"Why does Killzone look so incredible (for a handheld device) and this looks like shit?"
Because not all devs have the same capabilities. Not to mention that Activision probably believes that the COD name alone will sell the game, which is a mistake. COD is a casual title, casuals have demonstrated with the 3DS(and with the Vita so far) that they aren't willing to spend over $200 on a gaming handheld anymore.
The market has changed and people have grown up. Dedicated gaming handhelds are no longer considered "cool". Even kids as little as 10 years old would rather have a smartphone as opposed to a dedicated gaming device.
Kinda funny that a few N4Gers who were telling me that this was going to be the Vita's system seller are the same ones who are bashing the game now.
Looks like an old engine (like CoD HD remake crap). Going with Activision, they probably just ported that over to the PS Vita. Not sure why they can't create something which takes advantage of the HW. Looks outdated, especially when you see KZ:Merc (which runs the KZ3 engine - see Guerrilla saying that on the blog).
Looks pretty disappointing. I can't understand how it is that these crappy developers like Slant 6 and Nihilistic get to work on AAA game franchises. It defies all logic. Oh well, at least Black Ops declassified looks as good as Call of Duty on the 360....
I don't own a VITA yet, but Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Playstation All-Stars Battle Royal and Killzone: Mercenary will be the first games I buy when I purchase a VITA.
Looked bad but I also though AC Liberation looked fairly poor graphics wise. Ah well at least the latter looked like it could still be a good game though
Gravity Rush was open world, but it isn't nearly as big and not very interactive when it comes to the environment. Instead of traversing the city by rooftop you just fly over it.
Im not sure who watched the actual conference? But watching this on this website the game does look horrible. But I watched the conference and the gamed looked great. Not sure why it looks bad here.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like they learned much from Burning Skies. 4VS4?? How can you have such a powerful device at your disposal and still manage to make matches so frustratingly small? The game looks terrible..
Thanks to GG for saving the day with Killzone: Mercenary on the Vita. That looks much better. After reading the details on COD, it sounds like Burning Skies with a Call of Duty skin. Not. Impressed.
Why did they give their big fps games to the shittiest developer available? Is sony contracting out to the lowest bidder or something? And activision didnt care enough to make this or at least get a decent developer. Ds games have had higher player counts and this is next gen? I mildly enjoyed Burning Skies until the novelty wore off and i was left with shitty graphics, a horrible story, and a shooting gallery to play. Online was fun but far too basic, too few maps, and a low ass player count. This will be a reskinned Resistance. Yay?
Knew itd be a weak throwaway by Acti. 4v4 with what I think was Nuketown. Pretty much Blops 1 gameplay. Lets hope it sells to the masses for Sony's sake
Agree, this was meant to be Sonys killer game this year for the Vita. I just hope that the gameplay from the trailer is no where near the final product, but it probably is :(
Meh, not that bad. Looks like the Wii version of black ops. Was expecting much more on the powerful Vita...Guess Activision can't utilize the vita's power...
I'll sell you mine. I was going to trade it yesterday, but Gamestop only wanted to give $80 for it. So back into the closet for more dust collecting it went!
Whatever dude. Ask me to take a picture of it holding anything you want next to it as proof. I've got more than enough money to buy any console I want. I get everything when it comes out. If I get bored of it, I sell it. I don't even give an S***. Sometimes I buy the same console back later down the road when something good finally comes out. That's just how I do it. Go on ask for a pic. I'll take a picture of it being used as a door stop or a cup holder for all I care.
It looks a but worse than blackops 1 graphically. I think the reason is because they just ported a dumbed down version of blackops to vita instead of making a new game. Up until a few months ago treyarch said they didn't even see anything on the game from Sony. So im guessing o save time they just made a few new maps and ported blackops cause the reticles aren't like the ones from blackops 2 trailer. 4v4 is disappointing tho, because it said 4v4 over wifi and wifi is better than 3g so you probably can't even play online with 3g so its a waste then cause your most likely home if your near wifi and you might as well play the better version on consoles then. At the very least it should have been 6v6 over wifi, its the same connection you use for ps3 and im sure 4 more players won't be impossible for the vita so whoever made this game fucked up.
From that crappy excuse for graphics, I really hope they got at least 60fps for gameplay. Built from the "ground" up is getting it's ass kicked by IoS games from gameloft.
Everyone is harping on this game. Did you really expect this game to be a Vita savior. Also it didn't even look that bad to be a handheld game and it had Call of Duties art style which was never about how many polygons it could push.
Gravity Rush Uncharted Golden Abyss MGS HD *Soon to be* Killzone merc Assassins Creed lib. Soul Sacrifice LittleBigPlanet TearAway PSASBR and many more all says "hi" on "expectations" of a handheld game... Which by the way they all look great
4Vs4?... The PSP did 16vs16 with Medal of Honor... But then again the Vita is still in its early stages, but I like to see a game push more than 20 players online at once or even more if possible on the Vita... Heck with current day server tech I dont see it as a problem to achieving such feat...
The graphics will look much better on the actual Vita OLED screen. Not too bad, in my opinion, but if Killzone could pump out the graphics we just saw... Why can't Call of Duty do the same? I think they don't want to sacrifice the 60 FPS gameplay.
Graphically it Looks like something you'd expect from a CoD title. I don't know why people were expecting it to look better. Btw 4x4 not that exciting and nuketown is overated.
I'm still getting this game. It don't come out til December. They're probably not even done with it yet. People wanted to see it so they showed it. I just want a cod for my Vita. I don't play it on my PS3 so to pick it up and play it anywhere or anytime is good enough for me. I probably won't even like it but I'll try to support the Vita as much as I can.
I am getting Killzone, Little Big Planet and some other games.
Because not all devs have the same capabilities. Not to mention that Activision probably believes that the COD name alone will sell the game, which is a mistake. COD is a casual title, casuals have demonstrated with the 3DS(and with the Vita so far) that they aren't willing to spend over $200 on a gaming handheld anymore.
The market has changed and people have grown up. Dedicated gaming handhelds are no longer considered "cool". Even kids as little as 10 years old would rather have a smartphone as opposed to a dedicated gaming device.
Kinda funny that a few N4Gers who were telling me that this was going to be the Vita's system seller are the same ones who are bashing the game now.
BRAND NEW MAPS!
*shows nuketown*
Isn't that how it looks on consoles too? You know, sub-par to other games, lol
Anyway, isn't a COD game what people wanted? So as long as it plays and has multiplayer like COD, then why complain.
I don't own a VITA yet, but Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Playstation All-Stars Battle Royal and Killzone: Mercenary will be the first games I buy when I purchase a VITA.
There is plenty of other Vita games to look forward to.
COD graphics even on vita looks very similar :D good old engine! lmao :D
Bwahahahahahahahaa!!!!
Oh God...
I mean, medal of honor on psp looked this good
Normally this is where i say, graphics aren't everything... but this is cod... we know what to expect
This is sh*t. Resistance Burning Skies blows this away. They reused Black Ops maps, the guns and animations look ugly, and it just seems lame.
It's a shame. I hope Soul Sacrifice is shown at Gamescom.
Gravity Rush was open world, but it isn't nearly as big and not very interactive when it comes to the environment. Instead of traversing the city by rooftop you just fly over it.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like they learned much from Burning Skies. 4VS4?? How can you have such a powerful device at your disposal and still manage to make matches so frustratingly small? The game looks terrible..
Thanks to GG for saving the day with Killzone: Mercenary on the Vita. That looks much better. After reading the details on COD, it sounds like Burning Skies with a Call of Duty skin. Not. Impressed.
Most of us on mobile want to see what cod vita looks like also, but judging by your comments I think Activision ruined another title.
But ohhwell doesnt matter the COD fanboys will eat this game up and save teh vita lulzzz
Dev: We can do like we do for all games, take CoD4, port it, and add new textures, skins, maps, and we're set.
Kotick: brilliant
hmm.....
I think they just don't want it to look on par with the console version, as that would be embarrassing, so they dumbed it down or something.
Typical Activision.
I have Call of Duty on my iphone that looks better!
What I think they did:
dumped down port of Black Ops 1.
I won't charge you anything for that, but I promise I will make good use of your Vita.
What a joke.
I just can't believe it. It looks like Killzone is the way to go.
Expectations way too high for a handheld game.
Uncharted Golden Abyss
MGS HD
*Soon to be*
Killzone merc
Assassins Creed lib.
Soul Sacrifice
LittleBigPlanet
TearAway
PSASBR
and many more all says "hi" on "expectations" of a handheld game... Which by the way they all look great
What kind of logic is that?!?
Why not save your money and wait to buy a game that you will actually play. Makes a heluva lot more sense.
I don't disagree with you though cause people would save money and get a game they would like.