Monday, June 25, 2007

Killzone and Killzone 2

Killzone and Killzone 2

So, I was watching AOTS on G4 the other day, and on their "the Loop" segment, they were talking about what the PS3 needs to do to turn it's current situation around.  They mentioned that having Killzone 2 playable at E3 (and looking as good as it did on that infamous trailer) would be a good step in the right direction. 

Later in the show, some fan called in with a comment about how he was looking forward to Killzone 2, and Kevin asks him if he has ever played the original Killzone; he hadn't.  Kevin then goes on to talk about how the original Killzone was a crap game, and how he's surprised at how many people are looking forward to the sequel for such a game.  Reading various articles around the cyberweb, I've seen the same sentiment repeated a few other times: "The first Killzone was crap, why are you looking forward to the sequel?"

I actually liked Killzone.  A lot.  It wasn't the Halo-killer it tried to be, but it was still a very solid shooter with a cool storyline.  The game itself may have had a few minor issues, but it really couldn't have been further from "a crap game".  Is all this Killzone hate justified, or is it just a result of all the general Sony hate that's been living on the cyberweb lately?

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