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Originally Posted by Bolivar
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I think I'm being complimented...hehehe thanks :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bolivar
I got my copy today, two days before release. My local retailer broke the street date for whatever reason but I'm not complaining. I've gone through the first 5 missions so far. Considering there is only 10 this game is undoubtably short. You would think 5 years in development would allow them to make a more beefy game but I guess they spent most of that time tweaking their engine.
I'm impressed so far but not blown away admittedly. Once you get past the graphics it really is just another shooter unfortunately. A very well executed one mind you. The set pieces are great but still nothing garish. I haven't played through the entire game so maybe that will change but so far the action seems very contained except for a few instances. Its funny because in the demo they show a pretty "meh" segment of the level but right after that the :skull::skull::skull::skull: really hits the fan. I dunno why they didn't show the entire level or just show the segment right after the demo finishes. They also try to throw in boss in there in level 5 but it seems kind of stupid as the boss seems to always be conviently next to a bulb which sprays out electricity which stuns the boss. Just seems a little too convient for the player.
Weapons so far are pretty standard but I love what they did with the flamethrower. You shoot it like a water pistol so you can arc your aim to make it land over cover where the enemies are hiding. Great touch which makes it much more unique than other flamethrowers in games.
I guess the game didn't really live up to the hype as I'm certainly not going head over heels about the game but if your comparing it to games like Halo and Resistance its definitely better than those. Although it doesn't quite reach the greatness that Half Life achieved. Still worth picking up if your into these sorts of games.
^ Interesting Dreddz, sucks I still have to wait 2 days...
Are you going to try the multi-player? If it's good and it's not region locked, we should start a clan.
I dipped into one game of multiplayer last night. Fortunately for me the servers were up the day I got the game. I dunno if it was my connection or just the servers but the game seemed kinda laggy when playing. I was still having fun though and the match lasted for around 15 minutes with the game types changing every few minutes. I hear you have to play more to unlock classes and weapons so I've only been able to play as a grunt with a machine gun so far. Ill definitely be playing more, just to see how the class system turns out. I loved Team Fortress 2 so I hope this will turn out just as good. And Ill be up for a clan. Dunno how much use Ill be but I seemed to be doing pretty decently in the match I was in.
Other things I forgot to mention were the controls. In the demo if you amped up the sensitivity the game would respond slightly quicker but in the full game they have definitely tweaked the sensitivity even more. If you amp up the sensitivity now you can allow it to be much more quicker than in the demo. If you turn it up all the way it actually becomes too fast and unplayable. I still like mine pretty slow compared to others.
And if anyone wants to know about the story, well its practically non-existent. I haven't played the previous Killzone games but I don't think I really have to. Other than the brief introduction there is no story advancement. Probably for the best as this game is all about the action and after the first 10 minutes the game is relentless with what it throws at you. Your squad mates are pretty generic but I'm actually fond of these types of characters Ill admit. Although one of them says "Stay Frosty" at one point which was ripped straight out of Aliens, kind of lazy if you ask me.
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Originally Posted by Bolivar
I just beat the game an hour ago. I think I may have been too critical on the game before because the game definitely picks up in the later few levels. They really did leave the best parts till the end of the game. Although the final level is very mixed. The first half is awesome, with one particular moment which is probably one of the most epic and chaotic moments ever produced in a video game. But right after that they throw you into one of the most tedious and long boss fights ever in a FPS. It literally took me over an hour to beat the final boss and I just got frustrated by the end of it. Its a shame that they had to leave the game off on easily the weakest part of the game. Oh and the ending leaves a lot to be desired.
Overall I'm very happy with the final product. Its definitely one of the best action based FPS's I've ever had the joy to play and I definitely plan to go through the game again on a higher difficulty. Although whether or not I can go through the final boss fight on anything higher than normal remains to be seen.
Interesting...
I've read the backstory on Killzone.com, they have a long history timeline starting at the 2050 energy crisis everyone was predicting a few years ago. It's actually very interesting, shame the story in the game doesn't live up to that. I feel like Resistance 2 did that intentionally, hoping you'll buy the comic and novel when that comes out.
Game is fine. Struggled a little bit with whether or not I wanted to buy it when I saw it in the store today, but it's turning out okay. Adjusting to the controls wasn't bad since I played the demo a bit, despite my general dislike of the Dualshock for first person shooters. Multiplayer seems like a lot of work to get anywhere :p played until I ranked to 'Sergeant' and I can still only be the Rifleman:P Oh well. Decent chance I will send it back after I finish the single player, like I should have done with Gears. Unlikely to spend much time in those multiplayer games with some of the other things takin' up my game time.
I've dabbled in the multiplayer for quite a bit now. Its fun but similer to Halo and Resistance its very hard for me to get fully into. I don't think I do too badly but constantly wandering around the maps to then suddenly die out of the blue isn't fun. Sprinting into a room with a shotty and shooting like a madman definitely is though. It also takes ages to rank up and even when you do nothing seems to happen. All that said I still find it fun and will probably play some more if I can peel myself away from Street Fighter IV.
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Originally Posted by Dreddz
Killzone 2 is one of those games that makes me proud to own a PS3. I can't stand all this controversy from 360 owners, just because they're missing out on something big. And there's a lot more to come. If you compare the sales of the PS3 to the 360 when it was around for the same time as the PS3 is now, the PS3 has sold a lot more. That's a fact. I own both, so I've got the best of both worlds, but I play my PS3 more than 360. Even online play is better on PS3, just because of the maturity of the community.
I took it back today. Finished the single player, it was fine. Got up to Sgt 1st class in multiplayer, but I'm really not going to be playing that much. Street Fighter 4 is indeed my primary source of online engagement these days.
Got nearly $40 for it. Not bad.
if anyone is playing let me know i would love to play with compitent players IronOcean is my tag cause i am not original