Homefront scored miserably at most outlets, and THQ’s Danny Bilson has something to say about it. He thinks since Homefront is “art”, you can’t apply math to it and therefore the game’s meta-score is misleading.
That’s what he said while speaking to IGN, adding that he worries less about the scores now than “a month ago”.
“If [Homefront was] universally panned, I would say ‘Yeah I guess it didn’t work’,” he said. “I think the idea of 50 reviews that are so radically spread says that we made a game that has a point of view and that you might even argue is controversial. When we set out, and I was sitting with Kaos in New York, I was saying ‘Guys, if we’re going to make a modern shooter of any kind, we have to compete with the best of the world.’ I remember in those meetings, the summary was: ‘We don’t expect to beat those guys; our mission is to be in the conversation.’
And on being in the conversation: mission accomplished. Everybody’s talking about Homefront.
Do I prefer that it’s controversial? No, I’d prefer if everybody in the world loved it. But there are 20-plus reviews that are over 80, there are some haters, and there are some mid-range ones. Do I read them all to see what we can do better next time and have every review be 100? Of course, our goal is always that. What I will say pretty clearly is the game is not a ’71′. You can’t apply math to art.”
Homefront 2 has already been confirmed, so we’re hoping a better game will receive a better Metacritic score.
He’s got a good point that you can’t rate art with maths. It entirely depends on what you like. Thats why didn’t give a score for any of my reviews.
Then again it is nice to quickly check a games score to get an idea if it’s worth your time.
no its not!
7 means good, homefront is not good!
its mediocre!
maybe if the campaign was longer, better polished, and delivered the story it promised, then maybe it would be worth over a 7.
Agreed.
You can apply math to art. When you purchase the game at $49.95, you add tax and get a total. That total then converts to a purchase of, what Danny calls, art. If it doesn’t appreciate like good art then it is bad art….and you sell it at a loss.
Indeed. Lol. Best analogy yet. You’re the best, bro! haha!
A little math and some Economics thrown in. I have plenty of bad art at home.
Haha. Yeah – come to think of it, me too. haha