I'm still thinking a good remake idea should be not limit it just to the conflict between Vekta-Helgan but expand it to the point that could be a systems warfare, some kind of Star Wars but not that massive, like the Helghast doing a large-scale offensive against other planets and seeing helghast trying to invade also Earth. I mean some kind of expanding the lore. That could be a good idea. But Killzone is in the oblivion now. It's dumb thinking it has been replaced by trash Horizon.
@@mac1bc What is there to remaster? Just re-release it on pc and ps5. The game looks phenomenal even today. But if it would be upscaled to 2k and 4k it would blow peoples brains out.
I love how in the lore, its like Earth - "Don't invade Helghan." Helghan - "No really... Don't do the thing." ISA - "We're doing the thing." Helghan - "THEY DID THE THING!!! We shall do our thing!"
ISA: I don't need it. [Looks over at Helghan] ISA: I don't need it... [Looks over at ISA invasion force] ISA: I DON'T NEED IT... [Looks over at Visari's speech] ISA: *I NEEEEEEDDDD IIIITTTTTTT*
Idk if many people remember the writing in the back of the game box. "Thier military technology is no match to our own, enemy morale is at an all time low, fighting isnt expected for more than a few days.." "They couldn't have been more wrong..." "Welcome to helghan"
For a long time I thought he said “ Helghan belongs to their last...” implying that he knew they’d lose, but the catastrophic body toll it would take would utterly break the concept and identity of the ISA, a type of pyrrhic victory that would put Pyrrhus to shame. Which is equally as compelling and dark, but incongruent with the prior sentence, which confused me until I learned, lol.
Don’t get me wrong, I am a hardcore Halo fan, but the games could have really benefitted from large scale cinematics like this. The director and cinematographor for the Killzone games really knew what they were doing.
I'm a playstation guy trough and trough, but come on, as a halo fan you must have seen the cutscenes in halo wars 2. They can realy rival this in the cinematic cutscene department.
@@nielsmichiels1939 Ye and original Halo Wars released almost ast the same time as Killzone 2. Plus Halo 2 even in its original form had great cutscenes, even if the scale wasnt quite the same, but it doesnt have to be as long as story is good. Too bad that while Microsoft/Xbox preseved Halo through Master Chief Collection (even if they did shut down original Halo 3, Halo Reach and Halo 4 servers), Sony did nothing similar with Killzone....instead they just recerently decided pretty much to kill Killzone with shutdown of the last 2 games that still had online servers, Killzone Mercenary and even Killzone Shadowfall. Plus the website of Killzone no longer exists either so it can be said that Sony/Playstation has no plans whatsoever for the franchise nor even preserve it through any kind of Killzone remastered collection like Microsoft/Xbox did with Halo.
@@Balnazzardi I think it's mostly because Guerilia just was tired of killzone and wanted to focuss on something else. Its sad tough that Sony shut down the multiplayer. Killzone 1 deserves a proper remake Because lets face it, while it started something great it was kinda bland in visuals. Yes yes, limitations of the ps2. And killzone 2&3 deserve a remaster (but killzon 1& 2 needs killzone 3's controler lay-out tough, Because it was so unweeldly.
They will know. Europe belongs to the Europeans! I always wonder to have Killzone game from the perspective of Helghast. Nevermind if this could be Maya Visari or back to first three games' era. Make Killzone great again!
@@arcturuslwowski3056 "Europe belongs to the Europeans!" Bruh. The situations are not comparable. Helghasts are oppressed and invaded, Europeans are not.
“But if there are those who would deny us peace, refuse us our rightful place in the universe then we will unleash such terrible vengeance that generations yet unborn with cry out in anguish.” Can we just take a moment with this line. It amount to “if you go through with this we will give you such a terrible tragedy that even those not even in existence will feel it’s pain.” I’d be intimidated
Whats interesting is that Visari was right. Their mission failed, they lost 90% of their invasion force, and they caused a tragedy they cannot ever hope to fix.
@@therainenetwork3510 Sad thing is that Shadowfall just kind of glossed over a lot of that. Sure Vekta is split in half but you never really got the sense that the ISA took a massive blow to their prestige since they're just built right back up to even more powerful than before the war started.
It's hilarious how the devs kept trying to make the Helghast the bad guys with each game the Helghast were worse and worse yet somehow all they ever managed was making people like them more. lmao
I mean well tbh in every game they only got worst because the ISA kept escalating shit more and more in mercs the fucking isa legit tried to make a chem wep that would kill every helgan and then tried to do the shit again in shadowfall
I think one of the things the devs were trying to show was the fact that the Hellghast were portrayed as bad guys by the ISA. They looked like facists nazi's. While the American-like ISA likes to portray itself as good guys. But in reality, while the Hellghasts don't seem to be very nice guys either, the ISA are the real bad guys. They invaded Vekta, the planet of the Hellghast, after the Hellghast were charging high taxes on ships that were traveling through their area for trade or refueling. I'm not 100% sure if I'm correct with all of this, but that's what I got from the story and lore I've read. While the Hellghast don't seem nice at all, the ISA are certainly not as nice as they like to believe to be. Propaganda seems to be present at both sides. I like to believe that this is also somehow a message how this reflects on real life, how every war has his own stories from both sides and how many western countries, like the USA, are not as great as they like to believe themselves.
@@jarnobot Both sides had their heroes, both sides had good people fighting for what they thought were better for their people. Both sides had their martyrs, and both sides had their villains. That's why I love so much Killzone Shadow Fall's ending. The scene itself, the music, and the message. Perfect, in my opinion.
@@Beuwen_The_Dragon Never said it did, but capitalists can't be trusted. That's why the Helghast lost the war. Stahl and his capitalist scheme killed over 1 billion Helghast people. If General Orlock killed him in KZ3 Helghan would still be a great nation.
"My people... Sons and Daughters of Helghan. This much I vow: The history of these days will be written in blood. By crushing the armies of our enemy, by seizing the weapons they thought to turn against us, we were fighting for our very existence. But if there are those who would deny us peace; refuse us our rightful place in the universe, then we will unleash such terrible vengeance that generations yet unborn will cry out in anguish![...]The enemy may shatter our bodies, but they cannot break our spirit. Even now they advance on our home world, to seize by force what they cannot claim by right. They cannot imagine what awaits them. WE WILL SMITE THE INVADERS FROM OUR SKIES! Though they sweep over our lands like the sands of winter, never again will we bow before them; never again endure their oppression; never again endure their tyranny. We will strike without warning and without mercy, fighting as one hand, one heart, one soul. We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares, drenching our ancestors' graves with their blood. And as our last breath tears at their lungs; as we rise again from the ruins of our cities... they will know: Helghan belongs to the Helghast."
"...seize by force what they cannot claim by right..." What = But p.s. thanks for writing all of this down! i love the game (all story and gameplay).And i listen to this to pump up myself^^.So, you sir have just helped a soul, and many more to come ━▂▂╭━╮━━━▂▂╭━╮━━ ╱╱▔╰━╯━━╱╱▔╰━╯━━ ▏▔▔▔┃▔▔▏▏▔▔▔┃▔▔▏ ▔▔▔▏┃▕▏▏▔▔▔▏┃▕▏▏ ━━▕▂▂▂▏▏━━▕▂▂▂▏▏ ━━━▏┳▕▔━━━━▏┳▕▔ ━━━▏┃▕━━━━━▏┃▕
I think this is still one of the most accomplished cinematic sequences there's been, at least by Western game developers. It's one long tracking shot, and the way the background and narration blend is seamless, giving forward momentum to the sequence. Visually, well, it's wonderful to look at. All in all, it's really well directed.
@Sgt. Negative To be fair though the gameplay, although is polished and quite satisfying it is rather dull. Not a lot of mechanics or gimmicks that would separate it from most FPS games.
Killzone 2 is a remarkable achievement for the PS3. I feel comfortable saying it was ahead of it's time with dynamic lighting, particle effects, the way it used careful screen blur to enhance the visuals. This game actually renders shadows from objects illuminated by the light of gunfire. And the way gun models are slightly blurred along the stock to simulate it being in your characters periphery vision looks so good and cool. Plus the artistic vision was A+. Helghan looks like a horrible nightmare, with constant lightning and objects whipping back and forth to simulate intense winds.
This game deserves a remaster for so many reasons. 1. Great campaign full of battles and action 2. Amazing Storyline for those who havent played it 3. Online the most important reason why 4. Multiplayer on killzone was one of the best always in action battles every class had a unique perk towards gameplay so much fun game modes could last up to 30 minutes and you wouldnt get bored because you was always in a fight as ISA or the Helghast. Overall one of the best games by far I have ever played and its a shame to see kids now playing games like fortnite and haven't seen a proper game like killzone.
Drenching our ancestors graves with their blood; & as our last breath tears at their lungs, as we rise again from the ruins from our cities. They will know; Helgan belongs to the Helghast.
Underrated? Back when this came out EVERYONE was talking about it, it was the reason to get a PS3 along with God of War 3. Killzone Shadowfall plunged the franchise low sadly.
(chuckles) That's funny, but, in all seriousness, no. Killzone 2 is many things, but "underrated" is definitely not one of them. More like overrated. Killzone for PS2 and PS3, Liberation for PSP, Mercenary for PS Vita and, as much as it pains me to say it, but Killzone 3 for PS3 as well. Those 4 games have "underrated" written all over them in invisible ink. Killzone 2 and Shadow Fall, as beautiful as they look, are garbage. Plain and simple. They did nothing to improve on Killzone 1 and Liberation, focused WAY TOO MUCH on Graphics and Multiplayer, rather than Gameplay and ... that's it. So, you tell me how Killzone 2 is "underrated", based on what I've told you? It's not. Therefore, your comment is meaningless. ✌️
This was my fire killzone game and at first the intro felt cliche “here’s the bad guys, good guys coming to win the day” but then when it pans to Helghan on the surface and the ISA are getting wiped out I knew this series was different
The best Killzone to have ever been made. I miss playing this and almost throwing the controller out the window because I cannot defeat the colonel at the end.
I remember playing on the hardest difficulty, and I got stuck for like a month on the last level. At one point I just got up and said "fuck it, maybe if I just run and bash everyone.... seems to work in plenty of other games..." Well, bashing the enemy didn't workout too well, but I managed to sprint past every possible point(I think a few parts force you to clear the area) and I do recall almost the entire level being beaten by just sprinting. But then the final boss came. And I knew there wasn't anyway I could run past him. So i got stuck for a couple weeks on him, but eventually was able to just beat him, and my FUCKING GOD did it feel rewarding actually beating a tough video game for once lol
I remember watching this for the first time in the summer if 2010, little 12 year old me getting goosebumps over this incredible opening scene! It actually inspired me to become better at speeches and help me with delivery for a speech I needed to do in 2013, I got the highest marks! Thanks Killzone!
What I love about Killzone 2 is how it perfectly captures the arrogance of the ISA. These idiots naively believe that because they have the best weapons, that they will be able to naively crush the Helghast in a week. But the minute they land, the Helghast show that despite lacking in the military might of the ISA, they still have the will and determination to resist, and through that alone, they are able to squander the ISA's invasion. Sound familiar to anyone?
The sequence where they leave Vekta with the triumphant music playing always gives me Starship Troopers vibes. They have no idea what kind of a shitstorm they're about to wade into.
I was shocked when I realize Scolar Visari was voiced by Brian Cox (Agamemnon's actor in the movie Troy). Such a powerful delivery, I keep coming back to this intro scene to this day.
In reality both, helghasts and Isa are the bad guys, both in some way, there is no good side in the war only winners and losers, and the winners talk only about his side of the history.
@Zoomer Waffen Nah, in the series they really show how both are morally grey, both sides are genocidal, but the helghast are the ones opressed for centuries, while the ISA fed vektand with racist propaganda and has an interest in helghan, but at the same time not every vektan is to blame, nor is it just to kill every vektan
@Zoomer Waffen Says the guy making excuses for a Mussolini/Hitler knock off. The middle ground of both sides being bad has even been acknowledged in the very canon of the series. That's the perspective of those who played Killzone Mercenary and accepted the fact that both sides are shit and are just gonna butcher each other in a never ending cycle of blood. At that point, with all the atrocities and escalation committed by Helghan or Vektan, it doesn't matter who shot first, but that they both kept shooting.
@Zoomer Waffen no they solely aren't last time I checked the helgast where anything but pretty both sides where evil I've played 3 and 4 and the helgast did some fucked up shit in the 4th they took over the planet and forced the residents out or just for shits and giggles kill them not to mention they made terrible energy weapons in 3 that would cause your head to explode
@@kitchenjail3546 The UCN (United Colonial Nations) started the fire through stealing Vekta from the Helghan corporation shortly after it was colonised through their own funds and resources under the the leadership of CEO Philip Vekta whom the planet was named after, they installed the ISA (Interplanetary Strategic Alliance) as a puppet government and began relocating Earth settlers while deporting the then local Helghans to systematically replace its populance until the full eviction onto a nearby corporate mining colony on an inhospitable planet that makes present day Helghan, neither the UCN nor ISA will admit to these crimes.
Or you can take the perspective of those who played Killzone Mercenary and accept the fact that both sides are shit and are just gonna butcher each other in a never ending cycle of blood. At that point, with all the atrocities and escalation committed by Helghan or Vektan, it doesn't matter who shot first, but that they both kept shooting.
We really got spoiled. How were we supposed to know when this came out that we were getting one of the best shooters of all time? This game set my little kid expectations so high that a lot of other games became disappointing by comparison.
"We are going in with first wave...Means more helghast for us to kill. You smash the entire area, you kill anything that has red eyes, do you get me ?!" Moments later: 2:38
Eh, technically the ISA did start the *war but the transgressions had been seeded way before that. - *The second extra-solar war was started by the ISA. They were getting anxious about the Helghast and they jumped the gun. The Helghast were egging them on because they wanted an excuse to invade and reclaim the original home. **The original war, the first extra-solar war, was initiated by the Helghast when the U.C.N. decided to backpedal on their deals with the Helghan Corporation. The I.S.A. managed to hold out via covert operations for nearly two years before the U.C.N. war fleet arrived. They proceeded to mercilessly crush any resistance and straight up nuked the capital of Vekta because the Helghast refused to surrender. The U.C.N. then placed the solar system under martial law and allowed several horrible things, funding a few others, to happen to the previous Helghan Corporation employees. Under the public and state-sponsored persecution, the survivors gathered their funding to renovate the original colony ships and performed the exodus you see in Killzone 1's intro.
Sons and daughters of Hellghan the Universe may have forgot about us but today is a memorable day in our history. Super Earth have recognized our military might and has call for our aid in the defence of the galaxy and freedom against alien, machine and parasite invasion. And the hellghast people will answer the call. this may sound strange for you. To fight for our oppresors but believe in me, Scholar Visari, that this is an unique opportunity. The enemy cannot imagine what awaits them! This is our chance to step out of oblivion and claim our rightfull place in the universe! To fight for our freedom against tirany! To unleash such terrible vengance!!!.. I mean... to fight for democracy. My people... I call for you strenght once more! Gather our weapons. Stand united once more! Fight as one hand, one heart, one soul! Make our voice resonate across the Galaxy once more! Brothers and Sisters! NOW IS OUR TIME!!
The game is 14 years old. Hard to belive. I remember those goosebumps when playing it for the first time as it was included in my ps3 set when I was about 11. Graphics is still quite good compared to modern games. I know that there were some tricks used to make it look better, but compared to modern game played on average modern PC it looks very solid. Technology has slowed down. There isn’t such difference between ps3 and ps5 as there was between ps1 and ps3
Unbroken Speech. "My People...Sons and Daughters of Helghan...This much, I vow; The history of these days shall be written in blood. By crushing the armies of our enemy, by seizing the weapons they thought to turn against us, we are fighting for our very existence. But if there are those who would deny us peace, refuse us our rightful place in the Universe, then, We will unleash such terrible vengeance, that generations, yet unborn, will cry out in anguish! The Enemy may shatter our bodies, but they cannot break our spirit. Even now, they advance on our home world, to seize by force, what they cannot claim by right. They cannot imagine what awaits them... WE WILL SMITE THE INVADERS FROM OUR SKIES! Though they sweep over our lands like the Sands of Winter, never again will we bow before them! Never again endure their oppression! Never again endure their tyranny! We will strike, without warning, and without mercy! Fighting as one hand, one heart, one soul! We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares! Drenching our ancestors graves with their blood. And as our last breath tears at their lungs, as we rise again from the ruins of our cities!!.... ...They will know... Helghan belongs to the Helghast.
One of the greatest game intro's ever created. I would so much love to see a new Killzone on the ps5. Hopefully after Horizon Forbidden West, fingers crossed.
"And as our last breath tears at their lungs; as we rise again from the ruins of our cities... they will know: Helghan belongs to the Helghast!" God what a speach!
My brother was the big FPS player in our family, so I would often watch as he'd start out whatever new game he'd brought. And I still remember just how blown away I was by the quality graphics of this opening back then 😉
i always loved how it seemed like the invasion would go smoothly based on how a bunch of ISA ships easily nuked some Helghast ships from orbit only for one of those ships to get struck out of friggin _orbit_ over Helghan
That speech an intro just motivates you to want to go to war, any war in fact. This is 2022 an this game is still stunning to watch, Remaster please sony HURRY UP
one of the best console fps both online and offline. The weight of the gun and handling was great. Felt different to other fps at the time when the shots connects
The script is stellar, truly a masterpiece, and the voice acting is sublime. The music and video...? On point. Speechless. 2:27 (damn)... 2:52 (bruh... "strike without warning, without mercy...") 3:10 (damn.... "and as our last breath tears at their lungs..."). Those scenes, to name but a few, are unreal... the music... the timing... the script.... the voice and modulation. This is just underrated. Has got to be one of the best game openings ever. I loved this game so much. Damn...
I absolutely love the multiplayer in this game it was so awesome especially when your sniping. I love the way you can become invisible and have that hit tracking system on to pinpoint where people were and then you can kill them with one shot even if it's a body shot. I spent so many hours online and maxed out the sniper class quick
Best game i'm so happy this was my first ps3 game i have so many memories but i still have it but it doesn't load anymore it says check the disc i did everything but i couldn't do anything i really wish i could play this game again haven't played it for 2 years now
![Killzone HD ~ Opening Cinematic [Intro]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZXAugWfVb0E/mqdefault.jpg)
You're just here for Visari's Speech admit it.
I feel so patriotic xD. Just give me a good gun and ISA soldiers to kill.
Back then I loved exploding helghast's heads with the shotgun, that was so satisfying. Good times
Yeah Im Here For Their Speech
oh I thought this to be an U.S. President's speech in November 2020 after not being reelected?
Nah i'm here to see the isa getting slaughtered
Still one of the hardest opening videos to a game ever made. Killzone 2 was built different.
I'm still thinking a good remake idea should be not limit it just to the conflict between Vekta-Helgan but expand it to the point that could be a systems warfare, some kind of Star Wars but not that massive, like the Helghast doing a large-scale offensive against other planets and seeing helghast trying to invade also Earth. I mean some kind of expanding the lore. That could be a good idea. But Killzone is in the oblivion now. It's dumb thinking it has been replaced by trash Horizon.
All i want is a remaster of Killzone 2
@@mac1bc What is there to remaster? Just re-release it on pc and ps5. The game looks phenomenal even today. But if it would be upscaled to 2k and 4k it would blow peoples brains out.
@Dasistrite i think the framerate is also 30 fps. Give us 60 and i would be good.
I love how in the lore, its like
Earth - "Don't invade Helghan."
Helghan - "No really... Don't do the thing."
ISA - "We're doing the thing."
Helghan - "THEY DID THE THING!!! We shall do our thing!"
ISA: I don't need it.
[Looks over at Helghan]
ISA: I don't need it...
[Looks over at ISA invasion force]
ISA: I DON'T NEED IT...
[Looks over at Visari's speech]
ISA: *I NEEEEEEDDDD IIIITTTTTTT*
*slappy hands
Earth: Don’t invade helga that’s what they want
ISA: can’t hear ya over the sound. Of freedom
Helga: Hanz get za Arc Canon
When i hear the thing all i think is. legend of Korra i can't even remember his name
@@MarcusAureliusSanchez their Tony Stark- like character Varrick.
“Juli! Do the thing!”
Killzone 2 opening still one of the best in existence
V Cadaverini yes it is....looks good af for a 9 year old game !
True
Too bad the game itself sucks.
@@Chris_Burdick killzone 2 got a 5/5 and 10/10 from multiple reviewers so wtf are you talking about? And what other FPS has gotten that? NONE!
Generations yet unborn will look back and be astonished at its existence.
His speeches are so dank. I feel patriotic already
MightyFish I know right?
For Visari!
Love british villains
Hellghan isnt a nation, but a planet
@InterstellarMarines actually I rather have remastered this game was dark and so brutal like a MK FPS you know?
After a decade the "WE WILL SMITE THE INVADERS FROM OUR SKIES!" Still gets me to salute
Love that line and delivery.
Yes, just epic ^^
I'm a human and I want to fight for the Helghast.
This is what I expect the United Nations to say when the first alien vessel approaches Earth
Me as well
"The enemy may shattered our bodies, but they cannot break our spirits" , man I feel so patriotic.
Patriotic from a space Nazi's speech? Weird.
Helldivers 2?
"... they will know: Helghan belongs to the Helghast."
Chills. Every. Single. Time.
Brian Cox could read from a phone book and make it epic!
This is can be proven with science
Idk if many people remember the writing in the back of the game box.
"Thier military technology is no match to our own, enemy morale is at an all time low, fighting isnt expected for more than a few days.."
"They couldn't have been more wrong..."
"Welcome to helghan"
For a long time I thought he said “ Helghan belongs to their last...” implying that he knew they’d lose, but the catastrophic body toll it would take would utterly break the concept and identity of the ISA, a type of pyrrhic victory that would put Pyrrhus to shame. Which is equally as compelling and dark, but incongruent with the prior sentence, which confused me until I learned, lol.
@@700mobster You forgot the best part: "They couldn't have been more wrong."
@@Tronathon242 oh thats right
Don’t get me wrong, I am a hardcore Halo fan, but the games could have really benefitted from large scale cinematics like this. The director and cinematographor for the Killzone games really knew what they were doing.
Yeah, wasn't really until Halo 2 Anniversary's refurbished cutscenes that I think they reached this nice cinematic presentation.
@@haydenscott3808 i 100% agree with you, killzone nailed in cinematic
I'm a playstation guy trough and trough, but come on, as a halo fan you must have seen the cutscenes in halo wars 2.
They can realy rival this in the cinematic cutscene department.
@@nielsmichiels1939 Ye and original Halo Wars released almost ast the same time as Killzone 2. Plus Halo 2 even in its original form had great cutscenes, even if the scale wasnt quite the same, but it doesnt have to be as long as story is good.
Too bad that while Microsoft/Xbox preseved Halo through Master Chief Collection (even if they did shut down original Halo 3, Halo Reach and Halo 4 servers), Sony did nothing similar with Killzone....instead they just recerently decided pretty much to kill Killzone with shutdown of the last 2 games that still had online servers, Killzone Mercenary and even Killzone Shadowfall. Plus the website of Killzone no longer exists either so it can be said that Sony/Playstation has no plans whatsoever for the franchise nor even preserve it through any kind of Killzone remastered collection like Microsoft/Xbox did with Halo.
@@Balnazzardi
I think it's mostly because Guerilia just was tired of killzone and wanted to focuss on something else.
Its sad tough that Sony shut down the multiplayer.
Killzone 1 deserves a proper remake Because lets face it, while it started something great it was kinda bland in visuals.
Yes yes, limitations of the ps2.
And killzone 2&3 deserve a remaster (but killzon 1& 2 needs killzone 3's controler lay-out tough, Because it was so unweeldly.
*"Helghan belongs to the Helghast"* - Scolar Viscari, the true voice of Helghan itself.
They will know. Europe belongs to the Europeans!
I always wonder to have Killzone game from the perspective of Helghast. Nevermind if this could be Maya Visari or back to first three games' era. Make Killzone great again!
@@arcturuslwowski3056 I'd say Helghast campaign in this setting of KZ2
@@arcturuslwowski3056 "Europe belongs to the Europeans!" Bruh. The situations are not comparable. Helghasts are oppressed and invaded, Europeans are not.
@@TheManinBlack9054 We are under attack because of some sick religion from Middle East. And no, it's not from Jerusalem.
@@arcturuslwowski3056 You're not under attack you just have a victim complex the Helghast atleast have some narrative justification unlike you.
this is one of the most powerful cinematic in any videogame.
"We will strike, without warning and without mercy. Fighting as one hand, one heart, one soul".
That line still gives me chills to this day.
"we will shatter their dreams, and haunt their nightmares" that one gets me
“But if there are those who would deny us peace, refuse us our rightful place in the universe then we will unleash such terrible vengeance that generations yet unborn with cry out in anguish.”
Can we just take a moment with this line. It amount to “if you go through with this we will give you such a terrible tragedy that even those not even in existence will feel it’s pain.” I’d be intimidated
Whats interesting is that Visari was right. Their mission failed, they lost 90% of their invasion force, and they caused a tragedy they cannot ever hope to fix.
@@therainenetwork3510 Sad thing is that Shadowfall just kind of glossed over a lot of that. Sure Vekta is split in half but you never really got the sense that the ISA took a massive blow to their prestige since they're just built right back up to even more powerful than before the war started.
It's hilarious how the devs kept trying to make the Helghast the bad guys with each game the Helghast were worse and worse yet somehow all they ever managed was making people like them more. lmao
I mean well tbh in every game they only got worst because the ISA kept escalating shit more and more in mercs the fucking isa legit tried to make a chem wep that would kill every helgan and then tried to do the shit again in shadowfall
@@LunaPPK that... And everyone loves a good villain
I think one of the things the devs were trying to show was the fact that the Hellghast were portrayed as bad guys by the ISA. They looked like facists nazi's. While the American-like ISA likes to portray itself as good guys.
But in reality, while the Hellghasts don't seem to be very nice guys either, the ISA are the real bad guys. They invaded Vekta, the planet of the Hellghast, after the Hellghast were charging high taxes on ships that were traveling through their area for trade or refueling.
I'm not 100% sure if I'm correct with all of this, but that's what I got from the story and lore I've read. While the Hellghast don't seem nice at all, the ISA are certainly not as nice as they like to believe to be. Propaganda seems to be present at both sides.
I like to believe that this is also somehow a message how this reflects on real life, how every war has his own stories from both sides and how many western countries, like the USA, are not as great as they like to believe themselves.
@@jarnobot Both sides had their heroes, both sides had good people fighting for what they thought were better for their people. Both sides had their martyrs, and both sides had their villains.
That's why I love so much Killzone Shadow Fall's ending. The scene itself, the music, and the message. Perfect, in my opinion.
I think the devs actually gave enough nuance to both sides
I especially love how they structured the entire intro to be one single continuous shot!
“To seize by force, what they cannot claim by right.” Well, that hits me in the nationalist zeal
XD ISA is an inperialist bullshit
The Helghast Empire was Corporatist Fascist government
@@levvy3006 doesn't make the ISA any better.
How America came to be.
@@Beuwen_The_Dragon Never said it did, but capitalists can't be trusted. That's why the Helghast lost the war. Stahl and his capitalist scheme killed over 1 billion Helghast people. If General Orlock killed him in KZ3 Helghan would still be a great nation.
"My people... Sons and Daughters of Helghan. This much I vow: The history of these days will be written in blood. By crushing the armies of our enemy, by seizing the weapons they thought to turn against us, we were fighting for our very existence. But if there are those who would deny us peace; refuse us our rightful place in the universe, then we will unleash such terrible vengeance that generations yet unborn will cry out in anguish![...]The enemy may shatter our bodies, but they cannot break our spirit. Even now they advance on our home world, to seize by force what they cannot claim by right. They cannot imagine what awaits them. WE WILL SMITE THE INVADERS FROM OUR SKIES! Though they sweep over our lands like the sands of winter, never again will we bow before them; never again endure their oppression; never again endure their tyranny. We will strike without warning and without mercy, fighting as one hand, one heart, one soul. We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares, drenching our ancestors' graves with their blood. And as our last breath tears at their lungs; as we rise again from the ruins of our cities... they will know: Helghan belongs to the Helghast."
"...seize by force what they cannot claim by right..."
What = But
p.s. thanks for writing all of this down!
i love the game (all story and gameplay).And i listen to this to pump up myself^^.So, you sir have just helped a soul, and many more to come
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nice thank you
I think this is still one of the most accomplished cinematic sequences there's been, at least by Western game developers. It's one long tracking shot, and the way the background and narration blend is seamless, giving forward momentum to the sequence. Visually, well, it's wonderful to look at.
All in all, it's really well directed.
Makkusu killzone is my favorite game franchise they are excellently executed. Definitely better than call of duty.
@Sgt. Negative To be fair though the gameplay, although is polished and quite satisfying it is rather dull. Not a lot of mechanics or gimmicks that would separate it from most FPS games.
Ahem... God of War 3 intro...
I just realized the ending with Visari covered in shadows is an homage to colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now lol
Killzone 2 is a remarkable achievement for the PS3. I feel comfortable saying it was ahead of it's time with dynamic lighting, particle effects, the way it used careful screen blur to enhance the visuals.
This game actually renders shadows from objects illuminated by the light of gunfire. And the way gun models are slightly blurred along the stock to simulate it being in your characters periphery vision looks so good and cool.
Plus the artistic vision was A+. Helghan looks like a horrible nightmare, with constant lightning and objects whipping back and forth to simulate intense winds.
An intro you don’t skip, even seeing it for a hundredth time
Never skip, just like GT5 😂
developers take notes cause that's how you make a intro
You are goddam right
@Zoomer Waffen what
@Zoomer Waffen salty huh?
@@ItalyTordy saltier than a mcdonald french fry
*One hand, one heart, one soul*
The only thing that would make this intro even more godly
A Helghast campaign
This game deserves a remaster for so many reasons.
1. Great campaign full of battles and action
2. Amazing Storyline for those who havent played it
3. Online the most important reason why
4. Multiplayer on killzone was one of the best always in action battles every class had a unique perk towards gameplay so much fun game modes could last up to 30 minutes and you wouldnt get bored because you was always in a fight as ISA or the Helghast. Overall one of the best games by far I have ever played and its a shame to see kids now playing games like fortnite and haven't seen a proper game like killzone.
If they ever do a remaster, I hope that such a remaster will have PC version.
Killzone was so Underrated it needs that PS5 remaster
No need for a remaster, just pop in the ps3 disc. It still looks great.
Mp kinda sucked..
5. Offline Bot support.
most epic intro ever
No doubt !
Saber King of Knights so true
Killzone 2 was the first game I played on PS3. Man, this brought back so many memories...
Thanks for uploading
Me too
“Fighting as One hand, One heart, One soul.”
We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares!
Drenching our ancestors graves with their blood; & as our last breath tears at their lungs, as we rise again from the ruins from our cities. They will know; Helgan belongs to the Helghast.
@@joshuamoore4537 Defenders of the helghast dream
NOW IS OUR TIME
This game is underrated
It wasn't that great but yeah it was really cool
Grossly underrated
Underrated? Back when this came out EVERYONE was talking about it, it was the reason to get a PS3 along with God of War 3. Killzone Shadowfall plunged the franchise low sadly.
(chuckles) That's funny, but, in all seriousness, no. Killzone 2 is many things, but "underrated" is definitely not one of them. More like overrated. Killzone for PS2 and PS3, Liberation for PSP, Mercenary for PS Vita and, as much as it pains me to say it, but Killzone 3 for PS3 as well. Those 4 games have "underrated" written all over them in invisible ink. Killzone 2 and Shadow Fall, as beautiful as they look, are garbage. Plain and simple. They did nothing to improve on Killzone 1 and Liberation, focused WAY TOO MUCH on Graphics and Multiplayer, rather than Gameplay and ... that's it. So, you tell me how Killzone 2 is "underrated", based on what I've told you? It's not. Therefore, your comment is meaningless. ✌️
Chris Burdick wow dude don’t be an asshole, it’s just an opinion.
Finally, someone who uploaded a good quality version without any other crap applied to it! Thank you!
I was about to say the same good Job m8! thanks a lot for this it's in great quality compared to the other videos floating around!
"Ever the diplomat, Rico"
This is what we call foreshadowing.
This was my fire killzone game and at first the intro felt cliche “here’s the bad guys, good guys coming to win the day” but then when it pans to Helghan on the surface and the ISA are getting wiped out I knew this series was different
As killzone rises again from the ruin that sony left it in .... they will know what a real fps looks like.
A Killzone complete collection is rumored to be released on both PS5 and PC later this year.
Powerful speech
The best Killzone to have ever been made. I miss playing this and almost throwing the controller out the window because I cannot defeat the colonel at the end.
he gave me hell lol. I quit playing for like a month but I was determined to beat him
And Rico's just standing there being utterly useless. Oh, yes, I remember. I remember very well.
He was easy on normal, but stepping up to hard was…well, hard.
I remember playing on the hardest difficulty, and I got stuck for like a month on the last level.
At one point I just got up and said "fuck it, maybe if I just run and bash everyone.... seems to work in plenty of other games..."
Well, bashing the enemy didn't workout too well, but I managed to sprint past every possible point(I think a few parts force you to clear the area) and I do recall almost the entire level being beaten by just sprinting.
But then the final boss came. And I knew there wasn't anyway I could run past him.
So i got stuck for a couple weeks on him, but eventually was able to just beat him, and my FUCKING GOD did it feel rewarding actually beating a tough video game for once lol
Colonel Radec
I remember watching this for the first time in the summer if 2010, little 12 year old me getting goosebumps over this incredible opening scene! It actually inspired me to become better at speeches and help me with delivery for a speech I needed to do in 2013, I got the highest marks! Thanks Killzone!
Ps5 needs to bring back Killzone. Imagine the crazyness with 4k60fps, haptics and 3d audio!
What I love about Killzone 2 is how it perfectly captures the arrogance of the ISA. These idiots naively believe that because they have the best weapons, that they will be able to naively crush the Helghast in a week. But the minute they land, the Helghast show that despite lacking in the military might of the ISA, they still have the will and determination to resist, and through that alone, they are able to squander the ISA's invasion. Sound familiar to anyone?
Pretty much every war that has ever happened begins with one or both sides saying "It'll be over quickly.".
You mean the Soviet Union kicking Nazi Germany all the way to Berlin?
The sequence where they leave Vekta with the triumphant music playing always gives me Starship Troopers vibes. They have no idea what kind of a shitstorm they're about to wade into.
Well this game is the definition of what happens when you completely underestimate your enemy.
Vietnam...Afghanistan... need I say more?
3:06 the ISA soldier on his knees with the pistol taking a shot to the body and head was such a well done cinematic
I was shocked when I realize Scolar Visari was voiced by Brian Cox (Agamemnon's actor in the movie Troy). Such a powerful delivery, I keep coming back to this intro scene to this day.
"Drenching our ancestors graves with their blood" chills every time
Visari is a genuinely amazing orator, his lines are great and the delivery is powerful.
Brian Cox is amazing
One of THE best first person shooters EVER.....PEROID!!
This hasn't aged a minute, still looks outstanding
I want the Helghast to win.
underlordd me too , in terms of lore they where the exiled by the vetkans
underlordd they already lost the war. They surrendered to the ISA shortly after the events of Killzone 3
Lol Nazis right?
Andrew Maddox false the isa actually surrendered first
Ahahah ahah but Helghast lose as always
Imagine you’re in theatres, and this scene is actually one of the previews showing before your movie.
These were and are still one of the best games ever made in my opinion.
When you realize your playing as the bad guys.
True !
In reality both, helghasts and Isa are the bad guys, both in some way, there is no good side in the war only winners and losers, and the winners talk only about his side of the history.
@Zoomer Waffen Nah, in the series they really show how both are morally grey, both sides are genocidal, but the helghast are the ones opressed for centuries, while the ISA fed vektand with racist propaganda and has an interest in helghan, but at the same time not every vektan is to blame, nor is it just to kill every vektan
@Zoomer Waffen Says the guy making excuses for a Mussolini/Hitler knock off. The middle ground of both sides being bad has even been acknowledged in the very canon of the series. That's the perspective of those who played Killzone Mercenary and accepted the fact that both sides are shit and are just gonna butcher each other in a never ending cycle of blood. At that point, with all the atrocities and escalation committed by Helghan or Vektan, it doesn't matter who shot first, but that they both kept shooting.
@Zoomer Waffen no they solely aren't last time I checked the helgast where anything but pretty both sides where evil I've played 3 and 4 and the helgast did some fucked up shit in the 4th they took over the planet and forced the residents out or just for shits and giggles kill them not to mention they made terrible energy weapons in 3 that would cause your head to explode
The best intro ever. The best multiplayer ever.
"...and as our last breath tears at their lungs, As We Rise Again from the ruins of our cities...they will know, Helghan belongs to the Helghast".
No one can argue against the fact that the Helghast are the heroes of Killzone.
They really aren't - they started the whole thing. Although it's the fault of their leaders, not their people.
@@kitchenjail3546 they didn’t start the war
@@kitchenjail3546 The UCN (United Colonial Nations) started the fire through stealing Vekta from the Helghan corporation shortly after it was colonised through their own funds and resources under the the leadership of CEO Philip Vekta whom the planet was named after, they installed the ISA (Interplanetary Strategic Alliance) as a puppet government and began relocating Earth settlers while deporting the then local Helghans to systematically replace its populance until the full eviction onto a nearby corporate mining colony on an inhospitable planet that makes present day Helghan, neither the UCN nor ISA will admit to these crimes.
@@sunnykwong8801 facts!
Or you can take the perspective of those who played Killzone Mercenary and accept the fact that both sides are shit and are just gonna butcher each other in a never ending cycle of blood. At that point, with all the atrocities and escalation committed by Helghan or Vektan, it doesn't matter who shot first, but that they both kept shooting.
Imagine killzone 2 and 3 with today's graphics and animations. I need everyone to imagine that.
I WANT A NEW KILLZONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This speech was the best thing of killzone2.
I would love to see a strategy game of this series. Seriously, it would be amazing.
Company of Heroes => Crimsom of Helghast
@@BioClone Gods if it was in the style of Company of Heroes that would be the best.
Shut up and take my money!
One of the best cinematic intros in history
We really got spoiled. How were we supposed to know when this came out that we were getting one of the best shooters of all time? This game set my little kid expectations so high that a lot of other games became disappointing by comparison.
Same here with kz3, my first fps game, and then no game felt as polished graphically or gameplay wise until like BF4
The best cinematic trailer ever created
I remember playing this game in 2014 to 2015. I was like 14 to 15 years old. Will always remember this game.
Scholar visari, even though you’re a ruthless dictator, your speeches makes me want to fight for the higgs.
“We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares.” That line is so epic and it came true
"We are going in with first wave...Means more helghast for us to kill. You smash the entire area, you kill anything that has red eyes, do you get me ?!"
Moments later: 2:38
0:43 ISA bullshit starts
2:02 ISA bullshit ends
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SONY...YOU (Guerrilla Games) NEED TO MAKE A REMAKE/REMASTERED OF THIS GAME, PLEASE!!!!!
No, the ISA started this war without reason.
Pizza Galore lol no they didn't
ragemonkey117 they did start it
technically its the UCN that is the root of the problem
They didn't
Eh, technically the ISA did start the *war but the transgressions had been seeded way before that.
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*The second extra-solar war was started by the ISA. They were getting anxious about the Helghast and they jumped the gun. The Helghast were egging them on because they wanted an excuse to invade and reclaim the original home.
**The original war, the first extra-solar war, was initiated by the Helghast when the U.C.N. decided to backpedal on their deals with the Helghan Corporation. The I.S.A. managed to hold out via covert operations for nearly two years before the U.C.N. war fleet arrived. They proceeded to mercilessly crush any resistance and straight up nuked the capital of Vekta because the Helghast refused to surrender. The U.C.N. then placed the solar system under martial law and allowed several horrible things, funding a few others, to happen to the previous Helghan Corporation employees. Under the public and state-sponsored persecution, the survivors gathered their funding to renovate the original colony ships and performed the exodus you see in Killzone 1's intro.
Sons and daughters of Hellghan the Universe may have forgot about us but today is a memorable day in our history.
Super Earth have recognized our military might and has call for our aid in the defence of the galaxy and freedom against alien, machine and parasite invasion. And the hellghast people will answer the call.
this may sound strange for you. To fight for our oppresors but believe in me, Scholar Visari, that this is an unique opportunity. The enemy cannot imagine what awaits them! This is our chance to step out of oblivion and claim our rightfull place in the universe! To fight for our freedom against tirany! To unleash such terrible vengance!!!..
I mean... to fight for democracy.
My people... I call for you strenght once more! Gather our weapons. Stand united once more! Fight as one hand, one heart, one soul! Make our voice resonate across the Galaxy once more!
Brothers and Sisters! NOW IS OUR TIME!!
The game is 14 years old. Hard to belive. I remember those goosebumps when playing it for the first time as it was included in my ps3 set when I was about 11. Graphics is still quite good compared to modern games. I know that there were some tricks used to make it look better, but compared to modern game played on average modern PC it looks very solid. Technology has slowed down. There isn’t such difference between ps3 and ps5 as there was between ps1 and ps3
Miss old days😢
This is still in 2018 the best trailer ever made!
I legit love this game, it was the first game on the ps3 that I played and its so nostalgic
Unbroken Speech.
"My People...Sons and Daughters of Helghan...This much, I vow; The history of these days shall be written in blood. By crushing the armies of our enemy, by seizing the weapons they thought to turn against us, we are fighting for our very existence.
But if there are those who would deny us peace, refuse us our rightful place in the Universe, then, We will unleash such terrible vengeance, that generations, yet unborn, will cry out in anguish!
The Enemy may shatter our bodies, but they cannot break our spirit. Even now, they advance on our home world, to seize by force, what they cannot claim by right.
They cannot imagine what awaits them...
WE WILL SMITE THE INVADERS FROM OUR SKIES!
Though they sweep over our lands like the Sands of Winter, never again will we bow before them! Never again endure their oppression! Never again endure their tyranny!
We will strike, without warning, and without mercy! Fighting as one hand, one heart, one soul! We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares! Drenching our ancestors graves with their blood.
And as our last breath tears at their lungs, as we rise again from the ruins of our cities!!....
...They will know...
Helghan belongs to the Helghast.
One of the greatest game intro's ever created. I would so much love to see a new Killzone on the ps5. Hopefully after Horizon Forbidden West, fingers crossed.
WE WILL SMITE THE INVADERS FROM OUR SKIES!!- that line motivates me to get shit done
Over a decade and the CGI and the gameplay still holds up. 🌹
Best intro ever.
One of the most underrated games of last gen in my opinion. Clan battles were ahead of it's time I feel.
OMG, it has aged well, but I remembered the characters' faces as looking more realistic. Kinda crazy but the game is 10 years old now.
Jeden z najlepszych trailerów gry jaki kiedykolwiek powstał. Po dziś dzień oglądając mam ciarki
-No one can make an epic intro for a videogame
-Hold my beer
This is the best fucking intro in the history of gaming
still one of the single greatest OP of all time.
In before this Legendary game gets remastered for PS5
"And as our last breath tears at their lungs; as we rise again from the ruins of our cities... they will know: Helghan belongs to the Helghast!" God what a speach!
These games had such good cinematics
This is magnificent!
“We will unleash such terrible vengeance, that generations yet unborn will cry out in anguish!” Visari got BARS🔥
So many glorious parallels.
My brother was the big FPS player in our family, so I would often watch as he'd start out whatever new game he'd brought. And I still remember just how blown away I was by the quality graphics of this opening back then 😉
Goosebumps
Brings tears to my eyes
This game needs a movie
In a Helghast Perspective.
i always loved how it seemed like the invasion would go smoothly based on how a bunch of ISA ships easily nuked some Helghast ships from orbit only for one of those ships to get struck out of friggin _orbit_ over Helghan
Now that I think about it if this ever did happen we'd be the guys in the middle of the rallies listening to this speech
And you wonder why Afghanistan fell into the hands of Taliban in less than 10 days.
They played Visari’s speech over and over again.
Well said
Kids these days don't even know the fire that were these games 🔥
That speech an intro just motivates you to want to go to war, any war in fact. This is 2022 an this game is still stunning to watch, Remaster please sony HURRY UP
one of the best console fps both online and offline. The weight of the gun and handling was great. Felt different to other fps at the time when the shots connects
Imagine this game on PS5 in 4K at 60 frames per second and above.
My god it would be so epic.
who's here after rhe helldivers collab?
The script is stellar, truly a masterpiece, and the voice acting is sublime. The music and video...? On point. Speechless.
2:27 (damn)...
2:52 (bruh... "strike without warning, without mercy...")
3:10 (damn.... "and as our last breath tears at their lungs...").
Those scenes, to name but a few, are unreal... the music... the timing... the script.... the voice and modulation. This is just underrated. Has got to be one of the best game openings ever.
I loved this game so much. Damn...
I absolutely love the multiplayer in this game it was so awesome especially when your sniping. I love the way you can become invisible and have that hit tracking system on to pinpoint where people were and then you can kill them with one shot even if it's a body shot. I spent so many hours online and maxed out the sniper class quick
Best game i'm so happy this was my first ps3 game i have so many memories but i still have it but it doesn't load anymore it says check the disc i did everything but i couldn't do anything i really wish i could play this game again haven't played it for 2 years now
A hero is nothing without villains