History YMMV / RedDeadRedemption

* CompleteMonster: [[FromNobodyToNightmare Colonel Agustin Allende]] is the [[AntagonisticGovernor cruel and corrupt governor]] of [[Characters/RedDeadRedemptionNuevoParaiso Nuevo Paraiso]]. Though Allende comes from peasant stock himself, once in power he becomes an oppressive dictator who brutalizes the common people he rules over, keeping them poor, starving and without hope. One of Allende's darker pleasures is frequently having women abducted and sent to his villa so that [[SerialRapist he can rape them]]. After [[Characters/RedDeadRedemptionProtagonists John Marston]] arrives in Mexico while trying to hunt down two members of his old gang, Allende promises to help him in return for his services. Allende uses Marston as a tool in his war against the rebels opposing his rule, regularly sending a reluctant Marston out to kill them, including one instance where Marston has to burn down their village of Tesoro Azul. Unfortunately for John, Allende had not only never planned on upholding his end of the bargain, he had actually been harboring the outlaws John was hunting, and tries to have John executed once he's outlived his usefulness.

* UnderusedGameMechanic: Some feel this way about the RacingMinigame; there's a total of ''three'' races in the entire single-player experience. While PvP racing is an option in the game's multiplayer mode, the noticeable absence of racing side missions is seen as a wasted opportunity by some, especially since the game clearly has racing A.I coded into it.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The 2023 port to UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch was criticized upon its reveal for having minimal graphical and framerate improvements over the original, as well as [[NoPortForYou still having no PC port]].

** When R* announced that Xbox One now supports RDR through its backwards compatibility, hordes of people started demanding a UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 port/remaster "as well". Never mind the fact that it was not a port nor a remaster, and that the [=PS4=] has no backwards compability. The only way to rerelease the game would have required porting the game over. Speaking of which...

* CriticalDissonance: As years have passed, more and more have expressed confusion over the once-intense hatred for Jack, feeling that even if his writing and [[spoiler:playable version]] are a bit awkward at points, he's also not necessary a reason to [[spoiler:stop playing either]].

* CompleteMonster: [[FromNobodyToNightmare Colonel Agustin Allende]] is the [[AntagonisticGovernor cruel and corrupt governor]] of [[Characters/RedDeadRedemptionNuevoParaiso Nuevo Paraiso]]. Though Allende comes from peasant stock himself, once in power he becomes an oppressive dictator who brutalizes the common people he rules over, keeping them poor, starving and without hope. One of Allende's darker pleasures is frequently having women abducted and sent to his villa so that [[SerialRapist he can rape them]]. After [[Characters/RedDeadRedemptionJohnMarston John Marston]] arrives in Mexico while trying to hunt down two members of his old gang, Allende promises to help him in return for his services. Allende uses Marston as a tool in his war against the rebels opposing his rule, regularly sending a reluctant Marston out to kill them, including one instance where Marston has to burn down their village of Tesoro Azul. Unfortunately for John, Allende had not only never planned on upholding his end of the bargain, he had actually been harboring the outlaws John was hunting, and tries to have John executed once he's outlived his usefulness.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The {{squick}}y yet funny sex scene with Reyes and a peasant girl in "The Gates of El Presidio", which bears little resemblance to the plot, with Reyes telling her in Spanish that she's "the best bitch [he's] ever fucked", and the lady moaning, [[TheImmodestOrgasm "VIVA MEXICOOOOOO!"]] Even John seems so confused about this when [[InterruptedIntimacy he catches them in the act]] and Reyes dismisses her.

** Captain [=DeSanta=]. Pure {{Jerkass}} or just a coward with some redeeming sides, only not brave enough to against Allende's orders? [[spoiler:The latter would be supported by the beginning of the mission "Cowards Die Many Times", where he is shown hesitating at first when Allende orders him to go with Marston (with the intent to have [=DeSanta=] betray him).]] Also, his earlier comments on Abraham Reyes [[spoiler:turns out to be completely true and not just some mean spirited insults that Allende's words on the rebels lean more towards. Though considering that said reluctance [=DeSanta=] shows when being told to betray Marston would indeed indicate that a part of him did like the guy, but in the end his blind admiration for Allende outdid any hesitation.]] Interestingly, John's own opinion of [=DeSanta=] [[spoiler:that he mentions after his death is that [=DeSanta=] was "Dumb and loyal to his awful master, but that's all he was."]] apparently not holding any resentful feelings for him himself.

** In the original release, Marston would automatically holster his weapon after a few seconds if you weren't in combat, which became an annoyance during random events and hunting. Fortunately, not only was this removed in ''Undead Nightmare'', the [=PS4=]/Switch rerelease followed suit.