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Who doesn’t like blowing stuff up? I think there’s a demo man in each and every one of us who loves watching things go BOOM. That demo man within is in for a real treat as developer Volition has taken the term environmental destruction to the next level with their latest game, Red Faction Guerilla (RFG). Now we’ve already spoken about the game at length in our preview, hands on preview and developer interview so feel free to expand your information with those articles. __STARTQUOTE__Volition has taken the term environmental destruction to the next level with their latest game, Red Faction Guerilla.__ENDQUOTE__ As you may have heard or seen by now, the Red Faction series has now made the transition to third person as opposed to the first person shooters the first two games were. The reason developer Volition took this franchise in that direction is so players could experience the true power of their Geo-Mod 2.0 engine. But before we talk about blowing stuff up, let’s take a quick look at the game’s plot. In RFG you play as Alec Mason, a miner who’s come to Mars to earn an honest living. Upon arrival you find out that the Earth Defense Force (EDF) aren’t the good guys they once used to be and they’re now using their power and resources to oppress the locals. Fighting this oppression is an organization called the Red Faction and your brother just so happens to be a part of this organization. He persuades you to join this noble cause but you politely decline at first and it’s only once he ruthlessly gets gunned down by the EDF do you pick up your sledge hammer and vow revenge. If you’ve played Volition’s Saint’s Row series, gameplay in Red Faction will seem vaguely familiar. Unlike the linear corridor shooters the first two games were, RFG has now gone the open ended way which means you’re given a free reign as far as progression is concerned. Of course like the Saint’s Row series you’ll have to undertake and successfully complete a certain amount of side quests to unlock story based missions. During both side quests and main missions there are two things you have to keep an eye out for - EDF presence in a particular area and the morale of the locals in that very same area. To recruit more people or have them fight by your side you’ll have to increase their morale and this can be done by driving out the EDF presence in a particular area. You can do so by destroying random EDF structures, denoted in red on your map or by undertaking Guerilla missions. Reduce EDF presence to zero and a story-based mission pops up that allows you to liberate the entire sector once and for all. |
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