Mister Jack Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 So THQ is staging a mock protest of human rights violations in North Korea to promote Homefront. That is a really, really, really, really, really bad idea. That may be the worst idea to promote a game I have ever heard in my life, and I saw the Dante's Inferno ad campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) Talking about promoting Homefront. A day or two ago, I saw a foodtruck that advertised Homefront going northbound 280, exiting Cesar Chavez. it was called the Pyongyang Express. I saw it way in front of me, so I sped up to catch up with it to get a closer look. It was pretty neat. AND, apparently, a quick google search comes with the following. FREE FOOD. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. Sure missed something good. Edited March 1, 2011 by MaliciousH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 So THQ is staging a mock protest of human rights violations in North Korea to promote Homefront. That is a really, really, really, really, really bad idea. That may be the worst idea to promote a game I have ever heard in my life, and I saw the Dante's Inferno ad campaign. Remember, even bad publicity is publicity all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 How'd you do a mock protest of something that is real? But yeah looks like THQ followed suit on EA for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) So THQ is staging a mock protest of human rights violations in North Korea to promote Homefront. That is a really, really, really, really, really bad idea. That may be the worst idea to promote a game I have ever heard in my life, and I saw the Dante's Inferno ad campaign. Remember, even bad publicity is publicity all the same. Edited March 1, 2011 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Gah this fucking thing...what I was trying to say is that bad publicity is often not nearly enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheForgetfulBrain Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) So THQ is staging a mock protest of human rights violations in North Korea to promote Homefront. That is a really, really, really, really, really bad idea. That may be the worst idea to promote a game I have ever heard in my life, and I saw the Dante's Inferno ad campaign. For a moment, I read this as they were staging the protest IN North Korea, and went. But then I re-read it a few times, and recalled - yep. And they're doing it in my city! Bleh. Edited March 1, 2011 by TheForgetfulBrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excaliburps Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Is it just me, or does this game seem to be a bit underwhelming? I love FPS'. I'm one of the people that aren't sick to death of military FPS'. But this game fails to excite me in anyway. Be it from the SP to the MP. SP's story is certainly intriguing. But the recent playthroughs I've seen were a bit underwhelming. Go into X room. Clear enemy...Rinse and repeat. The MP? Looks eerily a lot like CoD. From the Sleight of Hand perk renaming to the way the character moves. Of course KAOS were modders for BF2 so you're going to see some influence of that in there. The vehicles area nice touch but I have read a couple of previews where the people complained that the game essentially boiled down to drone-fests. Seeing as the game made it very easy to buy and deploy drones. Which gets me to my next point. I primarily get FPS' for the MP. Homefront's MP looks to continue with the CoD-vein of shooters taht deploy "Win" buttons, or WIN game mechanics. Examples of those are the AC130, Attack Dogs, etc. I used those I admit. Did I feel good, or special that there was an automated thing that was essentially handing me kills on a plate? Nope. I could see how it could be someone's cup of tea. But I don't think I'd drink it. Homefront looks to be the same with their Star/Wanted levels and purchasable choppers. I will give the game a chance though. I'll see if it'll change my mind enough to pick it up. Oh, and I'm not hating on the game just posting what I thought/seen so far. Your thoughts, gentlemen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 You know I'm glad you said that because when I made the exact same point to a friend of mine he said I was a retard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheForgetfulBrain Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I am not tempted to buy this game in the least, due to the shock marketing/story that's a little too 'America, Fuck Yeah,' for my taste. I haven't seen any MP videos, so I can't comment on that, but I get the feeling the MP won't be able to hold up to the current MP big-guys out there, particularly if it's just trying to emulate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Plus Killzone 3 and MvC3 will be scratching my multi itch for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) I was interested in this with the prospect of North Korea being the enemy, but a few days ago I watched a documentary through Netflix on North Korea. I've known for some time North Korea is all bark and no bite, but I never fully grasped what the standard living condition was for the people. Suffice to say, it was total hell and the people were brainwashed into believing it was a paradise. Like, Kim Jong Il is treated as a god in the mind's eye of the people. When the female lead asked if "The Supreme Leader" could do any wrong, a "privileged" family sat there confounded as if such words could never form a sentence. The whole purpose of the film was to also document the 1000 surgeries that were to be performed to save the blind. Yeah, at the end of it all, who do they thank? Not the doctors, nor the countries that donated medical equipment, but their Supreme Leader who didn't do shit. Of course, there's extreme fear in place of loyalty. If one member of a family screws up, the whole family goes to a concentration camp where they can be shot for pretty much any reason. One in particular was an ex-guard who saw someone being shot for trying to eat a mouse for food. Last bit, the way the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) is set up between North Korea and South Korea is positioned with guards that would prevent North Koreans from defecting, not the other way. I know I've gone on a lil' rant here, but I feel like after watching that doc, it further proves to me that a standard citizen in a prolific country has little room to talk when they bemoan their nation's government. Like, at least you can complain and mock your leader. Edited March 1, 2011 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 How' d you do a mock protest of something that is real? But yeah looks like THQ followed suit on EA for this one. north korea took over south korea and now as one they've attacked the US!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I was interested in this with the prospect of North Korea being the enemy, but a few days ago I watched a documentary through Netflix on North Korea. ... I know I've gone on a lil' rant here, but I feel like after watching that doc, it further proves to me that a standard citizen in a prolific country has little room to talk when they bemoan their nation's government. Like, at least you can complain and mock your leader. Here's another. You get to see the privilege people living in NK, in Pyongyang. Its quite screwy indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 How' d you do a mock protest of something that is real? But yeah looks like THQ followed suit on EA for this one. north korea took over south korea and now as one they've attacked the US!? So THQ is staging a mock protest of human rights violations in North Korea to promote Homefront. No but there's plenty of human rights violations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excaliburps Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I am not tempted to buy this game in the least, due to the shock marketing/story that's a little too 'America, Fuck Yeah,' for my taste. I haven't seen any MP videos, so I can't comment on that, but I get the feeling the MP won't be able to hold up to the current MP big-guys out there, particularly if it's just trying to emulate them. I'm not from America, but yeah I get what you're saying. As for the MP, seeing as how everyone is talking about BF3 and its awesome trailer, it's sort of being swept under the rug from all the hype. I'd wager EA will release another trailer when HF is near release. Just to deflate their tires somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Well I got this in my inbox this morning: "Dear Customer Newsflash: America Has Fallen Into Korean Hands...and we need YOU to save the day!" I tweeted it with a "Well looks like they're fucked then. Sorry dudes." The whole purpose of the game seems to be going for the controversy angle. Thing is it doesn't really work for any country other than the US. I don't see anything at all in it that is meant to get me excited or even interested in the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 The whole purpose of the game seems to be going for the controversy angle. Thing is it doesn't really work for any country other than the US. I don't see anything at all in it that is meant to get me excited or even interested in the game. This is close to what what I believe is wrong with the game's marketing. To be honest I'll compare the reaction to this game as the global or at least the European reaction to Cloverfield. It's not that the movie was bad, it's not that they tried shaky cams. It was just one of those things that doesn't transcend borders. Certain things don't work outside of a specific context and advertising heavy and hard just makes it feel a bit forced and unappealing. While fictional the Red Alert series was always about Russia invading the US and taking over and then the fight back. But it didn't advertise itself as Russia invades the US but rather here's some silly cold war era fiction but we've got a good game and focus on that. Of course game marketing was a lot less back then. You could say they could've used the same angle for RA2 but they went with pretty much 'No Comrade Premier. It has only begun.' Those work. But this like Cloverfield won't really work unless they change marketing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Is it just me, or does this game seem to be a bit underwhelming? I love FPS'. I'm one of the people that aren't sick to death of military FPS'. But this game fails to excite me in anyway. Be it from the SP to the MP. That's interesting, because I'm the opposite: I'm completely sick of military shooters, and yet this has my interest. Of course, I'm also opposite in that I only care about SP, and don't give two shits about multiplayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excaliburps Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Is it just me, or does this game seem to be a bit underwhelming? I love FPS'. I'm one of the people that aren't sick to death of military FPS'. But this game fails to excite me in anyway. Be it from the SP to the MP. That's interesting, because I'm the opposite: I'm completely sick of military shooters, and yet this has my interest. Of course, I'm also opposite in that I only care about SP, and don't give two shits about multiplayer. I'm actually intrigued more with the SP than the MP to be honest. Which is a first for me. The premise of an Asian country overtaking the US is intriguing. I just hope they're not trying to sell the game based off just that. Their recent marketing push seems to exemplify this more than the game itself. I hate to use the words "gimmick" but it does come off that way when you see how hard they're pushing it to be in the mainstream media. There's even a news piece that does a mock-up of it. It's in Youtube. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. The game might be good. We'll know soon enough if it can stand up with the big boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 So apparently Homefront didn't score great reviews. Enough so that THQs stocks dropped 26% today. $ 5.67 - $ 4.54 So to the question earlier of who reads metacritic? well now you have your answer Oh and this is THQ of "metatcritic means everything, you need a game to be 80 or above or you're fucked" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maritan Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Three of my friends bought it. They said it's a decent CoD clone... and then we continued to play Bad Company 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excaliburps Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Three of my friends bought it. They said it's a decent CoD clone... and then we continued to play Bad Company 2. Haha! Was that true? So, TAY friends, what's up with Homefront? MP any good? I just found out there is no bullet penetration of any kind. Even on leaves! WTF? Shouldn't we have progressed enough that penetration should at least be standard? Really torn between this and Crysis 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I'd buy the Japanese version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Three of my friends bought it. They said it's a decent CoD clone... and then we continued to play Bad Company 2. Shouldn't we have progressed enough that penetration should at least be standard? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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