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Massive Killzone 2 Image Comparison: 2007 vs 2008 vs 2009

Gamezine:

"An aesthetic insight into the progression of a video game's development.

It's not often that you get to see a game three years in a row. With Killzone 2 we were "lucky" enough to have a glimpse in 2005 in the form of a CGI trailer.

There have been plenty of comparisons showing how close the actual game's graphics are to that trailer, but what about a comparison of the game's engine from early 2007 to its final 2009 build, via 2008?

Lots of improvements across the board, many you'll be unable to spot in this comparison, but you will notice shallow differences and huge improvements, especially when comparing 2009 to 2007."

gamezine.co.uk

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deep - 353 days 22 hours ago

1 - :O

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Mr Bot - 353 days 22 hours ago

1.1 - huge improvement

its becoming more detailed and better lighting and they even changed the cloths of some!

February 27 is the day that me and my pupils(X****) dark power of the force will be tested

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Aaron Greenterd - 353 days 21 hours ago

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CAN ANYONE STOP THIS POSITIVE MEDIA BLITZ???

if so, contact me at greenterd@msn.com

thank you.

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xwabbit - 353 days 21 hours ago

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One word... hotness

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sloth4urluv - 353 days 20 hours ago

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I sincerely hope the game delivers.

Looks very good.

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Chester_B - 353 days 19 hours ago

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I'm a huge Killzone fan and love the graphics of this game. But I think in terms of color and some other things the first build was the best one. Look at the fifth image. The tone of the skin looks most natural to me and I think the composition of colors as a whole really fits the style of the game.
Nevertheless the last build is clearly improved on the tech. side. Please don't kill all my bubbles. It's just my opinion.

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Shadow Flare - 353 days 19 hours ago

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i thought i read somewhere that the final build was alot better then the review build aswell. So if it is, then it looks even better now

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himdeel - 353 days 19 hours ago

1.7 - Two words...

...spit & shine. What a difference two years makes. Exciting.

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MmaFanQc - 353 days 14 hours ago

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i loled!

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deep - 353 days 22 hours ago

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This isn't old. The comparison is new and features three builds, rather than the previous two. Is really interesting seeing it from 07, 08 and 09.

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TruthBTold - 353 days 17 hours ago

2.1 - Its very interesting to see

these comparisons side by side in order to really appreciate the modifications GG made. I was wondering if the 2009 are the finished build or it will still be even more polished when we get the game on disk.

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MisfitSmurf - 353 days 7 hours ago

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i like sev's face in the 08 and 09 build on the 3rd picture >.> he looks like an imp

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Madgunner - 353 days 21 hours ago

3 - man im so

glad its made this improvement.. when they showed the first build the biggest gripe i had with killzone 2 was how horrible the character models looked.. it just dirint fit the atmosphere in the game at all

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The Great Melon - 353 days ago

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I remember seeing the trailer for the opening sequence a long time ago and was in awe until I saw one thing. While the models were a little wonky back then, it was the smoke trail from the destroyed transport at the beginning that irked me. It looked horrible after everything else I had just seen.

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Optimus_Prime - 353 days 21 hours ago

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This is pathetic.

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Leio - 353 days 21 hours ago

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Quick craw back to your xhole

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Bathyj - 353 days 20 hours ago

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You're pathetic.

*dusts hands*

Man, that was too easy.

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JayTe 123 - 353 days 19 hours ago

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i really can't wait until february 25th but i must say how some of you guy's go on about this game is pathetic... every game that has been released or is yet to be released on the "other console" is crap according to some people. and there are quit a few on N4G...
"alan wait sucks just look at Killzone 2 or heavy rain!!" "Killzone 2 sh*ts all over halo 3!!" etc.etc.
yes Killzone 2 looks like it's going to be spectacular, GOTY material, but that doesn't mean other games are bad...

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jcfilth - 353 days 19 hours ago

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You buying a 360 is pathetic!

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CryofSilence - 353 days 18 hours ago

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Yeah, it's pathetic you're not going to be able to play it.

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r3xmund1 - 353 days 6 hours ago

4.6 - Wah Wah

If this was Halo:ODST, you would hear all the M$ boys crying and hollering claiming "victory" yet again....

But because its on the Black Beauty we have to put up with terds talking trash. I played the BETA and the GAMEPLAY was astounding, the fact that the graphics make you wanna spooge is a bonus.

And BTW victory can only be claimed at the END of a war... The PS3 is just a YEAR and a bit old in PAL territories you old fogies have been around since 2005...

Gimme a break

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peeps - 353 days 21 hours ago

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looks really gd. and to think when the first footage was shown ppl slammed it for being a cgi trailer and then here we are with the finished product looking far far better than the target render imo especially the character models. It gets you thinking though with how games obv improve in years but games like kz that have been in dev for many years need to keep up else a game which looked good a year into development would look bad when finally released (if that makes sense)

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Martini - 353 days 20 hours ago

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What's the big deal ?? Every other game uses in game engine generated cutsceens instead of CGI. On another note thumbs up for KZ 2 - seems like it will deliver the goodies :)

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Jeebus - 353 days 18 hours ago

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They're pointing out that no matter how great all of the scenes look, that they aren't using CGI.

The fact they feel they should point it out is impressive.

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micro_invader - 353 days 20 hours ago

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Damn huge leap between 07 and 09. Especially in the chracter models, the expression on their face is more detailed and real.

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tudors - 353 days 20 hours ago

8 - LOL....

please stop with the low res 07 shots, just watch the video 07 and you will see things like a superior draw distance and buildings visible in the distance that are not there in the 09 build.

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Fishy Fingers - 353 days 20 hours ago

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"please stop with the low res 07 shots"

Ummm the (low res) video you posted is CGI from E3 2005. At least this article compares actual game images to actual game images.

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gamesmaster - 353 days 20 hours ago

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even by todays standards that trailer is awesome. like it or not, the final build looks fantastic for gameplay and wont disappoint.

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Ghoul - 353 days 20 hours ago

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why do you have 9 bubbles ???

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DeathroW22 - 353 days 20 hours ago

8.4 - Seriously..

That is the CGI 2005 trailer. Get off.

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pixelsword - 353 days 18 hours ago

8.5 - That's the '05 CGI trailer...

...but it's okay that you got the two mixed-up, since the game looks just as good in '07, and now in '09 it looks better.

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Fishy Fingers - 353 days 20 hours ago

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Somehow, 2009 makes 2007 look "bad".

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tudors - 353 days 20 hours ago

10 - Compare, the 07 intro is better.

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Fishy Fingers - 353 days 20 hours ago

10.1 -

That's the intro from the final build. 2009 review code.

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Ghoul - 353 days 20 hours ago

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i ask once more

why do you have 9 bubbles ?

you talk c rap mate both videos you linked are the wrong ones and you just post untrue claims trying to bash this masterpiece ?

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Red_Eye - 353 days 20 hours ago

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You should really stop trying.

You just got owned.

TWICE.

I'm taking a bubble.

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plain rice - 353 days 19 hours ago

10.4 -

I mean seriously, that's what happens when you post without thinking.

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Sarcasm - 352 days 23 hours ago

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OK

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thelastawakening - 353 days 20 hours ago

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wow , i put myself on hold from coming to n4g the past month cause i'm not gonna let it spoil killzone 2 for me . and looky looky, every other article is killzone 2 ( still not looking at any articles and vids) but anyways this game will be awesome, I even see some ppl start to convert to the awesomeness that is gonna be killzone 2 ha,, u you u want it

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tudors - 353 days 20 hours ago

12 - My bad...

I thought the CGI was being compared also.

Yeh they improved on the colours a lot, I hated the grey look, looks much better now.

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bviperz - 353 days 19 hours ago

12.1 - Forgiven

Way to man up. Here's a +bubble.

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mrcapela - 353 days 20 hours ago

13 - swedish site removes killzone 2 review

http://www.videogaming247.c...

:> sonyyyyy

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Kleptic - 353 days 13 hours ago

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yes...broke embargo...and they took it down...just like Gamersyde broke the preview embargo, and had to remove all their related media...

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FantasyStar - 353 days 20 hours ago

14 - Doesn't matter, Killzone 2 will not live up to the hype cause no one will know.

It's simple really.

Internet Hype vs. Real-Life Hype.

I haven't seen any movie-cinematic ads in movie theaters for Killzone 2. I don't see entire buildings in New York and the subway being painted with Killzone 2 advertising. I also don't see every gaming store holding midnight launchers for Killzone 2. I definitely don't see Mountain Dew making a exclusive flavor in Killzone 2's name. I'm definitely, absolutely not seeing Killzone 2 selling over 1 million in pre-orders alone.

A good looking game is one thing, but people out in the real world on a global scale also knowing that fact as well is something else.

Just because almost every single gaming outlet has reported positively on Killzone 2 and the Message Boards are screaming Killzone 2's name doesn't mean that Killzone 2 itself is something worthwhile. Just look at LittleBigPlanet. With as much hype as LBP: you'd think LBP would sell 1 million easily in the first month.

Just love the game for what it is and try not to let it blind you to words like "Halo Killer", "GotY 2009", "CoD4 Killer".

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Bathyj - 353 days 20 hours ago

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No ones saying Halokiller, and no one ever does, except journalistic hacks.

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r3xmund1 - 353 days 6 hours ago

14.2 - Srsly dude...

I have not been this excited for a game since I was waiting 2 years for Halo 3... But what you are doing is pathetic... The fact that Sony and M$ marketing budgets and tactics are vastly different reflects on the 'real' world.

Who do you think PAID for the billboards, Mountain Dew flavour, and the building....

C'mon child wake up and smell the 500 million dollar budget.

GG and Sony are not selling it based on hype but on merit. Remember everyone who bashed Halo 3 for not being as 'god' as they expected or graphically underwhelming, or limited storyline/length... Well?!?!?

Face it Killzone 2 is on the PS3, its hard to take but you'll get over it.

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Sarcasm - 352 days 23 hours ago

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He sort of has a point.

The point is, Sony needs to finally get up off their asses and do some real advertising.

Where the F is my Killzone 2 medium burger king fries?

:)

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Bazookajoe_83 - 353 days 20 hours ago

15 - Video

You cant judge killzone 2 by pictures, you need to see high res videos. The graphics in K2 are awesome, but a big part of it is because of it´s partical effects and ray tracing...

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Red_Eye - 353 days 20 hours ago

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Is it strange that now writer that bashed the 2005 trailer has come out an apologised?

They should really make the effort and just say "Hands up, I'm sorry, the current build is the same, if not better, than the E3 2005 trailer. I am your b!tch."

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Bathyj - 353 days 20 hours ago

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You know whats really scarey.

They could have released the 07 build and it still would have been the best looking game around.

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Pennywise - 353 days 21 hours ago

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Get a grip.

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Magic_The_Celt - 353 days 21 hours ago

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wow, yeah dude get a f*cking grip you sad cunt haha

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dukadork2 - 353 days 20 hours ago

1.3 - dude

that's some powerful sh!t you're smoking!

on a totally different subject, this is simply amazing.
nobody has ever done anything like that, notice how all xb!tches are gone

LMAO!

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jcfilth - 353 days 19 hours ago

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"I know some of you Demonstrators buy a Playstation3 to be against "all this american"

NO! We are against bad/cheap/faulty hardware.

"We gave you McDonalds and you lovin it!"

McDonalds? seriously? McDonalds is just like the 360, popular but really really low, I mean, EXTREMELY LOW IN QUALITY! of course they are both American. Trash/fast food, trash/fast(already maxed out) hardware.

"their Milka midgets called "fanboys" suc* the milk from it"

Are you talking about the "Halo" name on future 360 games? Halo Karts?Halo Cooking?Gears Of Halo? Halo Soccer? I just couldn't stop thinking about Halo when you said "suc* the milk from it"

"We dont TALK BILLSH!T like you and Sony. We drop the bomb"

Yeah no doubt about that! how many houses has the 360 destroyed?

"...We play - you wait!"

No...WE play - YOU WAIT..for your 360 to come back from the repair store!!

Japan(Sony)= New Technology
US(Microsoft)= Copy-cats

It's just what I've seen in the 10 years I've been living in the US.

Wouldn't it be better to spend all those billions of dollars going to war every month, in new cutting edge stuff so that we can finally buy some good "american" products? A reliable Xbox for example?

The US has been spending billions of dollars every month for about 6 or 7 years in war and now they are crying because the economy is fcked up? what a bunch of retards!

Once again, some 360 fanboys never stop to amaze me with their high level and capacity of ignorance every single day.

Microsoft: "Sony will start charging for PSN in a year" WRONG!!
"HD-DVD will win" WRONG!!!
"360 has better graphics" WRONG!!
"with our new 360 models, the RROD problem will be solved" WRONG!!

Looks like some 360 dumbsh!ts run out of excuses against the PS3 and now they just don't know what to talk about. o_O

S@cks to be a 360 fanboy right now...and God Of War 3 is not even out yet. ;D

As for Pablo Escobar, please leave The Boss out of your stupid comments.

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goflyakite - 353 days 17 hours ago

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GG lived up to the trailer.

He's lost his mind.

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Magic_The_Celt - 353 days 21 hours ago

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Haha and they said it couldnt be done

well my friends! the final build looks MUCH better than that 2005 trailer, it has more colour and much better detailed textures.

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CliffyBee - 353 days 6 hours ago

2.1 - HELL YEAH!

This game will be right up there with Crysis. Better than ANY other console FPS EVER! THIS WILL ROCK OUR SOCKS!!! WHOOO!!!!!!!

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Red_Eye - 353 days 20 hours ago

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Wow.

No Xbots.

The world is silent.

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solidt12 - 353 days 17 hours ago

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They have made alot of progress throught the years. It was also confirmed that everything in the game is ingame, no CGI.

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ELite_Ghost - 353 days 15 hours ago

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2010 > crysis graphics

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karlostomy - 353 days 3 hours ago

6 - Yeah

They seem to have done the impossible.

Not only did they match the 2005 trailer, but they IMPROVED on it.

Kudos!

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cellfluid - 353 days 2 hours ago

7 - @ microlost

Game over daddys home!!!!!!!

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