RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2.

• Author: Suderman, Peter
• Position: VIDEO GAME - Product/service evaluation

You can do anything you want in Red Dead Redemption 2--or pretty close to it, anyway--but the law will eventually come for you. The video game, which in narrative terms is a prequel to 2010's Red Dead Redemption, is an open-world Western that allows players to explore a massive virtual territory, with a near-infinite number of options for gameplay.

You can rob and steal, or start conversations with strangers and offer assistance to folks in need. Or you can just ride your horse and hunt, bringing fresh game back to keep the rest of the gang fed.

You play as Arthur Morgan, a member of a gang run by Dutch van der Linde, an ambitious outlaw leader who has just botched a big score. Heists and shootouts abound, but the game forces you into a patient, naturalistic rhythm, maintaining and upgrading your camp, building your relationship...