M.U.G.E.N said:
Michael-5 said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
Michael-5 said:
dsage01 said:
Michael-5 said:
Killzone 3 is selling well for a PS3 exclusive. If you're asking why Killzone 3 sales aren't as strong as Halo, Call of Duty, or Gears of War it's because it doesn't have as strong of a multiplayer component. Multiplayer is fun, but there is nothing really bringing you back into the game. Resident Evil 5 sold well despite having poor multiplayer because of the strong label Resident Evil 4 laid. Also Killzone doesn't have as epic of a story arc as other Sci-Fi shooters like Halo, Gears of War, or Resident Evil. The events in Killzone 3 are much more loosly tied to the events in other Killzones compared to the other mentioned sci fi shooters. So..
1. Not as addicitve multiplayer as compeditors
2. Not the king of multiplayer games, so it's forgotten quickly since everyone else is playing Call of Duty.
3. Not so massive story arc.
4. Not being the star exclusive on the year of release.
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Just to let you know Killzone has great multiplayer. Many people are on (possibly more than Reach as of today) And Gears 2 multiplayer was pretty bad it had many bugs and people complaining. For the Cod and Halo part I agree with you but come on we both know it deserves much more sales than the 1.4 million right now.
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Killzone Multiplayer is unbalanced. It's not as polished, and the level of skill varies significantly. Halo separates new players from vetarans based on rank, and unlocks custom armor based on credits earned, and has daily chalenges. Call of Duty unlocks perks, weapons, and weapon mods based on $$$ which is then based off kills. Halo and CoD are polished online games, very compeditive, and I severly doubt that Killzone has anywhere nearly as many online users as either.
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wait what? I'm confused here a bit so help me out. You list that halo and cod have things they can unlock as they progress etc.....kinda makes it sound as if KZ does not have such things or something....have you played KZ3 mp?
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No my PS3 broke, going to play KZ3 co-op with my friend in the summer. I'm basing a lot of my arguement off KZ2, which I did not feel was up to the level of quality Halo 3, Gears 2 or Modern Warfare 1 were at.
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yeah I figured as much since what you said just made no sense...KZ3 mp has all of them too...and it's a LOT of fun :D I suck at FPS MP comparatively but I can't seem to stop playing this one
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Yea, I was the same with Lost Planet 1. That game really got me into online multiplayer and made me a better shooter player overall. KZ3 has rank bonuses, but just from hype Halo and CoD are bigger online. By no means is quality better, I love KZ, just I think CoD and Halo are a bit simpler.
Also being on top is a big deal. If you're not on top of sales and multiplayer matches, no one is talking about you. Battlefield may be better then CoD online, but if CoD is the benchmark, everyone will talk about and play CoD despite quality. Same goes for Killzone and any medium volume game. The quality might be there, but because other games did it first, it's not getting the recognition it deserves from casual gamers.
Hence CoD got big before Battlefield did (on consoles), so it's sales exploded. Halo basically introduced console online play, so it's sales are also killer. Gears manages strong sales too because Gears came before Halo on 360, it has great commercials and advertizing in general, and the main story is simple, yet different and pretty deep for a shooter. It also made wave based multiplayer big.
Just pre-ordered Gears 3, can't wait for the Beta.
