Red Faction Guerrilla: Re-Mars-tered Edition

I wish more modern games do what this game does amazingly -- have super fun destructibility physics. Knocking down buildings is the most fun thing ever in this game and so much so that I skipped through most of the cut scenes and story bits just to continue destroying stuff. How has it been 15 years and no game has come close to what Red Faction Guerrilla does in this specific regard?

Aw man, this is probably one of the best games from the 7th console generation. This is THE example of gameplay over narrative.

Would it be better with a good story? Sure, maybe... But does a game with destruction mechanics that are still highly intricate and advanced 15+ years later really need to have a deep story? Mindlessly smash and explode your problems away until you bring down the entire political system of Mars.

You're the good guy in this, trust me :3

This game is all about blowing stuff up, and it absolutely delivers. Even after all these years, the destruction physics are still some of the best in gaming. Watching buildings crumble never gets old. The story is nothing special, and the gameplay can get really repetitive, but the variety of weapons and ways to cause chaos keep it fun.
If you just want to wreck things and have a blast doing it, this game is 100% worth playing.

Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered is a blast! The open-world destruction in this game is incredibly satisfying. Smashing buildings and watching them collapse never gets old. The remastered graphics look fantastic, breathing new life into the Martian landscape. The gameplay is fast-paced and the missions are diverse enough to keep things interesting. While the story is fairly straightforward, it's the chaos and freedom to destroy everything in sight that make this game so much fun. If you love action and blowing things up, this remastered version is a must-play!

A Nostalgic Blast with Rusty Edges
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered is a love letter to chaos and demolition. As a remastered version of the 2009 cult classic, this edition tries to balance the fondly remembered carnage-driven gameplay with modern visual expectations. It largely succeeds—so long as you can accept a few old wounds re-opened in the process.
At its core, the game is all about destruction. You're Alec Mason, a reluctant rebel armed with a sledgehammer and a vendetta against the oppressive Earth Defense Force on a terraformed Mars. What sets this title apart is its still-impressive GeoMod engine, allowing nearly every structure to be torn apart in real time. Watching towers collapse in improvised ways, thanks to your carefully placed explosives or a truck driven through their support beams, remains one of the most cathartic experiences in gaming.
Sandbox-style freedom. The open-world design encourages experimentation, and the game never takes itself too seriously. The physics-based destruction, combined with rudimentary but satisfying combat and vehicular mayhem, turns every encounter into a personalized action movie. There’s a sense of gritty freedom rarely found in modern titles, and it helps Guerrilla stand out despite its age.
The Re-Mars-tered edition does polish up the visuals somewhat—lighting effects have been improved, textures are sharper, and framerate stability is much better than in the original. It also supports 4K resolution, which makes the Martian landscapes more vivid. That said, this isn’t a complete overhaul; it’s a facelift, not a full reconstruction. Character models and animations still look dated, and the voice acting and script carry the unmistakable whiff of early 2000s cheesiness.
Where the game falters—is in its mission design. Repetition sets in early. Many objectives boil down to variations of “blow up this building” or “kill this squad,” which, while entertaining in short bursts, can begin to feel like you're playing demolition derby on a loop. The lack of variety in side content and the simplistic enemy AI don’t help. Once the novelty of destruction wears off, you may find yourself slogging through missions out of obligation rather than excitement.
The story is also serviceable at best. It provides just enough context to justify the fireworks but never reaches emotional or narrative depth. Characters are forgettable, and plot beats are predictable, serving more as set dressing for the explosions than as compelling reasons to keep going.
Technically, the game runs well on most modern systems, occasional bugs and physics glitches, such as buildings defying gravity or vehicles behaving erratically. These issues aren’t frequent but can break immersion when they occur.
Final Verdict
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered is unapologetically fun in its core premise: pure, unfiltered destruction. It’s a great pickup for those who want to relive a piece of gaming history or simply blow stuff up without too many constraints. While the remaster could have gone further in updating the experience, what’s here is still a blast—both literally and figuratively.
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Fun, chaotic, and unique, but held back by dated mechanics and repetitive design.
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i think it's a great game but would have been better and have improved it by being ''remastered''
the game is sometimes very bugged, some funny bugs that are cool is when you shoot in enemies and they die & then fly like you throw they very far
i had one crash during gameplay, and if you are too much on game, the game start to have werid lag even if your PC is good enough to run it, sounds like the game remastered have performance issues such as bad poor optimization problaby
a negative point of game, is that you can't save the progress when you are doing in main mission, if you die, it already lost all, i hated that when i was doing mission for enter dust
some parts of game are well boring, or maybe would be me sure, i dont want to talk bad all the game just because maybe the game is too different for me, but i found out game cool and kinda fun in some point, at last playing the mode campaign is still awesome
Right now its sale -80% i do recommend if you are looking for something different, it's like GTA in Mars but would have been better, that's all.
it's just a simples game, some cars are cool and the game have nice weapons but not a lot of weapons or cars to do than just doing the missions, the cutscenes of game are pretty great and the open world of it is pretty good though.
7/10

This game is an absolute hidden gem. I'm having a blast. This is a true video game video game where it's just a fun time living out an epic action movie on Mars fantasy. You're not bogged down with crap cut scenes trying to take themselves too seriously like in many games. Short to the point cutscenes, real character progression based on missions that you rack up, and simple but fun 3rd person combat/destruction plus vehicles. what's not to love?