People love playing open-world first-person shooter video games because of the thrill and fun they deliver. That regardless of the gameplay and visuals, gamers are more concerned about a game's overall storyline. Unfortunately, "Homefront: The Revolution" completely lacks these indispensable elements. And if there is one word that could best describe Deep Silver's latest title, it is "boring."
"Homefront: The Revolution" is similar to the previous games in the franchise, which introduces an alternate history of the United States while South Korea and North Korea form an allegiance. The unison results to an economic powerhouse and a formidable military, giving the fictional, compounded country enough resources to invade "The Land of the Free."
One could think that the joint-Korea has all the potentials to bring down a powerful country, but it does not seem so. Instead, the country helps the collapsed America (as it is crippled with debt, food scarcity and whatever chaos there is), offering tons of food and supplies along with a conquering army.
While this could be an interesting angle to look at, "Homefront: The Revolution" fails to explain why the new Korea suddenly opted to kill the American citizens when they decided to lend them a hand, as reported by PC World. Probably because Americans, being the ungrateful people they are, did not like the idea of Asian people helping them. Regardless, the game is not clear about it.
"Homefront: The Revolution" is categorized as an open-world game, meaning players can go anywhere they want. Sadly, it does not seem to fit in with the game's setup as a whole, as it is divided into various smaller districts (each separated by loading screens that take a minute or two). Simply put, gamers have no choice but to follow dangerous paths and never return to earlier areas or zones.
Polygon, on the other hand, notes that while the game's storyline is not entirely half bad, the action and intense it gives is downright boring. Once the "Homefront: The Revolution" engine starts revving, players will be brought into dull gameplay and missions.
Sure, "Homefront: The Revolution" is acceptably developed -- from not being buggy to running smoothly. However, it fails to have the kind excitement that an open-world first-person shooter video game could offer.
