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Killzone 2 DEV responds on provocation in boardsus.playstation.com forum

In very popular topic "Ask the Dev thread" in Killzone 2 section at boardsus.playstation.com fourm, dev known as Killzone EON(he answeres on all questions)responded in "angry" fashion after one forum member provoked him.Check out the link for reason and complete and probably longest comment EON has posted there. Part of EON comment:

"Honestly. I've started writing this reply three times, switching from angry flaming of the kind of mentality that draws people to wasting their lives making posts like the above, through into a factual listing of the many inaccuracies in your post (almost every word is, in fact, objectively incorrect). I've no idea what makes gamers turn so frigging nasty when Devs don't cater to their every whim and I'm not going to start guessing now - if you want to go be excited about Eight Days then be my guest. You're not commiting apostacy, nobody's going to want to tear you to pieces for it. You're really not going to hurt my feelings."

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Marceles5900d ago

"Honestly. I've started writing this reply three times, switching from angry flaming of the kind of mentality that draws people to wasting their lives making posts like the above, through into a factual listing of the many inaccuracies in your post (almost every word is, in fact, objectively incorrect). I've no idea what makes gamers turn so frigging nasty when Devs don't cater to their every whim and I'm not going to start guessing now - if you want to go be excited about Eight Days then be my guest. You're not commiting apostacy, nobody's going to want to tear you to pieces for it. You're really not going to hurt my feelings.

But really - how you can turn 'looks better than any other PS3 game in development (even Killzone 2!)' into Killzone 2 being a failure beggars belief. Is there only allowed to be one good game at once? When it is news that a game looks better than Killzone 2, I'd say that suggests that Killzone 2 looks pretty damn good.

The E3 2005 trailer was NOT false. One confused Sony rep claimed it was a movie from the game engine - one guy blizted out of his mind on fatigue, jetlag and the madness that is E3. One guy not at all affiliated with Guerrilla Games - probably with a head full of 30 different titles. Everyone else named the E3 2005 video for what it was - a target render of what we thought would be possible on the PS3. Something we would be aiming for.

Then, during E3 2007, in front of the majority of the gaming journalist press we released a trailer of Pre-Alpha code running and demonstrated a PLAYABLE Killzone 2 that stunned the industry. If you know me at all from watching me answer questions you know that I'm not prone to hyperbole in the slightest. The quotes coming from those sessions included 'jaw dropping', 'amazing', 'stunning' and 'a complete vindication'. Notwithstanding that, you decide that the E3 2007 sessions failed - a completely reversed opinion from just about everyone who saw it running or played it. What you say 'everybody' knows is something that almost nobody believes.

The truth is that NOBODY is releasing the definitive game of the PS3 only 3 years into it's lifespan. And no sane person would even try to release 'the definitive game' - because who knows what will make the definitive game definitive? The only shame here are whatever feelings made you decide to come in and post things that even you must know are untrue, simply in an attempt to score points and / or upset people."

Very good quote I'd say...forum gamers seriously need to stop making asses out of themselves, you can see that he took it a little personal even though he said he doesn't care, but that guy posting was totally trying to get a rise out of the developer. We'll see the truth when it finally comes out, but as of E3 2007, if the game looks that good at pre-alpha then there's a very good chance it'll be identical to the trailer in 2005

fenderputty5899d ago

in there about 3 years into a consoles life cycle? Does that mean we ain't seeing this until 09'?

jwatt5899d ago

No, he is just saying you won't see games taking advantage of the ps3 untill 3 years down the road.

rbanke5899d ago

I think he may mean dev time, 2008 marks the 3rd development year for the ps3.

fenderputty5899d ago

I'm just hoping that wasn't some sort of Freudian Slip. Lord knows I want this game ASAP.

sonarus5899d ago

seriously speaking i find it very difficult to feel pity for guerrilla games no matter how much flak they take. Thats what happens when you show a game to early. I can understand the tremendous pressure from sony to show the game but if you show a game playable and almost a yr later you are still dodging the release dates gamers will get wary. The ps3 is powerful from a graphics stand point KZ2 is amazing but whats the hold up. Release the fvkin thing already or at least give us the beta.

fenderputty5899d ago

I feel you sonarus. They showed a playable level almost a year ago and have not givin us one update since then. To further that, they only showed us that much to combat the ES 2005 debacle. With that type of marketing and hype building of the game, it's only natural that people speculate it's arrival and it's success.

Personally though, I don't doubt this game. Take what you saw last year and add another year of Dev time to it. I think this game is going to be a monster.

solidt125899d ago

I think the developer handled that pretty good. Killzone 2 will be a great game and I get tired of people jumping on the bandwagon for every great looking game that comes out and then talk bad about the ones previously announced. It is possible to have more than one great game in the same year you know.

fusionboxer5899d ago

I personally have a lot of faith in Guerilla Games and have confidence in killzone 2 more so then any other game coming out for the ps3.

One reason why is because they were able to improve a whole lot from killzone 1 to killzone liberation. They went from having a relatively unpolished title with pop in and lack of a solid online infrastructure to a psp continuation that addressed every problem that fans of the original had.

For example they added a solid tested online with great maps, free DLC in the form of a brand new chapter, co op campaign mode, better checkpoints, interesting guns, drive able vehicles, squad commands, improved AI that reacts to their surroundings to flank you and just a lot more polish (it ran super smooth). If they could do all that with the psp then i say give Guerilla all the time they need to put out a great product on the ps3.

PS: I personally loved killzone1 because of the characters, dialogue, guns, atmosphere and story, but I don't deny the problems it had. Then again it remains to be one of my fondest memories on the playstation 2 and killzone liberation remains to be one of the best games on the psp.

Lifendz5899d ago

I like that he responded. It shows these guys are really surfing the forums and reading our comments. The fact that he responded without coming across like a jerk shows character. Good stuff. I wish they had said this immediately following E3 in 05.

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Brian52475900d ago

I think gamers have this false idea that developers are just mindless robots who are there simply for there own entertainment. Before you judge this guy, look at the ridiculous post that he's referring to. He actually claimed that 'Eight Days', a game in which no footage has yet been shown, is now better than Killzone 2. Read:

Well...I think Killzone lost the battle for best PS3 upcoming game. "Eight Days" won!

http://www.ps3informer.com/...
better-than-killzone-2-will-b e-awesome-008730.php

And it's funny to say that there's no HYPE over Killzone 2. Since the FALSE E3 2005 trailer, there's a hype...and now, when everybody knows Killzone 2 WON'T get the level of E3 2005 trailer, so the devs say "THERE'S NO HYPE OVER KILLZONE 2, KILLZONE 2 WILL BE A GOOD GAME , AS MANY OTHERS". It's more comfortable to think like that and that is a way to answer the "failure" of the final product, (in comparison with E3 trailer, about being the defitinive game pf PS3).

Shame.

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This is why the dev said what he did. Can you blame him?

Marceles5900d ago

And the screens for Eight Days later were just meh from what I saw...

Iamback5900d ago (Edited 5900d ago )

It wasnt my intention to blame him, i am actually on his side. That troll really asked for it and he owned him. I just thought it is well written comment with many great point that get overlooked.

Marceles5900d ago

I agree...if it was just 2 normal forum members arguing then it's something different. Stuff gets posted from devs @ the Playstation Blog so I don't see the dev's post on the forum to be any different.

VirusE5899d ago

The screen shots are not the best but there is some sick detail in that car. The rims look very nice and so does the sky. I still think killzone 2 looks better though.

marinelife95899d ago

Eon owned that guy with his reply.

I like how the PS3 development teams work together and share technology. That should cut down a lot on development time.

So many games so little time.

Nathaniel_Drake5899d ago (Edited 5899d ago )

Yeah I just read from that cowboy junkie poster, and his name fits his personality, but I have been on the playstation forums and you get these kinds of behavior from these people that just make a account just to harass other ps3 board users, just look at his count post, I mean you get this kind of people all the time there

It seems like Killzone offended his family or something

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Marceles5899d ago

Yeah I hate that...it's always the "Newbie" posters with 1-20 posts who do stuff like that

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Violater5899d ago

They are both PS3 exclusive games.
One coming out after the other, it is only natural progression that it should look "better"
"better" being subjective as they are 2 diff. art styles.
Why people get hyped up over speculation and from such a source is beyond me.
But that did not stop this story from being approved did it.
Honestly I would rather have the MART back on N4G than 99% of the fanboys that have made the recent jump from Gamespot/Faqs

robbo9185899d ago

"Why people get hyped up over speculation and from such a source is beyond me"

In source you mean the developer? Seriously I just am not sure what you are meaning on that one, are you talking about the first kid or the developer's reply because to me the developer of a game is pretty reliable.

"Honestly I would rather have the MART back on N4G than 99% of the fanboys that have made the recent jump from Gamespot/Faqs"

The Mart is still here, trust me, otherwise a national holiday would be declared or something. <SARCASM ALERT> Gotta love the Mart <SARCASM END>

VirusE5899d ago

I am impressed; i think he handled himself very well. I would have been pissed and tearing beating hearts out if i was him.

alan0015899d ago

looks like killzone 2 will be released in 2009 then?, "The truth is that NOBODY is releasing the definitive game of the PS3 only 3 years into it's lifespan"

Iamback5899d ago

He used it as an example, he tried to say that even if games in 2009-2010 might end up looking mind blowing it still wont be best from PS3. Just look at Gow2 and FF12 on PS2, oth came out in 6 or 7 th year of PS2.

alan0015899d ago

ow ok cool, nice to know coz i cant wait that long for killzone 2 ehehh

JoelR5899d ago

KZ2 was in development at least a year in advance of the Launch of the PS3 putting it squarely into three years + of development so far.

Iamback5899d ago

Yes KZ2 has been to long in development. I understand that technology that is financed by Sony will also be used among other 1 party studio, so they can cut cost of development and earn some money back, but still it is really taking damn long. I hope they release it this year, but at the same time i hope they don't rush it.

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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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OtterX45d ago (Edited 45d 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-ro45d ago

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

darthv7245d 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_45d ago

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

Cacabunga45d ago

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

Profchaos45d ago (Edited 45d 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

seanpitt2345d 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!

Iceball200045d ago

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

Father__Merrin45d ago

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

InUrFoxHole45d ago

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

Marcus Fenix45d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198945d ago

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

1Victor45d ago (Edited 45d 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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Michiel198945d 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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SullysCigar349d ago

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

1Victor349d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar349d ago

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

jznrpg349d ago

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

badz149349d 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!

Vengeance1138349d 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 Kim349d ago

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

VersusDMC349d 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?

Vengeance1138349d ago

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

solideagle349d 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.

Phoenix76349d 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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REDGUM349d ago

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

thesoftware730349d ago (Edited 349d 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.

blacktiger349d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca349d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy349d ago (Edited 349d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal349d ago

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

Imalwaysright349d 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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shinoff2183721d ago

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

shinoff2183721d 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

badz149721d 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.