Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

look before I start completey destroying this game, know that I had a basic idea of what I was getting. namely a generic open world but good destruction physics right? here is a list of things I absolutely detest about this game in no particular order: - jetpack: you can only use one ability. why can't I sprint and fly at the same time? - fast travel is locked behind an upgrade later in the game.... - enemies are bullet sponges - enemies just spawn out of nowhere and swarm you. think cyberpunk police but worse. - all the cool vehicles and weapons are locked behind walls of monotonous grind. - the control system is cool but getting control down is honestly insanely mindnumbing. - sidequests consists of you doing menial tasks like in mmorpgs but without any benefits. - higher fps makes the game crash :0 - ugly as hell graphics despite it being reMArsTerED - completely barren landscape. - insanely boring world. - terrible AI. - way too many bugs. this is the reason why I keep playing old school games and have completely given up on 99% of modern releases because in reality the devs didn't want to make a good game. they wanted to create a filler that would justify the 60€ tag for investors.

This game has been carefully made and its high production values are obvious. Good graphics, flowing animation, impressive physics engine. Yet I didn't like it. The reason is that its philosophy is an console-oriented 3rd person shoot-em-up with some strategy and scarce RPG elements. The elements that point towards this are manifold: - The graphics have high saturation. Colours are almost too "vibrant" as if trying to constantly remind the player that they are on Mars. - Distances between various locations and the "safehouse" are ridiculously small. In the first location, the player's safehouse and some of the targets would be something like 500m in real-life distance. I mean the "baddies" are supposedly patrolling and searching for you and you have a base of operations without any concealment right there. Not very immersive or realistic. - You are expected to bring down various enemy structures. And in this game a sledgehammer is adequate to bring down multi-storey towers within seconds. Everything is destructibe, yes, bravo but this is ridiculous. - Firefights although carefully thought-out suffer from an unmistakable arcade-ism. 3rd person does have an inherent arcade-ism by itself of course but this game takes it to the next level. Forget about 1st person shooter style - here the pace is x2 and you are expected to kill hordes of oncoming enemies by jumping around cover spots or assaulting them directly, spraying bullets everywhere all along. - Strategy is there but feels superficial. I've put about 4 hours in the game and I don't intend to put any more. It's simply too much console-ish for me.

Great if you like to go around and demolish.

Is the remaster only about graphics? If that... well, I'll pass. No point for me for buying again. The game start fun and nice, but as you progress in the game, it is more and more a chore. The destruction part of the game struggles to keep at bay the poor AI and boredom that the whole game transpire. Main missions are mainly boring and nothing memorable. NPC? Nothing to speak about. Gun play is okish, but nothing memorable. The only thing to keep you warm and entertained is you sledgehammer.... in the cold Mars nights.... So yes: you will get some hours of enjoyment, but will not keep you entertained for very long.

Played for a litte over an hour, saved, exited, then attempted to play again a few days later. Game hangs after the title screen, even after an uninstall. I'll be getting a refund.