1up previews Killzone 2...Here we go again!

A short but sweet Multiplayer preview. Here are some big, key quotes:

"Sony also confirmed that there will be AI bot support, allowing you to include bots in multiplayer games for when there's not enough human players in a match; according to Sony, they'll mimic human behavior so well it'll be hard to realize the difference."
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"The neat thing about the badges is that you can switch these on the fly before respawning. And speaking of respawning, one neat aspect regarding that is that you can see real-time video feeds of what's going on in each spot, so you don't accidentally end up spawning into the middle of a firefight. Also cool is the ability to respawn wherever the team's leader is."
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"I'm happy to report that it was fantastic -- multiplayer felt great and was tons of fun. The available weapons were nicely varied and all felt substantial, the map designs were cool (with a good mix of open and confined areas, staircases, and windows), and there was a fair amount of strategy, such as placing sentry guns in key locations. I had so much fun playing that it was hard to pull me away to let others check it out."
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"The only concern I have at this point is the occasional slowdown I noticed when the action got a bit too intense. It wasn't bad at all -- it didn't affect the gameplay -- but it was certainly noticeable at times."
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"...an all-out firefight in Killzone 2 multiplayer really is a sight to behold). Still, with the multiplayer gameplay already so good, and with all of the other multiplayer goodies Guerrilla is supplying, from clan support to online leaderboards, I'm convinced Killzone 2 is going to keep playing long after the single campaign is complete."
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http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3169561

It seems that KZ2 is honestly turning out to be an awesome package of single & mulitplayer win. What do yall think?

I am thinking who cares until we can all see this game in action and start seeing some reviews.Khansoul

We've seen this game in action (single player footage). Of course we won't be able to fully tell how great/ average/ bad it is until it comes out. But you have to admit, KZ2 is proving to be it's own unique shooter with amazing features. These overwhelmingly positive previews don't hurt either (from people who've actually played it).

what was their preview of say MGS4 multiplayer? cause fi they raved about that.. then i would take this one with a grain of salt.Mystery_Writer

I'm not sure you'll have to look it up.

But 1up isn't the only site to give high praise to KZ2. Gamepsot, IGN, Kotaku, Edge, and Daily Game have all spoken 95% positive about KZ2 during the Liepzig GC alone.

[QUOTE="Khansoul"]I am thinking who cares until we can all see this game in action and start seeing some reviews.Episode_Eve

We've seen this game in action (single player footage). Of course we won't be able to fully tell how great/ average/ bad it is until it comes out. But you have to admit, KZ2 is proving to be it's own unique shooter with amazing features. These overwhelmingly positive previews don't hurt either (from people who've actually played it).

The thing is this game will be compared to HALO3 and it will not live up to HALO3 this is KZ's curse. The HALO killer has a highly anticipated sequel that SONY has put the HYPE train in full gear for. This is SONY we are talking about remember. The 1up crew are borderline personalities as everyone knows they got excited over MGO and we know how that turned out:?

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[QUOTE="Khansoul"]I am thinking who cares until we can all see this game in action and start seeing some reviews.Khansoul

We've seen this game in action (single player footage). Of course we won't be able to fully tell how great/ average/ bad it is until it comes out. But you have to admit, KZ2 is proving to be it's own unique shooter with amazing features. These overwhelmingly positive previews don't hurt either (from people who've actually played it).

The thing is this game will be compared to HALO3 and it will not live up to HALO3 this is KZ's curse. The HALO killer has a highly anticipated sequel that SONY has put the HYPE train in full gear for. This is SONY we are talking about remember. The 1up crew are borderline personalities as everyone knows they got excited over MGO and we know how that turned out:?

The interesting this is that Sony, nor Guerrilla Games ever dubbed the original as a Halo killer. It was a British journalist who first laid eyes on the game. And of course, that quote blew up on messaged boards and excited Sony fans.

What is also interesting is the fact that 1up isn't the only site to give KZ2 such positive praise.

P.S. I don't understand what you mean by, "This is SONY we are talking about." :? Sony makes amazing games.

They hammered it at the last showing and now they love it, thats actually a surprise.Zenkuso

It's because Garnett Lee (among others) were frustrated with the controls. After reading recent previews of the GC build, it seems they have and/or are ironing out the controls quirks. The Edge preview said the controls were very tight.

Plus they originally only spoke of the single player demo at 1up. This is the first time they previewed KZ2's multiplayer, and they (the previewer) obviously loved it :).

theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.nahmean187

I'm sure there will be Halo fans that will be interested in KZ2 (like myself!) and vice versa. But you are right. This is not a Halo killer and there doesn't need to be.

But then again, it depends on what you look at as "kill". Sales? Reviews? It's really objective and uneccessary.

i think Killzone 2 will be great, but i think Resistance 2 will flop, Sony shouldve used K2 this holiday and delayed R2

theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.nahmean187

COD4 killed Halo a long time ago, get over it.

[QUOTE="nahmean187"]theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.angry_fork

COD4 killed Halo a long time ago, get over it.

:lol: To be honest, COD4 is now the gold standard for console shooters (not knocking how great H3 is). Epsecially PS3 shooters since there are no 1st party FPS game(s) like Halo (yet). But I think Resistance 2 and KZ2 will change that.

[QUOTE="nahmean187"]theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.angry_fork

COD4 killed Halo a long time ago, get over it.

LOL. yea cod4 is better than halo 3 for sure but halo 3 has more fans. ppl need to stop assuming that just cuz someone says something about halo, theyre a fanboy.

I think it is a preview so they almost always rave about the game during it.spinecaton

what was their preview of say MGS4 multiplayer? cause if they raved about that.. then i would take this one with a grain of salt.Mystery_Writer

I take all previews with a grain of salt because they're almost always overwhelmingly positive about everything. So, I'll be taking the wait-and-see aproach with this one as I do with every game in order to give it a fair shake.

[QUOTE="Khansoul"]I am thinking who cares until we can all see this game in action and start seeing some reviews.Episode_Eve

We've seen this game in action (single player footage). Of course we won't be able to fully tell how great/ average/ bad it is until it comes out. But you have to admit, KZ2 is proving to be it's own unique shooter with amazing features. These overwhelmingly positive previews don't hurt either (from people who've actually played it).

KZ2 is a unique shooter :lol:

Hm...a preview :?

They almost always say good things about games during previews. I think this game will be good(Hopefully) but I won't suck into the BIG hype just yet. I'll hype this game as 7.0 right now until the end. :)

If a game has 3 to 15 topics per day since E3 2005 which was 39 months ago what does that make the official hype, AAAAAAAA?

At this point KZ2 could get a 14 out of 10 and still be the biggest SW flop ever.

Killzone 2 is shaping up to be an awesome game. Lets hope it will deliver on the enormous hype.thelastguy

The higher the hype the bigger the fall

[QUOTE="nahmean187"]theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.Episode_Eve

I'm sure there will be Halo fans that will be interested in KZ2 (like myself!) and vice versa. But you are right. This is not a Halo killer and there doesn't need to be.

I agree with points on both these posts. Halo is a franchise, a well known and very loved one at that. It's instantly recognizable even people not generally interested (when H3 came out my Dad of all people was asking me about it, which I never would have imagined). Killzone 2 is shaping up to be a beast and a good game in it own right. The more I see on KZ2, the more intrigued I am, (this is coming from a Gears/Halo/CoD4 player). At it's core (an oversimplified core, so don't take this the wrong way KZ fans), it looks like a blend of Halo and Gears, from both an artistic and a gameplay perspective. and for me, that can't be bad. Might put the PS3 on the"college graduation gift to myself".

So basically, its doing the average stuff that is expecting of modern online shooters? ;roll: teh hype... wow impressive :roll:.

move along.

this game has nothing quake 2

[QUOTE="nahmean187"]theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.angry_fork

COD4 killed Halo a long time ago, get over it.

Halo kills cod4 now, quit crying and get over it

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[QUOTE="nahmean187"]theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.Gears2TrueStory

COD4 killed Halo a long time ago, get over it.

Halo kills cod4 now, quit crying and get over it

no i am almost certain that COD4 has more player than halo......

Average games normally get average sequels

despite me having little hope for this game killzone might break the mold
but for the love of god how long have we seen this game??

its been like 6 years over due?
macabalony

they have pumped it full of money but i expect something thats solid but not excelent, i think 8.0 is a safe bet on KZ2.

[QUOTE="macabalony"]Average games normally get average sequels

despite me having little hope for this game killzone might break the mold
but for the love of god how long have we seen this game??

its been like 6 years over due?
thegoldenpoo

they have pumped it full of money but i expect something thats solid but not excelent, i think 8.0 is a safe bet on KZ2.

[QUOTE="Gears2TrueStory"][QUOTE="angry_fork"]

[QUOTE="nahmean187"]theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.macabalony

COD4 killed Halo a long time ago, get over it.

Halo kills cod4 now, quit crying and get over it

no i am almost certain that COD4 has more player than halo......

[QUOTE="macabalony"][QUOTE="Gears2TrueStory"][QUOTE="angry_fork"]

[QUOTE="nahmean187"]theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.Steppy_76

COD4 killed Halo a long time ago, get over it.

Halo kills cod4 now, quit crying and get over it

no i am almost certain that COD4 has more player than halo......

OH i htought you were talking about more players online now
that fact that you gave i don't know 100 % certain but ok :)

Well throwing money at something isn'y going to work
Case in point: crysis
it looked good but turned out to be an average shooter

macabalony

my friend has halo 3 he let me check out all the multiplayer maps they are boring as **** and too restrictive dumbass invisible barriers and boring level design.

quake 2's levels are way better

theres never gonna be a "halo killer". killzone 2 is gonna be an amazing shooter for the ps3 but its not like halo fans are gonna wanna play kz2.nahmean187

I like Halo, I wanna play KZ2. But you're right, I don't think either game is going to cancel out the other, there's room for both.

On topic, well, we all know KZ2 looks fantastic and it has some promising multiplayer features. Basically, if the enemy AI is there, the controls are tight and intuitive, and we have good variety of different ways to tackle any confrontation, this will be AAA I think.

[QUOTE="macabalony"]
Well throwing money at something isn'y going to work
Case in point: crysis
it looked good but turned out to be an average shooter

nervmeister

So this game has bots ...

I dont get why people are so exited about it its nothing new .

So this game has bots ...

I dont get why people are so exited about it its nothing new .

Minius30

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So this game has bots ...

I dont get why people are so exited about it its nothing new .

hot114

Aside from the fact that you had to discount a platform in order for the feature to seem unique...

I don't know if this would actually be a good thing or not. I have never seen a bot that actually had intelligence remotely resembling that of an experienced player. If they can pull it off, great, but I think it's more likely that it makes it imbalanced where players will be able to go after the bots for an easy kill.