There has been footage of the original version of Homefront 2 floating around for a few years. But most of it was very blurry, extremely, extremely early, and stuff like that. Someone recently posted a collection of links on Reddit with much higher quality footage recorded this year from the leaked 2012/2013 prototype, just before the game was rebooted in early 2013 into an open world/zone based game, which resulted in the game biting off way more than it could chew, especially when financial problems hit. The original MP was completely scrapped and replaced with PvE co-op missions, and while bits and pieces of this prototype made it into the final game, with the opening mission being very similar -- the final game is very different in feel. I know some people here likely enjoyed Homefront: The Revolution like I did, and might be interested in what it was originally going to be like. I actually have a copy of this protoype but I don't own a dev kit Xbox to play it.
At this point in development it's very similar to Crysis 2. It's clearly built on top of Crysis 2, with C2 loadscreens and some placeholder weapons from the C2/Forest SDK stuff. It was originally going to be a sequel to Homefront. It had a Crysis-like futuristic vibe, but the plot of HFTR was akwardly pasted on top of pre-existing world building. In this older version of the game, you're not fighting some mysterious Apple expy from Korea. You're fighting the KPA and their leader Kim Jong-un. I really like the vibe this prototype conveys. Even in prototype form, I kinda prefer the aesthetics, the sound design, etc. The final assault rifle sounds really weird and wet and muffled. The prototype version sounds punchy and the gunplay seems more like Crysis 2. There's something off about the gunplay of HFTR. Also, this prototype has mechanics that went AWOL such as being able to remotely control enemy drones and such. Also, the crafting system originally involved a tin that you flipped open with various ingredients inside.
In fact, the prototype of Homefront 2 is... curiously like Metro: Exodus. Moreso than the final version of the game, which was already kinda similar to Metro: Exodus.
Homefront: The Revolution's (excellent) DLC returned to a style more akin to this prototype, and my investigation of the game files reveals that Beyond the Walls was based on a mission from the original version of the game, but with certain characters changed. I think that Beyond the Walls might actually be a version of the original planned ending for the game, pre-reboot.
Singleplayer Footage:
Footage from the cancelled PvP Multiplayer:
At this point in development it's very similar to Crysis 2. It's clearly built on top of Crysis 2, with C2 loadscreens and some placeholder weapons from the C2/Forest SDK stuff. It was originally going to be a sequel to Homefront. It had a Crysis-like futuristic vibe, but the plot of HFTR was akwardly pasted on top of pre-existing world building. In this older version of the game, you're not fighting some mysterious Apple expy from Korea. You're fighting the KPA and their leader Kim Jong-un. I really like the vibe this prototype conveys. Even in prototype form, I kinda prefer the aesthetics, the sound design, etc. The final assault rifle sounds really weird and wet and muffled. The prototype version sounds punchy and the gunplay seems more like Crysis 2. There's something off about the gunplay of HFTR. Also, this prototype has mechanics that went AWOL such as being able to remotely control enemy drones and such. Also, the crafting system originally involved a tin that you flipped open with various ingredients inside.
In fact, the prototype of Homefront 2 is... curiously like Metro: Exodus. Moreso than the final version of the game, which was already kinda similar to Metro: Exodus.
Homefront: The Revolution's (excellent) DLC returned to a style more akin to this prototype, and my investigation of the game files reveals that Beyond the Walls was based on a mission from the original version of the game, but with certain characters changed. I think that Beyond the Walls might actually be a version of the original planned ending for the game, pre-reboot.
Singleplayer Footage:
Footage from the cancelled PvP Multiplayer:
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