Awesome first entry into the Red Dead series. Controls, game mechanics such as the cover system, and the appearance are all of its time, but its serviceable and often times added to the experience.

With the multitude of boss fights (reminiscent of the mini bosses from Borderlands games), bullet-time elements you might see from a Max Payne or Stranglehold, and the story and its presentation, all results in a very enjoyable playthrough that is paced fairly well and keeps you wanting to hit a conclusion.

Some gripes I have is that although the difficulty does progress, some missions can be unfair with its checkpoint system. Although I liked the idea of playing stages with other characters, and understand why the decision was made, but I felt it took away from Red's spotlight. At the most, other playable characters should have bene limited to Jack and Annie.