THQ Thanks Korea for Helping to Sell Homefront

[Greg Tito]

THQ Thanks Korea for Helping to Sell Homefront

In Homefront, America is invaded by a united Korea and a THQ executive jokingly thanked Kim Jong Il for being so creepy and selling the fiction of the game.

Who doesn't love a great fictional invasion a la Red Dawn? Homefront is set in 2027 where the Greater Korean Republic is united under the North's rule and has nuclear capabilities. The Korean People's Army invades a United States weakened by a failing economy and political unrest, and generally makes everything crappy for us Americans. We fight back though, and Homefront focuses on guerilla warfare against the invaders. Current events makes this speculative plot seem possible, perhaps even plausible, and THQ would like to thank the acts of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for helping sell the audience on the idea of the game.

"We really appreciate the regime in North Korea for supporting Homefront the way they have," THQ Core Games VP Danny Bilson said. What with their nuclear testing and membership in George Bush's "Axis of Evil," Bilson wanted to thank Kim Jong Il personally for being "really cooperative."

While Bilson was just trying to be funny, I think that this game looks pretty interesting, if only because it's written by John Milius. What? You don't know who John Milius [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587518/bio] is? Shame on you. He wrote the screenplay and directed Red Dawn (the old one, not the remake) and contributed some of the greatest lines in cinematic history including "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" from Apocalypse Now and the monologue about the shark attack on the crew of the USS Indianapolis in Jaws. You might know him better as John Goodman's character in The Big Lebowski, as the Coen brothers based Walter on their friend Milius.

I honestly can't think of a better guy to write a plot like Homefront. Developed by Kaos Studios and published by THQ, Homefront is due out in March 2011 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PCs.

Source: VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2010/10/20/bilson-north-korea-has-been-really-cooperative-in-helping-with-homefront-story/]

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[Autofaux]

Isn't he dead yet? I thought assassins were capable.

 

[cobrausn]

Didn't know about Milius' involvement. Might give it a second look once it is out.

 

[Cousin_IT]

Could it be? Finally a spiritual successor to Freedom Fighters? I doubt it. But I can dream.

 

[Broken Orange]

I was reading John Milius's biography and got a chuckle from his quote about drug traffickers in Mexico.

We need to go down there, kill them all, flatten the place with bulldozers so when you wake up in the morning, there's nothing there. I do believe if you have a military, you use it.

I think that I am going to enjoy this game.

 

[icyneesan]

I love the smell of napalm in the morning as well :3

On a side note someone will probably use this game as fuel (lolnapalm) for the Videos games are bad herpderp 'fight'

 

[Arachon]

Hrm... John Milius seems like Tom Clancy's cousin... I wouldn't have high hopes for the plot of this game...

 

[Pingieking]

I was reading John Milius's biography and got a chuckle from his quote about drug traffickers in Mexico.

We need to go down there, kill them all, flatten the place with bulldozers so when you wake up in the morning, there's nothing there. I do believe if you have a military, you use it.

I think that I am going to enjoy this game.

I think I'm going to enjoy it as well.

On a side note; YOUR AVATAR! It's seizure inducing...

 

[DTWolfwood]

"Current events makes this speculative plot seem possible, perhaps even plausible..."

wait what? how can a country that is completely broke even take over South Korea, let alone the US. Even if we are broke, there's still the logistics of invading the US across the Pacific. i presume the premise of the game is based off the invasion of Alaska and Canada first.

 

[Zeekar]

Sounds awesome. Do want.

In before THQ gets angry letter from the DPRK banning all employees from the country under penalty of death.

 

[Greg Tito]

"Current events makes this speculative plot seem possible, perhaps even plausible..."

wait what? how can a country that is completely broke even take over South Korea, let alone the US. Even if we are broke, there's still the logistics of invading the US across the Pacific. i presume the premise of the game is based off the invasion of Alaska and Canada first.

Actually, Hawaii first then San Francisco. I admit it sounds difficult, but I think the game world has the United States military decimated by a bad economy and long term political unrest.

 

[Luftwaffles]

"Current events makes this speculative plot seem possible, perhaps even plausible..."

wait what? how can a country that is completely broke even take over South Korea, let alone the US. Even if we are broke, there's still the logistics of invading the US across the Pacific. i presume the premise of the game is based off the invasion of Alaska and Canada first.

Watch the "Backstory" trailer. Says that Kim Jong Ils son unites North and South, annexes Japan and the rest of South East Asia, while the US economy and government degrades. Then a supposed "communications" satellite launched by Korea activates an EMP over US. Hawaii goes first, the San Fran and so on.

Then again its just a story you know, a well thought out one.

 

[RUINER ACTUAL]

This game looks really interesting. I think it will have a good story and be quite fun, much like Metro 2033 was, also from THQ.

 

[DTWolfwood]

"Current events makes this speculative plot seem possible, perhaps even plausible..."

wait what? how can a country that is completely broke even take over South Korea, let alone the US. Even if we are broke, there's still the logistics of invading the US across the Pacific. i presume the premise of the game is based off the invasion of Alaska and Canada first.

Watch the "Backstory" trailer. Says that Kim Jong Ils son unites North and South, annexes Japan and the rest of South East Asia, while the US economy and government degrades. Then a supposed "communications" satellite launched by Korea activates an EMP over US. Hawaii goes first, the San Fran and so on.

Then again its just a story you know, a well thought out one.

Spoiler: Read if you want to know y i think the story is ludicrous

1. I cant even imagine a situation where a destitute state like North Korea can even provide enough incentive to South Korea to unite under NORTH Korean rule. Even if South Korea was broke, the ideologies of the ppl wouldn't allow it to happen. It would have to be done by force, which judging by the 1980s cold war tech that North Korea currently fields as its army composition, South Korea even without US help would be able to defeat. (Assuming North Korea remains a closed country till 2027)

2. To be able to annex Japan and the rest of South East Asia without retaliation from any nation who hold a good deal of stock in them is folly. Not to mention pretty much the world considers NK "bad" and would defend their interests. So for that to even have a chance, NK would have to annex them all pretty much at the same time. Which logistically they cant support without first invading China.

3. They have nukes and an EMP satelite, (which is tech and money that seemingly happens from no where), they use it on the US. Ok surprise. Then the US Government would activate COG [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_of_Operations_Plan] and with one call to ONE Ballistic Missile Submarine, would glass the entirety of Korea. yes the US would be pretty screw too but at least it wont be invaded.

There is a reason y the US was never truely invaded by anyone (Mexico/England in 1812 not withstanding, they were already close when it happened. English in Canada, and Mexicans in Mexico). Its a logistical Nightmare to invade across either the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans.

I don't know how well thought out this story can be tho. I mean for Greg to say its plausible looking at the current political/economical climate, is too far fetched for me. maybe in 2127 but not 2027 XD

 

[Nova5]

I was already on board to pick up this title already, but this has put it over the top for me. Crazy alternate futures (in this case, definitely worst-case scenario) sound like a nice change after all the damn contemporary war titles.

 

[Mysnomer]

The only thing that would sell this plot is an airport bookstore. Heading off the inevitable comparison, I think MW2 was written as an over the top parody, whereas Homefront demands to be taken seriously, while being even more far-fetched.

 

[The Critic]

The only thing that would sell this plot is an airport bookstore. Heading off the inevitable comparison, I think MW2 was written as an over the top parody, whereas Homefront demands to be taken seriously, while being even more far-fetched.

Funny, I always thought that, if anything, it was the other way around. That, or that they both want to be taken seriously.

Of course, being serious isn't always a good thing...