There were two followup games on the ps2, one by the people who made RAD and one by the people who made the game RAD is based on (Remote Control Dandy on ps1.) They both take the concept in different directions, one makes it easier and the other makes it even clunkier. Neither as as funny though.
The game Override Mech City Brawl started out as a very similar game to RAD. With an emphasis ok, slow, heavy movements and physics controlled combat and city destruction. Very cool concept that unfortunately didn't garner enough attention, and there Kickstarter failed.
A followup is def hard cuz you're doing 3 genres:
1. Platformer, cuz half the game is running around.
2. Fighter, as the mech combat is just an awkward brawler.
3. Social sim, cuz city/npc reactivity(or lack thereof) is key to its humor.
Doing these while keeping a deadpan slapstick tone is alot!
You likely already know this, but everyone needs to know that the Earth Defense Force games run off the engine they made for RAD.
It's so very obvious once you know.
Yes! The engine has been in use aaaaall the way back to Demolition Girl way back during the Simple Series. It still amazes how well the engine worked back then to render fully destroyable cities!
Also, EDF 4 and 5 have mech sections very reminiscent of RAD. So at least we have that.
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Ps2 game, is fantastic!
https://youtu.be/b4iIOBB0nfw?si=ICmUSREbClaR-VTV
this is RAD
1. Platformer, cuz half the game is running around.
2. Fighter, as the mech combat is just an awkward brawler.
3. Social sim, cuz city/npc reactivity(or lack thereof) is key to its humor.
Doing these while keeping a deadpan slapstick tone is alot!
https://www.indiedb.com/games/override/videos/first-promotional-video
It's so very obvious once you know.
Its weird scrungly little goblin heart endures.
Also, EDF 4 and 5 have mech sections very reminiscent of RAD. So at least we have that.