KIllzone 2: Hands On Impressions - Gameplayer Preview

When you first wrap your ocular organs around Killzone 2 in action, it's hard to not start doing mental comparisons to the infamous E3 trailer of 2005 - you know, the one that purported to show in-game footage until it was eventually exposed as a pre-rendered "target" for what the PS3 would be capable of...

[redsnake]

this game looks amazing be picking it up 4 sure

[cahill]

just wait till february

:)

[Ninja-Sama]

it was amazing! Man I'm looking at too many KZ2 vids :(

[MrReality]

cant wait to try the sniping with cloak and whens the patch realesed for coop story?

[marinelife9]

I'm going to have to go on a KZ2 coverage fast. My nerves can't take much more of this teasing.

[zo6_lover27]

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"The most telling sign is that we didn’t want to stop playing and reluctantly gave up the controller only when the Sony PR reps pulled the power on the LCD. Killzone 2 is set to offer amazingly dramatic, intense action, and should be the catalyst for some serious multiplayer gaming on the PlayStation Network. We can’t wait."

Sounds awesome. Can't wait for this game.

[cahill]

KZ2 FTW

February cant come soon enough

[Qdog]

This game absolutely excites the core of my inner gamer, and being infantry in the army, I'm sure it will appeal to the very tactical shooter nature of my gaming repetoire... The screens were amazing, and I am all too glad that gameplay has been reinforced by these gaming sites, as it was a little worrying with all the resources that have been pushed into making this game a graphic masterpeice...I loved liberation for the PSP, as it was spot on graphically for it's time, while the fluid simulation in the game was unreal for the PSP...I cant wait, but I suppose I have too like everyone else... For all my gaming brothers and sisters out there in the world, regardless of the platform you choose, "Game on"...

[RememberThe357]

This game is at the top of my list of most wanted games. February is going to be a great month.

[Qdog]

I usually dont indulge in feeding the dimwitted flames. Why would someone disagree with an opinionated statement aimed at myself and only those that feel the same as I do?

I know one that the disagreebots cant resist, it really works though.
"Roses are red and violets are blue".-Let the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder related disagrees fly.

[mfwahwah]

People Disagree when they don't feel the same way. If you say "I love grocery shopping!" You're liable to get a disagree, even though you clearly love it, and people don't know if you're lying. It's simpler than wasting a bubble. Also, you probably just got a disagreebot lol.

[Sitdown]

There are a couple of reasons you might have gotten a disagree. I do not know if it is just my web browser(mozilla) or other people experience this as well.......but if my page is not showing the latest comments in the thread....sometimes when I hit disagree it will jump up and show a disagree for one of the posters above. I do not know if that can be fixed...but it would be great.

Another reason is......people disagree not because what you are saying is wrong...but because they just do not want to hear anything negative about their console of choice. I once wished that it would be that in order to disagree you were forced to tell why......but now I realized that even if people told why, you might not necessarily get a decent answer. From my understanding, disagrees do not necessarily take away your bubbles....so sometimes you just have to ignore the disagrees that you see.

I have just commented on observations and had bubbles taken away..watch out for people who will ignore or decrease your bubbles because you refute their argument......not necessarily because you were negative towards them, but because you did not blindly agree with them. For me, posting and video games are not that serious....but for some people, this is pretty much what they know.

[RememberThe357]

That happens to me too, all the time. I don't know if it's the site or the browser, I have Firefox as well, so. But know that your not the only one.

[Tacki]

The same agree/disagree glitch happens with me as well. It's quite annoying at times. Doesn't seem to matter what browser you're using either. I could only assume it has something to do with the site.

So don't let disagrees bother you much Qdog. There's almost always someone who will just click it out of spite for arguing your views or if they just don't like that you're a fan of a particular console.

Though I have imagined us as all pawns in a greater battle between the mods. Yes, opposing factions battling it out 'base' style, temporily gaining control of certain site functions... forcing your vote to be cast for their side and against the other. lol

[MUNKYPOO]

they sound impressed with this game. ooohh i want this game to come out already

[Blademask]

They gave the Gameplay its props
They gave the Visuals the justice they deserve

and their problems?

They had an AI guy stand there while you shot him. Which happens in all games.
They saw bodies disappear.

LOL.. its going to be hard to hate on this game

[cahill]

But not all websites are like EDGE/KOTAKU --deranged SONY haters

[wAtdaFck]

...because, quite frankly, I wanted to hear:

"Oh, Killzone 2's a FL0P! EVERYTHING'S TOO GHREY!!!!"
"Its copies Halo 3 and COD4 because you AIM and SHOOT!!!"
"OMG!! An invisible sniper! Killzone 2 is teh h@x0Rs?!?!!"

I wanted to make fun of their stupidity, but they lucked out. So this time, we get intelligent previewers instead. Good job.

[Bathyj]

Elliot Fish is a good writer. Former Editor and long time contributer of Hyper (Australia's Famitsu) he is well respected, as Hyper is about the only games media whose opinion I still care about. If anything he and alot of the Hyper guys still have a softspot for Nintendo from the days of old but they are no fanboys and nearly always give a fair review.

PS
Hyper rates 100 out of 100, not 10 out of 10, a system I agree with and since no game is perfect, no game has ever got 100. They are a little tough, but fair. Anything over 90% is great, anything 95 or higher is absolute top tier and doesn't happen that often.

[cahill]

"The most telling sign is that we didn’t want to stop playing and reluctantly gave up the controller only when the Sony PR reps pulled the power on the LCD. Killzone 2 is set to offer amazingly dramatic, intense action, and should be the catalyst for some serious multiplayer gaming on the PlayStation Network. We can’t wait."

FEB 08 --- INDEPENDENCE DAY

:)

[Dyingduck]

Enjoy Gears 1.5 => 5v5 MP

This game and MAG are going to rock 2009 FPS.

That sniper class...melts

[cahill]

till February when KZ2 is launched

However i want KZ2 to be launched in March since i wanna have some time with Resistance 2

[zo6_lover27]

Dang it Cahill, you copied me. >.< argh

[Bathyj]

I just have to say this because I'm sick of people STILL bringing up THAT trailer like the game might still fail if it doesn't live up to it.

Read this.

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

Guerrilla Games has hotly defended its infamous Killzone 2 E3 2005 trailer by saying it served a purpose and was not intended simply to build hype.

The developer responded to "false" accusations on the "Ask a Dev thread" on the US PlayStation boards, suggesting Sony PR had confused things at the time.

"The E3 2005 trailer was not false. One confused Sony rep claimed it was a movie from the game engine - one guy blitzed out of his mind on fatigue, jet-lag and the madness that is E3. One guy not at all affiliated with Guerrilla Games - probably with a head full of 30 different titles," said "EON", a member of Guerrilla Games.

"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."

So one Sony, who had nothing to do with the game and obviously didnt know said he though it was game engine. Not Guerrilla and not Sony as a company. Can we drop that now please and stop acting like KZ2 is the only game to ever have a CGI trailer.

If you want other sources, simply Google Killzone 2 and jet lag.

[morganfell]

But you have to realize that writing something favorable about Killzone 2, or any Sony title absolutely rips the guts out of some sites and publications. Gameplayer is one of them. That preview must have really hurt. One of the best looking titles on PS3. See? They couldn't bring themselves to tell the truth. One of the best looking titles on any console.

Of course there is the fact that since the best looking titles are on the PS3 then by default that comment includes all consoles. Not gameplayer's intention mind you, but nonetheless it is the truth.

[cmrbe]

Gamplayer is a brutally honest site. They don't sugar cost their views and opinions which is why people with opposite views sees them as fanboys etc. I read alot of their articels and i found them to be really grounded in common sense and logic. For example i read a piece about what Sony did wrong with the PS3 and non of the what they said included Cell or blu ray. I like them for their brutal honesty.

[mfwahwah]

That's nitpicky. They're talking about PS3, so they mentioned the game compared to other PS3 games. I didn't even give that sentence a second thought, and I'm SURE the reviewer didn't try to subliminally tell us something. That's seriously grasping at straws if you read the actual review.

Anyway, this is the EXACT same thing as with Killzone being called a Halo-killer. GG never said that, and I don't think they appreciate that pressure and wrongful hype. Same as this trailer. GG seems to have bad luck with stuff like this lol.

[Zerodin]

Watch this get Average scores and the droids pretending they never liked it to save face...kinda like they do with all PS3 games that get less then favorable scores

[zo6_lover27]

According to this article, it seems like its an average of 9/10

[cahill]

both Resistance 2 and KZ2 will be AAA

However KZ2 can actually get 10/10 from IGN and other websites

Too bad there is no exclusive on x360

@z0

It will be 10/10 when the final version is reviewed

@zerodin blow

Too Human/IU/TOV/NInja gaiden 2 /Blu dragon/Lost odyssey --x360 is king of flops

However KZ2 is a technical marvel and u saw its MP footage . didnt you??

Shouldnt you be worried and Fable 2 and Gears 2 now since all other x360 games have flopped this year

[Skadoosh]

However....HAHA, are you teaching yourself english as you write? You used that word like in every comment.

[Common Sense]

"are you teaching yourself english as you write"
Do you mean "English"? Capitalization is a very important part of the English language.

[Qdog]

Why are you being rude? That last personal attack on someone's weak grammar, was uncalled for, and very uncivil. Check yourself buddy...

[n4gzz]

zerodin, doesn't matter this get games -ve out of 10. You have seen it and I have seen it, why ask other's opinion when i can have my own.

[snoopgg]

If halo3 scored as high as it did, theres no way this shooter can get lower then a 9 unless the review is biased. I was just watching my nephew play Halo3 the other day and still can't believe how this shooter received the scores that it got. Halo 3 was average at best and didn't even come close to deserving the 10 it was getting. Killzone 2 looks like its going to deliver and blow away Bungies last effort easily.

[Zerodin]

"According to this article, it seems like its an average of 9/10"
Reminds me an awful lot of how they were talking about "Too Human" being this godly game, and we all know how that turned out.

[ICUP]

I thought you were leaving N4G, what happen? reality set in or your parent still not attention to you.

[PirateThom]

No, all the previews for Too Human were terrible...

[Tacki]

It's nice to hear another positive preview. I can only take it that the game will continue to improve with the around 6 months left till release. I'm glad that Gameplayer didn't go on and on about how it's not 'innovating'. Very few FPS's are and I hate when they place it all on Killzone 2 to do something wildly new. People just want games like Call of Duty 5 to be good. That's all gamers should be concerned about unless a developer is claiming innovation. What Killzone 2 looks ready to deliver is a level of immersion perhaps greater than any shooter out there. Of course it's still a little early to say for sure... it does look to have alot going for it with a truly chaotic war zone experience in the single-player and a very deep multiplayer component. Color me all shades of excited!

[mfwahwah]

Mm hmm. Also, the best thing about all of these previews is that none of them overly hypes the game. They say it's really good. It's not AMAZING but it's great and that we should look forward to it. This way, people only have themselves to blame if they over hype themselves. It helps me keep hype low, but anticipation high :P

[i_like_ff7]

I know fanboys are going to go nuts because i said this but RAGE is better looking then Killzone 2, Gears 2 and Farcry 2...

[RememberThe357]

...then no one should slam you for it.

[Tacki]

Well even if you said 'in my opinion' like you should have... you'd probably still get slammed by some. I won't slam you... but I do have to wonder your purpose with such a comment as this article has nothing to do with Rage. Perhaps you weren't trying to stir things up... but that's how most people are likely to take it.

[mfwahwah]

Okay. This preview is on game play too though, so who cares?

[beavis4play]

when you're talking about KZ2 and rage graphics....it's win/win

there is no loser in that conversation.

[Skadoosh]

The game looks amazing but if anybody believes it even comes close to the cgi e3 video than you need glasses.

[Kyur4ThePain]

In some aspects, the game is actually better than that video.

[Common Sense]

because you must be suffering a massive brain hemorrhage in the occipital lobe of your cerebral cortex not to see that it has matched the original trailer.

[mfwahwah]

The particle effects aren't quite as good, even though they're siiiick. The animations are better than the trailer. Give a little, take a little.

Also, I love how you couldn't bash the game play so you automatically reverted to natural troll instincts and called them out on the graphics. Classy.

[beavis4play]

the game as it exists today surpasses the '05 trailer. that video had too much of a "cartoony" feel.
KZ2 now has a gritty, violently visceral feel to it. so many more little details in the game today that the '05 video didn't show. and the death animations in the game today put the '05 trailer to shame. and honestly tell me the cloak the helghan sniper uses isn't impressive. the particle effects are 100% better...yikes! there isn't a game anywhere that looks better. how you think '05 trailer is better is beyond me. unless you're a 360 fan trying (and failing)to tarnish this game. poor skadoosh.....utter and complete fail on this post.

[wangdiddy82]

Killzone 2 will raise the bar and you show me one FPS game that looks this good?...

[Qdog]

I know one, the Doom II Chex quest addon, is visually stunning, even by today's standards, and no current FPS game can hold a candle to it's sprite-based magnificense.....LOL

http://www.cydeweys.com/blo...

[Mr Marbles]

yet another FPS gets slobbered all over by a bunch of fanboys, nothing to see here.

So Sony how about an RPG or two sometime before the PS4 drops.

[Common Sense]

Valkyria Chronicles
Eternal Sonata

[themyk]

can you name me an AMAZING rpg for the 360? the only one you guys are going to have is final fantasy. a sony game.
when sony decides to release the rpg s on us they well be the very best of the genre. just like killzone is to FPS

i saw a buddy of mine playing lost odyssey today. all i can say is wow if thats what you guys are used to playing it must suck.
visuals were on par with a ps2 game. not mention it has 4 discs.

[mfwahwah]

White Knight Story. It's from Level-5, so it's probably going to blow every JRPG on the market out of the water.

Also, wait to complain until AFTER TGS, because that's when any and all announcements will be, dur.

[Nervz]

NOW...just looks so good and plays even better, love the fact that the game has weight, each weapon feels and acts realistically. Can't wait.

oh and whats with the "does nothing new for FPS" talk?

what did halo 3 do concerning FPS gameplays besides do what the previous ones did with more weapons? If killzone 2 delivers on story/fun gameplay/online multiplayer, theres no reason to give it below a 9, imo.

[themyk]

after reading this and seeing a ton of videos for this gem. i'm soo glad R2 is releasing in nov. because it would reeeeeealy suck to have to wait till feb. at least we're getting another awesome game before it. and R2 may not look as good as this game. but it is still going to be a GREAT fps. and resistance is gonna have good online. 60 people is awesome. but i think killzone is going to blow it away as well.

R2 ftw
killzone ftw

[n4gzz]

GG made this game just for me. Gameplay and Graphics looks very promising. I am so hyped for this game. I will be taking some time off to play this game which i have never done in my life.

[remanutd55]

i think it would be a great surprise if the game comes with co op right from the release date, cant wait to play it

[PureGamer]

is there dedicated servers?

[Bathyj]

I dont know, but its probably a given.

[CrippleH]

Yes.

[BLlNK]

Yup something that will only be seen on a playstation platform. :)

[SmokingMonkey]

rpg's are going to 360 for now, but with FPS's like R2 and especially KZ2 coming out, i don't really care about any other game/s especially not rpg's

oh and of course LBP will be played for year's to come

KILLZOWEND

[Asher6]

for all the ps3 haters..... go play ninja blade, lol.

[B-Rein]

This game looks amazing, the best graphics i've seen so far (in all games and platforms), but im not too much in to fps only fps i like is resistance, but mite try this out because of the amazing graphics

[aggh im on fire]

Or gears of war2.

[Cajun Chicken]

Graphics and the chaos behind this game looks great.
But do you know what really appeals to me?
That awesome shaky-cam camera of the engine whilst moving.

The immersion of this game judging by the trailers and gameplay video clips will be like playing that same experience Cloverfield gave you just sitting in that cinema seat.

This could be my new 'Soldier of Fortune'.