Homefront: The Revolution

1. Genome12

   May 19, 2016

   9

   Besides Doom, Homefront The Revolution was the game I wanted to buy this month. However, after seeing the harsh reviews for it, especially JimBesides Doom, Homefront The Revolution was the game I wanted to buy this month. However, after seeing the harsh reviews for it, especially Jim Sterling's extremely low score, I wasn't so sure anymore.
   
   I then remembered how I don't always agree with Jim Sterling, his 9.5/10 score for Metal Gear Solid V: TPP and 1/10 for Star Fox Zero were utter nonsense reviews.
   
   So, I decided to take a chance on Homefront The Revolution and I do not regret my purchase one bit.
   
   This is a solid single player focused Far Cry/Crysis FPS that completely blows the original Homefront's short campaign out of the water.
   
   Where's Doom is a fun rehash but lacks a good story, Homefront The Revolution creates a truly great fictional oppressive universe between its militarily occupied US setting and the beleaguered pro American patriotic resistance fighting to reclaim it. This is Metro 2033/Metro Last Light levels of brilliant atmosphere and FPS story telling.
   
   The game is not perfect, definitely not game of the year, but when mediocre games like MGSV get 9-10/10 as well as bugg filled launchs like Skyrim or Fallout 4? I can no longer take "professional" game reviewers seriously anymore and got to trust my own instincts.
   
   Is Homefront The Revolution worth a buy? I'd happily say yes, but if you're unsure? You can always: rent, wait for a used copy, or wait for a price drop. Price drops definitely happen a lot faster these days as Quantum Break already dropped $20 this week.… Expand

   • 12 of 17 users found this helpful
2. 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 itThere 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

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4. Boonsaints6284

   Jun 26, 2016

   8

   Come on people lets be honest this game is actually a decent game, very close to being good when the framerate isn't trying to catchCome on people lets be honest this game is actually a decent game, very close to being good when the framerate isn't trying to catch up..........the city of Philadelphia is fun to look at and explore, the shooting mechanics are pretty good, the story is so so but its just a fun game in general. I may be biased because I love Philadelphia in the real world. This game I am giving an 8 just to boost the rating...really its running a 3.9 from the people who have played it??? That's too low im sorry, once they patch the game itll be an 8 for me right now im rating it a 7 in my mind… Expand

   • 1 of 3 users found this helpful
5. SchroederRock

   May 17, 2016

   5

   Talk about a "whoops". After changing hands mid-production, Homefront: The Revolution just ended up falling flat. What I saw a couple yearsTalk about a "whoops". After changing hands mid-production, Homefront: The Revolution just ended up falling flat. What I saw a couple years ago, a promising platform for mayhem in a Korean-militarized United States, has not come to fruition in the least bit. I'm guessing the original creators folded on Homefront when they realized it was a lost cause. The concept is awesome, the execution is anything but.… Expand

   • 4 of 7 users found this helpful
6. OKIJIN

   Jun 9, 2016

   4

   I saw potential here. If done right, this could of been a fantastic co-op game. But what we have here is a f***ing mess. Previous genI saw potential here. If done right, this could of been a fantastic co-op game. But what we have here is a f***ing mess. Previous gen graphics, bugs and glitches, boring characters and story, and a wasted multiplayer mode.
   
   Pros:
   -Fun combat (At times)
   -Weapon customization and explosive variations
   -Open approach to combat
   
   Cons:
   -Bugs, glitches, graphics, animation errors
   -Boring Characters and Story
   -Wasted multiplayer potential
   
   If they combined the multiplayer with the single player then this would of been more fun, in addition to a more open world. Multiplayer has simple character customization and skill trees and the campaign had do what you want to do objectives. Combining these would of made Homefront The Revolution far more enjoyable, since you could suffer with a friend.… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful
7. MyStupidName22

   May 17, 2016

   2

   Well, game play isn't exactly the right term. The first two hours have been about 80 percent really bad movie (that you'd can't skip), 5Well, game play isn't exactly the right term. The first two hours have been about 80 percent really bad movie (that you'd can't skip), 5 percent loading and about 15 percent game play.
   
   Most of that game play has been of the "follow me" variety to set up the narrative with no choice availble.
   
   Movement: I have a topic about the poor movement system already posted, and I've finally figured out exactly how it feels. Have you ever played a PC game that didn't have a controller option available, so you used a program like Xpadder to map the keyboard to a controller? It's that bad. The controls make you feel like you're floating and unresponsive. It's, by far, the absolutely worst movement system I've played on a console.
   
   Frame rate: The frame rate appears average to below average, but there are so many points where it lags for no reason, it feels like it's in an early alpha. Even when it's not in combat, the lag happens every minute or so, if not more. Something as simple as going through a window or around a corner causes it, and it's about 2-3 seconds of lag each time.
   
   Save System: Remember the early 2000's when you restarted the checkpoint and had to go all the way back to the cut screen and watch it again? Welcome back. Instead of starting after the cut screen, the few times I've tied (mostly from getting annoyed at not knowing where to go and just running blindly until I was shot giving me a brief but sweet relief from the poor game play), it's put me back before the last cut screen to watch whatever short video led me to this point.
   
   After about two hours of "playing" the game, I haven't done anything. The acting/voice acting is terrible. The plot is ridiculous and isn't even feasible. Without giving any spoilers away, it's like a ten year old thought of the plot and the developer ran with it, amazingly with no understanding of politics, weapons building and purchasing, and common sense.
   
   I guess it's supposed to be an alternative time line as well considering the "history" of North Korea is incredibly different (and outpaces the technology of the rest of the world).
   
   I really enjoyed the first game considering it flew under the radar when it was released. I had very high hopes this game would be good.
   
   So far, this has been a bad purchase. Beware.… Expand

   • 2 of 10 users found this helpful
8. anomalous1

   Feb 9, 2018

   0

   Ratatouille, The game, was a much more fun title than this. Enough said right there. It is full of bugs, terrible frame-rate, the combat isRatatouille, The game, was a much more fun title than this. Enough said right there. It is full of bugs, terrible frame-rate, the combat is sloppy at best, hard to hit your target and the weapons are so nerfed, the enemies become bullet sponges. The story has a terrible "hipsters of the future fight off an invasion" feel and an absolutely terrible storyline with no character development. North Korea invading the United States? Seriously? People struggling to find weaponry here? The only guns 30 years from now that citizens have are M-14's and M-16's and Remington shotguns with picatinny rails? A terrible hybrid of the Colt 1911/Beretta 92FS/M9 Hah! That couIdn't even happen in an alternate timeline. Wolfenstein was believable because the enemy actually came pretty close. I generally give all games a fair chance and I do beat them until the end of the game/storyline even if they suck. This one is absolutely the worst piece of crap I've ever played, it is unbelievably crap. It is a half-witted attempt at "Far Cry: Philadelphia" with maps so small relative to Far Cry games it'll make you cringe. Every single thing about this game was executed terribly. Regardless of whether it was in "Development Hell" (passed on between developers and delayed), it should not have been released in it's form. This is a Beta test game at most. If you are looking for a fun shooter or combat, you will absolutely not find it here, move on. There is a reason it is only $5 new on eBay. Sheesh.… Expand

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