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IGN: E3 2010: Killzone 3 Hands-on

IGN:

There are no pre-renders, no elaborate unplayable cut-scenes and no false promises; Killzone 3's reveal is pure and simple – an extended hands-on with the fourth level of a game that we're thrilled to report is full of awesome. In a cinema a few hundred yards from Guerrilla's studio in an Amsterdam that is, thanks to an ongoing strike from the city's refuse services, looking as grimy and hostile as the surface of Helghan itself, we're given the first look at a game that's going to get PS3 owners frothing all over again.

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TheHater5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

Maybe this will stop all the b!tching about Killzone 3 lacking color.

"Helghan's now have jetpack troopers among their ranks and they're brilliantly agile foes. It's easy to think that, in the wake of Halo: Reach's newfound aerial acrobatics, this is a case of me-too game design, but it's worth remembering that jetpacks were a part of the PSP spin-off Liberation and have been a part of Killzone 3 well before Bungie revealed its own take on them several weeks ago."

Hopefully this will shut those idiot fanboys out about HALO REACH inventing Jetpack and Killzone 3 copying off of it.

Xulap5751d ago

This screenshot looks amazing.

execution175751d ago

then the one naughty dog did for Among Thieves :O

thewhoopimen5751d ago

Is it me or do the graphics looks sharper? I remember the uniforms of the Helghan troops to be more muddled? Also the anti-aliasing seems to have taken a leap as well... The snow design reminds me of Uncharted 2's.

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WhittO5751d ago

Woo there are going to be jungle areas?
Like there wasn't enough comparison to Crysis haha.

Cant wait to see what the game looks like.

raztad5751d ago

@thewoopi

The graphics ARE sharper. That could mean 2 things: Game is 720p and using MLAA (Quincux is gone for good) or game is 1080p and using up to 2xAA. I would say the former is more likely.

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The_Count5751d ago

Jungle Creatures with orange eyes/goggles XD

TotalPS3Fanboy5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

What game was that? No one have even heard of that 2007 game you kept talking about. I mean, after 3 years, you would think people would have heard about it by now.

kaveti66165751d ago

How come me and Darkmurder have the same bubble count?

I may have criticized some games in my day, but I hope now everyone can see the difference between someone who deserves one bubble and someone who you may not agree with but doesn't deserve one bubble.

Anyway, KZ3 is looking fantastic. I have to get an HDTV to play it.

Ravage275751d ago

i honestly have no idea why you got bubble-raped :/

IHateYouFanboys5751d ago

theyre obviously supersampled screens, hence the lack of aliasing.

typical 'trick' that all sony-owned studios do.

playnation5751d ago

yeah yeah.. that's all you want to say? thats your comment? ok..
go hate yourself.

IHateYouFanboys5751d ago

yep, thats all i have to say because theyre not in-game screens.

from what ive read its just, in a way that sony fanboys would describe a new Halo or Gears, "Killzone 2.5". throwing up some super high resolution then downscaled 'screens' doesnt excite me.

Trey_4_life5751d ago

Can anyone say GOTY 2011?

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TheHater5751d ago

"Oh, and there's one more thing that we've declined to mention so far. Killzone 3 will be one of the first Sony titles to support 3D out of the box, and thanks to a prototype TV using active shutter glasses set up at the event we can report that it looks stupendous – bullets zip out of the screen while particles such as snow and sparks are tangible elements of the game world. It feels like much more than a gimmick as well: peripheral details such as raging seas thrashing the icebergs combine with the way the player's gun seems to hang out of the screen (and indeed people were living up to the age-old cliché and reaching out to touch what wasn't there during the presentations) to create a level of immersion that's truly beyond anything we've seen to date."

I like the sound of that. Next Spring, I will be buying a 3D TV

Gamefan125751d ago

oh ya .. my tv is coming in a few hours from now .. pn58c8000 =)

nveenio5751d ago

Agreed. It's that kind of hardcore integration that Sony will need to put 3D in homes. The same goes with Move. When a title comes a long that will just blow you away with how it uses new (and expensive) hardware, people will stop saying, "I'm not interested in that!" Because the gamer in them will have to have it.

RageAgainstTheMShine5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

Google + Sony FTW!

karl5751d ago

but u guys notice.. that they didnt mention a downgrade in graphics while using the 3d mode?

it seems that they manage to keep the graphics at least as good as killzone 2 or a bit better and 3d at the same time

mookins5751d ago

I would buy one too but I just got a new Bravia so I can't.

Either way, this game will kick lots of ass.

hazeblaze5751d ago

Yep, I was already planning to buy one of the new Samsung 3D sets next year anyway. I'll probably get one around April... can't wait to experience KZ in 3D!!! I wonder will mp be in 3D too... that seems like it'd be insane.

Ju5750d ago

Me too :) Just got BatmanAA in 3D, and took a look at that Samsung at Best Buy. It's only very subtle (well, B:AA is only a teaser for sure), but it leaves more of an impression as soon as you take the goggles of and look at that "flat" picture after.

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himdeel5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

...I am so friggen jealous :( E3 cannot come soon enough :)

EDIT: Rico revives you if you fall...a small tear of joy just fell from my eye LOL

TheHater5751d ago

I will not have the erg to kill him every time he open his mouth. just maybe

mookins5751d ago

As did I. I hope he's more useful now, lol.

Hellsvacancy5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

My jaw dropped to my feet

Will-UK5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

I agree this will silence all the people saying greyzone and that nonsense now they added a jungle scene , and im liking the jetpacks

theonlylolking5751d ago

Its so annoying about these halo fans that will think Halo reach had it first but really KZ had it first and before killzone there was Star wars battlefront

raztad5751d ago

@Xulap

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/obje...

FIXED.

I dont see any jaggies. MLAA confirmed. Looks smooth as butter, mindblowing. GoW3 epic scale.

Ravage275751d ago

But it's not the likes of Crytek, Treyarch or DICE that Guerrilla is pitting itself against; instead, it sees its competition much closer to home. "Of course, some little games came out just after us," says Hulst, referring to the critical successes of Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2 and God of War III. "As proud as we are of our friends at Worldwide Studios, these games inspired us to step it up and deliver a full-blown sequel to Killzone 2, and one that gets better on every front. There's nothing like some friendly competition to get us to raise the bar once again."

Sony 1st party devs are really the best in what they do.

BkaY5751d ago

boy does that looks fantastic... i am not fps fan but it makes me play killzone2 again..

peace

gta28005751d ago

Sony's only competition has always been from their own studios lol. People were tying to compare Alan Wake and Halo Reach to Killzone 2 and now with this game they can go back to the drawing board lol.

IHateYouFanboys5751d ago

@raztad: "I dont see any jaggies. MLAA confirmed."

no, the only thing it confirms is these are supersampled "screenshots". its the same engine as Killzone 2 - 720p, 30fps, Quincunx AA.

SuperM5751d ago

So what its the same engine? Ever heard about updating and improving the engine? These shots might be supersampled for what i know. But i highly doubt KZ3 will use Quincunx AA. Infact screenshots would look alot more blurry if they did

Ju5750d ago

That "same" engine got updated already when KZ2 released. It was documented and shown in the "Bullet" interactive commercial which you could actually "play" on the PS3. A year has passed, obviously the engine got enhanced even further.

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D4RkNIKON5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

Look at the haters disagreeing to all of the positive KZ3 comments hahaha. It is ok, KZ3 will be all I need and the haters can keep REACH because I sure as hell don't want it.

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Inside_out5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

Well..it's confirmed now...lol...This review sounds very impressive...I bought my " Fat Elvis " PS3 just to play KZ2...some have said it's too early...I DISAGREE completely...Timing is perfect...Day one BUT no 3d glasses...Not buying a 3d t.v...lol...

IGN was very clear...many upgrades and something that I was hoping they would include...finishing moves...sounds awesome...long over due...

E3 will be a MASSIVE FPS/TPS battle ground this year...with KZ Vs Gears Vs Crysis Vs MOH Vs COD Vs Brink Vs Halo...HUGE...ALL are packing some big heat and the top of the line game engines....Can't wait...

The whole Jungle graphics debate is on...no excuses...All these games will have jungle levels...here is the reigning champ by most...Crysis...let the fun begin...

DTClown5751d ago

I may be wrong, someone else look it up. Either way, WarHawk's JetPacks were and are awesome. I guess Halo reach jetpacks will be a first...for a MicroShaft game or Bungie game.

ThatArtGuy5751d ago

Quake's Team Fortress had them in later iterations.

pixelsword5750d ago

And everyone copied him.

Except Carlie and Grandpa in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory.

Joni-Ice5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

Killzone 3 do your thing. at above yes it did.

TOO PAWNED5751d ago

Jetpacks were in Warhawk so Reach copied warhawk

Another One5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

Oh for God's sake. Jetpacks have been in lots of games and so have a lot of other crap. The whole, "they copied" thing is old. People who say one game "copied" another should be banned.

And to add to the actual thread...I want this now! I like that they're adding more variety to things. Should be wayyy better than Killzone 2 in every way.

sikbeta5751d ago

KZ3 = EPICNESS and that's it...

HolyOrangeCows5751d ago

"Hopefully this will shut those idiot fanboys out about HALO REACH inventing Jetpack and Killzone 3 copying off of it"
It unfortunately probably won't.

But heck, even in earlier games:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

DatNJDom815751d ago

Ah and so right when the reach hype starts, it also ends. Why? Another PS3 exclusive will technically destroy it. Disagree and get mad all you want. It is inevitible.
But to be fair im pretty sure reach will sell shitloads. I mean thats what matters right? sales? am i rite?

ZombieNinjaPanda5751d ago

@Totalps3fanboy

Don't respond to the troll, he's doing it for attention, let him crawl back under his bridge.

NastyLeftHook5751d ago

One thing that's definitely improved is the melee system, as the clumsy system of old is superseded by a much more dynamic way to stab someone in the face. It's now context sensitive: creep up on a Helghan and it's possible to kick them up against a wall before plunging the knife with a further press of the melee button. Going toe-to-toe with them enables some gruesome kills, sticking the knife in places it doesn't belong like a Helghan's ribcage or eye socket.

pixelsword5751d ago

That snowfall pattern looks very familiar to the snow in the first Resistance game.

TheBand1t5751d ago

Actually, the biggest thing for me in this article is dynamic range audio. It's what made Bad Company 2 sound so good.

DARK WITNESS5751d ago (Edited 5751d ago )

wow... some of you guys need a history lesson.. nice trying to slag of bungie like they just happen to come up with the idea. good job remember that jet packs were back on the psp killzone game... you forgot to mention that jet packs were also in Halo 2... yes back on the old xbox Halo 2.. and they have been a part of Halo since then.

bungie just decided to add it into multiplayer.

It does not take anything away from killzone, but if you want to start getting all historical about it then be honest and cover both sides... then you sound more like you know what your talking about.

Imperator5751d ago

GG is probably going to give us a more varied setting. From Jungles, to ruined cities, to frozen lands(and with ND helping out, the snow will be incredible!). It's going to be amazing.

bjornbear5751d ago

if anything, reach copied KZ

Another One5751d ago

Ideas are reused everywhere. If Reach copied Killzone, then Killzone copied Tribes, and so on and so on.

Please, don't be a complete moron. Killzone 3 will be awesome, but to say one game copies another is stupid (if you have half a brain).

alster235751d ago

seems like 2ndary fire is back. everything looks perfect all they need now is the return of the Shadow Marshal branch

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8thnightvolley5751d ago

no prerenders... with the game?! now that is something and if it comes out with the highest tech they say it will have e.g
3d
move
graphics
gameply
story
coop
mulitiplayer...

i am so sold so bad u will have change remaining to sell me again...

kz3 please kick some crysis2 asss
!!!

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wildcat5751d ago

Killzone + 3D = Killzon3D

Hideo_Kojima5751d ago

This needs to be made the title...

KILLZON3D

With a funky reversed E.

himdeel5751d ago

...I just had to put my socks back on after they exploded out of my shoes. There's no mention of aiming and movement changes so I wonder if any tweaks are in the works.

shadow27975751d ago

"Guerrilla is coy on the specifics – no doubt down to the fact that the specifics are constantly being fine-tuned and are likely to be in flux until just before the game ships – but it's certainly more responsive than before."

They've definitely changed something.

Petro895751d ago

Can't wait to hear more about this at E3.

Prcko5751d ago

OOO YEEEAAA KILLZOWNEEEDD!!!!!!!!!!!
E3 here we comeeee!!!

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piroh453d ago

There's too many games to choose from

No Metal geat solid 1,2,3,4?
No Resident evil?
No Silent hill?
No Midnight club 3?
No NfS Underground 2?
No Final Fantasy?
No Burnout 3?
No Dragon quest 8?
No Days gone?
No Ace combat?
No Tekken/Soul calibur?......
just from the top of my head

PS1 era was full of great RPGs, PS2 was racing generation i would pick top 200 and even that would be just a fraction.

FinalFantasyFanatic452d ago

30 is way too low over the entire history of Playstation, I just wouldn't be able to narrow it down that much, I would pick 100 at least.

Storm23452d ago

Yeah...really odd list. I get that it is personal preference and I love most of the games listed, but my list would definitely be different. I agree though, it would be incredibly difficult to come up with just 30.

lockedongamer1452d ago (Edited 452d ago )

I only picked first-party titles. Otherwise, I agree!

EDIT: Except for Days Gone, I don't get the love for it but you do you!

Chocoburger443d ago

I didn't like Days Gone either, it doesn't deserve to be on any best of list.

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar1018d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor1018d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar1018d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg1018d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz1491017d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance11381018d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim1018d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC1018d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance11381018d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle1018d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix761018d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM1018d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware7301018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger1018d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca1018d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy1018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain1018d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright1018d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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Killzone 3 is playable with mouse & keyboard on PC via RPCS3 & KAMI

DSOGaming writes: "While Sony does not plan to release Killzone 3 on the PC, Yahfz shared a video that gives us a glimpse at what such a PC version could look like."

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bouzebbal1769d ago

Still looks secure 2 gens later... one of my favorite ps3 moments. With 3D and move the game is on another level

MadLad1769d ago

PC almost always ends up the best place to play games, even if it takes a while.

What would you rather play decades down the line? A game at a fixed resolution and frame, considering you have a working disc, and the hardware?
Or run it on an emulator that can update the experience all around, and let you use whatever control input you prefer?

If you insist on the former, it's really only for the sake of nostalgia.

Applejack1769d ago

I disagree. The main draw for consoles has always be the simplicity of just putting the disc in / downloading it and playing without worrying about anything else. The average person just wouldn’t want to deal with emulation even though it’s very important for preservation.

Terry_B1769d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1769d ago

Youre getting flak because people on here thibk of themselves as pc wizards. But honestly most poeple try and go get emulators and romz they end up with malware.. yes theyre "easy" if you know the basics but alot of people dont. That said the fact that its taken nearly 20 years to get a sustantially better experience for ps3 games than on its native system shows the complexity of getting bc to work. Sony, if they have any intention, should just invest in a vastly better psnow experience.

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Vegamyster1769d ago

jukins

Most people who emulate don't get malware, you'd have to be going to some weird sites for that to happen, heck years ago people were getting sketchier ad's resulting in malware warning on this site if you didn't have a ad-blocker lol.

SinkingSage1769d ago

Can't get malware if you legally dump your own games, which you should.

Rachel_Alucard1769d ago (Edited 1769d ago )

That's fine if that's the main draw, but it doesn't make it a better experience, just a preference. Having the freedom to do the things you can do on PC is what the appeal of PC is. Buying a game on PC means you never have to worry about the console makers just deciding the next hardware shouldn't support the generation anymore, which means everything you bought is stuck on that hardware instead of moving up with everything else. Nintendo uses this tactic to keep reselling the same games over and over at inflated prices. Sony cut all previous gens off the PS4 and sold it back to people in a poor attempt with PSnow. While the PS5 supports PS4 games, that may not be the case in the next gen after this. No to mention shutting off all the previous stores and updates completely. Even MS stopped making new BC titles at some point, so now there's a big list with 17 pages of titles that are not playable on Xbone and are just trapped on older gen. That's not a problem on PC, the reverse happens where you only have to worry if your hardware can play the newest releases at ultra with no issue.

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AzubuFrost1769d ago

Shhh don't say that aloud! You're going to trigger a lot of console infidels here.

Shane Kim1769d ago

I rather play it when it's available then wait 10 years.

MadLad1768d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1769d ago

Well that's the beauty of still owning a retro console tho. Those who usually complain about emulation are just being blindly loyal to a company. Emulation is great for many reason, but if I still owned the console then I disagree nothing beats plugging it back in and going down a nostalgia trip

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RevXM1769d ago

The RPCS3 devs are doing great work. And Kami works nicely with it too it seems.
Very neat.

Magatsuhi1769d ago

Been playing mgo on pc with mouse. It's not perfect but I can make it work.

Binarycode1769d ago

2 is the better game.

A Remake would be good. 60fps 2-4k

Omar3li1769d ago

60fps is peasant for FPS games now

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