To all the Red Faction nitpickers out there:

While Red Fation may have some slowdown, it is still a great innovation. The Geo-Mod engine is incredible, and from what I hear the story line is great too.
Even if Red Faction itself is not the revolution we were expecting it is a step in the right direction. Now we just have to wait for some other(preferably more talented) developers to take the reigns and continue from where Red Faction left off.

Well Snake, I hope someone will come along and do the same or better.  I can\'t wait to get.......

Can someone please tell me what the Geo-Mod engine is?

The Geo-Mod engine is a brand new revolutionary engine designed by Volition. It stands for Geometric(i think) Modificiation. With the power of the Geo-Mod engine you can completely manipulate your surroundings, i.e. you can blow a hole in any wall, ceiling, floor you want.

Unfortunetly since the engine is so advanced and takes up so much CPU power they(Volition) were only able to get the framerate up to 30fps. Although I figure later on when developers get a better hang of the PS2\'s unique architecture they will be able to produce the same effects at a higher framerate.

BTW welcome to the forums. Have fun

i\'m pretty sure that geo mod will be used in many games that will come out soon....

it is a very good game and the slow downs are bearable... deal with it!

Originally posted by samanvahedi
i\'m pretty sure that geo mod will be used in many games that will come out soon....

it is a very good game and the slow downs are bearable... deal with it!

Thats what I\'ve been saying all along.

Originally posted by eRob
Can someone please tell me what the Geo-Mod engine is?

I\'ll give you the simplest and clearest explanation possible: you can blow up ANYTHING. Walls, the groud, ect ect.

Red Faction\'s idea will surely be copied since it\'s a great idea. Although it takes up a lot of the systems power, it\'s still kind of worth it in the long run. Run Like Hell is using this too I think so the rip offs have already started. Maybe even the major stuff like Quake and Perfect Dark games will use this magnificant feature.

*Me drools over the thought of After Dark having this kind of feature*

Oh yeah, slow-down doesn\'t mean a thing. Goldeneye has horrible slow-down but it still took the gaming industry by storm, got perfect reviews from everyone, and went on to sell over 7 million copies. As long as the game is good then anything else doesn\'t matter. If Red Faction has great gameplay then it will be a great game regardless of it\'s graphical capabilities.

looks like we are on the same page Snake....

Slowdown isn\'t as bad as the Summoner from Volition,  but I\'m tired of it.

If we buy this game with slowdown In the future THQ will just say release it the people will buy the game anyways


Hopefully it will get worked out. I will wait for reviews by those who do buy it before I buy it

I didn\'t realize that so many people wanted Red Faction in the first place.  Nothing I read about the game impressed me at all.  And the screenshots didn\'t make matters any better.  I\'m sure some developers will make something ten times better. :cool:

I played it for a few hours today.  I love the geo-mod engine.  I was trying to get to the bottom of one of those elevator shafts on the first level, but I was unsuccessful.  Oh well, I\'ll try again later.  This game is very addictive.  Now we just need a game that has more emphasis on the multiplayer with the geo-mod engine.  That would be cool.

Originally posted by IronFist
I played it for a few hours today.  I love the geo-mod engine.  I was trying to get to the bottom of one of those elevator shafts on the first level, but I was unsuccessful.  Oh well, I\'ll try again later.  This game is very addictive.  Now we just need a game that has more emphasis on the multiplayer with the geo-mod engine.  That would be cool.

yeah I\'m going to have to goof around with opening new holes see if there are any new paths to explore out there

Originally posted by ddaryl
Slowdown isn\'t as bad as the Summoner from Volition,  but I\'m tired of it.

If we buy this game with slowdown In the future THQ will just say release it the people will buy the game anyways


Hopefully it will get worked out. I will wait for reviews by those who do buy it before I buy it

I agree!

this game is gonna rock, who cares if it has some slowdown, it is a step in the right direction for more realistic games, and better games

I think great graphic is not soooo important. Better bad graphic than big slowdowns. (A game with awesome graphics and 60 fps each time, that would be perfect)