This game was fantastic, from the graphics, the story-telling and the gameplay. This would have to be one of the best games I have played ever in the last 30 years, and would definitely recommend it to anyone.
The controls were perfect for all the tasks you needed to do from the combat, traversing the countryside and performing all the other sundry side tasks that would fill in your time when you played. The music suited the atmosphere of the game, and along with the graphics it was very reminiscent of watching a classic spaghetti western. The story was compelling, the only jarring moment perhaps was towards the end when you spend time with your family. I won’t go into any details of the plot, suffice to say you should experience it. The world isn’t enormous, it does not take too long to travel all of it, even on horseback, but somehow this just makes the game more focussed I believe.
My partner’s lasting memory of it, after she saw me playing every now and then, was of me skinning horses! Not sure that was the intended effect by Rockstar, haha. Finally I have one game completed on my journey, and it is a brilliant first start. All up I’d say I took about 30 hours to complete the story on this one.