It doesn't look that great to me, but maybe that's because I'm not American. The multiplayer doesn't look to interesting either. It just looks like CoD with a twist on Killstreaks to me.
Poll: Does Anyone think Homefront will be a good game?
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In my opinion it'll most likely just be another bloody coverbased shooter, this time with a nudge at the WW2 games era where America was a nation consisting entirely of selfless and heroic aryans.
Also for the lads noting that the story isn't that implausible, I have discussed this at great length and my complaint boils down to this: North Korea faces manpower ratios of 1:112 - This is the same ratio that Rhode Island would have if it tried to invade Britain and France, or the 6 man crew of the international space station invading the Vatican City.
Also for the lads noting that the story isn't that implausible, I have discussed this at great length and my complaint boils down to this: North Korea faces manpower ratios of 1:112 - This is the same ratio that Rhode Island would have if it tried to invade Britain and France, or the 6 man crew of the international space station invading the Vatican City.
Honestly, this game looks like crud to me. I don't see much here that hasn't been done by other games, and probably better. The story is somewhat interesting (if not a bit unrealistic), that really is the single thing I see that may pull this game out of the ditch.
I wasn't aware there was any hype at all. As far as I can tell it looks like just another run-of-the-mill cover-based military shooter with an implausible and stupid story to capitalize on peoples' misplaced fear of Korea and the bombs that they can't use.
I imagine anyone who thinks Homefront is terrible because of its plotholes and "implausibility" must think Fallout is a big pile of dog shit.
I think this is what it will be myself. Some people need to let their hair down and realize they are probably making a video game, not a documentary on how to invade the US. In a game like Homefront, I don't want all the little details. They got it close enough so that my suspension of disbelief can kick in and take over.Outright Villainy said:
Oh no homefront will suxorz because the story is totally unrealistic, unlike my favourite games Half Life 2 and Mass Effect which are realistic in every way possible blahblahblahblah
OT: I think Homefront has the Potential to be great, everyone likes an underdog story as evidenced by Rocky. If they can pull it off then its a definate buy for me
OT: I think Homefront has the Potential to be great, everyone likes an underdog story as evidenced by Rocky. If they can pull it off then its a definate buy for me
Actually if people would go and read all the backstory, it is fairly plausible. A lot of people seem to think that the United States in the game is the same United States as we now are. According to the backstory it is a United States faced with no budget, no economy, it lives under martial law, there was a huge pandemic of a mutated avian flu strain and generally its falling apart (20 dollar a gallon gas). At the same time North Korea has been building itself a nice little empire (reunited with South Korea, owns Japan and a few other areas) and has good trade relations with China and Russia. It comes down to a very geopolitical conflict between ideals and who has or does not have resources, and what people are willing to trade.
Freedom Fighters was an awesome game. I had lots of fond memories with that game...Outright Villainy said:
I personally think that Homefront will be a decent game. Sure the backdrop storyline appears to be reaching it - but nothing that isn't impossible.
For many of you asking, "But what about Canada, Europe, etc.etc.., why ain't they helping?" Well because if you've been paying attention - nearly everybody is hurting. Pak/Iraq/Iran/Saudi area is in a full scale war - driving up the cost of oil. Europe (over all) and the USA is in deep deep recession due to oil costs and an over all general failure of the banking system.
The USA retreats what left of its remaining active military (operable resources) back to the states to deal with its internal problems; looting, massive unemployment, people doing what ever it takes to survive. Thus most of the expensive hardware is shut down, leaving our Military with the basic of the basics, troops and weapons and simple cargo transports. Perhaps some APC and tanks.
The UN is resolved and thus there no longer exists a global "strongly worded letter police" and its everybody out for themselves.
Some time in the next 15 years, Unified Korea & vassal Japan perfects the EPM bomb and launch a few into space (guiesed as a communications satellite), detonating them over the USA, destroying most of whats left the electroics infrastructure within the USA.
There is also something about a nuke in Hawaii, but hell, why not
So there one major logical hurdle - the perfect unification of NK & SK in the timeline of only a few years.
As for the China bit.. Perhaps China only thought that helping NK/SK that Korea would grow into its local territory, say Japan and other states - but not become a direct threat to them [China] but then by the time they realise they've created a monster, they are powerless to really stop them short of a full out war. So does China risk a full out war with growing Korea, or does China let Korea do its thing as long as itself is not directly threatend by Korea.
Canada is going to save us with its navy of 14 canoe's and 40 mooose mounties?Odgical said:
This is all that matters. I've been playing these kinds of games a long time now, and I don't even care about the campaign. 9 times out of 10 I just skip it. Give me multiplayer or give me an RPG. You can only kill so many AI bad guys before its all the same.Cuy said:
Wow, I never thought of that before.Odgical said:
Chances are if the US was invaded we'd have the Army and Royal Marines helping out as well, if we'd get support in it, because god knows our Government wouldn't do anything unless we had the rest of the EU egging us on.
Unless the US is meant to be an international Pariah by 2026 or whatever it is, which I can believe.
The main thing that repels me in this game is the fact that its another scenario where the great American heroes must fend off againts all odds. Primerly on account America seamingly can't get over itself, every single shooter these days has to have Aryan Superman rambos troting back and forth being the " last hope for this great nation". Like Yahtzee I'm puzzled as to why anyone would want to invade America? All you'll get out of the deal is some McDonalds and a full blown tact nuclear strike shot by some Republican maniac president going " if WE can't have it nobody will!"
Secondly it seams most FPSes that have that theme come out sortof half-baked, as if the developers concluded " well its America being a hero again, that means every redneck and there inbred kid in the States will buy it so lets just stop right there." The plot makes no sense, the shooting gets repetative and monotonous, the chalange slope usually stands still in the same spot.
Hey maybe Homefront WILL suprise me, maybe it WILL have outstanding gameplay, but then again maybe I WILL find a box full of cash and stripers on my lawn today.
Secondly it seams most FPSes that have that theme come out sortof half-baked, as if the developers concluded " well its America being a hero again, that means every redneck and there inbred kid in the States will buy it so lets just stop right there." The plot makes no sense, the shooting gets repetative and monotonous, the chalange slope usually stands still in the same spot.
Hey maybe Homefront WILL suprise me, maybe it WILL have outstanding gameplay, but then again maybe I WILL find a box full of cash and stripers on my lawn today.
I just think it looks like another modern war game. Oddly my friend who once liked them but started to dislike all war FPS games after Modern Warfare 2 is very much pumped for this...despite them looking near identical. If anything I keep hearing the multiplayer is a solid package, but I still haven't heard anything about the campaign which is worrying.
Plus any game that the US are the heroes is an instant downer for me. I have no beef with the US, it's just they're made to look like the the heroes in every single war game ever. USA IS DOMINATE!
Plus any game that the US are the heroes is an instant downer for me. I have no beef with the US, it's just they're made to look like the the heroes in every single war game ever. USA IS DOMINATE!
In refernace to Joe above me, its very ironic considering the US never gone to war where odds were remotely stacked evenly ( let alone againts them) and more time than not US goes to war over cunty reasons. There last heroic Deed was WW2 and even back then they just showed up for D-day pretty much, and now they save Europe, Fighting the Wbul atheistic regeme of Hitler ( Got mitt unst) its like playing Chinese whispers. In a decade or two USA's marine corp will order Cpt.American spandex outfits.
From what I've seen, it looks really unpolished and generic. And the "shock and awe" of America being invaded was already done in Modern Warfare 2.
I'm betting it's going to be pretty bad.
I'm betting it's going to be pretty bad.