Homefront: 'If the big developers won't take risks, it's up to us to break the mould'

CVG: Next month, Homefront leaps out of cover - and into one of gaming's fiercest battlegrounds.

THQ is poised to capture its own slice of a huge market with the title, by pushing back against recent genre conventions. Its tenacious marketing campaign focuses on the title's striking mix of napalm with narrative; histrionics with history.

But in a crowded release period stuffed with the likes of Bulletstorm, Killzone 3 and Crysis 2, can Homefront really offer enough innovation and freshness to stand out?

[Beahmscream]

That's what we like to hear.

[darthv72]

that looks like keanu reeves when his eyes bandaged in the matrix.

[Active Reload]

Or the blind guy from Mortal Kombat Deception.

On topic: Only shooting stars...

[Commander_TK]

Here that EA, Ubisoft, THQ and Activision?

[DaCajun]

@ Commander

Hear what? If you are talking about breaking the mold with Homefront, then why did you mention THQ because they are the ones releasing this game.

[Downtown boogey]

Oh yeah!!
THAT is why Kaos is making a First-Person Shooter!!

[thorstein]

With this and KZ3... I won't need any of the others....

[DelbertGrady]

You mean with this, Battlefield 3, KZ3, Crysis 2, RAGE and Brink I won't need any others? ;)

[Perjoss]

its like poker... if all you do is check, you never really make any money, gotta make some bets baby.

[chak_]

yeah

Homefront looks nothing like risky though.

[plb]

It looks like MW2 to me tbh

[Elven6]

Homefront has an actual story which seems plausible. Modern Warfare 2 had a generic story so far removed from reality it hurt. Homefront is dealing more with the emotional aspect of invasion, MW2 had none of that.

[chak_]

plausible?

There is NO WAY in hell any country would invade an other just like that.

I mean they have to cross the sea with their whole army, it's not even possible.

NK invading SK yeah, but not a country that far.

It's like engliand invading brasil or something, you'd see it coming millllllles ahead.

[Perjoss]

@ chak_

or like the US invading the middle east?

[creeping judas]

@ chak

The possibilities are far greater then you think. The US and Canada both have for a long time admitted that if Russia or a country aided by Russia wanted to attacke the United States they would do it thru Canada or start the invasion from Alaska. Logistically it is easier to do it that way rather then attack the US on the east or west coast. And it sucks that us Canadian's couldn't really do too much to stop such an attack.

Just saying, not disagreeing.

[Rocket Sauce]

Homefront looks every bit as funny as MW2

[MARKUS_MAX1MUS]

No way America could be invaded in 2027? lol dont delude yourself with your convieniance and superiority feeling, thats exactly what they are talking about in this game.

The Story goes with this game that Korea has been unified and has also assimilated other asian nations into its empire, japan among them.

And the US dollar has collapsed and the countrys wealth is practically gone, they still have a military presence but its not as great as today while the Korean empire has millions with japan and other countries invading america.

and in homefront, america isnt completely under control, theres parts the US military still holds.

Like I said, 2027, you cant predict the future, watch the timline trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[theonlylolking]

Just like MAG. MAG chose the risk of pure tactical FPS with many players. This game is almost doing the same.

At this time in this gen of consoles was not a good time to do these games. They should have waited for the next gen when people are willing to try new things and have few games to play.

I am not saying these games are bad since I think MAG is awesome and this game can be also.

[Droid Control]

How is Homefront, another FPS a a risk?

[Blad3star]

I did not read the article but he is probably talking about having a controversial story as appose to being a American killing Japanese or Russians.

Or he could be talking about game play not being your average COD FPS.

[xc7x]

what risk? a lame story? multiplayer same as other games? tell me again THQ,i missed what you're saying.

[Klepto]

The multiplayer in Homefront looks incredibly unique. And I believe in Black ops they stole from Kaos studios with their little RC car that blows up.

[xc7x]

not to me,looks generic. actually that rc car thing has been done in their first game [Frontlines] but that don't make multiplayer incredible.

[SixZeroFour]

and guess who made frontlines FoW

edit...misread "in their first game" as "in another game"

[DantheMan81]

Did I miss something? Has the game already came out? Why are people talking shit about a game that noone has played yet?

Edit: I guess reading a interview is just as good as playing the game then.

[xc7x]

try reading,it helps.

edit: it's more than just the interview,have you read anything about the game's content,seen the videos etc.

[Apotheosize]

But this game hasnt broke any moulds, in fact it looks like another generic world war fps with bloody screen SO REAL

[xc7x]

watch out for the invisble people here,they "disagree" with you and then run and hide

[xtremegamerage]

BF3 for me DAY 1

[slavish3]

put online coop and ill buy day 1

[Krakn3Dfx]

"In Homefront, the squad around you have choices and argue which is right or not. The player gets to make this mental decision about what they would have done. Most of those choices are made by the squad over the course of the game, but you're encouraged to project yourself into it and ask yourself what you would have done."

Wait, this is just about every squad based single player FPS title ever. Is he really counting me being able to think as a bullet point?

Translation: This game is very linear.

Wow. The more I hear about this game, the less I care.

[blackhammer]

Mould-breaker: ArmA II. Seriously, no other FPS has come close to what that game has done, giving you an open world, set objectives, resources for airlifting out, etc.

Dammit, America, give me some god-damned ArmA-influenced FPS so I can finally not have the thought of utter disappointment.

[iNMyFiN4LH0uR]

this game has alot of odds aganist it, the fps saturated market, 2011 having alot of high profile releases, and it being a new IP of sorts, however, i guess it has a good release window and some innovation which just might be what it needs to sell 2 or 3 million copies

[SpitFireAce85]

now if we could just get a beta or demo that would be
great! since this is a new IP it needs to show us what
its all about...

[MARKUS_MAX1MUS]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

For all those saying the story isnt possible, 27 years in the future, whats to stop this from happening?

[Biggest]

Captain America joining forces with Superman.