Homefront - March 2011

arachn1d said:
No eyefinity support? Lame.
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Thankfully something like that can always be added later in a patch if DE feels its worth it. People should just be happy that they picked a good studio to do the port and that Digital Extremes seem to be putting a lot of effort into making that port good. Don't really see stuff like Eyefinity all that important against other worries like horrible FOV or mouse acceleration.
 
Homefront release pushed back

Only by a week, but no reason given
THQ confirmed today that the publisher will be “repositioning” its launch of Homefront. Instead of it being released on March 8th, the title has been moved back a week and will instead arrive on March 15th. No reason was given for the decision.

Sources that we spoke with indicate that the reason might just be that Pokemon Black & White and Dragon Age 2 are slated for a March 8th release. Homefront is a big title for THQ and Kaos studios and the move to the 15th of March gives the publisher the chance to launch the title and dominate launch day, as nothing else really big is slated for release on that day.

If true, the strategy could actually be a very good decision that should help give Homefront every advantage to get off to a good start. Retailers that we spoke with indicate that pre-orders are picking up on the title and customers are asking their staff more questions about the title.
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smart move. i wouldn't want to launch my product on the same day as Dragon Age 2 either.
 
Delaying Homefront a week isn't going to improve its sales any.

If anything, delaying it will hurt its chances, for the obvious reason that a person who was on the fence about which title to buy might decide, what the hell, and buy Dragon Age 2 since the other was unavailable.

Now if the developer had stepped it up a bit and released Homefront right now, three weeks before Dragon Age 2's release, that would have been clever. We're even in a bit of a dry spell right now. Even I might have bought this title for the weekend if it had been available.

What they're doing is stupid. They want me to buy Homefront one week after the release of Dragon Age 2 - that's not going to happen. After DA2 I'll be playing Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, and then the new Total War game. And if Deus Ex makes it in there you can bet I'll be buying that. By that time The Witcher 2 should be available.

Who knows, I might even decide to wait out for a Steam sale on this one.
 
Originally I planned to preorder it, but with no demo and the preorder bonus only being early unlockables I am going to play wait and see.

I will be into Rift then anyway, but I wouldn't mind a good FPS Mp right now.
 
brennok said:
Originally I planned to preorder it, but with no demo and the preorder bonus only being early unlockables I am going to play wait and see.
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I used to feel the same way. I have just recently decided to not care about special editions with "extra crap." Figurines are cool, but not worth an extra $40 bucks. Early unlockables are nice, but I don't need them or usually can unlock them in time. Going strictly digital for the convenience :cool:

As far as a demo is concerned, try out Frontlines: Fuel of War. I loved that game and perhaps am 1 out of the only 40 people who enjoyed it! Homefront sounds and looks much like its predecessor.

My cash is going to Kaos over Crytek this March.
 
brennok said:
Originally I planned to preorder it, but with no demo and the preorder bonus only being early unlockables I am going to play wait and see.

I will be into Rift then anyway, but I wouldn't mind a good FPS Mp right now.
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I thought of pre-ordering also but unlockables is a joke. Never takes long to get the early unlocks. I also will be playing Rift. So there really no need to jump the ball on homefront. I hope it is a good FPS looks promising.
 
Homefront is definitely a lot more ambitious than Frontlines: Fuel of War. If Kaos can pull it off, this could be my next go-to FPS.
 
I just can't shake the feeling that this game is going to be good.
 
Q-BZ said:
I just can't shake the feeling that this game is going to be good.
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I really hope you're right. I would love if this game ends up as one that not only lives up to the hype, but exceeds it. I just like that Kaos has said that they're actually putting more effort into the single-player experience compared to the multi-player. We need more good single-player games these days.
 
SicKlown42012 said:
I really hope you're right. I would love if this game ends up as one that not only lives up to the hype, but exceeds it. I just like that Kaos has said that they're actually putting more effort into the single-player experience compared to the multi-player. We need more good single-player games these days.
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Agreed. I'm definitely rooting for it.
 
Q-BZ said:
Agreed. I'm definitely rooting for it.
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I don't hope for games to suck - the exact opposite. But I'm skeptical that this title will be anything special.

My feeling is that the developer is trying too hard to please everyone, rather than focusing their game, and trying to please a certain type of gamer. Hope I'm wrong, but something feels off about this game.
 
WabeWalker said:
Delaying Homefront a week isn't going to improve its sales any.

If anything, delaying it will hurt its chances, for the obvious reason that a person who was on the fence about which title to buy might decide, what the hell, and buy Dragon Age 2 since the other was unavailable.

Now if the developer had stepped it up a bit and released Homefront right now, three weeks before Dragon Age 2's release, that would have been clever. We're even in a bit of a dry spell right now. Even I might have bought this title for the weekend if it had been available.

What they're doing is stupid. They want me to buy Homefront one week after the release of Dragon Age 2 - that's not going to happen. After DA2 I'll be playing Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, and then the new Total War game. And if Deus Ex makes it in there you can bet I'll be buying that. By that time The Witcher 2 should be available.

Who knows, I might even decide to wait out for a Steam sale on this one.
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Maybe...some people might go and buy Dragon Age 2 at launch and finish it in a week, and then go and get themselves Homefront.

One of my stepdad's friends' kids finishes nearly every game in about 3 or 4 days...even long games like RPGs. He has a chronic illness that keeps him from being able to do much else, though.
 
I hated Frontlines and this game doesn't look that great to me either.

I figured these guys would make better games considering how amazing Desert Combat was, truly one of the best mods ever (and better than BF2 imo)
 
Killa_2327 said:
I hated Frontlines and this game doesn't look that great to me either.

I figured these guys would make better games considering how amazing Desert Combat was, truly one of the best mods ever (and better than BF2 imo)
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Dc mod was good but better than BF2? K Try playing DC now and see if you still feel that way. Rose colored glasses are cool and all but be realistic. It's dated as hell and that version of the engine used for 1942 was wonky and clunky as a fucker lol.

As far as homefront. I'll be pre ordering this and Crysis 2 this weekend. DA2? meh I enjoyed the first one but I rarely finish an RPG to the end and I usually by the time I get my fill of it I could have bought it on a deep deep sale and still played through as much in the same time. I'll wait for DA2 to go on a steam sale later in the year and enjoy 2 kick ass(hopefully) fps's.
 
Storyline looks intriguing, but something just doesnt feel right about it. Waiting on reviews. Always down for a new hot shooter like this.
 
There is a sale when you preorder this on OnLive it comes with the $99 console and Metro 2033. The only downside I see to this is the games expire in about 3-5 years and you will loose them. It also said the code comes the same day the game is released so that cancels the refunds if you arent going to be sent one of a limited supply of consoles. Btw it states you pay for it's tax and shipping. I had to jump on this deal but it will drive me insane if I don't receive one.

Does OnLive have multiplayer games that run with 32 players on it?
 
^^ Not surprising but feeling a little deflated after looking over all of that.
 
^ the singleplayer campaign shown in that youtube vid looks pretty generic. i'm not going to purchase this unless reviews and user feedback are all very positive.

edit: i'm not particularly interested in the singleplayer campaign, but it's a good indicator of the quality of the multiplayer portion.
 
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damn knew this was gonna happen...


Well, guess im gonna just be relying on BF3 for my FPS fix this year..
 
Any word yet on whether this will have a co-op SP campaign?
 
Savoy said:
Dc mod was good but better than BF2? K Try playing DC now and see if you still feel that way. Rose colored glasses are cool and all but be realistic. It's dated as hell and that version of the engine used for 1942 was wonky and clunky as a fucker lol.

As far as homefront. I'll be pre ordering this and Crysis 2 this weekend. DA2? meh I enjoyed the first one but I rarely finish an RPG to the end and I usually by the time I get my fill of it I could have bought it on a deep deep sale and still played through as much in the same time. I'll wait for DA2 to go on a steam sale later in the year and enjoy 2 kick ass(hopefully) fps's.
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I have played it recently and I stand by my statement
 
spindoctor said:
I was interested in the game until I saw some of the recent media. Now it seems to look like a Modern Warfare clone to me.

Here's a pretty brutal preview on Rock Paper Shotgun...

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/22/hands-on-preview-homefront/

And here's a Youtube demo video which makes the game look almost exactly like a Call of Duty clone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3yQUjonthA

I don't think this game will catch on.
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i saw a couple of videos too, i feel the same. I'm tired of everyone trying to make a CoD clone. shits getting old. HF reminds me that parody Epic did a couple weeks back (Duty Calls?).
 
Oh boy:

"Demo Recording"

Got 100 bucks that this game will play just like Black ops did when it first came out..

And the only way to play it smoothly will be to disable demo recording.. (until patches come of course)
 
looks interesting. does anybody know if MP will have character levels or weapon buying or....?
 
This looks quite interesting, sadly its the time of year where I am upgrading the PC and no money left for games :/
 
Damn, I fell for the hype and pre-ordered it. The cartoonish look of the characters really pisses me off.
 
I am still waiting to see actual PC MP footage. From what I have seen so far it doesn't look great which is why I am holding off. I keep getting tempted since I want a good FPS to play, but I just don't know if this will be it.
 
Wow the animations and AI on that video look terrible.

I'll be Goozex'ing it, I'm really interested in the SP either way.
 
I was totally hooked by the plot, but that youtube of gameplay has me pretty deflated.
 
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