CES 09: Killzone 2 vids from the show floor

by Jem Alexander { Jan 9th 2009 at 5:00PM }

Spoiler alert. These videos contain many things from Killzone 2, including story points and gameplay from the later parts of the game. Of course, these are totally awesome story points and gameplay, so if you don't mind the game losing a little mystery, you're in for a treat. Having said that, the first video is both spoiler-free and the best of the bunch. Entitled "Ballet of Death," it shows off the game's detailed and bloody death animations, put to a classical music soundtrack. Nice. Check out all the videos after the break.

Tags: CES-2009, guerilla-games, killzone-2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

THE GUARDIAN @ Jan 9th 2009 5:07PM

I've seen these already ,but it's always nice to see them again!!! the game just looks stunning, I reserved it a few days ago and got my voucher for the demo from Gamestop, I can't wait to play it!!! :D

IcerC @ Jan 9th 2009 7:11PM

They need to show these on TV NOW!
ending with:
...Only on Playstation 3...

SimbaDogg @ Jan 9th 2009 11:56PM

i can't watch these videos anymore, because i love them...but everytime i do i

...jizz in my pants

tomo511 @ Jan 9th 2009 5:22PM

Aww man, this this is a graphical power house. It just looks better and better each time I see it!

Buzski @ Jan 9th 2009 5:27PM

holy crap this game looks insane

ron @ Jan 9th 2009 5:36PM

holy shit, things BURN, he shot the trash bag trash dumped out and roaches were crawling out of it, ugh...fucking amazing.

nakedatthecomp @ Jan 9th 2009 5:59PM

every new trailer gets me more and more excited for this

ps3man @ Jan 9th 2009 5:59PM

i just cant explain with words how excited i am for this game. just cant wait to february 25th

magicfett @ Jan 9th 2009 6:02PM

Wouldn't that first video make a great commercial? Fantastic looking game. Reserved.

kentuckyfried @ Jan 9th 2009 6:02PM

The first video, should be running as an ad on t.v. as much as possible. hahaha.

Toby @ Jan 9th 2009 6:06PM

i am so honored i got to take part in this beta. Cant wait for the full release.

OneMale @ Jan 10th 2009 12:20AM

Screenshot/pic or it didn't happen.

Toby @ Jan 10th 2009 12:59AM

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v303/kittenz/?action=view¤t=killzone2.jpg

Amirr @ Jan 10th 2009 5:47AM

@ Toby
Why is your photobucket username "kittenz" ...

Toby @ Jan 10th 2009 8:45AM

Because my psn name is Kittens. Big whoop, wanna fight about it?

ZombieDeity @ Jan 10th 2009 1:33PM

So, be as completely candid as you can be... and tell us how it was. Also, if you wouldn't mind, tell us how old you are and what your top three favorite games of all time are. That will help us establish a baseline for your taste. Thanks! :)

Toby @ Jan 10th 2009 3:14PM

21 almost 22, been gaming forever. favorite recent games are Metal Gear Solid 4, Socom, and Gears of War (1). I played it on a 1080p 40 inch sony bravia and have never seen anything so good in my life, and never had more fun with a multiplayer game. :)

ryan @ Jan 9th 2009 6:14PM

Aside from the flickering gun in the beginning of the second vid, very awesome.

Arnon @ Jan 10th 2009 2:08PM

Yeah whoa.. that's a pretty big graphical glitch O_o. Hopefully what they're showing is a build.

Easo @ Jan 9th 2009 6:23PM

Every time I see this game, It look less impressive graphically, and yet It get more impressive. What does it. The animations. Killzone 2 has the best animation I have ever seen in a video game PERIOD. Hopefully this will inspire other developers to stop using those ridiculous looking rag doll physics and start using weight and momentum to determine a characters movement and reactions. Cant wait for this one.

SoulBlade @ Jan 9th 2009 6:34PM

All they did was distribute some additional weight to rag dolls... it's still heavily based on rag doll physics (at least when they die or are flying around).

The Pirate @ Jan 9th 2009 6:37PM

Actually, SoulBlade. They made a physics system JUST for the deaths. They do use Ragdolls, but its not the same Ragdoll system everyone uses.

The Pirate @ Jan 10th 2009 9:27AM

Actually, SoulBlade. They made a physics system JUST for the deaths.They do use Ragdolls, but its not the same Ragdoll system everyone uses. They also gave every enemy and ally Muscles and bones. This means that Bones break, muscles snap and it all looks orgasmicly real. :)

ryan @ Jan 9th 2009 7:06PM

http://i41.tinypic.com/2h5n37m.gif

Yeah, that's orgasmicly realistic alright.

B-real206 @ Jan 9th 2009 7:47PM

^^^^^ lol

Lavat @ Jan 10th 2009 12:45AM

Actually they way the enemies fall and die are as quoted from the Official PS mag.

"A rag effect has been applied on top of the physics model, on top of the IK engine, to generate a balletic bullet hit response for each enemy."

So everything is working as a unique mix that works pretty well.

Levi @ Jan 10th 2009 1:32AM

I bought the latest episode of Qore, and they explain their animation system, which is pretty cool. They've motion captured a ton of different movements and combined them, so you can have one of many motion captures being used for your legs while your upper body could be one of numberous motion captures at the same time.

They've done the same with the ragdoll aspect; they've combined the ragdoll physics with motion capture, so ragdoll is used when appropriate, instead of all the time.

It also has the standard localized damage, which integrates into their animation system pertty well.

jerses @ Jan 10th 2009 10:43AM

i like the rag doll effect. THey give that action movie explosions feeling...maybe not for just shooting but when things go boom thats when i like it

Nugent @ Jan 9th 2009 7:07PM

Well, if their change to death animations is so simple, it makes you wonder why others haven't done it before. Because the death animations look a lot better than anything I've seen in other games. Its really a lot of little touches; kill them while they're firing and they continue to fire a couple of shots. Shoot out their legs and their arms come out, as if to stop the fall.

Hopefully, they put that much attention to detail in everything, not just the death animations. Seeing the animation where you wipe off your cross-hairs makes me optimistic.

ryan @ Jan 9th 2009 7:17PM

I think that's simply another idle animation that other games have done, like checking the gun or marveling at it's beauty etc. But animation like that is always welcomed. It seems like this game won't disappoint.

Tyler @ Jan 9th 2009 7:18PM

lol. That looks AMAZING!!! But did anyone else notice in the 2nd trailer, as they were dropping... the gun that the guy to the left is holding starts blinking? I no its not a big deal... Just bored out of my mind.

There is only one (main) problem I see with this game.
How smart are my AI teammates? Will they stand in my way? Will they take cover and wait for ME to kill the bad guys? Or will they do what real people would do... HELP ME.
Other than that one concern... it looks so awesome...

Boye @ Jan 9th 2009 7:30PM

The blinking weapon simply indicates that you can now pick them up. It just shows the smooth transition between "still an enemy weapon" to "weapon available for pick up", they don't have to hit the ground before this happens.

Tyler @ Jan 9th 2009 8:20PM

Not when they are on the ground. When they are in the ship and it is crashing. Right after the explosion in front of them. The guy is on the left, and alive.

Boye @ Jan 9th 2009 8:27PM

I see it now. Yep, something's wrong there.

anthonyjh @ Jan 9th 2009 8:11PM

I just came buckets.

Wait, what?

ryan @ Jan 9th 2009 8:47PM

Impossible. Pics or it didn't happen.

Huh? Come again?

Alex @ Jan 9th 2009 8:12PM

Why wouldn't you buy this game omg, I can't imagine how slow the DL will be for the demo with the zillions of people trying to get it but still, god this game is amazing lol...

evaq8 @ Jan 9th 2009 8:19PM

I just got a chance to see play this at CES and it is an AMAZING game, will deffenitly be getting this as soon as it comes out.

Levi @ Jan 10th 2009 1:47AM

$ony is dead, admit it LOl this game looks like crap!

Just kidding... I got jokes... You kow that would be a real comment if this were posted over at Joystiq :P I'm sooo looking forward to this game tho. I'm preordering for the demo.

gravewolf @ Jan 10th 2009 9:30AM

Im sooo tired of going to joystiq right now ....i barely noticed anything about killzone 2 on their ps3 section.

Popfrogs @ Jan 11th 2009 12:54PM

Yeah Joystiq and even Kotaku are dark places for PS3 fans. You'll see almost no love even from the editorial staff.

The other day someone busted out a list of amazing PS3 exclusive titles in the comments. The exchange went like this:

PS3 guy:"OMG amazing title list. KZ2, GoW3, etc. etc."

Xbox guy: "Bah, that's nothing, wait till you see what MS has lined up."

PS3 guy: "You mean the 2 Halo games and Mass Effect 2? What else is there?"

Xbox guy: *crickets*