14 DAY TRIAL // Homefront is entering its final development stretch, so the topic of the game's controversial story has once again arisen, this time being explained by Kaos Studio's Community Manager, Jeremy Greiner.
Amidst a wide array of sequels and franchise reboots, Homefront is among the few new intellectual properties set to appear this year.
The game will be published by THQ, and depicts a near future where North and South Korea unite and invade the United States of America, subjugating its population.
Greiner has now talked with CVG, and stated that while the story may seem controversial at first, it's pure fiction and that American gamers won't be too affected by the notion of their country being invaded.
"Since were not scripting it off an existing war - you're almost touching on Medal of Honor's Taliban thing there - or something that's going on in the present day, it's obvious to us that this is purely fictional. Certain [in-game] things have fallen into place recently, in North Korea with Kim Jong-il, but it's pure coincidence. I don't think anyone is too concerned," Greiner said.
"The idea of a modern day invasion of America has been depicted in film already. Americans are used to seeing their country knocked over by Godzilla, aliens, etc. etc. We're certainly not aiming to cause controversy," he continued.
The notion of invasion is still current, so Homefront will make lots of players think about the global situation.
"The story shows what it might be like. All the things that happen in Homefront we see on the TV happen in other countries. We forget about the fact that there are countries where the Western world are seen as the occupiers. Homefront flips that perspective and asks: ‘What it would look like and feel like here?’"
Homefront is set to appear on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 8, in North America, and March 11, in Europe.