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Killzone 2 - Gameplay

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It's not often that you get to play the aggressor in a game, but with Killzone 2 you're right there on the enemy's turf, putting the virtual boot in. Have a look at what sort of resistance to expect from the forces of Helghan.

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makeamazing
08/01/09 @ 10:05
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LOL who ever is playing is not good at these types of games!

Whats with the dodgy voices in the landing sequence.
merkdot
08/01/09 @ 10:08
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08/01/09 @ 10:11
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those landing craft are hilariously bad. What's to stop the soldiers flying/falling out? Apart from that it looks good, nice environment destruction but is it any different from the other 5,423 FPS's out there?
Widge
08/01/09 @ 10:12
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God yeah I can't stand bad game demo-ers. The bit where they were hovering at the bottom of some stairs I was internally screaming "GO UP AND TAKE COVER INSTEAD".
bodypopper
08/01/09 @ 10:16
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Nice graphics and animation but CoD style mayhem + grunts and tougher grunts in armour suits + gun turrets + vehicle sections still = typical shooter.
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08/01/09 @ 10:18
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I thought the AI was meant to be good? It's the same as in every other shooter. It's lucky the enemy all stop attacking for that cut scene at the end.
Widge
08/01/09 @ 10:28
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I dunno, Dan W playing the game and commenting on the game AI in the preview, and us commenting on a video in here. I guess we'd only find out once we hit the thing for ourselves.
Triggerhappytel
08/01/09 @ 10:30
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It always makes a game look far less good when the person playing is rubbish...
Beano
08/01/09 @ 10:31
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Looks fantastic - very gray/brown but later levels should be more colorful as far as I know.
Not so convinced about the gameplay - but I never liked the COD games either.
lambtron
08/01/09 @ 10:33
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Hmm.

In terms of gameplay that was rather underwhelming.
Widge
08/01/09 @ 10:34
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I'd say blackorangeamber
mazzl
08/01/09 @ 10:34
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nice to see AI teammates blocking you're vision... and another grey-brown shooter. that's not KZ2's fault, but why is that...?
penhalion
08/01/09 @ 10:57
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Dan W over hyping the game AI and features as usual. This is undoubtedly the best FPS on the PS3 but, compared to the rest of the shooters out there, it's nothing special. Will I buy it? Hell yes! My PS3 is gathering dust and I'm actually eyeing Motorstorm pacific with that "I can always trade it later" attitude of a desperate man!
guernican
08/01/09 @ 11:03
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"those landing craft are hilariously bad. What's to stop the soldiers flying/falling out?"

Common sense? A natural instinct for self-preservation? Hands?
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muscleblade
08/01/09 @ 11:10
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Rash says this looks better than Gears 2. LOL!!!

I take it this video doesnt show the best bits.
Kenshin001
08/01/09 @ 11:11
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"This is undoubtedly the best FPS on the PS3 but, compared to the rest of the shooters out there, it's nothing special."

It is the best on the PS3 but nothing special compared to the critically acclaimed Bioshock or COD4 which are also on the PS3. Good fanboy logic there.

penhalion
08/01/09 @ 11:18
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@kenshin001

How did you arrive at calling me a fanboy? I have no console prefernces and unlike you I have actually played killzone 2.
NotSoSlim
08/01/09 @ 11:25
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@ frankblack

If people want to play this as a run and shoot game then they wont get far. I am more inclined to listen to people who have played the game and they all said you can do what this guy is doing in this video and get very far.
Rash'
08/01/09 @ 11:40
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musle, actually said "technically" better and I'm not alone in that so why not single out others or is the thought of me not agreeing with you really that painfu?. oh, and way to seek precedence of a poorly played, low quality vid.
farticusmaximus
08/01/09 @ 11:47
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@Kenshin001

To be fair, KZ2 visuals are a step up from COD or Bioshock.

The 60fps refresh of COD will always win it for me though. I wish more games would tailor visuals to a solid 60fps rather than compromise on 30fps or worse, tearing.

Even better would be Pc-style detail sliders, then both pixel whores and FPS whores would be satisfied! :)
alpha-0ne
08/01/09 @ 11:50
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Sweet cant wait
Moonprince
08/01/09 @ 11:55
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Well done farti, well done.
NotSoSlim
08/01/09 @ 11:55
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@ frankblack

Fair point but the approach apparently anyway will not get you very far.
farticusmaximus
08/01/09 @ 12:04
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@Moonprince

Eh?
chessboxer
08/01/09 @ 12:08
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Are people complaining that a war ravaged alien industrial wasteland which has a toxic atmosphere is mainly brown-grey and lacking in day glo luminous colours?
GitSomE UK
08/01/09 @ 12:08
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Were you lot watching the same video? I thought it's looking pretty good. It's a war ravaged planet it's supposed to be fucked and it's supposed to be grey.

Obviously the guy in the demo is playing like a tard (lobs grenade then runs onto it WTF?!) and has the settings set to rookie. The amount of hits he took prior to damage showing was clear it was being played on first time on an FPS.

I reckon it'll be pretty testing when you up the difficulty levels.

Really, really looking forward to this.
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mkreku
08/01/09 @ 12:13
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I thought the arc tower blowing up looked fantastic! Love the smoke effects. Other than that, not so special. And I especially hate that one guy during the landing sequence trying to sound manlier by deepening his voice.. I really hope he has a tiny part in the story and is killed immediately!
muscleblade
08/01/09 @ 12:15
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@Rash

LOL.
Progguitarist
08/01/09 @ 13:10
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Looks about the same as the first one in terms of gameplay, which wasnt all that bad but certainly wasnt anything to write home about.
thewolfiv
08/01/09 @ 13:12
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the player sucks man i dunno how many times he missed easy shots or shot bedie them,i know sticks aint a mouse but come on!

And i hope to god that that was super easy mode other wise i'm gonna cry this looks so good don't want it ruined.
Moonprince
08/01/09 @ 13:28
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First ever comment of yours that I've seen where you haven't tried to piss someone off / made yourself look silly etc.

Just thought I'd give you a pat on the back :P
farticusmaximus
08/01/09 @ 13:57
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condescending

Pronunciation: kon-duh-sen-ding

Adjective. showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority.


Feel free to add me to your ignore list any time you please Moondick.
b_sobey
08/01/09 @ 14:08
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The guy playing the game in this clip completely ruins any hope of getting a decent impression of the game. It's like watching my Dad have a go.

I'm sure Killzone 2 must be better than it looks on this evidence.
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Lukus
08/01/09 @ 14:28
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The characters look like they were rejected from Gears of War for being too weedy, not having gruff enough voices, or big enough biceps.
El-Dev
08/01/09 @ 14:31
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Lukus, so you mean they look normal then?
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Dizzy
08/01/09 @ 14:31
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>The characters look like they were rejected from Gears of War for being too weedy

Well they are supposed to be normal troops, not uber commandos (like the Gears gang ;)
BonzoBanana
08/01/09 @ 14:49
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I loved the original killzone and I'm pretty damn sure I'm going to love this. Looks fantastic. As long as reviews are 8 or more its a definite buy for me even at full price. If its a 7 or less I'll probably wait until cheaper but I'm still definitely going to get it.
Moonprince
08/01/09 @ 14:58
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But then I'd miss all the funny!

Was meant light hearted silly rabbit.

You do something good, take a step forward, then make yourself look a twat and take two back.

Buddy, take a chill pill.
StealthAcolyte
08/01/09 @ 16:18
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Looks awesome, can't wait until it comes out.

When I read the comments saying "Man the player is bad" etc I thought 'He can't be as bad as some of the other people I've seen' But I think this video settles it... Worst, Player, Ever.

The reason its grey and brown is because its realistic, if you look outside what do you see? Grey and... Brown! Yeah well done! Sorry but as much as you want it to be it can't be bright pink, green, blue, red and yellow, all the primary colours you can think of like Halo etc.
farticusmaximus
08/01/09 @ 16:47
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"The reason its grey and brown is because its realistic"

Pff, the last time I was on an alien world fighting a bunch of helmetted freaks the colors were like, maaaaaan!..... oh wait, no that was an acid trip. My bad.


"if you look outside what do you see?"

Green trees, admittedly with brown trunks, blue skies, green grass verge, admittedly with a bit of brown dog doo. There's a mostly grey road.

All in all, not so grey and only a little brown and then only in the right places.

BonzoBanana
08/01/09 @ 20:44
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Personally I like the greys and browns it gives it a more oppressive atmosphere which is what the game is trying to achieve I guess. Its not like they couldn't have used more colour if they wanted to. I mean I'm pretty sure the ps3 has a palette more than about 8 colours so there isn't a problem. Is there a highly rated dayglo fps I don't know about.
jack_klugman
10/01/09 @ 14:31
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Sub-Gears quality voice acting. It must have taken effort to achieve that.
Cadence
12/01/09 @ 15:20
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Whoever is playing this demo is fucking clueless.
chumpy
12/01/09 @ 17:16
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Man this guys bad
Dangher
15/01/09 @ 18:44
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In my opinion - 6 on EG at best. Another FPS, with another "save the world" theme, with another EVERYTHING. Graphics are nothing to write home about (see - Dead Space), sound - generic, gameplay - don't get me started on that, replaybility - zip, zilch, zero, nada. Originality - erm... Goes like this - "we copy CoD4, GoW1, GoW2, CoD5, FEAR, Condemned, und Halo 1-3 because we really screwed up that 'it's not pre-rendered' thing on our first showing.

P.S. I do not own any of the consoles. I ain't a fanboy. I just see crap, when I see it. And this is crap...

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