genius playwright anton chekov was famously aghast with some of the earliest productions of his play three sisters, which he, according to director constantin stanislavsky, considered to be a ''''''happy comedy.'''''' it was staged then, as it is most often staged now, as a fairly gloomy drama, though a brilliant one.

now stanislavsky was probably exaggerating a tad, as much of three sisters is far too heartbreaking for anyone to mistake it as a gigglefest, but it illustrates an important point: often the creator of something isn't the best judge of what makes it work.

in red faction: armageddon, developer volition has run from everything that made red faction: guerrilla great, and is left with a drab, heartless lump of competence for its efforts.
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