UGO: Killzone 2 Multiplayer Hands-on Preview

badz149 - 481 days 19 hours ago

it was a good read after all. they obviously are excited about KZ2 and they introduced(at least for me) the modes and features available in KZ2 and now I'm more and more excited about KZ2 after that read! KZ2 is going to be EPIC!

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Panthers - 481 days 22 hours ago

Quit it with the AI nonsense. They already said the AI is great and that the videos shown have the AI dumbed down to make it easier for the shows.

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mfwahwah - 480 days 22 hours ago

AI has been dumbed down. I can't believe I still have to tell this to people. They don't need to fix it, they just need to show it so people stop complaining. If I may quote a KZ2 dev: "Judge us on the final product." That's after implying that the AI is good enough (he's said it more than once though).

They've worked with some top notch AI programmers. The FR issues are because they haven't optimized the code (which comes last, basically).

Pretty much, everything should be perfect. Don't worry so much about the AI, since what you see is clearly not what you get with GG. You get much more than meets the eye, despite this being some serious eye candy ("but it's gray lulz" :|).

That reminds me, the bots in MP will behave like real human players, using abilities and tactics and such. If they can get that, then there's even less reason to worry about SP bots.

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AclayPS3 - 481 days 22 hours ago

I agree with you NewSchoolGamer.

What really ticks me off is that a lot of people say that there's nothing really about KZ2 that makes is stand out or different from anything else, but I wish some of these game sites would please tell me what the HELL makes Call of Duty: World At War any different than anything else or Left 4 Dead? Both L4D and Call of Duty World At War are just run-of-the-mill FPS in my opinion...

Left 4 Dead is just a First Person shooter with Zombies and I don't see what's so unique or different about that considering that there's been tons of games with Zombies and COD World At War is just another WWII shooter with updated graphics, but KZ2 has it's own unique enemies that aren't found in any other game, it has it's own First Person Cover System that isn't found in any other FPS game, and KZ2 has it's own unique setting (Helghan).

Still, I'm buying Killzone 2 day one regardless.

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TheExecutive - 481 days 21 hours ago

No one has seen enough of the single player to comment on it.(2 parts to 2 levels). Thats really not much to base ones opinion on. Now GG has stated that it should take about 10 hours to complete the single player. If it is 10 hours of what call of duty brought for 6 hours then i am all set.

As for the MP. Its a different beast, once youve seen it and heard about the features and how it plays, the rest is history. They say the MP is great, which it is, but everyone needs to reserve judgement on the single player

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mfwahwah - 480 days 22 hours ago

"Why does Killzone 2 have to be different from all other first person shooters."

Wild guess: It's PS3 exclusive. I swear, if Halo 4 is linear and people say "it'll be so cinematic /gush" then I'm going to be very mad at the double standard. Hopefully that's not the case, because I'll be *very* disappointed with some parts of the gaming community for that.

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GiantEnemyCrab - 481 days 22 hours ago

So instead of disproving someone who has actually had hands-on with the game because he is being a bit critical he has got to be a fanboy? WOW! You ever heard of taking the good with the bad?

Prove him wrong? If you can't then stop trying to discredit him because his opinion does not fit with yours.

He complimented the game left and right, yet he has complaints that doesn't make him biased or a Halo fanboy. His, like any review is an opinion. He is not the only one that has had negative to say once they got hands-on with it.

I've seen less credable sites get approved and this is at least a gaming related blog like a Kotaku or Joystiq.

"A prettier, more sci-fi Call of Duty 4, in summary." = Awesome! And as a 360 fanboy this is one game I am jealous of.

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TheExecutive - 481 days 21 hours ago

ok just because the dude is a Halo fan doesnt discredit what he says. Some people can like Halo and OTHER fps you know. Killzone's single player will be really really fun to play, I am sure of it. COD4's single player was a blast and I dont mind if it isnt all that different than COD4's. Thats actually a good thing.

I cant remember the last time I played a SP campaign and went "wow thats new". Anyway, this game is going to be epic when it is released so dont worry about what some blogger says.

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mfwahwah - 480 days 22 hours ago

"So while the single-player could still use some more innovation, the developers are clearly putting all that and more into the multiplayer component, *which is easily one of the most promising online experiences on the PS3.*"

STUPID HALO 3 FANBOY. HE THINKS HALO IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN KZ2. IT MAKES ME SOOO MAD! GAH WHY ARE PEOPLE SO UNFAIR TO KZ2.

Why don't you read the whole thing and take it for what it's worth: Praise AND criticism.

If you're too sensitive to hear a game you're interested in being criticized, then don't read previews. Just buy the game when it comes out, because you're only paying attention to the good news anyway (well, not all that well apparently).

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spectyre - 481 days 22 hours ago

'cause I will be to busy playing KZ2. LBP & KZ2 are no questions asked, drop my $60, Midnight launch, vacation day titles. I will read some of the reviews when my hands are too cramped up to hold on to my dualshock 3. I held off on Heavenly Sword because of the reviews and I thought it was a genuine AAA title.

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Tacki - 481 days 23 hours ago

Bubbles man. That just about sums up what seems to be happening here.

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xg-ei8ht - 480 days 23 hours ago

I'm not sure what kind of engine waverace uses, i do know all they had to work with texture wise was 4kb, and if mipmapping was used it was down to 2kb ouch.

But that game was fantastic, and it felt like you were on the water, i still have project64, and still love that game and many others from the n64 console, mariokart being one of them:)

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chitown - 481 days 20 hours ago

you hit it right on the spot. it will probably be a very good game maybe even a great game but def not revolutionary, not counting the graphics department though, because the graphics are bar setting. however my one fear is that they will solely focus on graphics and not gameplay, which counts the most.

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beavis4play - 481 days 20 hours ago

you 2 need to give it up. if this were on the 360....your position would be much different.

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Tacki - 481 days 20 hours ago

It will be a great game.

It will be an average game.

^ Which of those statements is more true?

Answer: Neither

The truth is no one has any idea how this game will turn out (especially since it's about 6 months off) and while those who have hands-on time with the game may be in a better position to have an opinion... even they can't say how it will turn out. It's had some previews that praise it... some that say it's just ok. Now I know you're likely not going to like the game no matter what since you've basically already written it off despite having no time with it.

Do I think people should say it's going to be the best game ever? Not really. I don't think we should get ahead of ourselves with these kinds of things... but it's just as dumb to believe you KNOW it will be an average game. Or that it will get 'raped' by other games. You're welcome to your opinion as is everyone... but let's remember that's all it is. There's no more truth to it than mine or anyone elses.

Some here may just be complaining about this because it has some negatives in the impressions... but many (including myself) simply take issue with the fact that this title is, for some unexplainable reason, expected to be the most innovative thing ever put into first-person view! The criticisms they have could be applied to nearly every FPS on the market today. And even most on the horizon. Yet you don't hear how Call of Duty, Gears of War 2, Far Cry 2, and so many others are going with the same stuff that's always been done. Why is it that Killzone 2 can't just be good at being a shooter? Why should it have to change when nothing else is? It's funny because most fanboys aren't saying it does a billion fresh new things... but many journalists are cracking down on it because it's not pushing the FPS genre forward enough I guess? Seriously, that's what people are getting so worked up over. Other games get a free ticket for recycling the same gameplay over and over again... but if Killzone 2 doesn't somehow allow you to jump into the television screen taste the shrapnel while cooking you the best eggs your mom never made then it gets chopped down. I'm not saying this game WILL without a doubt be amazing... but what I am saying is that it's wrong and unfair the way that so many in the media are treating this title. It's hypocritical.

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Kyur4ThePain - 481 days 15 hours ago

Enlighten us, your subjects oh exulted one, of how come to know of this knowledge?

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WengYong - 481 days 15 hours ago

He actually had good things to say about Killzone 2. Cant wait to give it a go. Have to say, CANT WAIT TO GO THE HELGHAST !!!!!!!!!!

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Panthers - 481 days 22 hours ago

but its for the PS3, so half of the reviews will be 5/10...

Stupid biased internet.

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Veraegic - 481 days 21 hours ago

yes, i know the months of pain you have suffered.

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