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Want Some Killzone 2 First Impressions?

Here's the deal: Sony's Killzone 2 could be the best thing to happen to the PlayStation 3...or the blandest. It's literally impossible to say at this point. I've only just today started working over my review copy, and we're gagged in the U.S. from fully evaluating the game until next Tuesday (memo to Sony, since international reviews dropped yesterday -- unless you live in China, the Internet makes "regional embargo" obsolete).

That said, the game is filthy gorgeous, but as far as the run-and-gunnery goes, it hasn't yet grabbed my head and spun it 360 degrees round my shoulders.

Spike475564d ago

Either way Feb. 27 here I come.

KillzoneKid5564d ago

what do you expect MS to say about PS3 games

obviously MS is very scared and they should be since KZ2 is better than all FPS on x360

Huh5564d ago

wait killzone 2 is only on playstation 3 why is pcworld evaluating killzone 2 did the official playstation magazine review crysis

SRU96005564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

It's a worldwide conspiracy, haven't you heard?

I suggest you visit Sonydefenseforce.com for the latest updates on the conspiracy, or if you just wish to detach from reality for a while.

Unicron5564d ago

I guess it's a "conspiracy" that MS gave out $800 swag bags just as Halo 3 was being reviewed, eh?

It doesn't have to be a "conspiracy" to be just good ole bias.

This article, however, just seems to be an opinion, which everyone is entitled to. I do find it strange to be coming from a PC mag, however...

SRU96005564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

I also heard that Microsoft sneaks into people's bedrooms at night and sprinkles magic dust on them that makes them hate the PS3.

I've heard rumors that this same dust is being added to our nation's water supply, but I'm still waiting for my other source to confirm this.

Stay tuned...

Unicron5564d ago

The media isn't biased against ONLY the PS3, but humans are inherently biased. Every reviewer and writer decides what to write and how to write it based on their own experiences and point of views.

It's also a FACT that websites such as these are made to GET HITS, generate revenue from advertising, and MAKE PROFIT. They are a business. To deny that is foolhardy.

But hey, if you want to go la la la while MS did indeed give out Halo 3 swag bags, by all means, continue. You're the one looking foolish.

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Fishy Fingers5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

Basically trying to pimp his review. I ain't biting.

Edit: Yeah I bite, probably check his tweeter feed too ;) Ahh well.

Kleptic5564d ago

here's the deal:

Killzone 2 is suffering from a known issue with the media...lets call it the 'media's own sense of entitlement'...

this article fully re-enforces that...the way Sony marketed this game early on, and the PS3, with target renders and hyping the hardware...they inadvertantly made big PS3 games get scrutinized far beyond what other titles on other systems do...

Killzone 2 is the pinnacle of that...a lot of reviewers/previewers point at the same thing...its always 'well it does look great, but what about the gameplay'...same shat from everyone, just a different pile...because the media expected killzone 2 to rearrange the genre, people are criticizing it for taking old ideas...and executing them perfectly...with about 300 subtle details to the gameplay being pretty isnignifant on their own...adding up to a far greater whole...most of the media simply doesn't understand that...which is pretty surprising to me...

take everything GG has said since the official showing of the game in 2007...its always been 'we want to create a far more immersive shooter than anything before...which involves ridiculous graphics first...but then tack on the physics and way things react to your gun fire...nothing else has come close to that...take on the major tweaks to competitive multiplayer...standard things like dynamic objectives sounds relatively simple on paper...but why has it not been done before?...killzone 2 does it perfectly...yet it rarely even gets mentioned...

i'm not complaining about killzone 2's reviews so far...as most have been pretty realistic about the game...and went into it knowing that it nothing is perfect...but there are still countless sources that try to point out 'lack of originality' which is completely ungrounded...its incredible that in a genre this crowded; killzone 2 carves out entirely its own feel...regardless of visuals, no other shooter 'feels' like killzone 2...that in itself is remarkable...

but whatever...many will whine that it didn't completely change the genre enough...and because of that...its bland...when that was never promised to begin with...its just what the media expected based on their own assumptions...seriously...wher e is the 'ground breaking level design' in Call of Duty 4?...nearly unanimously regarded as the best shooter of this generation so far...its not there of course...but that is ok, because the media wasn't expecting that...

redsquad5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

Wow, well said. As far as I can see, KZ2 has delivered on everything it promised, ergo it's a success. No good griping about what it "isn't" when it never had any pretentions to be anything other than a beautiful, immersive FPS.

Can't really add anything of merit... *shuffles feet* ...move along, nothing to see!

Chris3995564d ago

The 4TH game in the franchise. Hardly original, just refined. (And personally I didn't find it to be anything mind-blowing, just more of the same.)

Nothing is original anymore, but what KZ2 does is take a familiar formula and make it cinematic and just plain spectacular.

It's deserves 10s for doing what every other game in it's genre does, only bigger, bolder and obviously prettier.

The media hates to eat crow. There's a lot of "begrudged" scores being handed out.

"It was most beautiful and immersible game that I have ever played...but it has no co-op." -1 point.

People seriously need to check their egos at the door in this industry; especially considering that most of them aren't even qualified journalists - just internet loudmouths with blogs.

bbelly9320_5564d ago

No thank you, we've already received a dozen of 9/10+ reviews.

We don't need a second-rate Xbot preview.

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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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OtterX48d ago (Edited 48d 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-ro48d ago

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

darthv7248d 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_48d ago

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

Cacabunga48d ago

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

Profchaos48d ago (Edited 48d 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

seanpitt2348d 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!

Iceball200048d ago

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

Father__Merrin48d ago

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

InUrFoxHole48d ago

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

Marcus Fenix48d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198948d ago

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

1Victor48d ago (Edited 48d 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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Michiel198948d 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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SullysCigar352d ago

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

1Victor352d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar352d ago

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

jznrpg352d ago

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

badz149352d 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!

Vengeance1138352d 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 Kim352d ago

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

VersusDMC352d 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?

Vengeance1138352d ago

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

solideagle352d 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.

Phoenix76352d 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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REDGUM352d ago

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

thesoftware730352d ago (Edited 352d 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.

blacktiger352d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca352d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy352d ago (Edited 352d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal352d ago

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

Imalwaysright352d 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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shinoff2183724d ago

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

shinoff2183724d 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

badz149724d 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.