Losing yourself in Redemption is no bad thing. An open world extravaganza, your playground is the dying days of the Old West replete with deserts, cacti and homestead grasslands. As the in-game clock ticks by and day changes to night the vivid hues of orange and brown are replaced with a star-studded sky interspersed with the glow of campfires.

A fully fleshed-out living world, events unfold around you. You can step in and stop gunfights, lynchings and rustling or choose to leave well alone. With fame and honour an integral part of the game, your every action affects your reputation. Be kind and become loved by the settlers, or turn outlaw and find your travels marred by run-ins with local sheriffs. 

Compared with the preceding Red Dead Revolver, you gain a much stronger bond to the main character thanks to an immersive narrative. Reformed outlaw John Marston is on the path to redemption but gets dragged back into his old ways by ‘The Bureau’. Holding his family hostage, they force him to hunt down and kill his old brother in arms...