Can the PS3 do any better than Killzone 2 in terms of visuals?
Killzone 2 is now out there on the streets, although I’m not playing it for the reasons outlined previously. It is regarded, by many, as the best-looking game ever to have been released, be it on PS3, any other console, or even the PC. But is this the best the PS3 can do? Or is there more to come in the years ahead?
I may have decided to avoid Killzone 2 for a month or so, but that doesn’t mean I’m not impressed with the game, at least visually. Mike has previously stated that it’s the best looking game of this generation, even surpassing the PC eye popper that is Crysis. And on the evidence I’ve so far seen, he’s not far wrong.
The game is by no means perfect. The single player campaign looks like it could be a little short, and there are some little annoyances that have force reviewers to mark it down a percentage point or two. There’s also the fact that it does little that’s new or original – though what it does do, it does extraordinarily well.
Visually though, it’s stunning, with only the slight over-reliance on the gray scale a downside. So the question is, can the PS3 do better in terms of graphics?
If you look at past generations, the games towards the end always seem to push the hardware more than those release early on. One need only look at Okami, Shadow of The Colossus, and Final Fantasy XII on the PS2 to see the evidence of that statement.
Here we are, just over two years into the PS3’s life-cycle, which Sony estimates will last 8-10 years, and we already have Killzone 2. What’s more, over the next year or so, we’ll see God of War 3, Uncharted 2, and Heavy Rain released, all of which are contenders to take KZ2’s crown as ‘Best looking game ever’.
Killzone 2 is a mammoth achievement in terms of the visuals on display, but it’s clear that the Playstation 3 is capable of so much more. Developers will learn new tricks and shortcuts to get the best of the machine. They will also learn from what other developers have managed to eke out of the console, and try to outdo their rivals.
Basically, what I’m saying is, if you think Killzone 2 looks good, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
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February 27th, 2009
*facepalm*
well… considering that they didnt need to use the hdd to install anything… Id say MAYBE there is a chance… but already the game looks very very good… I never saw any multiplayer game so good… the sand storms and everything…
also Ive had a really shit PC for a while… so maybe Im just being more impressed that others… also Im playing without HD… damn you costly cables…
February 27th, 2009
also we are talking about technical art… I think thats what its called… like the polygons and simulation points… not like Prince of persia or Okami like artstyle…
February 27th, 2009
its like jeopardy smart man
February 27th, 2009
wow, so many people already finished it… DWH weres my add? arvis and royzy have added me…
and wtf royzy already got 40% of the throphy…
February 27th, 2009
sorry… forgot to add you…
ummm Im done with killzone 2 for today… Ill add you and invite you to the clan tommorow
use the Negative gamer forums for the clan… its easier to keep up to date over there…
maybe Ill try team fortress 2 now…
February 28th, 2009
Add Me PSN ID: Ivan- I got %29 Trophy soon more they so easy. I got Royzy on my friends we were playing KILLZONE 2.
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February 28th, 2009
How stupid are some people in the blogosphere. Better looking than Crysis? How effing stupid can one person be? You could rip apart a full fledged forest in Crysis, literally run a vehicle and knock down a gazzillion realistic looking trees in a full fleshed environment. Killzone 2 is a bunch of grays with pretty lighting. The game is a nice looking game, don’t get me wrong here, but JESUS come back to reality.
February 28th, 2009
BigMickyD, I had read the trophy descriptions on the XMB before starting to get an idea of what to go for as I played through. Like shoot off 100 helmets, etc.
DWH, it was about 3am for me when you left last night. Ivan I believe played on though.
Turned out to be very easy to get into a game with people you know. The Squads thing is pretty cool too. We need the rest of the gang now.
Come on guys! Lets clan it up and go alpha bravo charlie and whatever D is. Douche/Delta.
February 28th, 2009
“It is regarded, by many, as the best-looking game ever to have been released, be it on PS3, any other console, or even the PC.”
Regarded by fanboys maybe but to the rest of us it’s nowhere close to the best looking game. Bioshock and COD4 are more than a year and were mind blowing games when they came out due to their graphics.
Dave I take it you think killzone is better than gears then even though all the main reviewers such as ign scored gears higher
March 1st, 2009
“Can the PS3 do any better than Killzone 2 in terms of visuals?”
Probably not, going by the development commentary.
Which means this is it, PS3’s long promised, rarely delivered “potential” has been reached by a game that doesn’t look a whole lot better than GoW2 on 360.
Pfft, what was all the fuss about?
March 1st, 2009
The 360 could pull off visuals just as good if not better if not for the limited space of the 6.8GB DVD Microsoft uses. I can’t believe they don’t use the 8.5GB DVD.
However look at the developement time Killzone 2 required to achieve those visuals. How many companies have the money, support, and resources to pull something like this off?
Kilklzone 2 does rely far to much on the grey pallet. I feel this the reason arguable that Crysis may still be the better looking game.
Killzone 2 may have arguably achieved the visual crown but it does not take gameplay or story crown by any means. Killzone 2 just went for graphics unlike gears 2 which went for a good mix of graphics, gameplay and story. Some may argue that the game doesn’t have a good story but personally I loved it.
March 1st, 2009
Black 2 running on Killzone 2’s engine would be nice. It would also ensure that the game was console exclusive. 1st party usually doesn’t share with third party though.
Killzone 2 reminds me of what they could potentially do with a good fps Aliens game.
March 1st, 2009
i think the ps3 might be able to do better with graphics but probably not. I think that since Killzone 2 has better graphics then the nicest computer running chrysis, it wont be able to get any better but who knows?
March 2nd, 2009
DWH: “costly cables…”? Come on, you can afford to buy an HD TV but not a $10 cable?
I picked up 8 of the Sony Playstation HDMI and USB packs for $10 each. There is lots of places that sell cheaper HDMI cables and don’t think you need expensive cables because HDMI cables are all the same no matter what.
March 2nd, 2009
And you xbots are so jealous it’s funny!
March 2nd, 2009
yeah but my TV doesnt go up to 1080p
Ill have to buy a 40 incher and then get HDMI…
only for one game… the greatest of them all
GOD OF WAR!!!
bitches…
March 4th, 2009
probably not.
it’s took guerrilla about 4 years to create killzone 2 and that is as a sony’s first party game…
with other developers left to flounder with the ps3’s difficult architecture, i wouldn’t bet on any graphics on the ps3 much better killzone’s…
then again, the ps3 was never designed as a gaming console as it’s foremost thought, per Ken Kuturagi/Father of the playstation.
March 4th, 2009
Now that the engine is created there can only be improvement made.
I don’t believe any third party game developer will make a game as good looking on either system. First party PS3 developers will improve on it.
March 4th, 2009
Black 2 + KZ2 engine + God of War violence = gaming porn.
Can’t understand why Black 2 has never been made.
I agree with phranc, third party devs aren’t gunna make the effort to improve on KZ2 graphics; Sony’s studios will do that. Even in alpha, GOW3 looks even better. And it’s all in real time as well.
But then it’s always been Sony who’ve pushed the hardware, so you wouldn’t expect anything less from them.