What is so special about Killzone 2?

[The_vagabond7]

madskillz said:

kn said:

I created a UK account, downloaded the demo, and played through it twice. From all the initial reviews and hype, I was expecting a religious experience both graphically and gameplay-wise. As the old lady in the Wendy's commercial said, "Where's the beef?"?

The graphics are top notch, no doubt, but I honestly don't find them overall any better than MGS4 and Gears 2. The physics are certainly very well done and I'd say that KZ2 certainly has a lock on "realism" from a physics standpoint, but the graphics are not what I had hoped for. Right at the beginning, for example, the water is less than impressive as you cross that little stream. I think Bioshock had better water scenes. There are some terrible textures in places if you stop and look at stuff that is both close and far.

I was apalled to see the cliche exploding barrells always "just in the right place". That has gotten really old. I would also have liked to see a bit of variety in bad guys. All the same dudes. The demo AI isn't "smart" IMO, either. I've read they are clever but they just seem like more cannon fodder most of the time. Yeah, they duck, but they also pop their head up and get blasted, too.

I was amped up about the game after all the hype but after having played the demo, I'm going to wait for it to come out and read some later reviews. All the 10s the game has gotten (as well as other games this gen) are highly misleading as the game, in my opinion, a bit uninspired, and cliche.

In the end, it does look like a polished version of COD and that isn't a bad thing. Based on the demo, however, it isn't the defining game of this generation or of this genre.

I'm sure my post will be labeled blasphemy. Oh well. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and in this case, most will think mine sucks. Sobeit.

BTW, I played the first round on my 1080P 42" Sharp Aquos LCD and my second round on my Sharp DLP projector.

I find it contradictory how folks are quick to say 'OMG, the demo rocks!' and folks agree, but when a person says 'It's meh' or asks 'what's special,' they get hammered.

My question is - how can folks say 'You need to play the game first before passing judgment' but praising the positive comments on the demo?

Dude, I am not faded. I went into the demo and was like 'Ai'te ... let's see what we have.'

The graphics are good but the demo isn't as pretty as Uncharted or Metal Gear. Even with the motion, Hollywood-style camera angle, I was shocked - SHOCKED - by the lifeless look on the soldiers' faces. I was crouched against the first wall after the Helghast ambushed like 3 soldiers and I zoomed in on the faces of the dude with the skullcap, and the others. They were all emotionless, shocked. It looked like they had touched an electric fence and were dazed. No eye movement - nada.

That's beside the point. The point is - I think the PS3 hasn't had a console-exclusive shooter before R2 for a long time. Seriously, I remember the hype surrounding Haze. Yeah - nectar, baby - and how it flopped. I think also a lot of the hype surrounds the Halo-Gears franchises. Sony hasn't come close to tarnishing their armor. They want to believe KZ2 will finally - finally get folks on board with the true HD console and off the Loud White Box. Such a pity ...

Truth be told, I went into the demo with no preformed idea. I wanted to play a game. And I left thinking 'Why all the hype?' Of course, the bots will twist my words, scream '360-bias' and prolly blame the MSM if it doesn't perform as expected.

It really turns off some future buyers who see the hype surrounding PS3 games and how rabid fans can be.

I played it - will likely play the retail version - and just like the demo, will go in with no preformed ideas.

 

This man speaks with reason.

 

This topic scares me, I must go now.