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omg they made lemmy political

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[โ€“] tatann@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I had thousands of hours on GTA III (and VC/SA) and GTA IV, but didn't really like GTA V, especially the multiple protagonists aspect.

And while playing RDR2 I felt like I was working. I mean there's farming in some video games, but with RDR2 everything felt like a chore. Although I understand people who wanted a far west simulation can love it.

[โ€“] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Right, I get that.

More the atmosphere sold me on that game plus just the interactions. Riding your horse on those long stretches, just taking in the game world is something for sure. Really gives you time to look. Instead of dodging cars and people in the heavy urban areas of GTA