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Killzone 2 Microdetailed: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Part I)-V4vg.com Preview

V4VG.com writes "Sony's most prized title due to be released next year, has been garnering an incessant number of positive previews ever since its live debut at E3 2007, the community has been wondering at the might and poweress of the PlayStation 3 ever since its debut and Killzone 2 to a great extent alleviates almost all fears embellished by the community that has supported Sony's platform till date. Here we take a really hard look at the game that has dropped numerous jaws and characterize the essential features that makes the game so vivid in the era dominated by Crysis and Gears of War and yet mange to have bleak outlook that its predecessor suffered from."

Violater5633d ago

Lets try to keep it civil in the spirit of the season.

Aaron Greenterd5633d ago

The Good - In the eyes of all Microsoft's customers, this game will be a flop no matter what. Once my customers feel as they have been lied to, they come to me for comfort and care (aka more punishment)

The Bad - We at Microsoft will have to spend billions on our own version of Killzone 2, code named HaloGears of KillDuty 3. Scheduled for release next fall.

The Ugly - The obscene amount of cash we will have to spend on corrupting various game sites around the web to bring this games' meta-score below 9.

goflyakite5633d ago

lmao, Greenterd is so awesome.

Jamegohanssj55633d ago

ROFLMAO! That was funny to me.

TGSI

The Lazy One5633d ago

breaking up single articles into 3 part series... booooooooooo...

N4360G5633d ago

LOL Aaron Greenterd,funny stuff.Anyways,when Killzone 2 comes out,it will consume most of my time.I can't wait for Killzone 2 early next year!!

PS3 Blu-Ray NOT dead5632d ago

"Lack of direction- Killzone 2 lacks any sort of direction indicator for your next objective, this has been done to keep the entire HUD cluster free"

CLUSTER free? LMAO!

The worst writing/grammar ever through-out the whole site! They tried to use big words to sound smart but half the time those respective words were misused! LOL!

I guess Gears 2's broken multiplayer got boring quick.

ultimolu5632d ago

I lol'd.

HaloGears and KillDuty 3

That was hilarious.

goflyakite5632d ago

Wow he's down to two bubbles already, that sucks. :'(

Save him.

XxZxX5632d ago

goflyakite, with post like that, he only need 1 bubbles to make a deep impact unlike some fanboys including predator, need 4 part of BS FUD and still couldnt get it right.

Halochampian5632d ago (Edited 5632d ago )

wrong reply button.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

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281219865633d ago

being overhyped, the game is going to be pretty good but revolutionary...I seriously doubt...

Ashton5633d ago

but they are my favorite FPS games.A game doesn't have to be revolutionary to impress.

doshey5633d ago

did u see the video of the intro, the loading screen was 3d, what game has 3d on in it that is a console

ChampIDC5633d ago (Edited 5633d ago )

I think just about every big game gets overhyped in a sense. People get so worked up over games like this that they're almost guaranteed to be disappointed because of their overly lofty expectations.

CViper5633d ago (Edited 5633d ago )

Even though xbox fans wont agree. Thats why they all look forward to sony for revolution.

They topped the CGI graphics, which xbox fans said was impossible.
They made the best looking game on consoles, which xbox fans said was impossible.

Now the game has to be revolutionary? lol. Not one single 360 highly praised game has innovated/revolutionized a single thing. Yet people dont mind buying 360 games.

Don't worry. Killzone2 will revolutionize, and others will try to copy. Sony/GG wont get credit for it though. EPIC will when they try to copy deferred rendering. Just like they got credit for innovating Kill.Switches cover system.

Menech5632d ago (Edited 5632d ago )

Am going to buy this game but as for it being better then any FPS on the 360 I will believe it when it see it. So far Gear 2 has quite nicely kicked any FPS Sony could make in the teeth. Hype all you want if the games good it will sell if its bad it wont. No amount of screen shots or play video's will make the game good.

If it was all about graphics the most popular PC FPS's wouldn't be Call of Duty 4 and Counter Strike Source it would be Crysis. Graphics and Game play wont always make a good FPS its all about the excitement and rush you get from playing them.

Death24945632d ago

By who, the gaming community? Guerrilla Games and Sony don't even have advertisement out. This is all from various sites who obtained the preview code. You're just mad. If Gametrailers.com can give the game Best Graphics Award of E3 '08, over Gear of War 2, then that's saying something. If you're not going to buy the game, or don't like FPS, then don't comment on it. You're not getting it so why does it matter to you? As for me, I paid off my reserve and hope Gamestop does a midnight launch on the game.

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Nice5633d ago

"Graphics are the best part of Killzone 2 apart from the desolated beauty of the planet filled with lightening strikes all around, the guns are modeled in a similar fashion of weapons from the Second World War, and they require a frequent reloading mechanism which is as long as the active reload mechanism found in yours truly Gears of War."

Jager5633d ago

lmao, the long reload animations werent started by Gears, Detailed reload animations came out with KZ... Cooking Grenades is also something the First KZ did... and WWII weapons? REALLY? Did the British use the IW-80A2 in WWII or something? fricken fail...

edhe5632d ago

From the clips i've seen looks like you'll spend 10-15% of the game looking at a fullscreen reloading animation..

Ergo it needs to be buttfsckingly awesome.

n4gzz5633d ago

It is overhyped game. Borrowed from mix of Halo and COD.

Why don't you go play Halo and COD and leave KZ2 for us.
well, I like COD4 actually.

PotNoodle5633d ago

Couldn't be anymore different than both halo and CoD, please get a clue.

kevanio095633d ago

The gameplay couldn't be more similar. You have gun, and you shoot other gun wielding foes. Each have subtle differences, but they all at heart shooters.

PotNoodle5633d ago

Apart from the fact they're all FPS games, they all play very differently.

pixelsword5633d ago

...although I like both H3 and CoD4, I think KZ2 has them both beat in many different ways.

NicCageMYHero5633d ago

I didn't join the Beta (just got a PS3 two weeks ago) but I heard this plays very similar to COD4 which I would love. A little slower, more realistic, and it doesn't take 100 bullets to kill or be killed like Halo. Am I off base with that assumption?

PotNoodle5633d ago

And it plays very differently from CoD.

NicCageMYHero5633d ago

...could you tell me a little about how it plays (compared to another FPS if possible)?

Yipee Bog5632d ago

the first thing you will notice is the recoil of the various weapon types necessitating a more controlled and less rambo type of player. You can go in guns blazing but after an entire clip of scattered shots you'll adjust your tactics (good in my opinion, allows for talent to prevail). Reloading never really bothered me, the amazing animations wont let you focus on that. You don't necessarily feel like you are a floating gun window, or you have moon boots on. you jump off of a high point, your body will feel and appear to be like a shock absorber from the fall. all of these things add up for an involving and dare I say realistic, gameplay experience. Mind you this is from the beta, and most of the problems in it have been and will be fixed.

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Retro-Virus5633d ago

Is the lack of online co-op which is a big thing for me, apart from that, this GAME is set to rock.

Kudos to SONY for sticking to their guns and beating the unbeatable E-3 2005 target video.

Now give me my online co-op :)

Fishy Fingers5633d ago

Online co-op is meant to get patched in post launch according to various sources. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised to see it in there from day one.

Violater5633d ago

Would be mind numbing, it is actually the only shortcoming.
Pray for DLC patch.
Imagine if it had Co-op like R2
*faints*

Omega45633d ago

In this day and age not having co-op in a FPS = EPIC FAIL

Practically every game is doing it even games which shouldnt like RE5, WKC and Fable 2. Not having that feature from the start means the game shouldnt even touch a score higher than an 8.5 let alone a 9

MURKERR5633d ago (Edited 5633d ago )

EPIC FAIL

twoface5633d ago

I have only one thing to say to you.

Merry Christmas!!

Michael Jackson5633d ago

"In this day and age not having co-op in a FPS = EPIC FAIL" = EPIC FAIL COMMENT

"Not having that feature from the start means the game shouldnt even touch a score higher than an 8.5 let alone a 9" = EPIC FAIL TIMES 2

Dumbest comment of the year. MGS4 didn't have online coop and so did a lot of other games that deserved scores higher than 9.

A comment like yours shouldn't even touch a score higher than 5.

TrooGamer5633d ago

Haha a truly pathetic comment.

Well done and Merry Xmas

Omega45633d ago

"MGS4 didn't have online coop" was that a FPS?????

Why dont you give me a list of all the squad based FPS which have scored over 8.5 and DONT have co-op because i'd like to hear them

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Jamegohanssj55633d ago

MURKERR - ROFLMAO! Bubbles.

TGSI

boodybandit5633d ago

How can you be so bitter on Christmas Eve?
Have you been a bad boy?

LOL @MURKERR

Merry Christmas Everyone!
Keep It Light & Stay Safe!

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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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OtterX80d ago (Edited 80d 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!

Iceball200080d ago

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

Father__Merrin80d 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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SullysCigar384d ago

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

1Victor384d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar384d 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!

Vengeance1138384d 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 Kim384d 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

thesoftware730384d ago (Edited 384d 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.