Freedom Fighters

BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Good game, confusing story.</div> Ok so yesterday I was bored so I headed on over to the video store and rented Freedom Fighters for the PS2. I found it to be a really good game, but the story to be confusing. Here is the plot, which is basically "OMG OMG TEH SOVIETS TOOK OVER TEH GHETTO OH NOS, FREEDOM FIGHTERS FTW W000000T!!!" Ok, here is the real plot:

During the cold war, the United states ignores all peace treaties and puts missiles in Cuba anyway. The Soviet Union is upset and wages war. The Soviets win the Cold warand cause chaos. After a period of time, the Soviets invade NYC. You are a plumber and you follow some old guy during the inital attack and join a underground rebellion called the Freedom Fighters. You go on several missions to attempt to drive the Soviets ot of NYC.

The plot is good in itself but there is one question the preterbs me: WHERE THE HELL IS THE US ARMY? The Soviets just waltz into the US and take over, with no resistance from the Army. WTH?!
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Maybe Bush was still president?
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-JediYoshi+Jul 2 2004, 06:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JediYoshi @ Jul 2 2004, 06:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Maybe Bush was still president? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ROFL. Maybe but there should have been <i>some</i> resistance from the military.
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  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-JediYoshi+Jul 2 2004, 06:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JediYoshi @ Jul 2 2004, 06:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Maybe Bush was still president? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    haha zing.

    yeah i duno, i dont quite remember the storyline but it was a damn good game <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    I distinctly remember the demo for PC being pretty sweet, I'll have to check it out.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-JediYoshi+Jul 2 2004, 03:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JediYoshi @ Jul 2 2004, 03:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Maybe Bush was still president? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    i don't get it.

    we have many very heavily-populated military bases in the country.. we're not defenseless..?
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    Swap "Soviets" with "teenge kids" and you have the story of my neighbourhood. God damn kids.
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Snidely+Jul 2 2004, 07:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Snidely @ Jul 2 2004, 07:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Swap "Soviets" with "teenge kids" and you have the story of my neighbourhood. God damn kids. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    LMAO <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> . Where do you live?
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Snidely+Jul 2 2004, 07:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Snidely @ Jul 2 2004, 07:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Swap "Soviets" with "teenge kids" and you have the story of my neighbourhood. God damn kids. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You sound like MonsE. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • GlissGliss Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14800Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Skidzor+Jul 2 2004, 04:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Skidzor @ Jul 2 2004, 04:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Snidely+Jul 2 2004, 07:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Snidely @ Jul 2 2004, 07:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Swap "Soviets" with "teenge kids" and you have the story of my neighbourhood. God damn kids. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    LMAO <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> . Where do you live? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Obviously near MonsE.
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  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    edited July 2004
    Personally I think Freedom Fighters is one of the best examples of friendly AI; I'd very much like to see a sequel with multiplayer (preferably co-op) added.
    Either that or a sequel to Fallout Tactics (<i>not</i> Brotherhood of Steel, which isn't even Fallout, but don't get me started) using the same engine as Freedom Fighters. Adding vehicles, NPC reactions, trading, and character stats might take some work, but hoho hooooboy the result would be fun to play.
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> MonsE approval? I'll have to give it a look.
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  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-JediYoshi+Jul 2 2004, 06:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JediYoshi @ Jul 2 2004, 06:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Maybe Bush was still president? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    if bush was president hed send all he had to kill whats in the US and whats left to kill the soviet union... and probobly lose but never the less
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  • GlissGliss Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14800Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Marik_Steele+Jul 2 2004, 05:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Marik_Steele @ Jul 2 2004, 05:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Either that or a sequel to Fallout Tactics (<i>not</i> Brotherhood of Steel, which isn't even Fallout, but don't get me started) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ATTACK THAT MAN ON THE STREET, MARIK!

    That man just played BOS, and said it was better than Fallout 1 and 2! I demand you eat him alive like Dogmeat would!
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    edited July 2004
    If you look past the illogic of the story, the gameplay itself is flawed (IMO). Another Far Cry where people don't actually shoot bullets, but shoot numerical damage - about 5 shots of an ak to kill 1 guy on medium difficulty. Very annoying.
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited July 2004
    Actually, the story is quite plausible. Its a AU(alternate universe), where over the course after WW2, Russia took most of Germany, then Europe, then the Middle East, then China, and Australia. In 1999, they take South America, all the while the US is increasing Peacekeeping Efforts by going the pacifist route, as well as being nice and destroying their weapons- Then, the Soviets take LA, NY, Texas, Florida, and Communist insurgents spawn up in Oklahoma, and America begins to be taken over. While your on a plumbing job, you are cought up in the invasion, and get recruited into the resistance force. Being the Army was significantly weakened(probably because the President was being bribed all over to lower it).

    But yeah, AWESOME game, I loved it. Best Console Game I've ever played, easily.

    And actually, if you search, I made a thread about the game back a month or 2 after it came out.
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