Red Faction Guerrilla: Re-Mars-tered Edition
Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force. 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. Open World Guerrilla Warfare – You decide who, when, where and how to battle. Utilize guerrilla tactics, improvised weaponry, and modified vehicles to lead insurgent attacks on EDF targets. Launch attacks based on your own gameplay style, take on missions in any order you choose, or engage in destructive activities to weaken the EDF's grip on Mars. Strategic Destruction – Use destruction to your tactical advantage, setting ambushes or chain reaction explosions to attack enemy strongholds and permanently modify the game environment.
Game Discussion
Steam User 52
This is the blandest open-world game in existence blessed with one hell of a killer feature. It can't really offer you anything but blowing stuff up, but it is the best blowing stuff up money can buy.
It is kind of sad, really, the fact that no one has made this obsolete yet.
Steam User 19
Game has good destruction physics. It's honestly disappointing how games today don't even reach the level of physics this game has.
Steam User 14
A fantastic remaster of a criminally underrated open-world sandbox.
In my opinion, this is the peak of the series. While it certainly has its flaws, the core experience is incredibly unique. The biggest highlight is the destruction mechanics, honestly, they haven't been matched by any game since. Even with its annoyances, it’s hard not to recommend this one.
Pros:
Unmatched destruction.
Responsive controls.
Great optimization.
Fun combat.
Awesome arsenal.
Good gameplay variety.
Decent story.
Great voice acting.
Cons:
It can feel repetitive in the late game.
Shooting mechanics are a bit mediocre.
Driving physics can feel overly "jumpy" and light.
Steam User 11
This game puts destruction physics front and center, and that is where it shines. Blowing up buildings never gets old, and the chaos alone makes it worth playing.
Everything else feels like it comes second. The story and characters go nowhere, which is fine for a gameplay-focused game but could have been handled better. Movement with both the jetpack and vehicles feels clunky and restrictive. You cannot even jetpack over a simple hill, and those limitations make the supposedly open world feel smaller than it should. Ammo is also stingy to the point of killing the fun. You spend more time scavenging ammo crates than going wild with weapons (on hard difficulty). The races and destruction challenges sound cool, but they are all timed, which makes them frustrating. The races in particular feel almost impossible without looking up a YouTube video to find the right shortcuts.
There is also a small DLC included where you play as a female character, which is very cool, but aside from that it only adds some collectibles and plenty of bugs without offering anything meaningful to expand the base game.
Despite all that, it is still a decent 7/10. The destruction is UNMATCHED, and if you are in the mood to turn your brain off and wreck everything in sight, or just kick fascists off Mars, it delivers.
Steam User 10
Awesome game. Classic by now. You can destroy everything. Cool atmosphere that will make you feel like you are on Mars. NPC's and news reports react to how you play. So if you destroyed some important building for example, you gonna hear about that in the news, which is pretty nice touch that makes the world feel organic.
Also quite underrated soundtrack.
Still closest thing we have to Total Recall the videogame :) Game crashed twice within 35h of gameplay so no big deal. Other than that it works just fine.
Now get your ass to Mars!
Steam User 10
Sorry to say. This game did not age well. The remaster is hardly a remaster. A few upgraded textures.
Im giving this a positive review becuase back when this game came out it was the only game of its kind. And actuallly till this day it kinda still is. The Destruction of all bulldings was amazing.
After playing it for 3 hours. The game did not age well at all. Since i already beat it in the past i wont be finishing it
Steam User 9
Don't go in expecting a good story. It's a proper sequel to Red Faction, just lacking in the music and impactful weapon department.
Still, no game has gotten procedural destruction right since this came out. The missions aren't horrendous or anything, just bland and sometimes a little frustrating. The multiplayer is 100% dead. There's a HORSE-type game involving destruction that you could potentially play with a friend or two.
The DLC is nothing special, but it's just more of the same if you end up wanting some variety based on the main free-roam campaign.
This, and Red Faction, are begging for a reimagination from the ground up.
Oh, Re-Marstered is free for owners of Guerilla, runs better than the standard version and looks a little better.