So, how do I best start this review.
First off, I can simply say Red Dead Redemption 2 is a terrific game.
The characters are well written, the open world is just beautiful (so people who love open world games as much as I do will love this one) and the story has one of the most heartbreaking endings I've ever seen.
I can understand if the beginning comes across as extremely boring in the snowy mountains, but you just have to give the game time.
And from the point where you can explore the open world for the first time, it's just a great feeling. There's so much to discover and so many side quests. I didn't get bored at any point.
And a big pro also goes to the main character Arthur Morgan. He is one of the most interesting protagonists I have ever played in a game.
I never really liked GTA, but this game in the style of the Wild West really convinced me.
I'm even thinking of taking a look at the online mode, which is also supposed to be pretty good.

Fun and addicting game ultimately ruined by severe balance issues. Some characters and items are way stronger than others. In a lot of runs you simply run up against threats that one shot you or do unavoidable AoE attacks. There are too many extremely situational or straight up useless items, making too many runs a bummer. A lot of stuff like that. It's a cool game, and I spent quite a lot of hours on it, but ultimately I don't feel like I became better at it. Imo good roguelites should give you an option to succeed on any run by adapting and using the tools you are given. RoR is just about rolling the dice against a very cool psychedelic sci-fi environment, unfortunately.