^ Iceglow, I gotta say, every time you come in here with these long-ass posts on every intricate detail about everything, I can't help but read it from start to finish. You're one of the few that can do that, I'm specifically talking about your discussion on consoles and reliability when it was revealed the 360 execs knew it was easily RROD-able. And I'm not just saying that because you came down on the side of KZ2.

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I'll just comment on COD here. To me, its the most realistic FPS i've played. It has real breathing simulations, running, jumping, and the data about the weapons seems accurate. I know people complained about the range of some weapons but it really isn't that bad at all. The bullet count, weapon sounds, reload animations & speeds are spot on, and when your being hit your aim gets screwed up. It's all these little things that make it a great gaming experience. KZ2 just didn't have any of that for me. You can run about the same speed as a racecar. How is that realistic? And we can't say that the weapons ability are anyway differant in KZ2 (like its range & damage) because it isn't. I remember there was a couple of other things, but It been a bit since I last played the demo so I don't want to say something I'm not clear about.
Some of this is borderline "did you even play the demo?" but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. 1st, I don't think you could even compare reload animations. That's a no-brainer, KZ2's reload animations are breathtaking, not to sound like i'm over-exaggerating. Yes, you do run fast, but that's closer to sprinting for me, since you're already running with full stick push, due to pressure sensitivity nowadays and all that. That could just be a matter of disagreement. And I'm pretty sure ALL FPS nowadays, your aim moves when you get hit, that's nothing new. Lastly, I would say overall the movement feels massively better/more realistic in KZ2 overall.

However, I think one thing can't be under-emphasized and that's AI of the enemies. I remember Far Cry 2 bragging about its AI, and they got nothing on these guys. FEAR2's have been highly acclaimed, but even they aren't on this level. I gotta say the AI in KZ2 is unprecedented. And that's playing on a demo version. On normal.