redemption 2, the game where everything takes fucking forever. Want to loot someone? Enjoy the entire animation. Want to pick something up? Another animation. Get on your horse? Another fucking animation. Then spend 5 minutes riding across the map just to reach the mission. Want to run somewhere? Nope. Arthur walks when Arthur feels like walking. And if you're trying to get somewhere quickly, good luck, because the game will make sure you experience every single second of the journey. You can spend 5 minutes riding across the map, arrive at your destination, and then immediately get told to ride somewhere else. And the story, you can play for hours and somehow barely feel like anything actually happened. One minute you're doing a mission, then you're riding back to camp, talking to someone, eating, sleeping, or just watching Arthur do something incredibly slow. Then you have to feed your horse, clean your guns, manage your camp, change your clothes, shave Arthur, take a bath, and make sure your horse is taken care of. At this point, am I playing a game or working a second fucking job? And the worst part is, the game doesn't even care if you're in a hurry. Everything is deliberately slow, from looting bodies to getting on your horse, because Rockstar wants you to actually live in the world instead of rushing through it. But if you can tolerate all of that, congratulations, you're about to experience one of the greatest open world games in video game history.