Killzone 2: Forgive The Hype, This Will Be A Defining Experience

PSXExtreme writes:

"Okay, look- we're not the biggest fans of insane hype. We merely report the news, and it's not our fault that half the headlines these days have "Killzone 2" in the title somewhere. However, this may be the only instance where we can't hear enough...and that's because the feedback is so unbelievably positive, we have to start believing that Guerilla's shooter might be the single defining experience of the generation so far."

[Sony PlayStation 3]

After this game launches everyone will say:

"The next generation starts NOW!"

[Parapraxis]

People are saying that already, and with good reason.

[jwatt]

I think the hype for this game is skyrocketing and I think the main reason why is because even if the game was to get very low scores alot of people will still buy it. I'm getting this game regardless for the online where I will spend most of my time but by looking at the latest SP videos, Killzone is looking good.

[Maddens Raiders]

there's nothing like it, anywhere. And in case you're wondering Mortorstorm 2: PACIFIC RIFT is the best OFF-ROAD racing title of ALL-TIME.

[INehalemEXI]

That slow mo epic trailer was to much my mind is blown. Hype has no bearing on my decision to buy this game and never had. Its on pre order already.

[thereapersson]

Agreed! I saw your thread over in the forums, and all the screenshots really helped to convey the intense action and awesome graphics the game has. I just wish the driving physics weren't so slippery -- it's almost like they loosened them up a bit from the previous game. It's still fun, though!

[Sony PlayStation 3]

GameSpot will probably give it an 8.5 and claim the graphics are TOO good.

[Aclay]

"It's not just a great game. For this generation so far, it may be the great game; the one production that becomes an instant measuring stick. In other words, everyone will compare future games to KZ2 for many years to come."

From here on out, every FPS game will have to answer to Killzone 2, and I'm glad that the bar has been risen yet again because someone had to do it, and I'm glad that it's a PS3 exclusive to do it.

I love it when the bar continues to be raised again and again in gaming because it only makes developers work harder and push the limits of the hardware because that's what I want to see and spend my money on.

[thereapersson]

Haha Aclay, that's an awful lot of hyperbole, but I have a feeling that a lot of it is warranted with this game.

[cmrbe]

seperate last gen with current gen for me is Gears.

KZ2 will no doubt lift the bar up again from MGS4 last year and then GOW3 and GT5 in 2010.

[eagle21]

I am amazed of the talent that Guerilla has and PS3's awesome ability. Play b3yond? Hell yeah! :)

[C_SoL]

I'm so glad to be a PlayStation 3 owner. Playstation owner since '96.

PLAY B3YOND

[freeblue]

might be spoiler.....

ballet of deaths? giant walking robot, roaches, A bomb damn. only thing killzone 2 doens't have is a spaceship weapon that cuts the planet in half.

[tinydancer]

This was on N4G a couple days ago. http://tinyurl.com/a8y35l
And you all need a dose of it.

[monkpunk1]

Other games have been hyped so much more than this.. GTA was over the top as was Halo. Hype is a double edged sword the hype for GTA was huge and the game was poop, the hype for MGS wasn't half as much i.e. stores midnight launch ect. But that was the greatest game i have ever played it was my own hype that got me looking forward to it.... Bring on the KZ hype..... but just a trickle....

[SL1M DADDY]

All of the arguments that the PS3 has too little RAM or that forced installs would be the death of the PS3. Taking a look at Killzone 2 I can safely say that there is plenty of RAM in the console for great looking games and that since KZ2 requires no install, the forced installs were clearly a developer problem and shows me that with great tallent, you can do anything with the PS3.

[gaffyh]

LMAO @ 1.6, Bubbles+

[Sony PlayStation 3]

WTF?! I lost 2 bubbles! I had 8 last night and now I only have 6! My comments have a 52-1 and 23-0 ratio of agrees-disagrees, yet somehow I lost 2 bubbles!

>:(

Please give me bubbles

[Shadow Flare]

We all agree that COD4 was already a halo-killer, but Killzone 2 is so far ahead of Halo its a joke to compare the 2. Killzone 2 might not sell more then Halo 3. Halo is hyped by microsoft to the extreme with crap like 'Halo soda'. But as a game, Killzone 2 rapes Halo 3. End of.

[brycespitler]

i love how the game comes out a month from now but every media outlet is making me have cravings for it.
its not fair.
i NEED this game.

[user858621]

we ALL need this game!!! :P

[Foliage]

Where are the xbots, with the awesomeness that is Killzone 2 being near release?

a) Crying
b) Hiding their 360 and pretending they were never an xbot
c) Having a hissy fit with their mommy crying for a PS3
d) Pretending like they don't want Killzone 2 while fighting back tears
e) Returning a bricked 360
f) On the top of their building ready to jump
g) Squinting their eyes while playing Gears 2 pretending like it is just as good as Killzone 2.
h) Still looking for that sex scene in Mass Effect that they just can't find
i) Windows has stopped responding and they are rebooting their system
j) Getting ready to rob a PS3
k) Building a basement under their already existing basement to get further away from society
l) On xbox live so they could be surrounded by a circle of "friends" and attempt to keep each other in their state of denial
m) Finding an article from the ends of the internet that offers a negative spin on the PS3
n) Created yet another account to get above 1 Bubble
o) Emailing Bill Gates in hoping to get him to buy out Sony
p) On a wii article laughing at a system with less games to look forward to than they do
q) Looking for Alan Wake
r) On google trying to find a cure for the RROD
s) On ebay selling the 360 and looking for a PS3, the only cure for RROD
t) Trying to create a device to stop time
u) Hoping for the Xbox 720 to be released by the end of the month so they can pretend like the generation is over and they "won", despite the year head start and the longevity of the PS3.
v) Still talking about Lair or Haze and still not talking about Too Human or anything related to Japan
w) On VGChartz trying to escape reality
x) Came within 50 feet of a girl and fell into a coma from over excitement
y) On Metacritic lowering the Killzone 2 score
z) All of the above

I think the correct answer is "z"

[Parapraxis]

"there's not a single one who's only lukewarm on this; it's basically unanimous. When's the last time you saw this? Even with the likes of GTAIV and MGS4, you could always find a few haters out there....but not this time. And that's exactly the point."
I'll add "yet"
No doubt there will be a few "renegade" game journalists who will attempt to rip KZ2 apart. They'll review it and say it's just "another mediocre FPS" in order to drive site hits and ad revenue. Unfortunately along with their many hits they'll get, they'll also be laughed at and lose any credibility.
The people getting the final build have nothing but good to say about it.
Even a few of the former 1Up crew who gave negative feedback in their preview on the 1Up show have said that the game is amazing and the qualms they had with it are now all but gone.
http://www.eat-sleep-game.c...
Listen to the Rebel FM podcast if you are interested in hearing their change of view.

[Omega6]

To the haters: nobody wants your opinion. Its obvious that Killzone has attracted a lot of attention, so just let it be. Killzone2 is good for gaming in general, any game that raises the bar has to be noticed and given credit.

[Parapraxis]

Well said Omega.

[thereapersson]

Agreed. But for some reason, people think that if they complain hard enough, their opinion will suddenly matter. It's almost as if they instill some sort of bizarre psychological condition in themselves where they think people are taking them seriously.

Fanboys... really, they're just a plague.

BTW, we need to keep the positive Killzone 2 articles coming. People rely a lot on the internet for gaming-related stuff, and if they see a lot of sites praising this game, they'll be more likely to take notice.

I hope Sony markets the SH*T out of this game. They need to make up for what they failed to achieve with Little Big Planet (and to a certain extent, Resistance 2). Metal Gear Solid 4 sold so much because it was an established franchise and everyone was already looking forward to it.

[eelnats2000]

couldnt have said it better.

Stop ripping a game apart for not being in the console of your choice (im looking at you fanboys).
Appreciate it for what it is.

If this game sets the bar, which it will btw, then you'd better hope microsoft comes out with something better. But for now, KILLZONE 2 will be the best FPS shooter out there.

Competition is good.

[Parapraxis]

thereapersson, I agree fully. They MUST market this heavily.
I ranted on the PSblog about their need to do this. I hope more people tell them that we, the gamers, want people to know what is being offered so that there are more gamers AND more games of this calibur.

[Omega6]

If Microsoft can top this game, I would LOVE to play it. Then after that game, KZ3. :)

[MURKERR]

dont ya? its omega6

[Omega6]

Yeah! I have a goatee!

[Mr Tretton]

Omega, aren't you one of these 'haters' you speak of? My how we've changed over night.

[thereapersson]

It isn't Omega4 -- there's no way that that fanboy would ever change his tune. This is a spinoff user, Omega6. He's a different individual than the annoying one we're used to.

[ThanatosDMC]

Wow, if you hadnt written that i would have automatically disagreed with everything Omega6 said. Unless it was an eye catching troll that deserves a nod and a bubble.

[MURKERR]

didnt realise that its not that fool troll omega4, you only ever see him if its negatiive, bubbles omega6

[ultimolu]

Amen.

[OmegaFool]

PS3 sucks

Gears 2 looks better than KillZone 2

Sales=Quality

BLAH BLAH BLAH

[Sony PlayStation 3]

LAMO at "OmegaFool" above me :D

[TrevorPhillips]

this is just the beginning of next gen :) all the good games are coming out not such as killzone 2, god of war 3, resident evil 5, MAG and many other great titles :)

[Unicron]

The usual suspects like Gamesradar will nitpick this game to hell and back. It's already begun.

If MP is really as addictive as people say, well, I'm QUITE happy.

[Exquisik]

The MP is addictive. It's one of the best MP I'd played since CoD4 and TF2. Basically KZ2 MP is a combination of CoD4 (Intensity, adrenaline style), TF2 (various objectives, variety of classes), and Socom (tactical, run and gun will most likely get you kill instantly). And to add on top of that, Warzone is possibly one of the best idea ever implemented into FPS MP. It has various objectives such as assassination, CTF, Capture and Hold (HQ/Zone), DM, and search and destroy all in one MP game. To win, your team must complete those objectives before the other teams did or complete more than the other teams.

During my stinct with the beta, I never once did get bored of the MP. When the beta was over, I was in the top 300 beta testers with all badges and classes unlocked (well except of the capture and hold badge).

[Sheddi]

Its gonna be fun to play this game.
I really hope it is what I'm expecting it to be.
So far I am 89% sure it will deliver what I'm expecting it to do.

[dznutz00]

i cant wait to hand over my hard earned $64.64 for this game

@ snipermk0 - no i'm from california

[snipermk0]

Lol, I'm guessing you're from Canada? :P

[thereapersson]

What are you talking about? That's how much the game will be after tax, in USD.

Where I live, sales tax is 9 percent, so that total is reasonable.

[Doppy]

Probably US, That's how much it was for me at gamestop now $54.92 soon to be $34.92 ($20 every paycheck)

[lord_of_balrogs]

"Even with the likes of GTAIV and MGS4, you could always find a few haters out there....but not this time. And that's exactly the point."
I think I'll test this theory. I don't like Killzone 2. Theory proven wrong. This article is a lie.

[Elvfam511]

you really show them

[Kleptic]

well I am probably more excited for this than even the most die hard of shooter fans...but seriously...I would put my life savings up for the fact that some reviewers will be all fire and brimstone...

there are plenty of reviewers that were doing previews and news back in 2005...and frankly didn't like the fact that Sony lied to them about what was real time and what wasn't...even if it was a mix up (Sony's claim is that tretton mixed up Resistance: fall of man and Killzone 2)...but that is no longer relevant, as the scrutinous (I made that word up) eye is already charged for this game...

the beta for the game left me more impressed than any other title I have played this generation...obviously that is the multiplayer only; so all I know is that killzone 2 is guaranteed to deliver me the most addictive competitive multiplayer I have possibly ever played...I won't say the single player is going to top MGS4 as the best single player campaign I have ever played in a video game; as I simply have nothing to go by other than various videos...

but one thing is for sure...Killzone 2 has a level of polish that rivals MGS4...and if it rivals MGS4 in this area...it rivals EVERYTHING...there is a level of detail in this game that is usually only found in exotic Italian automobiles...its the single most gorgeous video game I have ever witnessed overall...it doesn't trump the PC king (read: Crysis) in photo-realistic vegetation...but it trumps the entire industry in terms of animation, lighting, and immersion...

it doesn't turn the genre on its head...it does little in terms of rearranging how a first person shooter is played...other than the cover mechanic, its all been done before gameplay wise for the single player at least...the multiplayer has some subtle tweaks that end up making it radically deeper than others though...

a lot can be said about taking a relatively old idea...and executing it perfectly...if you understand the fact that that is what killzone 2 is set to do...you will be impressed more so than you are expecting...the Vide Cor Meum of first person shooters is about 6 weeks away...

[thereapersson]

I always enjoy reading your posts, Kleptic. Have a bubble.

BTW, didn't you use to call yourself "Install Shield"? I know there was another user with the exact same avatar that you have a while back...

[Kleptic]

ha yeah...Installshield_Wizard was my old RTCW name...I used Kleptic since Kali.net back in the mid 90's, of which it was given to me by some random handle generator (back then you couldn't pick your name on that thing)...which is what I played Quake 1 and II on...

but yeah, I changed it on here to match my PSN name a while ago...and thanks for the bubble...have one back...

[cmrbe]

its been 4 years in the making. As they say. Good things come to those who wait. It's almost here.

[Sony PlayStation 3]

Not 2/10 Human

[smurfie4]

I WILL NEVER FORGIVE KILLZONE 2 BECAUSE SONY LIES!!!!!!!!

/sarcasm

[N4G4L]

lolz, this game will be a new standard for gaming i give it at least three years before the s3xbox can make a game this good , btw does anyone know if the demo from gamestop is a SP or MP demo??

[Xandet]

I assume it'll be a SP only demo, being as how the MP beta has come and gone already. But who knows.. I for one am staying as far away from the demo and new trailers to make my day one purchase as pure as possible.

[Fux4Bux]

I wasn't all that excited up until watching the new vids up at game trailers.

Oh. My. God. Seriously the next defining step for FPS games. Cinematic on a completely new level.

[Arsenal4Ever]

February 25th 2009 for Europeans :)

[Tryst]

Hasn't Sony confirmed that it is a same date release world wide? Well, western.

[ApocalypseShadow]

but let's be real here.

THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF SONY.

sony put the videos of target renders out in 2005.i still have and watch the E3 ACCESS VIDEO i got for 2006 that displays them all.

sony wanted next gen to be:

ANIMATION,LIGHTING,DETAIL,A.I .,SMOKE,EXPLOSIONS,MULTIPLE OBJECTS,MULTIPLE PLAYERS,UNCANNY VALLEY BEATING,MOTION CONTROL,CAMERA CONTROL,ETC.

look at games that came out at launch for ps3 and games that came out for 360.games that just barely made it over ps2 and xbox.sony didn't want that.that wanted to define next gen gaming with the above mentioned.it's why they said,"next gen starts when we say so."microsoft sure wasn't trying.and don't lead the charge on 360.they buy exclusives but don't push the envelope themselves.

and "saying so" is what's happening.no other games on other systems are doing smoke and explosions like killzone2.no other games have cars that look as real as GT5.no other game has detail and animation like uncharted,no other game has multiple enemies like heavenly sword and retains background detail.no other game has character faces that look like heavy rain.no other sports game has detail like mlb the show that puts more onscreen.no other game is doing 60 player online like resistance2.

notice how call of duty2 looked pale and weak when 360 launched.but i'd bet after they saw what sony wanted to do,infinity ward changed their toon real quick and needed something along sony's vison of what next gen is.same with gears,same with every game after E3 2005.

thank sony for their target renders and their quest to "BEAT" those target renders with Guerilla.

KILLZONE IS JUST THE BEGINNING.E3 2009,microsoft gets b!tched slapped.when GT5 show it's video,gamers are going to be floored.but it won't be the only ps3 game that will slaughter microsoft for wasting money on DLC.

apocalypse.................

[Danteh]

“Do you remember when it happened? Of course you do, no one ever forgets, no matter how hard they try. It was like the universe sucker punched you in the gut, sending you down on your knees, gasping for air. The moment you realized that you are not special, that you will never amount to anything, all your dreams will go unfulfilled, you will never know anything but empty false happiness and you will die alone and bitter. You remember that hollowness that formed in your centre at that moment? Remember how your soul was sucked into the black hole, the singularity of despair that formed in its centre? Remember how you died inside? I want you to concentrate on that numbing pain of your decaying soul, because that is exactly how every other game will feel like after you have played Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.”

I actually LOL'd at this xD

F!ck you 6axis I'm gonna suck Bill Gate's d!ck tomorrow and be rich :D

[ultimolu]

Killzone 2 ahoy! :D

[maverick1191]

please buy this game my fellow ps3 owners

[cloudkev]

i am

[Magic_The_Celt]

It will indeed

Graphics and texture detail the likes never seen on a Console

and already got a 10/10, expect more of them to come, sony should be proud indeed.

i cant wait.

[bigboss911]

I have been watching this game grow from the e3 trailer to the upcoming final build. All i have to say is wow! Imho I think MGS4 was THE bar for next gen gaming. I played the heck out of it. I have every badge, weapon, item, you name it i got it. The graphics, game play, story, was amazing. I love MGS (just look at my name lol) but i think after seeing that kz2 has no install time and still can pull off the amazing visuals, the bar has been raised. I love ps3.
P.S. I am no fanboy. I love Gears too. but i cant afford both systems. And I am not going to pay for online when i can use that money for games. Im going to college and i don't have the funds to go buy games often so Im sticking with my ps3. I play Pc games too so i cant possibly be a fanboy. And for all you haters if it wasn't for MS and Sony we would not have the high quality games we have now. We would all be forced to play shovelware on a Wii. Except for a few games sorry lol. Ssmashbros is awesome, but that's a given.

[bviperz]

on Sony to market this game like crazy. We the gamers can help. Tell everyone you know, including your Grandma, about this game (don't be mistaken, most granny's will pwn you). Word of mouth is always best, because it's free. Side note, I think I'm more hyped about this game because of the normal gamers that played the beta vs. the media. To me, the media just confirmed what the gamers were saying: This game is a beast.

[Tryst]

Its exactly what I have been doing.

I showed a friend in work the other some Killzone 2 videos and he pre-ordered the game within 15 minutes :D

[Hercules]

wheres the irony?? april 27th (a monday)..people were saying, this is the game to end all games!!! now the say, this the game that is the major disappointment,..funny thing is, i feel the complete oppositie, and i am one of the few who still play through the stories, putting together different outcomes/choices. but i guess we will just have to see when this game is released

[RRoDReaper]

Sony themselves said that the next generation starts when THEY say so

[eugenewatson]

I WONDER WHAT THE XBOTS WILL DO WHEN THIS GAME COMES OUT

[Ldubbz]

Would swear that the game was actually out already. Ill save judgement for when the game actually drops, but as far as being "defining" (this IS psxextreme.com here...) thats bull. To say that this game is as mind blowing as Gears was when it first dropped is baloney and hyperbole. Especially if it aint even out yet.

And since this is N4G, where for some inane reason "Home" is the most popular title (that is just sad...lol), most of you havent seen the gameplay trailer for the new Riddick title for 360, which IMO, just might be the best looker yet, which is no surprise, being that the first one on Xbox was one of the best lookers last gen.

[shawnsl65]

patch for an option for keyboard and mouse and make a separate keyboard/mouse multiplayer game room and it might even bring pc gamers onto the ps3.

[SwiftArsonist]

i liked the first killzone so i hope this one will deliver. im a graphics guy and by the looks of it, it wont dissapoint. i heard it will run at 720p, can anyone confirm this?

[PS360PCROCKS]

That's what I've heard

[PS360PCROCKS]

"Guerilla's shooter might be the single defining experience of the generation so far."

I disagree, Gears of war 2, COD4, Bioshock, Uncharted and Mass Effect I believe deserve that distinction. As for Killzone 2, yes it has the ability to be the next game that people say "HOLY ****!!!!"