killzone 2
polycounter lvl 19
Recently picked up this for the ps3.
While not the most original game, I'm having a lot of fun with it.
Took a while to get used to playing an fps on the ps3 controller, largely I was getting frustrated with not being able to do head shots - until I noticed some guns are wildly more accurate than others.
What I love about this game - although I am not very far in - is the way they have set up the majority of the skirmishes. While seasoned fps gamers may find these easy, and old-gamers like me despise the "on rails" cordoned off scenery I can't explore, the un-easy situations this game throws you in time after time are incredible.
It all seems to be about finding a sweet spot and entrenching yourself until the madness stops. I have never, in all my years of gaming, played a more intense game.
I feel though, even at this early stage, that the game is a little too intense. Would be nice to have a break once in a while other than the cut scenes. Maybe grab a beer, play some darts, with your comrades. But then again I'm all about leisure games. I once designed a game where you play golf but have to walk from hole to hole until you are famous enough to buy a buggy. But thats another story.
One thing I would change about this game though is the NPC buddies. They suck. Sometimes it would be nice to just sit back and cover them, but instead them come and crowd next to me... often standing right next to the red-eyes getting shot to bits.
Also another con is the lack of a back story. I have no idea who I'm fighting, or why, or even where. Not that I care, but it would be nice to relate.
Any views other than my own? Yet to embark on multiplayer, I'd get my sorry ass kicked on that ps3 joypad.
While not the most original game, I'm having a lot of fun with it.
Took a while to get used to playing an fps on the ps3 controller, largely I was getting frustrated with not being able to do head shots - until I noticed some guns are wildly more accurate than others.
What I love about this game - although I am not very far in - is the way they have set up the majority of the skirmishes. While seasoned fps gamers may find these easy, and old-gamers like me despise the "on rails" cordoned off scenery I can't explore, the un-easy situations this game throws you in time after time are incredible.
It all seems to be about finding a sweet spot and entrenching yourself until the madness stops. I have never, in all my years of gaming, played a more intense game.
I feel though, even at this early stage, that the game is a little too intense. Would be nice to have a break once in a while other than the cut scenes. Maybe grab a beer, play some darts, with your comrades. But then again I'm all about leisure games. I once designed a game where you play golf but have to walk from hole to hole until you are famous enough to buy a buggy. But thats another story.
One thing I would change about this game though is the NPC buddies. They suck. Sometimes it would be nice to just sit back and cover them, but instead them come and crowd next to me... often standing right next to the red-eyes getting shot to bits.
Also another con is the lack of a back story. I have no idea who I'm fighting, or why, or even where. Not that I care, but it would be nice to relate.
Any views other than my own? Yet to embark on multiplayer, I'd get my sorry ass kicked on that ps3 joypad.
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the controls were kinda hard for me too at first but now i'm good with it and multiplayer is lots of fun.
Although, you can't blame killzone2 for that. a Quick seach of polycount shows me a locked thread that tried to exactly this so lets not go there
Anyone pick up the latest pack (with the flame thrower and bolt gun)? How much does it cost and is it worth it? I can't believe I bought the first pack, two measly maps and I dont think I ever played on them...
I loved the visual and art too, lots of inspiration
One week, I was going for the top 1 percent trophy...For seven days I played, as much as I could...
My eyes were bleeding Killzone!
Missed the top percent by like 200 people. I was sad
I would disagree with this. The atmosphere and general art direction are well done, regardless if the color palate is "too Grey and brown" it works well. Also some of the vista's in KZ2 where amazing and warrant more then a "next-gen smear brown crap on scenery".
I would say it's slightly generic looking, but have you actually played it? The scenery is urban and industrial throughout - I'm not sure they were going for the post-modern futurist white building look. The urban sprawl is lovely in motion on fuck off great big telly.
If anything I would hand them the crap-hat over the tanks and buggies. Very boring.
Yeah but as much as loved KZ2, I would have to agree with this, especially in online play. After all those hours, the art direction would surely start to grate more than some other online FPS...its just too much sometimes.
They released that enhanced control option on the more recent patch, and I thought that was a huge improvement. But by that point I had moved on and lost interest.
Bottom line: Awesome graphics, beautiful art and style, sweet guns. Controls killed it.
all that matters is that people enjoy it though, that's great. just disappointed I couldn't. Will try it again when it's in the bargain bin.
Once I get all of the online trophies, it is back to single player for the Elite run and a platinum.
New MP maps are phenomenal. Better than the originals.