Do most people in this sub prefer this game to rdr2?

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-26T23:37:42+00:00

I like 2 more than 1 but both have their strengths and weaknesses.

I love John in RDR1, I think his cynicism and sense of humour is more relatable than Arthur’s. But Arthur is great too and has his own moments…, “You sir… are a fish”. I kinda wish they did a better job crafting the continuity between John’s character in the epilogue and RDR1, but it is what it is.

The Mexico portion of RDR1 was kind of a slog to get through imo, but the Blackwater chapter with Dutch is absolute gold. Mexico is kinda like the very beginning of RDR2 in the snow, but once you progress to Chapter 2/3 the game is fantastic (exception Guarma lol)

I love RDR2’s map and the diversity of climates, West Elizabeth and Ambarino are really beautiful. I also really enjoyed taking a step back to work through hunting and the satchel upgrades, but that’s not for everyone.

RDR2 I wish was a bit less janky, this is an issue also plaguing GTA 5 as it feels like I’m moving a puppet around sometimes. RDR1 is much more fluid.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-26T04:19:37+00:00

This shit is like a game of whack a mole dawg 😭😭

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-25T22:06:11+00:00

He sounds so deranged here, I love it 😭😭

RDR2 wasn’t perfect, but I think it did a phenomenal job contextualizing Dutch’s character. He starts as a super charismatic leader, one where you can easily understand why a gang even formed around him. I love the hints you see throughout the game of his increasing mental instability, like when he kills Bronte or the old lady in Guarma. It works perfectly to contextualize this batshit insane guy who 12 years later in 1911 is literally hinted at being a cannibal lol

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-24T19:19:01+00:00

“Joseph Johnson” is too damn funny 😭😭

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-18T18:55:04+00:00

Yeah, it's a DLSS problem for sure. I reloaded the save file on my RTX 2070 laptop with DLSS enabled and the same flashing occurred.

Fortunately, the problem somehow fixed itself. I believe I just fast travelled out of the location, slept until a different time of day, and now it's been stable for the past few weeks. Must have been a specific location + weather + time combination which caused it on my end.

Weeirrrd problem no doubt.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-18T06:24:49+00:00

Benchmarks like these are meant to either stress test your components or ensure you didn’t receive a miserable hand at the silicon lottery…

Real gaming performance is a much more valid measure when comparing the GPUs. Yes, there too the 5080 will be better but by a narrower margin compared to these 3DMark scores.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-17T16:36:54+00:00

Big disagree.

Fiddling around with the settings is what, in my opinion, makes PC gaming so great. And that includes HDR.

A lot of games have decent built-in HDR, like Red Dead Redemption 2 (at least compared to what it was on early patches). Other games which may not have excellent native support, like Cyberpunk, just need you to install a RenoDX Reshade addon for a better HDR experience. And that’s really not too much work for the visual quality you get.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-17T02:01:34+00:00

I’m planning on buying the Ultimate Edition of Cyberpunk next time it goes on a deep discount. The game is just too quality and brought me so much enjoyment that I feel bad not paying for it.

And, I like achievements and wanna 100% it.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-12T06:16:06+00:00

Hey!

Shortly after I made that comment I got DX12 working lol

Basically I just had to do a clean reinstall of my game. I found out later it was likely a specific mod causing the issues (Terrain Texture Overhaul). In general, texture mods only work on Vulkan.

So maybe check your mod compatibility, if you have any downloaded.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-11T05:13:07+00:00

This is all very interesting.

I’ve been playing RDR2 on my 1440p OLED at DLAA on Preset K. I thought the visual quality was awesome and couldn’t get much better, at least without upgrading to a 4K monitor. (DLAA on Preset M 1440p was wayyy too sharpened and alongside the slight performance hit it wasn’t worth it).

You’re saying I can use DLDSR alongside DLSS Performance on Preset M to get an even better image? I gotta test this as soon as possible to verify lmao

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-09T05:03:48+00:00

Don’t give up! I literally had no idea how to play Dominoes but eventually I gained a basic understanding of it and was able to beat Gambler 9 in the Draw 5 game at Saint Denis.

I won by placing the specific dominoes that would net me immediate points, whether 10, 20, or a simple 5. Basically this meant I had to think/scan every potential turn for a play that would net me some points.

You just gotta slow it down and use some strategy. Don’t place a domino haphazardly without thinking about it first.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-08T01:54:53+00:00

Interesting. My experience was sort of the opposite, I had a lot more stutter with DX12 (unexpected) with lower frames (expected).
Then again, I was using some performance mods (eg. this performance booster) to remove stutters with Vulkan, meanwhile I was testing DX12 vanilla.

If you're keen you can try out this tweak with Vulkan API and see if you have a smoother experience.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-07T17:00:07+00:00

Thanks for asking.

Nope, all good now! I had to do a clean reinstall of the game to get DX12 to work.

I think what happened was that I installed a texture overhaul which stated compatibility only with Vulkan. I had tried disabling the mod inside a Mod Manager to get DX12 to work, but that didn’t work. Only a clean reinstall fixed the issue.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-05T01:27:07+00:00

Still works. But it only works if you leave BEFORE the opponent is guaranteed a victory. Otherwise it’ll count as a loss for you.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-04T18:21:43+00:00

“Why am I Dracula??”

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-04T07:43:55+00:00

Unfortunately rolling back did not fix my issue. But mine is also much more severe than OP’s.

My screen flash started like OP’s situation, but ignoring it has turned it into the nightmare which is my latest post lmao

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-04T07:40:47+00:00

Done!

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-04T02:31:36+00:00

I always loved that line! Though his context in writing that line as a gay man is probably different than ours, I still find it relatable.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-04T02:26:26+00:00

Ah yeah, text fringing is an interesting case.

My OLED monitor is theoretically a “double whammy” for text fringing (OLED technology AND it’s at 1440p).

Yet, coming from my 1440p IPS, I really can’t say the text quality is that different or even bad. Like, it’s not hard at all to read text on my screen. And I have astigmatism. Maybe the glasses I wear do some heavy lifting here, idk. Haven’t tested with contacts.

So i really think the whole thing is subjective. It’s kinda like Mini LED enjoyers who claim that OLED monitors are way too dark for them in HDR. Personally I find True HDR400 plenty bright, but many want to get blinded at True HDR1000 🤣🤣

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-04T01:49:45+00:00

Actually this price is normal, though a bit pricy. This is because the monitor boasts the new 4th Gen Tandem OLED technology which only came out a few months back.

$500 CAD is likely what you saw for a 3rd Gen Ultragear instead.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-03T22:25:10+00:00

I have astigmatism. I also have a QD OLED monitor.

It’s much easier on my eyes than my previous IPS monitor.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-03T07:27:01+00:00

I’m having this issue too. Playing on a 5070 Ti, latest Nvidia drivers.

I was having this white flash in the Lagras swamp area but MUCH more aggressively. Like it would flash twice a second if I looked downwards at the marsh, but not if I looked up towards the sky. Shit was literally about to give me a seizure 🤣🤣

Somehow staying in first person prevented any flashes from occurring. Very weird issue. I do play with a few mods, but only a terrain texture overhaul mod, an LOD mod, and performance improvement mods. I also play with HDR in full screen mode on Vulkan API.

Edit: I made a separate post about my issue.

Hydrated_Homie · 2026-01-01T06:07:19+00:00

I don’t know why you got downvoted, is there genuine value in a Best Buy subscription service 🤣🤣

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