Killzone 2 (E3 2005) vs ShadowFall

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Scoobes said:

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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.

It wasn't just the movement that was fluid, it was the way combat flowed; guys hauled their injured comrades to safety, the landing craft wasn't blown up right as you stepped off in an a horrible COD daze moment, but later as it remained exposed as a target of opportunity, the downed flamethower guy caused the nearby vehicle to explode, a shot Helghast fell but grabbed onto the edge of the bridge, those details made it all seem like actual combat, not the usual FPS shooting gallery.