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IGN: Killzone 2 Updated Hands-on

IGN writes: "By now, you've probably seen the E3 2005 trailer for Killzone 2, which highlighted an aerial invasion that quickly descended into a brutal warzone between the ISA and Helghast forces in the middle of a city. Bodies were immolated or ripped to pieces by gunfire, explosions destroyed aircraft and jeeps alike, and the chaos of battle was rather apparent. While the arguments online raged over whether or not the trailer was CG or gameplay footage in real time, everyone could agree on one fact: the bar Guerrilla Games had set was extremely high, but if they managed to accomplish that, it would be one of the most visually striking shooters ever made. Hermen Hulst, Managing Director of Guerrilla Games, mentioned during a presentation at their studios that the trailer was "clearly one of the benchmarks that we set for the project – the sheer intensity and chaos of the battlefield." As striking as it was, Guerrilla already has plans to eclipse this trailer with the final release of Killzone 2, which is scheduled to hit shelves in February 2009."

Cyrus3655653d ago

Must read preview, goes very technical, like how 1 SPU is used to make sure the game is locked at 30 frames a second, and it defers the load, when it's heavy fighting to all 6 spu, but even so none are used more than 60%, so it's even possible for further improvements down the road.

PS3 FTW5653d ago

This game is gonna be INCREDIBLE! Everything about the game is gonna awesome! I wish I could sleep for 2.5 months at once so I could wake up on February 17th. Like they say if you fall asleep early on Christmas Eve, Christmas morning will get there sooner.

el_bandito5653d ago

I feel the chill when I read the preview page by page. The game has surely improved since E3 2005. February is nearing....

Masta_fro5653d ago (Edited 5653d ago )

game looks great..

Im gonna stop reading previews from now on; dont want to ruin the experience...not one bit

Danja5653d ago

i'll continue to read previews ..im interested about everything this game has to offer and since i can't play it for another 2 months..previews will have to do....4 now..

plus I wanna see who will give the next bad write up just to be the odd one out..

solidjun55653d ago

next bad write-up? I would give that to either Gamedaily or the idiot Lono from sarcastic gamer.

SL1M DADDY5653d ago

Idiot Lano? Heck, that description is reserved for nearly half of the idiots in the GamerCastNetwork. You can't count the number of fanboys in that network and their arguments trying to defend their slant makes for some funny humor and if was scripted on paper would make for great butt wipe.

marinelife95652d ago

During a heavy firefight only one of the SPU's got up to 60%? I can't wait to see Killzone 3 then!

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Jamie Foxx5653d ago (Edited 5653d ago )

or should i say nitpicking as this game does so many things right is the flamethrower...the flame looks to thin i want it to be all engulfing i hope they change that well thats my opinion

apart from that killzone is looking very very promising

great read ign us

cyclindk5653d ago

You're absolutely right; nitpicking and bashing are two different things and I think most agree that the flame effect is a little weak only compared to the rest of the awesome visuals.

At least it doesn't look like the flamethrower from Haze, thank God.

poeo5653d ago (Edited 5653d ago )

i read that it's not actually a flamethrower, but NAPALM (which is way more kickass and not cliché).

like this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org...

thor5653d ago

The flamethrower is more akin to an _actual_ flamethrower.

If you didn't know, flamethrowers really work by spewing a load of flaming oil/tar (I think) at the target. They don't just fire a flame out of the end like a blowtorch as in many other games. It's refreshing to see a realistic take on the weapon.

SL1M DADDY5653d ago (Edited 5653d ago )

If you have actually seen a real flame thrower, you would see it spits out a liquid that is lit and once it hits it's target, it consumes the target in flames. The KZ2 flame thrower is pretty good.

bviperz5652d ago

The flame thrower shown in KZ2 is realistic. I am glad they didn't go for the Hollywood version because they are keeping the game as a realistic shooter and not arcade shooter.

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pwnsause5653d ago

"There's much more to the Killzone 2 engine than deferred rendering and screen passes; in fact, Arjan mentioned that every composite that is rendered within the game is placed solely upon the SPUs to lock in the framerate at a solid 30 FPS. During small battles, one or two SPUs will pick up a majority of the action, but during heavy firefights with large explosions and numerous characters onscreen, all six SPUs will pick up the load and balance everything accurately. Surprisingly, even within the heaviest firefight onscreen, Arjan pointed out that the largest load on each one of the SPUs didn't exceed 60%, which ensured that the framerate remained consistent throughout the game."

I guess this is how Insomniac Kept Resistance 2 From Lagging and Keeping it on a stable frame rate, which is Very Remarkable if you ask me.

akaFullMetal5653d ago

crazy huh, even with all that going on, only 60 percent of the spu's need to be used. Wonder what its going to be like when gaems us over 80 percent.

pwnsause5653d ago

Keep in Mind this article is from the IGN US Division, they were not the ones that made that Article about their complaints on KZ2, that was IGN AU, the Harshest of the 3 Divisions I believe.

LinuxGuru5653d ago

Wow, the technical details impress me. Very very impressive, that engine is so incredibly detailed. They've done a lot of hard work on this game...GG deserves all praise and compliments they get for Killzone 2.

You know a game is turning out well when you actually have to actively seek out something wrong with it. If you actually have to go looking for problems....then that's definitely a good thing.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX79d ago (Edited 79d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro79d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7279d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_79d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga79d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos79d ago (Edited 79d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2379d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200079d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin79d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole79d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix79d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198979d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor79d ago (Edited 79d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198979d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar383d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor383d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar383d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg383d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149383d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138383d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim383d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC383d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138383d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle383d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76383d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM383d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730383d ago (Edited 383d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger383d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca383d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy383d ago (Edited 383d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal383d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright383d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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Top 20 Best PlayStation 3 Games (20-11)

Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Is the PlayStation 3 retro? This is a surprisingly hard question to answer as the system definitely has the age to be considered retro, having launched in 2006, over 15 years ago now. But with it being home to so many massive games, many of which still hold up today and in fact were released for the PlayStation 4 when that console was released, make the PS3 a retro console that doesn’t feel retro."

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shinoff2183755d ago

No ps3 is not retro. I dont even consider ps2 era retro. All imo.

shinoff2183755d ago

Typically, the term retro is given to items which are at least 20 years old (but not yet 40 years old).

Quick google search

badz149755d ago

No the PS3 is not yet a retro console. But if you're gonna put 1 game from a series in this list, then LBP2 should be there instead of the original, Motorstorm PR is also an overall better game than the 1st game and to put Tools of Destruction over A Crack in Time is a blasphemy when ACiT is the best game in the series.