Red Faction only next-gen possible, terraforming is so last season

Coming up in an interview published later today, Strategy Informer interrogates a Red Faction sympathiser over at Volition Inc.

Associate Producer Sean Kennedy tells them why Red Faction Guerrilla wasn't possible until now, how Geo-Mod 2.0 tech is "three to five years" ahead, and his thoughts on terrain game Fracture...

Asked if the new Red Faction has moved away from terraforming terrain because of recent titles like LucasArts' Fracture, Kennedy laughs. "Ha, Fracture! You can actually put that in your article!" Volition isn't so insecure, it seems it was time for a change in the franchise anyway.

[Jamegohanssj5]

HA! Too bad this game looks like a PS2/Xbox game.

Oh yes, ROFL Fracture!
TGSI

[bomboclaat_gamer]

so what if the graphics isnt top notch. whats with u people. believe it or not, its people like u who ruin gaming. stop being so damn nitpicky. as long as the game is fun and the mechanism is good, im down for it.

get a grip man.

[snaz27]

i do agree that graphics do not make a game and that above all the game should be fun! however isnt it possible to have both? isnt it better if it has both? for me it is anyway i like advangment in my games i wanna see em playing and looking better and better everytime but thats just me... i loved red faction but i played the demo of this the other day and it was a big meh! your in some super powered robot thing that can smash anything in its way but you get stuck behing some little rock on the floor! that for me is not fun... the aiming was pants i only liked it when zoomed in... the demo did not inspire me to get the full copy thats for sure... and to top it off it did look like garbage so just another reason to skip on this one lol... that better for you? or am i ruining gaming too? lmao

[Blaze929]

Thats true....but the game isnt fun either.....

Besides, this is the same person so said they reached the 360's limit...rofl. This game fails so much (IMO) and its a shame becuase Red Faction was and still is the best in the series. When 1up revealed that the team didnt want it to be third person but the dumb producer did, thats where everything probably started going downhill.

I dunno how people enjoy this game; the beta was crap so scratch out multiplayer and now the single player demo is out and was also very boring.

[JamieReleases]

It looks pretty stunning to me, have you tried the demo yet?

[7thNightvolley]

the demo is brilliant, u can totally destroy anything u see in the game and it break and crumbles like how it would in reality it must have been a challendge setting all teh structures to have weight size and react realistically to external force. gd stuff . i would likely pick buy the game, i believe the MP would be a blast.

[Jinxstar]

I have. I got it off Qore last week. The game looks... Well the physics are current gen but still it is not a "Destroy anything" There are things you still can't destroy. Crysis has already done physics nearly perfect. this game is great for consoles but doesn't hold a candle to some PC games. So really it's not all that advanced.

As far as teh actual game. I'm still sick of Sci Fi myself. I want more fantasy or "Comic book" style stuff. i.e. Prototype, Batman or inFAMOUS. The physics in those games (Except batman) look on par with this as far as cars flipping and things getting torn up. I look at red faction and see the little things so far. There are very few "Big things" to take down and when they do come down in videos and such they look scripted unlike the small buildings... The small buildings are always in an "Alcove" or something so the game only has to render small areas at a time... I feel they were very cleaver and sneaky at the same time when making this game. I would like to be proven wrong and if this game gets high scores then I WILL pick it up. I like a good surprise. So far however it looks very "Run of the mill" to me... I mean an average of 8.5 or higher i will get it but otherwise... There are so many games coming out i don't want to waste cash. I feel the Online will be half a$$ed, The story will be weak and the characters lifeless just to state a few things and I feel it will show in reviews.

Just a vid to show physics in a game much older....

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

like I said doesn't hold a candle...

[7thNightvolley]

"geez" that is just bullying... that destruction vid is sick i had to actually remember its a game engine i am looking at and not reality.

[pixelsword]

Since technically, if we were to adhere strictly to the old five year console cycle, this cycle would be almost at an end.

Honestly; I though they were talking about the PS4 and XboX 720 until I read past the title.

[donnie-2105]

thought the demo was ok but apart from the impressive but poorly implemented physics the gameplay seemed very generic indeed.also from what ive heard of the multi player the hammer is way overpowered and a potential game breaker

[bigjclassic]

Its just last gen gameplay with mediocre Hd graphics. I cant believe the dev was talking smack about the 360 when this game looks like poo.

This is a glorified PS2 era game, like Infamous and Prototype etc.

[divideby0]

well after playing the SP demo last nite, I stand what I have said all along since playing in the MP beta, the game is no where as good as it should be and would be lucky to score an 8. This is from a die hard RF fan

[DragonWarrior_4]

Agreed. Personally I loved RF1 and 2, and this felt nothing like the last. This felt like a bootleg GTA but with bad graphics. There was nothing fun about the demo at all. Funny thing is that GTA Chinatown Wars is more fun then GTA4. Way more fun in fact. Its as if these devs only care about the technical aspects of these games and forget to put the most ingredient in the games. Its called fun.

[Bladestar]

I actually liked the demo... I might buy it.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

I swore I thought I was playing a PS2 game. I had more fun playing Red Faction 1 & 2 besides this crap they're about to put out. Thank God for Demo's. You'll always guaranteed to avoid wasting money.

[Irishmandkg]

So I downloaded the demo last night on my ps3, and I was in awe at the amount of destruction. Battlefield bad company allowed you to break down walls of buildings, and destroy tanks ect.. But this game allows you to break though walls with a sledge hammer, break through walls with a truck, and anything else you can get your hands on. It just blew my mind to see that everything was able to be destroyed. So that much of the game was good, sadly the rest wasn't so enjoyable. The graphics(the explosions look nice)are very bland, and the people look like they are straight character models out of halo 2. The gameplay was very boring. Cool gimmick, but not a purchase.

[bigbomber]

i have been playing to much killzone cuzz this game looks like crap and why duzz everthing need to brake .. and when it duzz break it fills like lbp cardbored ... is it just me sorry for the spelling useing ps3 key pad for this

[LorD]

the structural destruction on this game is unbelievable.

Start taking out load bearing struts of buildings, and when it finally collapses you'll see what I'm talking about.

Graphics suck though, and controls are iffy.

[bigbomber]

no one is going to ruin gameing cuzz they think a game sucks thats how games get better

[Strife Lives]

the devs kept saying physics and graphics wise they maxed the 360 out,I remember them saying if they had added 1 more car on screen the 360 game would crash ,Ive heard em say their tech is 5 years beyond anything now.Well LOL LOL LOL LMAO,umm. . . .both the 360 and PS3 have 2008 games better than this.Save your money folks,with broken gameplay and average graphics ,you'd have more fun playing a Lego Star Wars or Lego Indiana Jones game.

[kingdavid]

How about they wait for their game to come out and see how its recieved before bashing other supposedly more average games

[PirateThom]

I played the demo, it was decent enough, but I can't imagine the game being fun for more than an hour or two. It just feels losely thrown together and the destruction isn't really all that impressive.

[DelbertGrady]

Really liked the demo, even if it was short. I can imagine this game being very fun considering it's a sandbox game where you roam freely and decide how you want to take over enemy territories.

I will go for the "pure f*cking armageddon" approach.