Let's talk. For the impatient ones debating whether it's worth buying the game, the answer is yes. Yes, yes, yes, and yes. If you have the patience to read the rest, good.
I started the game as a fan of The Last of Us and a hater of the same game for personal, silly reasons for many (specifically that my girlfriend, now ex-girlfriend, was obsessed with the protagonist, Arthur Morgan, saying how handsome he is, etc.). Having 70 hours in the game, without having played the first Red Dead Redemption, since the second game is a prequel (I highly recommend playing 2 first for reasons you'll understand later), I am at 77% of the story, I know roughly what happens, this masterpiece managed to make me go from cursing and "licking" The Last of Us to despising TLOU 2 and considering Red Dead Redemption 2 a part of my life. From hating Arthur Morgan, I now love him and see him as my older brother. With various characters, he is the best-written character, not just from video games, but also from movies, novels, etc. There are no words to describe the love I have for this character and how much he opened my eyes. If you are a person with various problems in life, of any age, Arthur will make everything seem insignificant in many ways. As for the story, simply incredible. I still find it hard to believe that this video game actually exists and I didn't dream it. You might think I'm exaggerating, but as an emotionally sensitive person, the game is excellent. Each character gives off their own vibe. For example, my favorite Hosea Mathews is like your grandfather. Lenny is like your buddy when you were a kid. Susan Grimshaw is like your overprotective mom. The gameplay could be described as addictive. You have so many choices that it hooks you to explore the game as much as you want. Huge map, hundreds of things to discover if you want. In the game, you have the option to be either a good or bad person. This specifically is the honor system. By doing good or bad deeds, it will affect your Honor, which appears at the bottom of the screen as a horizontal bar, with the maximum depicted as a cowboy far right and the minimum as a skeleton cowboy far left. Being low or high honor has its pros and cons (the first gameplay should be completed with High honor). The action, although a bit rarer than some would like, when it happens, makes you focus so much that you forget to breathe. Deadeye is my favorite mechanic in a game because the sight, sound, and feeling for the limited seconds you use it are unmatched. It’s that piece of gameplay you want to feel when you’re waiting for the game to load. You have many options for long guns and short guns, even different types of bullets for each weapon. Specifically, express bullets that do more damage, high velocity that improve accuracy, and many others. The music fits perfectly. Those two soundtracks in the mission called Our Best Selves will make you tear up, even cry. The graphics are also excellent. Not the best, compared to games like The Last of Us 2 or Detroit Become Human, but still very good. A tremendously emotional game as few from the Van Der Linde gang remain alive. The only negative I would say is that it requires a long period of simple riding to reach your destination, but if you're not someone with a burned attention span, and have at least a little patience, it doesn't bother you. If you're that impatient, you can fast travel using the temporary camp you set up. If you want to feel the full emotion, you need to get into the mood and allow yourself to let go and bond with the characters, even with your horse. After all, this will happen with or without the player's will because you will have to take care of the horse a little. Specifically, you need to keep it away from predators like wolves or bears, brush it every now and then, and feed it, which is a matter of 10 seconds.
In conclusion, there is a reason that anyone who has played the game with willingness and patience has said it is a masterpiece, and in 99% of cases, their favorite game. The fact that this game is 20-30€ is literally robbery according to its creators. This game is worth getting a PS4 just for the experience of this game. Buy it yesterday. I doubt you will love it as much as I do, but I hope so. If not, you will still fall in love with it. If you read all of this, first respect, second, the good I wish for you is to buy it and finish it.
Be patient at the beginning if it seems enough and finish it.
You're a good man Arthur Morgan...