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

[Solid_Raiden]

jetrii said:

Solid_Raiden said:
First off I wanted to say that I read your OP and thought it was very intelligent and thought out. However, I didn't read anything else in this thread as it's quite huge so I apologize if I'm repeating what other posters have said, which I probably am.

I'm sure you realise that we have only seen screens from the first two levels for the most part. If K1 is anything to go by there will be varied environments which may or may not include organic matter. For instance, most of K1 had environments much like we've seen in K2 but it also had a lush, organic level that was quite beautiful. That's why I say it's always better to wait for the final product otherwise a lot of your post is assuming the game will be little more then screens from the first two levels. In addition, I don't believe any of the images you used for K2 were final build. Which is fine, it still gets your point across but another reason why I feel waiting for the final game is much better. Who knows how much the game has changed since those screenshots were taken?
That being said, I'm not very knowledgable about graphics and the process of making them and enjoyed the read.

 

I understand where you are coming from. I watched countless videos and saw countless screenshots without any luck. Sadly, those 2 images were the closest I could find. I didn't cherry pick them, they were the only ones to pick. According to IGN, they were added in December. However, I don't know if the images are older than that. If you're able to find better images that help demonstrate the organic matter, please feel free to post them. Also, like I said before, I will revisit this once Killzone 2 comes out to update this thread a bit. Sadly, I've spoken to people that have played the game behind closed doors, and while they were not able to tell me much about it, they told me they didn't see any trees. Hopefully the environment changes.

Those are very valid concerns, Solid_Raiden. If I find newer screens with similar content, I will be sure to update this.

 

Not really concerns. More or less saying i'd love an update from you once the game is out. Thinking about it also, it would make since not having plant life of any kind as the sequal takes place on Helghan instead of Vekta which is suposed to be a harsh, barren world which is both why they were invading Vekta in the first I believe and why the Helghast are forced to wear the masks that they wear. They have become unable to breath without it I believe after having lived on the planet for so long. So I actually doubt we will see trees in this game thinking about it. If so, it will be more due to the storyline they've created then design decisions I think. Either way, trees or no, I'd love to see an updated thread from you once the final version hits the streets. Looking forward to it. Gears is one of my favorite games of this gen and Killzone 2 is looking to be even better (Here's to hoping I can actually play it online unlike Epic who I feel really screwed me over with Gears 2 online! :'( WHY?!). I'd love to see how they stack against each other technically.