Killzone 2 Direct-Feed Gameplay

Sony Gamers' Day 08: Direct-Feed Gameplay Part 1

The Helghast didn't realize what they started when they invaded our little blue planet.

Sony Gamers' Day 08: Direct-Feed Gameplay Part 2

See how teamwork pays off between filling the Helghast full of lead.

Sony Gamers' Day 08: Direct-Feed Gameplay Part 3

Battle through a warehouse and take out the control room.

[BilI Gates]

OMFG..

[jwatt]

Look at the lighting when they get off the elavater in the second video.

[Rick Astley]

That's what I said Bill. I am truly speechless.

@jwatt: Killzone 2 has the best lighting engine ever made for a console.

[Timesplitter14]

Yeah. And the shotty has an impressive range too, which is awesome

[theKiller]

but they need to make the AI harder a bit, or that it takes more shots to die, plus i dont want to play i dont know maybe 20 hours all in a ruined city i wanna go to mountains forest, beach etc, to give it variety, i know its suppose to be a thriller game but they can still make a thriller game in the jungle and mountains!! i really need to see other surprises, this dark games and hiding in building etc the market is full of it example COD4 so i need them to bring something new and refreshing in the shooter genre! i think they have surprises because they tool so long time and with a huge budget so they should more surprises!! if the game is going to be all in the helgans cities then i would be really disappointed, helgans forces is not only in cities in fact most of the country forces r outside the cities!

[solidt12]

Wow that looks just like CG. I can't believe my own eyes. I want this game now. All these videos are teasing me.

[Phil Harrison Mklll]

yeah looks like the 1st video we saw :P cant wait to play this :)

[resistance100]

The first one covered the Swamp's, beach and more without wreaking the atmosphere, so im sure there will be variation in this one as well.

[Mu5afir]

I am getting more and more impressed with the cover system. Really, it just works.

[theKiller]

what i wanted to say is graphics the best i saw till now but whats more important is the gameplay and there is so many shooter games out int the market and in order for KZ2 so deliver on its promise it needs to deliver on the gameplay too and and bring new gameplay and features, and i want to see more colors than just darks colors, am not saying the dark colors is bad but it will be better to include more colors!

[Fat Bastard]

You do realize this doesn't take place on earth right? It takes place on Helghast, which may not have mountains and beaches and forrests. This planet is very grey, which is why you haven't seen a bunch of colors. It isn't a futuristic earth though, so you can't expect it to be like one

[syanara]

thats not his point his point is that it should have those other areas even if its not on earth. I think it will though

[prowiew]

This game is looking better than ever. Must buy for me just for the graphics. Need to work on the AI though.

[AuToFiRE]

almost what i said, but witha bit more umph in it like "O...M....F...G"

[Rick Astley]

It looks too good lol.

[Condoleezza Rice]

I really do think the animations in this game are absolutely unmatched,the fluidity of it all is just...Wow.

I never thought they could match the now infamous E3 2005 trailer,but with the way it looks now and having over 5 more months of development,I really do believe Sony and Guerrilla are going to shut up all the naysayers

[Rick Astley]

I have to be honest here I didn't think they'd be able to get this much out the PS3 so soon but as far the graphics and animations go, Guerilla have officially over-delivered on their promise and things will only get better from here on out. They've got more than enough time to fix any issues they might be having.

Crysis looks amazing but it has that typical PC game look to it. Killzone 2 is bringing a much more cinematic experience.

And the crazy part is they said they have a lot more to improve graphically lol.

[Yipee Bog]

I haven't seen anything, except crysis, that is in the same ballpark. The textures=great, the lighting=great, frame rate=great. I did originally buy a ps3 for this, seriously. But seeing these videos just, well I don't know what to say. How about awesome.

[permutated]

Great graphics for sure! But the AI is absolutely awful.

If you stood out (in COD4) the open like he did in the first video, you would have been blown to smithereens, but in this game they don't even notice you. He had 5-10 seconds to pickup a gun, aim, and blowup the bridge.

Ugh, count me out, this game is just a graphics-fest and nothing else.

[cartman313]

@ Permutated... I was going to go off and laugh at your ignorance and be a complete jerk just cause... Figured it wouldn't be the best thing to do so here... Put this thought into your head. What you saw, could possibly be on easy easy mode. So there you go.

[permutated]

Generally a demo shows off impressive updates to AI, when you look at Games like COD4 which has pretty impressive AI vs. games like Gears Of War, which gave the AI more health at harder difficulties (which was really horrid in all honesty), it makes you wonder how many developers cut corners.

About Killzone 2: It makes no difference to me whether or not it was on easy mode, point is that he stood out in the open and no one shot at him for quite some time, that's fairly bad AI, not to mention how many of the enemies stand out from cover or lean out when they're being fired at. Makes no sense, regardless of difficulty setting.

Oh, and my opinion is completely valid about what I don't like about the Killzone 2 demos we've seen, just because you disagree doesn't automatically make your opinion right.

[Skizelli]

I'd have to agree with permutated. The game looks most impressive, but as I was watching the videos, the AI didn't impress me at all. I was more engrossed in the environments and special effects than the actual combat itself, which seems to be pretty bland. And I do hope that's an easy setting. It's easy to get excited over pretty graphics, but gameplay is what really counts, and the jury is still out on that one. If I really want to nitpick, I could also mention that the voice acting leaves something to be desired. Though, I'm a fan of the original Resident Evil, among other games with horrible voice acting, so I'm willing to overlook this. The animations are really nice, except for that one part where his gun magically appears in his hand after helping his comrade up. No animation for that? It's things like these that can take from the experience (for me).

And I'm in no way putting the game down. These are just a few of my observations as a fan of the FPS genre. My final judgment is still reserved. It just might be a great game. Here's hoping.

[fenix1300]

well there was an article a few days back on this site about them enlisting a guy to work on the AI, an AI specialist if you will. plus if you noticed on the vids it said pre alpha code. so don't believe that this represents the final AI. as for now I can honestly agree with you guys about the AI.

[Condoleezza Rice]

Ok,I think right now it's pretty safe to say that KZ2 is the best looking console title to date,period.

Edit @Kami: lol,you know,a few months ago I would disagree with you.Now,with the way this game is shaping up,I find it to be near impossible to disagree

[Kami]

i think this game, with all the time that it still has for development, is going to grab crysis by the nuts(graphicwise)

[LinuxGuru]

Very well put Kami, very well put.

[Yipee Bog]

At least sack it in the nuts

[xhi4]

okay so with 9 months left for development, and it already looking like a CGI movie I'm absolutely gobsmacked!

simply incredible!

and they say Eight Days looks better than CG animation too, n imagine how the getaway 3 will look being better than it's tech demo..............simply wow.

[Zhuk]

Looks mediocre like the first one I think I will save my money for Gears of War 2 or any of the other AAA titles coming out on Xbox 360 at least I know I am assured of quality then

[TheExecutive]

*sigh*

[iceice123]

That AI and voice acting leaves much to be desired, especially that AI.

[digger18]

oh, someone sounds insecure and jealous

[Rick Astley]

Whenever you see Zhuk or Icewake just take away their bubbles. A disagree is not enough. These fools are in so much denial right now it's not even funny. Gears 2 has some of the worst animations I've seen this gen. They look robotic and the graphics look the same as the first one.

[hokageof2009]

that will occur once ur xbox can handle the output this game uses and starts a fire bc the microsoft engine cant live off of a warn out game lke gears and halo anymore so sorry u need to trade all ur games and ur green latern system back to gamestop or get left behind playing a gears 456789 and 10 for the rest of u life lol

[TheExecutive]

still 9 months to go lol

[ryuyasho]

baby growing inside Guerrilla's womb, hehehehe... 9 months

[Bigbangbing]

oh Finally.........

[gambare]

gears of Crap 2 Looks mediocre like the first one I think I will save my money for Killzone 2 or any of the other AAA titles coming out on PS3 at least I know I am assured of quality then

[iceice123]

Another bubble booster, and he's pro Sony? Hmmm...I see a trend here.

[gambare]

Another bubble loser, and he's Xbot? Hmmm...I see a trend here.

[Whoooop]

Nice comeback.. you have to agree wake.

[The gaming GOD]

not to get into this argument, but as whoop said, that was a nice comeback lol

[liquidsnake]

hahaha Icewake you tool, he just owned you.

[RebornSpy]

Icewake has more bubbles than Gamebare, so the "great comback" is baseless. Also, the term Xbot has been used to death. The same with "Sony droid".

The graphics on Killzone look good. Looking forward to this one.

[The gaming GOD]

I fail to see the reasoning of this. Care to explain?

[g3nkie]

I think the valve being turned with the six-axis is the best use I have seen for the controller. After seeing all of the videos from Sony's event, I am super hyped for this game... It just sucks that we have to wait until next year for it!

[shysun]

Yup, that was a great way to implement it.

[uie4rhig]

hmm AI is awesome, graphics is awesome, animations are awesome as well, there is one thing that does worry me tho.. the gameplay!! it doesn't look like it has much more than "just shoot at Helghast, and finish your objective" game.. like Halo is, this is cool for online but it would be shyt for campaign so i don't know.. i mean the only to things i have seen (besides shooting) is curing someone from your team, getting a lift up from someone, and helping him get up and open a valve.. aside from that it was all shooting
tho it might be just that they haven't shown it yet.. so i guess the gameplay is actually much better than they show it here..

[P4KY B]

your pissing into the wind with that comment.

[solidt12]

I guess you are expecting a Wii mini game in the middle of a war with the Helghast huh.

[bluegoblin]

A FPS that's all about shooting, how disappointing T_T

[LinuxGuru]

Nothing can touch this game.

NOTHING.

Crysis what? Gears who? Uncharted huh?

Killzone 2 has now obtained *wicked-sick* status.

Do any of you have any idea how brilliant these developers are?

Guerrilla Games and Polyphony Digital are now my two favorite developers ever. Perfection in two different, yet equally beautiful forms.

[Genki]

particularly since other studios have been hard at work cranking out good and impressive games that are available RIGHT NOW, yet here you are heralding this unreleased game as the second coming.

We all want the game to be d*mn near perfect, but until a hard copy is in your hands, you can't make such a claim.

[THC CELL]

hey man dont forget the metal gear team

i agree with u

This game will be epic

[LinuxGuru]

SO you're saying that what I'm watching is my imagination, and doesn't exist at all? Am I imagining the near-perfect framerate, and near-perfect animations and effects, and STUNNING, CGI-quality lighting?

Excuse me, but when alpha footage absolutely destroys any other FINAL products out there, I have every right to make claims as such.

You talk as if you're a developer. Sorry if you're offended or intimidated by Killzone 2. I know it's daunting.

It's ok though, not everyone is as talented as Guerrilla Games.

[Genki]

Sure, you're WITNESSING all of this stuff, but have you played the final product? Nope. That's all I'm saying. I agree that as of right now, from a graphical standpoint, it looks better than anything out and to be released within the next year or so. The difference between you and I is that I'm not about to go around making bold statements saying that they're better than everyone else.

A key factor that you're conveniently forgetting is that this game is HEAVILY outsourced, and all around the world at that, so Guerrilla aren't the only masterminds behind this. To assume that everything you're seeing is solely Guerrillas talents is foolhardy based upon the information we've all known for um...three year? Where have you been?

If you're talking about from a strictly graphics standpoint, then sure, you can make such a claim...but that's only graphics. We know nothing of story, extras, multi player, or variations in game play. There's way more to a game than graphics.

As far as being offended...pff...don't make me laugh. I've been following this game since it was rumored BEFORE the infamous '05 trailer, whereas you're busting a nut over this footage as if this is the first clip you've ever seen. The difference is that I've got my head secured squarely on my shoulder and am not jumping the gun by making outlandish claims about GG being the best developer on earth. You need a combination of a stellar track record COUPLE WITH compelling upcoming releases. So far, GG has one of those notches.

Anyway...carry on...you're entitled to your opinion, just thought I'd put it out there that there are more factors to deciding the prowess of a company and a game than a simple trailer.

[el_bandito]

Give the kid a break man. Cheers! I'm sure as a gamer you have experienced this "OMG that's f'n awesome" feeling. He's just letting it all out. LOL. Anyway, for now let's enjoy these amazing trailers and wait for further improvements or letdowns. 9 Months to go and I could only see KZ2 going anywhere but down.

[Genki]

I'll go for that, you're right.

[el_bandito]

A true gamer indeed. Bubbles for you. Cheers!

[The gaming GOD]

this game is so on point it's ridiculous.

Those were only standard definition videos and it looks THAT good.

[Yipee Bog]

it said standard def and I gave a little chuckle. would be nice to see it in HD

[The gaming GOD]

if I see this stuff in HD I might have a heart attack or something.

Of course, I'll be the first person having a heart attack with a smile on his face lol.

[Kareshi_X]

nice , Got 2 play this soon.

[Whoooop]

If this game doesn't set the bar for lighting, we're gonna have to call the AEP.

[LinuxGuru]

There are many businesses and foundations that use AEP for its name, to which one do you refer?

Anyways, the lighting in Killzone 2 is beyond anything any human has ever seen in a game before.

It already HAS set the bar for lighting.

Killzone 2 PRE - MOTHERF*CKING - ALPHA code has SET THE BAR for lighting in-game.

[Whoooop]

American Electric Power

:)

[InMyOpinion]

Looks amazing!

[THC CELL]

did u see the smoke move to the space craft when they went under the bridge ? that is detail or was it something completely different ?

[LinuxGuru]

Oh wow I just noticed that....that would be AMAZING icing on the cake if there's dynamic volumetric smoke....WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW

[THC CELL]

pp and pogmart just p!ssed them self for buying a xbox 360
now looking for a way to sell it

This game makes gears 2 look like Vib Ribbon

[poos3]

HAHAHAH as i thought after you have landing on the kzplanet and moved aways from the scripyed invasion scene the game starts to looks liek garabge the refuse of low poly textures in this game is awfull everything indoors look alike the game does not even look better thasn cod4 in these gametraielrs and the action gameplay is crap there is no sense of fun when shooting and the death animation will get repetive and point less.

[snakeater3]

i guess Professor X is going to have a hard time from his wheelchair n all....this time....Magneto has better hardware to work with (those of you who remember Blezinskis quote know what i mean ;) )

[jones smokey]

i hve been waiting for diretfeed gamplay, ...if it looks that good on my pc how the hell will it look on my t.v.....s$%t, i hope they have some really big boss fights just like resetance, this game is going to b mind blowing,!!!!! THE SOUND EFFECT WERE ALSO AMAZING NOT JUST THE GRPHICS.... DAMN Y THE HELL DID U PUSH IT TO FEB O9 =(

[Genki]

Personally I had no doubts that they would have been able to complete the game by this Fall. I think that we can thank Resistance, SOCOM, and Little Big Planet for that.

Assuming that they continue on with the same work ethic and planning of the original schedule, all the work they put in after let's say...November is just icing on the cake for all of us.

What I want to see more than anything is beta footage. If this stuff is still pre-alpha, I'd like to know how many more effects, animations and additional detail passes are they planning to implement? In my head it can't get much better than this...but then again, that's what I said LAST year.

[micro_invader]

Holy crap! simply amazing. The lighting in the second video is just ridiculous. I need some HD version of this goodness!

[PoSTedUP]

thats some gangsta a$$ sh*t. dont hate, go play your games, i sure as hell cant wait to play mine. unless theirs a problem with your games? if so, then that would leave you here, hating on my games : )

[pornflakes]

OK guys KZ2 looks good, but dont say that gears2 looks like the first one.. if you watch the comparison video, than there are some big improvments!

For me the animations in CoD4 look better i dont mention the AI. Ya cant say that KZ2 after 4 years development look like crysis, lol! It's around CoD4 level and not more.

[PoSTedUP]

in my opinion it looks like its gonna be great. far more intence than cod4. and im sure you can put it on a higher difficulty making the A.I. more intelligent just like most games. though 007 goldeneye you could control the AI down to the bone. accuracy, reaction speed, the damage they do to you, their health. although controlling the AI isnt so artificial is it.

[Zhuk]

Gears 2 looks leagues ahead of this, I think even Super Mario Galaxy looks better than Killzone 2

[Ace Ventura]

Your jealousy and anger at the PS3 isn't going to stop the PS3 from selling 100 million in its lifetime and Killzone 2, Resistance 2, MGS4 and LittleBigPlanet be massive critical for the PS3.

Keep yapping your gums. IT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE A THING. Killzone 2 kills EVERYTHING on the Xbox 360 and everyone knows it. Feb 2009 it is coming, this is a preview of a game that isn't even finished...they aren't showing the good stuff yet. Multiplayer, everything is going to be amazing. Feb 2009....it is coming. Your words won't change what everyone knows and sees.

[SPARTAAN]

do you actually take him seriously.

[Ace Ventura]

Yes, he's a moron. And an envious person.

[belal]

arent you a xbox 360 player ?

anyways ZHUK just STFU!!!! you cant say that this is crap and gears is better ? you DONT have anything else than gears !!!!

it all by its self!!! looooooonly! mgs4 rapes gears 2 ;) KZ2 rapes GEARS 2, resistance 2 rapes gears2 , LA NOIR rapes gears 2, hell even GTA vice city rapes gears 2 !

[PoSTedUP]

lol he said vice city rapes gears. i think gta3 rapes bolf of them. (story wise)

[leeger]

I'm not a fan of FPS games and I do think that the first KZ game sucks bigtime but this game looks absolutely gorgeous.

[Blackcanary]

I have never seen graphics like this before. Its something that i've got so used to seeing in Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children.

Its mindblowing to think that they are able to make this look better than the CGI we sure at E305. The lighting and the diferent types of red u see from fire to blood its crazy i've never seen Blood look that will in a game before.

So we now have R&c:TOD looking like a CGI film, MGS4, GT5P now i really can't wait to see what Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Verus XIII is going to look like on a HD TV in 1080p this is crazy
MGS4 and KILLZONE2 and FFXIII, FF VERUSXIII will leave a mark on graphics showing that Devs should be trying to do better than these games and to try and beat these graphics.

does anyone know where i can get the HD versions of these ingame clips?

[keony]

It looks awesome. I think Sony want with the KZ2 project in one strike getting at least 99% of the PS3 power on your screen. Thats why they spend a lot of hours and money on KZ2.

[achira]

looks totaly awesome. kicks everything in the ass.

[Milky]

Great videos.

[popup]

They need to send a copy of this engine out to all the devs who use the seemingly broken Unreal engine on the PS3.

[Genki]

If not the engine, then documentation, critical info about code, and any important things pertaining to, mark my words. Although I don't think that this game itself will look monumentally better before it's released...I do believe that the research going into this project will indeed be the catalyst for other unfinished and yet to be announced games to do just that.

I anticipate that Killzone 2 will be the turning point for the PS3.

[she00win99]

the ai has improve but the voice acting is really retarded the same as the first killzone, i thought they improve it because the 2007 version was good..

[solideagle1]

ps3 has already turned twice(Europe and Japan)....hahaha it does not need a turning point.
my major concern with killzone 2 is that its just kill kill kill and killing is good thing (in video games cough *jack thompson * cough) but how will they give variety. i mean the helghasts are all humans. i think they should give alien helghasts too? what do u think guys....it will add variety like HALF-LIFE 2 and other great shooters. because it will seem bore killing one type of enemy over and over.
by the way i have played the first killzone.

[Genki]

If the enemies simply continue to rush the player and hide behind cover, it will get old fast, even if they flank you every now and then.

Enemies need to be given advantages as far as defilade, fortified positions, elevation, obstacle placement, and organic weaponry to name a few.

Other factors that are a must are fire teams and special groups, such as machine gun teams, demolitions experts, and different soldier groups with different load outs. Machine gun vs. machine gun battles will lose their luster in a hurry. They also need to implement bunkers, vehicles(APCs and assault vehicles), tanks, and even aircraft into the foray. A diverse and unpredictable array of scenarios and tactical approaches is the way to go if they're sincere about portraying this frantic warzone shtick. How about a Blitzkreig type assault? They've already drawn enough inspiration from WWII, why not that?

Guerrilla needs to be creative in more than just character design and graphics, that's for sure. Eye candy will only win you over for so long. F.E.A.R. was/is a benchmark for small unit tactics...Guerrilla should take heed and expand upon that, as they have the advantage of drawing from all of the resources that any world class military would have.

[Bolts]

Yeah I'm bored of killing humans in CoD 4 too...not. Just because this game is a SCIFI shooter it doesn't mean it must have bug eyed aliens to shoot at. Thats what Resistance 2 is for.

[Hellsvacancy]

i liked it in the first 1 aswell, i think this looks slick ill buy day release i couldnt really care if it flopped its got my vote and i havnt even played it yet

[PoSTedUP]

word, i loved killzone 1, killzone2 is looking almost too good for this gen, just remember they have what? 9 1/2 more months? to work on it. so how good will that be? it cant get any worst, can it?

[Bolts]

That actually lived up to my expectations. Resistance 2 looks like crap now.

[Rocky87]

incredible

[BadTaste]

Lmao @ the Valve turning.

[solideagle1]

u are absolutely correct sir. only FEAR was able to do that but in my opinion if u want to create the best game of all time then u need to have variety and by the looks of it the enemy is generic.
if they have small boss fights which they have shown more often in the gameplay and like u said add vehicles,plane assaults that would be stellar. one of my friends said that if u want to make THE best game of all time u should have aliens because they give variety(flying ,small running,flanking,suicide etc etc)
do u agree if killzone will have aliens it would give them more variety and scenario for the best game of all time? i m not a shooter lover and havent played more than 5 i guess but my friends is a shooter lover and hardcore player and he knows much more than i know. i just wanted to share with u this and wants feedback from all my N4G fellows.what do u think guys?
thankx

[Genki]

but if one is creative enough, any threat an alien can pose can be replicated by a human. for hi-speed fliers, they could use Helghast with jetpacks or single-manned personnel carriers, similar to what the ISA have, but made for one man for increased mobility and a harder target.

The sky is the limit really. I'd be all for aliens, but it doesn't really fit the Killzone theme, the weapons they employ, although completely fictional, have very heavy design cues from modern weaponry.

The ISA assault rifle looks like what you would get TODAY if you turned an M16-A4 into a bullpup.

I simply think they should stick to Helghast, but add variety in the form of technology, terrain advantages, fortified positions, and most of all, TACTICS as opposed to some Zerg knock-off.

[Kain81]

This is not a game this is a MASTERPIECE.
It has matched the visusals of E3/2005

[TheMART]

The AI doesn't look too smart, does it? Wasn't that a problem with Killzone 1 also?

[scheme_a]

It's still in pre-alpha stage, i believe.

[Jo0j]

...graphics look ok, but the gameplay seems lethargic=pass

[PoSTedUP]

yea i know how you feel.....its ok....god bless.

[Erotic Sheep]

And thats coming from someone with the Assassins Creed logo in his name. Yeah I'm sure that game had amazing gameplay and didn't become boring >__>

[Says you]

One at a time thats not a real war that game was barely destructible infact I didn't see no destructible things when they showed that trailer you guys a.k.a XBox 360 fans are just so beyond stupid that you think that Unreal Engine 3 is he ultimate engine and you think you guys have the ultimate game when in actuality you don't so why don't you get back in reality I have played Gears of War that game was just mediocre at its best I use to have the crappy system and plus the only good thing about that game was the graphics the chainsaw barely impress me at all!

and plus to me after I was playing the game I felt like I was just playing Unreal Tournament!

and themart are you retarded or what the AI have been ducking and throwing grenades and this is just a demo and god your are the most pathetic XBox 360 fan that anyone has met

like I said the two games the guys know is Failo 3 and Gears of Lame 2 and they never seem to be excited about any other games besides those to pathetic games atleast the PS3 fans mention more games then just two!.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

They can't handle the fact that KZ2 is going to deliver. This game has only manage to exceed ppls expectations by living up to the first trailer. The fact that it did was a slap to the face of all the naysayers. But then again, these are the same ppl who play Halo3, and we all remember how that game lived up to its first trailer(lol).

The fact that they compare this game to COD4 just shows how desperate they are to pretend they have a game on their console like this. In COD4 the destruction wasn't realistic, your teammates faces weren't nearly as detailed, and when something explodes all you see is a plume of smoke - no burst of flames like KZ. Not to mention the lighting, the smoke effects, the bullet holes that glow red a few seconds after you shoot something.

I myself am a huge Gears fan but I must admit Gears2 really doesn't seem to be a vast improvement. If you can't see the difference for yourself and you have to site some comparison vid. than obviously the difference isn't substantial enough.

Resistance 2 looks like it will be more of an improvement over its predecessor than gears. The new XP system, squad based online play, 8 player co-op, two story modes. But then again, R2 is 50gb, Gears2 only 7.5gb. Imagine the possibilities if they released Gears on PS3!

[Lookbehind]

I will never buy a Tom Clancey game ever again after seeing this lol.

[callahan09]

This game looks ridiculous... The textures look a lot better here than I thought from the off-screen cam video from before. The lighting is simply amazing, the explosions look sweet. The physics even look really good so far. The enemy AI doesn't look nearly as dumb as some make it out to be. It's probably also on the easiest setting for the sake of these presentations. The level design could use some sprucing up, but it already looks super-fun. February 2009, hoo-ah!

Oh, and the six-axis for rotating the valve is an awesome idea!

[Spinner]

lol @ GT - why no HD version?

I call hidden agenda.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

F**k you droids will have gray hair before Grayzone 2 comes out

[Spinner]

Oh and I see your pubes are already gray.

That must be why Grays of War 2 is coming out 3 months earlier.

[gnothe1]

come on sony guys drop your hype meter down a bit. the game looks good but these lo res videos dont do this game any justice. you guys saw the same thing I just did an there was nothing there that provoked that kinda emotion. the HD feeds on gametrailers looked awesome, what I just saw here didnt look no better than COD4. you guys are getting your hopes up a little to much. your setting yourself up for disappointment. if you expect to much an get less then your upset, but if you expect less an you get more then thats always a plus!! but calm down a bit. these direct feeds put side by side with COD4 will loose everytime!!

http://www.gametrailers.com...

[fenderputty]

SD video or not, this game kills COD4.

[Blademask]

COD4 Uses Baked lighting. Yea all games use it, combined with other dynamic lighting.. but not in the case of cod4.

There is NO dynamic lighting, AT ALL. The only real lighting effect they have, is a fake light correction by just brightening/darkening light/shadow areas. Not the exposures. Shadows stay the same no matter what. Because they are baked in with that brick wall/floor texture.

COD4 uses PHOTOGRAPHS for those "photo real" textures. Obviously the walls y ou are looking at, the textures, the building facades, etc all look like photo's.. because.. they are.

COD4's particle system is nothing advanced at all, remember sprite fire? Sprite images that always point at you no matter where you go? Next time you are playing that Silo map with the plooming smoke, take a look at that.

COD4 has no physics engine to even speak on.

Now, none of this is by any means BAD. Because COD4 looks like a good package. It looks wonderful..

But don't try to deny Guerrilla Games their 3+ Years of development on a phenomenal engine. The physics trump COD4's engine. The Lighting trumps COD4's lighting, the animations trump COD4's engine. The AI trumps COD4's Stand directly in your line of fire AI, The bullet impact effects/destructible environments as well are something that COD4 cant' touch. The reason Killzone2 is getting the graphical hype is because it is really the first console title to look like its coming close to the Crysis level of lighting/post processing: Depth of field on the gun/close up objects/ actual calculated God Rays, OBJECT motion blur as well as world motion blur. No one has seen this happening on the console in this way, and done in real time. Not using fake tricks for godrays or anything like that.

Show me light poking through a smoke cloud that YOU just created by blowing something up, then I'll be impressed by COD4. Until then you have 2 groups of people.

GroupA: Impressed by Killzones2's visuals. It looks like the cg trailer was matched, and improved in places. Looks to be a decent game, if you played the first killzone you will know generally what to expect. Doesn't have to change the world, just has to introduce new technology that other devs can use, while looking great, and being a good First Person Shooter/Team management.

GroupB: Not impressed by Killzone2 or Crysis' Visuals. COD4 is the best looking game I've ever played.

I feel sorry for group B, im sure they love the unreal engine too.

[rakkasan]

Did anyone notice that there were only 4 or 5 enemies on the screen at one time? Kill a few and more enemies appear from an undisclosed location. It seems I recall Gears taking a lot of heat for doing the exact same thing.

[EDF 2017]

Looks as good as COD4!

[LenHart]

It looks better than anything out there. anything on your x360 i must say

[OLD MAN]

whatever it looks like, killzone 2 already beats it and crysis 2

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Crysis: best played on an HD monitor
Grayzone 2: best played on a 1950's B&W TV

[Raptors]

This game justify's my ps3 purchase. However guys.....the third video.....was not that impressive....The first two are for sure tho.

[Kaneda]

AI is pretty good.. enemies run away from grenades.. and flanky you...

They need more debris on the ground to improve the environment.. the ground looks too clean...

I thought they said KZ2 has destructable environment

[juuken]

Wow...I have never seen ANYTHING like this before.
It looks absolutely amazing so far.

[bilal]

graphics are great

but the gameplay doesn't look good
AI has many problems
Plus, firing several bullets just to kill is annoying (just like in the first killzone)
Lastly, gameplay just doesn't look fun....
i.e. turn the valve, push the lever as main objectives dont sound too cool
compare this to say Half-Life 2, Bioshock or COD4....they were excelent games gameplay wise not just graphics

People might say that developers have a lot of time to improve the AI and stuff but...the level design is that of a 5 years old shooter....

IGN had that same concerns just after gamer-day 08

[Blademask]

Please don't pretend that none of those games dont have remedial FPS elements. Activating shields, finding keys, finding people. Yet they were still very entertaining because of the story that surrounded them.

People are pretending that now in 2008, its time for a more mature/advanced shooter. Yet these are the same people interested in bashing up a locust(as if this was new to gaming) with your owns hands. Its a silly double standard that only falls on the PS3's head.

There is only so much you can do with an FPS. You are either "Quick, hold them off so I can open the gate" or "Quick, find the red key across the map so we can open this door" or "Quick, We need to go through 500 men just to find 1 guy(who more than likely isn't there)". Now I'll say that there is more depth than that, but all of the critically acclaimed FPS titles have suffered from Doom-itus, to where you are essentially playing the same game you've played all y our life, with a few changes here and there.

The most complex FPS i've played in a while was PREY on the PC, but we see how far innovation got that title. No where, because the masses do want fun straight up games that they can play.

I realize that everyone does demand that Sony invents a new genre with every single game it makes, while Microsoft gets a pass for recycling -literally- game engines and games. But its getting retarded when people are actually saying that the game dynamics of HL2/Bioshock/COD4 are unique to the FPS genre, and that Killzone must be unique as well. I am sure the game will have unique elements, but definitely it will have the same gameplay that Hl2/Haze/Halo3/Bioshock/Cod4/R 6v/Gears/Goldeneye/ share. Just like all of the titles we have had since 2005. If you want a title that pushes gaming forward really mentally, pickup Little big planet. But dont expect severely advanced gameplay mechanics from a First Person Shooter. Well, only expect them, if you also expected it from Halo3/Hl2/Bioshock/COD4/R6V/Ge ars as well.

[pshizle]

no wonder killzone2 got delayed to 2009

compared to COD4 this is like sh1t

but the graphix look nice...thats obvious

killzone2 is like a hot chick that has an std

[DOOMZ]

That n no jump button again, oh well....

[flambeau]

X is the jump button.

[BattleAxe]

This is the next CoD4 for the PS3

[livespawn]

visually it looks amazing but looking at the game play idk..... looks mediocre and like another other FPS i have played before

[livespawn]

visuals looks really good. AI and game play are worrying me, looks like no challenge at all, jesus the guy took like 2 shots the whole time! other than that it looks amazing

[chad4401]

its good but not omg good the graphic are nice and all but gameplay seems boring not to intense

[Auron]

looks fun.

[power of Green]

Graphics are just past average like COD4 its just the outstanding lighting that tricks you in thinking the over all graphics are great. The AI charactors seem to be an after thought to show of the way the main charactor looks?.

[Ace Ventura]

Dude it obviously not finished. Look at Gears 2 moronic AI in the gamplay video. There are people standing around on the derrick just not moving while your chaninsawing next to them. THESE GAMES AREN'T FINSHED. DUHHHHHHHHHH

[power of Green]

The gameplay looks like garbage bro and the environmental graphics look like Halo 3 at times if not worse. re-watch the videos. The end of that 3rd video looks like Halo 3 when looking at the environment its just that lighting effect they use draws your attention away from the textures. The must of shown that dark level first months ago because they did not find a way to hide the texture at that time(lighting effects).

They did a good job hiding the textures in the smaller areas and they do have better painted texture with (no bump mapping) with the lighing finishing up the effect but once you get out in a wide open space you can see where they have not figured out how to solve the problem.

Everthing looks smooth like a painted picture on flat surfaces(painted/window door effect)

[Xlll]

Tell me which exclusive FPS on the 360 comes close to KZ2? None. Your clearly retarded beyond all hope.
Heres your Halo environment pog.

[RonDeMuerte]

oh sh!t!!! is that a new screenshot for Halo Wars??!!!....hahahahahahaha... .great image.......Power of Green....I have no idea what you wrote cause I don't want to waste any seconds of my life reading the epitome of stupidity.....but get some help you damn moron.....

[Xlll]

@Ron - Nah man that be the new Halo 4. You get health from skittles and gum drops. The Power Rangers are your teammates.

[Tmac]

The Retard known only as Power of Green has come to share his views that no one cares about.

[Ace Ventura]

lol jealous idiot.

Killzone 2 looks better than anything on the FAILbox and everyone knows it. Type another paragraph no ones going to read.

[syanara]

I have seen the comparison video of gears and gears 2 and they look exactly alike the whole point of the video was to show how alike they are. I mean Gears 2 is the second half of gears one they couldn't fit on the disc they just made tiny adjustments here and there.

now onto the videos. There was people complaining that Motorstorm 2 was bad cause its trailer had CGI and I tell you this games graphics look better than the motorstorm 2 or resistance 2 teaser trailer's graphics wise. AI isnt the BEST but it looks good enough for the game the voice acting I didn't have a problem with it sounded just like gaers or halo voice acting in terms of quality and realisim. Gameplay here seems not intense, not boring, not wow, but PLAIN FUN! this is one of the games I look at and just want to play you know. I want to pick up the controller and see where this game goes. Games and gamers all want to have intenseity in their games nowadays but what most of them don't realize thats not what games are about games are about the fun factor and I can see that in this game. what I really want to know is the multiplayer of this game. I hope its good cause this is gonna be a AAA title no doubt.

[chad4401]

ok 26 im glad you admit that the game is boring just like all the other trailers anyway that gears comment you made was totally retarded stop being a fan boy and think for a sec

[syanara]

I am thinking I have an xbox 360 I think gears or war is great I play it all the time and I think gears 2 will be great but every 360 fan/fanboy knows its the same game. And the odds of it being the second half of gears 1 is pretty high and if it isn't then epic is stupid honestly Gears 2 being the second half of gears one is VERY smart on epics part. u see instead of making it 2 disc and losing ms credibility they made two games that way they can make more money and nobody loses. why do you think that was such a bad thing. its complementing epic and the 360 so why are you getting angry?

[zonetrooper5]

Graphically this game does look stunning, not excalty CGI quality in my book but its one of the best looking console games I've seen in a while. Also, I'm sorry but the gameplay of KZ2 is nothing special, I am getting the game but there are still problems with the game from them videos, the A.I. is dumb for the most part, some animations are missing still and the gameplay needs some more tweaking.

I am getting KZ2 but don't think for one minute that its gonna do anything new or innovate. Hell while I liked the first KZ, GG are not a top AAA etc developer. They have also had about 4 years plus on making this game and with 9 months less, I very much doubt that its still in the pre-alpha stage.

[BigPappaPump]

It's well worth the heat SONY took if gameplay matches the beautiful graphics.

[steck67]

Incredibly Beutiful. One day purchase for me.

[chad4401]

1.1 no ones angry im just saying that gears series is a duck and shoot game how the hell are you suppose to change it, its idiotic to say its the same game when there is not much else you can do in a tps(third person shooter) game, anyway back to the topic this game still looks boring all its has so far its graphic plain and simple

[syanara]

just because gears of war is a duck and cover game dosen't mean you can't change it. like adding different types of abilities such as bullettime or driving vehicles. maybe change the whole look of the game so its not so grainy too. if u compare duck and cover shooters you will notice there is tons of differences. aww hell in gears 2 they could have all different weapons to change but no its all the same pretty much. how can you say tps or duck and cover tps games can't change. warhawk is a tps and there is always updates that change things in its gameplay each update makes it a whole new game.

[dawgtown]

Everybody is complaining that all the enemies die in 4-5 shots, and that was the same thing with COD4. All you had to do in that game was get close to somebody pull up your sights (then the game auto aims the gun for you) then you fire about 5 shots and the enemy is dead. I think that is fine since it is realistic. If you shot me 5 times I would be as dead as a doorknob and so would you.

[JokerSGS]

Very impressive. Looks like Killzone 2 will finally fulfill the expectations that the first one was unable to accomplish.

[joeynox]

Game looks very nice Just hope it lives up to the hype and has good controls

[gavrila]

Looks ok but not like COD 4 or GEOW ! The gameplay looks like 8 or something, maybe lower ! Maybe they will improve !

[gavrila]

PS3 owners are so casual ! You realy dont have nothing that make a great player :(

[pshizle]

a good fps until you play a 360

[smurfie4]

The most overrated fps in existence. Besides pc fans would wholeheartedly disagree with you. Especially considering the pc is the platform of choice for fps's. Killzone is shaping up to be a solid fps on ps3 and R2 is going to be the biggest fps this year. What fps does the 360 have to rival R2 content-wise? Exactly. sit down.

[Mclovin96]

Man I almost fell asleep watching those videos. Looks like a very average shooter, no where near as good as something like COD4, which it is clearly taking inspiration from. And the fact that the game is pretty much black and white doesn't help it either. I don't understand why people are so excited for this game.

[Common Sense]

The story is based on the first Killzone which came out before Call of Duty 4.

[Mclovin96]

The GAMEPLAY you idiot

Use some common sense

[FKN Unbelievable]

Too add COD4s Run(Looks exactly the same) and then add duck and cover to a FPS without changing the Camera so you can see your enviroment like R:6 is lame. This game still looks like Piss after its been in development for 3 years. Gears 2 is a Technical updgrade over 1 and it still looks better. Only a @sshole would assume that Epic would create a Whole new grapical engine for part 2 that would completely change the Dark enviroment gears is based off. If Gear 2 has better lighting,smoother texures, Better animations and runs in hi-Res like its PC counterpart then i'll say im in heaven. This is crazy the PS3 has more FPS games than 360 but Xbox only was the ones who perfected it lol!

So now Fangirls you think Killzone 2 or Resistance 2 is gonna do what for you? Ensure 1stplace? Get the fuk outta here you @ssholes your saviors are still FPS's. Quite a Contrast huh?

What about Snake?

G@y B3yond!!!
This IS Baiting!!

[Xlll]

And how do you expect someone to run while holding a assault rifle? Would it be a realistic FPS if it went to 3rd person when you cover? Your a total moron. Clearly a Xbot with to much spare time thanks to RRoD.

[QuackPot]

to gameplay if GG had allowed the use of vehicles for this level.

Just imagine if you could have used one of the Intruders(landing aircraft) to do much of the level - hover about the battlezone shooting at helghast below(like the 2005 E3 trailer) and being shoot at by AA missiles.

That would have made this level and the whole game itself, truly spectacular - ala Warhawk.

Show us vehicle gameplay.

[Common Sense]

This game is looking really good. Between this game, MGS4, Resistance 2, Bioshock (if and only if the rumors are true) and Little Big Planet, FF 13, and God of War 3, that is $300 to $360 in the course of a year. There is no way, I can afford all that.

[omodis420]

Start your pre-orders now. Gamestop is already taking pre-orders for God of War 3. 10 bucks here and there. Trust me it works.

[bootsielon]

"So now Fangirls you think Killzone 2 or Resistance 2 is gonna do what for you? Ensure 1stplace? Get the fuk outta here you @ssholes your saviors are still FPS's. Quite a Contrast huh?"

No, PS3 owners don't trust a few First Person Shooters to "save" PS3. First of all, PS3 doesn't need saving, it's already outselling 360 on a worldwide basis. Second, you just proved that your brain goes as far away as that of an Xbox fanboy, thinking one or two games will "save" our console the way Halo and Gears did for yours. No, as PlayStation owners, we value variety. We don't hate on FPS, we hate on consoles that rely mostly on FPS, like the Xbox brand. Resistance and Killzone aren't the only games we're looking forward to, Metal Gear, Little Big planet, God of War 3, War Devil, Heavy Rain, Final Fantasy XIII, FF Versus XIII, Afrika, the Getaway 3, Eight Days, Twisted Metal, Infamous... well, that is a killer line-up with variety. That is how you win console wars, not with one or two killer titles, but with killer line-ups

[jamilion]

Is it me or is N4G full of Sony fanboys? This game looks good, and I'll be sure to buy it, but ffs it's not that good I creamed myself, like some of you turds.

Then when you see Gears of War 2 you all say how bad it is, why is that? What does Sony or Microsoft do for the fanboys, do you get free games for being fanboys? NO YOU DONT.

Please Fanboys die so the world can be a better place, where real gamers can talk about how great games are, instead of arguing about how greater it is on the 360 or the PS3.

I bet half of fanboys only have one console because mummy wont buy them another lol. That's the reason for fanboys. There stuck with one, so they defend it to the death, even if they are wrong. YOU SUCK, THE WORLD HATES YOU.

[Common Sense]

The web would be a very boring place. N4G would not make any money or any other video game related forum. They provide quality entertainment. Because of fanboys, there is more drama on N4G than TNT.

[Mclovin96]

well said jamilion

[knives]

Very impressive =D

[Cynical-Gamerzus]

Holy COw did you see the particle effects in this game and the Physics on the enemies when shot and the level of detail in the back and foregrounds.. BLURAY!!!
and Cell!!!!
THis is a 1rst GEN title!!!!!!

[loftydj]

looks like he runs really fast

[NOTORIOUSzeke]

I'ma need to see more before I make my final decision.