Killzone 2 Evolution - E3 07 vs Dec 08
- Posted December 8th, 2008 at 08:48 EDT by
- 55 Comments
Following a fresh onslaught of Killzone 2 updates this month, PSU has decided to mark the occasion by showing off some of the visual differences and upgrades Guerrilla Games has applied to the hotly anticipated FPS over the past 18 months.
The screenshot comparison we are providing is comparing the E3 2007 trailer to the December 08 preview code released to the media last week.
After taking a glance at the shots below, one of the most conspicuous features you should notice is the upgraded character models. In the Dec. 08 version, facial textures have been noticeably improved along with some characters featuring completely different gear and weapon load outs. In addition, Guerrilla Games has made a number of improvements including enhanced motion blur and lighting effects, with colors and shadows appearing much darker.
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It's also worth baring in mind that the December preview code is in fact an Alpha build of the game, which, according to recent reports, has already received some significant polishing over at Guerrilla HQ. With two months left to go until the game is released, we're expecting nothing short of perfection for the final product.
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jigglespsu
- 8:32am GMT - December 8th, 2008
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Awesome, at firt i thought this was the 05 pre-rendered cg vs the alpha build. Now that would be a real comparison
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tadpole3159 |
faulkner8991- 8:47am GMT - December 8th, 2008
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anyone wanna try an E3 05-08 comparison shot?
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lb003g0676 |
Pound_lb003- 8:58am GMT - December 8th, 2008
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The fifth one is a glitch that has been recognised, that the guys face is like plastic.
Seb Downie (motherh; developer) noted it in his issues list.
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Zippie151 |
Sanguineous- 9:05am GMT - December 8th, 2008
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Looking very good, but the actual game does look slightly lower res than the E3 shots and also WTF happened to the fire trail in the 7th picture it looks like sh** compared to E3 hope they can do better than that, coz thats rather shameful otherwise.
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The_Sorrow_Gamer |
The_Sorrow_Gamer- 10:11am GMT - December 8th, 2008
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@8,9,10 I think the fire trail looks better in the second on thhen the first,look at these two and compare the fire during the gameblay and stuff
Look at the fire in the E3 07- Look at the full thing or skip to 1:45 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lRAPncF5qw
Look At The Newest One- Go to 1:30,look on the left side of your sceen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNkacCgZUTY
NOw you compare and tell me :)
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bracomadar |
bracomadar- 11:46am GMT - December 8th, 2008
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The '08 version is a lot more colorful. I like how this is turning out :)
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terminator12259 |
tacitassassin25- 11:51am GMT - December 8th, 2008
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that is amazing how much different it looks, the trail on the 7th picture looks more realistic, and the game looks darker and more realistic for the feel of the game
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XSpike_SpiegelC |
XSpike_SpiegelC- 11:53am GMT - December 8th, 2008
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first off, This is just insane, alpha build with no polish??? It already looks better than ALL the other games released!!! Can NOT wait till Final Build comes out......
And about the fire, i think they need to make it combo of both, as in, more flames right next to the craft like DEC O8, then a giant pillar of smoke coming out, not a pillar of fire like in the E3 07... Because there is no way that it would still be flaming that far away.....
Here are some pics of actualy aircraft on fire, just for reference.....
http://www.airlineempires.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/image001.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6716/R_Crash3_MiG-29.JPG
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 12:02pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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Wow,this comparison really makes the 07 build look like crap.lol
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SpyroViper
- 12:21pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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It looks fantastic! Though I do prefer the crispness the 07 pics had. The Dec 08 pics had a 'blurryness' to them.
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Demon_Dog
- 12:36pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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AWE...SOME! I like the fact they have adjusted the lighting to give the game more colour and vibrancy instead of a dead grey colour, a really good example is 09. Also colour shades of the soldiers gear/4x4/sky have been tweaked so they dont merge into one another too much. All in all it is looking droolworthy. Bring on 2009!!!
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Zippie151 |
Sanguineous- 12:45pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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@ 22 (Xspike)
Agreed about the fire but i was trying to make a point about the detail level on the trail, its rather poor in the preview build compared to E3 vid, and besides I'd take something that looks better than something thats is realistic in a game any day!! ;-)
EDIT: After watching those two youtube vids I definately think E3s fire trail looks better lol -
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Alpha2
- 1:24pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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The E3 firs trail is inccorectly rendered though. Each plume of flame covers the one preseeding it. So the new one is actually much better looking and actually feels like flame.
The hair and face shapes are a lot better looking now too. Before they were kinda blocky, especially the commanding officer guy but now he looks a lot more human.
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TKC-Muzzer |
TKC-Muzzer- 1:37pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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Zippie151
Agreed about the fire but i was trying to make a point about the detail level on the trail, its rather poor in the preview build compared to E3 vid, and besides I'd take something that looks better than something thats is realistic in a game any day!! ;-)
EDIT: After watching those two youtube vids I definately think E3s fire trail looks better lolReally, when have you ever seen a fire trail like the E3 one? Never, the second one is realistic.
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mighty_nerd
- 1:44pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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What people is failing to realise is that the dec 08 preview code that game journalists are showing and commenting on is from earlier this year. Remember the Playstation Day event in May showed how far along KILLZONE 2 was and it looks the same as the dec. 08 build. What i'm getting at is that KILLZONE 2 is going to look better than the preview code shown in dec. Just listen to the ign podcast where Jeff said when he saw the new build in amsterdam he says it looks much better than what is being shown now. So GG have from May to Feb. 09 to actually improve everything about KILLZONE 2 before its release. I hope they add the shader effect called sub-surface scatter to the faces of the ISA to make them look more realistic like in the E3 2005 trailer. Overall i'm still impressed with this game and will be buying it come launch. Keep up the good work GG.
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AndrewMilky |
AndrewMilky- 2:22pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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I regret ever complaining about this game being delayed.
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just8
- 2:57pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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the color depth is far superior, but the shots from 2007 aren't pre rendered, they were in game like they are now, the real comparison is with the 2005 pre rendered vid, seen here http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko9xC6TMdiw and im glad to say this looks better!! this is guna rock, oh and @ 1 i completely agree i prefer the old space ships 2!!!
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Zippie151 |
Sanguineous- 3:59pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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@30 (TKC)
As I said, I cannot comment on whether it looks real or not as I have never seen an aircraft burst into flames and hurl towards to ground in real life. However I do find that the E3 picture looks BETTER, not necessarily more realistic, to me. Although i have to say the '08 preview doesnt really look like fire now does it? -
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edd- 4:58pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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O.O wow, now maybe it's just me but from my laymans perspective the game footage from 08 blows the other shots away... I don't think it would be out of line to say that the most current build (as it is considerably more polished than these pictures of the alpha build) would at least match that 05 CG vid
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TheTurbanator |
TheTurbanator- 5:00pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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Click on the HD Link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyBsJjF_s8Q
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ForTheSteel |
ForTheSteel- 5:47pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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i like the fire from 2007 alot better...
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RagingStorm |
RagingStormX- 6:14pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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My only issue with this game so far is the flimsy and gay melee animations, I can't be the only one who have noticed it.....please, you fix that and this game will be nigh on perfect!
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GrugNorg0606 |
L1QU1D_F0X (The I's are ones & the O is a zero)- 7:57pm GMT - December 8th, 2008
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OMFG! Stunning!
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NoMercy666 |
Ask me...- 12:28am GMT - December 9th, 2008
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Yeah, it's nice. @3 Lol, it looks like it. They kinda messed him up.
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Dofry
- 4:38pm GMT - December 9th, 2008
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I think the last picture comparison explains why Sony and GG decided to release photoshopped images for Killzone 2. You can now clearly see the final image color settings/lighting that seemed to have made into the final game. This old Kotaku news post shows what they were aiming for in December 2007. =)
http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/12/killzonebullshot.jpg
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