I've been reading/watching the developer diaries, trailers and news about the upcoming military FPS shooter "Homefront". One of their main selling points is the originality of the game, which in a market so saturated of bland military shooters, is essential. (Links to these developer diaries will be posted below.)
At one point, they talk about opening on these huge expanses, they show a crashed civilian plane from when the EMP went off and a developer say's, "It's kind of like this moment where you're like, this is really something different, it's really spectacular." Now, I don't know about you but I find crashed planes have been done to death. Modern warfare 2, Left 4 dead, as well as movies like War of the Worlds, just to name a few. Also the concept of an occupied America, was that not the big "shock" moment of Modern Warfare 2? And they even mention they took inspiration from movies like Red Dawn. As well as being an underdog fighting against a greater power, that's been done to death too.
Another thing they talk about is characterization, but they later say that your character is a lone, silent type. Who, I expect is also an expert in all types of weapons and vehicles, (then again, he is a pilot so let's at least let him get away with being able to fly a helicopter) and absorbs bullets like a sponge.
I don't know people, I just feel like it's advertised as so different and original when really it's just another gray scale FPS. What are your thoughts, will you be buying it? Discuss! Here are the links to the developer diaries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNpS9Ovc6-c&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAbckubkPuk&feature=relmfu
EDIT: I just noticed they never mention Canada, and when the EMP goes off it shows it doesn't effect Canada.. anyone want to speculate what they plan to say about that, if anything?
At one point, they talk about opening on these huge expanses, they show a crashed civilian plane from when the EMP went off and a developer say's, "It's kind of like this moment where you're like, this is really something different, it's really spectacular." Now, I don't know about you but I find crashed planes have been done to death. Modern warfare 2, Left 4 dead, as well as movies like War of the Worlds, just to name a few. Also the concept of an occupied America, was that not the big "shock" moment of Modern Warfare 2? And they even mention they took inspiration from movies like Red Dawn. As well as being an underdog fighting against a greater power, that's been done to death too.
Another thing they talk about is characterization, but they later say that your character is a lone, silent type. Who, I expect is also an expert in all types of weapons and vehicles, (then again, he is a pilot so let's at least let him get away with being able to fly a helicopter) and absorbs bullets like a sponge.
I don't know people, I just feel like it's advertised as so different and original when really it's just another gray scale FPS. What are your thoughts, will you be buying it? Discuss! Here are the links to the developer diaries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNpS9Ovc6-c&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAbckubkPuk&feature=relmfu
EDIT: I just noticed they never mention Canada, and when the EMP goes off it shows it doesn't effect Canada.. anyone want to speculate what they plan to say about that, if anything?
