Killzone 2 Review: An Iconic PS3 Masterpiece (Retro Review)
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- Put simply, Killzone 2 is a technologically astonishing PS3 Masterpiece but how well does it hold up today?
To say that Killzone’s 2 biggest achievements were its technical innovation and presentation is to undermine its success as an enjoyable and engrossing game to play. Ironically though, it’s this forward-thinking tech that makes it so immersive and unlike anything that came before, and arguably since.
This Killzone 2 review looks at a number of aspects, such as the unique design and development process, the technology behind the scenes and how it plays today. 12 years on and this game has still never seen a re-release, such as a remaster, outside of the platform it was designed for. So this video will also discuss why that might be and what your options are for playing it today.
Sources:
The making of documentary: • [Minidocu] The making ...
Killzone 2 sales article: www.gamesindustry.biz/article...
RPCS3 (PS3 Emulator): rpcs3.net/
Killzone 2 breaks Dutch budegt records: www.gamasutra.com/view/news/1...
Slide for developer talk on the technology behind the game: www.slideshare.net/guerrillag...
Photos and information about the score provided by www.scoringsessions.com
#killzone #Killzone2 #guerillagames
00:00 Intro
02:10 Development
05:56 The Killzone experience
12:27 Killzone 2's score
13:53 Campaign
15:19 Killzone 2's multiplayer
16:07 Killzone 2 remaster MIA
18:26 Final thoughts
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I remember the first time I played Killzone 2, it was mind-blowing. I didn't wanted the game to finish lol. Man the multiplayer was so addicting as well.
Yeah I don’t understand why they killed the online component. I suppose it cost them money but it still sucks for the fans
@@goukigod Yeah, such a solid multiplayer game. I hope some fans pick this up and open the servers, they did this for Socom confrontation PS3. I was actually playing a couple of weeks ago and it was simple to get online. No hacks on the console of anything just change the DNS to their servers and just worked.
@@TheNewGamePluss You can play using the PSOne server, but you need to get whitelisted using their discord server, there are community hosted events where a lot of people gather and you can have a blast, works both for PS3 and RPCS3
@@kodata1021 Omg thanks, I tried it and for some reason my ps3 won’t read my killzone 2 disc. I will have to use RPCS3
My all time favorite online multiplayer shooter. My best friend that passed always came over to play this with me. I was always in the 1% and had the ribbon for my personal record of 8 months.
Will always remember this game and the times I had with my blood brother and my (other) brother that passed 😔
So much fun.
Sorry to hear that. Good memories though!
I liked how when you died, you would be writhing around on the floor and the enemy could walk up and finish you off so you couldn’t be revived. Such a cool game.
There are so many little details that even ten years on I was seeing new stuff on my recent playthrough.
The mix of ragdoll physics and traditional animation always made shooting enemies satisfying. One of my favorite games; I hope they remaster it. The atmosphere is excellent that almost reminds me of EFT.
Yeah, it’s a perfect example of how they layered systems. We pray for a bluepoint remaster!
Great vid, would buy a remaster in a heartbeat
You and me both!
Me 2
Same here
F@#king awesome game
The original Killzone had a remaster on PS3, but it goes for silly money on eBay now as it it really went under the radar.
I didn't know there was a physcial release of that. I've thought about purchasing the digital version a few times but I own it on PS2 and to be perfectly honest, I can't see myself ever playing all the way through it.
@@goukigod It's mostly common in the Killzone Trilogy box set. How I got mine. But I've been told it's available seperately too.
It's really clunky by today's standards.
@@goukigod There was, I have one whne the three box set was exceptionally cheap, have no ideas that they are super expensive now.
If it’s rare, it’s generally expensive
@@goukigod Quite glad I got them when I can, the triple pack is quite worth it since all the games inside it are the first editions not the Playstation Best ones like Resistance triology, but I guess it's getting rare as well.
Sometimes I remember that Killzone died so the developers could make another bog standard Ubisoft open world game franchise and it makes me incredibly sad.
I guess Killzone was another bog standard first person shooter for its own time, but at least it was one of the more interesting ones, not just another WW2 or "modern" military shooter.
This game was awesome, hope we get a PC and PS5 port someday.
KZ2 was a masterpiece. Multiplayer was insane. I would use the Helgast rifle and when the crosshairs turn red I would always shoot and always kill the enemy. Your reaction time has to be mad quick to use that rifle.
9:13 when i shot one with the arc rifle, as he was being electrocuted he quickly pulled his pistol out and shot himself, same thing with the flame thrower. i was blown away by those little details
this is the best game i’ve ever played. still loving it and keep ps3 just to play it. it feels like war, it feels real. None other game had managed to recreate this feeling ever since. Shame they did not make good use of six axis controller. If they do the remaster with high res and 60 or more fps I am willing to get a new console just for this game. i purchased ps3 just for this game alone. And the kz3 - not as good but still great. If only Rico was not such an total asshole the KZ2 campaign would have been close to perfect.
"Flower" is indeed awesome, but the timing you picked to include it was absolute hilarity 😂
This and the resistance series are my favorite fps games
I could never get into the resistance games. I liked the story but they just felt a bit wooden to play.
[[ UPDATE / 08/11/21 ]]
The Killzone 2 servers have unofficially been brought back online! Anyone with a copy of KZ2 and a PS3 can connect to them for free! You can also play it via RPCS3 (emulation), although it sounds like there are a couple of extra hoops to jump through. Here's how to connect to the servers www.psone.online/getting-started
It has been brought to my attention that there's a third way to play it. You can stream it via PlayStation Plus Premium. This isn't emulation either and on PC you have some basic options to upscale the graphics. Input delay is something to be aware of though and considering how soft the controls feel on the PS3 adding any lag might have a pretty noticeable impact on gameplay. This will really depend on your connection and location though.
Also, MW2 sold 25m in its lifetime, not in the first year. It still handsomely outsold KZ2 regardless of what timeframe you look at.
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3k views? Deserves much more. Great vid
Great video. I am currently playing this again on my LG C1 OLED and it still looks amazing. I would love for them to remaster 2 and 3 as well. It would be awesome to have a rock solid 60 fps, but I would hope the “heavy” feel of the character and the gritty atmosphere would remain intact. There is something about this generation of games (PS3, 360) that perfectly straddled that line of abstract enough for your mind to fill in the gaps, yet powerful enough to provide a good experience through HD visuals. It would be disappointing if more modern hardware diminished that look and feel by rendering everything in pristine 4K.
I think to do it properly you'd have to rethink some of the effects because as you've said, simply running in 4k does somewhat ruin the original look.
Best gunplay ever, I adored the weighted feel and the feedback from the guns. The sound was amazing and the dynamic environmental impact from the bullets is still spectacular
The amount of disrespect this game gets from people who never played it is disgusting.
Might be the most disrespected 90+ metacritic game of all time. barely any killzone retrospectives on youtube and the odd video talking about it almost never has anything positive to say. also any horizon related video seems to have this trend of people claiming that guerilla games came out of nowhere after making the 'halo clone' that is the killzone franchise. props to you for taking the time to make this video.
I totally agree. It seems like unless you are a fan or enjoyed it back in the day the general consensus is that it’s a bad game.
@@WestAucklandRhymes I'd say it's more like Guerilla Games went down the toilet with their "Ubisoft clone" that is the Horizon franchise, after making the really good Killzone series. (except 1, we try not to talk about that abomination)
I want to see Killflower now. Great vid. Subbed.
Killflower?
@@goukigod Just kidding around. It's not often you see Killzone and Flower mentioned in the same review so much. I just had this image conjured up of the two games having a baby.
@@kingcronecker I see what you did there. Sorry, my smooth brain isn't working today.
@@goukigod haha No qualms. Keep up the good work.
Playing it on psnow , and I am so blown away by this game . Graphics are still great but only wish I could download and play with out any input lag
I can’t image how much input lag the psnow experience must have. Oof!
Rip Srry you couldn't of experience this Master piece back in the day when the hype levels were out of the roof on the PS3 for this game
Ive finished killzone 2 for god knows how many times already. I wanted to play a remastered version minus the motion sensing gimmick part.
I’d be happy with 4K res/textures, HDR and 60FPS
An absolute classic.
Made me so proud to be a PS3 owner from launch.
☺️
Definitely lived up to the hype
Really nice video. I'm playing Killzone 2 for the first time now in 2021 as I dusted off the Ps3 during quarantine. it's one of the few titles from that era I wanted but somehow never bought. I also had KZ1 on the ps2 as a kid but don't remember much about it.
Game looks great and plays really nice, great atmosphere. I don't mind the weighty controls... It just sucks that I wasn't there for the multiplayer but hey BF3 scratched that itch back then.
If you can, download the update. It adds a new control option to make them less floaty
I miss the gibbing, blood pooling, death screams and impacts from bulletd
Have to say, when I first played KZ2, the one thing that blew my mind was the enemy AI…it was amazing
It doesn't seem that amazing today, unless you're comparing it to other games of the era. But yeah, very ahead of its time.
About the controls: there's quite a lot of input latency in Killzone 2 which is why it felt "dull"
True but you can get use to it. Kind of. kz3 fixed it but i prefers to play with motion controllers instead though it makes it way too easy.
We need a remastered trilogy for this and resistance.
Excellent well done analysis of Killzone 2,,, it’s a shame that guerilla games has officially retired the Killzone website. Killzone 2 was definitely one of the best shooters I played. it’s just too bad that GG wanted to cater to the call duty crowd with their updates. I’m just curious as to why there hasn’t been a remaster of KZ2... Why have they discontinue this great franchise? was it not profitable?
According to the sales numbers it wasn't a huge success. It probably made money but I'm guessing Sony didn't feel like the numbers justified a remaster. This is just speculation, but I think it's likely that Sony may have also influenced the shift in the later games to a more conventional (COD) style of game design too.
you just got a sub
This was my first game on the ps3 it was this or BO1 and I never regretted it
I bought BO1 over KZ3 back in 2010. My only regret was not playing KZ3 earlier.
The Enemy AI and the gunfight mecanichs are mind blowing, they are way ahead even compared with the last cod
17:03 is crazy but real af
I love Killzone 2 and 3 so much. 2 is the best game of franchise for me. Both games can be easily compared with many PS4 games in graphic terms.
I too have these feelings
How does this only have 2k views.. Wtf
Other than that..I believe this game could have reached a great level of success if it was available on pc as well.
What I want to see is for Sony to take their recent interest in putting their games on PC to their older titles like this one. I never got to try this game's multiplayer and I'd love to try it with a M+KB.
It definitely feels like it was designed for mouse and keyboard.
I get the sense that Sony aren’t interested in resurrecting much of their back catalogue unless it was a huge commercial success back in the day, or it’s Grand Turismo...
KZ2 multiplayer was pretty fun, but KZ3 with the Move controller was my favorite.
I don’t think there’s a way to play it at stable 60fps on pc. Is there?
Depends on your rig obviously but no, I don't think a locked 60 is currently possible
such a shame that KZ2 didn’t have an co-op campaign..
True, but KZ3 did and it was pretty damn good!
If you can sign to online there is update where you can change settings to make controls better I played the game recently but I don't remember it's called high precision maybe anyway great video brings so much nostalgia back then games were made from heart not cash grab or with political agenda.
That's a really great tip and something, that in hindsight, I should have talked about.
WE WANT KILLZONE TRIOLGY REMASTERED NOW!!!!
I'm currently playing this game again. I still give it a good old Adam Sessler 5...out of 5.
Now that's a name I haven't heard in a hot minute!
I might need to get it and is the multiplayer still playable?
I recommend
Only with bots I think
Correct. Online servers, including Killzone.com were decommissioned in 2018
@@goukigod i guess i won't buy it
@@goukigod do you know why ?
Show no mercy! Death to the ISA!!! What a great title
the only first person shooter i would pay money for in 2022 (if we could get a remaster or pc version)
Amen to that!
A trailer where you can mess around with stuff in real time. Sounds cool...
if you're like me then yes, yes it is.
14:39 Tourettes Guy cameo
I'd love for bluepoint to take a crack at remaking this but your right, Sony won't do it because they believe the fanbase was too small. Also hate how much hate the first one gets, it had it flaws but I loved it
I think if Bluepoint was going to handle it, it would have had to have been done a few years ago. With them remaking games like Shadow of the Colossus and Demon Souls their in the big leagues now.
@@goukigod well, the helghast did make an appearance in astros playroom, it's an IP they recognise as iconic. Remaking a game like this wouldn't be easy, so I wouldn't trust anyone else but Guerrilla to do it, so I think a project like this wouldn't be beneath bluepoint
I hate how Guerrilla Games invested so much on the Killzone series and then dumped it, i think the game had the best fps campaign of the generation. The multiplayer was a great middle ground between CoD and Battlefield but it was too unbalanced and grindy for new players , Killzone 3 multiplayer was awesome.
It sounds like after more than ten years with the franchise they just wanted to do something different. It’s a bummer that these games never sold well enough to keep it going but I don’t blame Guerrilla for moving on. When Horizon goes free in April I’ll have to give it a go.
Crazy how their are fan servers that revived killzone 2 online
It's really nuts. Not hard to connect to the servers either!
I will never play Horizon i hate it
Until i play KZ multiplayer again❤
They shoudnt have take out the cover system in kz shadow fall and the bullet hit animation
Agreed. Shadowfall was technically superior to the earlier games but feels completely void of the little embellishments that made them so special
Subed
I genuinely think that Killzone could make a comeback if Sony cared ebough to fund it.
I'm not really a fan of Horizon and find it far too repetitive, it's a shame such a renound and iconic franchise has stumbled.
I think if it were to come back, it would probably need to be a different style of game. The traditional FPS formula never saw that much success, possibly because it was positioned as a single player game with an online component, rather than an online game with a single player component. I'm not a huge fan of the live service model but I could see a Helldivers or Destiney style of Killzone working.
I had the best experience in this game I really missed it ... thats my huge reason why i didnt bought ps5...
l would buy remaster for ps 5 even if was double price come on sony make one
You can still play online in 2022. I you're interested we have a discord server
Shame this is not available digitally.
A damn shame. Technically it is through PlayStation now but I can’t imagine adding more lag to the controls would be a great experience
They should make a remaster of at least the multi-player component....make it free to play and just sell some skins...I'd never buy any but I'm sure alot of people would
I think if they were going to remaster it, it would probably be the other way around and be campaign only. I think you can still play the MP if you connect to the PSONE fan servers. I'd love to see the MP properly resurrected though.
@goukigod oh I know...but the memories of playing a multi-player session where one game had all game modes and they would last like 2 hours .... me and my friends playing all night .... fun times ...but I'd play the camping remastered again for sure .
Back when these games came out I just wasn't sold on yet another military shooter when I was already invested in several. Another thing is the commerical didn't really do it any favors since it didn't really tell me why I needed to put the other shooters down and start playing THIS one instead. Lastly, I was playing battlefield multiplayer every day, and I didn't know anybody who was leaving BF to go play Killzone.
I think the marketing pit it against COD, Battlefield and Halo witch was a mistake. It was a saturated market and on the surface it did look like just another military shooter, albeit a very pretty one.
Don’t they have this on ps4?
You could stream it via PlayStation Now but there’s no port.
I dont want a remake of this, just a remaster for modern pcs, or even if it was exclusive to ps5.. i dont care, just want to play it again, I mean, I can.. right now, dust off my ps3 slim and find my copy? somewhere..?
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Killzone 2 is the best fps game on a PlayStation system, in my opinion.
It's definitely my pick for the best exclusive FPS.
@@goukigod I agree.
amazing game...
Incredible game!
@@goukigod You know I played it as a Teenager... and i recently got a Ps3 because im collecting Systems 🤘and I thought Man how good was Killzone 2...You know the feeling and the Graphics are still holding up so well and the ragdoll of the enemies... just pure fun and not like the most garbage of today Games... back in the days the games were finished... btw great video man!!!
If Sony actually care about the franchise, they release their much older title onto other platforms so they can find new life. Especially with gamer want to play retro games.
Noones gunna go and play Flower.
They're missing out!
@@goukigod they definitely are, I play it when I have anxiety and I played it ten years ago when I got bullied as a teen
psone comunity is bring the online back woo
Whooooo. Yeah it's live now!
I loved the game but dear lord was the aiming "heavy", so to say. It was fine, but the final boss, Col Radec was a pain.
Yeah he’s pretty cheap. You can cheese him quite easily with the sniper rifle though. Just wait for him to teleport behind you and spin around and hip fire at point blank.
killzone 2 was one best games l ever played and multiplayer just amazing even to this day l play killzone 2 ,killzone3 very good game with stunning graphics and game play, l do think killzone shadow fall was big let down it did have amazing graphics thats all it had, it was too modern too clean you didt feel like you was in war completely different from killzone2/3 so sony has now end killzone because poor sales of shadow fall come on sony make another killzone base on killzone2/3 for the players not just for profit
I know that sales back then weren’t spectacular but you’d have to imagine there’s a gap in the market right now for a far future gritty FPS. At least enough for a remaster of KZ2 and KZ3.
@@goukigod your very right goukigod there is big gap in market for FPS l think its been very poor even for ps4 as for ps5 l see little change
There is the KZ1 ps3 version ?
Yes. It got a HD version of the PS2 game
Fucking nice review :)
FUCK!
Fuck yeah! Thanks.
I really enjoyed Killzone 2 when it came out and still think its the best campaign of the series - even if 3 improves the colour palette overall...
Also loved the Resistance trilogy too...
3 is an excellent game too, although quite different. I think it has superior level design, better controls and improved character models. It wasn’t as grimy though and it’s technically a downgrade in some areas, such as a lack of dynamic shadows.
I could never get into resistance. It always felt a bit cartoony and seemed dated compared to other games of the time.
killzone 2 actually has a pretty good palette its just the filter and overpowered motion blur/depth of field that make it look the way it does, on the emulator there's a fix for that
Interesting
Killzone, Killzone: Liberation, Killzone 2, Killzone 3 >>> Killzone: Mercenary & Shadow Fall
I was a MONSTER in this game
Destroyed many players and was in top 100 on 2 of my accounts lol
xxITS-RADECxx
Helghast-Kill666 if you ran into me chances are I gave you hell lol
It’s such a shame this game didn’t get remastered because I never felt the satisfaction in other shooters that KZ2 gave me… there was nothing like that hip fire
@aver2070 aver2070 yup, that’s why I would play tac when needed. Usually I’d just use the shotgun and run around rushing ppl, then pulling off crazy kills with the pistol. If I really wanted to get nasty, I’d use the saboteur’s 2 hit killer 😂… aww man ppl hated that.. then I realized how easy it was to use the m82, just don’t aim, move left and right, and crouch the get better accuracy for hip fire… 😭😭 doing all that felt so good and I feel like that’s what set this game apart. The spawns were worse at one point, they didn’t even give the players armor once they spawn from a tac beacon… those days were brutal for the team gettin spanked. I don’t think they truly ever had a real answer for how they could’ve improved the spawns…
Definitely seems like it was ahead of its time in regards to the multiplayer. If I had to draw a modern comparison I'd actually say it shared a lot in common with team shooter like overwatch in terms of team composition.
Certain titles don't need a remasters, Killzone 2 is a fine example of games what stand the test of time, it's not just a visual show piece
Nah, it 100% needs a remaster. The framerate alone warrants it. Removal of the motion control gimmicks would also be nice.
You can also play it on ps5 thru PlayStation now
Yes this is true although this is via streaming yes?
Yes but it plays really well depending on your speeds of course great video by the way
Killzone is way better than horizon
Horizon is s☠☠t compared to killzone multiplayers
Killzone 2 is kinda rough, ngl.
Only one weapon at a time, insane weapon spread, motion blur, and insane fov are the biggest negatives for me.
It's not a bad game or anything, but could definitely use a push to modern technology to smooth things out... and let me have two weapons, seriously lol.
Back than those weren't problems lol motion added to its background in my eyes wiht how much it was presenting in those times that is normal the engatives of that game in 2009 were tiny than what it can be sat next to today, and yk the whole weapons thing idk maybe they could have added some scopes or whatever
Why do you sound like the guy from getting over it
If I knew what that was I might be able to tell you.
the comparison between killzone 1 and killzone 2 is bad, killzone 1 was really god on graphics for a ps2
I wish the controls weren't shit so a remaster would be good
Lies Playstation 8 had killzone remaster collection. 😅.
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Jk people. Y'all take things to serious. Good for you
Sony got all woke and gave up on killzone
Killzone is definitely a product of bygone era. The macho brofest no longer exists. I never thought I'd miss it but I do.
Killzone sucks. Just play Halo. You'll have more fun and the controller actually feels good.
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@@goukigod killzone 1 got a pass for being a completely new game, killzone 2 looks and plays like mud but is the best in the series, by the time killzone 3 was being made I think they knew it was done for because of call of duty. And it shows
Killzone could have been great, I think the concepts are great and the universe they created had and still has lots to like.
The video is titled "review" so people are looking to see if the game is worth buying. Many games do it better for cheaper if you don't own the game already.
If you are stuck with a PS3 still and want a shooter find something based solely on single player shooting or co-op because any online game probably won't have servers. I just don't think killzone is the right way to go. For PlayStation.
@@goukigod sorry for the rude bluntness of my original comment. usually people never reply so I figured I'd just keep it short.
But seriously just play Halo. Especially halo 2. best game. Halo2 best halo, halo 2 > killzone. Play halo.
Fuck 343.
Hard disagree. Also, I can't stand Halo's squeaky clean aesthetic. Killzone 2 and 3 have this visceral grimdark setting that no other game had at the time.
I perfer killzone, killzone 3, killzone mercenaries had amazing multiplayer and I love the war esthetic