Here’s the Killzone: Mercenary Box Art, Developers Tell Rockstar “Come at me Bro”
One thing missing yesterday when Killzone: Mercenary had nearly everything revealed – release date, multiplayer, gameplay – was the box art we can expect to see when it comes to store shelves on September 17th.
-PSLS
(Killzone Mercenary, PS Vita)
i would prefer if the killzone release date was pushed back to about september 1st, that would give it the time to get a shitload of sales (at least a million units easily based on the quality of the game and if sony is able to market the game properly) before gta is out.
also rockstar is a great company but i think they just pulled two fingers up at guerilla cambridge by puttin the gta release date on the same day as killzone, which has the chance of harming vita sales. they could have easily put it on a different date, but if the games are released on the same day i'm going to make sure i have enough cash to get both
Love both series so its not an issue for me to get both on the same day, but i understand if they do want to move it. if your a fan of both franchises do you really care if they come out the same day your gonna get both games eventually right?
Uhh, I'm no genius, but that's not a great marketing strategy. It's like if Nintendo tried to release Luigi's Mansion 2 or if Microsoft put out Splosion Man Jr. On the same day as half-Life 3's release date (whenever the hell that is).
You'd simply never win. Sony should pick a more accessible, preferably earlier date for this game to come out. The vita needs content and it needs viable customers who are not already interested in getting GTAV, arguably the most anticipated game this year.
I'm talking about the release date, not the tweet. If they change the date, that's great. If they were being serious about it though, I would seriously question their judgement.
I'll buy the game no matter when it comes out. Honestly, not a GTA fan. Yeah, I said it. >__< But I really want this game to succeed, so I hope Sony changes the date.
Not a GTA fan either ! I play the games,but it's just like I ummm .. I play for a week or so then leave it .. never get back to it unless I'm bored and need something different or that isn't too much demanding .. like RPGs or Action games with story modes and stuff like that ..
GTA to me is just about having fun with no chores.
Actually, box art looks bad. Maybe not generic, but art direction is weird and the whole composition is messy. It feels like this box-art would be more suitable for some top-down view game, but not for bad-ass FPS.
Not complaining cause I won't be buying it anyway, but the fact that you yourself thought generic is very telling.
Only thing remotely unique about it is the mechanical looking helgast/ terminator overlooking the box art. Rest of it is as generic as they come.
Least its not the cool protagonist with his chin down and eyes up walking ever so cooly towards us weapon in one hand and an explosion behind him.
I Just want to play as the ISA soldier on the cover with the cigarette and the bad a@@ pure white skull cap! I imagine he carries spares on him in case they get dirty! I want the cigarette smoke to be constantly rafting around as I cut down the Helghast! Also, it's cool to hear rival game developers going at it, 'in fun'.
Actually, CoD is the biggest game of the year lol. Are people forgetting one comes out every year? Not a fan of GTA anyway, always thought it took itself too seriously and was boring, but killzone is a must buy.
You are correct, it is not in 'direct' competition, as one is on a handheld and one is on a home console. However, there will definitely be many people who are fans of both, and might opt to pick up GTAV instead.
Also, the most damaging of all the factors is that the media hype/frenzy around GTAV will overshadow Killzone,'and many people buy what is the most popular thing. Sad but true.
I myself will be getting Killzone day 1, and I hope its release date is changed so that it sells more, thus increasing the Vita's reputation, which can only be a good thing. A lot of people are probsbly fans of both, but as I said if all their friends are playing the new GTA, guess what, they will be to. Humans always try to assimilate.
Did Sony send this tweet? Do you even know if they are being dead serious? Nope.
Like I said these developers know exactly how to get your tail feathers all ruffled. I mean they probably know each other personally and here everyone is making such a big deal over it when most likely it's a freaking light joke.
They knew that though and of course people are responding probably exactly how they expected, now more attention is focused on both games..
Can you morons stop blaming Sony for everything like these developers have absolutely no say in anything.
Be sure to check out IGN's video on Killzone and Tearaway.
The Playstation team wasn't impressed with either of them.
"I feel like the character is WAY too heavy." - he claims he liked Killzone 2 controls, but Mercenary is way too tank like.
Touch functionality is forced. You can't turn it off. You have to swipe the screen like an idiot for melee attacks.
Tearaway didn't impress him at all. "I wouldn't give this game a second thought." - the executive editor of IGN's Playstation team (a man who admittedly doesn't play the 360)
The part about the controls being heavy is a lie. You can tell if it's "tank like" by looking at the video and it's not. I bet he's lying about liking KZ2's controls because no true KZ2 fan would complain about heavy controls PERIOD as those complaints are what lead to the abysmal KZ3. I bet he's too used to KZ3's light controls so Mercenary's controls is a bit of a shock to him.
As for the touch functionality I agree with that. You can tell by looking at the vid that it is forced like the sixaxis was forced on PS3 games early on. I hate that you are forced to swipe in order to melee. I hope swiping is exclusive to SP only.
***"Looks like Sony have failed again."***
How about waiting until the games actually comes before jumping to conclusions based on someone's opinion?
Yea because the IGN staff are some of the best journalist in the world.
Especially when the article they have on their site currently literally is some stupid blog post about how some guy hates his Vita and how he traded it in for a Kindle Fire HD which apparently to him can do so much more gaming wise.
A Kindle Fire HD for fuck sakes LOL.
Yea listen to IGN they are the smartest people in the industry.
firstly, are there analog triggers on the vita... no, thats why the knife attacks are done using the touchscreen, which i think is way better and interesting than just clicking a trigger, and also you have to swipe the screen in time otherwise the other guy can avoid your attack and knife you back and kill you.
secondly, IGN are absolutely fucking biased when it comes to the vita, i remember greg giving one of the best vita games Gravity Rush a 7.5/10 and another ign reviewer giving need for speed most wanted vita 7.4/10 (giving the ps3 version 9/10, DESPITE BEING THE FUCKING SAME GAME WITH THE ONLY SERIOUS DIFFERENCE BEING THE LOWERED GRAPHICS!!! SINCE WHEN DO GOOD GRAPHICS MEAN A GAME IS GOOD? you want an example of a game which has good graphics but is shit... GTA 4). even in the current tearaway and killzone articles on ign you can tell that they just want something to hate on like a bunch of sad priks. FFS THE VITA IS A HANDHELD NOT A CONSOLE!!! ign review the vita by comparing it to console games instead of as a handheld, just like other sites do. i bet if they reviewed the vita as a handheld, gravity rush would have got 9.5, need for speed would have got the same as the ps3 version, and they wouldn't be spouting the bull shit that you have mentioned them saying in your post
Some people need to keep in mind many of these developers know each other. Just some light hearted banter no doubt, as usual though it will turn into a shit storm but hey now people are paying more attention to both games, so better for the both of them.
Pretty sure that was the plan all along just by making that tweet.
Really not a huge deal shouldn't be to anyone else either. I would gladly buy both, there is plenty of time to save money until then also if buying both at the same time is seriously that big of a problem for anyone.
The only reason I won't be buying GTA V on release is because they felt the need to shaft PC users and not release a PC version at the same time. So that is their fault.
I would have bought both though on the same day without hesitation but GTA to me is just best played on PC especially if you want to get the most out of the game graphically. So I am going to wait for the PC versions release.
I mean trust me when I tell you I LOVE GTA! but this is stupid people think GTA is god or something like no one else can think of any other game once GTA is around..
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Ew, wait, no. No, I don't want that at all.
Will buy this at launch along with Vita so Sony make sure this is good and you have yourself a Sale
also rockstar is a great company but i think they just pulled two fingers up at guerilla cambridge by puttin the gta release date on the same day as killzone, which has the chance of harming vita sales. they could have easily put it on a different date, but if the games are released on the same day i'm going to make sure i have enough cash to get both
You can't expect a PSV game to go up against GTA V, it will be slaughtered and over shadowed
They should delay this, I thought the same thing with the Last of Us when I thought GTA V was coming out in May
Thats my point, it's one of the most promising games for the PSV this year do you really want it overshadowed my GTA V.
We don't want this game to get low sales, you won't hear the end of it if it does
If I was Sony I'd get pretty much any game as far away from GTAV as I could, it's gonna sell some crazy numbers.
You'd simply never win. Sony should pick a more accessible, preferably earlier date for this game to come out. The vita needs content and it needs viable customers who are not already interested in getting GTAV, arguably the most anticipated game this year.
Not sure where the complaint is here.
also i wish i had that many bubbles.
But I really want this game to succeed, so I hope Sony changes the date.
GTA to me is just about having fun with no chores.
But yea, that the hell? why has rockstar announced the GTAV release at the same time Sony has their for KZM and why is it the same day?
Just my opinion though
Only thing remotely unique about it is the mechanical looking helgast/ terminator overlooking the box art. Rest of it is as generic as they come.
Least its not the cool protagonist with his chin down and eyes up walking ever so cooly towards us weapon in one hand and an explosion behind him.
I'll be getting both games anyway.
Rockstar will destroy this game.
Just when you think Sony can't screw up the Vita any worse, they release their only well-known Vita game against the biggest game of the year.
You are correct, it is not in 'direct' competition, as one is on a handheld and one is on a home console. However, there will definitely be many people who are fans of both, and might opt to pick up GTAV instead.
Also, the most damaging of all the factors is that the media hype/frenzy around GTAV will overshadow Killzone,'and many people buy what is the most popular thing. Sad but true.
I myself will be getting Killzone day 1, and I hope its release date is changed so that it sells more, thus increasing the Vita's reputation, which can only be a good thing. A lot of people are probsbly fans of both, but as I said if all their friends are playing the new GTA, guess what, they will be to. Humans always try to assimilate.
Like I said these developers know exactly how to get your tail feathers all ruffled. I mean they probably know each other personally and here everyone is making such a big deal over it when most likely it's a freaking light joke.
They knew that though and of course people are responding probably exactly how they expected, now more attention is focused on both games..
Can you morons stop blaming Sony for everything like these developers have absolutely no say in anything.
The Playstation team wasn't impressed with either of them.
"I feel like the character is WAY too heavy." - he claims he liked Killzone 2 controls, but Mercenary is way too tank like.
Touch functionality is forced. You can't turn it off. You have to swipe the screen like an idiot for melee attacks.
Tearaway didn't impress him at all. "I wouldn't give this game a second thought." - the executive editor of IGN's Playstation team (a man who admittedly doesn't play the 360)
Looks like Sony have failed again.
As for the touch functionality I agree with that. You can tell by looking at the vid that it is forced like the sixaxis was forced on PS3 games early on. I hate that you are forced to swipe in order to melee. I hope swiping is exclusive to SP only.
***"Looks like Sony have failed again."***
How about waiting until the games actually comes before jumping to conclusions based on someone's opinion?
Especially when the article they have on their site currently literally is some stupid blog post about how some guy hates his Vita and how he traded it in for a Kindle Fire HD which apparently to him can do so much more gaming wise.
A Kindle Fire HD for fuck sakes LOL.
Yea listen to IGN they are the smartest people in the industry.
firstly, are there analog triggers on the vita... no, thats why the knife attacks are done using the touchscreen, which i think is way better and interesting than just clicking a trigger, and also you have to swipe the screen in time otherwise the other guy can avoid your attack and knife you back and kill you.
secondly, IGN are absolutely fucking biased when it comes to the vita, i remember greg giving one of the best vita games Gravity Rush a 7.5/10 and another ign reviewer giving need for speed most wanted vita 7.4/10 (giving the ps3 version 9/10, DESPITE BEING THE FUCKING SAME GAME WITH THE ONLY SERIOUS DIFFERENCE BEING THE LOWERED GRAPHICS!!! SINCE WHEN DO GOOD GRAPHICS MEAN A GAME IS GOOD? you want an example of a game which has good graphics but is shit... GTA 4). even in the current tearaway and killzone articles on ign you can tell that they just want something to hate on like a bunch of sad priks. FFS THE VITA IS A HANDHELD NOT A CONSOLE!!! ign review the vita by comparing it to console games instead of as a handheld, just like other sites do. i bet if they reviewed the vita as a handheld, gravity rush would have got 9.5, need for speed would have got the same as the ps3 version, and they wouldn't be spouting the bull shit that you have mentioned them saying in your post
Pretty sure that was the plan all along just by making that tweet.
Really not a huge deal shouldn't be to anyone else either. I would gladly buy both, there is plenty of time to save money until then also if buying both at the same time is seriously that big of a problem for anyone.
The only reason I won't be buying GTA V on release is because they felt the need to shaft PC users and not release a PC version at the same time. So that is their fault.
I would have bought both though on the same day without hesitation but GTA to me is just best played on PC especially if you want to get the most out of the game graphically. So I am going to wait for the PC versions release.
I mean trust me when I tell you I LOVE GTA! but this is stupid people think GTA is god or something like no one else can think of any other game once GTA is around..