Red Faction: Guerrilla
Steam Description:
Red Faction: Guerrilla re-defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction.
Summary:
🎮 Introduction to Red Faction: Guerilla: The hosts kick off the podcast by introducing the game "Red Faction: Guerilla," a 2009 destruction-based third-person shooter set on Mars. They explore the game's open-world mechanics, storyline, and its core focus on environmental destruction.
🔨 Core Gameplay Mechanics: The podcast highlights the game’s unique destruction physics, allowing players to demolish buildings and structures. The hosts discuss the satisfying use of the sledgehammer and explosive charges, emphasizing the game's appeal to fans of mindless fun.
🌍 Storyline Overview: The story follows Alec Mason, who arrives on Mars to join his brother, only to find him quickly killed by the Earth Defense Force (EDF). Alec then joins the Red Faction, a group of rebels fighting against the oppressive EDF to liberate Mars. The hosts touch on the game’s fast-paced narrative, which quickly immerses players into the action without excessive backstory.
💣 Destruction-Based Missions: The game offers various mission types centered around destruction, including demolishing EDF structures, rescuing hostages, and escort missions. The hosts appreciate the variety but note that some mission types, especially escort missions, can be frustrating due to AI issues.
🚗 Vehicles and Combat: The discussion includes the game's range of vehicles, from basic transport to heavily armored EDF vehicles. The hosts also talk about the gunplay, noting its dated mechanics, such as the lack of aiming down sights, and the use of weapons like the grinder and arc welder. They describe the vehicles as fun but acknowledge that the driving mechanics feel a bit outdated.
🛡️ EDF Alert System: The game’s alert system, similar to the star system in GTA, increases tension as the EDF sends reinforcements when the player causes destruction. The hosts find this mechanic both exciting and occasionally tedious, as it can disrupt the flow of gameplay.
🦾 Walkers and Endgame: Later in the game, players can pilot Walkers—mechs with heavy firepower—that add a fresh dynamic to the gameplay. The hosts praise this addition, noting that it provides a much-needed change of pace in the latter stages of the game.
🏅 Overall Impressions: The podcast wraps up with the hosts giving their final thoughts. They agree that while the game’s destruction mechanics are top-notch and offer a lot of fun, the overall experience can become repetitive. They place "Red Faction: Guerilla" in the category of very good games, though not at the pinnacle of action games.