I've had my eye on it for a while, but right now I'm so backlogged with games. Was trying to finish up GTA DLC when RDR came out. Already have MG2 ordered and that's only the recent stuff stacking up on the shelf. I told my wife I'd just wait a while on this one.

Of course... I wake up the other morning and she'd gone to the store early and picked up a copy for me. <3

I've only had a little time to play due to work, house projects and RDR, but it's a charming game. It's what I expected. Some of the complaints I'd heard (specifically from Jim Sterling) about it not giving you enough direction hold true, but it's true to its source material (and anyone who knows Sterling's history knows he didn't start gaming in the NES or even SNES era).

I think the ridiculous sword is perfect. Without it I don't think the mechanics would all carry as well into the current gaming zeitgeist. They worked back then, but people would consider them not fast paced enough now.