After months of silence, vampire shooter Redfall is receiving its largest replace but following a disastrous launch again in Might. The second huge patch will add the Sport Cross multiplayer recreation’s long-awaited 60 frames-per-second mode on Xbox Collection X/S, in addition to a number of gameplay enhancements and bug fixes.
“In the present day’s replace brings Efficiency Mode to Xbox Collection X/S, stealth takedowns, a bevy of recent controller settings, and much more modifications to Redfall,” the event group wrote on Bethesda’s web site. Whereas the 60fps mode is the largest addition, a raft of accessibility options and enhancements to stealth gameplay and aiming sensitivity are additionally welcome modifications. Whether or not it’s sufficient to start addressing among the deeper disappointment round Redfall’s lackluster enemy encounters and unfulfilling development system stays to be seen.
Redfall was panned by many critics and gamers when it launched earlier this yr. Anticipated to be the first-party blockbuster that will finish Microsoft’s drought of console exclusives, it as a substitute didn’t dwell as much as the months of selling hype that preceded it. Along with bugs, efficiency points, and complaints in regards to the core gameplay loop, it additionally launched on the “next-gen” Xbox Collection X/S with a “next-gen” price ticket of $70 however with out the 60fps efficiency possibility that gamers on PC would have entry to.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer apologized for the state of affairs on the time, however a report by Bloomberg later revealed different points underlying the sport’s tough improvement. Made by Arkane, finest identified for immersive sims like Prey and Dishonored, Redfall was as a substitute a web based multiplayer recreation that at one level was deliberate to incorporate microtransactions as a part of a push by mum or dad firm ZeniMax into live-service monetization. Whereas these options had been stripped out, a scarcity of improvement sources and fixed turnover reportedly made it laborious for the studio to ship on Redfall’s complicated mix of genres and gameplay mechanics.
Not too long ago, Bethesda advertising and marketing head Pete Hines stated in an interview that regardless of the cruel reception, Redfall wouldn’t be deserted. As a substitute, he anticipated new gamers becoming a member of Sport Cross a decade from now to provide the sport a shot and luxuriate in it due to ongoing post-launch assist. With Cyberpunk 2077’s current 2.0 victory lap after a botched launch, many are questioning if Redfall can pull of one thing comparable, or if Microsoft will pour the cash into it required to make that occur.
If it does, it should nonetheless have an enormous uphill battle to combat. The sport solely has a number of dozen gamers on Steam at any given second. Nonetheless, Redfall’s second replace is a begin.
