Posted by Victor Zuylen // Editor, Killzone Community -
In part 1 of the Killzone HD (re-)developer interview, Guerrilla Technical Director Michiel van der Leeuw and Senior Programmer Frank Compagner discussed the challenges they faced while bringing Killzone to a new platform. In the second part of our interview, they talk about the changes and enhancements made to Killzone HD by the conversion team.
Guerrilla Games couldn't have made iconic games like Horizon Zero Dawn and Killzone without its remarkable engine.
Two things, really great read and again this reiterates how things should be done! I love that HZD came out of a company wide idea contest. Also Guerrilla was allowed to go other routes.You can't get further apart than going from a FPS to an open world action RPG, yet they did and won both critics and fans over.
So it's pretty obvious with examples as HZD and GOW if devs are allowed creative freedom it can pay off handsomely if you put the games quality and the creative process first! I wish other companies that have the capital would allow their devs similar avenues of success.
I know right! You would think this wasn’t GG’s first third-person action- RPG based on how good HZD was! Having creative freedom and passion for the games you are creating really brings out the best in game studios.
Very, very true and the other big companies should look at that as the avenue in taking established IP's to the next level or allowing devs to chase those creative desires.
HZD's world is not only large, varied and gorgeous but it's teeming with humans, robotic creatures and wildlife. The level of detail in it is astonishing! That's not to mention the combat. I've never enjoyed bow combat more and the narrative was so well done. I loved finding out what happened in that world.
I love it when a dev goes out of their comfort zone and does something different. It only adds to their repertoire and shows how versatile they really are.
Unfortunately a lot of good smaller companies rely on bigger companies to help fund their project. Therefore some of their creative ideas are replaced with ideas that will make the bigger companies more money. Sometime due to this, these smaller companies do not get the chance to show case their potential and end up shutting down. There are only a handful of big companies that will allow smaller companies that they own the creative freedom with zero to very little interference.
Yeah I'd really love if Ubisoft and other big companies had this kind of freedom. how could anyone be keen for the new far cry / assassins creed when they're essentially the same thing every year??
Because they're not. Assassin's Creed has evolved as much as any series I've played. To me they've only gotten better over time. AC Origins and AC Odyssey are two of my favorite games of the generation.
Beyond that, not everybody is going to play every game in a series. So the changes could actually be quite dramatic between one game and another a few years later.
Assassins creed Origins and Odyssey are very different from previous games.
There will be no Assassins Creed game in 2019 as far as I know.
It's like you're just spouting the common tropes on N4G without knowing a thing you are talking about.
@derek Assassins creed Origins and Odyssey are very different from previous games.
Not really, lol. The core mechanics are still pretty much the same as the beginning.
Who the hell would disagree with your statement? You are SPOT on @Hardiman with your post. There is no excuse for low effort and worse low effort games. The publisher are at fault for rushing the developers....Folks now know why SONY IS THE BEST with their developers....talk about support.
This is why SONY is the MOST EFFICIENT Publisher....PERIOD.
It drives me crazy! I've never seen people so dead set against allowing devs to be creative because for whatever reason their company of choice doesn't do it. Seeing people defend companies like EA, Activision, M$ etc for either bad practices, driving IP's into the ground or just not offering compelling content boggles my mind.
I can't think of another industry where creativity and quality are ignored or belittled. I'm an artist and I think it's great they have faith in these developers because they've earned it and let them try new things. It'd be different if they weren't successful but they are and they are in an elite class as far as quality is concerned.
There's nothing wrong with making money! We all want more money but there's something wrong with just sterile cash grabs and that's what gets me. I understand smaller devs who don't have the capital to think outside the box but in most cases they do I think more than these massive companies.
I’m so glad they did, the visuals in this game, especially the detail and variety in the gorgeous environments (snow, jungle, desert, etc.) and the machines looked unbelievable. It also felt incredibly smooth while playing. Kudos on a job well done GG
IMO the open world is the best looking out there. on consoles at least. RDR2 with all its incredible level of details isn't a match for HZD when it comes to graphics
I agree! RDR2 looks incredible but HZD is mouth-watering. When I roamed the world, I often got lost in it, just admiring the view and wondering.....wow, is this how far games have truly come? I can’t imagine the sequel on PS5!!
I'm not trying to start a war or anything but RDR2 on my One X looked better than HZD on my Pro.
I'm glad they decided to go in a new direction. A new Killzone would have been good but even the best 10/10 games get stale with too many games in series or if they come out too frequently. HZD is my favorite PS4 game and I trust that GG can start from scratch with a new game after this. As much as I love HZD, I would love to see them go in a new direction again because they've shown they can do it.
"The search for a new engine was rigorous. It led them to Decima – Guerrilla named the previously nameless engine in honor of the partnership, picking a name that referred to the Japanese island of Dejima, once the focal point of Dutch trade relations with the Japanese."
WWWWhhattt... that's interesting.
Guerrilla Games talked about the challenges in making an iconic lead character like Aloy in their open world action RPG, Horizon: Zero Dawn.
The Narrative Writer also praised the developer's ability to have a high level of ambition to create a quality product.
I love Aloy's imperfections, she's still cute and a lot more believable than your average female protagonist.
She is ugly, even Ellie(The Last of Us) is cuter in comparison but both are ugly.
Even some side characters look better.
Well they were smart enough to think about her human qualities before they catered to schoolboy fantasies.
Know how I avoid shallow crappy TV shows and movies? When I see a poster for the the production and the people all look like models.
Crap.
Or they are models putting on glasses and then pretending to be nerds. And inevitably those flashy model shows are cancelled halfway through the season.
@morganfell you basically targeted all of CW's shows but I'm with you on that stance.
Their dedication to quality really shows. Horizon turned out to be everything I wished FC Primal could've been!
It's amazing how GG went from Killzone to this. I'm excited to get the game from the library next week!
True, though Killzone was always a bit underrated. I liked both Killzone 2 and Shadow Fall.
I can't praise Guerilla enough over Horizon. Aloy is a fantastic character, and actually more realistic than 99% of all other characters in gaming history. She has real motivations, makes realistic decisions and has a driving reason for heading out alone as she does. The world is also fantastically detailed with a rich lore and history.
I don't think it's just Aloy either. Sylens is such a great character that fits so well in this world.
Horizon Zero Dawn has just gone gold and the performance drops that were encountered in the game’s preview code have been fixed.
cross your finger so it doesn't go the no man sky or last guardian way
I just don't want to be disappointed again.
@VforVideogames
What is the problem with TLG? Do not you have one?
digital foundry will be all over this and we can then read for ourselves and what the differences are between the pro and regular ps4.
Agreed. I don't think there will be significant differences but I am curious to see if the trend will continue of the standard performing worse then pro... in terms of fps.
Whats up with the disagrees?? Do people not want to see?
So is that a negative comment?
The general assumption is that everything in Hell is unpleasant, so therefore this game would be akin to torture for him?
I just don't understand. Maybe I'm too old.
That means nothing to me. I hate comic book superheroes and know literally nothing about them except that Superman hates green rocks and Batman is rich.
That's good. When Bloodborne had it's frame rate issues, did it bother me? Hell no!
Bloodborne has a framepacing issue. However that didn't really bother me. The Witcher 3 however had some pretty bad for framerate issues until they patched it. The bog was pretty horrible. I doubt that Horizon will have those types of framerate issues
I only encountered framerate issues in a few areas in Bloodborne. DS3 was a lot worse.
I'm so excited for this game. I can't wait to buy this
Where's some footage?
-Killzone (Good)
-Killzone: Liberation (Very good)
-Killzone 2 (Great)
-Killzone 3 (Absolute trash that literally destroyed the franchise)
Very usefull info on the comment section:
Question:
"Will there be a demo for this?
Also, I really liked KZ2 but was hugely disappointed with KZ3. It looked great but the story was terrible and a lot of the characterization was poorly done. You changed the characters, Sev was cool in KZ2, flat and cornball in KZ3. That speech he made made me wish I wasn’t playing as him. Narville went from a badass to a bumbling wishy washy new age guy. A lot of the writing was just bad and the ending was atrocious. What happened?
There is a reason KZ2 is 91 on Metacritic and KZ3 is 84. KZ2 is the better game. I am worried you guys have hired Crysis 2′s writers for the next installment. The writing in Crysis 2 was also terrible. Please hire some good writers. Make a strong, compelling war story that includes the brutality of war and toll on civilians and has deep characters. No corny speeches. Don’t use ham actors like Malcolm MacDowell or whoever voiced that awful character Jammer. Listen to your fans. There were a lot of good suggestions and criticisms on the forums that were brushed off by MotherH and the series stumbled as a result."
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Response:
"We do not have a demo planned for Killzone HD. With regards to the rest of your comment, we’re aware that the Killzone 3 story didn’t meet expectations for some fans, and we’re taking it into account for future titles. We very much appreciate the feedback you guys have for us, even if we can’t always reply. :)"
Killzone series is boss! Just finished kz1 on my 60g ps3! very visceral game! I really could see that gg were trying to squeeze a lot out of the ps2!