If you’ve playedRed Dead Redemption, then you know that it’s a beautiful game. Personally, I find its capacity for creating breathtaking vistas to be unmatched; like Michael Abbott atThe Brainy Gamer, I time my saves so that I’m traveling around the game world at dawn and dusk. Riding toward the quickly setting sun, against the backdrop of a burning sky and an environment suffused with the ruddy glow of twilight, is a magnificent image that I will always remember — and one that makes me want to visit the American West.
The folks at Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry seem to feel the same way aboutRed Dead Redemption. They would know, since they spend their time analyzing graphical quality. But sometimes, they merely sit back and admire the visual splendor that games offer. They’ve put together a four-minute compilation of time-lapse footage fromRed Dead Redemptionentitled “Red Dead Redemption: World in Motion,” and when combined with Bill Elm and Woody Jackson’s hauntingoriginal scorefor the game, the result is a treat for the eyes and ears. (And for you techies, they detailed the process by which they made the video.)
You can check out the streaming videohere, but I strongly recommend downloading the282 MB HD-res filefor the best experience. It’s really something to behold. (The image above is a screencap from the video.)
Red Dead Redemption: World in Motion[Eurogamer Digital Foundry viaXav de Matos’ Twitter]
