Like most things in life, the more something is hyped, the higher your expectations. Killzone 2 is currently the subject of so much hyperbole that it’s starting to damage what people will think of the game.

Killzone 2, as you may have heard, is the best thing in the world since sliced bread. The only problem with that notion is that Killzone 2 does not make as delicious of a sandwich.

Just taking a gander at gaming hubs like N4G, the past week has been ruled by articles about Killzone 2. Most of these articles range from relatively small sites to some well-established sites, each of which claiming that Killzone 2 will absolutely blow your mind. Of course, there are also a few saying that Killzone 2 is just another shooter and that it’s not a big deal.

I happen to be somewhere in the middle. I’ve actually gotten my hands on Killzone 2 for just a few minutes, but I also hung around and watched other people play it rather extensively. As far as first-person shooters go, Killzone 2 is great — some might even go so far as to say it’s fantastic. What Killzone 2 isn’t, however, is a ‘killer app’.

Killzone 2 is not going to move systems. Killzone 2 is not going to convert Xbox owners. Killzone 2 is not going to cure cancer or resurrect the dead. Killzone 2 is simply a great shooter, and that’s it.

The main problem with all of these sites claiming otherwise is that it is actually going to damage the impressions people get from the game. Expectations are so high right now with all of the hype that people have no choice but to be disappointed. As great as it is, it is impossible for Killzone 2 (or any other game, for that matter) to live up to the tremendous amount of hype surrounding it.

I only say this because I’m concerned for my fellow gamers. I don’t want people to be disappointed when they should be excited. I don’t want the hype to ruin the game for them, much like it did for me and GTA4. I curse IGN to this day for handing out “the first 10 since 1999” and making me believe that the game was more than it was.

So please, citizens of the Internet, I beg you: stop overhyping Killzone 2 before you end up spoiling everyone’s fun. Thank you. I will now take my leave of the Ripten soapbox.

Links: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=56886&start=-0

http://www.ripten.com/2009/01/15/dear-internet-quit-overhyping-killzone-2/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIo6SszIiFg&fmt=22

http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/killzone-2-gameplay-1?size=large

quit overhyping spoiler warning

at least they are not spoiling us the game yet.

they can keep saying it will be awesome because it will =)

Links...

they work.

Article is right. that is a job for...TEH C3LL!!!

seriously though, I do think this game is probably getting more hype than is good for it, but I don't see an end in sight.

Anyway, i do enjoy watching the KZ2 footage etc.

hey this is looking to be a great game for ps3, so ur right i am hyped to play this game. i dont see anything on any other system that looks as good as this.

even if iam a 360 fan but am really hyped to play the game.

So what if a game isnt as good as the hype? what does it matter?, in any event some people are going to think that it is better than the hype and some are going to think it is alot worse, its called individual opinion, and stating that a game is overhyped when you havent actually played it is the subject of much hyperbole.

There is no 'problem with these sites' as you put it, games have been hyped up since games existed, if a game is getting hyped from a genre, developer, or heaven forbid a system that you have a particular dislike for, then that is an issue for you to deal with personally.

Not everybody needs a group therapy session every time they end up a little disappointed by a game, they are merely forms of entertainment, a little perspective is in order i think.

from what perspective do you mean that? from a sales perspective every little bit of hype is good if the game is atleast "great" (metacritic ~80-85%) aswell, as e.g. Assassins Creed showed us

another great thing hype does is to increase pre-orders and "first day buyers", which are the ones who pay the most for the game and have no chance to get it used

ofcourse from a personal perspective it's not that good for if you have too high expectations you will be let down and therefore won't have as much fun with the game as you could have if you hadn't been hyped and it will reflect badly on the game in the sence, that it won't be remembered as a classic for years/decades, but that won't really affect the game itself all that much

"Killzone 2 is not going to move systems."

"And for the record, I think Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 were overhyped as well."

He doesn't seem to like games that have potential to be system sellers.

epic fail man
all i want is a good FPshooter in my ps3 collection
and ive played the game at tgs 2008 and enjoyed it ! ive accepted the game already , your post is not going to change my mind or anyones for that matter
and if people are disapointed so be it ! it happens!
i was disapointed with halo 3 and Lair , but i still play/ed them