Halo? Call of Duty? Already killed it.

Because I've been too busy to lead the charge for Killzone 3 this time around.  I haven't even started planning the clan thread.   ;_;

I agree, its good for what it is. And the characters are actually more interesting than in 2. I'm just talking about the overall reception of the game.

Overhyped.

For me personally, KZ2's campaign felt generic. Take away the graphics and there's not much to it really. I still remember everyone, including myself, goin nuts over the train level videos. Once you actually play it though, you realize that it's nothin more than a moving background, compared to a train level like Uncharted 2 where it actually affects the way you play. The visuals made everything look so much better than they really were.

The multiplayer was a huge mess. Anyone that played it within the first few weeks should know this. It took GG ages to fix some pretty big probs, while still leaving in some other huge ones.

Besides that:  the movement/controls. This pushed away player's in the masses. They were frustrating and clunky. I introduced the game to a few different friends that come to my house sometimes and they were horrible. They could barely shoot shoot shit without struggling.

Now KZ3 is pretty much here and tons of people have got a taste of the beta/demo. Alot of the oldschool fans arn't pleased at all with where game has gone and I imagine that newer players will be turned off by it for several legit reasons. GG once again failed to properly balanced the multiplayer and while they fixed some huge issues, they also brought in some new ones, such as reducing the player health to a CoD-level yet forgetting to nerf the 50-100 clip weapons a bit. While the clunky movement has been toned down a bit, it's still there and enough to frustrate the casuals.

I can't really say much about the campaign. The level with that huge bot thing looked awesome, but how many of the levels in the game are actually that good? The snow level in the recent demo was a little fun, but didn't feel all that new and fresh compared to most fps campaigns in general.

Honestly, it really seems like GG just focused way too much on the graphics. There's too many problems and genericness hiding under that thick layer of sugar-coating. Having played tons of shooters on pc and consoles, KZ2/3 don't really seem to bring anything new and exciting. The game seems good but, I'll wait for a pretty low used price before I buy it.

Is that really somethin to be happy about? Complaint and bashing threads arn't always a bad thing. It gives the game more attention and shows that people actually care to see that things fixed and adjusted. No one complains about bad games because no one's gonna bother to touch them. The lack of KZ3 threads on here could easily mean that interest has been lost, and there'll be less sales from VGC members in general. That's probably goin a little too far though, we'll have to wait and see what happens.

In the long run, devs can't get proper feedback from a crowd that stays silent or kisses too much ass when it's unnecessary.

well ps3 didnt really have many good exclusive games back then, maybe mgs 4 but thats about it . And killzone 2 was hyped for years

ive never really been a big fan of fps' but decided to download kz3 beta to give it a try and see what it was like. i must say that i loved it. i had been playing it everyday after i downloaded it, and now that the beta has ended (about an hour ago), ill be going to gamestop tomorrow after my classes and preordering it, they earned my money.

never would have bought it without being able to play it and see how awesome it is

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As some already said...

KZ2 had a lot to prove after the E3 2005 trailer thus creating a huge fuzz after years of development near release if it will live up to the graphics that was promised AND IT DID, NOW KZ3 is here theres no need to generate a huge buzz  just to show that THE GAME QUALITY since KZ2 already did heck some of the reviews are even claiming KZ3 to be unrivaled graphics wise on console.

Killzone 2 had quite a bit going for it.  THE supposed killer app for the PS3.  The graphical powerhouse that would make the 360 look like it wasn't even trying.  The game that PS3 fanboys would harp at the top of the metaphoric lungs that their cause was justified.  The game that would make Sony hugely relevant and the front runners in this seventh generation of consoles' race for Halo/Call of Duty killer. and more.

Killzone 3 was destined to be the game few cared about because its predecessor, for lack of a better way of putting it, didn't deliver on everything and a bag of chips.  It seems that folks care less about Move support, 3D support, and an overall big and better Killzone 2 when Killzone 2 was supposed to be the end of for the FPS genre.  Why care about the sequel to the most promising game in recent memory when that promising game is not as relevant anymore?

Killzone 2 was more a idea and a movement than a game.  Killzone 3 is more or less a game and a solid one in its own right but it will never pull the gravity its predecessor did.

not until Uncharted 2 came along and stood it ground and went well yea