The Rise and Fall of Homefront
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At the height of their popularity throughout the 2000s, military shooters typically emphasized the plight of enlisted soldiers. Most were shooting galleries, wherein players gunned down faceless foes with abandon across many historical or fictional battlefields. Little attention was paid to the human cost of war, including the destruction of civilian life and the emotional turmoil that comes with being on the receiving end of a foreign enemy’s hostility. There were occasional outliers like the controversial No Russian mission in 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 . Yet, a mainstream first-person military shooter wouldn’t centralize the human cost of war on the civilian level until Kaos Studios and publisher THQ unleashed Homefront in the spring of 2011.
Carefully nestled within the core of the original Homefront was a hard-hitting shooter that immersed players in action and occasionally elicited emotional investment. Arguably, for the first time, players felt unbridled hate for their virtual enemies on the battlefield, a field of war that to a lot of gamers, specifically those in the United States, looked a little too much like home.
While Kaos succeeded on this front, and in spades some would argue, a sequel from Dambuster Studios failed to similarly hit the mark. In many respects, 2016’s Homefront: The Revolution neglected to adhere to the framework that outlined its predecessor’s various victories. As a result, this once promising series about a troubling, though implausible, near-future conflict fell flat before it could truly leave a lasting impact on the genre it was designed to reinvigorate.
This is the Rise and Fall of Homefront.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
2:30 Frontlines: Fuel of War
4:50 Homefront
20:42 Homefront: The Revolution
33:11 Outro
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I will develop a game called "Fall and Rise" only to hear the narrator say "this is the rise and fall of fall and rise".
Just developing a game won't be enough.
First, "Fall and Rise" needs to rise and fall so "The Rise and Fall of Fall and Rise" video can be made.
I will develop a game called "The Rise and Fall of Rise and Fall", so Gvmers will have to make a "Rise and Fall of the Rise and Fall of Rise and Fall".
Are there any other devs out there besides Don and myself who can up the ante even further ? :-)
This is hilarious. Pitch it for april fools 2022😂
@@johnny5805 Make it a 3-part series! "The rise and fall of The Rise that Fell before the Fall of Rise as they Risen and Fell once more."
@@hyperx72 So...a roller coaster tycoon, written by Christopher Nolan?
American Devs: “We want to make a game where China takes control of America.”
Chinese Control of America: “No, I don’t think you will.”
Based.
Israel*
If China was in control, you wouldn't hear anything bad about China in the media. Unlike Israel where they will try and cover their human rights violations & implement laws that oppose BDS.
@@john_hunter_ well, we DO hear of the bad stuff Israel does.
@@bluecaptainIT we dont use logic here
Imagine if Iraq had control of USA as USA had over Iraq in reality...
Ah my greatest memory of Homefront, glitching into a door in campaign and falling through the world.
Fun fact: YOUR comment actually kinda bugged when I was scrolling down.
Confidence?
😅
Lmfao, that's great though honestly don't remember any glitches in the first one. Maybe the second, but honestly never played that. Saw it wouldn't fulfill the story from the first one.
Lol, lucky.. my fondest memories are all mixed into one good time. Such a cool game being story-driven; something that obviously is forgotten about by the monopolistic evil AAA's.
Mine is glitching in the bus
You mean when you ran up the tower in the parking lot after getting phosphor dropped on you and it never get shot down....
The Rise and Fall of ''Army of Two'' would be cool to see.
Honestly, "Devils Cartel" wasn't bad, it's ending just kinda sucked
@@jaynecobb7964 My only memories of that game is the constant joking between my brother and I that especially at the end it felt like the cartels were literally throwing the entire population of Mexico at you
I miss that franchise 😭 the gun customization was crazy
AOT(2008), AOT the 40th day, AOT the devil’s cartel 🔥🔥🔥
More like fall and rise, lol. The army of two sequel was much better the first
The narrator of these videos should narrate everything.
"GAM-ER z"
@@erikheijden9828
Guh Vamers?
Reminds me of the house it's made voice 😂
he actually has narrated a lot of stuff.
i forgot his name but he has narrated things like commercials and other things
narrator " and as you can see here DamplyDoo is seemingly taking a dump alone in his home, lets take a closer look"
There was a real dry spell in the early 2010's where there were very few PC FPS's that weren't COD. This was my replacement.
Medal of Honor Warfighter was my jam .Still one of the best storylines ever developed imo.
@@THANE_MITHRA warfighter... one of the best campaigns? You high?
@@modernmobster I hear it's realistic, maybe not the best for a video game plot, but still.
Steam lists the recommended OS as Windows 7 or something. Would it run just fine on Windows 10?
Do you mean Military-FPS or FPS in general ?
I was actually a big fan of their multiplayer.
Same
Battlefield but different with a unique twist. Definitely a good multiplayer experience for the year.
Same played it loads
Yes, same here
same
The first homefronts multiplayer was AMAZING, shame about the second game :(
Agreed. They went from competitive PvP to Homefront 2 being co-op only. Like what the fuck?
Facts. Home front multiplayer was awesome
lol I felt like it had tones of potential, unfortunately my memories of it are that I could play it and my two friends bricked their console every time they launched it up!! It was a little buggy to say the least!
Not enough co-op missions. And not enough weapons. The opening intro shows us with AK-47s.
I didnt even know they made a 2nd game. The first one I remember how lit multi was.
Homefront and the resistance franchises were handled poorly :(
Resistance 2 is proof of that. A game with an absolutely abhorrently awful campaign but has an amazingly fantastic multiplayer suite. Resistance 3 had a great campaign but threw out all of the excellent multiplayer stuff from 2 for a very generic multiplayer mode lacking in content and creativity. And then Sony basically just sits on it and not let others developers and publishers do anything with it because of their dumb policy to never sell an IP which is frankly ridiculous to me.
i wonder how resistance would fair if they brought it back
@@Mattznick 🤔 🤔 🤔
Maybe, I’m very content with R 1-3, Homefront wasn’t as bad as the memes make it. I guess I can appreciate things for what they are
@@Mattznick maybe a remaster?
Imagine a company named Trauma being forced to relocate to Stockholm. I'd leave too.
LOL.
I swear to god, I've listened GVMERS' narration so many times, but I still can't get over the fact that every time I feel like I'm watching a National Geographic WW2 documentary.
lol I like that he doesn't talk obnoxiously fast and loud like a lot of youtubers. It's very relaxing to listen to
"Swiftly dismissed the idea"
Yeah, I wonder why.
Just yesterday completed Homefront the Revolution. Yellow zones were easily best moments in the game it had more Deus Ex vibe than Far Cry. Made me desire to see immersive sim where you play as agent of resistance in occupied town, something like Saboteur but with Deus Ex depth and variety of play styles and gadgets
The stealth, parkour and sabotage work you had to do in the yellow zones was definitely some of the most fun I had in the game for sure. Frustratingly hard at times but it was always a really nice change of pace from the chaos of the red zones - both gameplay styles working very well for the game.
Now you make me want to play it 😑
We need another deus ex so badly.
@@SicSemperBeats i agree so hard.
@@HeatherHolt yea man i replayed human Revolution and making divided and its crazy how they echoed the events of 2020. (Big ass pandemic, largest social/moral strife in decades, marginalized groups standing up to people who abuse power). Its crazy how forward thinking the games are
I like how they did all that dancing around a villain in the story really centered around a big problem today in gaming and overall entertainment industry; pleasing the Chinese market. The wanted to avoid something unbelievable (which was more believable) by picking one of the most bizarre scenarios.
That is what happens when a billion people country that is an untapped market exists...
@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 Not worth the compromise unless money has that much a hold on you. Most end up being richer than the average man even without becoming publicly traded, at least more than they can spend unless going beyond their means (which many end up doing).
China needs to change, not a development studio or publisher, otherwise those companies need to go to that communist nation instead of trying to eat the cake too from the democracy they come from. You can't serve two masters or something is going to give and that greed typically becomes a shackle.
@@blumiu2426 I'm usually disappointed by the lack of elaboration in "China bad" comments but this one was well said.
@@TheNobleFive I don't see why people don't elaborate on why China is an issue because it's pretty clear. At the same instance, China hasn't change TOO much, rather the greed of these corporate heads entering gaming has.
It didn't stop the Fallout franchise.
I would love to see a rise and fall of the Red Faction series
I think that does exist
Yeah no kidding. Fuck the sequel to that amazing one on 360. They made a badass game then the sequel just trapped you underground and took away half of the destruction that made the game cool..
KRO
@@BushBumperBaker Story of the entire Franchise. They don't know what made the first, and Guerilla great. The round Numbers are awful. But that means the next one will be great again.
it didn't even fall. it just doesn't get games anymore
The scene where the parents get executed in front of their child and then the kid starts crying...That hit hard
Hear hear. A moment that made me weep. That voice acting was superb. The emotional feel... it was excellent. Shame that the campaign was short and the main characters were cliché. Also shame that China wasn't the villain.
Same. The group behind that hit the mark well
that's what america does abroad
Legend says this is Kim Jong Un's favorite game franchise.
could you blame him? its awesome
I had so much hope for Homefront: The Revolution. Sadly, the best part was the arcade with Timesplitters 2.
Not really, to this day it's the best Terminator game that's not a Terminator game.
It being terribad was a meme
Nah, the "Beyond the Walls" dlcs was what the main game should have been.
@@DrLynch2009 they had DLCs?
Man how did they screwed up so badly on a sequel 😫? They at least should have made the graphics more 2010s than early 2000s.
@@itsblitz4437 Probably had norks on their minds
Man, if Homefront: The Revolution was actually finished and totally working as originally intended, it probably would have been a huge hit, and we'd probably be seeing a sequel releasing right about now, here in 2021 with next Gen consoles. There's some really cool ideas in the original concept for it, you can see what they were going for and how original and fresh it would have been.
While it sucked that the game released broken and unfinished, the game nowadays is extremely polished with near enough every issue and fault completely erased and is a great game today. Sadly the stigma of the original Homefront and how The Revolution released is putting people off trying it despite everything it does so well.
@@InfernalMonsoon I tried it a while back in like 2019 when it was in that "finally totally fixed state", and yeah while it's polished of the bugs and game-breaking stuff, the core gameplay and design is still a mess and not something I'd expect them to fix like bugs.
The original guerilla warfare concept is almost completely non-existent. It just feels like a far cry/crysis game with more restrictions on how you can approach dispatching enemies. The original ideas of emergent gameplay through using gadgets, stashes in the world to restock... All those ideas are kind of half-baked, sadly.
Really wish it could’ve gotten a third game
@@neofulcrum5013 If Dambuster Studios and their Austrian overlords at Plaion are inclined to try then it could still happen.
Dambuster finished Dead Rising 2 four months ago and are currently hiring audio, visual and production staff for their next, unannounced, project.
The First one was pretty intense, the secone one was more like "I want to much in too little time" thing. Stil, the concept is, to this day, very unique
it wasn't unique, it was a mash up of every Crytek game they've made but poorly done.....People jerk on and on about Crytek and they're really if anything more overrated than Platinum games. Their games don't push the limits of graphics, they're just piss poorly optimized so they run like trash that looks nice...Homefront the Revolution was mediocre at best, but it feels like that's exactly what Crytek was trying to do until LOL THQ got hold of the IP and we all know THQ is where games go to be aggressively mediocre if not just flat out terrible.
@@lutherheggs451 People jerk on and on about Crytek? Since when lol, I always felt Crytek didn't get their proper dues(minus Ryse: son of Rome). Platinum Games are usually kickass as far as gameplay's concerned. Also, I think OP meant Hthe general concept of Homefront, not specifically The Revolution.
@@MerlautZone far cry 1 wasn't that good imo, crysis 1 was great, 2 and 3 were OK, warface sucks ass, never played hunt showdown but it looks better than most of their efforts. I would not say platinum is overrated at all. They're great. Really wish we got a vanquish 2.
Too much in too little time? That doesn't make any sense when despite the frantic firefights and intense situations, The Revolution was very much a slow burner that took a bit of time to get gear and story - plus the stuff you ended up getting was pretty cool. If anything your description of the second game fits the first game far more considering it tries to do so much in such a short run time where most of the game tries too hard and falls flat.
Look up Freedom Fighters. Home front won’t seem unique after that…
Did i hear Frontline fuel of war? What a frigging gem that game was
The first game is 100% a guilty pleasure of mine. The multiplayer was really underrated. Damn shame it got shutdown. Bought it not too long ago in a bargain bin for $2. Totally worth it
We need a vid for Freedom Fighters. Still waiting for that sequel...
IO interactive still has the rights for it. But they kept focusing on Hitman. I really hope they don’t forget about it.
Freedom Fighters was so good.
They just released it on Steam btw!
@PUPPET MASTER Er, yeah. Pretty recently.
@@Krystalmyth thats awesome man thanks for the heads up. I hadnt heard
i have huge appreciation for the narrator. big fan
Homefront had one of the greatest intros of all time.
A documentary on Homefront is something I always wanted to see, honestly. Thank you.
Homefront: The Revolution always felt like it could've been set in the Half-Life 2 universe with a little tinkering.
I like Homefront. Never played the second one though. I still remember that opening scene on the bus. Compelling stuff. I gotta say I’m really tired of everyone being afraid of China though. On one hand chinas not scary enough to be the antagonists but on the other hand we’re actually scared of being banned from the country if we do that. Oh so China is scary. I see. Same thing happened with the Red Dawn remake. NK stood in for China, the original invaders, because people didn’t want China to take action against them. I’m waiting for someone to tell them to go pound sand
The CCP uses money to try to control anyone. "If you make china the bad guy, your game might be banned fron china's billion-populatiob market.... so, will you not change your game?" - prolly the CCP meeting the devs
this is the repercussion of the world depending too much on a nation(manufacturing) that we accidentally funded an enemy for years...
It was the soviets/Russians who were the main antagonist of the first red dawn film, not China.
@@hood954 that’s why I said red dawn remake not the original red dawn. The Chinese were the original antagonist for the remake because duh, they’re taking over the world, but then Hollywood got scared.
collider.com/red-dawn-remake-china-north-korea/
Considering that China holds 60% of the US' bonds, 70% of the world's manufacturing capacity in most of the major fields, is the primary supplier of rare earth elements and semiconductors globally and has shown that it isn't afraid to open a trade war, I'd say we should be scared of China.
@@ItsRawdraft2 We make cars they make the parts that make cars. LOL We are fucked in the long run…
Really hope you cover the Section 8 series one day. Such a great series, that kinda vanished.
THAT SERIES WAS THE BEST. Section 8 prejudice was a perfect game
Both Section 8s are very good games. Though I much preferred the maps in the original game, I really enjoyed the improvements and additions in Prejudice.
Their SPs weren't that great. First one was very underwhelming and the second one was pretty solid though (nothing exceptional but enjoyable to play through once). Both felt more like big tutorials for the MP which was absolutely amazing!!! Easily some of my favourite MP games (especially Prejudice with the extra focus on ammo types).
ohh a man of culture I see ^^
Got me missing fuel of war’s multiplayer
Also crytech and their signature weapon customization
The campaign design in Frontlines is honestly what every other shooter at the time should have aspired to improve upon with its more open and freeform way of approaching objectives and scenarios. So sad they went down the heavily scripted route for the original Homefront when their previous game had so much potential. The only game I can think of that took a similar approach is Medal of Honour Airborne - thankfully that's also a great little game.
FOW's multiplayer is up there with a handful of my fave's with the map variety, vehicles, aircraft and overall fun.
this channel is still seriously underrated
Under-appreciated*
I miss Homefronts multiplayer. Gotta love and hate dedicated servers.
I was hyped as a teen when the first one dropped
Same!
Came around the same time Kim Jong-Ill died, and the world was paying attention to North Korea. I was really interested in that country at the time. Good timing
Yep, me too! I also remember Best Buy giving out free Homefromt-themed headsets for those who preordered
Ironic how China was seen as not powerful enough ten years ago, how times have changed
lol depends by whom. Here we certainly swas 2nd world powerhouse.
Homefront Revolution, to me, is one of the most underrated games you can get for under 10$
The game was like 80% off a month after coming out, it was an incredible deal.
Edit: I would like to add, that it's true that the story for homefront didn't really make sense. However I always thought it would work better if there was a touch of sci-fi (especially in revolutions). They should have had it that the Korean people discovered some sort of Alien tech that they used to have a quick jump in technology. this way it would explain how they first conquered the US and how they maintained a technological edge in Revolutions.
It is one of the most underrated shooters of all time and I wish people would be willing to give it a shot.
Homefront and Homefront: The Revolution arent related, The Revolution is only "Homefront" in name, it was a full reboot unrelated to the first game
I actually really liked Honefront: The Revolution. It’s my second favourite Far Cry game (after Blood Dragon).
Seriously though, while the story didn’t hit as hard as in the first game, the gameplay loop was far more entertaining and the gunplay far more enjoyable in Revolution. I got the game for $5 and I wouldn’t mind paying full price for it second time around. Granted, I played it only recently, so all major bugs have been fixed. Kudos to Dambuster Studios for not abandoning their game!
I do question people who insist The Revolution is somehow still a buggy mess and that the original is better. Either they're so out of touch and don't do basic research or they just refuse to give the game a real shot to begin with. The Revolution nowadays is far better than the original in every conceivable way and is way more interesting than people give it credit for.
@@InfernalMonsoon My thoughts exactly. But hey, at least the two of us aren’t fooled. Maybe in ten years time it’ll make it’s way into a “top 10 underrated games” list of some kind. Only time will tell.
It's been enhanced on Xbox Series X as well. It now runs at 60 fps. There might be graphical enhanced as well but not sure. It looks better than I remember, but maybe my mind is playing tricks on me. The lighting looks pretty good in this game.
Dont ever stop this channel please. I know that times probably are rough but the world needs you!
This channel is outstanding, dope respect for the choices of the games that got broadcasted here.
I only remember this game being 90% reduced in retail value by 2012 lol
This channel is the only one that I consistently watch all the videos from. Good work and delivery (documentary) as usual.
The on the fly weapon customization was so cool! Also these documentaries are so well made, I’ve enjoyed them all
Glad to see this. Was starting to think the days of your longer documentaries may be over. Thank you. Love the original game, and have the sequel, but have never played it. However, Xbox Series X recently released 60FPS boost for the title, and I know the game was lambasted for a poor frame rate, so maybe now it's time to give it a whirl. Keep up the great work!
My dad's favorite MP was on the first Homefront. RIP pops, cben830 if his buddies happen to see this video and, moreover, this comment. Y'all meant a lot to him in his gaming.
Keep doing what you do GVMERS. this kind of quality made videos are a form of art.
I so badly wish homefront and spec ops the line took off more than they did they were sooo good
they're both great ideas with flawed execution
@@echodelta2172 wrong spec ops was a great game what are u saying rn
Homefront? Never smashed the like button so fast lol so many great memories with the first game
I don't remember this game having a rise at all.
My thoughts exactly
There are a lot of people who like it, but overall it's more of a niche game. With some interesting concepts and themes, but it doesn't quite take off. And a very entertaining multiplayer, but it's still just an improved copy of CoD with some BF elements.
Something like Spec Ops, but not at the same level.
For it being a brand new IP from essentially an indie dev with real funding during the height of Call of Duty's dominance in the shooter market, 2mil copies over only a few months is objectively a big rise. There was a lot of hype for what the series could become now that they had their foot in the door, the sequel would make or break the series, and it killed it. If a second Homefront had been more successful than the first, it would have cemented itself as a household name in the context of shooters.
The first game can be skipped as it's nothing more than a typical CoD clone. The Revolution on the other hand is one I do recommend giving a go, if you don't mind open world shooters that isn't a flat out power fantasy of course. Honestly The Revolution's punishing guerilla approach to gameplay makes it stand out for me.
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Oh my gosh... I love these documentary type style on video games!! Definitely a guilty pleasure to watch before bed!!
Another great piece of video game history! Thanks a lot, guys.
And congratulations
Spec-Ops: The Line was far more gripping and emotionally impactful than anything Homefront was trying to do.
I forgot about this game, underrated despite the short campaign
I played it about a year back, was very much worth the $5 I spent haha. I liked it a lot
@@exodusn2233 Unfortunately you missed out on a fantastic multiplayer, wish the servers weren’t shut down :(
@@TexasLawbringer77 still up on PC mate! Just got it this week, player numbers are just low
This channel is awesome! So glad I found it!
Also, I loved Homefront the revolution. Picked it up for £3 on an XB sale and it can be a really immersive FPS game.
Another GREAT video. You guys are the best
The multiplayer of the first homefront was amazing
I personally played the crap out of Homefront the revolution. I loved it, at least 60 hours into that game.
this truly is the best channel on youtube, I wish it had more content to enjoy
That is so good. The narration is top notch. I always enjoy.
It's kind of incredible how many franchises that shined through back in 2011 completely died or were ruined since
Now that you’ve done Homefront, you have to do TimeSplitters!
It's time to split!
YES
I really hope that series makes a comeback One day.
@@SourRobo8364
”right...What ever”
”Outch, That’s not cool man”
”I’ll get the next One”
Great video! I’ve just discovered the channel a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve been going through the archives since!
I’ve got a of story about _Homefront,_ even if I’ve never played it.
If I paid attention right, the game was released in 2011. My wife and I used to shop at a certain GameStop location. It was a great store: my wife actually buys and plays more games than I do, but not only did the store manager know my wife’s tastes so well, he made sure to keep a new NIS published game available for her at all times, knowing that she’d be looking for it! He even got to understand me-introducing me to the _XCOM_ reimagined game, maybe one of my favorite games that I’ve played.
But our favorite GameStop had suddenly closed down permanently with no notice at all, and one employee, when I later asked him about the story behind that closing intimated that the store manager who we liked so much was given a choice: either work at another GameStop as a part-time employee or walk. He walked.
This would have been in 2012 or 2013- _XCOM_ for PS3 was released in 2012, and I think that’s the last game I bought at that store.
And so, we shopped other, far lesser GameStops-at least for awhile.*
At one of these, I noted the cover to _Homefront,_ and read the back of the box, and called the premise pure balderdash. I was and am something of a news junkie, and I didn’t believe there was any way in hell that its conventional military could be a threat to the US, and I said so.
If you’re not convinced, check out this link to a 2014 article about the difference between North Korea and its neighbors. That country might have ballistic missiles these days, but its human cost is tremendous:
www.nationalgeographic.com/pages/article/140226-north-korea-satellite-photos-darkness-energy
Anyway, I must have made my opinion known too loudly, when the GameStop employee on duty at the time went a bit bat-nuts, trying to talk over me about how the game makers made a plausible case for North Korea being a major superpower, etc., etc…
We walked out, having bought nothing.
*About our last days dealing with latter-day GameStop: my wife, as I said, the more serious gamer of two of us, wasn’t taken seriously as a gamer because she was, you know, a girl-and we both skewed older than the evident usual GameStop customer; we were often asked what our kids were looking for instead of what we might’ve wanted!
It got worse: one day a desperate salesperson truly chased my wife around the store, insisting my wife absolutely positively needed expert GameStop help! And I almost started fistfights with two belligerently pushy GameStop employees.
We might not have been in a GameStop for at least five years…
I really appreciate your unique voice/tone, it's so easy to listen to 👍
The DLC really redeemed the revolution in my opinion, i enjoyed the base game, but the dlc added a voice to the main character and from there i could actually connect and care for the main character and the revolution
First DLC was not good imo, needlessly difficult to the point of being flat out annoying. DLC 2 was mostly good and fun but that final fight at the end was just bullshit. But DLC 3 on the other hand, now that was a VERY good DLC indeed; arguably the best content in the game.
I played the alpha waaaay back on the 360 and absolutely loved their multiplayer. This game was awesome!
Amazing content as usual guys! such a underated channel, criminal considering how many people love gaming!
Love your work, cheers.
Great production work!
Can you do the High Moon Transformers games? War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron are underrated.
I loved many THQ games as a kid, WWE Homefront Saints row I was so shocked when I saw that they got closed.
Love this channel and videos, keep em coming
stellar video as always
This game was something else. What creeped me out the most was when a few Korean soldiers shot this kids parents in front of him and hearing him cry shortly after during the bus ride at the start of the game. I was a young lad when I 1st started the game. The game was also very hard to play, even on easy.
It wasn't hard at all. To date it's the only FPS (and one of the few games in general) that I've beaten in one sitting, dying a handful of times at most. And I suck at FPSs.
Maybe that's your kid self speaking.
Yeah in my opinion people doesnt get enough credit to Homefront in terms of presentation. I liked how both games presented questionable morals of resistance that always let to violence escalation where ordinary people get hurt or killed. Like white phosphorus in Homefront 1 or KPA using poison gas in response to uprising in Homefront Revolution. Not same level as SOTL but close
@@hppvitor perhaps it was, it felt harder than CoD of sorts when I was younger, Battlefield did feel a good bit easier than this game was as well. Despite the quite fucked up parts of the game, I thought it was good.
@@soulbrother5435 the game was good, but it did mess up my young mind a little back then with the massacring of families and hiding among dozens of dead civilians. Unlike TLOU 2, Homefront did a good job of what it did.
While effective, it was handled with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, was too in your face and it did it so much that all effect was lost. I feel the Revolution did it far better by not reveling in the violence and rather expressed that oppression with more sinister methods, the liaison officers being a prime example of just how corrupted a scenario like that can get.
me: "30 minutes? what're they gonna do just play the story from the first game?!"
Excellent episode guys. 👏
i guess ill subscribe to this channel, Ive already watched like 3 of your videos and it brings me back to the memories of why doesnt this work anymore
It did white phosphorus before Spec Ops The Line and predicted Kim Jon Un's ascension before anyone else. Highly underrated.
Except that white phosphorous scene was handled with the subtlety and delicacy of an atom bomb and predicting a death is nothing new at all. Spec Ops however is fantastic, that's for certain.
The Multi-player was the best part of Homefront even if the story was short
You’ve come back with another banger.
These videos are amazing
I’ll always remember the mission where you hide under all the bodies and then you get up out of it ready to wage war
The first had quite a few memorable moments. The white phosphorous attack and the golden gate bridge. I still feel it could have been a stronger franchise given more love. The sequel might have killed it for good though
Homefront was underrated. Yeah it was short and the story definitely ended on a cliff but the shooting was good, the graphics were solid, the sound design was well above average and the environments were highly detailed and well designed. Would love to see a proper sequel.
One thing I distinctly remember about Homefront was the sniping. Felt so good!
Stellar piece as always, GVMERS! I've always wanted to play the said game, but as I've seen gameplay footage, it does look like a run-of-the-mill shoot em up FPS where you bullet rings hollow in a paper-thin plot.
I'd like to make a suggestion on what you can cover on next as a retrospective: *_The Front Mission Series._* I know the franchise is mostly 70% Japan-only, but when a North American Release comes out, it's usually a magnificient hit, or an embarrassing miss.
Cheers, and thanks for the content. Definitely keeps the boredom off nowadays.
This game came so close to perfection, but never had a chance with COD and Battlefield in the same market. Such a shame.
It was never "close", to begin with.
The story lacked the scale of MW2 and BF3, and the multiplayer was downright awfull.
@@Orcawhale1 Not to mention the gunplay being actual dogshit. Rarely have I played a first person shooter with that little feedback on what you're doing.
@@Orcawhale1 I didn't care for the MW trilogy's story tbh. Had a few cool characters and some sick missions though.
Personally, I enjoyed Homefront: The Revolution a lot. If you get the game on sale with all the DLC, I would highly recommend it!
Homefronts multiplayer mode was straight fire. Pure chaos with the kinda broken score streak system.
Love the channel. Doesn't appear that these have been done yet, but here would be a few suggestions on titles to document thru the channel: Gun, Kane & Lynch, syphon filter, true crime (I believe sleeping dogs is somewhat of a successor but still) and hell, a Rare game of your pick like Banjo or Conker
I’d love to see a Rise & Fall of Mortal Kombat at some point, it’s a series that’s definitely had its ups & downs & I love your in depth analysis
It's not really a fall when the series is still in production and the current game is still getting regular updates.
@@freddiejohnson6137 it's a fall since they literally fucked entire lore in existence
mythologies sub-zero
special forces
those were the bad ones
until midway became netherrealm studios and under WBgames made atrocity called mk11
where they had perfect opportunity for recycling old 3d models but changed everything and completely ruined the story
story and gameplay with crap like FATAL BLOW - wich isn't fatal at all
and turning a fighting game into 15 second cutscenes with every combo
@@freddiejohnson6137 well they did make some absolute stinkers towards the end of the original midway series, I certainly wouldn’t call Armageddon a good game
@@ryszakowy bruh you’re just being bias
I remember in 8th grade being so hoped for the first game but feeling totally meh. The occupied America setting felt scary and real but the story was extremely short
I love the original homefront game. Great video!
I was waiting for this ☝️
I remember buying the homefront 2011 as a precursor to prep myself for battlefield 3
I actually really loved Homefront Revolution.
And? Its OK to like a game that is essentially garbage that nobody likes....People seem to have this weird notion that you can only like games that everyone else also likes, which are generally the same imbeciles who talk like if a game gets anything lower than 8-8.5 reviews than it must be garbage the kind of people who are ruining gaming.
@@lutherheggs451 calling it garbage kinda diminishes your response, dude.
Yeah I had fun with it too, love modifying weapons. Still haven't beat it yet. The update definitely made game better
It's not the best game but there's definitely fun to be had with it
I do too, considering replaying it again soon. It's really overlooked despite the unfinished state it originally released in.
Another great video as always. Still waiting for the history of unreal tournament.
great video, you earned my subscribe !
I look forward to the rise and fall of Army of two!!
It's a shame how linear 6-8 shooters seem to be a thing of the past now.
If we're talking CoD clones then no, it's not a shame. Those games were the dark age of FPS and basically killed creativity in an attempt to usurp CoD's crown rather than being unique and interesting FPS games in their own right. Now if we're talking more in the vain of games like Half-Life 2, Doom 3 and F.E.A.R. then I'll strongly agree with that sentiment.
@@InfernalMonsoon man, put timesplitters on this list. Miss the trilogy
Genuinely surprised there was no mention of the absolutely KILLER soundtrack featuring some amazing covers from top-tier metal bands.
. I remember a room full of my friends sitting speechless during the opening cinematic. A real punch to the gut. I appreciated the 1st game. The 2nd was horrendous
I wish they never removed the mission where you protect a baby in a trash can. I wanted to leave it there
Was there such a mission?
@@rickoshay5525 yeah they removed it from the game before release because of public backlash.
@@dylhas1 And we're talking about the original game, not the reboot, right?
Homefront the revolution super underrated game.
Great video!!
I'm glad you covered this series, because it had so much potential. One of the problems of the first game is that a lot of the interesting narrative elements and backstory were in the tie-in novel: The Voice of Freedom. It laid out in great detail how Korea united under one flag and invaded: in a nutshell, a fictional Kim rises to power and renounces the dictatorships of North Korea's past, while opening up the country and eventually unifying. Then he launches a satellite under the guise of providing free broadband over the US, but it ends up being a massive EMP that cripples most of America's defenses, allowing a west coast invasion. The US military battles the Koreans but are eventually pushed back to the Mississippi River, where a line is drawn between the occupied western United States and the free eastern side. It was a really interesting setup that wasn't properly implemented into the story, but at least the game tried. Homefront: the Revolution, on the other hand....not so much.
The book also opens with the US in a terrible depression. Weirdly I read the book but never played the game.
@@whiffyclarke Yeah I read the book before the game came out and was so excited, but then I played the game and in ended up featuring so little from the book that it was quite a letdown.