Recently, the game Home-front was free on Humble-bundle. Curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to download this game. The game was about an alternate history, where a unified Korea, under Kim Jong-Un, has invaded the free world of America, in a near future, somewhere during 2040 or so. The game's game design and story was really interesting. It reminds me of Wolfenstein, but instead of Nazi Germany winning World War 2, a unified Korea has waged war against the US, and was victorious.
The way the game developers imagined how America was under Kim Jong-Un is the same how any distopian world would be, where the citizens are harshly treated, and the military is in control of the government, martial law. Of course the citizens retaliated at first, but those who retaliate were met with an unfortunate fate. Most of the buildings are either run downed, or barely standing on its foundations. The game itself felt like another Call of Duty. But what made the game really interesting was the concept, and the setting it took place.
Ever since I was small or started to learn about modern history (1900 - present day), with the World Wars and the wars after that, I always wondered how the world would be if a different nation came up top in the wars. And I remembered that only recently, I found out that there was a game which featured an alternate universe where Nazi Germany had won the war and conquered most of the world (Wolfenstein). Sure, the Nazis were bad and thank God the allied forces won, but the way the game developers depicted this future was what fascinated me. Some people might think it is a very touchy subject to touch on, but Bethesda Games Studios took that risk and made the series great with the new installment of the game, Shadow of the Colossus. Kudos to these game developing companies in taking on this challenge and risk to make a game that has left its mark within the game industry!
An alternate history/universe, in my opinion, is a good change, in terms of setting and all. I mean, sure the idea of being in another planet somewhere within the vast universe is cool, sure the idea of fighting in World War 1 or 2 is cool, with the new technology we have to make games look far better than before. But to fight in a post-war America where the Americans lost the war? That gives the idea and image that nothing is invincible. The bigger they are, the harder they fall, which reminds me of the biblical story of David and the Goliath. The giants don't win all the time.
The way the game developers imagined how America was under Kim Jong-Un is the same how any distopian world would be, where the citizens are harshly treated, and the military is in control of the government, martial law. Of course the citizens retaliated at first, but those who retaliate were met with an unfortunate fate. Most of the buildings are either run downed, or barely standing on its foundations. The game itself felt like another Call of Duty. But what made the game really interesting was the concept, and the setting it took place.
Ever since I was small or started to learn about modern history (1900 - present day), with the World Wars and the wars after that, I always wondered how the world would be if a different nation came up top in the wars. And I remembered that only recently, I found out that there was a game which featured an alternate universe where Nazi Germany had won the war and conquered most of the world (Wolfenstein). Sure, the Nazis were bad and thank God the allied forces won, but the way the game developers depicted this future was what fascinated me. Some people might think it is a very touchy subject to touch on, but Bethesda Games Studios took that risk and made the series great with the new installment of the game, Shadow of the Colossus. Kudos to these game developing companies in taking on this challenge and risk to make a game that has left its mark within the game industry!
An alternate history/universe, in my opinion, is a good change, in terms of setting and all. I mean, sure the idea of being in another planet somewhere within the vast universe is cool, sure the idea of fighting in World War 1 or 2 is cool, with the new technology we have to make games look far better than before. But to fight in a post-war America where the Americans lost the war? That gives the idea and image that nothing is invincible. The bigger they are, the harder they fall, which reminds me of the biblical story of David and the Goliath. The giants don't win all the time.
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