Killzone 2 First Impressions

I do not think I was alone in being skeptical of Killzone 2’s potential. One of the most overhyped games of the decade,  sequel to one of the worst games on the PS2 (allegedly). I never played the original Killzone, nor the PSP title, but Killzone 2 has intrigued me since its controversial “this is real gameplay footage, only not really, we lied to you” trailer a few years back. Even so, as many of the big sites have stated, the finished product is not far from the CGI trailer that originally caught everyone’s attention.

After playing through the sizeable (1.2gb) but short demo tonight, I am definitely impressed with what Guerilla Games has put together. I am tempted to pick up the game simply for the campaign, as the small sample in the demo blew me away. This, plus the apparently insane multiplayer make it worth the purchase price to me. I probably won’t get around to buying it until march or april though…