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Visual Comparison: Killzone 2 Versus the Future

Split-screen.com writes: "I stated in my earlier review for Guerrilla Games' magnum opus and the reigning FPS visuals king, 'Killzone 2 is one of the most visually amazing titles ever, surpassing anything on the 360, equaling Crysis on the PC and definitely overwhelming any of the previous betas and builds seen till now.' Is it too early to assume that a challenger for its visuals is possible? We take a look at some of the most graphically impressive games to be released in the coming year and measure their quality against that of Killzone 2."

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BulletToothtony6197d ago (Edited 6197d ago )

the part that left me disappointed was how the characters still moved, they were moving like they were 20lbs heavy, not very realistic when compared to Killzone2, the facial expressions fall short as well.. when you see Rico talk i really feel someone is talking to me.. his gestures and the way that the AI moves seem extremely realistic.

RE5 is a lot like cod4.. they look great to the untrained eye, and it does the job to look pretty, but when you look up-close they look bad..
Opposed to k2 that when you look close you get even more impressed..

chaosatom6197d ago

It still feels like I am playing RE4.
The Environments are pretty bland too in RE5.

Killzone 2 and RE5 have no comparsion judging from the demo.

Nike6197d ago

You always got this feeling of slowness in RE4, but I didn't think it'd apply to RE5 as well. As such, the object of the game seems to be running away from your enemies until you have enough leeway to shoot them. Still survival-horror in a way, but to the average gamer, like in RE4, it's annoying. On another note, the animation can be pretty weird when Sheva is surrounded by many villagers. As if they're all waltzing with Bashir. :P

solideagle16197d ago

man just play the awesome job done by GG..they have done what haters were saying cant be done until six years. imagine killzone 2 and u will be happy as mermaid.
thanks

Ph1d0sX6197d ago (Edited 6197d ago )

Why use old killzone 2 pre-alpha images. Wait one week when the game is released so the latest quality can be used to compare. Never the less all the game are looking great. Personally I prefer killzone 2.

FarEastOrient6197d ago

Everyone is talking about the graphics but don't forget that Capcom is still addicted to the big installs whereas Killzone 2 isn't getting the same treatment.

Devil May Cry 4 -- 4.9gb
Lost Planet -- 4.9gb
Resident Evil 5 -- 5gb

Killzone 2 -- 250mb (MP and Save Files only)
Uncharted -- 2.56mb (Only Save Files)

It is how you code that makes the difference.

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Nike6197d ago

It's quite interesting what they did in the beginning of the PS2's life-cycle. They bought all these studios and financed all these new franchises but games like Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank pretty much bombed when they first came out. However, Sony just didn't ditch the titles outright - they continued supporting them, improving them. At times when Nintendo was accused of milking it's franchises, Sony came out with more innovations and genre-busting mechanics.

It's exactly what they've done with the PS3. They ignored calls to just abandon it and begin again from the beginning, continuing to support it until it could come to this time when so many great games would become available.

fallingdove6197d ago (Edited 6197d ago )

I can always expect something refreshing from Sony. Sure they might not have blockbuster sales with some of their games, but with their releases I feel I am not retreading the same ground with the same genres and the same sequels. Sony has taken chances in allowing studios to excercise their creative muscle and for better or for worse I love it.

While I am waiting for the next Gears, I will be treated to Infamous, Heavy Rain, and Mag. While I know nothing about these games, its refreshing to stumble upon a gem of an original IP while waiting for tred and true franchises.

Nike6197d ago

MAG (Massive Action Game) interests me the most at this point. Just the fact that it's an MMO shooter supporting upto 256 players (I think that's even more than Killzone 2 O_O) is interesting and I'd love to see how Sony could craft such an immense virtual battlefield playing out with hundreds of different combatants, events, missions, etc.

Oh, and not to forget it's from the guys who made the SOCOM series. ;)

Axe996197d ago (Edited 6197d ago )

Bloody oath, in my opinion all the talk of the Wii's innovation (which isn't that far removed in many cases from the Eyetoy's innovation) is a bit of a stretch. While all three do a fair bit of copying, Sony is by far and away responsible for more new IPs and more new adventurous IPs. Eyetoy, EyePet, Eye of Judgement, Folklore, even uncharted are all games that I couldn't see the other two taking a risk on. And then there's the second-party Flower, Pixeljunk series, Everyday shooter and so on.

EDIT! I forgot little gems like LBP, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Am more than a little embarrassed!

lokiroo4206197d ago (Edited 6197d ago )

The only contenders are Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, and GOW3, drooling right now over the death of Zeus.

Nike6197d ago

This moron forgot Uncharted 2!!!! >:[

Fail!!

lokiroo4206197d ago

We can wait for an Alan Wake decision when its finally seen, even maybe a small glimpse, not the talk about it.

beavis4play6197d ago

thanks, i needed a good laugh today.

Kleptic6197d ago

the single 'new' trailer of Alan Wake has nothing to compare with any of these games...simply not enough has been shown...it shows some great environmental tech demo stuff...with a real time of day sequence in quick time...but that is it...Alan Wake himself looks like a max payne 2 character...animation of him and the npc's still looks like mp 2 also...the guy in the bar hunched over swinging his arms around looks EXACTLY like a character model from mp 2...

not saying that is how the final game will be...i'm just saying there has not been enough shown yet...

but yeah...Uncharted 2 could have competed well on a screen shot comparison...the teaser trailer was ok, but also didn't really show much other than some impressive mountains and weather effects...

what I liked was that this article had a very objective analysis of the tech behind each mentioned game...he talks about the blending of lighting, and how well each game handles...most of which a lot of fanboys don't even understand...UE3 falls flat in this regard...the transition from out door to indoor lighting effects is always harsh...cartoony indoor sections compared to fairly realistic outdoor sections, if you can take a huge amount of background blur...my guess is that this is why no UE3 titles where even mentioned...

killzone 2 easily stands at the top imo currently...that may change when more up to date stuff is shown for HR and GoW III...but currently, they are still several steps behind imo...RE5 falls far short imo...a fantastic character model and overall great texture work, blended with spastic lighting (the same indoor/outdoor transitional problem UE3 has) and horrendous animation...does not a killzone 2 topper make...

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chidori6666197d ago

boths are great games and exclusives of sony...

Nike6197d ago

All the games on this list are for the PS3, except for RE5. It's like the 360 has finally thrown in the towel. :P

MONOLITHICIDE6197d ago

its getting wayyyyyyyyyyyy to exciting to be a ps3 fan, damn all those games, i almost fainted thinking, oh sh!t KILLZONE 2 Comes out in 5 to seven days, why cant it be next friday yet for me and everyone else! keep on gaming

Kleptic6197d ago

well one thing is probably not debatable...the game that finally does top killzone 2 is going to have a little gold diamond at the bottom right corner of the game box...

rucky6197d ago

Graphically it can only go up for PS3 exclusives.

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No Resident Evil 5 Remake Announcement This Year as Code Veronica Remake Is Scheduled Next

Dusk Golem claims a Resident Evil 5 remake is not coming this year, with a Code Veronica remake expected instead.

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Neonridr20d ago

I mean 0, 1 and Code Veronica should be way before we get into 5 or 6.

Darkseeker20d ago

5 and 6 are so bad that even Capcom want to pretend they don't exist.

Levii_9220d ago

Dude Code Veronica is bad too but RE5 and 6 were mega successful and to me it makes much more sense for Capcom to do them instead. Nobody cares about Code Veronica except niche fixed camera era RE fans, i bet most modern RE fans probably don't know Code Veronica even exists. Based on all that i don't believe CV remake is coming but we will see i guess.

MehmetAlperTR20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Actually RE5-6 was not Classic RE game.. They are not even Survival Horror game.. They are just an action game with coop and named by RE... And for me RE Code Veronica was masterpiece.. I remembered the first time i played it in Dreamcast.. It was absouletly excellent game. And specially for RE6.. I was quit from game after the camera shakes when Leon's kick to zombies.. There's a video about RE6 and they are telling the truth about that shitty game https://www.youtube.com/wat... here it is.. Enjoy it..

Neonridr20d ago

people are DYING for a Code Veronica Remake. Not sure who you are talking to, but the die-hard RE fans of the series are very familiar with every entry. That's what it means to be called a die-hard fan.

neutralgamer199220d ago

Levii

I am sure If they were to remake CV that it 2ont have fixed camera angle. I hope whatever they do they take their time like RE2/4 remakes and not rushed with cut content like RE3 remake

Before they should do RE5 they should go back and remake earlier games. In a perfect scenario we would get CV and RE/Zero before RE5/6

Tapani19d ago

Code Veronica on Dreamcast was absolutely AWESOME.

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LucasRuinedChildhood20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

It makes more sense for them to remake earlier games like Code Veronica. RE5 is a good game though - it's not THAT different from RE4.

RE5 just doesn't really need to remade in general. The co-op element makes it tricky - you'd probably add more moments where Chris is by himself enhance the horror but some would want co-op to stay.

thesoftware73020d ago

RE:5 Was and still is a great game, with hands down the best Merc mode, that I still play from time to time with my brother.

RE:6 blah, I agree, it was awful.

Redgrave20d ago

Other than Code Veronica, 6 is the one ai want to see remade the most only because pretty much everything has to be redone; can't streamline that hot mess.

DarXyde20d ago

6 was pretty bad. 5 just tried too hard in being an action-oriented RE4.

In some fairness to Capcom, 5 was the first Resident Evil on then-new hardware for them (X360 and PS3). And it was pretty damn hard to follow up RE4.

Imagine everyone's surprise when EA of all companies dropped Dead Space.

Alos8819d ago

The first half of 5 wouldn't be too hard to do in the more grounded style the remakes have gone for, but the second half gets pretty silly and uncomfortable at parts.
6 is a wash. You'd have to basically make a whole new game to salvage that one at this point.

__y2jb19d ago

6 is garbage. 5 is excellent.

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_Decadent_Descent20d ago

Hopefully if and when they do a RE5 remake, they give it the RE3 remake treatment, because this is certainly one title that I don't want a faithful remake of.

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Death is Not the End: 7 Games Where the Story Continues Without You

Ben from Netto's Game Room takes a look at 7 video games where dying doesn't mean the end, as the story and world simply continue on without you.

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5 Horror Games With Depressing Endings

We present a list of horror games with depressing endings, each known for its unique experience and storytelling.

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P_Bomb183d ago

I’m reminded of some of the alternate endings in the Suffering games.