Why is Killzone2 hyped so much?

I don't understand the hype for this game. Ok, the graphics are superb, but what else does this game have to offer? There's not exactly a story based on the first Killzone, the gameplay is pretty decent.... So is the only reason why people want this game because of graphics? wow....

I dunno, just saying

Because people still haven't learnt anything from Killzone (PS2) and Lair... Honestly, it's not like it could be any worse than the first one.

I don't really know either ... I'm just going to have to pick up Killzone 1 and maybe Killzone Liberation for the PSP and see for myself.

Apparently, Killzone 1 had low reviews because it was a game with a lot of potential that failed to reach that potential because of stupid mistakes (much like Lair and Kane & Lynch) and Killzone 2 is supposed to correct those mistakes and become the great game Killzone 1 should've been in the first place.

Also, Killzone Liberation on the PSP was thought of as a great improvement upon Killzone 1.

It's being hyped because it's been under development for 4 years, it's being worked on by a staff of hundreds of programmers and designers under the supervision of sony themselves (who are responsible for masterpieces such as God of War), the budget for KillZone 2 is huge due to the deep pockets of sony, and the game is taking full advantage of the cell engine, as it is exclusively for the PS3, so it's not being developed with 2 styles of hardware in mind, it's being made to fit with the PS3, and the PS3 only, and again, this has been in development for four freakin years.

Killzone 1 had a small budget, small, very small team of developers, and was designed for an inferior (compared to the PS3 this gen) console.

Also, sony hyped this game themselves, claiming this was sony's retaliation to the halo franchise.

there is a huge amount being expected from this game, and now you know why. okay? good; spread the word.

Think about it...Lair was hyped as well, and Warhawk is getting more attention than it deserves....all of these games are made by Sony, and obvioiusly have no potential to them. The same thing happened with Socom. Its just nothing new.

Keep an eye out for that orange diamond sony symbol on the game cases. it means its poisoned.

I don't understand the hype for this game. Ok, the graphics are superb, but what else does this game have to offer? There's not exactly a story based on the first Killzone, the gameplay is pretty decent.... So is the only reason why people want this game because of graphics? wow....

I dunno, just saying

Maxned

Think about it...Lair was hyped as well, and Warhawk is getting more attention than it deserves....all of these games are made by Sony, and obvioiusly have no potential to them. The same thing happened with Socom. Its just nothing new.

Keep an eye out for that orange diamond sony symbol on the game cases. it means its poisoned.

dEtHsLaYeR

personally i hated killzone. the killing had something wrong about it.....it wasnt fun to shoot someone, that, or it was too easy.

also, online, everyone was doing nothing but bunnyhopping and tossing grenades. so i quit.

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Think about it...Lair was hyped as well, and Warhawk is getting more attention than it deserves....all of these games are made by Sony, and obvioiusly have no potential to them. The same thing happened with Socom. Its just nothing new.

Keep an eye out for that orange diamond sony symbol on the game cases. it means its poisoned.

fs_metal

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Think about it...Lair was hyped as well, and Warhawk is getting more attention than it deserves....all of these games are made by Sony, and obvioiusly have no potential to them. The same thing happened with Socom. Its just nothing new.

Keep an eye out for that orange diamond sony symbol on the game cases. it means its poisoned.

fs_metal

Ok, it aint bad, but to me its nothing new as I used to be hooked on battlefield 2 mc and its very similar to me. and the ranks are confusing. and every muthafucin time i open the ps store, or look at the info box, i see WARHAWK OMEGA DAWN THE BEST THING EVER IN PS3 HISTORY BUY NOW TONS OF FUN. thats all i see. but ill give it to you, out of lair and killzone, and justabout every other sony game, it is good.

Its hyped so much cause Sony desperately need a console crusher that will steal market shares from Nintendo and Microsoft. Sony failed with Lair, Heavenly Sword did not do it as good as Sony hope so they desperately need Killzone to be good. I hope they make it with good gameplay cause without it first class graphic dont count squat. I will check it out when it arrives and if it justifies the hype then i will buy it and if not well i wont waste a dime on it.

Its hyped so much cause Sony desperately need a console crusher that will steal market shares from Nintendo and Microsoft. Sony failed with Lair, Heavenly Sword did not do it as good as Sony hope so they desperately need Killzone to be good. I hope they make it with good gameplay cause without it first class graphic dont count squat. I will check it out when it arrives and if it justifies the hype then i will buy it and if not well i wont waste a dime on it.

Thornorway

WHOA buddy what slimy hole did you crawl out of? You obviously support the 360, and not thegrowth of the ps3.

first of all, these games that we are talking about does NOT in any way, shape, or form decline the performace and entertainment that is the 360 crushing ps3

THe ps3 IS crushing the xbox 360 in my opinion, it has many of the 360 games, except halo, of course, which can easily be replaced with UT3 or Resistence fall of man.

Games like Uncharted show the ps3's computing power and that it is currently the most powerful.

it even smashes microsoft with free online play. and sooo many better games will come out next year.

so, right now the 360 is throwing out every single game and feature the company can right now, which is a clear sign that they are showing signs of dying off, like the regular xbox did. and the ps3? its just chillin, waitin for its exclusives, updates, and online features to gradually increase buy next year, and top off the oncoming death of the 360. whatever you say can not stop it. so go hang out on the 360 forums while you can, buddy.

[QUOTE="fs_metal"][QUOTE="dEtHsLaYeR"]

Think about it...Lair was hyped as well, and Warhawk is getting more attention than it deserves....all of these games are made by Sony, and obvioiusly have no potential to them. The same thing happened with Socom. Its just nothing new.

Keep an eye out for that orange diamond sony symbol on the game cases. it means its poisoned.

dEtHsLaYeR

Ok, it aint bad, but to me its nothing new as I used to be hooked on battlefield 2 mc and its very similar to me. and the ranks are confusing. and every muthafucin time i open the ps store, or look at the info box, i see WARHAWK OMEGA DAWN THE BEST THING EVER IN PS3 HISTORY BUY NOW TONS OF FUN. thats all i see. but ill give it to you, out of lair and killzone, and justabout every other sony game, it is good.

[QUOTE="dEtHsLaYeR"][QUOTE="fs_metal"][QUOTE="dEtHsLaYeR"]

Think about it...Lair was hyped as well, and Warhawk is getting more attention than it deserves....all of these games are made by Sony, and obvioiusly have no potential to them. The same thing happened with Socom. Its just nothing new.

Keep an eye out for that orange diamond sony symbol on the game cases. it means its poisoned.

fs_metal

Ok, it aint bad, but to me its nothing new as I used to be hooked on battlefield 2 mc and its very similar to me. and the ranks are confusing. and every muthafucin time i open the ps store, or look at the info box, i see WARHAWK OMEGA DAWN THE BEST THING EVER IN PS3 HISTORY BUY NOW TONS OF FUN. thats all i see. but ill give it to you, out of lair and killzone, and justabout every other sony game, it is good.

Uncharted is new! are you kidding me....the cover feature, the odd jungle and francis drake storyline, the aiming feature, the graphics(of course), the epic puzzles, the amazing fighting **** (brutal combos,etc) with the brutal combos and all that...also the next gen feature in many games of health regeneration instead of having to search for first-aid kits or floating crosses. What game is like that?

[QUOTE="fs_metal"][QUOTE="dEtHsLaYeR"][QUOTE="fs_metal"][QUOTE="dEtHsLaYeR"]

Think about it...Lair was hyped as well, and Warhawk is getting more attention than it deserves....all of these games are made by Sony, and obvioiusly have no potential to them. The same thing happened with Socom. Its just nothing new.

Keep an eye out for that orange diamond sony symbol on the game cases. it means its poisoned.

dEtHsLaYeR

Ok, it aint bad, but to me its nothing new as I used to be hooked on battlefield 2 mc and its very similar to me. and the ranks are confusing. and every muthafucin time i open the ps store, or look at the info box, i see WARHAWK OMEGA DAWN THE BEST THING EVER IN PS3 HISTORY BUY NOW TONS OF FUN. thats all i see. but ill give it to you, out of lair and killzone, and justabout every other sony game, it is good.

Uncharted is new! are you kidding me....the cover feature, the odd jungle and francis drake storyline, the aiming feature, the graphics(of course), the epic puzzles, the amazing fighting **** (brutal combos,etc) with the brutal combos and all that...also the next gen feature in many games of health regeneration instead of having to search for first-aid kits or floating crosses. What game is like that?

[QUOTE="fs_metal"][QUOTE="dEtHsLaYeR"][QUOTE="fs_metal"][QUOTE="dEtHsLaYeR"]

Think about it...Lair was hyped as well, and Warhawk is getting more attention than it deserves....all of these games are made by Sony, and obvioiusly have no potential to them. The same thing happened with Socom. Its just nothing new.

Keep an eye out for that orange diamond sony symbol on the game cases. it means its poisoned.

dEtHsLaYeR

Ok, it aint bad, but to me its nothing new as I used to be hooked on battlefield 2 mc and its very similar to me. and the ranks are confusing. and every muthafucin time i open the ps store, or look at the info box, i see WARHAWK OMEGA DAWN THE BEST THING EVER IN PS3 HISTORY BUY NOW TONS OF FUN. thats all i see. but ill give it to you, out of lair and killzone, and justabout every other sony game, it is good.

Uncharted is new! are you kidding me....the cover feature, the odd jungle and francis drake storyline, the aiming feature, the graphics(of course), the epic puzzles, the amazing fighting **** (brutal combos,etc) with the brutal combos and all that...also the next gen feature in many games of health regeneration instead of having to search for first-aid kits or floating crosses. What game is like that?

I don't understand the hype for this game. Ok, the graphics are superb, but what else does this game have to offer? There's not exactly a story based on the first Killzone, the gameplay is pretty decent.... So is the only reason why people want this game because of graphics? wow....

I dunno, just saying

Maxned

i think killzone was expected of way too much.. thats why it was awfully shunned..
if no one put the game down so much it would definately been an average good game..

i'm willing to give KZ2 another shot :) but i agree, no need to hype it

I have seen almost no hype for Killzone 2... I guess they don't want to overhype it... Kinda like they overhyped Fable, and aren't hyping Fable 2 as much... or am I somehow not seeing this so called hype?forgot_my_name

[QUOTE="Thornorway"]

Its hyped so much cause Sony desperately need a console crusher that will steal market shares from Nintendo and Microsoft. Sony failed with Lair, Heavenly Sword did not do it as good as Sony hope so they desperately need Killzone to be good. I hope they make it with good gameplay cause without it first class graphic dont count squat. I will check it out when it arrives and if it justifies the hype then i will buy it and if not well i wont waste a dime on it.

dEtHsLaYeR

WHOA buddy what slimy hole did you crawl out of? You obviously support the 360, and not thegrowth of the ps3.

first of all, these games that we are talking about does NOT in any way, shape, or form decline the performace and entertainment that is the 360 crushing ps3

THe ps3 IS crushing the xbox 360 in my opinion, it has many of the 360 games, except halo, of course, which can easily be replaced with UT3 or Resistence fall of man.

Games like Uncharted show the ps3's computing power and that it is currently the most powerful.

it even smashes microsoft with free online play. and sooo many better games will come out next year.

so, right now the 360 is throwing out every single game and feature the company can right now, which is a clear sign that they are showing signs of dying off, like the regular xbox did. and the ps3? its just chillin, waitin for its exclusives, updates, and online features to gradually increase buy next year, and top off the oncoming death of the 360. whatever you say can not stop it. so go hang out on the 360 forums while you can, buddy.

...And you obviously hate the 360 and praise the ps3.

Why does everything have to turn into a competion? If people want something like Halo then go by a god damn xbox 360...The only reason to hype this game is to have another solid title on the PS3...Heavenly Sword is supose to be an amazing game but people are afraid of forking one 60 bucks for 6 hours of gameplay....I am one of those people....but it doesnt take away from the story, graphics or gameplay....Just enjoy KZ2 when it comes out....BTW, Killzone 1 wasnt too bad, its just that since it was so hyped up from the very beginning when it came out people thought it would be a superb fps shooter but it was nothing more then a regular one, that was still kind of fun....rahul_batta

Because they feel the need to turn to petty insults and copetitions between souless, heartless corperations to make themselves feel better and others feel worse. Sad, really. Either that or they are really, really bored.

I actually rather enjoyed Killzone. Not as much as Halo, but certainly more than Halo 2.

It felt like I was in an actual war, rather than Halo's less...I don't know how to describe it.

Killzone actually has a lot more in common with Rainbow Six anyway, rather than Halo.

Watch the demo walk throu on ign.com and then you will know why, you stuped ****.gameguy182

Woah, dude, no need to flame him.

-superb character animation: characters will react differently where they are shot and will not always die.. but suffer on the ground.

(just watch the videos to see the character movement animation... )

-Incredible lighting: with deferred rendering technology. Multiple shadows casting light sources bring out the highly detailed environments and character animations

-immersive chaos. people shooting, running away on fire, etc.

-GReat cover system, think Gears or Rainbow 6 vegas, in first person.

-They have huge plans for online.

-7.1 uncompressed surround sound and location-specific audio with wave tracing. Players will not only notice the difference between indoor and outdoor but also experience sound and music that are dynamic and contextual.

-highly atmospheric and 9partly) destructable environments that respond dynamically to the violent conditions

-Studio grade special effects. With full screen anti-aliasing, motion blur, internal lens reflections, and depth-based color grading.

i really think this could be one of the most immersive shooters ever created.

for noobs: this game can not be compared to killzone 1...

-immersive chaos. people shooting, running away on fire, etc.

Always-Honest

-superb character animation: characters will react differently where they are shot and will not always die.. but suffer on the ground.

(just watch the videos to see the character movement animation... )

-Incredible lighting: with deferred rendering technology. Multiple shadows casting light sources bring out the highly detailed environments and character animations

-immersive chaos. people shooting, running away on fire, etc.

-GReat cover system, think Gears or Rainbow 6 vegas, in first person.

-They have huge plans for online.

-7.1 uncompressed surround sound and location-specific audio with wave tracing. Players will not only notice the difference between indoor and outdoor but also experience sound and music that are dynamic and contextual.

-highly atmospheric and 9partly) destructable environments that respond dynamically to the violent conditions

-Studio grade special effects. With full screen anti-aliasing, motion blur, internal lens reflections, and depth-based color grading.

i really think this could be one of the most immersive shooters ever created.

for noobs: this game can not be compared to killzone 1...

Always-Honest

i'd go with yah, but, you're for it a little too much when ur only going off of mini vids, pix, and promotional mumbo jumbo literature. not everyone will take their word for it like you obviously have. you bought into it so much that now ur writing pieces like you've actually played the game. "great cover system, think Gears and RB6" is there a demo out that u played and nobody knows about?

these guys will tell u anything to hype a game, make it sound real nice so u'll run to the store. don't feed into it, at least i think u shouldn't. not with this game. make it prove itself first, especially when their track record is bad already. and no, a BETTER PSP version isn't a sign that things are looking up. especially when their dealing with a console that's known for being hard to program for and the first Killzone they couldn't even get right on the ps2

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-immersive chaos. people shooting, running away on fire, etc.

forgot_my_name

yeah, me too. hpe you can still shoot them... or .not.

Killzone 2 atm definately has too much hype on its shoulder. It can only go one way, which is down (ie Lair).

Personally from all the trailers that were released, I can honestly say that COD4 can already match the graphics, gameplay, animation (injured soldiers can still shoot you when they are down) etc

Now if only Sony has made COD4 exclusive, we would already have a Halo killer without the delay and delay and 40 million dollars.....

Killzone 2 atm definately has too much hype on its shoulder. It can only go one way, which is down (ie Lair).

Personally from all the trailers that were released, I can honestly say that COD4 can already match the graphics, gameplay, animation (injured soldiers can still shoot you when they are down) etc

Now if only Sony has made COD4 exclusive, we would already have a Halo killer without the delay and delay and 40 million dollars.....

dazman78

i can hoensetly say that my eyes are better than your eyes. CoD4 is a good step in the right direction though.

I have no clue WhiteSnake5000

fixed.

I personaly enjoy Killzone way more then Halo. I like the setting and the feel of the game. To me the only prob in the game was the horiible texture load up and the snipper was hard to work with thats it. I was in love with this gameand I cant wait for part 2. Thats why I hype it because I loved the first one.

I also hate when people say this game did nothing new when the only thing Halo introduced was rechargable health.

The graphics look blurry to me and since Killzone was a pretty bad shooter, I have no clue why anyone would hype this. WhiteSnake5000

If you were watching a video, it probably had a low bitrate, like gametrailers... the trailers there for 720p are 3mbps video.... yet for good quality in SD you need AT LEAST 6mbps, so 720p should be 12mbps or so... which means videos from the internet are usually crappy... unless you weren't looking at a video, but then again if it was a .jpg it could have very lossy compression, or Killzone 2 could be blurry, but from what I've seen, it isn't.... god damnit I hate gametrailers and their crappy bitrates...

I personaly enjoy Killzone way more then Halo. I like the setting and the feel of the game. To me the only prob in the game was the horiible texture load up and the snipper was hard to work with thats it. I was in love with this gameand I cant wait for part 2. Thats why I hype it because I loved the first one.

I also hate when people say this game did nothing new when the only thing Halo introduced was rechargable health.

finalfantasy94

I'm pretty sure there were games with rechargable health before Halo, but I could be wrong.

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I personaly enjoy Killzone way more then Halo. I like the setting and the feel of the game. To me the only prob in the game was the horiible texture load up and the snipper was hard to work with thats it. I was in love with this gameand I cant wait for part 2. Thats why I hype it because I loved the first one.

I also hate when people say this game did nothing new when the only thing Halo introduced was rechargable health.

forgot_my_name

I'm pretty sure there were games with rechargable health before Halo, but I could be wrong.

Yea I wondered if any games had it before too?