Redfall will eventually be a good game, Pete Hines says

Date:
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000

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Bethesda's head of publishing says Redfall won't be abandoned, and "we're going to keep working on it".

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Bethesdas head of publishing, Pete Hines, has affirmed that Arkanes co-op FPS Redfall wont be abandoned, and that we're going to get it to be a good game.

Redfall released on Xbox Series X |S and PC back in May, and was heavily criticized by players and reviewers alike. TechRadar Gamings hardware editor, Aleksha McLoughlin, described it as one of the worst games of the year , and the first black mark in an otherwise flawless body of work in the immersive sim developers 20+ year history. Needless to say, compared to many impressive game releases of 2023 like Baldurs Gate 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , Redfall is, at least at the moment, far from a must-play.

However, Hines is determined that this will change - eventually, at least. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, he was asked how Redfall s less-than-stellar reception impacted Bethesda internally.

We are always in a process of learning, so that's not new for us. We don't like failing to meet our players' expectations, Hines responded. At the same time, we are the same company that has had launches that didn't go the way we wanted, and we don't quit or abandon stuff just because it didn't start
right.

Hines continued, referencing the fact that both Fallout 76 and the PC version of The Elder Scrolls Online were not flawless when they first released, going on to emphasize that both have ended up being popular games after receiving post-launch support.

Redfall is no different for us, he said. Okay, we didn't get the start we wanted, but it's still a fun game and we're going to keep working on it.
We're going to do 60fps. We're going to get it to be a good game because we know, as a first-party studio, that Game Pass lives forever. There will be people ten years from now who are going to join Game Pass, and Redfall will
be there.

For now, it remains to be seen whether or not Redfall will get to the point where its universally enjoyed amongst the gaming community, but, at least those who bought the game back at release might have something to look
forward to.

If youre looking for more games to play, be sure to check out our roundup of the best Xbox Series X games , as well as our recommendations for the best
FPS games .



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/redfall-will-eventually-be-a-good -game-pete-hines-says


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