So, the very first trailer for SyFy's upcoming original film, Red Faction: Origins is posted right after the jump. It seems like it might present a fairly true-to-its-source story to bridge the canonical gap between Red Faction: Guerrillaand Red Faction: Armageddon -- of course, we knew that before watching the following video.
What we didn't know was that the trailer would surpass the quality bar we set for the film in our mind's eye when the Volition/Syfy collaboration was first announced. However, seeing as how this is a SyFy Original movie which is also a video game adaptation, our expectations were that upon watching the film, our eyeballs would be instantly incinerated. We might -- might -- just be safe from that fate.
Still looks meh. But I was hoping for a Guerrilla Warfare-esque version of Band of Brothers set in the Red Faction universe. Oh well. Maybe I'll check it out.
It looks alright. Still looks like another rubbish Syfy Original.
Sad really. Red Faction is a pretty awesome game series.
I would say better luck with the Metro 20xx adaptation, or the Darksiders adaptation, but I know so long as they are in bed with Syfy, the end results will be just shy of a Uwe Boll-helmed adaptation.
@thedisagree Why do you remember the guys from Ultraviolet? For that matter why do you remember anything from Ultraviolet? I have finally purged all remnants of that dungfest from my memory and you bring it back up. Actually calling it dungfest is an insult to dung.
It looks promising. That shot of Mars looks like Red Faction, and it's nice that they're using the characters and technology of RFG without being slavishly tied to it. Case in point is Alec Mason...although seriously, in 30 years he can buy a new coat, guys. My guess is that it'll be an average-to-poor movie, but at least it'll be part of the Red Faction story. I can't remember - is this the first time we've seen this? That a game's TV show or movie is actually part of the story, rather than a side-story, reimagining, inspired-by, or retelling?
Wait....was he in bed with his sister? I don't get it?
Red Faction: Armageddon Info
Description
A long-dormant evil emerges from the caves of Mars, unleashing Armageddon on the planet's colonists. With this force stopping at nothing to cleanse the planet of life, mankind finds itself poised on the brink of extinction. Red Faction: Armageddon expands on the critically acclaimed, best-selling franchise with new, groundbreaking challenges. You are humanity's last hope for survival.
