10 Divisive Video Game Sequels That Deserve A Second Chance

4. Homefront: The Revolution

Homefront 2, like the original, was criticised for squandering a brilliant premise. Unlike the original though, it wasn't a lack of creativity or ambition which killed it, more the sheer amount of bugs and glitches the game launched with. During its first few weeks, the sequel was almost unplayable, because if crashes weren't halting your progress, it simply wasn't fun to play as the A.I. would freak out and start clipping through the floor.

It wasn't ideal, and it did result in a terrible first impression, but once all those issues were patched out, the sequel could actually shine for the mechanics that were there. Moving away from the linear corridors of the first title, Homefront 2 dropped players into a huge open world, tasking them with joining a liberation group and fighting back against the tyrannical invading army.

Its mix of sandbox stealth and all-out war admittedly made it play very similar to other franchises like Far Cry or Crysis, but it was the idea of being on the back foot and part of a resistance that really elevated it to more than the sum of its parts.