Killzone 2 screenshot to get us hyped for tonight's demo event

by Jem Alexander { Jul 10th 2007 at 8:00AM }

As if you didn't know already, tonight is the Killzone 2 event at E3. As if it wasn't hyped enough, Sony has released an in-game screenshot from the demo that our journalist pals (including our own Andrew Yoon) will be playing tonight.

The USAToday website has an article about four 'show stealing games,' with a little more info about Killzone 2 and the full res image can be found on Threespeech. Screenshots (well, singular) are all well and good, but we really want to see the game in motion. Hopefully there'll be footage galore after the press event this evening.

[Thanks Justin]

Tags: E307, Killzone, Killzone 2, Killzone2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

leatherlover @ Jul 10th 2007 8:12AM

looks crappy. the textures suck

Sonyfanoy @ Jul 10th 2007 9:54AM

Yeah this will be good , i look forward to this. :)

Bangbang... @ Jul 10th 2007 8:12AM

I like it. Looks like they may come a little closer to those target renders than i first thought.

Bangbang... @ Jul 10th 2007 8:19AM

I take that back, It looks a whole lot better in the small screen of the post. The full res version at threespeech looks kind of... different.

Thomas @ Jul 10th 2007 8:20AM

@leatherlover

you look crappy, you're textures suck!

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wow, that screenshot does look nice, crappy textures, because apparently the scene takes place in a crappy old house, or something. But the character and lighting are nice. I can't wait to see the rest of the game. Looks better than Halo 3..

Toby @ Jul 10th 2007 8:25AM

All i can say is wow. They've nailed the grainy look that they had in teh trailer. The shadows are a bit low res, but that's really nothin suprising since tehre's alot of it going on in the scene. Looks like its going to be a good day to be a PS3FANBOY!

Mustang @ Jul 10th 2007 8:42AM

Better then Halo 3? HAHAHA. I love coming to this site in the morning. The fanboys always give me a good laugh. Seriously Thomas, did you see the screenshot they posted last week for Halo 3? Looks 10 times better then this one. Lair looked more impressive in one screenshot then this one.

ps3maybe @ Jul 10th 2007 8:47AM

"alot of it going on in the scene"?

It's a picture of an NPC blocked into a corner. Chunky shadows and low res textures. Underwhelming.

stacy daniels @ Jul 10th 2007 9:05AM

i think this will be very embarrassing for sony..lol
just wait until the fan-boy see this...let the war comence..:-z

Mishi @ Jul 10th 2007 9:09AM

I think it looks better on ign, for some reason...I don't know just my opinion

http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/748/748475/img_4692210.html

Anpanman @ Jul 10th 2007 9:09AM

I smell fear coming from those microsoft fanboys.

By the way it looks great and it is just a 'pre-pre-alpha' build.
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=messhall&thread.id=30537&view=by_date_ascending&page=1

leatherlover @ Jul 10th 2007 9:17AM

What a big piece of crap. This does not even touch halo 3, Look at the shit for textures. hahaha better than halo 3

Dadidito @ Jul 10th 2007 9:19AM

Kinda have to admit it, hate to say it but doesn't look all that great. Lets see how E3 shows it. Maybe there will be better resolution shots or images in HD.

Neil @ Jul 10th 2007 9:28AM

One dark screen with not much content does not maketh a great game. I love my PS3 but I'm starting to spew at the, "OMG it looks amazing !!!" posts from moronic (teenage?) idiots. Hopefully, the demo etc will give us an indication of how the game will look but for now my advice is this ..... Children, go outside and play !

simcha @ Jul 10th 2007 9:40AM

I'm not prone to post on this board simply because of the naysayers, it always turns into a pissing match. But as a whole, when looking at the KZ2 pic and Halo3 pics, KZ2 does look slightly better. Keep in mind (leatherlover) among others, that the Halo3 image doesn't really show anything new or different. It's the same models as before (characters) with a bit more detailing and reflectiveness on the armor. Over all though, it looks and feels like Halo (as it should) but doesn't take anything and really push the envelope. It still has that cartoony feel to it.

With KZ2, it's easy to say it looks better simply because it's one unit in a big black space, but at the same time, when reading about info (posted by Anpanman), you learn this image is from a pre-pre-alpha build. In other words, this image is most likely from one of the first stages of development.

I guess as a whole, I personally in my own opinion, not stating anything as fact, think this is better solely because it's not cartoony, it's early build, and the detail looks pretty amazing. it's fresh and different, and isn't Halo with shiny armor from a BETA build.

BigDaddyDavee @ Jul 10th 2007 9:49AM

The gun in the guys chest looks shoddy.

Pre-Alpha, Beta or whatever, this game is not going to look anything like the target trailer.

Remember Gears Of War at E3 last year? That looked better than this.

shando @ Jul 10th 2007 10:05AM

lol!! This looks like sh*t! people who say it looks jaw dropping and stuff must go check their eyes.

Nvm, Im happy with Haze, Haze is going to blow the crap out of this game.

spartan2023 @ Jul 10th 2007 10:18AM

it looks good and bad, it seems that this pic was use to generate buzz if it will live to the cg trailer, so we will have to wait until tonight :) cant wait.

Popfrogs @ Jul 10th 2007 10:44AM

A single screenshot in a dark room from a pre-pre-alpha is nothing to base my opinion on. I'll reserve judgment for video clips as it nears release.

TakenNames @ Jul 10th 2007 10:49AM

http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=83619

the real screenshoot...geesh it was a joke from guerilla games. lol all that over reacting

Scott @ Jul 10th 2007 11:42AM

WTF??!?!?!?!

That looks like sh*t!

jack @ Jul 10th 2007 11:45AM

@23

that's no joke dude. it's a piece of crap photoshop of a piece of crap screenshot of a piece of crap game.

here is the REAL first screenshot lol:
http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/asset_popup_viewer.aspx?at=59&cc=21&item=0

TheGuy @ Jul 10th 2007 11:59AM

@23

The "brick wall" picture is fake, but the actual screen is a poster. Look closely at the picture. See the red dot? That's a bullet decal on the wall. So it is a wallpaper, in game.

Deathalo @ Jul 10th 2007 12:44PM

I think the reason the shadow is so pixelated is because it's a pre-alpha build, things like shadows aren't really perfected till the end. Hopefully the rest of the game looks better in motion.

rodsky @ Jul 10th 2007 12:45PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

remember this?
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/14/actual-killzone-2-better-than-trailer/

doesnt look anywhere near as good as the trailer

SONY, you gotta do something to save your sinking ship, the price cut is not enough

sicklesdawg @ Jul 10th 2007 1:10PM

Looks great cant wait for it love playing Libiration!!

whats wrong Xbots nothing going on for the 360 halo3 looks the same as halo2(overrated story) Hahahaha go and play your shitty overlord!!

headmanice @ Jul 10th 2007 1:22PM

Kool.. this game is looking great!! I think the texture needs a bit of work.. but i guess they can still fix that. I never knew halo had textures... hahahhaha all i see are shiny armor plates with dull enviornments.

rodsky @ Jul 10th 2007 2:11PM

@manic

1st they need to get close to the trailer to be able to exceed anything, and from that screenshot they arent doing it, just by overhyping their own game to this level and lying about the trailer it makes it seem as if its destined for failure

plus this game looks like a pile of steaming s#!& compared to crysis (which unfortunately wont come to any console), much more interested in Haze too

i hope final fantasy doesnt disappoint

Lp47 @ Jul 11th 2007 12:42AM

That screenshot they posted for Halo 3 last week is not in game it looks so fake and cg. This screenshot is real and it looks really good. Lets just wait to see the game in motion. Also HAlo 3 in motion looks like shit come on theres way to much hype for halo 3 it doesnt look that good.

ChaosKnight @ Jul 10th 2007 2:13PM

I'm sorry, this looks horrible. I had high hopes, but these have thrown them down. It is still a bit early, but I don't think pre-pre alpha considering the game has been in-development for more than 2 years now... I expected more... They will improve it... but I'm sorry, if they're trying to show off what the system can do... this is definitely not it.

Dadidito @ Jul 10th 2007 3:17PM

Haze has really changed what people are expecting at least graphically for the PS3. (Crysis not withstanding)Hard to get excited anymore by this game. Hasn't ever really lived up to the hype. Hope they prove us (those that can admit it)wrong tonight.

Miguelon @ Jul 10th 2007 3:23PM

HAHAHAHH Halo 3 looks like 10000000000000

balaam @ Jul 10th 2007 3:26PM

apparentley it's a screen of a person in game looking at a POSTER TEXTURE ON A WALL NOT REAL IN GAME
then he spins around and sees some amazing battle scene
im not saying that's true but it's a rumour going round

miguelon918 @ Jul 10th 2007 3:26PM

For some weird reason my comment didnt show up completely so anyways that comment is just like any xbox 360 fanboy comment who likes to judge the games graphics by just one damn screenshot ¬¬

mccomber @ Jul 10th 2007 4:49PM

I'd heard that a couple times today balaam, and I think it would be great if that's how they do it. This "in game" shot turns out to be truly in game; just not the way we were expecting. That would certainly explain why when zoomed out this image looks fantastic, but when you view it at 720p it looks pretty bad; it would look good on the wall in game.
It's going to be interesting, that's for sure. Sony's going to dump a few thousand gallons of gasoline on the internet flamewars no matter what they show.