Like virtually every modern video game, Red Dead Redemption 2employs an auto-save feature. That means that the game saves players’ progress semi-constantly, and especially after doing anything major in the game like completing a story mission. However, some players may still want to know how to manually save, especially if they plan on messing around in the open world with some of Red Dead Redemption 2‘s cheat codes (which deactivate story progress and achievements).
To manually save in Red Dead Redemption 2, press the equivalent of the start button for PS4 or Xbox One, and that will bring up the pause menu. From here, go down to Story, and that will bring up all of the options for saving the game, loading previous saves, starting a new game, and exiting the game to the main menu. Some video games have known to get corrupted save data if players just turn them off without going to the main menu, so it might be a good idea to do this before ending any session of Red Dead Redemption 2 anyway.
For Red Dead Redemption on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'There's already a Save Game Editor.' Nov 19, 2018 NOTE: THIS IS A BETA EDITOR! What is Red Dead Redemption Save Editor? -Red Dead Redemption Save Editor is the most up-to-date and advanced save editor there is for Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Considering the sheer size and scope of Rockstar’s open world western, knowing how to manually save will come in handy. For one, it makes sure that players will be able to resume from the exact point they want once they reload their save later, and secondly, it will let them use cheat codes without having to worry about ruining their progress on their main save file.
Manual saves can also help players return to older sections of the game and resume their adventure from a different point if they did something that they regret, like wasting all their money. Something else players may want to erase by loading an old save is the death of their horse, especially since horses permanently die in Red Dead Redemption 2.
There are many reasons to manually save the game in Red Dead Redemption 2, and now that players know how to do it, they can have some peace of mind instead of relying solely on the auto-save feature.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is out now for PS4 and Xbox One.
'Red Dead Redemption 2' is not nearly as good as it should be.
The issue here isn't that the console game is boring per se. Its single-player mode is breathtaking in its graphics, scale, and fun. Playing the character of a cowboy at the end of the 19th century, players experience a landscape that is rich with historical nuance and entertaining interaction.
But Rockstar Games, which created the game, hasn't delivered on the online version of 'Red Dead Redemption 2.' That means players have little reason to keep playing unless, like me, they are content spending hours hunting various animals. So, what should be done?
Well, put simply, Rockstar needs to give players more to do in 'Red Dead Redemption 2' online, outside of the online mode's group games. These group games basically involve teams of players shooting each other. But there's little originality here, and as a team-based game, 'Red Dead Redemption 2' is inferior to others on the market.
What Rockstar needs to do is replicate the success of Rockstar's other major title from the past few years, 'Grand Theft Auto 5.' That game is built on the diversity of activity in its online mode. Offering players the chance to either fight or cooperate with other players, but also do missions in the vein of the single-player mode, 'Grand Theft Auto 5' online matches variable experience to sustaining entertainment.
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True, the modern 'Grand Theft Auto' allows players to use jets and cars to travel quickly. That clearly can't work in the setting of 'Red Dead Redemption 2': the age of horse and wagon.
Still, were Rockstar Games to give players more choice of purpose in the online mode, players could make the game their own. Were, for example, Rockstar to provide more online bounty hunting missions (hunting down nonhuman criminal characters) or more heist-style missions (such as robbing banks), the game would find its players far more inclined to keep playing.
The key here is that Rockstar needs to give players more choices in what they spend their game time doing. Simply offering more group modes won't win fans favor.
Until they fix that, 'Red Dead Redemption 2' will remain a shadow of its better possibility.