Killzone Tries To Meet Halo-Beater Hype 41
Thanks to IGN PS2 for their coverage of the first details about Sony Europe's much-hyped FPS, Killzone. As the article says, "...the game formerly known as Kin already has made waves throughout the videogame world. The super secret first-person shooter from Lost Boys (now known as Guerilla Games) has been kept under wraps via non-disclosure agreements for the past 16 months... Killzone has quickly built into one of the most talked about pieces of shadow-ware in the industry." With screenshots looking impressively moody and detailed, and C+VG quoting a Sony insider as saying "the online side of things will be doing stuff no-one's ever seen before", it'll be interesting to see if the Playstation 2 will get a platform-exclusive FPS to match the likes of Halo on Xbox, or whether hype will lead to over-lofty expectation.
Judging from the screenshots... (Score:1)
Now if the gameplay and physics are there, that's a different story. i.e. Socom looks bad, but man, what *sweet* gameplay.
Who are these guys? (Score:1, Interesting)
Basically all I am seeing concerning this company is the fact that they changed their name and a brief blurb about how they've got an FPS game that's been getting an incredible amount of hype. It makes me a little uneasy about getting excited about a game from a publisher I've never seen work from and a game that's being hyped up this much by t
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i could be wrong though
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Battle Engine Aquilla was their previous game (Score:2, Redundant)
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So, judging by Sony's hype, we can determine... (Score:2)
They deal in rumors and incite speculation. They keep a project under wraps, release some small tidbit of information, and say something ominous like "it will change your life forever." The press laps it up greedily, and the overactive imaginations of the gaming community take it from there. (See the Playstation 2 release)
The market
Re:So, judging by Sony's hype, we can determine... (Score:3, Interesting)
I don't know... Sony's delivered on promisses in the past. Both the PSX and the PS2 changed the gaming scene completley (for better or worse). I doubt this game will live up to the hype, but I don't think that anyone would believe in a Halo killer except for Halo 2 or Doom 3. Hopefully, it'll be a decent game, worth picking up off the used rack a few months after release.
Not on the PS2 (Score:3, Informative)
But in terms of quality of an FPS, it just ain't gonna happen on a PS2 because the graphics and the processor are not as capable. The difference between the two is massive. Halo is 720p - and judging by the screen shots posted, this thing looks like Metal Gear Solid - fugly.
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What does 720p mean?
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I means interlaced.
P means progressive.
Interlace means that the odd and even numbered horizontal lines on the screen take turns being drawn.
Progressive means that the odd and even numbered horizontal lines on the screen are drawn at the same time.
The number is the number of horizontal lines on the screen total.
Typical TVs are 480i. HD typically comes in 3 modes - 480p, 720p and 1080i.
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With screenshots looking impressively moody... (Score:1)
This isn't 1997 anymore. Using massive fog to lower polycount is no longer an 'atmospheric effect'.
Halo copycat more like... (Score:2, Interesting)
1) Space based marines...
2) Colonization of the galaxy
3) Squads - but more like AI backup (think the Marines in Halo)
4) Recharging health meter akin to Halo shields
5) Compared to Halo and called the Halo 'killer'
Now I know it is too early to judge, and whatever I say will probably later been found to be wrong, but from the small hints IGN are giving it really just sounds like someone is
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I call BS (Score:2)
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PS2 v. XBox (Score:1)
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PS2 multiplay weak (Score:1)
last post again. i suck (Score:1)