CVG reveiws killzone 2

[Rodger]

I read that review a while back, its hardly new. I couldn't get very far reading the comments before they started to hurt my head. Apparently they read a different review than I did because I thought it was a very positive review with that lack of co-op being the only criticism that I can recall. I thought the reaction to that was nuts, but then the reaction to X-play's 5/5 topped it...

Yahtzee will probably be reviewing this one next week and I can already think of a few things he'll probably gripe about too, even if he ends up liking the game. The reactions will be priceless either way I'm sure.

Edit: Just looked at that review again and saw the title. "First must-have shooter of '09"

 

[nova18]

Dont know what everyone is complaining about on there, Im buzzed for K2, I thought the review was fair and respect the score they gave it.
It hasnt altered my opinion and I am still going off to buy it first thing in the morning.
Fanboys are crazy.

 

[oliveira8]

Edit: Just looked at that review again and saw the title. "First must-have shooter of '09"

Was there any other good shooter in '09?

 

[oliveira8]

Edit: Just looked at that review again and saw the title. "First must-have shooter of '09"

Was there any other good shooter in '09?

Depends on who you ask. Fear 2 is the only other contender.

Then I guess KZ2 can top that.

 

[johnman]

Oh man.. i've never seen that many comments on a CVG article before. Its a good score and people still complain... fucking fanboys.

Same here, a reveiw normally actracts 20 or so, normally less. A very high profile reveiw mybe 100

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Bah, this happens on every single exclusive game review ever.

 

[oliveira8]

I think giving negative score for something that aint there but should is logic. Sorry but those comments are pure gold!

Really? I never once saw a review site take points off Bioshock or Call of Duty 4 because they didn't have co-op. You shouldn't deduct points for what isn't there.

Exactly. CoD4 didn't get slated for not having co-op, something no one can deny would have made it an even more enjoyable game.
That's where a lot of K2 reviews are going off the track and instead mark it down for not being perfect (as in not having everything including the kitchen sink) instead of giving it a score in comparison to what's on the market at the moment.
With almost all the reviews saying that the graphics are stunning, and the gameplay both on and offline is superb, surely a game with that kind of praise should be getting a good score all around.
It doesn't seem to make much sense to drop a game's score by a fair amount because of essentially nit-picking, not particularly good reviewing in my opinion.

Is 8.7 a bad score? Geez...whats wrong with people thinking that below 9 is a bad game...I remenber the days of PS1 were a game getting a 8 was a "undeniable perfection of a game"..these days if its not hitting the 10 mark is an average score....And yes in this age you should comment on every aspect of the game, things it has and things that should have had.(Unless its something that would not make any sense at all like Bioshock not having Co-op.)

 

[Ravinak]

Fanboy quote:
"You absolute M$ loving slags. If this was on that broken piece of trash masquerading as a console with it's last hope being the pointless Alan Lakes, you'd give this undeniable perfection of a game 12/10. And it is undeniably perfect, even though it's a shooter, and I hate shooters, but it's on my beloved PS3 so that's different, isn't it, my precious?"

At the end there it just sounds like he was kidding. He was just making a joke right? Oh god please tell me he was! I don't want to completely lose my faith in humanity until the nukes start flying.

 

[scnj]

Excuse me if I'm wrong, but is Killzone 2 even out yet?

I pre-ordered and got it in the mail today, so some people have it at least.

To be honest, 8.7 is an excellent score and nothing to complain about. Hell, 7/10 isn't anything to complain about. If they want to be stupid and immature, let them. They're the ones who come off looking stupid.

 

[oliveira8]

Fanboy quote:
"You absolute M$ loving slags. If this was on that broken piece of trash masquerading as a console with it's last hope being the pointless Alan Lakes, you'd give this undeniable perfection of a game 12/10. And it is undeniably perfect, even though it's a shooter, and I hate shooters, but it's on my beloved PS3 so that's different, isn't it, my precious?"

At the end there it just sounds like he was kidding. He was just making a joke right? Oh god please tell me he was! I don't want to completely lose my faith in humanity until the nukes start flying.

The rest of the comment was this:

"Anyway, I must admit, I've never been much of a fan of FPS, but this does look quite good."

And the Microsoft extreme hate makes it in my eyes not a joke. Also theres a conspiracy theory if its on the PS3=Shit Xbox 360=God like.

 

[t_rexaur]

Some people see anything below 9 as bad mostly due to costs I'd think. You've played a lot of money for your console of choice, ditto for the games, you want to feel that you've got your money's worth I suppose. It's no excuse for rampant fanboyism though.

And about the Co-op thing. Looking for Co-op is the big thing now, as mentioned above, most games NOW have it, and use it well (like Left 4 dead), so to not have it, especially in a large-scale war game like Killzone 2 seems a bit silly.

Saying that though, 8.7 is still good, very good in fact, but after all the hype, most fanboys cry when it doesn't get infinity/10

 

[oliveira8]

Fanboy quote:
"You absolute M$ loving slags. If this was on that broken piece of trash masquerading as a console with it's last hope being the pointless Alan Lakes, you'd give this undeniable perfection of a game 12/10. And it is undeniably perfect, even though it's a shooter, and I hate shooters, but it's on my beloved PS3 so that's different, isn't it, my precious?"

At the end there it just sounds like he was kidding. He was just making a joke right? Oh god please tell me he was! I don't want to completely lose my faith in humanity until the nukes start flying.

The rest of the comment was this:

"Anyway, I must admit, I've never been much of a fan of FPS, but this does look quite good."

And the Microsoft extreme hate makes it in my eyes not a joke. Also theres a conspiracy theory if its on the PS3=Shit Xbox 360=God like.

Actually, the rest of the comment makes it sound like he was kidding in the first bit.

I trully hope its a joke...then again half me wants it not to be a joke cause the whole thing is so funny.

Edit:Bah it was a joke...sad...

 

[Irridium]

so it doesn't have co-op, so what, niether did COD 4 and that didn't stop it from getting high reviews, niether did Far Cry 2 or Crysis and Crysis Warhead, or Bad Company and Fallout 3, although Fallout 3 is more RPG but just for the sake of the argument, it is also a shooter

So why is Killzone 2 getting negative points for no co-op, none of the other shooters without co-op got marked down because of it.

other than that, its a pretty fair review.
8.7 translates as "really good" to me

 

[Remleiz]

can i just say im a PS3 owner and have no intention of buying this game, it looks terrible.