As someone who played this game when it came out, I can say that not knowing the backstory of the Van der Linde gang had its own intrigue. There was a certain sense of discovery as the story unfolded. It was interesting knowing only little bits and pieces of John's past that got revealed over time. At the point you're at now, Bill being the only other gang member you know (and not knowing much about him) made the whole thing seem like a mystery which was really interesting.
@@TheMirandalorianAnd By Playing This Game First, We Had The Same Kinda Feeling As You, When We First Started Seeing All The Characters Again In The 2nd Game After Having Already Met Them In The Previous Game, Same Nostalgic Feeling
@@KrimsonKrackerI played rdr way back in the day when it came out but I got rrod and the game sat unplayed for years. Only got round to playing it again recently on my series s. Anyone who is only getting round to playing this now really need to play it in an Xbox series console, as if you play it on Xbox 360 or a ps3, the game is gonna look bad especially if you had played rdr2.
Thank you guys SO MUCH for watching my first episode for RDR!!! I'm already in LOVE with this game, and I know it's gonna be a hilarious & wild ride! IF YOU'RE HYPED MAKE SURE TO SMASH, PULVERIZE, DESTROY, AND WHACK THE HECK OUT OF THE LIKE BUTTON!!!!!!
I think one of my favorite things about this series is the fact that some played the original first, and some played RDR2 first, but no matter which order you played it, it's still such a seamless story. Easter eggs, hints, familiarities. I remember when I played RDR2 for the first time and Arthur and Javier go looking for John in the mountains. And when Arthur screams "Marston!" and you get that confirmation that it's THE John, and you finally see John and how he got the trademark scar on his face...within the first few minutes I was screaming. And same goes for if you played RDR2 first and then go to RDR1. Within the first few minutes you see familiar towns, familiar faces, and you have this whole background knowledge right away that is so immersive. It's just so easy to jump back into this world🤩
I think I was actually screaming during the bounty hunting mission with Sadie in the epilogue when I had to survey Armadillo in the binoculars. I did NOT expect the entirety of New Austin to be in RDR2, so just seeing Armadillo and realizing that I can literally go there was mind blowing. Especially since my Xbox 360 on which I originally played the first game has been broken for years now and I had no opportunity to go back to that world until I played RDR 2
I'm glad you're finally playing this, this game means alot to me because I used to play it with my brother and sister everyday back oh so many years ago. Now today I restart my playthrough with you, my brother and sister both have passed but I know they would've loved seeing you play this for the first time. You're such a bright light everytime I watch you, never stop being you!
32:00 one cool little thing that I always liked about this scene is it shows how John is used to living. As he’s startled awake he starts to go for his gun out of instinct. He was always ready for a fight if he had to be in one.
Miranda!!!! Firstly you’re such a ray of sunshine and secondly I’m so so excited for this playthrough! I’ve been so salty about never being able to finish this game since ps took it down when I was in the middle of playing it and I don’t have an Xbox! I’m so excited to live vicariously through you and I’m hellla chaotic and get so distracted in games so it all works out! 😂 Red Dead has such a special place in my heart ❤️
The Series X is actually running Red dead redemption in 4k that's why the textures and everything look really polished! Granted Red dead redemption looks amazing either way!!
Even though RDR1 is set over 10 years after RDR2 it does have a more Spaghetti *western* feel to it compared to RDR2. From the main setting being the State of New Austin (Regions based on Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas) to the really fun over the top ragdoll animations that go for a more stylised look and feel over the more heavily and realistic RDR2 reactions. The music also gives off a more 1960s/1970s Spaghetti Western feel. The music may not as diverse as RDR2 it does have a unique sound that really fits the game. RDR2 does have a wider range of locations as it's set across Five States each with their own look, feel, music, and overall tone but RDR1 does feature returning locations such as New Austin the location you unlock once you finish the main story of RDR2 and the Tall Trees and Great Plains regions of West Elizabeth, Great Plains being where Blackwater and John's homestead were located. Nuevo Paraíso is a new location for you just located to the south of New Austin so that's going to be fun. If you want to know where the new map featured in RDR2 starts from just look at Upper Montana River to the east of Blackwater. Beyond this river is where RDR2 is set and the terrain does line up pretty well. You can even see where Lemoyne should be located if you look across the Lake from Blackwater so it's really cool how much thought went into creating the area beyond the map. New Austin - Based on Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas West Elizabeth - Eastern Texas, Oklahoma etc. (Only Great Plains and Tall Trees are in the game, Big Valley where Strawberry is located was introduced in RDR2)
Games from the 2010s hold up extremally well it's really only the resolution that makes alot of them look old. Most games ran at 720p even if you picked 1080p it would just upscale 720p to 1080p you didn't actually play on native 1080p. Even GTA V (2013) ran at a native 720p on Xbox 360/PS3 so it wasn't until the next gen version released that we got to play the game at 1080p and what an improvement it was in comparison. I've been playing through GTA IV on PC at 4K and it looks amazing same goes with alot of older games that visually hold up in art style or in the fact there filled with attention to detail so the worlds feel so alive with systems walking together to simulate a living world. Playing in 4K just allows everything to shine. Another great example is Arkham Knight (2015) that game looks better than most games released today and on PC at 4K at 60FPS it's amazing.
I remember getting this for 360. I was so hyped I couldn't sleep the night before receiving it in the mail. I'm a massive man with no name fan. Can't imagine how you could have waited so long to play this pre-sequel.
Tip to make the game look much better. You can increase the Saturation to you're liking and it does an amazing job at making the game more vibrant making the game pop with life of course too you're liking. Recommend only moving it a few slides over until you find something you like. RDR1 does look a little washed out by default so this fixes the problem. Also the game benefits from taking advantage of the new Xbox consoles going from 1280x720 to 3840x2160 allowing you to run the game at 4K which is why it looks so good. They also added in 16x anisotropic filtering, and a tighter lock at 30fps. The PlayStation Plus version is just the base game as it was on the PS3.
@@chrisbergsten1429 Backward compatible Xbox 360 games received updates. Increased resolution and textures, some games doubled the frame rate with an Xbox "FPS boost" technology! Red Dead Redemption runs at 4k on Xbox Series X and 1440P on Xbox Series S, in addition to texture improvements and other things.
this game got me into video games, right when it came out i was in middle school and played it at a friends house. 12 year old me begged for an xbox 360 nonstop and was lucky enough to get one with rdr for christmas a few months later. the awe and wonder youre having makes me reminiscent of those memories :) super excited for this series!!!
I think this game has been upscaled to 4k 60FPS with Xbox Backwards Compatibility, Xbox updated almost all their backwards compatible games to 4k 60 and HDR which is why this game probably looks so good
I somehow got this video to randomly show up in my feed and I'm so glad it happened! You're wonderful! I'm an older guy, so RDR was one of my first, favorite games. Enjoy seeing you seeing this game from a different perspective. It brings up so many great memories for me, like: I was working an awful job at the time. Took a sick day to help my mental health and played this game with the windows open on a day where it was pouring down with rain. Helping Bonnie and the Marshal, putting down outlaws, making myself a hero in the old west... There are times these days when I smell that bit of powerful rain and I'm reminded of that one good day.
Playing it on a Series X was a smart decision ultimately. Their emulation of RDR has some neat improvements. It runs internally at 4K and has better texture filtering.
im 52 years young now and i have to say that this and red dead 2 are by far the best games i have played. the setting, the characters, the storyline are all spot on. i love the fact that you went off to see the landscape, i did exactly the same thing when i played it back on PS3. theres a video on youtube called "essence of red dead redemption", its about 3 minutes long and i think you might enjoy it. Above all enjoy the game, better in some ways than its sequel.
The backwards compatible games which also have "X" enhancements are really nice. Xbox did an amazing job enhancing these old games with 4k etc. Not every 360 game has X enhancement, but the ones that do look phenomenal. Fallout 3 and Mirror's Edge, for example also look incredible.
it's SO fascinating that i played through red dead the year after it's release with no clue what was going on through a good portion of it. there was minimal context about who you were or why you were here until the game decided yo clue you in, but here we are years later and your starting this game off with a WORLD of context, knowing who's who and what's what right out of the gate.
It starts with John being in custody by the Pinkertons, one of them being Agent Ross from rdr2, they found him due to him getting revenge on Micah in the epilogue, some say if he never avenged Arthur he'd never been caught
I should point out that RDR does not take place in the GTA Universe as some people may cause confusion when bringing it up. In the GTA universe New York is replaced with Liberty City along with the State of New York with The State of Liberty. New York is mentioned alot in RDR2 along with famous landmarks like the Statue of Liberty (Statue of Happiness in GTA IV) and Brooklyn Bridge (Broker Bridge in GTA IV) so it's impossible to have them be connected. So if you ever get into the GTA games just keep that in mind, GTA does share a connection with the Manhunt games and Bully though just not RDR even though both series feature Fictional States and locations while also mentioning real world States and cities as well.
@@John-996 Bully's setting of Bullworth Academy in the Town of Bullworth is advertised on TV. It was seen briefly in a segment of CNT reality show I'm Rich.
Your passion and excitement is so sweet!! This is going to be such a fun playthrough! ps. I hope you take your time with this game too, just like in RDR2 there is so much to explore and also a lot of hilarious side content!
Your decision to tackle this one second is going to be epic! 10:35 Besides that easter egg you mentioned about Bonnie's brother, there is a subtle one in the intro. At a convention, Bill's actor mentioned that he stood in to body double Bonnie on a day she was unable to attend. 😂 Can't wait to watch you navigate this game in Miranda style. 🎉
Seeing people play RDR 1 blind after already they completed RDR 2 blind is very surreal to me, in a good way of course. Like anyone watching Star Wars 1-3 then 4-6 as opposed to its original release in terms of real life years. Back when I or everybody in the world walked up to Fort Mercer the first time, none of us knew who Bill was or his prior connection to John in any capacity. We were all like “Uhh, why is this Bill dude so angry?” “Why does John have history with him?” The effort that went into RDR 2 to go through the whole backstory shown here is nuts. The mechanics of RDR 1, being on a whole different console generation, needless to say they’re much simpler. So it’s not nearly as big a chore, like picking up your hat endlessly or needing to cause virtually no damage to an animal to successfully hunt. #1 isn’t as long or as in depth. It’s still fun and remarkable for way back when. I’ll definitely be watching this whole series in full.
Both the red dead games got me through hard times and I know they aren’t real but John and Arthur have been inspirations to me. And the games are just my get away from life. And Arthur reminds me of my grandfather so playing as Arthur has allowed me to get closure with my grandpas passing. And my grandpa was the one who got me into the western genre so I am very attached to these games
Started to watch this first episode a few months ago and it made me wanna play, so I went and did that, finished game and now I’m back to watch you. You are so much fun!
It’s cool that you’re getting nostalgic about Fort Mercer being in RDR2 while playing RDR1 while it was the opposite for most of us 🙂 I kinda wish I could forget my first playthrough of this so the series would be in chronological order but then again, it’s cool getting to see references to all the stuff we know happened in the past
Really excited for this! Your RDR2 playthrough is absolutely one of your best. I never really got immersed in the story of these games, I always just run around trying people to my horse and various things and being a huge menace to the towns 😂. But I know you're going to absolutely love this game, the Undead DLC is actually my favourite of the 3!
Awesome, I've been waiting for this! From what I heard, this game actually runs at native 4K resolution on Xbox Series X, so it will look much better than if you played it on its original consoles PS3/Xbox 360. So it pretty much IS the remaster, but just exclusive to Xbox. One more reason for me to finally get a Series X... Unfortunately, it's still capped at 30 FPS, which Microsoft can't do anything about; would have to be patched by devs.
I love that you're playing this! I actually started with Red Dead Redemption and loved it, it bought out all the emotions. Bill Williamson's voice reminds me so much of the Sheriff from Disney's Robin Hood movie. 😂
SO happy you're playing this! One of my top 5 favorite games, and because John Marston is one of my all time fav protagonists, I put this one over RDR2 (even if it is the superior game) 😂
Rockstar honestly never disappoints and this is still one my favorite games of all time. When I played it for the first time on the Playstation 3 I thought the graphics were RDR2 level lol. So, whether it does get remastered or not, it will still be a timeless game in my eyes.
As someone who played the games in release order, I can say that a big difference is some choices that get made later were easier for me than they will be for you.
Hi, glad to see you playing this for us to watch and enjoy. I don't think this is a spoiler but wait to do bounties till further in Bonnie's guest line. Thanks for letting us come along for the ride.
Love that you took note of John’s intellect. Or maybe more so, his maturity. John in this game is a man who has lived and loved and lost. A famous quote of his from both games “People don’t forget, nothing gets forgiven.”
This game was for me like it was your brother, played endless hours with my friends and we had so much fun and the story was and still is one of my favourites I’ve ever played in gaming. Also playing this game first seems like it was a very different experience to those of you playing now with the knowledge of 2, we were going in blind meeting all new people in an all new world everything was surprising and unpredictable.
This game has aged incredibly well imo! The story is obviously fantastic but even visually, it still looks fantastic for a game that is well over a decade old. The fine details might not always be as sharp but the aesthetics will always look good. I also personally love the true old west feeling this game has that RDR2 doesn’t quite have.
Excited to see you starting this playthrough! Been looking forward to it. I'm a huge RDR2 fan and only have a PS5. No access to RDR. Glad to see my favorite gamer play it.😊
Watching your excitement playing this game is fun to watch, the game was ahead of its time but your in for a treat playing this, even Read Dead Nightmare, can't wait for episode 2
I didnt exactly grow up with this game since i was 20 when it came out, but it was like no game i had played before. It took open worlds to a whole new level for me. I know Rockstar was abit apprehensive about RDR since alot of people worried that the open world was gonna be too open and too "empty". People where used to the tightly designed cities of Liberty City or Los Santos, with people, cars, constant noise and alot of sensory input, with only small patches of rural areas. It turned out that the expansive "emptiness" was the perfect palet cleanser for the tight cityscape that alot of people where growing abit tired of at the time. Riding around New Austin was unlike any other game or open world i had seen before, the emptyness brought out a very serene feeling in me and i couldnt get enough of it. The "empty" and expansive world mixed with action and deep story was incredible, i could spend hours just hunting but was also facinated by all the strangers and side content. I played this game 3 times back to back within about 2 months of the release. Objectively it might not be the best game ever, but to me no gaming experience has come close to how i felt about this game in 2010, RDR2 included. Getting online and undead nightmare was the cherry on top of my favorite game ever. Im so excited for this playthrough! You are gonna love it.
The first part of this game is so super nostalgic for me, the train ride into town and those racist women. I remember thinking it was like the start of a classic western novel or movie, as well as that music, it’s one of my core memories of gaming.
you will be blown away by some of the vistas. I played this on xbox360 on release and yea it was and still is beautiful. When you finish with this... your should play red dear revolver.
This game is one of the many examples of how good the xbox backwards compatible 360 games can look with x enhancements. Red dead, gears 1,2,3, fallout 3 and splinter cell blacklist really shine via backwards compatibility, well worth checking out even if its just to see the improvements.
Late to the party, but I remember playing this game when I was 13, (26 now). And it was such a trip, John was always the greatest character I had ever seen in a video game, and it was close because Niko Bellic (Gta4) came out around the same time and I thought he was great, but John blew him away. This was the original greatest storyline of all time, before rdr2. Rdr2 is most definitely the most cinematic, best story telling game of all time, but this game being 8 years older than rdr2, it was revolutionary. You’re in for a treat. Playing this game with no backstory was such a treat because you really didn’t understand what was going on, but it all makes sense in the end. And then RDR2 really explains everything. I hope they remaster this with some improved dialogue. Look forward to watching more!
Love the fellow skybox appreciation! Not many people talk about how good it was for 2010 and how great it holds up, the sunsets, the sunrises, then midnight & midday sky’s are just gorgeous. The night sky in particular i just love the amount of stars that cover it, the devs considering the realistic lack of atmospheric pollution in the game’s time setting when designing the skybox is an insane level of detail.
I haven't played RDR1 in forever. Mostly because I've been too busy playing RDR2. But seeing a lot of guys & girls playing it in 2023 is making me wanna play it again myself.
All these years later this game still ranks among my top 10 favorite games ever. Something that even the sequel to this game could not achieve. Have fun with it. It’s an experience. 🤠
Love the enthusiasm. RDR1 and 2 are my favorite games of all time. And it’s funny you keep asking if it’s remastered or not. Especially now that there are HEAVY rumors that we’re getting a remaster or even a remake of this game with RDR2s engine.
YES!!!!! I am so excited to tag along on this journey Miranda. You still have my favourite playthrough of RDR2 ever, so I can’t wait to see you experience this next chapter🫶🏻
I can confirm, THIS was my first entry in the red dead series miranda, played this way back in 2010 on release on my good old PS3, and back then this game was groundbreaking and it still looks incredible, I remember absolutely falling in love with the world and everything in it at the time, must've sunk at least a few hundred hours into this game back in the day. still an absolutely mesmerizing game. Glad your loving it equally as much
I first bought this game way back in the days . And what caught my eye was John Marston and it being shooter game . I said to myself " I'll check this game out to see what it's like " . And of course I ended up loving it . After I finished , I saw the game called " Undead Nightmare " and bought that one right away . When the gamers found out about RDR2 , we all couldn't wait for it . They said it was coming out on a certain date , then they gave a later day for it's release . So like me and many others put in our order . And the day it came out , the video store line was around the block. Not to mention that there were 2 diff RDR2 . I think the other one was longer with more side missions .
Miranda, i just got on watching you play part 1of Red Dead Redemption and i'm really glad that you are playing it today have a wonderful 4th of July tomorrow Thank You Miranda.🤠🤠 🎆🎆🎆🎇🎇🎇
This game is the reason I purchased my first Xbox console. It was not available on pc and I wanted to play it so bad that I splurged and bought an Xbox 360 just to play this game. The thing I missed most in RDR2 was Liars Dice. Loved playing Liars Dice and sure wish they had included it in RDR2. So glad to see someone playing this amazing game (that is twelve years old) and actually enjoying it as much as you seem to be.
I started playing red dead 2 3 weeks ago, and I fell in love immediately with that. I played the first non stop everyday when I was little back in the day, an amazing game as well.
To answer your question - I think those who played the game when it originally came out felt the same way about RDR2 as you do at the beginning of RDR1. We knew the characters. Except we learned about what happened before the gang disbanded and you’re about to learn what happens after.
Sadie was your favorite character from RDR2? She was Micah but with a conscience. I have to put her pretty low in the gangs favorite members. Bonnie is cool though, level headed and takes action when needed.
One thing that I love is how Red Dead Redemption 2 used a new version of John's theme from RDR1 a couple times. The whistling when you first rescue John in Enter, Pursued By A Memory, his theme in the mission Jim Milton Rides Again, and of course the final mission, American Venom.
The smile you instantly had once this booted up was so special I caught some of these I’ll have to watch the rest after work but it’s nice to experience this again myself after a long time.
Fun fact: Season 2 of Portlandia has an episode in which RDR1 is shown. It's the "adult babysitter" sketch in which a woman hires an old lady to babysit her boyfriend while she's gone (hilarious social satire). He's seen playing Red Dead Redemption at one point in the episode because Fred Armisen is actually a big fan of the game irl.
Finally you can experience the first game! Loved your playthrough of the second game ❤ Have fun and take your time as you done it while playing the second game :)
The reason the game looks so good is because it was was enhanced for the Series X including resolution to 4k and framerate boost. It did not look that good on the original systems. Love your videos BTW. You are so entertaining and such a joy to watch! ❤
@@DonYoGi8331I believe they upped it to 40-45 fps. With the game being so old with an outdated engine, they couldn't port it over with 60fps because it would break the game on consoles.
I have to also say you are taking me back to the past. I remember when me and my cousin use to play the crap out of this game. This is one of rock stars best games they ever made
Red Dead Redemption is one of my favorite games I’ve ever played, insane attention to detail and an incredible story. The 2nd game really knocked it out of the park as well, but for its time, this game is was just as impressive
RDR + RDR2 - One of the greatest Western stories every told, on any story-telling media. As for graphics, yeah. RDR1 was a technical marvel in 2011. Still holds up really nicely 12 years later.
Bahahah at 14:02 i love how u just detailed how cool it is with the NPCs and it makes u feel like u are there...... then u turn around and see a drunk guy stumbling outta the saloon hahahhahaha
I still have an XBox 360 specifically for RDR and NCAA Football. Might have to start a new RDR game now. I remember being absolutely blown away by the graphics when it first came out.
Hey!! I haven’t tuned into a playthrough of yours since Spider-Man because you’ve been playing games I didn’t want spoilers for. So happy to be back and joining you for my favourite game!! I hope you enjoy it 🥳
I’m so excited to watch you play this! I played red dead 2 for the first time along with you and I haven’t played the first one either! I guess I may have to buy it and play along side you again ;) I’ll have to wait till I get back from my Thailand holiday but don’t you worry! I’ll catch up! :P
The wait between RDR2 and this one is absolutely fine, it was nice to watch a couple of different series before going back to this one. Really looking forward to your playthrough. There are rumours of a remake/remaster coming up 🙂
It's so GREAT to see you back in the RDR universe. I was one that played this game first about a year after it came out. At the time the graphics were insane. It quickly became one of my favorite all time games. It was very strange at first playing RDR2 as Arthur and having John in the gang. Until RDR2 John was my all time favorite game character but now it's almost a toss up between John and Arthur. Yes Bonnie is amazing and when I played this game I didn't know about Abigil so I was soooo shipping John and Bonnie...lol. Also I don't think Arthur's picking on John for being dumb didn't mean uneducated because Dutch made sure they both were. It was more about his life choices and youth. This is going to be so much fun seeing you experience RDR1. 😁
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As someone who played this game when it came out, I can say that not knowing the backstory of the Van der Linde gang had its own intrigue. There was a certain sense of discovery as the story unfolded. It was interesting knowing only little bits and pieces of John's past that got revealed over time. At the point you're at now, Bill being the only other gang member you know (and not knowing much about him) made the whole thing seem like a mystery which was really interesting.
that's such a cool perspective! thanks for sharing!!!
Game definitely hits different for those who've played RDR2 first... In numerous ways. Either way, can't wait for the reactions here!
@@TheMirandalorianAnd By Playing This Game First, We Had The Same Kinda Feeling As You, When We First Started Seeing All The Characters Again In The 2nd Game After Having Already Met Them In The Previous Game, Same Nostalgic Feeling
It's funny for me because I could not play RDR2 without hating dutch the whole way through. lol.
I had no G-D Faith!
@@KrimsonKrackerI played rdr way back in the day when it came out but I got rrod and the game sat unplayed for years. Only got round to playing it again recently on my series s.
Anyone who is only getting round to playing this now really need to play it in an Xbox series console, as if you play it on Xbox 360 or a ps3, the game is gonna look bad especially if you had played rdr2.
Thank you guys SO MUCH for watching my first episode for RDR!!! I'm already in LOVE with this game, and I know it's gonna be a hilarious & wild ride! IF YOU'RE HYPED MAKE SURE TO SMASH, PULVERIZE, DESTROY, AND WHACK THE HECK OUT OF THE LIKE BUTTON!!!!!!
Use your Dead Eye!
I PULVERIZED the like button
@@taikalai I used my quick draw skills on that like button
Just a heads up on the undead nightmare the disc version is hella buggy
At last she Got On It! 😆
I think one of my favorite things about this series is the fact that some played the original first, and some played RDR2 first, but no matter which order you played it, it's still such a seamless story. Easter eggs, hints, familiarities. I remember when I played RDR2 for the first time and Arthur and Javier go looking for John in the mountains. And when Arthur screams "Marston!" and you get that confirmation that it's THE John, and you finally see John and how he got the trademark scar on his face...within the first few minutes I was screaming. And same goes for if you played RDR2 first and then go to RDR1. Within the first few minutes you see familiar towns, familiar faces, and you have this whole background knowledge right away that is so immersive. It's just so easy to jump back into this world🤩
I think I was actually screaming during the bounty hunting mission with Sadie in the epilogue when I had to survey Armadillo in the binoculars. I did NOT expect the entirety of New Austin to be in RDR2, so just seeing Armadillo and realizing that I can literally go there was mind blowing. Especially since my Xbox 360 on which I originally played the first game has been broken for years now and I had no opportunity to go back to that world until I played RDR 2
I'm glad you're finally playing this, this game means alot to me because I used to play it with my brother and sister everyday back oh so many years ago. Now today I restart my playthrough with you, my brother and sister both have passed but I know they would've loved seeing you play this for the first time. You're such a bright light everytime I watch you, never stop being you!
Sending you so much love ❤
it’s awesome you’re playing this classic. I petition for L.A. Noire to be the next playthrough!
Absolutely! This, and GTA V of course.
Was just about to comment that hahaha
32:00 one cool little thing that I always liked about this scene is it shows how John is used to living. As he’s startled awake he starts to go for his gun out of instinct. He was always ready for a fight if he had to be in one.
Nice one, never thought about it.
Miranda!!!! Firstly you’re such a ray of sunshine and secondly I’m so so excited for this playthrough! I’ve been so salty about never being able to finish this game since ps took it down when I was in the middle of playing it and I don’t have an Xbox! I’m so excited to live vicariously through you and I’m hellla chaotic and get so distracted in games so it all works out! 😂 Red Dead has such a special place in my heart ❤️
they took it down WHILE you were playing it?!?! that's not fair! hopefully you get to finish it one day!
The Series X is actually running Red dead redemption in 4k that's why the textures and everything look really polished! Granted Red dead redemption looks amazing either way!!
Yaaaaaaaas!!! This is the playthrough I've been waiting for! Thank you Miranda I'm so excited to see you play this! 😁
Even though RDR1 is set over 10 years after RDR2 it does have a more Spaghetti *western* feel to it compared to RDR2. From the main setting being the State of New Austin (Regions based on Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas) to the really fun over the top ragdoll animations that go for a more stylised look and feel over the more heavily and realistic RDR2 reactions. The music also gives off a more 1960s/1970s Spaghetti Western feel. The music may not as diverse as RDR2 it does have a unique sound that really fits the game.
RDR2 does have a wider range of locations as it's set across Five States each with their own look, feel, music, and overall tone but RDR1 does feature returning locations such as New Austin the location you unlock once you finish the main story of RDR2 and the Tall Trees and Great Plains regions of West Elizabeth, Great Plains being where Blackwater and John's homestead were located. Nuevo Paraíso is a new location for you just located to the south of New Austin so that's going to be fun.
If you want to know where the new map featured in RDR2 starts from just look at Upper Montana River to the east of Blackwater. Beyond this river is where RDR2 is set and the terrain does line up pretty well. You can even see where Lemoyne should be located if you look across the Lake from Blackwater so it's really cool how much thought went into creating the area beyond the map.
New Austin - Based on Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas
West Elizabeth - Eastern Texas, Oklahoma etc. (Only Great Plains and Tall Trees are in the game, Big Valley where Strawberry is located was introduced in RDR2)
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Games from the 2010s hold up extremally well it's really only the resolution that makes alot of them look old. Most games ran at 720p even if you picked 1080p it would just upscale 720p to 1080p you didn't actually play on native 1080p. Even GTA V (2013) ran at a native 720p on Xbox 360/PS3 so it wasn't until the next gen version released that we got to play the game at 1080p and what an improvement it was in comparison.
I've been playing through GTA IV on PC at 4K and it looks amazing same goes with alot of older games that visually hold up in art style or in the fact there filled with attention to detail so the worlds feel so alive with systems walking together to simulate a living world. Playing in 4K just allows everything to shine. Another great example is Arkham Knight (2015) that game looks better than most games released today and on PC at 4K at 60FPS it's amazing.
I remember getting this for 360. I was so hyped I couldn't sleep the night before receiving it in the mail. I'm a massive man with no name fan. Can't imagine how you could have waited so long to play this pre-sequel.
John Marston is such a great character, and the voice for him is perfect. I loved playing this game’s story through.
Tip to make the game look much better. You can increase the Saturation to you're liking and it does an amazing job at making the game more vibrant making the game pop with life of course too you're liking. Recommend only moving it a few slides over until you find something you like. RDR1 does look a little washed out by default so this fixes the problem. Also the game benefits from taking advantage of the new Xbox consoles going from 1280x720 to 3840x2160 allowing you to run the game at 4K which is why it looks so good. They also added in 16x anisotropic filtering, and a tighter lock at 30fps. The PlayStation Plus version is just the base game as it was on the PS3.
the game was already running at 4k on One X
and btw the game is not on the ps plus since October 2022
@@chrisbergsten1429 Backward compatible Xbox 360 games received updates. Increased resolution and textures, some games doubled the frame rate with an Xbox "FPS boost" technology! Red Dead Redemption runs at 4k on Xbox Series X and 1440P on Xbox Series S, in addition to texture improvements and other things.
this game got me into video games, right when it came out i was in middle school and played it at a friends house. 12 year old me begged for an xbox 360 nonstop and was lucky enough to get one with rdr for christmas a few months later. the awe and wonder youre having makes me reminiscent of those memories :) super excited for this series!!!
I think this game has been upscaled to 4k 60FPS with Xbox Backwards Compatibility, Xbox updated almost all their backwards compatible games to 4k 60 and HDR which is why this game probably looks so good
Its still 30fps but great game
I somehow got this video to randomly show up in my feed and I'm so glad it happened! You're wonderful!
I'm an older guy, so RDR was one of my first, favorite games. Enjoy seeing you seeing this game from a different perspective. It brings up so many great memories for me, like:
I was working an awful job at the time. Took a sick day to help my mental health and played this game with the windows open on a day where it was pouring down with rain. Helping Bonnie and the Marshal, putting down outlaws, making myself a hero in the old west...
There are times these days when I smell that bit of powerful rain and I'm reminded of that one good day.
Playing it on a Series X was a smart decision ultimately. Their emulation of RDR has some neat improvements. It runs internally at 4K and has better texture filtering.
Thanks to xbox engineers because of the Xbox one X enhanced.
@@BOBBY-xd5wd Incorrect. It was the back compat team.
@@carteljameson8395 lol!! They're still under xbox duh.
Lovin' it👍, better than GTA4 and 5 in my opinion. The concept does it for me.
Can’t wait to watch this.. Playing it myself right now on my xbox Series X. It has been enhanced to 4K on the xbox 😁
im 52 years young now and i have to say that this and red dead 2 are by far the best games i have played. the setting, the characters, the storyline are all spot on. i love the fact that you went off to see the landscape, i did exactly the same thing when i played it back on PS3. theres a video on youtube called "essence of red dead redemption", its about 3 minutes long and i think you might enjoy it. Above all enjoy the game, better in some ways than its sequel.
The backwards compatible games which also have "X" enhancements are really nice. Xbox did an amazing job enhancing these old games with 4k etc. Not every 360 game has X enhancement, but the ones that do look phenomenal. Fallout 3 and Mirror's Edge, for example also look incredible.
They really did do a nice job!!
it's SO fascinating that i played through red dead the year after it's release with no clue what was going on through a good portion of it. there was minimal context about who you were or why you were here until the game decided yo clue you in, but here we are years later and your starting this game off with a WORLD of context, knowing who's who and what's what right out of the gate.
It starts with John being in custody by the Pinkertons, one of them being Agent Ross from rdr2, they found him due to him getting revenge on Micah in the epilogue, some say if he never avenged Arthur he'd never been caught
I should point out that RDR does not take place in the GTA Universe as some people may cause confusion when bringing it up. In the GTA universe New York is replaced with Liberty City along with the State of New York with The State of Liberty. New York is mentioned alot in RDR2 along with famous landmarks like the Statue of Liberty (Statue of Happiness in GTA IV) and Brooklyn Bridge (Broker Bridge in GTA IV) so it's impossible to have them be connected. So if you ever get into the GTA games just keep that in mind, GTA does share a connection with the Manhunt games and Bully though just not RDR even though both series feature Fictional States and locations while also mentioning real world States and cities as well.
Manhunt to may knowledge is the Only game that takes place in the GTA universe Not sure about Bully though.
Exactly. Some people get confused because R* likes to place easter eggs and references to other games.
@@John-996 Bully's setting of Bullworth Academy in the Town of Bullworth is advertised on TV. It was seen briefly in a segment of CNT reality show I'm Rich.
RD also has a part of the map called strawberry, just like gta though
@@changotv5847 completely unrelated. Different location, different universe, I guess someone at R* just like strawberries
Your passion and excitement is so sweet!! This is going to be such a fun playthrough!
ps. I hope you take your time with this game too, just like in RDR2 there is so much to explore and also a lot of hilarious side content!
Great to see you play this Miranda! I recall getting 100% completion on it several months after it first come out in 2010. You’ll love it!
I'm so happy you're finally playing this!!! Been waiting for this series since the rdr2 playthrough. So so excited to see what you think of this one!
Your decision to tackle this one second is going to be epic!
10:35 Besides that easter egg you mentioned about Bonnie's brother, there is a subtle one in the intro. At a convention, Bill's actor mentioned that he stood in to body double Bonnie on a day she was unable to attend. 😂
Can't wait to watch you navigate this game in Miranda style. 🎉
Rdr2 its the best game ever made and playing rdr1 was a blessing . Your gonna love it.
Seeing people play RDR 1 blind after already they completed RDR 2 blind is very surreal to me, in a good way of course. Like anyone watching Star Wars 1-3 then 4-6 as opposed to its original release in terms of real life years. Back when I or everybody in the world walked up to Fort Mercer the first time, none of us knew who Bill was or his prior connection to John in any capacity. We were all like “Uhh, why is this Bill dude so angry?” “Why does John have history with him?”
The effort that went into RDR 2 to go through the whole backstory shown here is nuts. The mechanics of RDR 1, being on a whole different console generation, needless to say they’re much simpler. So it’s not nearly as big a chore, like picking up your hat endlessly or needing to cause virtually no damage to an animal to successfully hunt. #1 isn’t as long or as in depth. It’s still fun and remarkable for way back when. I’ll definitely be watching this whole series in full.
I love your enthusiasm when playing the game it's so infectious. Watching your streams always puts a smile on my face, long may it last.❤
Both the red dead games got me through hard times and I know they aren’t real but John and Arthur have been inspirations to me. And the games are just my get away from life. And Arthur reminds me of my grandfather so playing as Arthur has allowed me to get closure with my grandpas passing. And my grandpa was the one who got me into the western genre so I am very attached to these games
Started to watch this first episode a few months ago and it made me wanna play, so I went and did that, finished game and now I’m back to watch you. You are so much fun!
It’s cool that you’re getting nostalgic about Fort Mercer being in RDR2 while playing RDR1 while it was the opposite for most of us 🙂 I kinda wish I could forget my first playthrough of this so the series would be in chronological order but then again, it’s cool getting to see references to all the stuff we know happened in the past
Really excited for this! Your RDR2 playthrough is absolutely one of your best. I never really got immersed in the story of these games, I always just run around trying people to my horse and various things and being a huge menace to the towns 😂. But I know you're going to absolutely love this game, the Undead DLC is actually my favourite of the 3!
Awesome, I've been waiting for this! From what I heard, this game actually runs at native 4K resolution on Xbox Series X, so it will look much better than if you played it on its original consoles PS3/Xbox 360. So it pretty much IS the remaster, but just exclusive to Xbox. One more reason for me to finally get a Series X... Unfortunately, it's still capped at 30 FPS, which Microsoft can't do anything about; would have to be patched by devs.
I love that you're playing this! I actually started with Red Dead Redemption and loved it, it bought out all the emotions. Bill Williamson's voice reminds me so much of the Sheriff from Disney's Robin Hood movie. 😂
SO happy you're playing this! One of my top 5 favorite games, and because John Marston is one of my all time fav protagonists, I put this one over RDR2 (even if it is the superior game) 😂
Rockstar honestly never disappoints and this is still one my favorite games of all time. When I played it for the first time on the Playstation 3 I thought the graphics were RDR2 level lol. So, whether it does get remastered or not, it will still be a timeless game in my eyes.
As someone who played the games in release order, I can say that a big difference is some choices that get made later were easier for me than they will be for you.
Hi, glad to see you playing this for us to watch and enjoy. I don't think this is a spoiler but wait to do bounties till further in Bonnie's guest line. Thanks for letting us come along for the ride.
Love that you took note of John’s intellect. Or maybe more so, his maturity. John in this game is a man who has lived and loved and lost. A famous quote of his from both games “People don’t forget, nothing gets forgiven.”
One reason it looks so good is the Series X renders the game at 4k, much higher than the 360 did. But yeah, it was amazing looking in 2010.
This game was for me like it was your brother, played endless hours with my friends and we had so much fun and the story was and still is one of my favourites I’ve ever played in gaming.
Also playing this game first seems like it was a very different experience to those of you playing now with the knowledge of 2, we were going in blind meeting all new people in an all new world everything was surprising and unpredictable.
This game has aged incredibly well imo! The story is obviously fantastic but even visually, it still looks fantastic for a game that is well over a decade old. The fine details might not always be as sharp but the aesthetics will always look good. I also personally love the true old west feeling this game has that RDR2 doesn’t quite have.
I have been waiting for this moment. This is bringing back memories. Thank you for playing this
Excited to see you starting this playthrough! Been looking forward to it. I'm a huge RDR2 fan and only have a PS5. No access to RDR. Glad to see my favorite gamer play it.😊
rdr1 and rdr2 are flawless masterpieces🔥💯
Watching your excitement playing this game is fun to watch, the game was ahead of its time but your in for a treat playing this, even Read Dead Nightmare, can't wait for episode 2
It’s been years since I’ve played this game so I already know these videos are gonna bring back so many memories. Can’t wait to see more
I think this game should be remastered as a DLC to RDR2, whereby when you complete that game it just continues into this game, that would be epic
I didnt exactly grow up with this game since i was 20 when it came out, but it was like no game i had played before. It took open worlds to a whole new level for me.
I know Rockstar was abit apprehensive about RDR since alot of people worried that the open world was gonna be too open and too "empty". People where used to the tightly designed cities of Liberty City or Los Santos, with people, cars, constant noise and alot of sensory input, with only small patches of rural areas. It turned out that the expansive "emptiness" was the perfect palet cleanser for the tight cityscape that alot of people where growing abit tired of at the time.
Riding around New Austin was unlike any other game or open world i had seen before, the emptyness brought out a very serene feeling in me and i couldnt get enough of it. The "empty" and expansive world mixed with action and deep story was incredible, i could spend hours just hunting but was also facinated by all the strangers and side content. I played this game 3 times back to back within about 2 months of the release.
Objectively it might not be the best game ever, but to me no gaming experience has come close to how i felt about this game in 2010, RDR2 included.
Getting online and undead nightmare was the cherry on top of my favorite game ever.
Im so excited for this playthrough! You are gonna love it.
The first part of this game is so super nostalgic for me, the train ride into town and those racist women. I remember thinking it was like the start of a classic western novel or movie, as well as that music, it’s one of my core memories of gaming.
RDR gets a remasterd soon and ur still a legend going for the Old version love it
My favourite gamer playing my favourite game, this is going to be a great series
This has inspired me to start up some gaming videos, like I just being myself and have fun so thank you! 🙏🙂
Hey Miranda, Fallout 4 and skyrim are some of my favorite games ever. It would be a dream to see you play one of these games.
you will be blown away by some of the vistas. I played this on xbox360 on release and yea it was and still is beautiful. When you finish with this... your should play red dear revolver.
I second this. Revolver was a great PS2 classic, still play it on PS4.
Liar's Dice is where it's at!
*And I'm still not over it not being in RDR2!!*
This game is one of the many examples of how good the xbox backwards compatible 360 games can look with x enhancements.
Red dead, gears 1,2,3, fallout 3 and splinter cell blacklist really shine via backwards compatibility, well worth checking out even if its just to see the improvements.
Late to the party, but I remember playing this game when I was 13, (26 now). And it was such a trip, John was always the greatest character I had ever seen in a video game, and it was close because Niko Bellic (Gta4) came out around the same time and I thought he was great, but John blew him away. This was the original greatest storyline of all time, before rdr2. Rdr2 is most definitely the most cinematic, best story telling game of all time, but this game being 8 years older than rdr2, it was revolutionary. You’re in for a treat.
Playing this game with no backstory was such a treat because you really didn’t understand what was going on, but it all makes sense in the end. And then RDR2 really explains everything. I hope they remaster this with some improved dialogue. Look forward to watching more!
Love the fellow skybox appreciation! Not many people talk about how good it was for 2010 and how great it holds up, the sunsets, the sunrises, then midnight & midday sky’s are just gorgeous. The night sky in particular i just love the amount of stars that cover it, the devs considering the realistic lack of atmospheric pollution in the game’s time setting when designing the skybox is an insane level of detail.
Oh you didn't know what you were getting into.. I'm going to love this series!!❤
I haven't played RDR1 in forever. Mostly because I've been too busy playing RDR2. But seeing a lot of guys & girls playing it in 2023 is making me wanna play it again myself.
All these years later this game still ranks among my top 10 favorite games ever. Something that even the sequel to this game could not achieve. Have fun with it. It’s an experience. 🤠
If you're curious why the game still looks as good as it does, it's because it recieved a 4K update for Xbox a few years back. It looks fantastic!
Also has great Artstyle To bad they did not do it for Maxpayne 3.
And apparently it’s getting a remaster as well.
@@c4ster.1nah
@@batwayne6424 ofc not I said that when the rumours were happening.
@@c4ster.1 yeah I know
Love the enthusiasm. RDR1 and 2 are my favorite games of all time. And it’s funny you keep asking if it’s remastered or not. Especially now that there are HEAVY rumors that we’re getting a remaster or even a remake of this game with RDR2s engine.
YES!!!!! I am so excited to tag along on this journey Miranda. You still have my favourite playthrough of RDR2 ever, so I can’t wait to see you experience this next chapter🫶🏻
I can confirm, THIS was my first entry in the red dead series miranda, played this way back in 2010 on release on my good old PS3, and back then this game was groundbreaking and it still looks incredible, I remember absolutely falling in love with the world and everything in it at the time, must've sunk at least a few hundred hours into this game back in the day. still an absolutely mesmerizing game. Glad your loving it equally as much
I completely agree with your comment at 47.50. I missed this play through because RUclips didn’t notify me.
I first bought this game way back in the days . And what caught my eye was John Marston and it being shooter game . I said to myself " I'll check this game out to see what it's like " . And of course I ended up loving it . After I finished , I saw the game called " Undead Nightmare " and bought that one right away . When the gamers found out about RDR2 , we all couldn't wait for it . They said it was coming out on a certain date , then they gave a later day for it's release . So like me and many others put in our order . And the day it came out , the video store line was around the block. Not to mention that there were 2 diff RDR2 . I think the other one was longer with more side missions .
Miranda, i just got on watching you play
part 1of Red Dead Redemption and i'm
really glad that you are playing it today
have a wonderful 4th of July tomorrow
Thank You Miranda.🤠🤠
🎆🎆🎆🎇🎇🎇
This game is the reason I purchased my first Xbox console. It was not available on pc and I wanted to play it so bad that I splurged and bought an Xbox 360 just to play this game. The thing I missed most in RDR2 was Liars Dice. Loved playing Liars Dice and sure wish they had included it in RDR2. So glad to see someone playing this amazing game (that is twelve years old) and actually enjoying it as much as you seem to be.
I started playing red dead 2 3 weeks ago, and I fell in love immediately with that. I played the first non stop everyday when I was little back in the day, an amazing game as well.
To answer your question - I think those who played the game when it originally came out felt the same way about RDR2 as you do at the beginning of RDR1. We knew the characters. Except we learned about what happened before the gang disbanded and you’re about to learn what happens after.
Sadie was your favorite character from RDR2? She was Micah but with a conscience. I have to put her pretty low in the gangs favorite members. Bonnie is cool though, level headed and takes action when needed.
One thing that I love is how Red Dead Redemption 2 used a new version of John's theme from RDR1 a couple times. The whistling when you first rescue John in Enter, Pursued By A Memory, his theme in the mission Jim Milton Rides Again, and of course the final mission, American Venom.
Bonnie is mention in RDR2. If you come across a shore line with a dead person on the beach, if you read his letter, it's address to Bonnie McFarlane
I just finished watching her RDR2 playthrough. She did find the guy.
The smile you instantly had once this booted up was so special I caught some of these I’ll have to watch the rest after work but it’s nice to experience this again myself after a long time.
been waiting for this one for awhile im so excited
4k/60fps on xbox series x! Best way to play the game! I'm so in love! ❤
Is there a fps boost option?? I haven't seen it.
This is just what I needed today, a start of a new series!
Fun fact: Season 2 of Portlandia has an episode in which RDR1 is shown. It's the "adult babysitter" sketch in which a woman hires an old lady to babysit her boyfriend while she's gone (hilarious social satire). He's seen playing Red Dead Redemption at one point in the episode because Fred Armisen is actually a big fan of the game irl.
Finally you can experience the first game! Loved your playthrough of the second game ❤ Have fun and take your time as you done it while playing the second game :)
The reason the game looks so good is because it was was enhanced for the Series X including resolution to 4k and framerate boost. It did not look that good on the original systems. Love your videos BTW. You are so entertaining and such a joy to watch! ❤
They didn't add a 60fps boost.
@@DonYoGi8331I believe they upped it to 40-45 fps. With the game being so old with an outdated engine, they couldn't port it over with 60fps because it would break the game on consoles.
I have to also say you are taking me back to the past. I remember when me and my cousin use to play the crap out of this game. This is one of rock stars best games they ever made
Fun fact mirandalorian, edgar ross in this game is the same guy in RDR2 that says to jack "enjoy fishsing while you can"
Red Dead Redemption is one of my favorite games I’ve ever played, insane attention to detail and an incredible story. The 2nd game really knocked it out of the park as well, but for its time, this game is was just as impressive
RDR + RDR2 - One of the greatest Western stories every told, on any story-telling media.
As for graphics, yeah. RDR1 was a technical marvel in 2011. Still holds up really nicely 12 years later.
Bahahah at 14:02 i love how u just detailed how cool it is with the NPCs and it makes u feel like u are there...... then u turn around and see a drunk guy stumbling outta the saloon hahahhahaha
Continuing the story of Mr. Rip Van Winkle aka Jim Milton aka John Marston 🔥
I still have an XBox 360 specifically for RDR and NCAA Football. Might have to start a new RDR game now. I remember being absolutely blown away by the graphics when it first came out.
This is gonna be a great series! Dont forget to play the Zombie content after you finish the game! Great vibes always!
Hey!! I haven’t tuned into a playthrough of yours since Spider-Man because you’ve been playing games I didn’t want spoilers for. So happy to be back and joining you for my favourite game!! I hope you enjoy it 🥳
Welcome back!!
I’m so excited to watch you play this! I played red dead 2 for the first time along with you and I haven’t played the first one either! I guess I may have to buy it and play along side you again ;)
I’ll have to wait till I get back from my Thailand holiday but don’t you worry! I’ll catch up! :P
So it begins. Godspeed Queen Derp !
YES!!!!
The first one will always be my favorite because JOHN MARSTON
The wait between RDR2 and this one is absolutely fine, it was nice to watch a couple of different series before going back to this one. Really looking forward to your playthrough. There are rumours of a remake/remaster coming up 🙂
The sun rays, hell yeah, little things like that is why we fell in love with this game when it first came out, aside from the time period.
It's so GREAT to see you back in the RDR universe. I was one that played this game first about a year after it came out. At the time the graphics were insane. It quickly became one of my favorite all time games. It was very strange at first playing RDR2 as Arthur and having John in the gang. Until RDR2 John was my all time favorite game character but now it's almost a toss up between John and Arthur. Yes Bonnie is amazing and when I played this game I didn't know about Abigil so I was soooo shipping John and Bonnie...lol. Also I don't think Arthur's picking on John for being dumb didn't mean uneducated because Dutch made sure they both were. It was more about his life choices and youth.
This is going to be so much fun seeing you experience RDR1. 😁