Homefront: The Revolution

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  1. dmitriy_savenok
    Sep 1, 2023
    9
    Невероятно заниженные ожидания.
    Познакомился с игрой я совсем недавно и на релизе eё не застал. Был наслышан о ужасном техническом состоянии и плохом балансе. Говорилось всё это в обзорах семи годичной давности. Играя в 2023-м году ни одну из перечисленных проблем я не встретил.
    Т.е. жаловались на невероятную сложность - прошёл на максимальной без затруднений. Те же аптечки из врагов    Невероятно заниженные ожидания.
    Познакомился с игрой я совсем недавно и на релизе eё не застал. Был наслышан о ужасном техническом состоянии и плохом балансе. Говорилось всё это в обзорах семи годичной давности. Играя в 2023-м году ни одну из перечисленных проблем я не встретил.
    Т.е. жаловались на невероятную сложность - прошёл на максимальной без затруднений. Те же аптечки из врагов выпадают и тд. Баги хоть и встречаются, но не критические. Нет таких, что бы ломали тебе прохождение или квест.
    По сомой игре можно сказать следующее - это очень качественный клон формулы Far Cry, но со своими фишками. Если быть точнее и не вдаваясь в подробности, то как будто бы в эту формулу добавили элементы Assasins Creed (места где можно скрыться от преследования) и Watch Dogs (гаджеты с помощью которых можно взламывать вражескую технику).
    Ожидал увидеть польский шутер начала 2000-x, а получил золото.
    9/10    … Expand
  2. KinimodYunmi
    Jul 11, 2023
    9
    Homefront Revolution ist meiner Meinung nach einer der besten Story-Shooter Spiele die es gibt!

    Es ist Open World, die in Bezirke unterteilt ist, auch wenn man durch die Storymission schon im nächsten Bezirk ist kann man einfach zurückreise, außer man ist gerade am Anfang oder Ende der Mission im jeweiligen Bezirk. Die Story-Missionen sind recht kurz, laufen aber fließend in einander    Homefront Revolution ist meiner Meinung nach einer der besten Story-Shooter Spiele die es gibt!

    Es ist Open World, die in Bezirke unterteilt ist, auch wenn man durch die Storymission schon im nächsten Bezirk ist kann man einfach zurückreise, außer man ist gerade am Anfang oder Ende der Mission im jeweiligen Bezirk.
    Die Story-Missionen sind recht kurz, laufen aber fließend in einander über, man sollte sie eher als Kapitel sehen.

    Man kann Wachposten einnehmen verschiedener Art, entweder schießt man alle ab oder nur so viele bis man im Ziel der Postens ist oder schleicht sich komplett durch, das ist meistens auch in der Storymission offen wie man es machen möchte.

    Ansonsten gibt es Radios die man ausschalten kann oder Lautsprecher, Benzintanks die man zerstört und somit Sprengziele erledigt, diese Aktionen geben +2% für die Map, wenn 100% erreicht sind ist der Bezirk fertig bzw. in ich glaube zwei bis drei Bezirken muss man 100% haben damit man die letzte Storymission des Bezirks machen kann, da sich das Volk erheben muss, weil ihr es alleine nicht schafft.

    Bei Bezirk 5 habe ich da echt Kritik einzuwenden, das war ein Krampf, meistens hat man viel zu viele Radios oder Zerstörungsaufgaben auf der Map, aber in Bezirk 5 gibt es gerade so viel, dass man 100% erreichen kann +2-3 weitere.

    Man kann Motorrad fahren wenn man es mal etwas weiter hat, allerdings erregt das Aufmerksamkeit weswegen ich das nie gemacht habe und man ist zu Fuß auch extrem schnell, weil die Maps gar nicht sooo groß sind.

    Ansonsten simpel gehalten: Waffenrad, mit X modifizieren (Lauf, Griff, Visier, modf. in andere Waffe, z.B. Pistole -> MP, Armbrust -> Donnerbüchse), Hacker-Tool für Türen etc., Knallkörper für Ablenkungen, Sprengladung für gepanzerte Autos, Ventilatoren, etc. und Mollys für Infanterie oder Bretter in Bezirk 5.

    Zu den DLCs:

    The Voice of Freedom: genial, total gut gemacht, hat echt Spaß gemacht, da steckt wirklich mehr Mühe als im Hauptspiel, wie in den Credits versprochen! (Spieler: Walker, Zeit: Vor der Kampange bis Überraschung)

    Aftermath: Auch echt gut, man hat jetzt eine Stimme und darauf wird auch eingegangen. (Spieler: Evan Brady, Zeit: Nach der Kampange)

    Beyond the Walls: Auch verdammt geil zu spielen, alle drei DLCs sind wirklich sehr gut gemacht, klare Empfehlung! (Spieler: Brady, Zeit: Beyond)    … Expand
  3. vova22379
    Jun 29, 2023
    1
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  4. xexugarcia95
    May 11, 2023
    6
    A pesar de que creo que desaprovecha mucho la interacción con el entorno y el mundo en general (muy repetitivo), en lo que narrativa respecta mejora considerablemente al anterior, me es más creíble, a pesar de alguna que otra americanada al final. Una pena que esta saga vaya a quedar en agua de borraja, porque sigue teniendo una premisa interesante
  5. realWhiteMan
    Apr 10, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  6. SewAwOw
    Nov 7, 2022
    7
    Весь средний, проходной шутер с хорошей графикой, интересным сеттингом, атмосферными локациями, но гриндом и аванпостами в лучших традициях фаркраев. Лор мира раскрыт слабо, в предыдущей части его подавали через газетные вырезки, здесь даже этого нет, всё внимание уделено революции и пропаганде. Антураж урбанизма и революции передан прекрасно, визуал даже сейчас смотрится хорошо (особенноВесь средний, проходной шутер с хорошей графикой, интересным сеттингом, атмосферными локациями, но гриндом и аванпостами в лучших традициях фаркраев. Лор мира раскрыт слабо, в предыдущей части его подавали через газетные вырезки, здесь даже этого нет, всё внимание уделено революции и пропаганде. Антураж урбанизма и революции передан прекрасно, визуал даже сейчас смотрится хорошо (особенно анимации), музыка классная, но... геймплей невыразительный какой-то. Нет какой-то своей изюминки, все элементы уже видели ранее в тех же фар краях. Да и история не блещет оригинальностью, и когла происходит очередной вотэтоповорот, ты не удивляешься, а лишь пожимаешь плечами, слишком очевидны некоторые моменты. При этом изза идиотского решения в некоторых миссиях обязывать заполнять шкалу революции в данной локации на 100% прохождение затягивается, что утомляет.
    Игру не то чтобы советую, её можно смело скипнуть, хотя и негативных эмоций она не оставляет, просто проходняк.    … Expand
  7. SaeedZer0
    Aug 13, 2022
    2
    GOOD
    + Technical graphics not so bad
    + Interesting upgrade system

    BAD
    - not optimal
    - Awful gunplay
    - Very bad story
    - Not so good gameplay
    - Repetitive side missions
    - Awful visual graphics
  8. Josephgamers65
    May 21, 2022
    8
    Homefront the revolution I have always liked just by the gameplay and where you are taking over I really liked that but I do agree with the issues with this game I just enjoyed this game
  9. Benden
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    This game may have been very bugged but I've played it in 2021 from steam and I HAD FUN.
    This is a just cause/far cry kind of game : first person shooter where you can move wherever you like on the map, buy and upgrade weapons, do main and secondary missions.
    Game is not perfect but graphically it can be pretty ok. It's also original because it has its unique atmosphere : you can feel    This game may have been very bugged but I've played it in 2021 from steam and I HAD FUN.
    This is a just cause/far cry kind of game : first person shooter where you can move wherever you like on the map, buy and upgrade weapons, do main and secondary missions.
    Game is not perfect but graphically it can be pretty ok.
    It's also original because it has its unique atmosphere : you can feel the resistance and oppression (unlike ghost recon wildlands or even some farcry games).
    And you'll really have to be acting like a common citizen and hide at some points.
    It just get a bit repetitive at the end.
    I've finished the game and enjoyed it.
    would rate it 7 but considering how chaotic this game's development was, and the small faithful crew that could finish it, bumped +1.    … Expand
  10. Skizzzo63
    Jul 14, 2021
    8
    This game has evolved. People's opinion about it has (mostly) not.
    When it came out, it was quite buggy and disappointed most of the players (hence the horrible ratings). But don't let the past fool you: the developer worked hard at it, and nowadays (it's 2021) the game runs smoothly and bug-free (on PC, at least, I don't know about consoles, but I presume it has been fixed there as    This game has evolved. People's opinion about it has (mostly) not.
    When it came out, it was quite buggy and disappointed most of the players (hence the horrible ratings). But don't let the past fool you: the developer worked hard at it, and nowadays (it's 2021) the game runs smoothly and bug-free (on PC, at least, I don't know about consoles, but I presume it has been fixed there as well).
    And it is a beautiful game: I enjoyed it a lot, and I'm considering a second run (something I seldom do). It's kind of a mix between an urban Far Cry, Call of Duty, and a bit of Deus Ex.
    So, if you're doubtful about it, don't listen to most of the old reviews, and try to read some recent ones. You might discover a great, fun game :-)    … Expand
  11. GoodMorningAss
    Sep 20, 2020
    5
    the first part was just as unremarkable and the fact that the developers took a serious step and made a sequel is already a very bold step, but, unfortunately, not the most successful one. BUT, I liked the first part much more than Revolution. I remember there, but I didn't remember almost anything, only probably That's all, just one moment from the game, draw conclusions ...

    To buy -    the first part was just as unremarkable and the fact that the developers took a serious step and made a sequel is already a very bold step, but, unfortunately, not the most successful one. BUT, I liked the first part much more than Revolution. I remember there, but I didn't remember almost anything, only probably That's all, just one moment from the game, draw conclusions ...

    To buy - only at a very large discount, it is not worth a full price in any case.
    Pass - quickly, without any unnecessary captures and side quests, otherwise you will simply get tired, crazy.    … Expand
  12. frederik1478
    Sep 3, 2020
    7
    I like this game, sadly I cannot sey it's amazing but I do like it, and I like it in exist because it is a miracle when you look at the development history , But something I can wholeheartedly raise the game for is how they How the weapons work and how they feel too shoot my personal favourite was the shotgun because it's one of those games when a shotgun is actually usable from long distance ,
  13. MrMicrochip
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    Well I played this game in year 2019 and really enjoyed it. Graphics are nice, there is a story with twists and you can vary your playing style.
  14. Steyraus
    Apr 24, 2020
    9
    There is something very shady about the review and naractive around this game. I played the game again recently on Xbox 1 X with HDR and it looks stunning. then I dug out my old PS4 to see how buggy it was on release as I never remembered it being buggy. And playing the original disk on an OG Ps4 showed almost no bugs or performance issues just a stutter when loading new large areas. TheThere is something very shady about the review and naractive around this game. I played the game again recently on Xbox 1 X with HDR and it looks stunning. then I dug out my old PS4 to see how buggy it was on release as I never remembered it being buggy. And playing the original disk on an OG Ps4 showed almost no bugs or performance issues just a stutter when loading new large areas. The game is fun as hell besides the tech stuff, so why the 3 and 4s IDK , probably certain people didnt like how wahmen were potraied or somthing , like in Days gone or GTA5.… Expand
  15. ChoicestGames
    Feb 27, 2020
    7
    If you're on the hunt for a decent-looking, immersive First Person Shooter with a "Red Dawn" setting, then Homefront: The Revolution is up to the challenge. However, you will have to put up with dumb AI and the occasional bug or graphical glitch. The plot isn't anything cerebral either and what's worst of all is that adopting a stealthy approach seems to be futile in this game, especiallyIf you're on the hunt for a decent-looking, immersive First Person Shooter with a "Red Dawn" setting, then Homefront: The Revolution is up to the challenge. However, you will have to put up with dumb AI and the occasional bug or graphical glitch. The plot isn't anything cerebral either and what's worst of all is that adopting a stealthy approach seems to be futile in this game, especially during the main campaign missions.… Expand
  16. aliyaan_2618
    Nov 2, 2019
    10
    Loved the game, i don't know why people are giving so much hate but for me it was a perfect game, good graphics, awesome twisting story, a nice small open world. its like a mix up of dying light physics and freedom fighter mechanics. I really think you should give it a try.
  17. RosterMan
    Aug 10, 2019
    10
    I finished the game now, in 2019. And I just want to say that this is an amazing game! I don’t know how many bugs were in it at the time of its release, but now there are almost none. A couple of times I noticed graphic bugs that do not affect the gameplay. But what really annoyed me was the spawns of the enemies that were a little malfunctioning: they could appear out of nowhere, behindI finished the game now, in 2019. And I just want to say that this is an amazing game! I don’t know how many bugs were in it at the time of its release, but now there are almost none. A couple of times I noticed graphic bugs that do not affect the gameplay. But what really annoyed me was the spawns of the enemies that were a little malfunctioning: they could appear out of nowhere, behind you, a few meters from you. Sometimes it really made it difficult to play. Also a bit poor optimization.
    BUT! The game is amazing! It is rare to find at least a less tolerable plot in shooters. But here it's almost delightful. If you are a living person with feelings, you will experience both sadness and joy from the plot and events of the game.
    I also want to note good level design: you can pass the quest silently, killing enemies with a crossbow or a knife (and some levels can be completed without killing at all), or you can rushing through the entire territory and shooting everyone in your path, the game gives you the opportunity to embody different ways of walkthrough.
    I especially liked the DLCs. They narrate about the events after and before the revolution. Each consists of one quest, 100-150 minutes long (at the medium difficulty level). The last, and the best (IMHO), is Beyond the Walls. In it, you will go to look for the NATO envoy, who hid in a church in an abandoned village. The views and music are amazing! Probably because of this I fell in love with this DLC.
    So I recommend everyone who likes shooters and a good story to play this game.
    (A translator was used to write a review, sorry for any misunderstandings)    … Expand
  18. Bottlecaps
    Apr 11, 2019
    6
    Home front: the revolution is a game filled with good ideas but poor execution. its not as bad as it was at launch and this is a 3 years later review so i didn't experience all those frame rate issues and massive amount of bugs every one talked about when this game first launched even if i did experience some.

    story: homefront always had a very good world but the personal story of Ethan    Home front: the revolution is a game filled with good ideas but poor execution. its not as bad as it was at launch and this is a 3 years later review so i didn't experience all those frame rate issues and massive amount of bugs every one talked about when this game first launched even if i did experience some.

    story: homefront always had a very good world but the personal story of Ethan Brady is really dull i seen every plot twist coming , i seen every story beat since i started playing it and nothing really surprised me like it should have. homefront dose not have a world suited for the silent protagonist and Ethan really should have had a voice. the theme of the story is haveing your own voice, to stand up be your self fight for whats yours, good ole american patriotism and yet you have mo idea why brady is fighting . haveing a silent protagonist in a game like this was a terrible decision and a little ironic.
    story:2/10

    world building: This was an aspect of the first home front that i liked was its world , but the revolution with its open world and better world building it actually improves on the first one much to my surprise . it tells you exactly how the koreans became so powerful In a logical and political way and why they were even allowed to invade the united states in the first place. making the m4 assault rifle go from a sign if military force to a sign of resistance was a a nice little detail. all the tools and equipment the kpa have in this game add to the lore and its all helped by the open world design of the game. with alot of games going open world lately i think homefront was a good design choice given the nature of its world and story.
    world building: 8/10

    graphics: this game Looks for the most part excellent im sure how ever its mostly due to the use of the cry engine. the lighting impressed me the most. it dose have its own style almost with all the patriotic graffiti around and on your tools. where the kpa almost look like storm troopers high tech soldiers. textures were good but some animations felt stiff especially during the cut scenes ? i think because the studio didn't use mo cap for them and animated the cut scenes them selves ?. the graphics were good other wise but not amazing but technically impressive. i experinced very few visual bugs. and most of them minor
    graphics: 7/10

    gameplay: i enjoyed playing home front the revolution, the open world design and police system in this game make it really fun and functional to use hit and run tactics as i often did. or stealth witch i used much less often cause it was kinda difficult and didn't work all the time probably due to the stupid ai , a lot of my bugs i experienced were due to the moronic ai. the section where you have to escort a Goliath is made tedious dude to its awful ai. the guns all of them actually feel fun to shoot . yep all like 7 of the guns , seriously the lack of variety really hurt the game . You cant even pick up enemy weapons being a guerrilla fighter wouldn't it make sense that you would steal enemy weapons? the game play was a mixed bag . for everything i liked there was something i didn't like. the world was dense enough witch was fine by me but it was small enough you didnt need a bike and driveing the motor bikes felt slower than just running and doing parkour. i liked the parkour but it feels like a watered down far cry. and really could have flowed better. the urban setting would have made it perfect to focus more on the parkour aspect.
    gameplay: 6/10

    sound design: unremarkable. but none of the sounds really annoyed me or noticed any thing out of place or weird. the voice acting could have been much better but the main characters were good enough. its the ambient people yelling in the streets that sounded really awkward
    sound design: 5/10

    2+8+7+6+5=28
    28/5= 5.6/10

    Homefront the revolution could have been a good game. i think some of the game was a step forward for the series and a step back for some aspects. not as bad as every one makes it out to be , BUT still not great    … Expand
  19. fireyose
    Aug 30, 2018
    5
    The Revolution! ... Not really. I had a good time while playing, that is until it became increasingly repetitive. I cannot take this in games, unless the core game-play is amazing, which this is not. The environment and setting is phenomenal. The story is cliche but with this setting should have been OK. But after a couple hours in, you can predict what you will be doing hours down theThe Revolution! ... Not really. I had a good time while playing, that is until it became increasingly repetitive. I cannot take this in games, unless the core game-play is amazing, which this is not. The environment and setting is phenomenal. The story is cliche but with this setting should have been OK. But after a couple hours in, you can predict what you will be doing hours down the line. As much as I wanted to, I could not continue playing through a buggy and less than fleshed out combat world. There is something here though for those who like to just blow stuff up. Go for it.… Expand
  20. Rindann
    Jul 20, 2018
    0
    The game is just a bug on a bug and a bug chases. How can this be released at all, I do not understand. The game hangs even in the cutscenes and every five to ten minutes, it is impossible to play it from the word "absolutely".
  21. dandalis
    Jul 4, 2018
    6
    The Revolution doesnt offer anything new or fresh, its yet another open world by the numbers first person shooter, whle at it, it still offers decent experience if there's nothing better for you to play and youre just looking for some fix of action.

    Gameplay is quite repetative, youre doing same objectives, section after section. Gunplay is fairly average, being a modern Cryengine game    The Revolution doesnt offer anything new or fresh, its yet another open world by the numbers first person shooter, whle at it, it still offers decent experience if there's nothing better for you to play and youre just looking for some fix of action.

    Gameplay is quite repetative, youre doing same objectives, section after section. Gunplay is fairly average, being a modern Cryengine game i expected the great gunplay Crysis 3 had, instead its closer to Call of Duty with its weightless, unsubstantial feel, atleast there's good amount of recoil so you do have to manage how you spray. The game has a bad habit of constanly respawning enemies in same place, even at times right in front if your eyes. They use same technique to increase the game's difficulty, they simply spawn and throw lots of koreans at you when youre spotted by the airships, like they suddenly crawl out of every rat hole. Enemy AI can also be hit and miss, they dont take lots of damage, but their aim is ridiculously precise, so is their awareness, making you use lots of heatlh shots cuz they do deal lots of damage to you, even on normal difficulty. Then the AI can get really dumb, if you create a simple bottleneck, they'll come in and die one after another like utter idiots. There are also several gadget types you use for explosives, incendiaries and such, blowing norks up with an RC car can be pretty fun.

    The city of Philadelphia in game, even tho i have never been, to me seems it doesnt really make that great of a recreation of the actual place. It could be because the game isnt a true open world, its comprised of sand boxy segments that you need to travel across with loading screens. The segments are diverse to some degree, but more often feel the same with rather uninspired world design. There are some times when you stop and look around in interest in some locations, but overall its not a world you really want come back to after completing the game.

    Story is, i know im beating another dead horse here, but yes its simply generic in the sense how it plays out, like in stuff in recent Far Cries or any other more modern open world shooter, albeit without a compelling main antagonist motivating you for the things you do. However main characters on the resitance side are well voiced, decently written to understand their motivations and well animated aswell. Thing that was missing for me was a voiced protagonist, it feels very weird during all the drama going on around you that you stay silent with nothing to say. Ending is rather anti climatic. Luckily the story DLC's somewhat make up for that by continuing from where you pretty much finished base story line and they have some pretty nice moments.

    Graphics wise i honestly expected a bit more seeing it running on Crytek's engine, there's still some eye candy to be had, especialy during nightime and when its raining. Strongest point of the presentation are the NPC and overall character modeling, i think they could be the most detailed i've seen in an open world game, to a point they resemble real people if you look in their faces, like real life models they've been most likely made upon. I also really appreciate how dark night time is in Revolution, in most games its barely any darker than day time, but here its properly dark that you cant make things out just 5 - 10 meters ahead of you in darkest sectors of the city, its really immersive. If only game had better stealth mechanics and AI that isnt super humanly aware, that would've turned it up even more.

    In its latest build game also runs rather well if you have a decent system. However, there are still plenty of bugs and glitches i saw during gameplay, plus a few crashes. Nothing game breaking, just mere annoyances.    … Expand
  22. 44JAX44
    Jun 10, 2018
    1
    This game is like a compilation of ubisoft games, with the bugs and everything but it lacks the fun factor out of them.

    The Idea is great, open world, liberate posts buy and upgrade weapons, it is repetitive yea but so is farcry and assassin's creed and watchdogs and division but I had fun playing these games nonetheless. This however has a really bad shooting gameplay, weapons    This game is like a compilation of ubisoft games, with the bugs and everything but it lacks the fun factor out of them.

    The Idea is great, open world, liberate posts buy and upgrade weapons, it is repetitive yea but so is farcry and assassin's creed and watchdogs and division but I had fun playing these games nonetheless.

    This however has a really bad shooting gameplay, weapons animations deviate more into cartoonish, weapons recoil is snappy and oh the mouse acceleration is bad, so bad and u have one overall sensitivity option and when ADS sensitivity levels are higher than when just looking.

    This little gameplay issue made the game really annoying to play, although I found a setting that works for me I was still feeling annoyed while playing and with the story being okay not that bad but not that intriguing and gameplay being repetitive I got bored real bad and I can't continue it.

    Graphics are good but I would expect better graphics since they are working on cryEngine and I haven't encountered any critical bugs. But hey I played more hours on this than I played on the first, I think on their 10th release I'll be able to finish the game.    … Expand
  23. Kindle12015
    Jun 4, 2018
    9
    This is really one the most underrated games in existence. Was expecting it to be garbage and instead found it to be almost perfect in every sense: graphics, gameplay, sound, atmosphere. Go home, critics, you're drunk.
  24. AbeMC
    Mar 11, 2018
    7
    Advertised as an open-world fps, Homefront: The Revolution plays more like a shooty Assassin’s Creed game (sans wall-climbing): stealth, take strongholds, fight for a few minutes, then run, hide, and wait for the alarm to dissipate before getting back to it. Stunning graphics, decent world design and story are marred by repeated activities, heavily re-used character models and numerousAdvertised as an open-world fps, Homefront: The Revolution plays more like a shooty Assassin’s Creed game (sans wall-climbing): stealth, take strongholds, fight for a few minutes, then run, hide, and wait for the alarm to dissipate before getting back to it. Stunning graphics, decent world design and story are marred by repeated activities, heavily re-used character models and numerous minor complaints. If you don’t mind a little grind, it is a 7/10 and worth a purchase at $10 or less.
    Total size on my hard drive (game + story DLC): 69.2 GB

    ++ Stunning graphics, courtesy of Cryengine.

    + Detailed environments. Smoke, dust, rubble, garbage, worn brick. Even house interiors (seen through windows) are highly detailed.
    + Secret routes. Look for ways up and around obstacles. A climb up scaffolding can provide access to a building’s interior – and a secret stash of supplies. Stuff like this is everywhere. Also applies to Stronghold takeovers; there is always more than one entrance.
    + Hit-and-run gameplay reminiscent of the old Assassin’s Creed games. Brady doesn’t have much health; pitched battles are suicide. Get in, hit your target, get out, and (if an alarm was raised), hide.
    + The more territory you take from the enemy, the more Resistance NPCs spawn in a district (who will provide combat support). The more territory you take, the more brazen your actions can become.
    + I loved the massive aerial drones patrolling the districts. If its seeker beam finds you, you are done for. 20-30 enemies will immediately spawn (with mech backup). Forced me to move carefully and stick to buildings and cover, even in wide-open zones.
    + Motorcycle through the debris. Don’t want to be stealthy? Maybe speed is more your style. Bikes are everywhere, and make rapid travel a snap.
    + Mod your weapons. Simple and easy to understand. Completely change the way a weapon functions with a few quick clicks.

    +/- Story does nothing unique, but is well-told.
    +/- Story DLC are excellent, though short. Recommended if you can get them cheap. Aftermath and Beyond the Walls conclude protagonist Brady’s story; The Voice of Freedom is a brief prequel starring another character.
    +/- Not a massive sandbox open world. Each district is its own area, with loading screens connecting them.
    +/- Recruit Resistance NPCs to help with a fight. Nice in theory, but their bad AI results in them dying almost immediately.
    +/- Silent protagonist in the main campaign, but not in the DLC. Odd.
    +/- Optimization is still meh. Max settings @1080p saw an average of 40-50fps on my RX 470, which isn’t bad (this is CryEngine we’re talking about).
    +/- Soundtrack works. Nothing special. But kudos for having different combat and ambient themes for different districts.
    +/- Some grind involved. Same activities and enemies in every district. This puts the focus on the level design (which is excellent), but it can feel same-y after while.

    - Multiplayer is dead. If you have some friends, it will still work.
    - Starts badly. The opening doesn’t make a good first impression – of either mechanics or characters – and the first two districts underwhelm as well.
    - If not for Brady’s lack of health, game is too easy.
    - Pitched battles are generally a bad idea, but if you can find a choke point, all the enemies will come funneling through one by one.
    - No take-back. We spend the entire game taking installations from the KPA, and never once (outside of story missions) do they try to reclaim anything – not a stronghold, not an outpost, nothing.
    - Re-used NPC character models. Not uncommon in a big sandbox game, but particularly egregious here.
    - Not enough interaction with people. They’re the ones we’re doing all of this for, and the best we ever get is having a fellow Resistance member say, “You’re doing great out there, Brady.” At least give me something, some personal stories told through exploring the environment (since we’re doing that anyway). Each district already has visual character; what of the character of the people who live there? The closest the game comes to doing this is in the collaborator district.
    - Flashpoints are the same two activities repeated over and over. Defend a stash, or take out a “duster” launch site. It’s great that the task of taking over the district is broken up with, “Hurry here, folks are under attack!” But it all starts to feel the same.

    Despite its faults, I had a lot of fun here. Perhaps I was simply fortunate not to play it at release, but now, this is a competent fps game with a unique setting and gloriously detailed visuals. While not quite as packed with activities as my favorite game of revolt (Red Faction: Guerrilla), Homefront: The Revolution provides far more than its mixed reputation promises. Recommended, and I hope the new owners of Deep Silver, THQNordic, recognize this franchise’s potential as a guerrilla warfare fps game.    … Expand
  25. Vanburman
    Feb 17, 2018
    1
    One of the worst games I've ever played. It is soo bland and uninspired its unbelievable. A horrific buggy mess, Devs don't seem to care either. Ignore this or end up wasting your money like I did.
  26. syclonix
    Jan 1, 2018
    10
    One of the MOST UNDERRATED games I have ever had the pleasure of playing. Yes, Homefront: The Revolution had a messy launch; Yes, there are performance issues; Yes, the AI is not the smartest; but after a year and a half of patches this is hands down one of my favorite games in my Library! Let me tell you why:

    (PRO TIP: Do not play this game with the default HUD. It will absolutely    One of the MOST UNDERRATED games I have ever had the pleasure of playing. Yes, Homefront: The Revolution had a messy launch; Yes, there are performance issues; Yes, the AI is not the smartest; but after a year and a half of patches this is hands down one of my favorite games in my Library! Let me tell you why:

    (PRO TIP: Do not play this game with the default HUD. It will absolutely change the way you experience this game. Here's my recommended settings: Turn Off Enemy Awareness Indicators, Objective Icons, and Minimap. This setup will force you to think on your feet so the game is not holding your hand from one objective to the next. Surprisingly, the game does a really good job of giving contextual (visual and audio) queues so that 99% of the time you do not need a big fat objective icon ruining the immersion of this beautiful game. Use your own eyes, ears, and instincts to find where your enemies are shooting you from or where your next objective is.)

    1. Homefront is surreal. Dambuster Studios have made a masterpiece of atmosphere and environment that really feels like a dystopian totalitarian America. The game immediately throws you into the thick of it, outnumbered and outgunned. You really do feel like you are fighting a gruelling guerilla war against more powerful occupying force in the streets of Philadelphia. The red zones feel like a wasteland where the KPA are hunting down the remainder of the resistance. The yellow zones feel like oppressed neighborhoods where you could be recognized in an instant and highly vulnerable.

    2. The graphics are downright gorgeous. CRYENGINE really shines in this title especially at night where the lighting effects from street lamps to pulsing siren lights really take center stage. The lighting effects are so well done they even make playing the same area during the day feel completely different than during the night. Character models are sharp, believable, and the live cutscenes help cement the entire feeling of playing the lead role in a blockbuster film. That said, I did experience multiple crashes but I am running the game on an older AMD R9 390, Intel i5-2500K and 8GB of RAM. I still manage to run the game on High settings and I've found that reducing object detail to Medium and cranking up the fan on my GPU has all but eliminated my crashing issues.

    3. The objectives are not always clear. Yes, this is a BIG plus in my book. Just like in real life YOU have to use your intuition to figure out how to solve problems. I remember the first building I tried to capture had a computer I needed to access, but the power to the building had been cut off. I kept staring at the damn minimap icon showing that I was in the right area, but I couldn't find a power source. Then I saw something in the environment and a light went off. "No, that couldn't possible work" I thought, but I tried it and it powered on the building making me feel like a genius because the game didn't tell me how to do it. It let me solve the problem myself (it felt like solving an intuitive point n click adventure game puzzle, which is mildly frustrating at first but then hugely rewarding when you find the answer).

    4. The gameplay is not repetitive. I love open world games, but some of them can suffer from feeling repetitive and like you're just hunting down icons. Yes, Homefront has minimap icons and repeated objectives but they don't suffer from feeling overbearing or repetitive. In fact, the well designed environments ensures that there are different ways to complete a task at any given instance. Furthermore the story does a great job of progressing you forward and striking the right balance of open-world-do-whatever-you-want and I-got-to-get-back-to-my-main-objective feeling. Furthermore as you complete objectives the landscape changes both aesthetically and functionally. Liberating a neighborhood step by step will reflect in the attitude of the people and the KPA who go from domineering totalitarian control to fearing rioting on the streets.

    BUY THIS GAME. I played the original Homefront and frankly, it sucked, but what Dambusters have done with this IP is a hugely overlooked masterpiece.    … Expand
  27. Todish
    Dec 9, 2017
    2
    I had big hopes for this game, the first one was nice, the idea is really great but...the implementation, omg...it's so bad. It's a crappy game. Everything you do in it feels pointless, rushed, unpolished, just a couple of stuff thrown in there, no immersion, no voice for the main character (is he mute?)...looks like a free to play. That motorcycle is so pointless. Not a lot of work hasI had big hopes for this game, the first one was nice, the idea is really great but...the implementation, omg...it's so bad. It's a crappy game. Everything you do in it feels pointless, rushed, unpolished, just a couple of stuff thrown in there, no immersion, no voice for the main character (is he mute?)...looks like a free to play. That motorcycle is so pointless. Not a lot of work has been put into this game. Dev team? Are they paying you enough?...I think i managed to get 4 hours into it before i got bored to death and just quit. Quit and Delete! Waste of time! Life is too short to play bad games and this is really, really bad...sorry!… Expand
  28. Sable1
    Aug 13, 2017
    0
    Homefront: The Revolution is painfully bad. I have seem more poorly developed games than not in recent years and this title in my opinion is yet another example.

    I'm not sure if its simply a poor port from another platform or simply bad design but this game runs like a dog on a mid range laptop that handles other titles like the demanding COD's with ease. on medium settings. Worse    Homefront: The Revolution is painfully bad. I have seem more poorly developed games than not in recent years and this title in my opinion is yet another example.

    I'm not sure if its simply a poor port from another platform or simply bad design but this game runs like a dog on a mid range laptop that handles other titles like the demanding COD's with ease. on medium settings.

    Worse still the usability is dismal. Trying to hack a console in the early portion of the game was next to impossible. The integration with my mouse was simply hopeless and again I'm running a good quality gamer's mouse so there is no excuse here such as low end gear.

    Gun play is also dreadful with clumsy chunky weapons handling and aiming. Character movement is little better. I should add here I experimented with a variety of graphics settings and it made little different. I suspect this may be more to do with design than anything else.

    A BIG thumbs down here. The idea behind the game is good as is the setting but its so unplayable that its simply not worth the effort.    … Expand
  29. ar1234
    Jul 22, 2017
    1
    worst game.worst graphics.bad story.first one was way much better.wasted all my **** time downloadeding it ***.............................................
  30. PizzaW0lf
    Jul 18, 2017
    4
    This game is below average. It's not very well made at all. First, it's very glitchy on PC and from I've heard other platforms as well. Bugs like NPCs just running into walls, random crashes, and major frame rate dips. The story isn't very good either. It just feels like a worse far cry. It does have good aspects like the weapons being pretty fun and I LOVE the premise. It had a goodThis game is below average. It's not very well made at all. First, it's very glitchy on PC and from I've heard other platforms as well. Bugs like NPCs just running into walls, random crashes, and major frame rate dips. The story isn't very good either. It just feels like a worse far cry. It does have good aspects like the weapons being pretty fun and I LOVE the premise. It had a good direction for the story, but in the end, it wasn't well executed. I would not recommend especially on consoles.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 48
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  1. CD-Action
    Jul 21, 2016
    65
    At its basis (which were copied from Ubisoft) Homefront is not a bad game, but total lack of innovation, ridiculous AI and myriad of lesser flaws make it hard to recommend to anyone but the most avid Far Cry fans. [07/2016, p.44]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jul 7, 2016
    50
    If the original game was kind of low-budget and low-grade carbon copy of Call of Duty, then The Revolution – the bricolage of the same quality inspired by Far Cry in its worst forms. [Issue#210, p.72]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jul 6, 2016
    60
    A competent enough shooter, but perhaps a touch too ambitious in its scope. Still, it's a massive improvement on the first Homefront. [Issue#252, p.62]
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