Thanks to Red Dead Redemption PC Requirements for allowing me to finally meet the recommended specs for something

It’s always a little reassuring to see your map mentioned by name in the recommended specs for a new release – even if that new release is just a slightly beefed-up version of the 14-year-old open-world console game Red Dead Redemption. I could write a tedious metaphor about someone looking for me in a saloon using the literary technique Irvine Welsh uses of spelling out the accents, but I won’t bother. I just don’t have any other camouflage in me. Maybe a root. Don’t even talk to me about a toot. Here are the specifications according to the Steam page.

Minimum:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670 / AMD FX-9590
• Memory: 8GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R7 360
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 12GB available storage space
• Sound card: Direct X compatible

Recommended:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
• Memory: 8GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD RX 5700 XT
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 12GB available storage space
• Sound card: Direct X compatible
• Additional Notes: SSD recommended

The game itself launches on Steam on October 29th and is clearly aimed at Halloween attractions with the excellent Undead Nightmare expansion included in the package. I don’t have a funny compilation video of bugs to share with you like Edwin did, although I do have the next best thing: I learned on a website full of cowboy slang that “acknowledging the corn” means “the truth.” admitting, confessing a lie, or acknowledging an obvious personal flaw.” I’m not even going to check that because I desperately want it to be true.

I’m not sure why I wrote “confirm” there as I would have plenty of cowboy friends to ask.

If you haven’t played the original RDR, it’s a looser, less self-serious take on the Old West than its (also very good) sequel. Personally, I’m very interested to see how it performs, but I have some fond memories with it – particularly Undead Nightmare, which used an evolving area control mechanic that felt fairly new at the time.