This will be a monster of a shooter as Criterions on of the best developers out their.
I'd go as far as to say Black was for the Ps2/xbox as CoD4 is for the Ps3/360
Criterion - as did Infinity Ward - just knows how to tap in the core of real world shooters.
So Black2 will be a real beast .... and optimized for and likely developed on, the other Black Beast.
Can wait.
They really haven't taken the competition too seriously or the importance of the casual gamer market nor the recession.
They have made things so hard for themselves when it could have been easy to continue to dominate the market.
Blunder after blunder.
Now I am a Playstation fan and completely heart my Ps3 but I'm pi55ed with what sony has and hasn't done.
1.
The Ps3 should have had a Core model that had no Blu-ray player. It wo...
Multiplatform vs exclusive
One game has more than twice the number of potential buyers than the other game. CoD5 bought by Ps3 & 360 owners as well as the Wii, Ps2 owners. R2 only bought by ps3 owners. Hmmmmmm? It doesn't take a genius folks.
Interesting point though is how well the wii games are rating. Damn you crazy casual gamers. lol.
Also for the idiots out there....the xbox 360 has a larger portion of shooter fans than the Ps3 does. So do the ...
The Ps3 doesn't need saving and will at least secure second place behind the Wii.
But what could of/should of? Sony should have:
* taken seriously the competition - at least copy if not better what they offer.
* realized the importance of pricing - the bulk of Ps2 owners are casuals.
* realize the future of controllers - eg the wii-mote/nun-chuck - more fun more involving
* preinstalled their own OPTIMIZED version of LINUX or U...
@elorm9
If it's a SOCIAL NETWORKING APP there are better ways to do it. Especially when its being hosted on a GAMING console not a PC.
You can still have the networking but also the gaming.
.. but only because of what home should have been:
* a virtual world youtube for gamers but with MMORPG functionality.
* "Homes" or entire buildings should have been user created - LBP style
* gardens/furniture should be user created - LBP style
* gamers have to pay for more virtual real estate and extra features for building.
* entire virtual towns/cities can arise by users....naturally.
* allow the abili...
GoW3 will be a masterpiece of gaming.
But as a diehard warhawk fan, I really what to see what MAG has to offer.
BTW: I really hope they change the perspective(or allow the gamer to change it) to a tighter 3rd person....so you're more closer to the action. Now that would be a next gen step for the GoW franchise.
But I fear they won't.
The advertising they've done so far this generation is bordering on pathetic - relying heavily on brand loyalty.
LBP, R2 and M2 aren't getting he hype generating promotions they deserve....plus the Ps3 is still to expensive.
A great controller for shooters. Solid unit.
Would love a Wii-mote adaptor though.
would be even better for Killzone2 or R2 for lightning fast aiming/looking.
All valid points.
Sheez if GG copies CoD4 and Gears2 in how they dealt with weaponry, enemies, narrative & the pacing/variety, plus add in the most devilishly clever AI known to mankind then KZ2 would be a masterpiece. Listen GG....listen....and make the improvements.
BTW: I hope they redo the SP/MP voice acting as well as it's too over the top and fake....and fkn annoying. Tone it down. Just love how they did it in COD4.
Aside: although too late,...
Good to hear GoW3 will do some serious ownage - at least graphic wise.
David Jaffe obviously loves Gears and its rugged, brutal gameplay - much like GoW.
Now he needs to make the ULTIMATE shooter - do with 3rd or first person shooters what he did with action adventure. Damn, I'd love to see what his crazy imagination comes up with.
Resistance 2 is Sony's version of Halo
More like KZ2 is Sony's version of Cod4 - a more realistic gritty shooter.
^^he wasn't hating @etownone.
Your rant was ridiculous you idiot fanboy.
Are you in the Beta per chance...and overwhelmingly found it better than COD4....which is undeniably the King of console shooters....and accepted as better than Halo? Then STFU.
BTW. My favourite shooters are Halo and Warhawk & I do have and am playing GeoW2. No fanboy here mister.
From a fan of Killzone(Ps2) and avid critic. GG have fixed everything wrong with the first game.
But as a diehard fan of Warhawk - the only game I routinely play and never tire of - bring on the vehicles!!
Many gamers' fantasies will come true if Killzone(Ps3) had a multitude of vehicles fully usuable in SP & MP modes. Think about that also Insomniac with Resistance 3 as well as the destructibility thing.
- Quack
@Nickini
I have a sneaking suspicion that developers of multi-platform games are now deliberately NOT USING THE PS3's FULL POTENTIAL so that the games are the same on the next-gen consoles.
If the Ps3 version of a multiplat game is a whole lot better then the competition then that developer would likely get reduced sales for the xbox 360 version.
Makes sound business sense to keep them the same but it's f*ckn annoying with the fanboys refusing to accept ...
Omega Dawn and Broken Mirror are big enough to include all vehicles and jetpacks.
That's a name I have for a shooter game idea. Brutal, epic gung-ho warfare, quasi-realistic(eg you have to load bullets into a magazine, vehicles have to be refueled, fighters have to go back to base to refuel and rearm their weapons or have bot resupply units etc).
Realism is the future of shooters. Damn, it would have been innovative for Killzone 2 to have done this(eg manually reloading with bullets, refuelling, rearming etc).
but shooters are fine too. They are a significant portion of game sales and shooters are the major hits on the 360.
Looks like the Ps3 is on course to becoming the console for shooters.
check.
Now would the rest of the game genres please line up.
Impressive graphics, exaggerated animation, gung-ho characters and design, dark, moody settings, cover system and weapons.....important parts of Gears that can be easily copied and improved upon.
I wish Insomniac had done this with Resistance 2 and GG with Killzone 2 - both of which will be great games. Then we'll be saying Gears what?
Enough's enough. Copy, modify, adapt and improve. bring on the clones and damn awesome shooters.
Different buying/renting/trialing/trade- in/sharing practises of the typical Ps3 and xbox 360 owners.
Hardcore gamers aren't chumps. most of my 360 friends only have a handful of games - and they play most games that come out.
I for one buy games to keep for life...except I'll be trading the disappointing farcry when I ever get round to finishing it.
Enough said.