I wasn't a fan of Red Dead Redemption right away, I thought the storyline was slow and repetitive. I still think that but after having beat the game I have to admit that I'm definitely a fan. At first I was just trying to beat the game because I felt guilty. After buying it, I felt like I had to beat it. Like I said it was really slow at first but by the time I got to the end I had honestly gotten a little attached to John Marston. In fact, I enjoyed the game so much by the time I finished it that I actually downloaded Undead Nightmare and all of the other expansion packs.

Red Dead's expansion packs have been lots of fun and I'd say they're definitely worth it if you have the money. I particularly enjoy being able to play Texas Hold'em or Liars Dice against real players but I do wish there were more people playing the grand prix mode; the largest race I've manged to join has been 3 people, me against 2 other players. But even if you don't have the expansion packs, the online play is great in Red Dead Redemption. If there's one thing that Rockstar Games did right, it was the online play.

When you're in free roam online you can play on the whole Red Dead Redemption game map. In free roam you can complete journal challenges like in the single player mode (ie. hunting, marksman, etc...) and you also have other classic shooter modes like gang matches, capture the bag, and free for all. Over all Red Dead Redemption did blow me away like six shooter in a high noon showdown, but it does take some work to get into it.

I've also been playing L.A Noire recently and I must say it does waaaay better in the story department!