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Killzone 3 – A Technical Marvel

www.aimassist.com writes: "During the Sony E3 Press conference gamers all over the world saw Killzone 3 in action for the first time, and boy did it look spectacular, the 4th level of the game appropriately titled “Frozen Shores” blew gamers away with amazing character models, lighting, texture work, snow, water and particle effects. What many do not know is just how far the engine has come from Killzone 2. This article aims to shed some light on the technical behemoth that is Killzone 3."

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OperationFlashpoint25720d ago

Amazing what Guerrilla Game is able to achieve...:)

Blacktric5720d ago (Edited 5720d ago )

Can't wait to get Killzowned. 2011 can't come soon enough.

DJexs5720d ago

Nor can I took all my socom 4 pre order money and transferred it to killzone 3.

But does anyone know if it is all snow or do we get a chance of scenery?

TooTall195720d ago (Edited 5720d ago )

There's only snow on this level. Another one will be a crazy alien jungle.

thor5720d ago

@DJexs

I read that there are meant to be Jungle environments in this one too, and an outer space level :)

D4RkNIKON5720d ago (Edited 5720d ago )

Alien Jungle and outer space too. November 2011 release and Move support as told by Herman Hulst himself

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callahan095720d ago

It really is amazing. The game looks phenomenal. The lighting, water, and snow (weather) effects are all remarkable. The jetpack looks like so much fun to play with, too. I can't even believe that games like XCOM and Gears of War 3 keep getting nominated for best shooter & game of the show, and Killzone 3 keeps getting shafted (both IGN and Destructoid!). Killzone 3 looks like so much fun from the gameplay footage they've shown. Looks better than any other shooter at E3 and looks more fun, too. That's my opinion, yes, but it just doesn't seem to be getting the praise it deserves, and I don't know why.

candystop5720d ago

Believe it and also remember that people have different opinions nothing more.

hatchimatchi5720d ago

yea, there's nothing wrong with not enjoying something as much as someone else but I agree with callahan09 in that killzone/guerilla games get treated unfairly.

Me though, I don't really care because I enjoy all kinds of games and killzone 1, 2 & Liberation are awesome imo but I think KZ3 will be the best so far.

ivant5720d ago

SP for Gears2 was fun with a refreshing variety of levels although still essentially linear. Not so with KZ2...but it showed a lot of improvement and potential(eg tank/mech level and the lightning gun) but such moments were too brief and few...with the rest of the SP being standard linear gameplay.

GG needs to learn from epic as well as Naughty Dog, Bungie, and even Infinity Ward, on how to put together varied and fun SP levels. And get their character's right with good dialogue and acting.

Then there'll be no excuse for deducting any points in a review.

Lifendz5720d ago

but they didn't have to do much to impress me. KZ2 is still breathtaking. All they had to do was clean up some stuff and maybe improve the dialogue a bit. Curious to see whether the main character becomes a Helghan at the end (as the initial trailer hinted at).

the-show-stopper5720d ago

do u mean switching sides and fighting the isa?
cause in the trailer ur talking about sev kills hundreds of helghans then puts on a mask
i doubt that means he switched sides

nveenio5720d ago

The trailer looked to me more like he was going undercover...in disguise...

MNicholas5720d ago (Edited 5720d ago )

I noticed a bug in the ocean wave generation. It only appeared once in all the videos but it was very noticable and jarring. When the view rotated quickly the wave animations skipped a few frames.

GG has done really amazing work. I can't say I expected such a significant leap in detail and lighting. It's as if their engine is now so powerful that they are throwing detail, which most regular consumers will never notice, simply to show off to other developers.

maddhatter1235720d ago (Edited 5720d ago )

easily the best looking game on consoles.

ico925720d ago

its in its pre alpha and already it looks better than most games out there

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emitsomla5720d ago

PERIOD. RAGE LOOKS CG... KZ3 does not... ID HAS SOME GOOD DEVS.

Blitzed5720d ago (Edited 5720d ago )

Rage looks great from what we've seen and so does KZ3, but you should wait until they are launched before speaking in absolutes. Both games are nearly a year away.

Remember when you wrote

"Alan wake- will definitely match and surpass killzone 2 graphically."

It's called counting your chickens before they are hatched.

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Blitzed5719d ago (Edited 5719d ago )

You can write all you want about art direction but if you truely believe AW matches KZ2 graphics then we can just end the conversation here and agree to disagree.

I don't argue with fanboys anymore, it's pointless. Yes, you are a fanboy despite your claims to the contrary. You blantantly trolled this article in all caps ffs! What exactly do you think a fanboy is?

Edit: I didn't report your comment, someone obviously much smarter than me did.

MNicholas5719d ago

It looks cartoony.

It's basically Borderlands with a more slightly more conventional art-style and slightly improved texturing.

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DJexs5720d ago

thats friggin awesome to those off you who responded to me thank you very much

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Spawn-KING5720d ago

its only in Pre Alpha and its the best looking console game out there .

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piroh445d 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.

FinalFantasyFanatic445d 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.

Storm23445d 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.

lockedongamer1445d ago (Edited 445d 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!

Chocoburger435d 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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SullysCigar1011d ago

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

1Victor1011d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar1011d ago

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

jznrpg1010d ago

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

badz1491010d 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!

Vengeance11381011d 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 Kim1011d ago

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

VersusDMC1011d 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?

Vengeance11381011d ago

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

solideagle1011d 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.

Phoenix761011d 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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REDGUM1010d ago

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

thesoftware7301011d ago (Edited 1011d 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.

blacktiger1010d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca1011d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy1011d ago (Edited 1011d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain1011d ago

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

Imalwaysright1011d 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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bouzebbal1762d ago

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

MadLad1762d 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.

Applejack1762d 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_B1762d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1762d 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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Vegamyster1762d 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.

SinkingSage1762d ago

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

Rachel_Alucard1761d ago (Edited 1761d 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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AzubuFrost1762d ago

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

Shane Kim1762d ago

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

MadLad1761d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1762d 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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RevXM1762d ago

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

Magatsuhi1762d ago

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

Binarycode1761d ago

2 is the better game.

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

Omar3li1761d ago

60fps is peasant for FPS games now

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