Guerrilla Games Says 'Killzone 2' Single-Player Campaign Will Be 10 Hours Long

ahnonamis - 355 days 18 hours ago

I fully agree. If I were still in high school, I'd want more. But with a job, family, and all sorts of odds and ends to take care of every day, 10 hours is the perfect length for any game.

Especially when I already know the multiplayer is going to last me way longer than that :)

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lociefer - 355 days 18 hours ago

even if it's 5 hours long ill still get it , with so much effort and work put into a game like this , it would be a crime not to support the team behind this marvelenss , they managed to make not only a fun game ( been in beta ) , but they have raised the graphics bar more than mgs4 ! , so seriously GG , just release the godamn game already!!!!!!

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HighDefinition - 355 days 18 hours ago

Is 2 1/2 times more than COD4s SP campaign.

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Snow - 355 days 18 hours ago

Yes,and it's still longer then Gears 1&2 combined.

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HighDefinition - 355 days 18 hours ago

Ouch.

It looks better than both combined too.

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mugoldeneagle03 - 355 days 18 hours ago

Especially with a minimum of 40 hours Per Week (Plus I work at a Stone Quarry), let alone other priorities...

10 Hours + Multiplayer + Socom Confrontation = My agenda post 3PM from Feb 27th On

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Lifendz - 355 days 18 hours ago

10 hours for a single player campaign is plenty! Can't wait to get my hands on this one. I pre-ordered from Gamestop (even though I hate that store) just to get the demo.

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Kleptic - 355 days 18 hours ago

when it comes to SP length for a shooter...I really don't care either way...everyone complains about CoD 4's and the first Gears length...but for me its more the intensity overall...

Apparently this game has a major ending though...in Bettenhausen's last 1up yours podcast (pre holliday special I mean)...he stated some quick stuff about the last 4 levels of the game...of which are still under embargo...but he said it was unlike any other shooter, not so much in what you actually have to do...but how the narrative handles the final set pieces of the game...and brings story elements into the picture that no other title has done before in this genre...

whatever all that means...I hope that just means its a great SP overall...and as long as it has some really memorable stuff in it..i'm not concerned with length...i agree though...10 hours is a middle ground that i am more than happy with...

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morganfell - 355 days 17 hours ago

Especially considering this quote:

"Of course, the number could go up or down depending on factors such as difficulty, your skill level, and whether or not you want to collect all the trophies."

Most gamers will not play on the most difficult level (automatic time increase) and most gamers will not be after all trophies (automatic time increase).

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pansenbaer - 355 days 17 hours ago

I think this might be the first game in a while I will actually not look at the trophies before hand and just enjoy it for what it was made for. :)

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thor - 355 days 17 hours ago

It's about what they usually say - but they always exaggerate (at least I always spend less time than they say, and I play through on hard the first time). So I'll expect to take 8 hours finishing the campaign which is good enough for me. Unless it's brutally hard :S

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evrfighter - 355 days 14 hours ago

what the hell? only 10 hours....Damn I knew their were cod4 elements but this one takes one takes the cake.

if the IGN video has the same level of AI as the final version....this could easily be cut down to 5

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pixelsword - 355 days 14 hours ago

A harder difficulty means more initial playing time.

For me I'll play this game on hard off the bat like I did with Uncharted. The first time I played Uncharted, I got 15 hours out of it instead of the normal mode's lesser hours.

Then I'll go for the trophies in a harder mode if a harder mode unlocks.

Personally, I don't understand a person's reason of not playing a game on the hardest level when you first buy it. A rental I can, but not something you buy. You have all the time The Lord allows you to play the game.

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Mitchell - 355 days 14 hours ago

With a full-featured online mode and multiple difficulties, a 10-hour head-rush campaign couldn't be better.

I personally will get much more out of the campaign that 10 hours, as I will be collecting all the Trophies.

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Sarcasm - 355 days 14 hours ago

10 Hours is perfectly fine.

Because Killzowning in Multiplayer is where it's going to be at!

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Kaneda - 355 days 11 hours ago

Even killzone just a cutscene.. I will still get it... *Just kidding*

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prowiew - 355 days 10 hours ago

Its about right. But when a developer says the length of the game, is always 2 to 4 hours less. So im expecting an 8 hour game. Which is fine by me.

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monkpunk1 - 355 days 5 hours ago

Perfect.... i think thats perfect length. Anyway if i want a long game i can crack on with fallout!

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SL1M DADDY - 355 days 4 hours ago

Is that on the hardest level of difficulty or the easiest? I assume the hardest, which is what I play games through in most cases so I'm good with ten hours. Heck, it's longer than most games out now.

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EXCLUSIVEGAMER - 355 days 3 hours ago

killzone 2 just dominates everything in every aspect.

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Sitdown - 355 days 1 hour ago

I think if they said that the game was only an hour long....a lot of you would say, "1 hour, that sounds perfect". You can not say 10 hours is perfect until you actually play the game....10 hours can be too long and it can also be too short. If this game is already declared such a masterpiece, why would you not want more than 10 hours? I want a game to be as long as it can be...and when I say that, I mean having the proper balance of keeping me engaged, without things becoming mundane or repetitive. So at this time, do not think anybody (except those who have played the full game), can say what is a good time for this game. I can not believed one person said that because of his work schedule 10 hours is fine........are you serious? When I played God of War 1, 2......I didn't care how long it was.......I just knew that because of my work schedule it might take a couple more days to complete them.

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Tempist - 355 days ago

When a 7 hour video game was way too short. Even if it had replay value... and if a game was 14 hours (even with story elements interlaced throughout it) seemed way too long.

Where is this sweet spot then? this estimated 10 hours? And how many hours will be whittled away with multiplayer and co-op.

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Danja - 354 days 21 hours ago

Thats perfect for me....plus with almost limitless fun to be had with the multi-player

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OmegaFool - 354 days 20 hours ago

Blu-Ray looks like DVD

Gears 2 looks better than KillZone 2

Sales=Quality

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BLuKhaos - 354 days 19 hours ago

So you're saying that Wii Play>>>>Halo 3,Geow 2?

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y0haN - 354 days 19 hours ago

Maybe I just suck at Gears.. but Gears 1 took me and my brother 7 hours, and Gears 2 took me on/off around 8 hours :D.

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Kleptic - 355 days 17 hours ago

CoD 4 can easily be beaten in 4.5 hours on the easiest difficulty...World at War I beat in 6 on the normal setting...although that involved about 45 minutes of the broken scripting when trying to get into the Reich Stag in the last level...the guy that blows up the pillar simply wasn't coming out...I would kill everyone and just be stuck on the stairs behind barbed wire not able to do anything...happened twice...for whatever reason, the third time it worked...

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Jenzo - 355 days 17 hours ago

Agreed. I think more than 10 hours would get tedious for most FPS games.

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pansenbaer - 355 days 17 hours ago

Ha. Every one of Jenzo's comments in the past few days has been suspiciously rational :)

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pixelsword - 355 days 14 hours ago

I've seen these symptoms before with a guy I used to talk to online at gamepro.com.

Anyways, Resistance 2 was shorter than Resistance, but the first resistance had a little more meat to it in the story; which made it okay to be long.

Killzone 2 will probably be just as good in it's story as the first story, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

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Jenzo - 355 days 6 hours ago

I probably won't be getting a PS3 anytime soon though. =)

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karlostomy - 354 days 23 hours ago

I'd rush out and buy a $199 ps3 bundled with the adequate 10 hour KZ2!

Oh-yes-my-golly-gosh!

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RememberThe357 - 355 days 11 hours ago

But we can only wait and hope...

OH SH*T! I forgot the demo code at GameStop... I should go pick that up.

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Xandet - 355 days 18 hours ago

If there's a "collect X number of hidden intel" trophy, I'm f***ed.

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liquidsnake - 355 days 18 hours ago

Yeah forgot about throphies and stuff. That'll make it longer.

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ultimolu - 355 days 18 hours ago

I tend to play slow, lol. xD

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Sheddi - 355 days 17 hours ago

Im exactly like u!
I just cant leave an area "halv empty".

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Kleptic - 355 days 17 hours ago

yeah there is a collect all intel, and destroy all hidden helghast marker thing trophy...so that will add at least a little extra SP time...not to mention beating every level on elite...and beating the entire game on any difficulty without dying...that probably isn't too easy...

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Halochampian - 355 days 16 hours ago

Freaking Left 4 dead is like 20 hours long when you play Expert. Gah... last night took 6 hours to beat death toll.

But 10 hours seems to be the norm for games now.

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pixelsword - 355 days 14 hours ago

Games are longer when you crank up the difficulty.

Hopefully, Killzone has a difficulty level that you can crank up.

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Halochampian - 355 days 14 hours ago

exactly. People complain how they beat a game in ___ hours, so I ask them what difficulty they played it on and they respond with, "Normal."

I always play FPS's at the hardest difficulty first. I want the game to last as long as possible if it is a good game.

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RebornSpy - 355 days 13 hours ago

You had to unlock Insane by playing through Hardcore.

It's amazing how much the length of a game extends when you increase the difficulty. The frustration often increases as well... For some reason, though, I never get frustrated on L4D because it's always different.

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TheExecutive - 355 days 11 hours ago

there is not only hidden intel throughout the game but also well hidden helghast symbols you have to shoot...

This game is going to be played on hard right out of the gate. I am sure insane will be the next one. I played uncharted on hard my first time through and it took me 13 hours.

I am guessing this game will take about the same amount of time. I am fine with that.

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meepmoopmeep - 355 days 10 hours ago

hah! me too Skerj

i usually take way more time than most people on games.

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ultimolu - 355 days 18 hours ago

Don't see anything wrong with ten hours...unless you play the game really, really, REALLY fast. o_o

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Xandet - 355 days 18 hours ago

but if it's anything along the lines of R2's on/offline experience (short and enjoyable SP; solid and lasting MP), I'm perfectly cool with it.

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PoSTedUP - 355 days 18 hours ago

awesome, it will probably take me 18 hours the way I play my games.... but some might beat it in 2 hours if they sprint thought it..

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Graphics Whore - 355 days 18 hours ago

Halo Fanboy expects more, go figure.

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NegativeCreep427 - 355 days 18 hours ago

but despite the fact that the Single Player Campaigns of the Halo games (1-3) and the Gears of Wars fall at around that time, Killzone 2 will still be treated with blatant double-standards by some gaming media outlets.

Just like Resistance 2, Killzone 2 will be treated under "special" circumstances.

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heyheyhey - 355 days 18 hours ago

why?

they were creating the best engine in existence while making the game, so why would you assume it would be longer than 10 hours?

10 hours is above shooter average anyway

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GiantEnemyLobster - 355 days 17 hours ago

And the campaign is only 10 hours long. Epic fail.

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morganfell - 355 days 17 hours ago

"Halo Fanboy expects more, go figure." I have also noticed his once center of the road attitude has titled sharply one direction. Likely that was the direction all along and has only begun to show it's true colors as of late.

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morganfell - 355 days 17 hours ago

@NegativeCreep427,

You get the award for most prophetic statement of the day. You are dead bang on as that is precisely what will occur. Sony will get hit for matters that are quietly overlooked in 360 titles.

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Gun_Senshi - 355 days 17 hours ago

nah FPS has 5hrs norm SP campain nowdays...even shorter like COD W@W...i passed that game in 1 sitting...

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boodybandit - 355 days 17 hours ago

You were being sarcastic, right?

I played most of the shooters this gen and 10 hours is actually above average length for a SP in a shooter. Now if it was an action adventure with no multiplayer that would be short. If it was an RPG it would be seriously short.

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ravinshield - 355 days 16 hours ago

thanks blue ray for allowing this game to be much longer than the original 5 hours guerrilla was going to offer.

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PoSTedUP - 355 days 18 hours ago

yea but i think with the level of detail and all the work they put into dynamics and realism, plus the MP, you only can do so much with your budget.

next month!

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trancefreak - 355 days 17 hours ago

seriously pp how many accounts do you have on this website and how many do u play the dumb bot in

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Oner - 355 days 17 hours ago

Exclusive @ the truest meaning of the word

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Oner - 355 days 14 hours ago

Awww...we have a jealous little child running around thinking everyone is laughing with him, when they are actually laughing AT him.

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karlostomy - 354 days 23 hours ago

@ posted:

Friend.... All you have to do is wait a little.
Remember the ps2? all it's games are playable on PC via emulation.

So it is with the ps3. It won't be long and all its games will be playable on PC via emulation.

You know it's true!

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malcolm x - 354 days 23 hours ago

PS3 have emulation for Pc game via lunex & SNES

so it won't be long and all XBOX360 & XBOX games will be playable on PS3 via emulation.

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karlostomy - 354 days 23 hours ago

well, malcolm....

I have seen linux and xp run on the ps3....
Hey it's cool and all..... but it all runs like a sick dog! lol.

sorry to break it to ya.

Just read what fellow ps3 users are saying:
http://www.lockergnome.com/...
"As for running any PC games on the PS3, don’t hold your breath. Most games require Direct X to run, and the PS3 doesn’t support it. The system would have to be complexly emulated, which, at this point, would flat out kill the system. "

You know it's true!

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liquidsnake - 354 days 22 hours ago

Thank God I don't have to wait a couple of years to play games that was released 3-4 years ago. Now luckily I have a PC that can play all of the xbox "exclusives" the same day as the 360 release ;).

/kiss Karl

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karlostomy - 353 days 9 hours ago

yeah you kinda missed the point, but whatever....

i expect that from you guys

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JBaby343 - 355 days 12 hours ago

Gears = 4.5 hours
Gears 2 = 6 hours
Halo 3 = 8 (I was slow I know)

Resistance = 12 hours
Resistance 2 = 10 hours
Uncharted = 12 hours
MGS4 = Honestly I lost count
KZ 2 = 10 hours (supposedly)

You were saying?

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shawnsl65 - 355 days 12 hours ago

MGS4 first run through 21 hours. With a Frog trophy =.= (prlly because i shot and killed most people i bump into to). 2nd time around was pure stealth.. forgot how many hours that took.

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Rs - 355 days 10 hours ago

Mart, I found that your trolling always turn out to be an epic fail. About time you try harder ;)

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Divinius - 355 days 10 hours ago

Dota is the best modded online pc game ever.

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liquidsnake - 354 days 22 hours ago

HAHAHAHAHAHA :D

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Handsome_Devil - 354 days 20 hours ago

10 hours for an FPS is above average

and you can compare it to another FPS, other than that if we compare it to an RPG it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaay to short for a game.

get it ?? or should I break it even more ?

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