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Homefront: The Revolution - Preview

Added: 02.06.2014 16:32 | 8 views | 0 comments

Kim Jung un-resolved.

As an Asian-American, I rolled my eyes when I first heard the backstory for the original Homefront during an unveiling event by THQ in 2010. Although it was written in collaboration with a former CIA field agent, it read as if an evil version of Quentin Tarantino had directed a North Korean revenge fantasy: North Korea's Kim Jong-un somehow reunites with South Korea to form the Greater Korean Republic (GKR), Iran and Saudi Arabia conspire to raise gas prices to $19.99/gallon, the U.S. military recalls its troops overseas, and the GKR conquers Japan, Southeast Asia, and eventually the United States with an EMP bomb, an all-out invasion, and Asian bird flu. I didn't make that last part up.

Well, regardless of the origins for this farfetched, paranoid alternate reality, Crytek and Deep Silver now hold the reins of the franchise and they're committed to following through on the story with stronger execution than its predecessors. Set in the open-world city of Philadelphia, Homefront: The Revolution fast-forwards the conflict between the GKR and American resistance four years to 2031. As seen in the short 20-minute PC demo available at pre-E3 event in Santa Monica, the longstanding occupation has thoroughly discouraged and oppressed the locals, some forced to perform labor like whitewashing walls smeared in "Fuck You!" graffiti. But with successful guerrilla tactics and good-ol' sabotage, you and your ragtag company of rebels might just bring the fight back to the people.