RDR 2 to this day in some respects may surpass new games.
Red Dead Redemption 2 has many elements worked out, and even 7 years after its release, the project is set as an example for new games. However, there is an opinion that such comparisons should not be made.
An IGN journalist released a critique of manipulators who make comparisons in the spirit of "Mafia: The Old Country vs. Red Dead Redemption 2".
The authors of such video comparisons ignore the fact that Rockstar Games has a lot of resources available, a large budget and about 1600 people in the company, while Hangar 13, which made the new Mafia, has less than 300 employees.
The journalist also noted that technological progress is "not constant", chips do not double in power every 2 years. As a result, projects began to appear that, after 10 years, look good against the background of modern games.
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