How the West Was Digitized: The Making of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2
I haven&#x27;t played a big-budget game in years, but I decided to give RDR2 a try, specifically because reviewers described it as slow and boring.<p>I think it&#x27;s great, for the exact reason that other people think it&#x27;s slow and boring. It&#x27;s specifically designed to quash your tendency to speedrun or minmax: It <i>requires</i> you to simply come along for the ride.<p>On the one hand, this is a bit annoying sometimes. On the other hand, it revives the sense of wonder that I haven&#x27;t felt since I learned to treat games as something to win rather than something to get lost in.