Killzone 2 CG intro wins Roses Design award

by Andrew Yoon { Nov 2nd 2009 at 1:00PM }

The Roses Design Awards have recognized Killzone 2 with six nominations and one award, according to a report by GI.biz. This is the first time games have been allowed to compete alongside graphical, visual design and architecture categories.

Axis Animation won a gold award for "Best Use of Animation" for its work on the Killzone 2 CG intro (embedded above). Described as one of the studio's "most ambitious projects," the intro features over three minutes of footage from Vekta to Helghan in one seamless sequence that's free of cuts until the final climatic shot. Director Stuart Aitken is certainly deserving of high praise for setting the stage for one of the PS3's most visually involving games to date.

Tags: animation, axis-animation, killzone, killzone-2, roses-design-award

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

JACK @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:03PM

epic everything Kz2 is, and one one my favorite shooters evar!

HeXeN @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:17PM

No matter how much you hated (which ended up being the cool thing to do) or liked KZ2; you have to admit that this was a sweet ass Intro.

Nobledevil @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:23PM

Usually when I play KZ2 I at least watch that video until Visari stops talking. Beautiful stuff - well, the art itself, not Visari.

Mo @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:28PM

I have yet to really get my foot off into kz2's ass, but its is pretty... and I love the intro

the Sawyer family @ Nov 2nd 2009 1:59PM

awesome intro. love Killzone 2

Gilliand @ Nov 2nd 2009 2:31PM

I think it's funny how he has green eyes in the intro and I think blue eyes in the end of the game. If they did that on accident they might have to pull a Kojima and somehow put that in the story making it five times more confusing and five times more awesome.

Cheesus Crust @ Nov 2nd 2009 3:43PM

LOVE Killzone2... I wish it gotten the Halo/COD like popularity it rightfully deserved. I PERSONALLY think its much better than Halo, and about the same as COD. Even becoming PS3's console selling FPS would have been enough.. I blame the damn awful advertising, and even that VERY little of.

Jake @ Nov 2nd 2009 3:55PM

i thought he was a real actor when i first saw it, amazing graphics!!! not supprised it got an award for it

Bladesy @ Nov 2nd 2009 4:26PM

Looks fantastic ... Cant wait for the next one! Well done KZ2.

Forlourned @ Nov 2nd 2009 7:03PM

Decent job in the CG, but it when I first watched it before I started the game something struck me odd. Lazy programmers most likely for it since if you've watched it, just ignore the camera pan back between the two walking out into the opening and pay close attention to Col. Templar...

You'll notice then that he just.. stands there like a statue while everyone is moving about. The programmers could have had him walk off screen or blend into the crowd and disappear, but no. Like a card board cut out him becomes.

Also, I write this again like I wrote it on that trailer of 'Avatar'. Why didn't they just use ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT? They have computers right? Planning the trajectory of simple house size rocks wouldn't be that difficult would it? Heck, a rock the size of an SUV dropping from space is equivalent of a multi Ton Explosion and instead of just silly energy like Nukes, those babies will hit with MASS.

Things to think about when wandering the Empty streets of any "sci-fi" Fps.