To say the new Homefront game has endured a troubled development would be putting it lightly. Something the studio ultimately responsible for the game would like everyone to know once/if they ever finish Homefront Revolution
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The message below appears at the very start of the gameās closing credits:
Even this first-hand explanation sells the chaos short. First, the developers of the original Homefront closed. Then the series was moved to THQ Montreal, then Crytek UK. Then publisher THQ closed, and Deep Silver picked up the tab. Then Crytek UK ran into financial issues, which led to many involved in the gameās developmentāincluding Hasit Zala himselfāto walk out.
So when he says āthe path has not always been a smooth oneā, heās not kidding!
Stillā¦itās a weird thing to greet a player once they finish the game. I canāt remember ever seeing anything like it, at least so prominently (some games will hide frustrations in the code, for example).
On the one hand, itās nice that players can get some kind of appreciation for the troubles this game encountered, and maybe realise that itās a miracle this game ever made it out of development hell at all.
On the otherā¦the gameās not doing too well critically at the moment, so this might also be seen by some as a kind of excuse.
Me? I havenāt even played it, so what do I know. But I do think itās cool that theyāve gone to the trouble of tracking down everyone involved in the gameās development, regardless of studio or publisher, and thanked them all. Not every game has been so kind in similar circumstances
