Future of the Red Faction Series

[crazychris4124]

Red Facion IP was sold last year to Nordic Games who have bought a ton of IPs over ecent years like Darksiders, MX vs ATV, Stuntman and Spellforce.

http://www.gamersgate.com/publisher/24/nordic-games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Games_(company)

There has been no official word on a new Red Faction game but they have already come out with 1 game since they acquired IPs from THQ likle MX vs ATV Supercross which came out at the end of October. The game sucked but its nice to see they are releasing a game from the IPs they bought from THQ.

Anyway what would you guys like to see in the next Red Faction game?

1st of all the game needs to be mostly on the surface and be open world. There was pretty much no point in having destruction in Armageddon if you are going to be fighting in caves the whole time. I think Mars should be set after the events in Armageddon and after the planet has been terraformed. So that means lakes, rivers, forests, jungles, snowy mountains, swamps and coastal beaches. Mars should look vibrant and colorful. I dont want another barren wasteland game, we have enough of those. Now I dont want it looking like Sunset Overdrive but a nice middle ground between that game and Guerrilla. On PC the game should allow us to play with any frame rate we want. Dont want the game locked at 30 fps.

I would like to see bigger, denser cities. This game was tons of fun but it was a rather barren. Towns were far apart and in those towns were only a handful of buildings. Also like to see bigger and taller buildings. I think the tallest building in Guerrilla was only 3 or 4 stories tall which was great 6 years ago but the new consoles n pc hardware can push the destruction even further.

Im torn between having the being set during a civil war between the Red Faction and some other group like another country, evil corporation or Earth force.

[Doomerang]

They stated there won't be another Red faction due to number 4's poor sales :(

[ERROR]

That statement came from the previous owner of the IP. Since then, THQ bankrupt and now Nordic has the rights of the IP. What they will do with it, well... no one knows for now.

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http://steamcommunity.com/app/20500/discussions/0/617319460863898235/#c617319460870281406

[JohannZA]

I think it's a question of "when" rather than "if".

Nordic Games are sitting on a tonne of high-profile intellectual properties, all with the potential to produce games that are both commercially and critically successful. That they are being picky with resources is no surprise.

My preference would be for them to sort out the Black Mirror series first -- all three entries are available on Steam but none work properly. BM 2 & 3 are especially problematic, as these are the North American retail releases which only have the English language option and do not include any of the patches from the European versions. (It has to be said, GOG.com has the newest versions of all three games and they appear to work flawlessly.)

Also: Aquanox 3 is coming! As much as I love the first three games (the first entry being Archimedean Dynasty, which was followed by Aquanox 1 & 2), I never thought I'd see the series being revived. Thanks, Nordic!

[Hoddy_457]

OP, whatever you do, don't visit their forums, there's zero talk about red faction there, apart from an abandoned thread. The THQ ip board is full of spam and a massive darksiders thread which seems to be the only thing people talk about there, i honestly don't know why it's so popular.

I guess it attracts all the anime fans because it's got magical powers and giant swords in it, the thread is also full of fan art too, shudder.

I watched some gameplay videos and it looks pretty uninteresting, just another hack & slash game with monsters, terribly generic.

red faction is unique compared other games and no on of the official forum actively discusses it....sad.

[Python Jones P.I.]

I assume the recent patch is just as much for investors as it us, increased player count and sales made due to the recent steam transition will be used to prove the ip still has value (hopefully).

[GC13]

Originally posted by user_457:

I watched some gameplay videos and it looks pretty uninteresting, just another hack & slash game with monsters, terribly generic.

It's not any more fun to play. I forced myself to play through three hours but it was pure tedium. Then The Last Federation came out and I played ten times as long and had a blast.

[RageMojo]

Originally posted by Feathers:

They stated there won't be another Red faction due to number 4's poor sales :(

LOL!!!! This information is about 3 years outdated.

Someone from Nordic will probably pop into this thread. They have stated a few times here on steam that they are in the planing stages of RF:G2 and almost started it, but decided to hash it out some more and be cautious.

They have said nothing about the general franchise as a whole other than that, as far as i know.

[MegalomaniacNG]

*Someone from Nordic Games pops in*
Yes, we decided not to rush into RFG2 but rather do something good to RFG and collect community feedback. I hope at some point in 2015 or 2016 I can announce that a new Red Faction game is actually under development.

[Hoddy_457]

I hope so, while we're still young. :)

2016 is ages away, 2015 would be nice for more hammer time, but as you say it's all up to you guys. Just don't keep us too waiting long...THQ already made us wait ages for nothing.

armageddon was good but not a true sequel.

[crazychris4124]

Originally posted by MegalomaniacNG:

*Someone from Nordic Games pops in*
Yes, we decided not to rush into RFG2 but rather do something good to RFG and collect community feedback. I hope at some point in 2015 or 2016 I can announce that a new Red Faction game is actually under development.

Thats awesome. Just dont make the next game like Armaggedeon and you will fine. I would build the game from scratch using DX 12

[Holding These Alligators Down]

I would love to see a new Red Faction game but for the love of God please make the multiplayer similar to the one in Guerrilla or at least keep it as a competitive mode.
RFG has one of the most fun and unique MP modes i've played and the previous developers flushed it all down the toilet by making the sequel's MP a rip off of Gears of war's horde mode.

[The Grapist]

Originally posted by MegalomaniacNG:

*Someone from Nordic Games pops in*
Yes, we decided not to rush into RFG2 but rather do something good to RFG and collect community feedback. I hope at some point in 2015 or 2016 I can announce that a new Red Faction game is actually under development.

If you do a new RF game, particurally one similar to RFG, may I ask for more Guerilla elemnts to it? I like blowing up stuff, but I would like that stuff I am blowing up to affect the game world. It could also affect how people view you. If you go after powerplants and cause black outs, you might be hated.

[Piotrek, Engineer of Design]

Originally posted by crazychris4124:

Originally posted by MegalomaniacNG:

*Someone from Nordic Games pops in*
Yes, we decided not to rush into RFG2 but rather do something good to RFG and collect community feedback. I hope at some point in 2015 or 2016 I can announce that a new Red Faction game is actually under development.

Thats awesome. Just dont make the next game like Armaggedeon and you will fine. I would build the game from scratch using DX 12

Ha why don't you then? It's not as easy as you think it is. Besides you don't pay millions of dollars to start from scratch.

[kane]

Originally posted by GC13:

Originally posted by user_457:

I watched some gameplay videos and it looks pretty uninteresting, just another hack & slash game with monsters, terribly generic.

It's not any more fun to play. I forced myself to play through three hours but it was pure tedium. Then The Last Federation came out and I played ten times as long and had a blast.

Darksiders is a good game and has for red faction has long has its not like Armaggedeon i would be happy.