In terms of visual fidelity, the game hasn’t changed much because textures and lighting are still the same. Maybe after the GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Rockstar didn’t want to mess with people’s nostalgia. However, RDR 1 was never a bad-looking game. Sure, in the face of current-gen open-world games, RDR 1 looks dated but we never felt like it was ancient. The game runs solid on even handhelds. The frame rate has been capped at 144Hz and we played it on our Nvidia RTX 4080 Super at 1440p resolution at Ultra settings and got around 130FPS without Frame Generation. By turning on Nvidia Frame Generation the game jumped from 130FPS to a whopping 240FPS average. We got these numbers by turning off VSync because the game engine will only run up to 144FPS. That said, it's not a very demanding title and even on lower end GPUs like Nvidia RTX 4060 or 4050, this game should run absolutely fine.
Even on our Lenovo Legion Go handheld PC, the game ran at a smooth 80FPS with Medium settings and AMD FSR 3.0 enabled. The game is very well ported. We did not get a single stutter or frame drop on any of our devices.
Audio, on the other hand, can be a bit sharp on the highs and sound compressed. It’s not as wide sounding as a videogame audio should be but the music is still one of the best from that era. It gets your blood pumping every time you’re on a horseback chase but also allows you to soak in the dry wilderness with slow rhythmic tunes. Oh and check out the Red Dead Redemption Orignal soundtrack on Apple Music or other platforms of your choice (click here), it’s well mastered and Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie by William Elliott Whitmore sounds incredible on a good hi-fi system!
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