why is the first person so garbage

[anton]

the camera is literally in the neck and makes you feel like a midget

[sandborn]

yeah it sucks, if you plan on only playing story mode I found a mod that makes it a lot more fun and changes up the feel of the game a bit: https://www.nexusmods.com/reddeadredemption2/mods/1199

[Mary]

If you look at your shadow or reflection, your posture is just as janky as your movements feel.

[Scrogdog]

Any game which is not designed for FP play sucks at it, imo. In the case of this game, the loss of situational awareness isn't even close to worth it.

[JuiceWSA]

'First Person' was invented to silence all the complaining about not having it.

It sucks, doesn't make lousy aiming any better, is a cheap hack the developers didn't have to spend much time on and like Marmite you love it, or hate it.

I love Marmite, but the First Person Hack is a complete waste of time. Get used to playing the game the way it was designed.

It's a Third Person Game. Deal with it.

[evilMoo]

this games movement was copied from GTA. the horses are kind of treated like soft wobbling cars and as the player you almost always you feel like Niko bumbling to get into your compact. you know instead running into it and hitting the ground like a drunk.

[freelancer909]

I tried it also and went back to 3rd person. It is really bad.

[Mary]

I -only- find it useful for aiming through windows from inside a building.

Makes it way easier.

[Clancy]

Interesting, i've got around 1500 hours and 4+ playthroughs and never used anything but 1st person, seems just fine to me.

To each their own, I guess . . .

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by Clancy:

Interesting, i've got around 1500 hours and 4+ playthroughs and never used anything but 1st person, seems just fine to me.

To each their own, I guess . . .

You have to REALLY hate 3rd to think RDR2's 1st is fine. IT IS NOT fine by any stretch of the imagination, but if you hate 3rd enough I guess you could put up with anything.

The game was designed for 3rd.
Anything else is a compromise.

[Unexpected]

i prefer first person for walking around or combat, third person for riding, both have their benefits and it just boils down to your preferences

[MADX0]

Rockstar focuses on 3rd person games, same as GTA.
RDR2 is nothing but western GTA, horses for motorcycles, and stage coaches for cars.

On the other hand Bethesda's Skyrim 3rd person is trash, aiming bows and spell is a damn nightmare in 3rd...

Maybe they should cooperate on a future title (*cough* remake, relaunch, reskin, rere) and everyone would be happy while using 1st or 3rd person view.

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[Clancy]

Originally posted by JuiceWSA:

You have to REALLY hate 3rd to think RDR2's 1st is fine. IT IS NOT fine by any stretch of the imagination, but if you hate 3rd enough I guess you could put up with anything.

The game was designed for 3rd.
Anything else is a compromise.

I've been playing PC games since they were literally text-based on a 386, and have been playing 1st & 3rd person shooters since they first came out, so it's not like I don't have a tad bit of experience to base my opinion on.

3rd person in this game completely kills any immersion for me, and I personally think 1st person is as good as any other I've played, and as I said I've played them for at least 30 years.

If you don't like it, use whatever works for you, but I'll determine what works "fine" for me, and you can certainly do the same for yourself . . . enjoy.

[anton]

Originally posted by Clancy:

Originally posted by JuiceWSA:

You have to REALLY hate 3rd to think RDR2's 1st is fine. IT IS NOT fine by any stretch of the imagination, but if you hate 3rd enough I guess you could put up with anything.

The game was designed for 3rd.
Anything else is a compromise.

I've been playing PC games since they were literally text-based on a 386, and have been playing 1st & 3rd person shooters since they first came out, so it's not like I don't have a tad bit of experience to base my opinion on.

3rd person in this game completely kills any immersion for me, and I personally think 1st person is as good as any other I've played, and as I said I've played them for at least 30 years.

If you don't like it, use whatever works for you, but I'll determine what works "fine" for me, and you can certainly do the same for yourself . . . enjoy.

the main downfall of it really is the midget perspective

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by consoomer:

Originally posted by Clancy:

I've been playing PC games since they were literally text-based on a 386, and have been playing 1st & 3rd person shooters since they first came out, so it's not like I don't have a tad bit of experience to base my opinion on.

3rd person in this game completely kills any immersion for me, and I personally think 1st person is as good as any other I've played, and as I said I've played them for at least 30 years.

If you don't like it, use whatever works for you, but I'll determine what works "fine" for me, and you can certainly do the same for yourself . . . enjoy.

the main downfall of it really is the midget perspective

Yep.

The real reason anyone brags about the 'Great First Person Mode' - is the fact that you 'Run' everywhere - or at least it looks like you run everywhere - from the camera mounted in your character's belly-button, or is that an 'Out The Fly' Shot? Most of us (men), in real life are being led around by our cranks - might as well mount a camera on it and teach it to ride a horse.

Let's just go ahead and change the name of the Game to:
"A Little Johnson Rides a Horse (and other hilarious western interludes)"

But... whatever...
Use the visual compromise - that'll get you from one end of the game to the other. It was cried for, developed (in 2 minutes) and delivered (by sticking it on the side of the box with Super Glue).

I'll use the 3rd person perspective - I can't see what you do to your game from my house. I saw it, laughed out loud (at the 'Panty Cam'), then went back to 3rd (the way it was designed).