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Red Dead Redemption is back. This time it is has more to offer and a storyline that keeps you busy. Red Dead Redemption 2, the sequel that the gaming world has been waiting for is garnering high levels of attention.

The game takes place during the frontier times of cowboys, pioneers, lawmen, Native Americans and gunslingers. Gamers have the option to be a wild outlaw or a redeemed outlaw living an honest new life.

The storyline centers on a runaway cowboy named Arthur Morgan, who has had a run-in with the law after he and his gang commit a robbery that left them wanted by law enforcement. Now they are on a mission to take down enemies, escape the law and redeem themselves.

Take Two Interactive, the parent company that owns the rights for Red Dead Redemption 2, noted that RDR2 sold more copies in the first eight days than the original Red Dead did over the course of eight years.

Reviews of the game have been highly complimentary.

“The attention to detail Rockstar poured into creating this bloody interpretation of a historical period is remarkable,” wrote Matt Bertz, a managing editor for Game Informer Magazine. “The wide expanses of wilderness feel alive thanks to an unrivaled dynamic weather system, ambient sound effects, and the most ambitious ecology of flora and fauna ever seen in games.”

The introduction starts off with intense music followed by script-formatted writing that sets the time period. The prologue, which is mixed in with game play helps introduce the player to the controls. The graphics were so realistic that I could make out individual hairs on the characters. The controller also vibrates and plays high-quality audio while I rode my horse through a blizzard.

The game quickly escalates. Arthur Morgan and his partners arrive at a house where they have a confrontation with hostile people. It then turns into a deadly shootout.

Much like a novel, the game is divided into chapters. The first chapter reveals more about the storyline and the background of the main characters. Additionally, you learn basic survival skills.

The first chapter included a gang-versus-gang shootout for explosives and resources. After I defeated the members of the rival gang, I had no time to celebrate. There was one more enemy I had to chase down on my horse to gain information about another big outlaw. Eventually, I carried out a train heist. I then had to move everyone out of the mountains to survive the coming winter.

Chapter two began with the gang and its small community finding a place to settle in small nearby towns. I was able to go to those towns to drink, buy a horse and get into bar fights. The storyline continued to grow, but it was also open-ended, and I was able to do tasks and explore the huge map.

The game became very realistic when doing small tasks. For example, every player is given a horse but has the option to sell it and buy a new one. I took the route of selling the horse and buying a new one for a cheap price. Just like in real life, I had to feed, brush, tame and build a connection with my horse. By doing this, I kept my horse alive, and it improved our bond.

The game itself has realistic graphics and, in my opinion, has a great storyline. The surprising twist is that I played for eight hours straight, and I had only completed six percent of the game. This gave me an idea of how much more the game has to offer. I can see why Red Dead Redemption 2 is so popular and why it’s addicting. It made me feel as if I was an outlaw back in the old Wild West times and it also made me feel the same emotions of the characters as I started to grow with them. Red Dead Redemption 2 is an extremely well-orchestrated, realistic game that I believe will hold up over time.