History Trivia / Homefront

* TrendKiller: In addition to serving as a GenreKiller for the pulp-cinematic modern military shooter, the game also served as the nail in the coffin for the NoSidepathsNoExplorationNoFreedom trope that [[FirstPersonShooter first-person shooters]] had been moving towards in the [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames seventh]] generation of console games. The game was heavily criticized for leaning so hard onto this trope (among numerous other things) that it actually made the game feel ''boring''. Since then, almost every FirstPersonShooter has tried to add more options to explore the level.

* TrendKiller: In addition to serving as a GenreKiller for the pulp-cinematic modern military shooter, the game also served as the nail in the coffin for the NoSidepathsNoExplorationNoFreedom trope that [[FirstPersonShooter first-person shooters]] had been moving towards in the [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames seventh]] generation of console games. The game was so heavily criticized for leaning so hard onto this trope (among numerous other things) that it actually made the game feel ''boring''. Since then, almost every FirstPersonShooter has tried to add more options to explore the level.

* GenreKiller: Although several other factors were involved, its overall poor performance, alongside with the failure of ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor Warfighter'', was a major contributor to the death of the pulp-cinematic modern military shooter genre pioneered by ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty4''. While ''Franchise/CallOfDuty'' continues to thrive to the present-day, it's by and large due to GrandfatherClause. Any serious attempt at such a game has usually ended in it flopping.

* TrendKiller: In addition to serving as a GenreKiller for the pulp-cinematic modern military shooter, the game also served as the nail in the coffin for the NoSidepathsNoExplorationNoFreedom trope that [[FirstPersonShooter first-person shooters]] had been moving towards in the [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames seventh]] generation of console games. The game was so heavily criticized for leaning onto this trope (among numerous other things) that it actually made the game feel ''boring''. Since then, almost every FirstPersonShooter has tried to add more options to explore the level.

* TrendKiller: The game served as the nail in the coffin for the NoSidepathsNoExplorationNoFreedom trope that [[FirstPersonShooter first-person shooters]]. The game was so heavily criticized for leaning onto this trope (among numerous other things) that it actually made the game feel boring. Since then, lmost every FirstPersonShooter has tried to add more options to explore the level.

* GenreKiller: Although several other factors were involved, its overall poor performance, alongside with the failure of ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor Warfighter'', ultimately led to the death of the modern military shooter genre.

* StillbornFranchise: The game ended with a major SequelHook, and a sequel was under development. However, after THQ went under said sequel was retooled as its own installment with no connection to the original: ''VideoGame/HomefrontTheRevolution''. Considering that title's even worse performance than this one's, it's extremely unlikely that Deep Silver will ever revisit the series in any capacity.

* [[BannedInChina Banned In Korea]]: Both North and South. In South Korea's case, it's because THQ never submitted ''Homefront'' to the Game Ratings Board of Korea in order to receive a rating. THQ probably figured that, due to the backstory involving South Korea submitting to North Korean rule being highly controversial to South Koreans, not enough people would buy the game to warrant a Korean localization.

* CreatorKiller: Although Homefront's [[http://www.industrygamers.com/news/homefront-is-profitable-thq-expects-lifetime-sales-of-3-million/ sold over two million copies]], [[http://www.industrygamers.com/news/homefront-developer-gets-axed-by-thq/ THQ has shut down Kaos Studios]] anyway. One of the factors was the studio's position in Manhattan radically driving up the cost to keep it open.

* FollowTheLeader: One of the biggest criticisms is how it is extremely derivative of other modern military FPS games like ''Call of Duty''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://kotaku.com/#!5732623/china-is-both-too-scary-and-not-scary-enough-to-be--game-villains According to this article]], the developer team were originally going to have the Chinese as the bad guys. However, due to America's FriendlyEnemy relationship with China, American and Chinese economic dependency on each other, and fears of pissing off China's CulturePolice, the team scrapped that idea and had North Koreans as the bad guys instead.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://kotaku.com/#!5732623/china-is-both-too-scary-and-not-scary-enough-to-be--game-villains According to this article]], the developer team were originally going to have the Chinese as the bad guys. However, due to America's FriendlyEnemy relationship with China, American and Chinese economic dependency on each other, and fears of pissing off China's CulturePolice, the team scrapped that idea and had North Koreans as the bad guys instead.
** As a news site has noted, you'll sell more video games to the Chinese if you do not present them as genocidal invaders, while the North Koreans are unlikely to buy video games period.
** Giant Interactive, joint owner of Epic Shanghai, still did not release the game in China. It did piss poor in Taiwan too, for fairly obvious reasons.

* AccidentallyAccurate: Almost. In the Homefront universe, Kim Jong-il died on January 2nd, 2012, only ''two weeks'' ahead of his actual date of death.

* ChannelHop: Now that [[CreatorKiller Kaos has closed]], the sequel is being developed by [[VideoGame/{{Crysis}} Crytek]].
** Who then sold it to Deep Silver.

* FollowTheLeader: One of the biggest criticisms (aside from the [[invoked]]UnfortunateImplications or perhaps in relation to it) is how it is extremely derivative of other modern military FPS games like ''Call of Duty''.

** Giant Interactive, joint owner of Epic Shanghai, still did not release the game in China. It did piss poor in Taiwan too, [[UnfortunateImplications for fairly obvious reasons]].

* FollowTheLeader: One of the biggest criticisms (aside from the [invoked]UnfortunateImplications or perhaps in relation to it) is how it is extremely derivative of other modern military FPS games like ''Call of Duty''.

** Giant Interactive, joint owner of Epic Shanghai, still did not release the game in China. It did piss poor in Taiwan too, for fairly obvious reasons.

** Giant Interactive, joint owner of Epic Shanghai, still did not release the game in China. It did piss poor in Taiwan too.

* CreatorBacklash: Former Kaos employees have [[http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/1/3560318/homefront-kaos-studios-thq very few good things to say]] about the direction the game ultimately went in and the mismanagement that caused it.

** CreatorBacklash: Former Kaos employees have [[http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/1/3560318/homefront-kaos-studios-thq very few good things to say]] about the direction the game ultimately went in and the mismanagement that caused it.
* HilariousInHindsight: The game is partially made by [[Creator/EpicGames Epic Shanghai]], which also made Passion Leading Army, a Chinese FPS game featuring Chinese resistance against NATO troops occupying the east coast of China. They're using the same Unreal engine, the same recycled Gears of War scripts, similar weapon models and even the same control scheme. And then Epic Shanghai also took part in VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine, making the [[ItWasHisSled Willy Pete]] scene an eery echo.

* HeyItsThatVoice!: In the Japanese dub, Rianna is [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Setsuka]], and Boone is frigging [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Teppei Hojo]]!

* HilariousInHindsight: The game is partially made by [[Creator/EpicGames]] Shanghai, which also made Passion Leading Army, a Chinese FPS game featuring Chinese resistance against NATO troops occupying the east coast of China. They're using the same Unreal engine, the same recycled Gears of War scripts, similar weapon models and even the same control scheme. And then Epic Shanghai also took part in VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine, making the [[ItWasHisSled Willy Pete]] scene an eery echo.

** Giant Interactive, joint owner of [[Creator/EpicGames]] Shanghai, still did not release the game in China. It did piss poor in Taiwan too.

* HeyItsThatVoice!: In the Japanese dub, Rianna is [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Setsuka]], and Boone is frigging [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Teppei Tojo]]!

** Giant Interactive, joint owner of [[Creator/Epic]] Shanghai, still did not release the game in China. It did piss poor in Taiwan too.

** As a news site has noted, you'll sell more video games to the Chinese if you do not present them as genocidal invaders, while the North Koreans are unlikely to buy video games period.

* HeyItsThatVoice!: In the Japanese dub, Rianna is [[{{SoulSeries}} Setsuka]], and Boone is frigging [[{{Higurashi}} Teppei Tojo]]!

* HeyItsThatVoice!: In the Japanese dub, Rianna is [[{{SoulSeries}} Setsuka]], and Boone is frigging [[{{Higurashi}} Teppei Tojo]]!