Killzone 2 VS Gears of War 2 through the eyes of a programmer

[Euphoria14]

jetrii said:

Euphoria14 said:
I found this to be a very interesting read.

Even though it seems like the OP thinks KZ2 has a better look overall (I could be wrong), I still do not see how this is a fair comparison. Isn't this a comparison between a demo and a finished product?

Judging from what many said in the KZ2 thread as well as the KZ2 demo thread, on the main menu of the demo the game reads "2008 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe", actually if you look at a Dec 2008 to Jan. 2009 comparison you can pretty much figure out for yourself this is dated code. So there is a good chance the comparison is a dated one from Dec 2008, before GG added the extra bells and whistles to give the game a much better appearance.

What I find impressive though is as the OP said, you sit someone in front of both games and odds are they will say KZ2 looks better. This is exactly what happened last night when me and my Sisters Boyfriend played KZ2 and Gears 2, he thought KZ2 looked much better.

 

The art style and level design is pretty much finalized. There really isn't much they can do about that in a few months. So even if this wasn't the final product, I wouldn't expect it to be much different. Last couple of months of development are usually used to find and get rid of bugs.

According to previews, reviews, etc... the time between the Dec. 2008 and Jan 2009 builds made quite a difference.The footage they showed in Dec could have been from back in Sept/Oct for all we know. Maybe someone knows, but I certainly do not.

In the demo the game still has this blue tint going on quite a bit, just like it was in the Dec 2008 build. If I can find it, I think the best way of seeing this is with video from Visari Square. The 1-month of work between the 2 builds was very easy to spot.