Author Topic: Official Red Faction: Shit Blows Up Awesomely (Better than GTA4) + Tribes-y MP (Read 18211 times)

Andowsky · « **Reply #120 on:** June 16, 2009, 07:42:22 PM »

Finally beat the game.. spent a good 2 hours yesterday trying to beat the last mission with no luck. Tried it one time today and beat it :\

Got 240 or so of the supply boxes.. guess I might use one of those guides to find the other 10

Amazing SP game, not feeling the MP too much though.

demi · « **Reply #121 on:** June 16, 2009, 07:46:19 PM »

I finally got the 104th mission. I have 100% Single Player now. Will start MP when Live is back up

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #122 on:** June 16, 2009, 09:33:56 PM »

The voice actor for Alec Mason sounds exactly like Yuri Lowell from Vesperia, but I cannot find anything on the english va for ToV. Anyone know?

demi · « **Reply #123 on:** June 16, 2009, 09:35:22 PM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Baker

dammitmattt · « **Reply #124 on:** June 17, 2009, 02:14:34 AM »

How in the hell did you get the last missions? I'm stuck at 100/104 and I dread the thought of sitting in multiple sections of each area just waiting for a mission to activate.

demi · « **Reply #125 on:** June 17, 2009, 03:33:13 AM »

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=154595

*whistle*

pilonv1 · « **Reply #126 on:** June 17, 2009, 03:48:48 AM »

Awesome no achievements linked to difficulty, will play through on easy

demi · « **Reply #127 on:** June 17, 2009, 03:54:22 AM »

lulz, i beat it on Hard

pilonv1 · « **Reply #128 on:** June 17, 2009, 04:00:19 AM »

my time is limited and too valuable to bother with that.

demi · « **Reply #129 on:** June 17, 2009, 04:04:26 AM »

yes you are very important

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #130 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:34:32 AM »

AHHHHHHH oh my god this is an awesome game

I just got the singularity bomb or whatever that thing is that sucks in everything then makes huge explody

Wrecking crew is MAD FUN too, hotseat gaming with massive destruction FTW

Superb, would play again

demi · « **Reply #131 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:36:57 AM »

Thermobaric Rockets > Singularity

spoiler (click to show/hide)

MOAB > Thermobaric

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demi · « **Reply #132 on:** June 21, 2009, 12:14:55 AM »

i finished Bionic Commando so i am going to be dedicated to online for a bit. if you want to play message me or FR me.

demi · « **Reply #133 on:** June 21, 2009, 08:57:48 PM »

wow this multi sucks :|

chronovore · « **Reply #134 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:46:20 PM »

demi, you're destroying my naive hopes that a compelling multiplayer game may yet come out of Volition!

demi · « **Reply #135 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:58:10 PM »

there's never any games open. it goes down the list and it keeps saying "Game Locked" and it makes me start my own game.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #136 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:22:54 PM »

Just liberated Dust. This game is all kinds of awesome. Best mission so far was the one where you break into the EDF base, jack the walker, destroy everything in sight, get on truck and fend off ATVs. So cool.

demi · « **Reply #137 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:33:31 PM »

Anarchy - gay
Team Anarchy - awesome
Capture the Flag - shit

You cant even reset the flag when you walk over it. How fucking STUPID is that.

chronovore · « **Reply #138 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:36:54 PM »

Quote from: Willco on June 21, 2009, 10:22:54 PM

Just liberated Dust. This game is all kinds of awesome. Best mission so far was the one where you break into the EDF base, jack the walker, destroy everything in sight, get on truck and fend off ATVs. So cool.

So... the best mission is the one I've already played in the demo?

Quote from: demi on June 21, 2009, 10:33:31 PM

Anarchy - gay
Team Anarchy - awesome
Capture the Flag - shit

You cant even reset the flag when you walk over it. How fucking STUPID is that.

Maybe they're trying for a different play mechanic? How /do/ you reset the flag?

demi · « **Reply #139 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:38:23 PM »

You have to leave it there for 15 seconds without it getting picked up again

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #140 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:41:23 PM »

I said the best mission so far - there's still a lot of game left! And the game is pretty fun throughout. You get to blow shit up. It rocks.

Team Anarchy is fucking sweet, but I totally suck at it.

demi · « **Reply #141 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:45:39 PM »

Wait until you unlock Thermobaric Rockets willco. You will cum in your size 40 jeans

chronovore · « **Reply #142 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:58:09 PM »

You have to unlock stuff in multiplayer? Or are you talking about the main storyline?

demi · « **Reply #143 on:** June 21, 2009, 11:00:30 PM »

You unlock Thermobaric in story, and you unlock new modes and skins in multi

demi · « **Reply #144 on:** June 21, 2009, 11:38:15 PM »

Update:

Siege - Garbage

demi · « **Reply #145 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:19:07 AM »

Damage Control - distinguished mentally-challenged
Demolition - OMG fucking distinguished mentally-challenged. NOBODY knew how to play this right. I was the destroyer, but EVERYONE ELSE WAS DESTROYING. THAT ISNT HOW YOU PLAY AT ALL

You can find me on Team Anarchy I guess... this is fucking fail multi

dammitmattt · « **Reply #146 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:21:09 AM »

The multiplayer is mostly great. I've put in about 10 hours and I've enjoyed myself about 90% of the time. Siege mode is fantastic. Are you making these determinations after playing one match?

demi · « **Reply #147 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:22:31 AM »

Yep. Team Anarchy didn't have my tearing my dick off after 3 minutes so it is the best mode.

dammitmattt · « **Reply #148 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:28:04 AM »

Quote from: demi on June 22, 2009, 12:22:31 AM

Yep. Team Anarchy didn't have my tearing my dick off after 3 minutes so it is the best mode.

Any mode in any game can be shit on a bad map with shitty teammates? You have to give these things more time. Siege mode is great, and it's one of the things that makes Red Faction different from other shooters.

demi · « **Reply #149 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:29:46 AM »

Sorry I have already decided. Team Anarchy or bust. Btw, if you want to boost the gay ass map achievement and the explode a flyer let me know. I'm not interested in playing up to 100k XP, etc. I will probably play up to 10k, since I already have 1.4k after just 11 matches.

dammitmattt · « **Reply #150 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:34:48 AM »

Quote from: demi on June 22, 2009, 12:29:46 AM

Sorry I have already decided. Team Anarchy or bust. Btw, if you want to boost the gay ass map achievement and the explode a flyer let me know. I'm not interested in playing up to 100k XP, etc. I will probably play up to 10k, since I already have 1.4k after just 11 matches.

I'll help you out since you went to all the trouble of making the guerrilla action maps. That was cool of you. I'll be online tomorrow.

I still think your attitude kind of sucks towards the game :/ Relax and have fun with it!

demi · « **Reply #151 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:46:04 AM »

i don't like multiplayer gaming period. and i hate multiplayer achievements.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #152 on:** June 22, 2009, 01:46:06 AM »

Bringing down that huge bridge between Dust and the Bandlands gave me a boner. Seriously.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #153 on:** June 22, 2009, 02:00:26 AM »

I can't believe I almost picked up Prototype over this game!

dammitmattt · « **Reply #154 on:** June 22, 2009, 02:03:04 AM »

Quote from: demi on June 22, 2009, 12:46:04 AM

i don't like multiplayer gaming period. and i hate multiplayer achievements.

I don't like multiplayer achievements either, especially then they make you grind a lot, so I never do them unless I like the game. Never. I only bother with multiplayer modes in a few games, and that's usually when I can play with my RL friends. I can't imagine playing multiplayer just to get achievements. There are plenty of points out there to get. If you don't like it, just skip it :/

Quote from: Willco on June 22, 2009, 01:46:06 AM

Bringing down that huge bridge between Dust and the Bandlands gave me a boner. Seriously.

I want to do that so badly, but it makes a few of the Transporter Pro missions impossible, and I'm not done with them yet. I think I decided I'm going to do them after all.

BEST GAME OF 2009 SO FAR

demi · « **Reply #155 on:** June 22, 2009, 02:05:31 AM »

Well I'm just gonna play up to 10,000 then send it back. Hopefully I can find a boosting party. There is a method to get upwards to 400 XP per match.

dammitmattt · « **Reply #156 on:** June 22, 2009, 02:11:43 AM »

Quote from: demi on June 22, 2009, 02:05:31 AM

Well I'm just gonna play up to 10,000 then send it back. Hopefully I can find a boosting party. There is a method to get upwards to 400 XP per match.

My friend and I did that (CTF on Quarantine) for a little bit to get some of the achievements, which was kind of fun since we were just shooting the shit. But then we played online for reals for a few hours and had a blast. I'll get the 10,000 XP and 8 hidden challenges achievements, but I doubt I'll come close to 100k or 250 ranked matches played/won. I hate how unbalanced these multiplayer achievements are - you can get a lot immediately and then nothing for dozens of hours. They should have designed it with a few more carrots along the way.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #157 on:** June 25, 2009, 12:11:42 AM »

game is pretty fun

still wish they had gone with ground deformation instead of buildings tho

chronovore · « **Reply #158 on:** June 25, 2009, 01:48:17 AM »

My copy arrived. I am ready for blue skies on Mars.

GilloD · « **Reply #159 on:** June 25, 2009, 01:30:23 PM »

Quote from: Willco on June 22, 2009, 01:46:06 AM

Bringing down that huge bridge between Dust and the Bandlands gave me a boner. Seriously.

There's an even bigger bridge later.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #160 on:** June 25, 2009, 10:46:22 PM »

i started the badlands section and now i'm like.

"uhhh.."
to be honest i think the open world driving around is tedious and is becoming annoying. seeing the huge map kind hampers the enthusiasm.

demi · « **Reply #161 on:** June 25, 2009, 11:15:42 PM »

The Badlands is just a giant desert, all the important stuff is up north along the road. I wouldnt be too worried.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #162 on:** June 27, 2009, 05:26:07 PM »

ending was fairly meh. i expected some huge major destructible set piece but i just had to fight a tank then destroy some hatch door. would have been cool if they had this giant citadel that you had to systematically take down and then got to see it come down in awesome slow motion.

thats kind of my biggest problem with the game. it doesn't take it's own hook far enough. i

GilloD · « **Reply #163 on:** June 27, 2009, 07:29:03 PM »

I'm selling my copy. Uh, 40$ free shipping? PM me.

Veidt · « **Reply #164 on:** June 27, 2009, 08:02:34 PM »

Wow, this game is awesome.

demi · « **Reply #165 on:** June 27, 2009, 08:06:46 PM »

Quote from: GilloD on June 27, 2009, 07:29:03 PM

I'm selling my copy. Uh, 40$ free shipping? PM me.

It's $40 at newegg. Try going lower.

GilloD · « **Reply #166 on:** June 27, 2009, 09:39:10 PM »

Quote from: demi on June 27, 2009, 08:06:46 PM

Quote from: GilloD on June 27, 2009, 07:29:03 PM
I'm selling my copy. Uh, 40$ free shipping? PM me.

It's $40 at newegg. Try going lower.

$39

demi · « **Reply #167 on:** June 27, 2009, 10:03:55 PM »

Too late, already bought it from Newegg

chronovore · « **Reply #168 on:** June 28, 2009, 06:45:08 AM »

Started this today. It's awesome. I'm nearabouts to saying FUCKAWESOME, but am not 100% sold on the "HEY THIS SHIT IS GETTING REAL. DROP WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING AND COME ACROSS THE MAP" mechanic for some guerilla actions. I'm on my way to try a Demolition trial again, and I've been called to intercept a caravan AND go be someone's gunner... I'm a busy little terrorist.

It's either a lot harder than Saints Row 2, or I'm doing something wrong. Trying to jack a military car is not as easy as walking up and opening the door. There's that electricity rifle that electrocutes people IN cars, that's pretty sweet, but if there is already more than one car in the area, they're not shy about driving over me, rolling back and forth, smashing me between each other, and otherwise really messing me up. Also, hey, no invulnerability when getting into a car, so that can be kind of tense. Maybe one of the upgrades will let me slide into an open window, Duke of Hazzard style. Driving seems a little more fun than SR2 because it's slightly less tight than SR2 but not as "realistic" as GTA IV's sloppy model. But what I really like is just going over the organic terrain and getting big air. Hopefully there are races, but no Unique Jumps. I hate those things.

I just liberated Carson, and honestly I'm a little overwhelmed with how much space seems opened up and how many jobs are available. The game looks huge right now, and I'm really looking forward to it.

chronovore · « **Reply #169 on:** June 29, 2009, 04:02:05 AM »

Quote from: demi on June 08, 2009, 11:32:21 PM

srsly has anyone beat the Dust demo mission with 9 rockets under pro time. i'm about to break my own wall

I've not got there yet. The one I'm having trouble with now is the one in Carson's northwest corner. Not the construction mech, but the bunker destruction with only the remote charges and hammer with a 00:20 Pro time limit. I've got it down to 24-26 seconds, but that just means I'm missing the key of the puzzle.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #170 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:30:25 AM »

Rented this last night and played for about an hour. Can you only throw 2 charges at a time?

dammitmattt · « **Reply #171 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:36:54 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on June 29, 2009, 04:02:05 AM

I've not got there yet. The one I'm having trouble with now is the one in Carson's northwest corner. Not the construction mech, but the bunker destruction with only the remote charges and hammer with a 00:20 Pro time limit. I've got it down to 24-26 seconds, but that just means I'm missing the key of the puzzle.

They are pretty much all on YouTube if you're having problems, but for that one, you need to go around to the side and throw the remote charge in a gap in the structure near the 2nd floor, which will bring it down in one explosion if you do it right, no hammer required.

demi · « **Reply #172 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:52:48 AM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on June 29, 2009, 10:30:25 AM

Rented this last night and played for about an hour. Can you only throw 2 charges at a time?

You can upgrade up to like 10 charges at once if you want

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #173 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:52:49 AM »

I beat it this past weekend. Fun game, but I could never get the sneaking mechanics to work. I could sneak up behind a guard and nail him with the sledge, but as soon as he was killed all of the other guards were alerted to my position. SMH. I thought the sledge was supposed to be a silent weapon $:-\$

chronovore · « **Reply #174 on:** June 29, 2009, 12:13:28 PM »

Quote from: dammitmattt on June 29, 2009, 10:36:54 AM

Quote from: chronovore on June 29, 2009, 04:02:05 AM
I've not got there yet. The one I'm having trouble with now is the one in Carson's northwest corner. Not the construction mech, but the bunker destruction with only the remote charges and hammer with a 00:20 Pro time limit. I've got it down to 24-26 seconds, but that just means I'm missing the key of the puzzle.

They are pretty much all on YouTube if you're having problems, but for that one, you need to go around to the side and throw the remote charge in a gap in the structure near the 2nd floor, which will bring it down in one explosion if you do it right, no hammer required.

Thanks -- actually, the one I'm trying to get is a single-story bunker, 2nd from top-leftmost Demo minigame in Carson. And I got it; I figured out that if I put the bombs lower on the structure, its weight would work a little faster to initiate the CRITICAL state. Got an 18 second time!

Now I'm just trying to figure the Dust one, where it's a low flat building you only can use a hammer on. Pro-time is 1:00 and my best is still 1:09. :-( I'll give YouTube a shot if I can't suss the problem out in the next five or ten tries, thanks for the tip.

Quote from: Kestastrophe on June 29, 2009, 10:52:49 AM

I beat it this past weekend. Fun game, but I could never get the sneaking mechanics to work. I could sneak up behind a guard and nail him with the sledge, but as soon as he was killed all of the other guards were alerted to my position. SMH. I thought the sledge was supposed to be a silent weapon $:-\$

I can't tell if you're joking or not.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #175 on:** June 29, 2009, 04:55:49 PM »

Quote from: chronovore

I can't tell if you're joking or not.

I should have specified that the guards were alerted, regardless of their proximity to my position. I didn't want to play the entire game sneaking around anyways (i played it much more juggernaut style), but everytime I tried a subversive approach it didn't work like I thought it should.

chronovore · « **Reply #176 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:10:17 PM »

Ah. Well, I can't fault you for wanting to try various means of finishing missions in a game which is this open. It's crazy how much nutty stuff you can try in this, and have it pay off.

But if you want to forgive the game within the context of game fiction, you could allow that the EDF troops have some kind of medical alert beacon bracelet which goes off when they are smashed with a hammer. The bracelet reads "Allergic to hammers."

...In other news, I cleared the bunker in 00:18 seconds (w00t!) and even managed to get through the hammer-only Pro time 00:55 Demo in Dust. The latter was worse, as it requires fast movement, and it's way too easy to get hung up on a junk chair or bookcase, or lose track of the camera. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to clear all of them, but so far it's been a very engaging challenge.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #177 on:** June 30, 2009, 12:28:31 AM »

I'm getting the hang of things and it's pretty cool. At least there always seems to be a vehicle to drive from here and there. Destruction animations are cool. Makes me have to find the building weak points and exploit them for massive damage.

n00b question:

When would the upgrade to pick up scrap metal while driving be handy?

demi · « **Reply #178 on:** June 30, 2009, 12:56:40 AM »

Immediately

chronovore · « **Reply #179 on:** June 30, 2009, 02:36:08 AM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on June 30, 2009, 12:28:31 AM

I'm getting the hang of things and it's pretty cool. At least there always seems to be a vehicle to drive from here and there. Destruction animations are cool. Makes me have to find the building weak points and exploit them for massive damage.

n00b question:

When would the upgrade to pick up scrap metal while driving be handy?

What demi said.

Basically cars=armor and if you're in a hot area with scrap, being able to tool around in it with a car, well, it pays for itself pretty quickly. You'll be happy with it the first time you don't have to flee from an area without picking stuff up.

I figured out why this game is so exciting for me: it's basically everything I'd hoped for from Mercs 2, after that game failed to deliver the goods:

It's one-against-many, has excellent, oppressive bad guys, challenging gameplay with reasonable (but not omniscient) AI, loads of interesting destruction which can aid in finishing the mission creatively, physics-toy like driving model with lots of off-road. I'm SO happy I finished Mercs 2 before starting this, because this is the worthy successor to Mercenaries.

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Author Topic: Official Red Faction: Shit Blows Up Awesomely (Better than GTA4) + Tribes-y MP (Read 18211 times)