The game is also reportedly in alpha stage. So I would expect some improvement.

Plus this is Ted Price's baby, I dont think the man took it so nicely when the european critics ripped it apart. Don't expect this to go down so easy ;).

MikeB said: Judging from youtube footages it does look Killzone 1 was a pretty good game, also looks better than I would have expected a PS2 FPS to look like.

I've played through, and still own, Killzone, so I'd say that makes my opinion a bit more valid than watching some low rez videos online. When a developer manages to fuck up something as simple as the controls, you know there is something wrong. And don't even think of suggesting that its because I'm bad at FPSes.

If you want a good looking PS2 FPS, then Black is where its at, not Killzone. 

 

Again, I played through and still own the game, and I know the Chimera had different appearances.

The thing is this new design direction isn't an appealing one, and is completely uninspired. Its as though insomniac is trying to make R2 be even more generic than its predecessor.

sieanr said: MikeB said: Judging from youtube footages it does look Killzone 1 was a pretty good game, also looks better than I would have expected a PS2 FPS to look like. I've played through, and still own, Killzone, so I'd say that makes my opinion a bit more valid than watching some low rez videos online. When a developer manages to fuck up something as simple as the controls, you know there is something wrong. And don't even think of suggesting that its because I'm bad at FPSes. If you want a good looking PS2 FPS, then Black is where its at, not Killzone.  MikeB said: There wasn't just one look of Chimera in Resistance: Fall of Man though (they come in all sizes), the Chimera shown in the OP looks a lot scarier (more effective for this type of game) to me than the one in the Resistance 1 shot.   Again, I played through and still own the game, and I know the Chimera had different appearances. The thing is this new design direction isn't an appealing one, and is completely uninspired. Its as though insomniac is trying to make R2 be even more generic than its predecessor.

In b4 some one calls this guy out on Halo.

@ sieanr 

I haven't played Killzone: Liberation, but maybe they already implemented some important improvements for that game.

IGN: "gameplay is a great example of fine-tuned mechanics."

 "It seems wherever Liberation can go the extra mile, it does. It delivers on all fronts, from a thoroughly engrossing single-player campaign to an addictive multiplayer component.

I feel confident we can expect even more improvements with regard to Killzone 2.

Liberation, I believe, isn't a FPS but a third person game.

Still, from what I've seen from people, they must have learned something from the first Killzone when they made liberation. 

If was not for title above pic, I could not tell which is from 1 or 2. So diff aint that big.

MikeB said: @ sieanr  When a developer manages to fuck up something as simple as the controls, you know there is something wrong. And don't even think of suggesting that its because I'm bad at FPSes. I haven't played Killzone: Liberation, but maybe they already implemented some important improvements for that game. IGN: "gameplay is a great example of fine-tuned mechanics."  "It seems wherever Liberation can go the extra mile, it does. It delivers on all fronts, from a thoroughly engrossing single-player campaign to an addictive multiplayer component. I feel confident we can expect even more improvements with regard to Killzone 2.

 I was referring to the original Killzone... you know, the one thats actually and FPS and the game that you were clearly referring to. Some of the complaints that were brought up with Liberation is that the game was repetitve, and relied far too much on key hunting and fetch quests - gameplay mechanics that are better suited for the PS1. Speaking of which, if they can only come up with such old, boring and cliche on the most technically advanced handheld available, imagine what they can do on the most technically advanced gaming console! I can't wait to relive my favorite FPS memories from 2004 in cell powered form! On the plus side developing a 3rd person tactical shooter for a handheld is nothing like developing a cinematic FPS on a console. 

 

Character design wise Halo is very derivative and uninspired. Hell, story wise too.

Shit man, looks like I beat those people to the punch. 

@ IllegalPaladin

Oh thanks, I didn't know that.

They probably made the right decision though, personally I think the PSP screen is a little too small and probably the hardware specs wouldn't allow for a FPS to truly blow away the user compared to other home console/PC shooters available.

Or the fact that it lacks a second analog stick, which kinda takes precedence over those reasons you listed.

Developers somehow did it with Siphon Filter on the PSP. It's kind of weird though in my opinion.