Homefront: The Revolution - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 

Copper wire has a better resistance than this.

The remains of the broken crates are being beamed up to the enterprise. Nothing to worry about.

The first game (just like the Red Dawn remake) was originally going to involve China attacking the US, but they wanted to be able to actually sell copies in China, so they changed it to N.K. Given how NEITHER of the two backstories they gave made that scenario likely at all, they might have been better off making up a fictional country called "North Borea" or something.

My first thought was they didn't give you the code because the game was a disaster they wanted to hide as much as they could before release, and maybe they sent it now because they had fixed it and wanted to advertise this fact. If they have fixed anything I'd hate to have seen it on day one.

Jon, I appreciate you torturing yourself for this.

having a north korean soldier campaign would make this game like 100% better

They traded in one ridiculous backstory for another. Why in the hell would the US buy weapons from North Korea? Why in the hell would North Korea sell the US weapons? Yeah, backdoor blah blah blah. This makes zero sense and they should have just let everyone forget about Homefront. Great video True.

"Okay, so here's what we're going to do. I'm going to say a clever line about how I have superpowers, and when I shoot my finger, you shoot the Person I'm pointing to." "Wait, you want me to kill one of them? We won't get the info that way." "They're not gonna talk anyway, we might as well look awesome while we interrogate them."

I almost felt a sense of guilt watching this, like Jon just went through hours of torture for my entertainment

Can we talk about how hacking the North Korean triangle thingy gave you the location of the resistance tunnel? If they know about it why does it still exist? Or how their communication isn't even encrypted. The radio in the Korean customs office was just listening in and heard all their plans.

I often come back to this video to rewatch it, really enjoy Jon’s little rant at 39:00, rare to see and I love it .

It's funny how "Ubisoft Game" has pretty much become a genre by now.

I'm enjoying the use of Norks as the abbreviation of North Korean's, it's all very Carry-on film. Norks! Norks everywhere!!! "First we have to find out the secret of the sofa cushions, it was shoes!" is one of the most baffling things I've ever heard Jon say. You can do it Jon, I believe in you!

you know a game is bad when it makes jon swear

Actually Jon, that's sort of how guns work. It's not 100% accurate but it's not totally out there bonkers either. Really converting a handgun to a submachine gun equates to putting an auto sear in it and putting it in a pistol carbine kit. Incredibly similar to what they did, just a little slower.

"Remember the whole 'if we kill them we're no better than them thing'? Well we're doing a pretty bad job of that"Jon, did you miss the part where he shot a person and then beat another one's face in? I do believe we are past the whole 'If we just wear happy T-shirts they'll be nice' point.

10:50 SECRET TUNNEL, SECRET TUNNEL, THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN, SECRET SECRET SECRET SECRET TUNNEL. If you get the reference, then i like you

I think the interrogator needed to watch a few episodes of 24 first.

This game does just enough right to let you see what it could have been, then turns around and crushes your dreams

Oh my god I cannot believe this was all just build up to an eventual TimeSplitters 2 video! The fact I adore that game and do indeed agree it to be one of the best shooters ever made makes it all the more perfect. Really looking forward to it, thanks for the great video.

"It wasn't very good, but it was a game..." -MATN, Oct. 2016

The developers of this game are British.... Just think about that.

@Many a True Nerd: I greatly enjoy it when you get analytical in these one-off series. It's one thing seeing you go through a game that's a half-competent grab-bag of disconnected features; it's quite another seeing you go through that while discussing all the terrible implications of the story.

one thing i have to say is. the British military ESPECIALLY the SAS and the SBS are pretty brutal as well and play things their way. but they're such silent professionals that many people don't know about it besides military people who work with them. as someone who has a lot of SOF friends i've heard stories!

As a person from Philadelphia, I have this and Left 4 Dead one to represent my city. Need more philly games.

Ahh october, halloween, pumpkin lattés and of course, revolting against the bourgeoisie..!

By far the best part of the video was getting to hear Jon and his behind the scene ranting. Absolutely hilarious!!

Okay, in regards to the story, it's a lot more plausible than that of the original Homefront. Majromax down there already explained how it could theoretically have happened, so it's good enough for me on the basics. I like a good rebellion-against-oppressive-government game so I kind of wanted to like this, but you're right, the Resistance are too jerkish to be able to be rooted for. I'm not saying they shouldn't be cautious, but automatically assaulting and torturing everyone who enters their tunnels is overkill, and frankly torture is unethical and doesn't make them look good either-- there are other, ethical ways of interrogation that rely on emotion and empathy that get better results, already in use by the US government today (though not to say the US government doesn't unethically torture people because they do and it needs to stop). And yes, Jon, there are guns out there that are modular already, and this is the future, so it's not unimaginable that you could have fully-modular weapons like the game depicts. Frankly, I don't know why the Resistance is trying to revive the USA, with all the baggage the name has. Sure, there's good parts, but there's stuff that is just unethical and inexcusable too. Why not just start a new government? Coordinate an ambush on a KPA patrol, steal their weapons and armor, modify them, clear out an area, set up a border and be public about it, for Christ's sake. You'll find there's a lot less secrecy and damp tunnels that way. Since this is an FPS, it'd probably be a lot more fun, too.

remember, torture and murder are okay as long as the GOOD guys are doing it! 😂

Beginning of video - "Jon hated the first Homefront. Why would he possibly want to play its sequel?" End of Video - "Oh, now it all makes sense."

The reason you just got the code is because the first single player DLC just came out. They're probably trying to remind people the game exists.

You would be surprised how modular guns from the same company can be.

Your lovely commentary is the only enjoyment I'm getting from this.

Honest to God love how Jon censored out his swearing towards the end.

As an American with some degree of sense, the justification of murder, torture, and psychopathic extremism because "If it's fur 'Merika, it's all good," is horrifying. It's worse because there really are people here who believe it, and I am sometimes so very ashamed of this nation.

43:08 Hey, I'm from the US and I agree. That idea is skeezy and awful.

Read the review: It was crap Saw a stream: It was crap Played the free weekend: It was crap Overall: It was crap

Even as an alternate reality the premise for this game is so absurd it just can't be taken seriously. Not even as a game. You are a better man than I Jon.

This story makes even less sense to me. 1) we would never use their tech in all of our military equipment and 2) in the first game I thought it was a military alliance led by a mysteriously technologically advanced North Korea which means they had a technology advantage and could draw upon troops that weren't initially Korean. I mean yeah it ended up being us vs "the Asians" but at least that makes more sense than us supplying our army solely with North Korean tech for years and never noticing the backdoor

Also, guns are pretty modular. You can swap out AR-15 uppers and lowers pretty easily, granted not quite as easily as the game displays. Dunno about turning a pistol into a submachine gun, though.

I've been waiting for this since you recorded the original Homefront Why Not Wednesday.

Oh man the censoring noise that you picked was so jarring. It's perfect!

When he threw the phone at his face I lost it, just, what the heck..

The revolution will always be served with fries, because the revolution will be televised

I love this games weapon changing system!

Jon answering the question about being confused by bringing up the backstory of the original homefront slayed me.

I'm salty that the beginning interrogation would have been cooler if Benjamin asked the interigator "where is Benjamin walker? " or "I'm right here" after shooting the interrogatories in the leg...

I've never heard Jon get this fed up before. Poor bastard.

if you like urban games play the metro series.....perfect atmosphere for anybody that like post apocalyptic stories

Hmmm, I've never played a Homefront game, but it seems to me like the message of the game was that we (First World Western civilization) would do the same things as the terrorists if our situations were reversed. I imagine that much should have become clear the moment the resistance decided to hide their weapons in their own clinics. They could have named the game Homefront 2: London Boogaloo featuring a UK overrun by the technologically advanced hordes of Neo Malta and the basic story beats would have remained unchanged. I feel like Jon is -OH, SCREW YOU, JOHN! I JUST LOOKED UP THE DEVELOPERS AND THEIR BASED IN NOTTINGHAM, YAH DAMNED FOG HORN, THE "LEAD NARRATIVE DESIGNER" (psh!) WENT TO UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX AND DEEP SILVER IS BASED OUT OF GERMANY! AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM MY YANKEE ASS! GOOD DAY TO YOU, SIR! *sigh* I miss G.I. Joe... and non-murderous Optimus Prime

I'm so torn... I'd love to suggest a few games, but I'm a bit worried about your commentary about them :) You really take no prisoners. I like that!

Hi Jon, Thanks for making great videos!

So bad. Jon, I'm sorry for your loss. I'm so, so sorry

Compared to this, the first game is a masterpiece.

this video made me me remember why I love this channel

"walker was down in memphis" as a memphian i get unreasonably excited whenever memphis actually gets mentioned

9 hours for a 2 sec LOL; never stop being you Jon.

Oh my God I love TimeSplitter 2, can't wait to see a video on it. (though I do think Future Perfect is better)

This track - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - is so damned awesome

so.. its Americanized Farcry 4 with some fallout 4 Preston Garvey mixed in, and as of June 4th 2018 Goliath (most expensive) edition is only $60 with shipping on amazon. marvelous

Jon. There is a really cool Hitman Easter egg. I think you should try it. (You'll need to be in Sapienza to do this.) Step 1:Get the plague doctor disguise. 2:Get into the crypt. 3:Enjoy. :) (Also, if you want to give credit, tell your subscribers that Kid Guru was the one who showed the Easter egg and I told you it. You don't have to give credit,though.) I figured you'd like this since I never saw it in the Sapienza Easter eggs and secrets video.

When someone mentions Perfect Dark... I feel good inside. Time to play more of it emulated at 60 fps with mouse controls on PC.

Watching this again because I kinda miss old more chill Jon.

okay so bit of a stupid sticking point but they do state in the game and mention in the trailer that since the north Korean weapons don't work for them, they have to use heavily homemade weapons with the whole "make gun different gun" thing built in. kinda like how in metro they made a revolving shotgun from bicycle parts

"they have airships we only have psychopaths".....that is truly profound...

love the refrence in the title jon, gill scott heron for life

This game is no Freedom Fighters but is scratches the Cold War itch. I call myself an 80's kid even though I was born in November 89. I know all about the Cold War.

Cor blimey! Check out those the size of those norks on that bird.

This raises the question. Why didn't they just port timesplitters 2 to steam? Or even 3 (i personally prefer it). Even if they can't just port it, they can clearly emulate it

Hey I don't know if you've answered this before but a pretty big mod for Fallout 4 came out that overhauls pretty much everything, it's called FROST. You should check it out.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, I like your taste in music Jon.

Watching Jon play bad games is a joy cause he tries so hard to find the good parts of it so when it does go to shit you know he has tried to give the game every chance to be better

This is my new favorite video.

Wish I still had my Copy of Timesplitters 2; miss it every day. I agree one of the shooters ever made.

For some reason, this really makes me want to play Half-Life 2 again.

Hey jon theres a recent game thats shown up called "The Uncertain" Episode 1, its a cool game with some puzzles and a type of talltale game intaraction enviroment for searching and finding things and i think you may like it :P

Whoever made the decision to give Jon review codes for this most likely no longer has a job.

Jon you have the best titles

did... did he seriously just think that benjamin walker was trying to say "you cant stop me" i think what would make a LOT more sense would be "you cant stop the resistance" you know the thing he is kinda known for.

Its too bad Jon missed the part where giving the beggar 10$ magically made a soup bowl appear

The original home front America: help Literally every ally and nato: no fam China the biggest trader in the world: no Russia: no America: y u do dis

he threw the phone like " take dis...eh"

14:13 Actually this is possible. There are kits for Glocks, for example, that can turn the pistol into a carbine. So yeah it's possible. It's just not a common thing.

2 years late...but whatever, I'll say it anyways. The key to a good alternate universe is it's connection with our own. I don't get what this has to do with our own universe (thus, the shock or interest is immediately diminished). Their prologue/backstory bit up front makes no sense and has no connection to what we know today. There wasn't a turning point to diverge these realities apart from "Hey, NK made tech in the 1970's and...well that's it". That's it! the catalyst! That made up, totally historically inaccurate and downright fantastical change that facilitates all this other magical backstory that defies logic and reason was all that was needed!

Well, the shotgun seems pretty effective at least. Got to appreciate a satisfying shotgun.

You can tell in the initial cutscene that North Korea was meant to be China and not actually North Korea

Was not expecting this.

This is the strangest play Jon has done.

Jon there is a few games that I think will give you a challenge the first is actually well known for its difficulty, xcom 2 is a turn based strategy game where you lead a resistance against aliens you've most likely heard of it by now. The second is the Banner saga 2 it reminds me of the Oregon Trail but with some Norse mythology behind it that is just made beautifully hopefully you read this and give one of those 2 a chance I love your channel by the way as soon as I saw it I binge watched all of it in about a week

This is the first video I heard jon swear something more serious than "flipping heck"

Captain Shooty McEveryone. I'm gonna use that.

Having watched this, I feel like this game will *definitely* be in Jon's top 5 games of 2016!

I rust realised this game's message is the same as 24 you know the show about torture terrorism and some other atrocities

Jon, I think he was about to say "you can't stop the revolution"

I really wish that they could've made a fantastic game because it's probably the only game that I know of in recent history that takes place in Philly. Can we just have one good game on Philly please?

Hearing Jon's dry commentary on the terrible writing is enjoyable.

You know... your lucidity and mine would probably complete each other nicely... or at least in such a way that we'd paint the windows in black so as to not be able to see outside anymore...

I'll be honest, if this game was handled by better writers, didn't have an absurd plot, and had "good guys" who weren't even more villainous than the bad guys, this could be a decent game. Looks good, seems like it plays well enough. It's just the terrible characters and rickety plot that tear it apart.

Freedom Fighters was such a good game, multiplayer included

Jon i was wondering if you're going to be playing through Watch Dogs 2 when it comes out like you did Watch Dogs 1?