Volition Q&A
Planet Descent has done a short Q&A with Volition which largely focuses around the after-math of Volition’s switch in publishers from Interplay to THQ, and the future of the Descent series.
PD: I’m sure that you realize that a lot of Descent fans have expressed certain feelings on Red Faction. Is there anything you’d like to tell them to dispel the notion that Red Faction won’t be as good as, say, a Descent 4? Aren’t you worried about alienating loyal Descent fans?
Kulas: Well, it’s hard to live up to people’s conception of a game that doesn’t exist. ;) We’re doing the same thing we did with Descent and FreeSpace—we’re trying to create the best game we know how. I think Red Faction is going to be a great and original game. People who are looking for something that continues the Descent story or Descent-style gameplay will be disappointed.
Am I worried about alienating loyal Descent fans? Yes. Unfortunately, sometimes you can’t choose. In our case, making Descent 4 the game we wanted isn’t, and wasn’t, an option. I hope those fans will give Red Faction a look. I have no doubt it will be a great game. Whether it will be the kind of game they want to play is up to them. I hope there will be a free demo on the PC so they’ll get to make an informed choice.
posted by splash · at 1:35 am · filed under News