8 Biggest Flaws In Red Dead Redemption 2

Although having praised the wanted system for its immersive consequences when discussing what Red Dead Redemption 2 does better than every other open-world video game, it is is still plagued with problems. The biggest of which is that it can be more than a tad hyperactive and intrusive.

Now, it makes sense that a weasel would tattle on you to the law when having seen you rob a store or pettily murder someone because they didn’t acknowledge your ‘hello’. However, it’s more than a bit oversensitive when a bounty is put on you for having an accidental kerfuffle in the mud with some drunken fella who is equally to blame.

This results in plenty of instances where you’re trying to be good but your honour keeps depleting due to killing men shooting at you (who have worse aim than a stormtrooper). Murdering the law or bounty hunters in self-defence shouldn’t make you dishonourable, nor should gunning down an army of wild hicks chasing you for accidentally crushing one of their chickens with your steed.

Being pursued by the law for accidental ‘crimes’ was occasionally annoying in past games, but in Red Dead Redemption 2 the wanted system’s sensitivity can rob you of a satisfying experience by making you not honourable enough for later missions and the 'good' ending through no real fault of your own.