First Hands-On Previews

The gaming media finally got their hands on Red Dead Redemption 2 and here's a short list of what they have to say. Also check out 24 new screenshots from the previews here.

• You can play in first-person mode
• Clean your horse to increase it's stats
• Horses don't last forever - take care of them, including a pat on the head
• The interaction menu includes dogs
• Can interact with everyone (a basic conversation at the least), some lead to side quests
• Talk your way out of trouble - for small infractions, at least
• Small decisions now can lead to more things later
• "Deluxe wash" at inns...
• Weapons need to be maintained to work properly
• Animal skinning is not off camera
• Honor/notoriety system returns
• Cinematic camera can "auto-walk" you to a waypoint so you can enjoy the scenery
• Map is constrained to the snowy mountains only for the first "section" so you can get used to everything
• Killcam from Max Payne - watch your final enemy fall in glorious cinematic
• Upgraded Dead-Eye can show weak points on enemies such as the heart or brain
• Time will pass in the game including buildings under contruction
• Tents can be "upgraded" to become fast-travel points
• There is an in-game camera you can take selfies with
• You can steal the trains and even blow the whistle
• Pay off your own bounties at a post office
• Grow out your hair and beard if you like - no magic haircuts at the barber
• Clothing is completely customizable even rolling up sleeves - dressing for the weather is a good idea too
• Arthur can gain/lose weight among other stats such as stamina
• Horse testicals shrink or expand with temperature... yeah... (via Kotaku)

English previews:

• Polygon
• The Verge
• GamesRadar
• IGN
• GameSpot
• Game Informer
• Kotaku
• VG247
• Video Gamer
• Independent
• Forbes
• Telegraph

Other languages:

• Everyeye.it
• Multiplayer.it
• HobbyConslas
• Power Unlimited
• PC Games.de
• Game Reactor.de
• Golem.de
• Game Pro.de
• PSX Sense.nl
• Jeux Video
• Focus.de
• Chip.de
• gameswelt.de
• Gry Online
• Meristation
• Gamer.no

Thanks to DuPz0r for sharing the listing. Enjoy and join the chat at the RDR2 forums!