There’s a striking contrast at the heart of Red Dead Redemption 2’s story, a jarring mismatch between visual excellence and narrative incompetence. From gang members to villains to walk-on side characters, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a cavalcade of cowboy clichés, a zombified parade of baseline archetypes we’ve all seen many times before who never manage to break from the molds in which they were cast. note: The following contains minor spoilers for Red Dead Redemption 2.] Central flawThis reveals

Trains in Red Dead Redemption 2 mostly exist as a means for fast travel. The 16-hour loop means that the train won’t show up at those stations at the same time every day. Central Union Railroad scheduleThe Central Union Railroad line runs a very similar loop around Ambarino, New Hanover, and Lemoyne. Confusingly, the Central Union Railroad loop takes about 20 in-game hours to complete. That means that a train that departs at noon on one day will leave at 8 a.m., 4 a.m. and midnight.

Red Dead Redemption 2’s Master Hunter 9 Challenge tasks you to “kill an Opossum playing possum.” Good news: Opossums tend to play possum a lot. Best news: This guide will show you exactly how to find an Opossum. RDR2 opossum hunting location and mapYou can find Opossums northwest of Strawberry, in an area called Big Valley. In the map below, we’ve circled the location where we found one Opossum. If you’re lucky like we were below, you’ll find an Opossum already playing dead.

Blizzard gamesWorld of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth — The standard, digital deluxe and complete collection editions are on sale for up to 20 percent off. BlizzCon 2018 Virtual Ticket: 20 percent off the Virtual Ticket for BlizzCon 2018 from the first weekend in November. The Virtual Ticket includes in-game items for all Blizzard franchises and offers access to video replays from the expo. Activision gamesCall of Duty: Black Ops 4 — The base game, digital deluxe and digital deluxe enhanced editio

Though you might find something to watch eventually, you might also just end up spending an hour scrolling through movies without settling on anything at all. To help minimize scrolling time — and maybe bring some underseen gems to your attention — we’ve put together a rolling list of the best movies on Netflix. For more recommendations, read our list of The Best Movies of 2018Black Panther (2018)What can we say? As Dane is drawn into events beyond his control, Mickle dissects the expectations o

To really experience everything Sony’s and Microsoft’s mid-generation powerhouses can do, you need a 4K TV, one with support for HDR and wide color gamut. Buying a great 4K TV is hard, and it’s even harder to sort out the Black Friday gaming deals out there. A 4K TV for everybody: LG C8 OLEDLG’s OLED screens have been considered something of a gold standard for televisions for several years now, and 2018’s sets continue to impress. Its measured input latency, per Rtings, is 18.2 ms in 4K with HD

Marvel’s stand-alone Shuri series is a true gift for fans of Wakanda’s whip-smart princess and the blending of comic-book mythos. The first issue left Shuri struggling to move out of her brother’s shadow, after the Black Panther (and the mutant teleporter Manifold) vanished during a space mission gone wrong. While it would make sense for the capable Shuri to become the Black Panther in her brother’s place once again, and while the previous issue certainly hinted at it, she declines. She doesn’t

Nintendo is having a big sale on Switch and 3DS games on its online store, the eShop, through Black Friday and beyond. Nintendo’s eShop Cyber Deals sale kicked off today, offering discounts on a bunch of third-party and Nintendo-published games, including Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Hyrule Warriors Legends. Here’s a look at everything on sale in the Nintendo eShop for Black Friday and Cyber Monday through Nov.

In hindsight, Hyrule Field is laughably tiny. By contemporary standards, Hyrule Field would barely even register on most in-game open-world maps. And sitting at the center of it all, you had Hyrule Field. You first experience Hyrule Field in Link’s child form, which subtly but significantly feeds into the sensation that you’ve embarked upon a truly enormous adventure. By holding back your arrival in Hyrule Field until after the first dungeon, Ocarina sets itself apart from its own predecessors.

Best Xbox One controllerWinner: Xbox One Elite ControllerThe original Xbox One controller is pretty good for the average person. But Microsoft has outdone itself with the Xbox One Elite controller, one of the most impressive, customizable and expensive controllers on the market. The Xbox One Elite controller is available for $139.99, or in a GameStop-exclusive white version for $149.99. Best Xbox One headsetWinner: The Plantronics Rig 800LXThis recommendation is taken as an excerpt from Polygon’

The goal of this roundup is to help point you toward the very best accessories on the market. Best of all, thanks to a free app available on the PlayStation Store, it also controls my TV. Best PS4 controller accessoriesAs I mentioned above, I have big hands. Best PlayStation VR accessoriesIf you’re opting to add the PlayStation VR headset to your PS4, two popular bundles are available right now. Team Polygon has had experience with the Charge and Display Station for PlayStation VR.

It gets you food, crafting supplies and animal parts you can sell for cash. This guide will tell you about the places where you can sell Pelts, Carcasses, and all the other animal parts, then give you some tips for getting the most money for your work. Where to sell pelts and other animal parts in RDR2Remember that you have the option to turn in animal parts at Pearson’s butcher table in camp. Getting more for your pelts and carcassesFirst, and most obvious, the quality of the pelts you sell aff

It’s surprisingly hard to get away with anything remotely illegal in Red Dead Redemption 2. This guide will explain where you can go to pay off your Bounty and a quick overview of the Bounty system, but you can also check out our Bounties guide for a more in-depth discussion on how Bounties (and being Wanted) work. Where to pay off your Bounty in RDR2You can pay off Bounties at any Post Office. The Bounty systemThe Bounty system is basically just fines for the crimes you’ve committed (well, gott

When you visit camp in Red Dead Redemption 2, some of your companions might ask a favor of you. Some items are only found in one place, like Sadie’s request for a harmonica. Below, we’ll show you where to find the harmonica that Sadie requests using two maps, one zoomed out and one zoomed in. Other camp companion item requestsSome of the other camp companion item requests — like Hosea’s book or Dutch’s pipe — are like Sadie’s harmonica in that there’s only one place to find them. We covered all

Red Dead Redemption 2’s Master Hunter 8 Challenge asks you to “catch 3 small fish without using a Fishing Rod.” The solution is pretty simple: Shoot fish in shallow water. Finding fish to shoot isn’t quite so easy, so in this guide we’ll show you our favorite “fishing” location. When you see fish, shoot them with your pistol(s). Just keep a few things in mind:To complete the Master Hunter 8 Challenge, you need to catch fish, not just shoot them. You’re free to shoot them and cook them, but they

If you’ve hunted a Legendary Animal in Red Dead Redemption 2 and died while carrying your precious cargo, you’ll find that your Legendary Pelt is gone after you’re resurrected. That’s what this in-game message means:You abandoned your Legendary Animal. Visit any of those shopkeepers, and through what we assume is magic, they’ll have the Legendary items. How to find RDR2 Legendary AnimalsThere are 16 Legendary Animals scattered across the world in Red Dead Redemption 2. Polygon’s Red Dead Redempt

The annual Steam Autumn Sale is now live, just a day before holiday shopping season really begins. It also happens to be game of the year season, so Valve has opened up nominations for the Steam Awards too. Some of the early highlights on sale include every Fallout game prior to this year’s Fallout 76. Meanwhile, the Steam Awards “selection committee” will continue to accept votes after the sale period. For more PC games to try out for the nomination process, check out our Black Friday PC deals.

H1Z1’s official esports league abruptly shut down in the middle of its inaugural season, barely six months after starting. ESPN reported on Saturday that the league’s second, 10-match half had been suspended indefinitely, and that a second league season isn’t being scheduled. With that not happening, the H1Z1 Pro League shut down. Going free-to-play in March boosted its playership over 13,000 for that month, but it hasn’t been within half of that total since the H1Z1 Pro League began play in Apr

Warframe is out on Nintendo Switch, and the free-to-play third-person shooter is absolutely worth a try if you’ve never played it. It’s important to read and understand what this all means, because the migration can only happen once:PC to Nintendo Switch account migration creates a copy of your PC account and transfers it to your Nintendo Switch account. PC to Nintendo Switch account migration can only be done once and can NOT be reversed. All existing Nintendo Switch account progress will be ov

To end the year on a high note, Pokémon Go’s final community event for the year in December will be a weekend long event that will increase the spawn rate of all the Pokémon from past community days. That means we’ll be seeing more Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Eevee, Dratini, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Mareep, Larvitar and Beldum in the wild! ET, giving you plenty of time to get out there and catch any Pokémon you need. This should work for Pokémon you’ve had before the event as well, so