first person shooter
Killzone 2 Beta: Seven Minutes of Gameplay
Posted by Owen Good at 8:00 AM on September 29, 2008
Apparently reports of beta testing this game in Europe are on the level. PlayStation Universe found this video, which shows Killzone 2's menu screens and gameplay between players online. Here we pass it along to you for your perusal.
Seven Minutes of Killzone 2 Beta Footage [PlayStation Universe]

Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
abe
Posted September 29, 2008 11:20 AM
the people that are going to play this are ps3 users the people who are going to wach this are ps3 users so who is the genius that dicded to put this in a none ps3 compatibale format
dartmerc
Posted September 29, 2008 6:56 PM
abe, probably the same guy playing.. he's not very good, i'd take this as bad advertising for their clan, but maybe there are better at other games?
http://ihavetheprincess.wordpress.com
Hey_guy
Posted 8:29 AM 29/9/08
@CitizenInsane27:
I can see fine and it indeed looks like just another shooter. Aside from the graphics, there isn't much that I've seen to set it apart from the plethora of other shooters we have.
That isn't to say it will be a bad game, CoD4 doesn't do much other shooters don't but its still one of my favorite shooters.
I suppose in response to the "blind" comment, what are we not seeing?
Hey_guy
mfwahwah
Posted 8:28 AM 29/9/08
@Xuchilbara: Open beta to be announced late this year. Most likely a bit after R2 releases.
mfwahwah
mfwahwah
Posted 8:26 AM 29/9/08
@Walshicus: Why complain? If you don't like the music, just mute it and put your own. Not that big a deal.
mfwahwah
EnigmaNemesis
Posted 8:26 AM 29/9/08
@Walshicus:
Rob Zombie no good?
EnigmaNemesis
resetbutton
Posted 8:25 AM 29/9/08
yea. some of my psn friends have been playing this and lbp. im jealous of course. too bad i live in nyc
resetbutton
EnigmaNemesis
Posted 8:24 AM 29/9/08
@Stan64:
There is "too many" of every game type with that logic.
EnigmaNemesis
EnigmaNemesis
Posted 8:23 AM 29/9/08
@PapaBear434:
/sigh this reply system = the suck sometimes ... anywho...
/agree
Thus why I ignore all the internet drama, and play/enjoy what I like.
Too tired[older?] to be so disillusioned with all the politics of fanatics.
EnigmaNemesis
EnigmaNemesis
Posted 8:22 AM 29/9/08
@PapaBear434:
/agree
Thus why I ignore all the internet drama, and play/enjoy what I like.
Too tired[older?] to be so disillusioned with all the politics of fanatics.
EnigmaNemesis
randomletters
Posted 8:19 AM 29/9/08
It's actually better than it looks. I'm loving every second I play. getting a LOT of network errors though.
randomletters
Stan64
Posted 8:18 AM 29/9/08
@CitizenInsane27: We will see if this one is any good. But they need to fight through the Call of Duty market to find a bigger audience today. ;) *holding thumbs* PS3 needs some exclusives that pushes the console.
Stan64
kneehighspy
Posted 8:18 AM 29/9/08
wish the video was of better quality instead of being made on the little tiger handheld color camera for kids.
yeah kz2 is a definite ps3 game purchase in '09, probably the only one in '09 i'm looking forward to.
kneehighspy
-Cow-
Posted 8:17 AM 29/9/08
Meh. Looks sorta fun.
-Cow-
PapaBear434
Posted 8:15 AM 29/9/08
@Kiden4911:
No disagreement, exactly, but you know as well as I that it will get compared unfavorably. The game already carriers so many expectations that people are just itching to tear it down. "COD4 in Space" is going to be what every 360 loyalist in the world calls it. And those people who already played COD4 and have moved on to Resistance 2 and Insomniac's undoubtedly revolutionary take on the console FPS are going to feel like the game is falling short by comparison (which may be the truth.)
This game is going to be good, no doubt, but it's going to be a victim of it's own expectations.
PapaBear434
CitizenInsane27
Posted 8:12 AM 29/9/08
@Stan64: First one sucked. But this one looks promising. I own the first too....*hides head in shame*
CitizenInsane27
CitizenInsane27
Posted 8:12 AM 29/9/08
@Stan64: Yeah....sure. Just another shooter. If you're blind.
CitizenInsane27
-Scrixx-
Posted 8:12 AM 29/9/08
@-Scrixx-:
Alright I pressed new discussion for that post, what the hell.
My post @Swift_ was that I thought you were digging at Killzone's Brown and Gray visuals lol
-Scrixx-
Stan64
Posted 8:11 AM 29/9/08
@FP_slomo788: i'm not surprised, I just think we are swamped with shooters. I don't know what made the first Killzone great because I never heard any buzz about it.
Stan64
-Scrixx-
Posted 8:10 AM 29/9/08
Technically, it's like 4 minutes of gameplay footage because of all the loading and such.
Looks good nonetheless.
-Scrixx-
Xuchilbara
Posted 8:10 AM 29/9/08
OMFG, Goodbye LBP and Socom beta..... How the hell do I get in!?
Xuchilbara
FP_slomo788
Posted 8:09 AM 29/9/08
@Stan64: You were expecting a platformer? The game has been announced since 2005, how can you be surprised that it's a shooter Jesus Christ.
FP_slomo788
Kiden4911
Posted 8:08 AM 29/9/08
@PapaBear434:
I really wouldn't mind if it WAS COD4 in space.
Kiden4911
Stan64
Posted 8:06 AM 29/9/08
Nifty "just another shooter".
Stan64
TheHallowHero
Posted 8:06 AM 29/9/08
Oh god, how do I get in?!?!
TheHallowHero
PapaBear434
Posted 8:05 AM 29/9/08
This game is already lined up for me to purchase upon release. Looks great, and multiplayer sounds like a blast. But they really better step it up beyond "COD4 in Space" or risk being overshadowed by the (then) previously released Resistance 2.
PapaBear434
Walshicus
Posted 8:03 AM 29/9/08
What the hell is with the shitty music in all these gameplay videos? They should at least offer an alternative music choice for those of us who aren't aurally impared.
Walshicus
Swift_
Posted 8:03 AM 29/9/08
The footage is kind of muddy, but the game looks like fun.
Swift_
ethic
Posted 8:48 AM 29/9/08
@Walshicus: Was going to post the exact same thing. Goes for WoW videos, too. Or Warhammer, or AoC. Every time I look for gameplay videos on Vimeo, youtube, etc, they always come with horrible angst-ridden teenager music.
ethic
NecronomiconUK
Posted 8:47 AM 29/9/08
@Stan64: SOrry, what what? You didn'nt hear any buzz about the original killzone?? I remeber it being hyped beyond belief as Sony's 'Halo Killer', it got delayed a bit and ended up dropping onto the carpet as 'well, it's kinda ok'
NecronomiconUK
Kamizzle
Posted 8:46 AM 29/9/08
I love that wallpaper at the start!
anyone know where that's from?
Kamizzle
Candlejack
Posted 8:46 AM 29/9/08
Awful music made it a pain to watch.
Game looks cool though, but it's still quite a long way till release.
Candlejack
GOD
Posted 8:44 AM 29/9/08
One of my regulars did some of the facial animation at his studio in Manchester U.K. He is a huge 360 fan and said that this will tip the balance of which platform can produce better graphics when it comes out.
He went on to say it's not about the high res textures, but the amount of stuff going on in each frame. The whole level seems alive as you play it. Not just a bunch of static buildings with people shooting each other in them. Real time physics on the scenery around you that are moved by the elements. The weather also plays a big part in the single player campaign thanks to the Helghast Lightening guns.
I can't wait for this!
GOD
NecronomiconUK
Posted 8:43 AM 29/9/08
@Likwit: I assume that was an attempt at being funny, it failed and made you look like yet another video commenting douche
NecronomiconUK
element7
Posted 8:42 AM 29/9/08
I like how the grenades have their own meter so you know when they'll explode and its very visible.
element7
Likwit
Posted 8:39 AM 29/9/08
Fake.
Likwit
AuraHACK
Posted 8:36 AM 29/9/08
@NoBullet: And after he got a better taste in music.
AuraHACK
rdj
Posted 8:36 AM 29/9/08
@mfwahwah: My problem with the music is that I'd like to hear what the game sounds like. Also, if music choices are not a big deal, all videos could just be silent with a BYOM note.
rdj
NoBullet
Posted 8:32 AM 29/9/08
Should of recorded it after he learned how to play.
NoBullet
balaamsafe
Posted 8:30 AM 29/9/08
i'm in and it's great, the graphics are brilliant, better than most finished games, the gameplay is pretty tigh, teminds me of black on ps2 and battelfield bad company and there is an ace leveling system
balaamsafe
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Posted 9:12 AM 29/9/08
@Kreepman: Well my friend, according to some here, you own a 360 and work for Microsoft for free. YOU are a loyalist... a 360 loyalist and you should hang your head in shame.
*Achievement Unlocked* You've just been profiled!
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
sakipooh
Posted 9:11 AM 29/9/08
not even close to the killzone they showed way back at E3 (the fmv one they claimed was real time)
Killzone has been a disappointment ever since they showed the actual real time footage (Low poly triangle head anyone?).
Whatever happened to the nice open battle filed vistas. Everything here is so dark and cramped. Not excited one bit.
And to think I bought a Ps3 solely due to that Killzone E3 video...I thought this was the future...instead it turned out to be a massive fail. Thanks sony.
sakipooh
Destrudo
Posted 9:09 AM 29/9/08
I kind of don't want to play this game anymore now. Every time I boot it up I'm going to be reminded of the possibility that I'm going to be squaring off against stupid teenagers with shitty taste in music, like the one who made this horrible, horrible video.
Destrudo
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Posted 9:07 AM 29/9/08
@Lixie: He was two busy stopping to look around corners or to aim... kinda like me :(
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Kreepman
Posted 9:05 AM 29/9/08
looks like COD4 imo.
Kreepman
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Posted 9:03 AM 29/9/08
@CitizenInsane27: I'm going to go out on the limb waving my troll banner valiantly and say that if judging from that video then yes, this game looks even more generic then Blacksite Area 51. There's probably a lot more information to be had on KZ2 (withholding that shit propaganda video with the simulated voice chatter) that hopefully gives it more of an identity. That's up to the devs to add though because right now KZ2 is like a hot blond trying to get into cosmetology school in as so far, all she has is her looks.
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Lixie
Posted 9:03 AM 29/9/08
So in 7 minutes that encountered 2 enemies. That guy needs to learn how to hunt more aggressively.
Lixie
homernoy
Posted 8:59 AM 29/9/08
@Candlejack: Yeah, I had to turn the music down just so I could finish watching the video.
homernoy
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Posted 8:54 AM 29/9/08
@PapaBear434: So not the COD4 loyalist that are going to call it "COD4 in space" but the 360 loyalist. I see what you did there ;)
*face-palm*
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Shadsy
Posted 8:52 AM 29/9/08
I absolutely love what they're doing with the camera. More game need to take advantage of spacial awareness like this. If I had a PS3 I would absolutely pick this up.
Only thing I'm not really sold on is the gameplay. Don't get me wrong, I love the feel of it, but I can't tell why I would want this over Battlefield: Bad Company, CoD4, or Halo 3.
Shadsy
topaz420
Posted 8:51 AM 29/9/08
@Walshicus:
I'd be more inclined to agree with you if this wasn't the classic ass-kicking song by White Zombie.
topaz420
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 9:37 AM 29/9/08
@Destrudo:
Be happy knowing that most of the terrible gene pool of whiny kids are on Xbox Live and by the smaller nature of PSN and the entry price of the PS3 you will be playing with a slightly more mature group of people.
Well one can hope so :D
LittleBigPlaneteer
Kreepman
Posted 9:37 AM 29/9/08
@Refused: at least someone agrees with me xD
Kreepman
Noks415
Posted 9:33 AM 29/9/08
@sakipooh: I think most people would agree that although Killzone doesn't look exactly like that pre-rendered trailer, they got close enough.
I can't even imagine how this title is a disappointment to you. Its pretty much the most graphically impressive game to be released on a console, and most of the hands on previews are overwhelmingly positive.
The video is of only one level in the multiplayer beta, and its a shitty video at that. I think you are judging it way to harshly based on this video. If you read any of the previews on this I doubt your impressions of it will be "dark and cramp".
I also think it was really stupid of you to buy a console based on one trailer. As excited as I get about games I never forget to use common sense before I shell out a few hundred dollars for a console. I personally can't wait for this game, and having the opportunity to defend this title from trolls like you has made me realize just Want this game.
Thanks Sakipooh
Noks415
Refused
Posted 9:30 AM 29/9/08
@Refused: and yeah I realise the video is low quality and its a beta.
Refused
Refused
Posted 9:30 AM 29/9/08
Looks pretty impressive graphics wise. I was thinking of buying a bundle of this game, if one comes out, because then I can start saving up again after christmas for it.
Im going to get flamed for saying this, but yeah this pretty much looks like CoD4 & BF:BC with a Gears of War colour scheme. Not that any of those games are that original anyway :/
Refused
fearing
Posted 9:27 AM 29/9/08
@SnakesSolids: He said that HE was looking forward to. While those will probably be a bit popular, I doubt EVERYONE is looking forward to them. None of those get my interest going much, but niether does killzone. DCU Online is where its at for me as far as the PS3 goes next year.. if it comes out next year.
fearing
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Posted 9:25 AM 29/9/08
@Kreepman: The thing about generalized statement's you see is that they're not accurate but god-damn they're precise! [Evidence]
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
SnakesSolids
Posted 9:23 AM 29/9/08
@kneehighspy:
MAG, Heavy Rain, Infamous much?
SnakesSolids
Furu
Posted 9:23 AM 29/9/08
@schnodder: It's a good looking game in all the HD clips, but this is pure pixel porridge. Can't really say anything about the beta based on this except that it has a menu and you move in the game. =)
Furu
SnakesSolids
Posted 9:22 AM 29/9/08
@topaz420:
Yeah it's waaay better than that emo bull-shit that the kids listen to now-a-days.
I can't stand when they put that whiny shit on youtube videos.
SnakesSolids
schnodder
Posted 9:20 AM 29/9/08
@sakipooh: lol. look, it's a troll!
schnodder
homernoy
Posted 9:20 AM 29/9/08
@sakipooh: I will be the first one to say I am not very sure of what to think of KZ2 yet. In saying that, when you have online gameplay, it will always be inferior (graphically) to what you see when playing the single player campaign.
homernoy
Kreepman
Posted 9:19 AM 29/9/08
@sakipooh: It's only one level...filmed on a [possible] cell phone camera....
Kreepman
bobtheduck
Posted 9:19 AM 29/9/08
@NecronomiconUK: Hyped by the gaming media, not by Sony or Guerrilla... Calling anything a something "killer" has fatal potential for it...
bobtheduck
bobtheduck
Posted 9:17 AM 29/9/08
@sakipooh:
1. It's a beta.
2. It's a video shot of a screen by a video camera. Equivalent to blurry pictures of bigfoot.
3. They never claimed KILLZONE vid from 2005 was realtime. They were talking about Resistance. It's that the person asking the question coupled "a lot of things we've seen today" with Killzone
4. I've seen direct feeds of this game in action, being played at one of the expos, and it does live up to the original video.
5. You aren't really disappointed. You're a troll.
bobtheduck
Kreepman
Posted 9:17 AM 29/9/08
@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): uh..I just play 360 because its the only thing I can afford :P
Honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about, sorry :\
Kreepman
schnodder
Posted 9:16 AM 29/9/08
can't wait.
best looking videogame ever!
schnodder
zanzibarlegend
Posted 9:16 AM 29/9/08
this is one beta i need to get in later this year. even in this shitty video, you can tell their lighthing inthe game is looking great. looking at the sky, and just certain areas.... you can tell guerilla games is going all out.
KZ2
GOW3
yes 09 is looking pretty
zanzibarlegend
JorgieX
Posted 10:04 AM 29/9/08
The video is hotty and the music was scary..lol
But I think that this game will be better than the first Killzone. I am kind of ashamed to admit I liked it. I know it was buggy slow and the controls were bad..Wow alot of bads...but, personaly the story was good the graphics pushed the PS2 and it had really good ideas that just didn't quite hit the mark they were going for I'm sure. This is a game on my radar and I hope to see official trailers this upcoming TGS 2008.
JorgieX
Destrudo
Posted 10:03 AM 29/9/08
@GOD:
You just either failed at trolling or failed at scamming us into a cell phone contract.
Destrudo
GOD
Posted 9:57 AM 29/9/08
@Masterpain22: So true mate, but you are questioning the opinions of fanboys...
Sadly they are probably in their early teens and were purchased the console they defend on a regular basis by their parents. Let us hope that they are studying hard at school so that they can get a decent job with some disposable income so they can purchase whatever console they want.
GOD
JuliaBird
Posted 9:56 AM 29/9/08
Title is misleading; there were 4 minutes at most after loading...and connecting...loading...connecting... At least the respawn was near instantaneous.... So what is it about this game that has people so excited? I can't anything that isn't run-of-the-mill here except good animation when shooting corpses... And it's way too dark!
JuliaBird
flight240
Posted 9:56 AM 29/9/08
@Masterpain22:
i definitely agree. i think it's just pure blind hate. those particular people are looking for anything to cut this game down. i wonder what would happened if we changed the name... or even the console it was coming out for. i'd guess a good portion would change their tune.
i'm not really interested forward to this game (not really an FPS fan)... but i definitely can appreciate what the developers have done to try and match what we saw on the trailer a couple of years ago.
flight240
GOD
Posted 9:53 AM 29/9/08
How can any fan of the FPS genre not be excited by this?
It looks awesome.
I can see it in your eyes xbox fanboys! You wish you had this one on your console, and now you are getting all defensive about it. Just go out and get a PS3.
You know you want to.
My mate managed to get one for free with a mobile phone contract!
GOD
SnakesSolids
Posted 9:52 AM 29/9/08
@fearing:
True true.
There has to be some big games still to be announced though I'm sure.
SnakesSolids
coalhalo
Posted 9:47 AM 29/9/08
@EnigmaNemesis:
Actually Enigma, it is technically "White Zombie" ("Thunder Kiss '65" from their major-label debut on Geffen: "La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1" for the first half....for the second half it is a remixed version of "Thunder Kiss'65" taken from the White Zombie e.p. "Nightcrawlers: The KMFDM Remixes"). A small difference I know, but sometimes I can't help myself.
coalhalo
Masterpain22
Posted 9:46 AM 29/9/08
First there were people complaining that KZ2 was not going to look like the video they showed the first time at a E3. Now that the game looks good there are people here saying that all it has is its looks and no substance.
I don't think we can talk about gameplay before the game comes out and all we have are these bootleg quality videos. The only thing we can get from the images we see in magazines and the internet is the way the game looks, and it looks great and there are people complaining about it.
If the game is good then is worth a purchase, and if it isn't a good game then is not worth the money, but people here think that the decision should be based on whatever they think of what happened with the video shown in 2005, or that this franchise is called Killzone and not Halo or CoD.
Masterpain22
homernoy
Posted 9:46 AM 29/9/08
@Noks415: "and having the opportunity to defend this title from trolls like you has made me realize just Want this game"
I never make a point of defending a game before I have played it. On the PS3 front, before I purchased mine there were people here on Kotaku screaming from the rooftops about Lair and Heavenly Sword being the best thing since sliced bread.
The games weren't failures, but sure as hell were nothing like the opinions....no...strike that, the downright promises of the visuals and gameplay being the best to date from many here well before these games were released. Kind of reminds me of the KZ2 rhetoric. I reeeeeaaaally hope it rocks though, but I won't be buying it for the online campaign.
homernoy
Mit
Posted 9:45 AM 29/9/08
@mfwahwah: Or, since it's supposed to be a ZOMG early gameplay footage video, he could let us know what the game sounds like, and not his taste in music.
From his name, image, and music though, I can tell there couldn't have been a bigger douchebag to record beta footage.
Mit
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 9:42 AM 29/9/08
I just said it earlier, but this is the best looking game I've seen to date on a console. The textures, the details. This just looks so damn incredible. That doesn't mean it'll play great, but it has some serious eye candy for a shooter.
LittleBigPlaneteer
Đipic
Posted 9:42 AM 29/9/08
Wow, even from the low quality video you can tell the graphics look incredible. FPS' have never really been my thing but I'm really looking forward to this game.
Đipic
Swift_
Posted 9:41 AM 29/9/08
@Kreepman: Your not realizing what okenny said was a joke and then following it up with a no-longer-applicable PS3 pricepoint joke really puts you in doorknob territory.
Swift_
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 9:40 AM 29/9/08
@Noks415:
I agree. Killzone 2 looks like the best looking game I've seen to date. Hopefully AI isn't completely retarded.
I still can't believe people are still saying they claimed the KZ footage was real-time. It was a misinterpretation of what was said by Jack Tretton who was referring to Resistance and not Killzone 2.
LittleBigPlaneteer
zanzibarlegend
Posted 10:26 AM 29/9/08
have any of you COD fans have seen KZ2 videos? all of the rendered lighting? real time destructible environments? the now visible differences in the Helghast? Vehicles?
yes COD is the shit. we get it. there will always be room for shooters that can push the boundaries, and KZ2,and R2 are right up there with the other great shooters on 360 as well.
one must do their homework before calling a title that is in beta, run of the mill.
zanzibarlegend
EnigmaNemesis
Posted 10:22 AM 29/9/08
@DustySword:
/agree
EnigmaNemesis
Ansem
Posted 10:22 AM 29/9/08
@GOD: Agreed.
Ansem
Ansem
Posted 10:20 AM 29/9/08
Man, this looks INCREDIBLE! I want to get into this beta. I'm already in the LittleBigPlanet and SOCOM: Confrontation betas. And, I'm already set to be in the Resistance 2 beta. This is next on my list. The attentio to detail in this game is incredible. This is a AAA shooter if ever there were one. I must say that this game has essentially reached next-gen percection.
Ansem
Shadsy
Posted 10:19 AM 29/9/08
@SynKade: I got excited over Halo because I was attached to the series. I was never interested in Halo and even hated it after having played it a bit, but for some reason, the PC version converted me. About a week later, the Halo 3 trailer came out, and I was ready to blindly pre-order it. It was also around the time I was looking into a next-gen system, and the PS3 was $600, so I got a 360.
And now that I have a 360 and I have Halo 3, I can't see any reason to spend $400 on another console and a similar FPS. As I said earlier, I'd have trouble choosing between a PS3 and a 360 if I had to buy one today. But I have a 360, I can't afford another system, and that's how it worked out.
Shadsy
MouseCircus
Posted 10:13 AM 29/9/08
@LittleBigPlaneteer: Hooray for anecdotal evidence!
MouseCircus
SynKade
Posted 10:12 AM 29/9/08
@JuliaBird: Maybe the darkness has a little bit to do with the shoddy camera and your argument of 'load-connect-load-connect' isn't exactly valid considering this is a beta. Other than that everyone has their own opinion. What made everyone excited over Halo? CoD? Just about any FPS. They are all the same really with barely any differences amongst them other than 'we have aliens!' and 'we have terrorists!'
SynKade
EnigmaNemesis
Posted 10:11 AM 29/9/08
@GOD:
Sounds awesome ... been waiting for games where there was so much shit going on, it felt more alive and less cardboard!
EnigmaNemesis
Đipic
Posted 10:10 AM 29/9/08
@JuliaBird: Stop trolling.
Đipic
Narishma
Posted 10:10 AM 29/9/08
@Kreepman: You say that like it's a bad thing.
Narishma
DustySword
Posted 10:08 AM 29/9/08
Thing is... when a game is coming out that you're not able to play it on your preferred console... you must somehow make yourself feel better by downplaying the game, and in turn you might feel a little less jealous. It goes both ways. Fanboys trash talk a game that isn't even out yet to make them feel better about not being able to play it.
In any case, this game looks amazing as always. The areas have a very real look to them, very spacey. The animations look very fluid and realistic. With positive hands-on impressions and impressions from people with the beta, I see no reason to play it down so early. Let's hope it plays as well as it looks.
DustySword
Shadsy
Posted 10:08 AM 29/9/08
@GOD: I'm a college kid, and I'm on a budget. If I had to get a console now, I really don't know whether I'd choose a PS3 or a 360. But I have a 360, and I have to look at this practically.
Besides the great physicality of it and the graphics, I really have no idea what will make this different than CoD4 or BF:BC. And keep in mind that I never bought CoD4.
Yes, it looks like it'll be a great game, and I would probably get it (or at least rent it) if it was on 360. But I'd need to some justification for plunking down $400 to play it when most of my favorite games are multiplatform anyway.
Shadsy
KSPRAYDAD
Posted 10:49 AM 29/9/08
@sakipooh: I'll buy your PS3 for $200 since you're so disappointed.
KSPRAYDAD
MysteriousStranger
Posted 10:44 AM 29/9/08
@LittleBigPlaneteer: "misinterpretation"
there's been plenty of that from sony PR. in fact, too much
MysteriousStranger
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
Posted 11:19 AM 29/9/08
@zanzibarlegend: agreed. It's that head in the sand mentality coming into play, where people will refuse to accept anything other than their flavor of the month. I had a guy on my friend's list just tell me CoD4's time is almost up because CoD5 is coming soon. I had to remind him that Treyarch is doing CoD5, not Infinity Ward meaning CoD5 may not be as good as CoD4. He got a bit indignant and started going on and on about how Socom is boring and he doesn't like the concept of "bad team=loss" in Socom games. (Still can't figure out why Socom was brought up in regards to CoD5)
I'm sitting there reading, baffled as the dumbness of it all...could someone please tell me a time when "bad team=loss" didn't happen in any team deathmatch game ever made? Are people this anti-Ps3 that they have to pull any and everything out of their ass to justify their arguments?
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
DustySword
Posted 11:16 AM 29/9/08
@Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.:
Hahah, wow. I downloaded WipEout HD yesterday at night and played it all day today. A truly beautiful game. Zone mode is so addictive, especially with the custom soundtracks. One little detail I noticed was that the game adds effects to your song. So, if I jump it gives the track some sort of effect. It's really, really good. For $20 it's hard not to recommend. Not to mention it runs like butter online and off.
DustySword
Odd_Fact
Posted 11:03 AM 29/9/08
@Odd_Fact: OMG, I'm ashamed I have to say this but ... Yes, I realize the song was edited in by the recorder, not the game. /obvious statement
Odd_Fact
Odd_Fact
Posted 11:02 AM 29/9/08
Rob Zombie though? Really? Could you have picked a worse song to give you anxiety attacks while waiting for the game to load?
That's like when I hold the ball for my dog and say 'Ready?!' and pretend to throw it. Her eyes get big. Real big. Then she realizes I didn't throw it.
F-you, Rob Zombie, stay out of repeat load screens!
Odd_Fact
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
Posted 11:02 AM 29/9/08
@DustySword: great point. I told a guy at a local game store that I was looking forward to Wipeout HD on PS3 after he made the rather stupid as hell comment that all PS3 had to offer was God of War3. He went on to say that Wipeout was a dead series wasn't worth a look. You just described his entire mentality.
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
PapaBear434
Posted 11:01 AM 29/9/08
@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under):
I said "The 360 loyalist" because although the PS3 has COD4, they will also have Resistance 2, which I believe will be the gold standard of console FPS come November. Thus, the PS3 owners won't be calling it "COD4 in Space."
PapaBear434
lukewind31
Posted 11:41 AM 29/9/08
Graphically good but the gameplay looks embarrassing.
lukewind31
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Posted 11:40 AM 29/9/08
@Jtn: *face-palm* You missed the trees, you missed the forest... you seem to have fallen into the ocean :(
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Hey_guy
Posted 11:39 AM 29/9/08
@DustySword:
It isn't always mindless hating on a game because you can't play it. Some people just don't find the game to be as amazing as everyone else, thus they voice their opinions.
If hundreds of people praising the game are allowed to post freely, why should those that think the opposite be ridiculed for speaking their opinions?
Trolls are trolls, they suck, but don't lump every comment that isn't in favor of the game in with fanboy trolling.
Hey_guy
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
Posted 11:38 AM 29/9/08
@PapaBear434: What?!
okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
dsmx
Posted 11:32 AM 29/9/08
All you can judge from that video is that looks nice on a really low quality camera. The particle effects are brilliant the grenade explosion was nice as was the dust/fog drifting through the street. You can't really judge anything else based on that video anyone who goes further than that is a fanboy or a troll.
dsmx
Jtn
Posted 11:30 AM 29/9/08
@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): Maybe if you actually did some research on the game it'll appear as more than a "pretty shooter". It's following TF2's footsteps with class-based combat to a certain degree and is definitely more than CoD4 is.
Jtn
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
Posted 11:26 AM 29/9/08
@DustySword: yeah and yet people with their anti-PS3 dogma will rip that game at a moment's notice without ever playing it or even seeing it for themselves. There are only two series in the futuristic racing genre worthy of mention...Wipeout and F-Zero. There isn't any others that compare.
To make it worst, it runs in 1080p at 60FPS locked, it clocks in at a GB and it's only 20 bucks. If this is what PSN games are looking like now, can I get a update to Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and Bushido Blade next year?
Are you good online? I just raced a couple of friends online today and it was a blast. Hell, I'm supposed to be taking a break (since I played all weekend) but I'm about to jump back in. Add me if you want
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
dsmx
Posted 12:04 PM 29/9/08
@AntiheroKing: I'm guessing he deliberately picked an empty server so he could show you stuff rather than worrying about getting killed every 30 seconds.
dsmx
bucocky
Posted 11:55 AM 29/9/08
@Swift_:
would not be so muddy if u were displaying it on an HDTV. I saw this game on an HDTV today, and it was far from muddy.
bucocky
DustySword
Posted 11:55 AM 29/9/08
@Hey_guy:
I mean some, not all. People are allowed to voice their opinions in any way they wish. For now though, all people can say is that it doesn't look appealing or fun to them judging from the videos, because no one has played it yet. In other words, anything that isn't "shit sucks" with a valid judgment on the things we actually know for now I can accept. I don't know if it's any good either since I haven't played it.
DustySword
AntiheroKing
Posted 11:53 AM 29/9/08
@ time 3:47
OMG There's other people playing this game?!?
Looks cool, but it'd look a heck of a lot more fun if there was enough people to warrant filming a multiplayer match. :\
AntiheroKing
DustySword
Posted 11:48 AM 29/9/08
@Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.:
Agreed. PSN is really shaping up to be a quality service now. I'm digging the cheaper quality games, and WHD is a game that would perfectly fit in a game box in a retail store and no one would complain.
I haven't played online yet, just heard that it ran great on it too. I'm trying to brush up on my skills for a bit see :P So far I like the how the motion controls work for the pitch. It helps when turning a sharp corner. I've been playing Zone Mode and the campaign mode for now. But sure, I'll make sure to add you later when I get on again :)
DustySword
SnakesSolids
Posted 12:43 PM 29/9/08
@coalhalo:
Your knowledge of musics impresses me.
SnakesSolids
Vidikron
Posted 1:16 PM 29/9/08
@lukewind31:
How so?
Vidikron
Strife56
Posted 2:09 PM 29/9/08
@CitizenInsane27:
*pats you on the shoulder*
It's alright buddy... I do too.
But I gotta say, me and my two best mates had many hours of fun playing split-screen matches against bots, just like in MoH Rising Sun, good times, albeit the bots in Rising Sun were a Hell of a lot tougher than in Killzone...
Strife56
Strife56
Posted 2:06 PM 29/9/08
@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under):
Read his post, it was pretty self explanatory.
But if you still don't get it, basically he's saying (I believe, prove me wrong if I'm off here PapaBear) that PS3 COD4 fans will already have been graced with a better shooter, Resistance 2, so therefore they won't need to shoot names like "COD4 in space" at Killzone 2 if it doesn't deliver as good an experience, as I already stated, because they will already have a superior shooter to COD4, being Resistance 2.
Where as, Xbox 360 fans will no doubt call it "COD4 in space" as they will not have, by that time, an FPS that surpasses COD4.
This is all irrelevant if Killzone 2 surpasses COD4, which from the footage I've seen so far, looks more than likely, but we all know how these things can go, the only games not to disappoint me this year on consoles are Metal Gear Solid 4 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Strife56
chaos_isnt_here
Posted 2:04 PM 29/9/08
wasn't killzone 2 supossed to come out like...2 years ago?
chaos_isnt_here
KSPRAYDAD
Posted 2:30 PM 29/9/08
@chaos_isnt_here: Yeah...it was announced at the same E3 as Alan Wake ...
KSPRAYDAD
KSPRAYDAD
Posted 2:18 PM 29/9/08
Not a big fan of shooters but I will buy this game on the strength of KZ Liberation for PSP...great game.
KSPRAYDAD
aelfin
Posted 2:17 PM 29/9/08
@resetbutton: See, I was thinking they should be jealous of you, for living in NYC, which I'd take over beta access any day :P.
aelfin
Strife56
Posted 2:14 PM 29/9/08
@Kreepman:
Yes, because Call of Duty 4 was an awful game.
I mean boy, did that game suck, that was a total waste of time, and the multi-player, wow, I did not have ANY fun playing that!
Cue sarcasm...
Strife56
noMSG
Posted 2:55 PM 29/9/08
@KSPRAYDAD:
face.
noMSG
infestedDemon
Posted 3:36 PM 29/9/08
The game NOBODY wants to play...
infestedDemon
kazemizuhi
Posted 3:52 PM 29/9/08
@mfwahwah: Yeah, I put it on mute anyway, but I still couldn't hear any gunshots.
@topaz420: ...who the hells White Zombie? Not hating or anything, but I wouldn't view myself with a propensity for rock/punk or whatever that is.
kazemizuhi
tehFluffz
Posted 3:51 PM 29/9/08
That map looks pretty cool.
tehFluffz
RaepGoblin
Posted 3:45 PM 29/9/08
I never saw him use the cover system. layme video creator is lame.
RaepGoblin
Lemonade
Posted 4:32 PM 29/9/08
My friend got into this beta...
he wont let me play it.. bastard :(
But he let me play LBP so i guess its ok ;)
Lemonade
spats
Posted 5:37 PM 29/9/08
Not the best choice for music but the game looks interesting!
spats
Beta @ Random
Posted 6:29 PM 29/9/08
@Strife56: lol I was worried for a sec.
Beta @ Random
Bandicoot1980
Posted 7:06 PM 29/9/08
Anyone know who the music is by in the background.. love it.
Bandicoot1980
silentbob343
Posted 7:35 PM 29/9/08
I was pumped for RFOM:2, but I want this game in a bad way.
silentbob343
Shandy706
Posted 10:19 PM 29/9/08
Did anyone else want him to put a claymore by the door while he was at that window/overlook?? LOL
Shandy706
NexusSIX
Posted 11:51 PM 29/9/08
@Bandicoot1980: correction:
[ca]
+ Watch video
NexusSIX
NexusSIX
Posted 11:40 PM 29/9/08
@Bandicoot1980: White Zombie - 1965
NexusSIX
cmykvsrgb
Posted 1:37 AM 30/9/08
This guy sucks hard, why would they include him in the beta? He makes the game seem dull.
cmykvsrgb
stranger
Posted 8:16 AM 30/9/08
@Walshicus:
If you don't like the music, why don't you just start posting gameplay videos on youtube yourself? Or just mute it.
It's very difficult to capture proper audio when all you're doing is pointing a camera at a screen without a direct feed. Whatever audio was on that tape more than likely sounded like shit/nothing, hence the added music.
@kazemizuhi:
Why would you expect to hear gunshots from a video clip you intentionally muted?
stranger
mal_tez92
Posted 8:53 AM 30/9/08
@DustySword:
As for online play, since you haven't tried it yet, all multiplayer games published by Sony, that is they have a gold diamond on the bottom right corner of the box, run off the proper PSN servers and will NEVER LAG. e.g. 40 man resistance matches NEVER LAGGED, Resistance 2 will have 60 players and supposedely NEVER LAGS. But some other games like CoD4 have pretty shit servers.
Its a good thing sony is developing Killzone 2
mal_tez92
mal_tez92
Posted 8:49 AM 30/9/08
Grenade explosion = Huge hardon for me
mal_tez92
celteen
Posted 5:05 AM 30/9/08
As a tester all I will say is... its awesome
celteen
SumitraBias
Posted 3:18 PM 29/9/08
Huh he had somekind of quicktime player icon next to the game lineup... ?
SumitraBias
ps3pwner
Posted 9:33 AM 29/9/08
why arent my replies showing up?
ps3pwner
ps3pwner
Posted 9:13 AM 29/9/08
This game looks amazing lighting graphics gameplay everything about this indicates to an awesome game im gonna buy on Day 1 i think.
ps3pwner
ps3pwner
Posted 9:12 AM 29/9/08
@Kreepman:
Good thing i dont care about your opinion lol jk your opinion counts but this game really looks promising
[IMG][www.gameguru.in]] How does that look like call of duty though? this game looks great this adn little Big Planet are First Day buys for me.
ps3pwner
Lla_Med_Redrum
Posted 8:26 AM 29/9/08
@randomletters:
That's pretty normal in alot of beta's, not all but alot. Seems to be especially true for beta's that let people host their own games. I have no problem with games that let you host your own games as long as there's enough people hosting who actually have a good connection. Alot of times there are idiots who have bad connection trying to host games which sucks. That and hosting your own game makes it impossible to get same skilled players vs each other. But I do love dedicated servers, do the have dedicated servers or official servers of some kind?
Lla_Med_Redrum
Lla_Med_Redrum
Posted 8:16 AM 29/9/08
@Stan64:
You're crazy, this game really sets itself apart and looks to be a huge advancement in quality since the original Killzone.
This is looks to be Grade-A material, can't wait.
Lla_Med_Redrum
Zalitz
Posted 8:14 AM 29/9/08
sooner or later i may try and put a video together for people to watch if they wish, i shall go over the classes and maps of the beta, as well as the controls, interface and so on
Zalitz
AmbroseGaloobaloop
Posted 8:14 AM 29/9/08
Impossible to tell what's going on. Video sucks.
AmbroseGaloobaloop
Zalitz
Posted 8:13 AM 29/9/08
I am in the killzone 2 beta trial and i must say, it is very nice, no online lag to be found, brilliant top notch graphics and very smooth controls
Zalitz
Marduk
Posted 1:02 PM 30/9/08
One thing I loved from the first killzone were the timed granades. I just could beat anything with that crap.
Yes, I enjoyed the first killzone.....
Marduk
SeymourGanadium
Posted 10:15 PM 29/9/08
white zombie.
SeymourGanadium
FBOG2
Posted 9:43 PM 29/9/08
COD4 was an amazing game. If killzone 2 looks exactly like it and has near game play charactheristics(played it at a friends house) but with new maps, then why would I buy it? It looks like i'll just rent this instead, Cod4 is way better than this game. Sigh, so much hype for a game that is nearly identical. This is ONLY hyped because this and the other ps3 08-09 exclusives , is what is keeping the ps3 alive. So if this game fails...... then you know what else fails. It sad people are hyping this when killzone 1 was just another ordinary shooter.. BUT now magically killzone 2 is supposely a god-like game. Irony? perhaps.
atleast resistance 2 is gonna be good cause the first one WAS FREAKING awesome!! wish i could say the same about killzone 2
FBOG2
Orochi_sasaki
Posted 1:57 PM 29/9/08
Looks top notch, Hopefully we will be seeing the open beta pretty soon.....
Orochi_sasaki