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Looking back, was Killzone 2 THAT good?

July 17, 2009 in Blog comments 26

We all buy into the hype at some point. I mean, how can we not? The media is a powerful faction, the trailers and reviews can make up our minds for us. So when we first play a game it's not unusual to think it's perfection on disk. It's only after some months we begin notice things, things we didn't realise before or, if we didn't like them, denied them. Lets look back on one of the premium shooters of 2009 so far; Killzone 2

Look Guerilla, I’ve met and hung out with commandos (R.I.P: David & Shaun). There are a lot of sentences where they don’t use verbal abuse. I’m Irish and even I found Rico’s constant abusive whining and stupid genius character makes the whole war thing as uncomfortable as getting your d**k stuck in your trousers. I know there is a tank ten feet away from me, it’d be pretty *bleep*ing hard not to know! I know I need an RPG, I don’t plan on stabbing it to death. Yes I know you need a medic, now *bleep* and die already!
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  • 9
    Red 9 Jul 17, 09
    It's not uncommon for games to lose their shine after thorough playing. It stops being that exciting new release and just becomes another game you own.

    That being said, KZ2's online is certainly no slouch. People still play it, and it released in February.
    • 0
      Killosity Jul 18, 09
      quote Red 9
      It's not uncommon for games to lose their shine after thorough playing. It stops being that exciting new release and just becomes another game you own.

      That being said, KZ2's online is certainly no slouch. People still play it, and it released in February.

      Fantastic comment.
      The shine removes itself from ALL titles that age with the owner. Nostalgia may be a factor in the older titles, but nothing beats the first experience with each game. Although I dont have a PS3 anymore, Killzone 2 was my favourite FPS experience on a console. The online felt so fluid and immersive. It actually felt like a PC FPS. The constant gamplay changes in-match was a fresh and addicting playtype, and it certainly provided many hours of enjoyment.

      Far from "perfection on disk", but then what is?
    • 1
      Star of Spurs Jul 18, 09
      Online still being played after 5 months isn't as big an achievment anymore. Games like COD4, Gears 2 and Left 4 Dead still have good online play and they're all from last year or later. Hell, even Halo 3 and the original Gears still have people playing on them, and Gears is nearly 3 years old, Halo nearly 2.

      It's good, but not as impressive as some.
  • 0
    redneonfish Jul 17, 09
    Yes it was. The story wasn't that great but the gameplay/online was awesome.
  • 1
    Province Jul 17, 09
    I think more people still play Call of Duty 4 though, it's been out a lot longer.

    Still good though, there was actually a code error with the rating, i meant to give it 3/5 but after reflection i think it warrants 4/5...i think.
  • 2
    Zerpent Jul 17, 09
    KZ2 is really fun online. I like the weapons and the controls. It's just not as arcade-like as CoD. CoD4 is still one of the best shooters I've ever played, but ever since I got KZ2 I just can't shake that "this-feels-really-arcade-like"-feeling.
    • 0
      CyberCam Jul 17, 09
      I agree with you 100%. I would love for Guerilla or another Sony dev to use the Kz2 engine to make a modern combat type game with the more realistic controls and use the single player cover system... now that would rock!
  • 3
    Dragoshi1 Jul 17, 09
    The game sucked as soon as I popped it in.


    The controls were clunky, respawning took a while, some maps were so big, it took 5 mins to get across.

    And the motion blur was a bitch.
    • 0
      CyberCam Jul 17, 09
      I agree with you about the controls... up until the 1.27 patch. I hated the controls too.

      The key word your said there is "WERE"... have you tried it since the 1.27 patch? The controls are very responsive now! I actually like them over the standard twitchy controls we've been use to for all these years.

      There's not one map in Kz2 that takes more than 30 seconds to get across the other side! What game are you thinking of... BF:BC or the new BF 1943 maybe? Now those 2 games took forever to get into a fire fight!

      You must have an issue with your eyes my friend (you might want to get them checked?)... there was only one level that had noticeable motion blur, and that was the train level in the sp & mp (which hardly anyone plays anyway).

      You should give it another try... you never know, it might grow on you like it did me.... now I can't stop playing it! However I could be wrong... maybe it's true what they say "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" LOL!
      • 2
        Dragoshi1 Jul 18, 09
        Yeah, I played it before the patch, and if I was spinning in place to blast at people, motion blur would pop in, and disorient me(or it could just be the graphics that do that, not sure). And there was one desert-ish map that was really big in mp, don't remember the name, but it kinda pissed me off at the size.

        I could give it another try, but the game wasn't as groundbreaking and "halo killing" as they made it out to be
  • 3
    HisServant77 Jul 17, 09
    I suppose the same could be asked about Halo (the whole series).

    But . . .oh, that'll completely ruin the whole "Halo Killer" mindset people keep placing on games. So to doubt that Halo was great even looking back, is just plain Taboo!!
  • 2
    Kave En Jul 17, 09
    Jesus christ, what nit-picking. People will do anything to make the 360 look better, but they just get humiliated in the process. EVERY game has faults, how *bleep*ing stupid do you have to be to realize that?

    Killzone 2 > Halo

    Trey 4 Life
    • 6
      DystopiaSticker Jul 18, 09
      So you're doing everything you can to make the 360 look worse and the PS3 look better?

      How are you any different than the people you're complaining about when you're stating your opinions as fact and factoring in a friggin HD-DVD player to a 360's price?

      If anything... you're 10x worse and were humilated 10x more when people easily countered your "360's really cost $1,000,000 while PS3's cost $20" argument.
      • 0
        Kave En Jul 18, 09
        quote DystopiaSticker
        So you're doing everything you can to make the 360 look worse and the PS3 look better?

        How are you any different than the people you're complaining about when you're stating your opinions as fact and factoring in a friggin HD-DVD player to a 360's price?

        If anything... you're 10x worse and were humilated 10x more when people easily countered your "360's really cost $1,000,000 while PS3's cost $20" argument.
        What are you talking about? When did I diss the 360? I don't know what you're smoking man, but whatever magical pot that makes you see random console dissing posts that were never made, I'd lay off of it.
  • 1
    Goldva_X Jul 17, 09
    quote Kave En
    Trey 4 Life
    Here's hoping you were kidding when you said this.
  • 0
    Province Jul 17, 09
    You should've waited until you heard what my next game Kave En. If you look carefully, I made ONE Halo remark and didn't mention the 360 at all

    I'm a harsh critic, I gave Prototype 2/5 and almost gave inFamous 3/5 but for the AWESOME Lightning Storm power and great final boss (It actually felt difficult and was climatic!)

    This is a recurring thing and Halo IS on the agenda along with COD4, Haze, GTAIV, Shadow of the Collosus and others. If you think I nit-picked Killzone 2 then you're in for a treat when i get to Halo 3 & Haze. ESPECIALLY HAZE :@
  • 0
    Seeker X Jul 18, 09
    "YES, it IS THAT good."

    That would've sufficed really. The incentive to play online can become a problem for those needing reasons, though besides the final rank being unbelievably long, all the ribbons and medals kept me going for a LONG ass time.

    Also, Killzone 2's storyline falls pretty short compared to the first game...and even to Liberation which both are a lot heavier on the cutscenes and don't tend to focus so much on the mission objectives. Like how int he first game, it focused on the 4 characters struggling to work together, while KZ2 is all about following the next objective. With the exception of the Fall of the New Sun and the ending.
  • 0
    mau64 Jul 18, 09
    I was not the biggest fan, looked pretty but ultimately failed to bring me anything original
  • 0
    Province Jul 18, 09
    And the debate goes on, I'm proud this has got so many comments so quickly.
  • 0
    Hideo1 Jul 18, 09
    Most people accept (or believe (well, both really)) that KZ2 wasn't that good (that good being as much as people thought before it released). The thing is though if you factor out all of the over the top build up and hype then look at it again for what it was, an FPS game, the real question is was it really that bad?
  • 0
    Province Jul 18, 09
    It wasnt bad, actually is really is one of the best games of 2009 and if it won GOTY come the start of 2010 then i would not be one bit sour, but its getting that sort of 'Halo' vibe where everyone starts thinking its THE game. The game to end all games and aI really hate it when that happens.
    • 0
      Hideo1 Jul 19, 09
      Well it had that reputation a while ago, yeah, until it released and then everything was flipped and it went from (in the eyes of the masses) Halo-killing prodigy to mediocre, if not a little pretty, copy.
      • 2
        Red 9 Jul 19, 09
        Killzone 2 is hardly a mediocre copy. To even begin to insinuate that implies you know nothing about Killzone 2. Nothing about it copies ANYTHING from Halo, or any other game on the market. It is a sequel to an already-established franchise.

        It may not be an end-all-be-all FPS (well, it isn't at all, really, but neither was COD4), but implying that it is simply a glorified half-assed copy of something else is ridiculous.
        • 1
          Hideo1 Jul 20, 09
          'Sir, the fanboy meter's off the charts, what should we do?'
          'Cadet, deploy logic, if that fails then abandon ship!'

          Stop your heavy breathing, make your eyes a human colour and supress the need to turn green Dr. Banner. I said IN THE EYES OF THE MASSES. The mass majority of news sites, public who got hyped and general forum-goers thought of it as that, NOT ME. Stop raging as soon as anyone says anything even slightly bad about a PS3 exclusive, k?
  • 1
    DragoniteBallZ Jul 18, 09
    It was an impressive technical achievement but well at least for me, it didn't last long. I was over the game after about a month.

    Impressive technically but apparently not enough to attain a major fan following like Halo, Gears, Call of Duty, Final Fantasy, GTA. At least me i never felt attached to it.

    People can hype up games all the time, rightfully so, and live up to it but that doesn't necessarily make a formula for a fan following all the time. Same thing happened with Crysis. You'd think that game probably should have been the greatest video game ever developed. But hardly anyone got into the game.
  • 0
    Province Jul 18, 09
    Thats because it requires a computer powered by children and nuclear power.

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