With Red Dead Redemption, one of the best games of all time was released for the PC for the first time on October 29, 2024, available on Steam and the Epic Games Store. MyMMO editor Karsten Scholz still gets goosebumps from a scene in the open-world western.
What is this scene about? Similar to the sequel, Red Dead Redemption 2, the first western epic from Rockstar Games also features a scene where you ride through the vastness of the Wild West with your main character (here: John Marston), while the events of the last hours hang over you and at the same time the endless expanses of the prairie give a feeling of freedom.
As Marston approaches the border of Mexico on his horse, a singing piece suddenly plays from the speakers – for the first time ever up to this point. “Far Away” by José González. The song fits John like a fist fits Edgar Ross. The lines evoke wanderlust and connection, the melody touches, the song captures the cowboy in each of us.
What sounds a bit cheesy has emotionally blown away countless players over the years. This is evidenced by the countless comments under various videos on YouTube showing the crossing of the Mexican border, accompanied by “Far Away.” Here you can see the scene, including the dialogue that took place just before:
Pure Goosebumps
What does the community say about the scene?
- UNITDW writes on YouTube: “I arrived in Mexico during a sunset with a bright orange sky, and I have never had a better gaming experience.”
- lankybassbro remembers on YouTube: “Everyone says they had this moment during a sunset, which sounds fantastic, but for me, it happened at night in the pouring rain, and I felt it was absolutely perfect.”
- EdoloChannel also knows the iconic song from part 2 (via YouTube): “To be clear: Unshaken from RDR2 was pure magic, but that? You can’t top that. This moment is gaming history.”
- darthkahn45 bows to this class on YouTube: “- Good luck, John. You are an angry and damn ugly man … but not a bad one. – John rides off to this song. The best level intro of all time.”
- drawingthemoon will never forget this scene (via YouTube): “I played this scene three hours after we kids learned that my father had been diagnosed with stadium 4, and it was night and raining both in the game and outside. I finished the scene, put down the controller, and cried. My father lived for a year after his diagnosis and passed away on Father’s Day. I will never forget this scene.”
Here is the catchy launch trailer for the PC version of RDR:
What about the comparable scene from the sequel? In Red Dead Redemption 2, there is a scene counterpart where you have to take a long ride back to Shady Belle with Arthur Morgan – while D’Angelo performs his song “Unshaken.” Given all the things that have happened by then, it’s an emotional journey that leaves no one cold.
What do I need to know about the PC port of RDR? Since October 29, 2024, you can purchase the Game-of-the-Year edition of Red Dead Redemption (including the Undead Nightmare expansion) for the first time on Steam and via the Epic Games Store. The PC port offers the following technical features:
- NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation
- Natural 4k resolution
- Support for Ultrawide and Super Ultrawide
- HDR10 support, full keyboard and mouse functions
- Support for NVIDIA DLSS 3.7 and AMD FSR 3.0
The price is just under 50 euros.
Is Red Dead Redemption still fun today? RDR is a typical Rockstar game, with all the narrative and gameplay qualities you can also find in the sequel, in the GTA series, or in Max Payne.
It was the Switch porting last year that proved the game can keep up with modern open-world adventures. Even the technical aspects are perfectly fine thanks to the remastered version. Only the constant aliasing and the quite high price were annoying on Nintendo’s handheld console hybrid, and RDR isn’t cheap on PC either. More about this: One of the best games of all time finally comes to PC
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