Note: This interview was conducted before the game’s release.

What inspired you to remaster Rogue Trooper for the current generation?

Rogue Trooper was critically acclaimed by many outlets and fans alike – it earned a number of nominations including two for BAFTA. We had pretty much universal recognition for faithfully bringing the comic book to life. Over the years, it has maintained a loyal fanbase who consistently ask us for more from Rogue Trooper. Remastering Rogue Trooper over a decade later is an opportunity for us to bring the game to a new generation of gamers who may have missed it first time around. If this proves successful, it could pave the way for a brand new Rogue Trooper game!

Is Rogue Trooper more of a visual remaster or does it offer any major changes to its gameplay? 

The majority of the work has gone into the visuals, but we have made some changes to modernize the gameplay. We always felt Rogue Trooper’s gameplay holds up as a tactical cover-based shooter, but gaming tastes have changed a lot in 11 years so we certainly felt some changes would help Rogue feel a little more familiar in 2017. We’ve introduced an over-the-shoulder aim mode on the left trigger and tweaked the cover system so that it’s far more dynamic! We’ve also remapped the controls to be more contemporary. There are also new difficulty modes – Easy and Legend – new achievements and trophies, and the return of online play. The original used GameSpy for its online functionality and of course GameSpy sadly shut down, so it’s great that we can now bring online play back across all platforms and systems. 

"The QA process has been quite illuminating! There have been many instances of bugs being reported that we have to double-check if they were present in the original game."

What are some of the new graphical features that players can look forward to in Rogue Trooper Redux? 

Loads! We’ve released a comparison trailer recently and I’d highly recommend giving it a watch to see the degree of the changes. But yes, on top of the game now of course being HD, we’ve completely remodelled the characters, weapons and vehicles – Rogue himself even has a slicker look that calls back to the original comics.  On top of that we’ve got new special effects, dynamic lighting, remastered cut scenes, enhanced geometry – I could go on but suffice to say, it’s far from a simple HD re-release. This is a proper remaster which we and our friends at TickTock Games have put a lot of love into.

How many of the original game’s team members are currently working on the remaster?

There are a number of us who worked on the original game still at Rebellion and while most of us are technically working on other projects, we’re more than happy to pitch in and solve problems. Some of the original programmers have loved the chance to go back into the game’s code in particular!

Did you consider cleaning up any of the bugs or issues present in the original game or preserving them for nostalgic purposes?

The QA process has been quite illuminating! There have been many instances of bugs being reported that we have to double-check if they were present in the original game. Sometimes they are – but it’s always been minor stuff, but wherever possible we’ve fixed them in the remaster!

Is there any new content (like new stages and such) that we can look forward to?

There are no new levels, but as I mentioned there’s still a lot that will feel fresh. I think this time around we wanted to bring the game back for the fans as they remember. We’ll see what happens and how well Redux does. We’d love to work on a brand new Rogue Trooper game, no doubt about that.

"The graphics rendering side of the engine has undergone a complete overhaul: Rogue Trooper Redux now has dynamic lighting and shadows, normal maps, roughness, reflectivity, soft particles, screen-space ambient occlusion and loads more."

Given how many publishers have shied away from working on the Nintendo Switch, what motivated you to bring Rogue Trooper Redux to the platform?

The original Rogue Trooper came out on the Nintendo Wii of course! We are huge fans of Nintendo and made quite a few GBA games in our time, so while we didn’t have a huge presence on Wii U we still love Nintendo and the Switch is a great piece of hardware. It was an irresistible opportunity for us to have Rogue Trooper playable on a portable device for the first time! There aren‘t many block buster shooters on the platform yet either, and as a studio known for those kinds of experiences, we hope we can help change this!

What kind of improvements have you done to the game’s engine?

The graphics rendering side of the engine has undergone a complete overhaul: Rogue Trooper Redux now has dynamic lighting and shadows, normal maps, roughness, reflectivity, soft particles, screen-space ambient occlusion and loads more. The art has all been recreated at much higher detail to support these features, and all the special effects and lighting have been completely reworked too!

The game is coming on the PS4 and Xbox One as well. What frame rate and resolution are you targeting for both?

We’re targeting 1080p and 30 frames per second on both PS4 and Xbox One.

Can you tell us what frame rate and resolution will the PS4 Pro version run on? What kind of enhancements will it include?

What we can say right now is the PS4 Pro version uses super sampling which gives a beautifully crisp and high quality image!

I am a bit concerned about the Switch version. Are there any compromises being done compared to the PS4 and X1? 

Obviously the Switch version won’t support the same resolutions and top end graphical effects of some of the other systems, but we’re proud to say it’s otherwise feature-complete, including the online modes!

I am sure you must have heard about the Xbox One X’s announcement and how powerful it’s.  It has a powerful GPU and a ton of memory, I am sure Rogue Trooper Redux will run at 4K/60fps on this machine?

It’s too early for us to confirm any specific features for the Xbox One X version.

Can we expect any post-launch content for the experience? When will it be releasing?

We’ve not announced anything at this stage. We’re just concentrating on getting the game out for PS4, Xbox One and PC on October 17th and then Switch soon after that!

If you were looking forward to the upcoming action shooter Rogue Trooper Redux, the good news is that we got a fair bit of news regarding the game today. First and foremost, the star attraction- a brand new gameplay trailer for the game, which you can see for yourself below.

The trailer shows the game’s world, characters, online multiplayer, and just some more gameplay footage for it, while also placing the Rogue Trooper series in a historical context, explaining its importance to the evolution of the third person shooter genre.

if you are a fan of the franchise – or maybe you think the upcoming game looks cool – and you are a Nintendo fan, then you have known for a while that the game is coming to the Switch. But you have also known that you will have to wait for a while, as the game was confirmed to be launching on the Switch after the other versions. Today, Rebellion confirmed that the game will launch on the Switch day and date with the other versions- woo hoo!

Make sure to check out the trailer below.

Remember Rebellion’s Rogue Trooper, the third person shooter from way back when which allowed you to carry the biochips of your dead comrades into battle? Despite lackluster critical reception, it’s coming back to PC, Xbox One and PS4 as Rogue Trooper Redux and there will be some major buffs to its graphics.

Speaking to head of creative Tim Jones, GamingBolt asked about the frame rate and resolution on Xbox One and PS4. As it turns out, Jones revealed that, “We’re targeting 1080p and 30 frames per second on both PS4 and Xbox One.”

Will the game support PS4 Pro? The exact resolution and frame rate wasn’t provided but Jones did confirm that the PS4 Pro version would have super sampling. “What we can say right now is the PS4 Pro version uses super sampling which gives a beautifully crisp and high quality image!” As for the Xbox One X version, “It’s too early for us to confirm any specific features for the Xbox One X version,” Jones stated.

If you’ve never played Rogue Trooper Redux, it offers 13 missions to play through with stealth gameplay, cover-based mechanics, vehicles and much more. Your allies will also switch up combat with one biochip boosting accuracy when being shot; Bagman creating custom ammo, laying mines and upgrading weapons; and Helm distracting enemies.

Rogue Trooper Redux is out on October 17th for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

Remember the fairly ugly Rogue Trooper that released in 2006 and received some manner of positive feedback for its bizarre premise? Rebellion is bringing it back with Rogue Trooper Redux and it now has a release date. You can look forward to taking your dead comrades into combat once more on October 17th.

If you need any incentive to revisit Rogue Trooper (assuming you drudged through it once, more than a decade ago), then a new comparison video has been released. It showcases how the characters, vehicles and weapons have received new models. The cinematics have also been remastered with new lighting implemented to give everything a much better sheen.

Rogue Trooper Redux will retail for £19.99/$24.99/€24.99 when it releases in October for Xbox One, PS4 and PC via Steam and GOG. Interestingly, it will also be coming to Nintendo Switch but a release date hasn’t been confirmed for the same. If you’re going to San Diego Comic Con between July 20th and 23rd, you can try it out on the show floor.