@Ausl0: I have actually been reading around the net(during this my seizure of excitement) that Insomniac employees have been refering to the game as "Resistance 2: The Rise", sounds pretty cool if you ask me.

fallingdove

I REALLY DO WANT BRING IT GAME INFORMER AND INSOMNIAC!!!

PwningForFun

So, what's this one gonna be called. Resistance: Second Fall of Man. just kidding. Seriously though, they should name the first game in a way that sounds like it's the only game in the series.

Ausl0

This game sounds soooo rock solid. Hopefully it could draw some of the more hardcore FPS fans from the 360. I know I've already told a couple friends about this game, and their loins are aquiver.
So does anyone know if any developer has dropped online support for a game on the ps3 yet? Or have any idea the time frame in which developers might stop hosting servers?

WickedSack

Sounds good. I can't help but worry that all this push for more bullet points won't impact the campaign at all.

Lord knows that ratchet suffered from being developed at the same time as the first RFOM.

Marasai

@Slorg: Ok, agreed.

candlejack

Insomniac ROX!!!

JimmyHACK

I played the first and liked it, but I wasn't tempted to buy it as I did not get my PS3 at release, and by the time I got it Halo 3 and other titles were already out. I'll definitely pick up the sequel at launch though if it's as good as the original.

Heyyou27

Rock on! Can't WAIT for the Co-Op!

...and it's FREE! I love Insomniac!
I bet Sony is helping them plenty with the network code.
This game is going to be a console seller.

Patient

my reaction "HOLY SHIT". This is gonna be Huge.

superbeast1370

@ceilingFANBOY: timmaythesped (PSN): I just looked up the surfer girl article, and everything in it is still neither confirmed or proven wrong.

ceilingFANBOY: timmaythesped (PSN)

@jacksons98:

If half this stuff is true, Master Chief just got cock-slapped.

PapaBear434

@doubtful:

Or by the railgun mods for Quake 1.. Or maybe Counter-strike...

weasl

60 player deathmatch sounds like insanity.

Sounds f'ing awesome.

weasl

@Ehardergardens: also didn't game informer have a full page add (a few months back) showing a child with eyes like a chimera, that no one seems to mention but I instantly realized must be RFOm:2

Are these the sentinels? or am I simply far to bored at the moment...

Ehardergardens

So, anyone have that surfer girl article handy so we can compare what she claimed about the game to what GameInformer is saying? Maybe we can find out how reliable this mystery lady is. I wonder how far along this game is. I haven't seen any of the screens, but even if the Chimera look too generic, who's to say that the design might change. Also, remember that there were several types of Chimera, so ones later in the game might be even more badass.

ceilingFANBOY: timmaythesped (PSN)

yowzers... this game is gonna be crazy cool, or just plain crazy. although you have to trust Insomniac, they are 2 for 2 in the next gen.
1)Resistance: FOM
2) Ratchet & Clank : FTOD

Resistance 2 FTW!!!!!

zanzibarlegend

First game to make me go Wow in ahwile. I think Masterchief just had a heart attack.

jacksons98

@suya123: Oh man, can we please not start this conversation now?

Stormrider900

Aw crap I accidentally clicked the wrong reply button that was directed to CrAzYbRoS.

suya123

Oh wait SPOILER ALERT:
I just realized: didn't the sentinels have a many eyed helmet in RFOM? Wasn't there something about the americans being involved?
The screen shots show 'chimera'(?) getting off a very normal looking drop ship. Are these Sentinels they are showing? Are sentinels 'chimera' that are still human sympathetic?

Ehardergardens

@slomo788: Hey at least there IS triple A games that are coming out this year for the PS3.

suya123

Where the heck are these screens everyone is talking about?

fallingdove

@Ehardergardens: I think people bitched too much about the ripper being a cheap weapon since you just gotta get 1 team spamming that thing down hallways and random headshots ahoy! ;D

@slomo788: Yeah Ill try to see what I can do.

Witzbold

@CrAzYbRoS: Boo-Hoo, I have to wait to play a good game. My life is ruined because there aren't any other options.

Maldron

@ticalmc2k2: It's not that underrated. It did sell a couple million copies. Not too shabby. Although I expect the sequel to do far far better. Tends to be the patterns for games like this.

sascha23

Sounds good. Some of the ideas sound a bit strange but with Insomniac behind it you know this will work out and be a great game.

Sparx88

@greeble: Better then Perfect Dark Zero?! Surely you jest.

The best thing is that they are over looking the whole numbers of 8 thing thats a dev. superstition (except for 8 player online co-op) could be likely they got to 64 and said "64 players online?! That sounds dumb. make it 60."

Third game for Insomniac... make other devs look incompetent and inefficient.

dadeisvenm

@Witzbold: I forgot about that gun. Is it just me or were the UT3 weapons disappointingly pretty much the exact same ones, with some missing? I just saw the screenshots, i'm not digging the new Chimera look they look more like generic buff lizard dudes.

Ehardergardens

Holy funky cheese this sounds epic as hell. I can't wait.

def PD

@CrAzYbRoS: Have you even heard of Insomniac, or are you just repeating something someone said about the PS3 on another message board?

Jay

Halo 3 for me anyway, was a bit of a letdown. But the helmet that came with was cool.

Resistance wasn't a bad game, it wasn't top 10 of all time for sure though.

So far "the best the ps3 has to offer" doesn't mean a whole lot. Resistance was good, Drakes was good, but...

PS3...Where's the beef?

Slorg

Oh my. Uh, Witz? I think we might have one of those 300+ comments thread here (and I'm actively participating lol). Please be merciless with those "gay" and "retarded" comments.

slomo788

If Sony can manage to actually deliver on all these games (The Agency, Resistance 2, etc.) I might actually have to buy a PS3. I think that the 8-player co-op sounds interesting but how complex will it be that 4-6 is not enough? At some point things get too hard to control and communication just becomes too complicated to be worth the effort. 60 player multiplayer could be insanely fun or simply a frag fest where the biggest camper/spammer wins.

I look forward to seeing the previews on this game in the future, but did note that the screenshots are no longer shiny. Was there some type of graphical downgrade to support online play?

Hiero Glyph

Do I hear Delay-station 3?

Looks like an amazing improvement, but I doubt it hits that Fall 08 window.

CrAzYbRoS

@doubtful: Agreed. But we went through not one, not two, but three Call of Duty titles before they implemented this. And curiously this is after Resistance... In fact, I'm not knocking them for that. If you check my first comment of the thread you'll see that I'm actually encouraging it. The best path to get a game close to perfection is to mix everything that's been done right before.

slomo788

@RABIDSQUIRREL

yeah they have 2 + the free one but I had those already... I guess it is time to make the RFOM/FPS fans happy :-)

adolfo-gomez

It's not so much that Resistance was underrated but that most other shooters are overrated. Resistance is easily as good as some of the shooter released this year and yes that includes Halo3.

Seems the only shooters that get "discounted" are the ones that aren't on the 360. Hmmmm....

Padriac

People can't believe 60 players online? Uhhhh bunch of games have done similar numbers.

Kyle81

@candlejack:

I mean have a bit of depth to the gameplay. After the first mission it's all slog to the end, because everything after the 1st hour is the same as the 1st.

And in thief if you got caught it was almost certain death. I can kill 2 dozen in plain sight in AC with no real consequence.

And flag collecting, come on like that's not 1000 years old.

Thief was wicked fun, put that in a sandbox and have the parkour elements of AC and you've got a really engaging game imho.

Slorg

@BornToFlail: too true!

TitillatedOcelot

Careful now, when Game Informer revealed Red Steel they said that it would revolutionize the way we play FPS's...

Seriously though, I am very excited about this game, Insomniac has been one of the best things to happen to the Playstation 3, I will expect no less from their next title. Plus it'll be nice to have a good title on the PS3 that actually has online co-op.

joshuamcc

Sixty-player multi? Oookay, good luck with that.

Oyn

Resistance was and maybe still is the best exclusive PS3 out now. I love that game. It's highly underrated.

ticalmc2k2

"increased focus on... use of cover"

Sooo a cover system?

BornToFlail

@adolfo-gomez: don't they have 2 packs? I DL'ed the christmas one also.. just cause I could (still need to pick up the game.. but damn it one day that free DL will mean something!)

RabidSquirrel

@slomo788: I liked the starting rifle since it reminded me of a M14, a personal fav of mine. ;D

Witzbold

also I want vehicles in MP. The vehicles in R:FOM were great and I was thinking only time and launch window made them chop them from MP?

Ehardergardens

SIXTY PLAYERS?

Holy Jeebus.

Youlikeyams

@slomo788:

...Call of Duty 4's "bullets-through-walls" was probably inspired by the big gun that shoots yellow bullets...

Or possibly by the way real bullets, you know, go through walls.

I own RFoM, but haven't played it online, so I don't have much of an opinion about that aspect, but I enjoyed the single player as much as any shooter.

What they want to achieve in RFoM 2 sounds a bit ambitious, but not impossible. I have to admit that the thought of massive, squad based multi-player sounds intriguing even to me, and I hardly play anything online.

doubtful

if I wanted to play another FPS I would have bought a 360... errr, but I'll be nice as I got my Folklore pack so SONY is not on my shit list right now

adolfo-gomez

I would love to have the new campaign be based on the Chimera, and their journey. That would just be incredible. Or be based on how the threat started in Russia.

DCPlayaPride

This is dripping with Awesome. I can not wait.

Ningen

60 players online? yes i will join the group: OH..MY...GOD! wow. i've got no words. i really want them to have a 60 man deathmatch. i'll die quicker then i do in warhawk.

8 player co-op? i hope you can pick your teammates because getting people to use any kind of strategy online is alittle bit of a pair in the ass.

as long as the hailstorm is in multiplayer this time, i'll be cool with it.

jfx316

@Winterbringer: I think the word you're looking for is 'HALO'.

although I liked Halo co-op and i enjoyed Resistance due to the polish and weapons, and the take on alternate history in a realistic world.

Ehardergardens

I wasn't a big fan of multiplayer when I played the first Resistance but now that I've gotten addicted to COD4 multi, I'm going to have to go back and play RFOM online. The single player was fun and the graphics were really impressive and that was back during launch.

With an improved engine, 60 player online, 8 player coop, classes, randomized level, and integration with home this is going to be insane jack!

BTW - I thought you could only use 7 controllers with the PS3. How will that work in 8 player COOP?

rawg

@Witzbold: It was my favorite gun in the game along with the rifle you had in the beginning. Ah man now I want to play! I'll have to pause on Half-Life 2 later.

slomo788

@TitillatedOcelot: more like mass erect

demonwolf

The only sad point is that were back to America saving the world which does get a little old, the reason i bought the first resistance was because it was set in the UK, many of the locations i have actualy been to.
But i will still enjoy Resistance 2 even if it does get a little....patriotic.

I would have liked a tour of europe with the British army but that will have to wait until a conquer the world.

LordChris47

This sounds awesome. I just recently picked up RFOM on sale. The graphics aren't as good as CoD4, Uncharted and such but they aren't bad, they are certainly good for a launch title. The multiplayer is very complete. Now 2 years later after taking what they learned doing R&C this will be truly awesome.

greeble

@Slorg: I think that Assassins Creed would have been 100 times better if they borrowed a bit from Thief 1 and 2 :)

What, you mean like sneaking around in a house instead of 10101010101010101001m² of a living city or use aged gameplay techniques? :P

candlejack

@slomo788: I had the most fun with that reflective shot. Its been ages since I got to bounce shit off of walls. Oh how I do miss the ripper from the original UT.

Witzbold

@PissedPS3Fan: Yeah, there's really been too many alternate history 1950s shooters vs aliens. Like that one Call of Duty and Medal of Honor: Alien Assault

Tale

Another sci-fi/war based first person shooter on a console! Alright!!! I can't wait to play this game, since it's been so long since I've played anything like this.

/sarcasm

PissedPS3Fan

I think I'm one of the few people that found resistance just kind of meh.

It was fun, it looked good, but it's definitely not in my top 10 of fps. I found it to better than GoW though.

I think everyone who games is affected by all the games they have played in the past. That being said, if resistance 2 improves in any way one the 1st I will probably buy it.

Personally I would point to the original deus ex, and cod as good inspirations.

Which reminds me, I think that Assassins Creed would have been 100 times better if they borrowed a bit from Thief 1 and 2 :)

Slorg

@Witzbold: Doesn't make it a bad game. Actually, it was a good thing that they mixed a bunch of successful games before them and added their own touch. Halo 3 copied their shield thing and Call of Duty 4's "bullets-through-walls" was probably inspired by the big gun that shoots yellow bullets (sorry been a while since I played it).

slomo788

@hamandcheeseUK:

I'm with you on the classes thing. I sometimes think I'm the only one who hates being forced to choose a class in an FPS. Weapon pickups and play style should determine class not picking from a pre-determined list. Wanna be a sniper, grab a sniper rifle and sneak around. Wanna be a heavy, grab a chaingun etc etc. I like the idea of everyone starting on the same playing field and having to find their weapons of choice but I seem to be in the minority these days.

gray665

@PapaBear434: That's not precisely true. Xbox Live CAN use dedicated servers, but Microsoft leaves it up to the publisher. Since most publishers don't really want to incur the cost of maintaining dedicated servers, every Xbox Live game to date uses player servers, although I believe the first dedicated server XBL game is coming sometime soon. I can't remember the specific game but I want to say it's something from Midway.

@Witzbold: Yeah, I agree. I played through the first one (at a friend's house, for those who know I don't own a PS3) and I liked it, but it was pretty derivative. If they can branch out for the sequel and do something a little more original, that'd be cool.

Stormrider900

@DigitalHero: My friend, where in the bejeezus can I find these mighty pics?

sascha23

Man, they dont even mention the weapons wich is kinda of a big deal in Resistance.. This game will own so hard!

marcoco

Yea well. I didn't enjoy the first one, maybe I'll enjoy this one. Most likely not. There's a thing I have about FPS' on consoles.

candlejack

This news sorta made my day. Awesome.

muffinmcmuffin

@chu-boi:

Well, the "reapers" were unlockable double weapons. Lot's of fun too, since you could fire them in two different directions at once. If you pointed them at an enemy, started shooting with one gun, and then move to a separate target, the first gun will actually stay shooting at the first enemy while the second one shoots at the second.

It takes a little time to get used to, but once you master it you can do some serious damage.

PapaBear434

Fuckin' excellent. I don't play FPS a lot, and never got a chance to get the original, but this sounds cool as hell. If it all works out, this can be one of the biggest and best Multiplayer games of the year.

Saint Anima (PSN = PoeticMassacre)

@slomo788: I played the first one and dubbed it "Call of Half-Life in Arms". ;D

Witzbold

Glad to see co-op is becoming more and more important in games. It really is tons of fun blasting through a single player campaign with some buddies, especially if the enemy AI is good. I've been playing through the Orange Box and wishing that a friend could jump in and control the NPCs that you are forced to run around with cause man are they dumb.

gray665

This sounds really awesome, allthough i'm a bit worried about classes online..

hamandcheeseUK

WOW!

sascha23

i wouldn't be upset if they can't get the 60 like they want and settle for 40 or 50 b/c still that's alot of people. Can't wait it may get me back into Resistance after Warhawk stole my interest

Bleentastic

Resistance 1 was a "Meh" to "Alright" shooter to me, but these new features sound scrumptious.

Optional squad-based objectives in multiplayer? 60 player online? 8 man co-op? With MGS4 and HD-DVD slowly dying this is now reason #3 for me to add a PS3 to my Wii60.

Go Ted Price & Insomniac! Don't forget to double the weapon count please!

chu-boi

Wauw,definitely one of the most interesting and hyped games to come,I have to said that when I look at gears of war in 369 I feel some kind of jealous,but I don´t change my Resistance and now the second part in my PS3 for nothing :P

ot79

@CheckersMcGavern: ZING!

TitillatedOcelot

@qbanboi:

Graphically, it's entirely possible. Computers have been doing it since Quake 3. The only x-factor would be server strain and lag.

This WOULD be impossible on XBL, of course, because they use player-servers. PSN doesn't, and only uses player-side servers if you choose on games like Warhawk. Even then, they limit the size so that you can't over-extend your connection and cause everyone else to lag to death.

I routinely played Resistance with forty man servers, and never had a bit of lag. Doing twenty more shouldn't be an issue.

PapaBear434

Oh man, all that info gave me wood. Is that wrong?

Tyber_Zann

Hot damn!!! Come on haters. See if you can bash these awesome news by saying how boring you thought the first one was even though you never played it.
Like I said before, I love this gen. Every great shooter pushes the envelope further. I can't wait for the day where all standards are placed and games integrate every idea that's been developed all those months.

slomo788

60 player.....8 players coop....free!!!!

marcoco

Only 60? Back in the day, we had 128 man Quake servers going. Yes, I am that old...

Pezdispenser

@shagg187: Lol, i like what the picture says on the bottom.

"RESISTANCE 2:
-Sixty-Player Online
-Eight Player Co-Op
-Two Full Campains

ONE HUGE REASON FOR OWN A PS3"

Your are so damn right, gameinformers XD

qbanboi

@Winterbringer: You bland. [//awesome comeback]

CheckersMcGavern

60 sounds like too much for 2 teams.

I say add a new team or two and make it truly chaotic.

levarien

Never owned the first one, but the demo was fun and still looks good. I'll keep my eye on RFoM 2.

silkylove

If they get 60 players for multiplayer then all I have to say is FTW and all those weak 360 games cause the bar will have been raised really high

ExtremeOne316

BAN ME , But Fahey you do Kotaku an injustice by posting wrong info.

Violater

I mean... 8 player CO-OP????

MASS EJECT!

TitillatedOcelot

I'd be excited too, if I hadn't played the first one.

kiigan

holy 60???????? yes please

demonwolf

I am totally psyched about this. I had a blast playing through the first one in co-op. It didn't bring anything overly new to the table but it was a very solid, very fun shooter and considering it was a launch game, was very technically impressive.

lxmcc

Wow. That sounds amazing. I am a little skeptical if the can incorporate all of it. If it does happen, however, that is just amazing. The ideas alone are pretty incredible.

DarkCode

I just hope Insomniac doesn't overpromise and underdeliver.

ticalmc2k2

@ticalmc2k2: ah yes i get confused..plus ive been drinking :D

Fluffy22

@Fluffy22:

Warhawk is only 32 online. But Resistance is 40 and it runs flawlessly so this may be possible.

ticalmc2k2

I forgot to add that if home comes out to be great and adds features that will make playing online with friends easy and fun it will be great. Great i say.

Shindokie (psn and xbl)

here is hoping its better than the first.

gadgetron

@Shindokie (psn and xbl): downside is its only on ps3 lolololololllolololooolol

joking! :D

Fluffy22

@TinyLightning:

Worked for Enemy Territory. Sure, it was chaotic. But so is an actual battle.

I loved feeling like there was an actual battle going on, and not just four vs. four bumping heads. To boot, the addition of objectives will certainly cause some spots to be choke points of sort, ensuring a long battle over held ground.

PapaBear434

aye warhawk is 40 player online, it works fine with no lag at all - they could add 20 more on to that no? :P

but im more excited about the 8 player co-op :D

Fluffy22

@PapaBear434:

The sad thing other people will.. :/

Shindokie (psn and xbl)

Time for me to start brushing up my skills on RFOM. Ye gods...8 player Co-op. It sounds too good to be true! Please don't let it be too good to be true...

RESISTANCE 2: RESIST MORE, FALL LESS

TitillatedOcelot

This is seriously going to a be a must buy first day. 60 plaers online thank you very much. It's going to be so fucking insane its going to have its own word soon. Can't wait til it comes out and play with soem of you guys. I expect nothing less from Insomniac

Shindokie (psn and xbl)

Mag Scans: Bannable
Mag Covershots: Not so much

Here is the covershot: [i233.photobucket.com]

shagg187

@TinyLightning: They had no problem with 40 player online and that was great.

60 player is still no problem as long as they still use dedicated servers.

Viet0ne

Wow, all of that sounds freaking awesome. 60 man maps? Objectives? Squad and class based combat? Separate story mode for co-op? Local and non-local co-op play?

I can't see a downside to this at all.

PapaBear434

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG???
Na, you can't be sorious. 60 Players online and 8 co-op, that's imposible, even for the all powerfull Ps3. But it if it's for real, dude i will for that game. PLEASE, PLEASE don't let us down Insongnia.

qbanboi

Definitely cool news. I really enjoyed the first one. Wasn't the best shooter I ever played, but it was quite competent and a pleasure to play. I'll be curious to see where they take it now that they've had some time to let things stew a bit, could be very very cool.
 
Not to mention Insomniac seems to be really nailing the hardware if Ratchet is any indication.

dv8godd

OMFG!! This game will be amazing! Seriously, I didn't expect this. So The ewal power of the PS3 is begining to show??

Here's the pics dudes!!

[forums.gametrailers.com]

marcoco

8 player Co-op!!!????!!!!
Awesome to the maXXXXXX

Wolf_Dog

I don't want to dog on the first game because it was good. Maybe though, it was a tad bit bland at times. Part 2 sounds completely amazing. Even if they don't deliver on all of these promises, the ideas sound incredible.

Killtacular

OMFG! And I thought the 40 player online was massive! This is gonna be insane. I can't wait. I'm looking forward to this more than Killzone 2 now.

ticalmc2k2

If this works out, it would be amazing. The 60 person multiplayer with different objectives makes it almost a mmofps. The thing that really caught my eye was randomized geometry for multiplayer. That would really give new players a chance against people who normally dominate because of their knowledge of the maps.

However, the original was a little boring for my tastes. It seemed very generic.

Either way, it looks like the PS3 could have a year end like the 360 did in 2007.

Lou3000

At the very least I hope they get rid of that horrid health system. It was the only FPS I've played in years that didn't have recharging health. Made the game a lot harder than it had to be.

Jay

This game made me, finally, like shooters on consoles for the first time since Goldeneye 64.

I really hope i'll like it as much as the first. :)

QC8472

@Copesetic: Doubtful. Dodger is no longer at Insomniac. :'(

Anyway, as to Resistance 2. WANT!

Tale

I hope the two different campaigns are as deep as each other. That would be all kinds of awesome.

1981suede

I saw the screens and boy does this game look amazing. The Chimera look extremely intimidating and the graphics is up a few notches. I love you INSOMNIAC! :)

DigitalHero

@TinyLightning: Resistance Fall of Man had 40 player online and it worked GREAT... no reason it can't do 60 player online now that the programmers have had more time with the hardware.

Jason *Jaxel* Axelrod

Wonder if there'll be any faithful recreations of churches in this one...

Copesetic

@Winterbringer: It wasn't that bland, but come on. 8-player co-op doesn't perk your interest? If any of these claims are ture, then R2 will be one of my favourite shooters for a console. That's putting into the consideration that I liked the 1st one and I know Insomniac won't dramatically change their formula... I think

goldwings

Awesome news. I hope it pans out. I loved Resistance: FOM, and it seems to be precedence that every new game Insomniac makes is way better than the last in graphics, technology and gameplay. Given the most recent Rachet game, this could be amazing.

fallingdove

i have my doubts about 60 player online sticking. for some reason i just dont believe that it'll work smoothly.

TinyLightning

SHWING! Can't wait! 8 Player online co-op sounds kick ass!

-EDGE-

@TitillatedOcelot: LOL!!!!

That is the only way to describe my reaction

60 player online 8 player co-op

OMF(isting)G!

Fluffy22

I can't wait for this game. I loved the first one. And not just because it was one of the only good games at launch. It was a solid shooter all-around. This could shape up to be the hit FPS franchise Sony keeps hoping Killzone will be.

Sloopydrew

60 player multiplayer...This could be a clusterfuck, or the levels are going to be absolutely huge.

ceilingFANBOY: timmaythesped (PSN)

OH MY FISTING GOD

TitillatedOcelot

meh, the first was as bland as...yknow, something bland.

Winterbringer

WINNER!

Seriously, 8-player online Co-op SEPARATE story? Madness. They took the complaint seriously and ran with it.

I hate that if I want to read this now I need to go to the mall. -.- Stupid magazine delivery system.

Maldron

Bring it on. ME WANT

goldwings

*Franchise

ambitious009

Resistance is a very good franchines, but was shadowed by GEoW grpahics, Resistance actually had a good storyline to it too, and that is very rare to find in a FPS.

ambitious009

@PissedPS3Fan: Stfu and go troll somewhere else. This is Isomniac were talking about here.

PwningForFun

Delayed till 2009. hehe (you know it's coming)

GOTY 2008? Far Cry 2!!

I'll be looking forward to this release too. Mainly because Reistance 2 looks like it's going to be yet another title proving the potential in PS3 that still has yet to be unlocked. Tip O' the iceberg!

And You Don't Have to PAY to PLAY ONLINE!!! yesssss.
I love it when a plan comes together, even if I have to be patient for it.

liquidmonk

Yawn. The first Resistance was a snooze fest (picture Call of Duty 2 running on the PS2 unconverted for the PS3... and then subtract Nazi's and add quasi aliens)... needless to say i'm not holding my breath.

UncleScrotar

For 2008 eh? They better not rush it.

dead_red_eyes

@Fluffy22:

Amen

Daigoji Gai

Separate campaign for co-op? Fook. Hope you can play it with a CPU character.

From the looks of the cover its set in the US. Boo! The way the first game ends seems to imply a sequel would be set in somewhere else in Europe....

IanC

60 player online, 8-player co-op.
Lol. And people pay $50 a year for 16-player matches on Xbox LIVE, and the service still experiences downtime. Makes you wonder what exactly you're paying for, eh?

thereturnoftheufo

Just listening about this game makes me want to get the PS3.

Red_Maniac

Although I generally dislike FPS's, Bioshock has recently heightened my interest in them. I definitely need to try Resistance sometime.

y2kenjination

@Ausl0:

It's going to be called

Resistance 2: Rise of the Chimera

Makes sense now?

ssjmichael

A PS3 gets more and more enticing...

pastepunkjames

When I get a PS3, I'll probably be all over this. I've heard it's a great game, but I've yet to play it.

armchairnixon

Coop sounds interesting. The multiplayer was pretty bland for part 1 so I could care less if they threw in more people.

OGHowie

how come you didn't post the actual cover pic? its on gameinformer.com. but yea....i'm excited.

resetbutton

@CrAzYbRoS: Do I hear Delay-station 3?

Looks like an amazing improvement, but I doubt it hits that Fall 08 window.

Insomniac have never had any problems with putting out a great game year after year. I'm not saying it won't be delayed (that'd be unusual for any game on any platform), but if their track record is anything to go by it'd be on time.

@Patient: I bet Sony is helping them plenty with the network code.

If R:FoM is any indication, they don't need any help. Actually, from the Agency videos it sounds like they've been helping others with theirs.

Doshu

@fallingdove: Doesn't have to be any more complicated than that! After the fall comes the rise. Sounds just about right to me.

TitillatedOcelot

Looks like it'll be happening beyond the UK also, which is great.

I think Resistance was really good, I have a feeling they're gonna get it spot on with number 2, if they consider what made Fall of Man great and what could've been better this will a HUGE SUCCESS!

DigitalFigure

FUCK THIS IS SO FUCKING AWSOME I CANT WAIT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

PINK UNICORN

@altgod: i agree, im so sick of halo, the games are fun but small, i wish M$ would pull there head out and make something like this.

bobbus-maximus

Wow, why the hell can't the 360 get any 60 player games. For that matter, why can't it get any 24 player games? As great as Live is (usually), I would really like to see a 360 game that uses it to create a real war zone.

altgod

LMfao Wollan You sill gaffer

PwningForFun

this is great. I was kinda regretting my ps3, purchase, but now with mgs4 and killzone2, haze, RFOM2, and many other good titles it looks like the ps3 could have a year like M$ did last year.

bobbus-maximus

You know, I never knew fun instantly equated to bland...

2 stories... I'm in... again.

HorseJacked

@Striderhayasa: So noted. I will meet you on the field of battle, and strike at you with my pointed sticks.

Maldron

@UncleScrotar: hold you breath...for us...for a reaaaaaaallly long time/ just kidding...sort of...

@ambitious009: I agree. Can't understand the "bland" or "generic" label Resistance gets. maybe people like to throw the word around without knowing what it means. I remember the same manager at EB I mentioned on past posts tried to tell me that Resistance was trash when he played it a Managers presentation for EB/Gamestop employees. But this same guy tried to tell me that Timeshift was one of the best FPS games of the year. He also tried to tell me that Gears of War wasn't getting too much credit for having great graphics. Orly? Fanboys...gotta hate em.

Keep in mind this is the same guy that said Devil May Cry 4 was shit...until he heard it was coming to 360.

the point...doesn't matter how great the game is on PS3, there will always be people that just hate for no good reason. For the rest of us...

SEE YOU ON THE BATTLEFIELD BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Striderhayasa

@ticalmc2k2: I'm with you on that. Resistance was the title that showed me why i should keep the PS3. I played the full 40 players manchester stage and even today, it is one of the best multiplayer stages, I've had the pleasure of playing, just as an example. Awesome game.

I'll definitely pick up the sequel. Warhawk made me stop playing the original and UTIII isn't helping but I'll jump back into it soon. 08 is looking even better for the "station"

Striderhayasa

Oh it will be fantastic. I think the 8 player online co op is just as exciting as the 60 player multiplayer. Online co op was completely missing from the first game, but I loved it anyway. Can't wait.

Squamden

I loved the first game and now Ted Price is going to knock my socks off with this one. Squads,classes,random geometry! There will be no other shooter to match this in 2008.

jackal888

Confirmed: In-game Kitchen Sink.

I swear if there was any doubt that Insomniac are some the best developers in world, they've all been crushed. This game will be epic.

Buttah

60 Player Online? 8 Player Co-op? %^&*^&% helL!

Soyerz

That sounds positively un-fucking-believable.

Cannot wait for more information.

fecalchaos

@altgod: Wow, why the hell can't the 360 get any 60 player games. For that matter, why can't it get any 24 player games? As great as Live is (usually), I would really like to see a 360 game that uses it to create a real war zone.

Peer to peer on a 3 core machine versus server based on an 8 core (one CPU, 7 SPEs) machine.

Also peer to peer will only ever perform as well as the worst link, so you're also limited by the type of connections your players have. Even Warhawk suffers from this when you run your own server. It limits any game I create to 12 users.

Doshu

@QC8472: Try COD4. It's much better.

spartan1308

Insomniac will release this on time. If I'm correct, they RARELY miss the estimated release dates.

This looks to be one of the shining examples of what a competent studio can do with hardware that they bother to learn. Same thing with Naughty Dog, Incognito, and the MGS4 team.

I hope (and do believe) that this game will be as epic as promised.

Oh, and to everyone that poo-poo's RFOM1, you have to realize, it was Insomniac's first FPS. Gotta love that it turned out pretty damned solid...

Raidei

maybe this one will be interesting enough to finish. i got halfway through the first one and lost interest. the best fps on the consoles so far imho is cod4.

kneehighspy

@Jay:

for me, resistance's health system is among the most 'realistic' you can get out there compared to the conventional "hide & heal" being used in most games today! - minus Max Payne who actually relied on pain killers!! (^0^) (do they really know what a pain killer was back there??) and Gordon Freeman who can top-up his health using public phone-like machines on the wall!! Nathan Hale is in fact, infected and gained the healing ability of the chimaera - although fictional, it's the most acceptible way possible to convince people who are playing the game! in other games, taking cover and heal came too handy like you're a superhuman or something! at least, I'm not too convinced with that setting!

@levarien:

nobody will force you to play 30-30 death match all the time! you can always choose the room limit!

@Kotaku

Come on guys! "and only really good launch title" statement sounds pretty bias to me! I respect this site thinking it as being fair for all consoles but lately, I'm feeling that the article posted towards the PS3 are quite amusing! as a launch title, RFoM was doing spectacular not because there were no other games to play at launch! It is simply because the game itself was great! there were also Motorstom, VF5 and Ridge Racer which were also great launch titles! can you guys give even one decent title available during 360's launch? know what? there were NONE except for Ridge Racer 6 which was quite good! so please, stop talking bias and be fair!

badz149

@Hiero Glyph: The screen shots I have seen have been hand scanned from the magazine itself, so that could explain the not as shiny look or maybe they've toned it down a bit for R2.

sauvage

@CrAzYbRoS: Insomniac and Naughty Dog are the only 2 PS3 companies that I know have delivered on time and I think Drake was actually released before it's launch date.

sauvage

Insomniac are due to release a podcast next Thursday ( 17th of Jan ) where they will no doubt talk about R2. The URL is [www.insomniacgames.com], so make sure you listen to it for more details of the game.

sauvage

@jfx316: Even in Resistance 1 you can pick your teammates .... just by forming/joining a party of your clan or whoever you invite, then go on ranked matches. Often you end-up playing against another clan, and they mop the floor with you if your team doesn't cooperate and coordinate XD.

At first, I was doubting if I'd get R:RoM. I liked the first game (it's a run-of-the-mill BUT Solid FPS, with the sickest weapons ever), loved the weapons and its multiplayer cured me of my Counter-Strike:Source addiction (this says a lot). Vehicles online tipped the decision to "could buy R:RoM", and now this announcement... OMG bring it on, bring it on!

somarix

@Striderhayasa: It happened to earn that label because it was set in the style of World War II, which was pretty much overdone by that time (CoD, MoH, etc. etc.) combined with shooting alien lifeforms which is also a "staple" in shooters. Perhaps not "bland," but definitely "done before."

Frank

@Xerious: xboxfamily.com happen to "hear" a lot of strange "facts" lately. Rumors like there was never a World War 2, or that computers are made by Red Mages lvl 51. Those are either true, or that site doesn't know what they're talking about. There's a name for their sickness: schizophrenia.

Btw, the name of the game is Resistance: Rise of Man , for you poorly uninformed guys here.

somarix

so when is kotaku gonna report that xboxfamily.com heard from some random dude on the street that says he works for for insomniac that rfom2 is gonna be coming to 360 about 12 days after it is released by the playstation 3??? i heard it wasn't a rumor!

Xerious

@Stormrider900: Wow you mean... you don't have dedicated servers yet on XBL, and you pay 50 quid just to log-in and organize matches LOL. How cheap can Microsoft be??!?!
50/yr really matches the price-tag of having access to a whole farm of dedicated servers + getting top-notch service! So, Microsoft plainly gives the latter and eats the money on the former, while you lag-around... >_<

somarix

@somarix:

Damn, I was hoping that the title would be more along the lines of Resistance 2: Resist Harder.

Also, of course xboxfamily.com knows what they're talking about, and it's a well known fact that World War 2 is a Freemason conspiracy and that LV. 65 Chemists are responsible for computers, not Lv. 51 Red Mages.

Sqwerell

so i'm assuming then the 3rd will be "resistance: don't even anymore, just bend over and take it"

Xerious

@Xerious:

The first was Fall of Man, the second is Rise of the Chimera, so if it's a trilogy, I'm guessing the third one will be called Fall of the Chimera.

Buttah

Sweet! I still play Resistance all the time.

~

Hiroken

I didn't think resistance was all that great. I think it was a 7.5/10 game, but it seemed so much better due to all of the extremly terrible PS3 launch games at the time.

Fenderfuel08

@Kyle81: It's more that everyone is thinking "60 players online? where are they going to find that many PS3 owners?"

KIDDING. If I owned a PS3, this would be a game to buy on launch day.

jhofker