After being fully engrossed with Red Dead Redemption 2, I immediately picked up playing Red Dead Redemption. The story follows Red Dead Redemption 2 after about 10 years had passed. Red Dead Redemption 1 by itself isn't as well written of a story as 2, but can hold its own well - offering a spaghetti western feel as opposed to the gritty slow burn outlaw story of Red Dead Redemption 2.

The spaghetti western feeling is felt in the arcade-like gameplay. Vastly different from its sequel, Redemption 1 offers fast pace shootouts, slick and quick horse riding and much faster travel, being condensed into a smaller map. The gameplay of 1 had me reconsider if I truly played the Redemption games in the right order. The gameplay evolved so differently than its sequel - maybe the slow burn that starts Redemption 2 would have been rectified if I played this one first. But having experienced the backstory, each story beat and reoccurring character recalled many emotions given from 1 and had me excited to see what would come next in this thrill ride.