Killzone 2 (E3 2005) vs ShadowFall

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Scoobes said:

curl-6 said:

Turkish said:
KZ actually looked better than the 2005 trailer except for the facial animations.

The final game of KZ2 employed more over-the-top filters and shaders to try to look flashier, but part for part it fell short of the 2005 teaser; character models, geometry, textures, animations, explosions, and other particle effects were all better in the CGI trailer.

Honestly, it wasn't even the graphics that appealed to me so much in that teaser, it was the visceral, fluid feel of the combat; it was almost like being in an actual warzone. Not a single game of any platform or franchise I've played has managed to capture this feel yet in actual gameplay yet.

I can see what you mean by fluid. Movement just felt smooth and natural, but I guess that's what really gives it away as CGI; no FPS I've played has mechanics that smooth.

That smoothness is what seals the deal for me. The fluid motion and animation is just unmatched by anything actually playable, IMO (save perhaps the Crysis 3 "7 Wonders" videos I've seen on YT).

As you said earlier, there's more going on in the Shadow Fall demo and it doesn't feel as empty, but it just doesn't look nearly as polished to me. In fact, call me jaded, but the combat sequence of the Shadow Fall demo really didn't impress me that much at all. Frankly, it just looks decidedly unfinished IMO. However, I fully expect the final game to leave a much better impression on me.