I hate the anti- Sony defense that the first killzone wasn't good. The first Killzone was a different game and KZ2 is in a whole other league.
We are not talking about a mediocre jump between the first and second iteration. It will be monumental.. and this has been proven already just from online videos.
This situation of completely revamping everything and starting from absolute scratch, (as is evident in Killzone 2) is very unhead of.
This is a different series- starting now with Killzone 2. There was probably some discussion on whether or not the millions and millions of dollars and developer handouts from across all of the internal dev teams at Sony should even go towards a game called Killzone 2, or if Gorilla should have just come out with a new series.
It is a double edged sword really. Sony marketing and gorilla know that either way there will be very whiny people on forums complaining about the following:
"weeeeellllll , you see... I personally know for a fact since I know this... that since the firrrst killzone was not good, that the second won't be either." "I played Halo and the first was good. But the first Killzone wasn't and since Halo 2 was so much like the first, that means that Killzone 2 will be like the first as well. Soooo therefor Killzone 2 will be sooooo bad. I cant believe it"
(of course all of this will be said in a very nasally fanboy voice where between typing the sentances the fanboy takes a moment to appreciate Microsoft and smell their own farts.)
OR (If Sony and Gorilla had decided on a new IP with the same tech instead)
"This will fail. This is not Halo. New IP's sell like crap. I don't care how good a game is.. I will only buy games that are marketed well. I will burn Sony to the ground."
One or the other is inevitable. But until it is realized by everyone that Killzone 2 may very likely be the best all around FPS for any console, and it will be out almost all year without any competition, (until possibly Modern Warfare 2) then there is simply no hope for rational discussion or thought.
Consumers are essentially blind. They can hear marketing, but may never be able to see a great thing coming. I don't understand why anyone would have bad things to say about Killzone 2. Why would anyone wish bad upon it?
Even if Sony and their marketing stumble through the launch of Killzone 2, it will still sell great. By Christmas, I personally believe it will have surpassed MGS4 as the highest selling PS3 exclusive.
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