Homefront: The Revolution was a game that was not ever on my radar, when walking round EGX we managed to get to the front a queue rather quickly and found myself sitting down to a sequel of a game I have never played before.
The demo was set in the occupied USA where Korean soldiers roam the streets and oppress the natives into a state of submission and retreat. The player characters role of a rebel fighter was established early on in the demo and made more obvious when your character has been instructed to then go on into enemy filled territory and try to hack surveillance systems to regain control of an area.
ATTEMPT 1 – I very quickly fell away from the “pre designated route” set out by the game, and by very quickly I mean about 6 steps into the demo. I was then spotted by a patrol of enemies and quickly set upon with extreme prejudice; I decide to restart the demo.
ATTEMPT 2 – 2 steps into the demo I decide to jump down from a roof and start exploring the opposite area from my freedom fighting escort. I then force my rebel squadron to engage the enemies in a fire fight and come out on top this time.
The game has an interesting customisation system game where weapons can change their barrels allowing players to have greater choices of weapons on hand when on the go. An assault rifle barrel can be changed to a grenade launcher allowing different options when approaching a battle situation. Shotguns can be replaced with rocket launchers and the cross bow weapon can be customised, all in your character has an arsenal that would make an 80’s action film look tame.
The demo went on to showcase some nice vehicle mechanics, hacking systems and exploration of an occupied Philadelphia. The game was a game that was rather enjoyable to play; it is possibly one that I could be tempted to return to once the game is a full release. The game was running on a PC so the graphics may not have been a full representation of what the Xbox One edition might go on to be, the game did look very pretty with great attention to facial detail in characters.
Homefront: The Revolution may just be a game to keep an eye out for.
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