The North Korean Invasion Begins In Homefront

I really like the fiction behind this one. These kinds of stories always draw me in.

A little too much green screen, but it gave some shivers. I'd like to see moar.

Seems interesting.

Well... maybe the gameplay will be interesting?

Aliens, robots that turn into cars, space marines fighting space orcs,  all more plausible than any of this nonsense. Seriously Kaos, do you have any idea how anything works?

" are you kidding me? "

@s10129107:

Graphics look much improved based on the new screenshots versus the debut trailer with gameplay released at last year's E3.

It ain't my homefront.

What a stupid fuckin' game.  South Korea isn't gonna take
over the world.  Are they serious?  LOL... And nobody is
gonna pass a fucking satellite over the USA.  They will
blast nukes over Kansas airspace. That's the only way
it can get the EMP effect coast to coast.
 
And if somebody did that to us, North Korea & Iran would
be nuked back to the stone age. Although the US would
be pretty much destroyed at that point.  
 
For a more realistic scenario, read "One Second After".

The fact that this trailer and game are making people actually discuss real world politics and  possible scenarios on a video game website must mean SOMETHING. It's pretty fascinating.

" @YukoAsho said:

" @CreativeColossi:  There's also the matter of China, who stands to have its own economy endangered should a war erupt on the Korean peninsula.  The last thing they want is a bunch of impoverished North Korean refugees running north into their country. "

If North Korea was determined to invade, as in this video, China would either:

• back North Korea and become the enemy of the United States (bad idea!) or
  
• take the hit to the economy and live with a unified (South controlled) Korea
  

If neither leads to a stable situation in the short run, not fighting the most powerful nation on Earth would seem like the better choice. But as has already been said, the entire premise is ridiculous. "

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" @CreativeColossi:  There's also the matter of China, who stands to have its own economy endangered should a war erupt on the Korean peninsula.  The last thing they want is a bunch of impoverished North Korean refugees running north into their country. "

• back North Korea and become the enemy of the United States (bad idea!) or
  
• take the hit to the economy and live with a unified (South controlled) Korea
  

" @Farmer said:

" @CreativeColossi said:

" @YukoAsho: Seriously! I know Koreans who are legitimately scared that there's going to be a war, and they want to stick it in a trailer for this absolutely ridiculous premise for a game? Of all the countries to go "Japan 1940's" style, it's certainly not North Korea, it's not in their ideology or within their capability. "

In fairness,  we don't know what Jong-un is like, ideologically. Juche was only created after Korea was split, so the self-sufficiency therein may only apply in hermit-state conditions. I see no reason why, if North Korea was able to expand, it wouldn't. That's not against Juche, to my knowledge (not to mention, they tried it before).  You're totally right about their capabilities, though. They'd be smashed, immediately. "

The way I've heard it, Jong-Un is more timid than his father. I understand the point about Juche, however the  peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula under a communist banner defies well, every common sense idea about North Korea. I understand that your point about Jong-Un being a wildcard is valid, but how could North Korea get the upper hand in reunification? Even if they had a thousand nukes that's a quicker way to a nuclear war, not peace. And their nukes as they are now are so massive that deploying them is a logistical nightmare.  "

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Using the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan to promote a game is pretty fucking low.

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" @CreativeColossi said:

" @YukoAsho: Seriously! I know Koreans who are legitimately scared that there's going to be a war, and they want to stick it in a trailer for this absolutely ridiculous premise for a game? Of all the countries to go "Japan 1940's" style, it's certainly not North Korea, it's not in their ideology or within their capability. "

In fairness,  we don't know what Jong-un is like, ideologically. Juche was only created after Korea was split, so the self-sufficiency therein may only apply in hermit-state conditions. I see no reason why, if North Korea was able to expand, it wouldn't. That's not against Juche, to my knowledge (not to mention, they tried it before).  You're totally right about their capabilities, though. They'd be smashed, immediately. "

I'll wait for gameplay.

Using the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan to promote a game is pretty fucking low.

" @YukoAsho: Seriously! I know Koreans who are legitimately scared that there's going to be a war, and they want to stick it in a trailer for this absolutely ridiculous premise for a game? Of all the countries to go "Japan 1940's" style, it's certainly not North Korea, it's not in their ideology or within their capability. "

 North Korea?
So did they steal a Piece of Eden, super soldiers, mind rays, Alien weapons? This is so stupid.

" I don't think I can get over the ridiculousness of North Korean invading anyone. "

" I don't think I can get over the ridiculousness of North Korean invading anyone. "

The use of the recent killing of South Korean sailors in game advertisement is just downright tasteless, and the scenario is absolutely stupid.  I'm supposed to suspend disbelief, I know, but not by the neck until dead.  Really says something when you can make a story that makes even less sense than MW2.

Some of that footage looked like a lawsuit waiting to happen but hey, if your not bending the rules, your not trying hard enough.
 
Honestly though, the apparent effort put into this trailer gives me hope that it won't be complete trash.

I don't think I can get over the ridiculousness of North Korean invading anyone.

Huh.
 
Pretty scary trailer.
 
Sure it'll never happen for any number of reasons, but it doesn't have to be plausible to touch on current day fears.
 
Anyway, really well constructed trailer, but no gameplay footage, so I refuse to give a shit about this game until I get me some. Hopefully at E3.

Great trailer and hopefully the game will be able to impress too, not writing it off just yet

Why does it matter if the whole near future scenario is impossible, it's a video game, people. I'll wait for some actual gameplay before writing this off.

Personally, I don't give two toots if the plot is realistic or not. What I'm seeing here is an interesting invasion story being told in a game that sounds like it's mixing my most favorite title EVAR (Freedom Force) with one of the most interesting sequences from MW2.
Obviously, I'm not expecting the best bloody thing ever, but I'll be damned if it doesn't pique my curiosity!

First time i've seen anything on this game, looks interesting though.

The guys who made the best BF 1942 mod, Frontlines: Fuel of War meets the writer from Red Dawn. Stop trolling already.

This sounds like it's going to be an RTS game.

aight

It's funny.  The same premise that I find interesting in a video game, I find absolutely retarded in a film.  This is Red Dawn 2 Korean Boogaloo, and yet I'd actually be interested in playing this if it's any good.  More than I can say about watching Red Dawn again.
 
Although if they made a Red Dawn game, I would play it.  Two player co-op, where one guy is Patrick Swayze and the other guy is Charlie Sheen.  C. Thomas Howell provides radio support.  Lea Thompson mans a heavy MG in one mission.
 
Christ, that sounds awesome.

I wish this was a strategy game and not a FPS, but I'm looking forward to this regardless

" @Jackel2072 said:

" Enough with the politics. im more interested in the fact that this is the exact game David Jaffe was talking about making way back for the PSP. only it was called Heartland. does any buddy remeber that? "

Yeah, I was just thinking that, though I couldn't remember what the name of his game was.  That makes me wonder at the ability of this game actually getting released. "

To say I am looking foreword to this is an understatement. I do however really wish another Freedom Fighters was made.

" What.....That's so farfetched. North Korea is on the brink of economic collapse. The people are starving and they could never "conquer the US" with their current world status...wtf.  "

Is this also the new GoldenEye game we've been hearing about? Seeing as the satellite was stolen again in all...
 
Seems like one of those titles where I'd rather see gameplay.