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KILLZONE 2 - The |OT|
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Iain Howe said:
I think the negative reaction to the dialogue might have something more to do with the voice acting from the team around you rather than the dialogue itself. That was my impression, at least. It wouldn't (or shouldn't) surprise anyone if soldiers use the word "fuck" every nanosecond in real-life wars, but they probably don't sound like they're cursing for the simple glee of doing so (overemphasizing certain words, etc). In Killzone 2, it often sounds forced and unnatural, like a bunch of kids trying to play soldier rather than hardened troops invading a hostile planet. And I think that has more to do with the silly voice acting than the dialogue itself. Wouldn't surprise me if it comes off better in other languages.
Tylahedras
Banned
Though they didn't say that in the GT review, I think it's more the macho bravado that people find annoying. I know that's my problem, not the copious swearing.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Kittonwy said:Maybe they expect soldiers in the middle of a battle getting shot at to speak like fine english gentlemen.
Sev: Would u like some tea, Rico?
Rico: Well coitainly, Sev. Thank you very much.
MFC: Wat about me, u bloody wankerz?
It wouldn't work, it would be like this
Sev: Would u like some tea, Rico?
Rico: Well coitainly, Sev. Thank you very much.
MFC: Wat about me, u bloody wankerz?
Rico- We're out of tea, sorry.
MFC: Great googles! Now I feel like a spare prick in a gangbang.
Garza- My fine gentlemen, the toilets are clogged. So much for invading a hotel.
MFC- Next time pucker that asshole.
Rico- Shit
Sev- I do think so as well.
Rico- I heard the convoy has tea.
MFC- That's the fuking convoy!!!!
Sev- Throw a grenade to alert them of our tea depletion
Higg- SCATTAH GRENADE!
Kool-aid man- OH YEAH
I should write dialogue
razgriz417
Member
Dubbedinenglish said:It wouldn't work, it would be like this
Sev: Would u like some tea, Rico?
Rico: Well coitainly, Sev. Thank you very much.
MFC: Wat about me, u bloody wankerz?
Rico- We're out of tea, sorry.
MFC: Great googles! Now I feel like a spare prick in a gangbang.
Garza- My fine gentlemen, the toilets are clogged. So much for invading a hotel.
MFC- Next time pucker that asshole.
Rico- Shit
Sev- I do think so as well.
Rico- I heard the convoy has tea.
MFC- That's the fuking convoy!!!!
Sev- Throw a grenade to alert them of our tea depletion
Higg- SCATTAH GRENADE!
Kool-aid man- OH YEAH
I should write dialogue
:lol
gray_fox224
Junior Member
fin said:
People who are interested, that's who.
BlackGoku03
Member
LOLDubbedinenglish said:It wouldn't work, it would be like this
Sev: Would u like some tea, Rico?
Rico: Well coitainly, Sev. Thank you very much.
MFC: Wat about me, u bloody wankerz?
Rico- We're out of tea, sorry.
MFC: Great googles! Now I feel like a spare prick in a gangbang.
Garza- My fine gentlemen, the toilets are clogged. So much for invading a hotel.
MFC- Next time pucker that asshole.
Rico- Shit
Sev- I do think so as well.
Rico- I heard the convoy has tea.
MFC- That's the fuking convoy!!!!
Sev- Throw a grenade to alert them of our tea depletion
Higg- SCATTAH GRENADE!
Kool-aid man- OH YEAH
I should write dialogue
Very funny. Good stuff. Good material.
keyrat said:
Is that such a good thing, though? I mean, looking at RE1 and making fun of it is all good, but that was over ten years ago. At the time, that shit was as serious as games could get. Killzone 2 presents itself as a serious game. Have you even watched the intro movie? It sets the tone for the entire game, and there is no way of getting around it.
I love how Sony fanboys were making fun of Gears of War for being so cheesy, are now saying that story and characters don't really matter in a shooter.
I guess in a way, that's true, as I've been enjoying the game a lot, despite some cringe-inducing moments.
Truant said:
as much as people say story might not matter, story and proper exposition is what makes a game from awesome -> classic. KZ2 might be a benchmark for console FPS in gfx, stop and pop, multiplayer classes and environment, but from what people say it seems it falls just short of the FPS hall-of-fame type game that Half-Life is. 2 weeks can't come soon enough
Like Halo or CoD... amirite?....icechai said:as much as people say story might not matter, story and proper exposition is what makes a game from awesome -> classic. KZ2 might be a benchmark for console FPS in gfx, stop and pop, multiplayer classes and environment, but from what people say it seems it falls just short of the FPS hall-of-fame type game that Half-Life is. 2 weeks can't come soon enough
StreetDisciple
Member
Any word on when we will start to see any advertising outside of the net? 10 days away from launch and I haven't seen not one commercial. My local gamestores not one poster up, what is going on?
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Truant said:
Yup exactly. Dont know about Riddick though I beat that game twice and I dont remember
at all what the story was.
Hey Truant what do you think of the game so far did you beat it?
The halo games don't have much of a story though,they merely tie one action sequence to the next like in a standard b-fare action movie. The books provide exposition through a separate medium from the game which shouldn't come to play in reviewing said game's story. For instance, I could write a terrific story about the ratchet series seeing as a basic universe and theme has been fleshed out, but should that elevate a game with a bare-bones in-game story to this hall of fame level you speak of?Truant said:
Here's an ad they are showing in Icelandic theatres. http://www.sena.is/killzone/
nelsonroyale
Member
Truant said:
Honestly, how old were you when RE1 was released...that was very corny when it was released, but its part of its B movie feel...
Personally I do think narrative is important...its one of the reasons I prefer uncharted over gears... I have yet to play KZ2, but it is a bit of a pity if the story doesn't match up, as the world design etc looks to be very stylized and slick...
I personally think the narrative in bioshock was reasonably interesting, but actually a little to minimalistic to create much of an impression on me, this is probably somewhat influenced by the weak ending, however...I suppose a different standard of critical analysis is applied depending on the products ambitions...
In regards to KZ2, I haven't really played many of the previous games, and I am certainly not purchasing the product because of a narrative hook
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Rikyfree said:
Not bad.
cryptic said:
I think you quoted the wrong guy. I never said anything about Halo.
And BruceLeeRoy, I'm nearly done with it, just one tiny bit left.
I have to say I really like it for what it is. Since the game is so linear, there's not much replay value for me, although some of you will go crazy trying find all the Intel cases and the Helghast Symbols scattered throughout the levels. Will I play it again? Probably not.
Tylahedras
Banned
nelsonroyale said:
Bioshock was quite good at creating back story with the tapes you picked up. I'd say that those tapes did more to immerse me in the environment then the main story which was only really awesome for that one twist at the midway point. The rest of the time it was executed only decently (and at the end quite poorly).
But the tapes allowed me to get insight into the minds of the main characters in a way which would have been difficult to do in cut scenes, and it made the story more at my discretion while also providing my collection habit with something else to feed on.
It was very clever but something that would be difficult to emulate in a game like KZ2.
dasupremeone
Member
when does the game ship? i want to buy the game early at a 7-11
dasupremeone
Member
dp
SappYoda
Member
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Truant said:
Very cool thanks man.
KZObsessed
Member
SappYoda said:
Seems more like a teaser building up to a bigger marketing campaign when the game launches... I hope :lol
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
FFObsessed said:
Yup this is going where I was hoping the marketing campaign was going to be.
It very confident and menacing great way to build up.
:lol I'm so glad that's just a teaser. Way too short to have any kind of real impact.SappYoda said:
I think they're referring to Truant, even though he isn't. He's someone that values story very highly and judges it very harshly in all games. He also has the game and has almost finished it so he's definitely in a position to know what he's talking about.Orlics said:
I completely agree, Bioshock was the best experience for me this gen due to it's story. The audio tapes created a sound and convincing backstory which made my motives and context real. I felt immersed and present in the games narrative. Take away the story, Bioshock wouldn't have had the same impact on me.Truant said:
I havn't played killzone however I feel if Gears of War 1 was any indication, that the cheesy dialogue won't affect me. When I play games I look at the experience which in GoW's case became my go to multiplayer experience for the next 2 years. If Killzone can replicate this excitement to continously make me play the game then I will easily be able to overlook it. Had Killzone shipped with a multiplayer which didn't interest me however I would probably be disappointed.
While playing through Singleplayer only games I take all I can out of the game and evaluate it on it's merits. With games that tack on multiplayer components such as FEAR 2(which I am grinding through currently) then it bothers me when I find flaws with the games design which could have been rectified if one part of the shipped product was sacrificed. When a game has many average components it irritates me.
H_Prestige
Banned
That teaser was awesome, but I think they could have picked more menacing footage given the horror theme they're going with. Very cool marketing direction though, can't wait for other teasers and the full advert.
I love that teaser. It really builds excitement, imagine if you had never seen the game before and that popped up on your TV. I prefer that to the Iclandic one as they have removed the OTT voiceover. "Heelghaan, weve beeen hera 4 threeee weeekz", just doesn't resonate with me.SappYoda said:
dreamer3kx
Member
Haven't seen one commercial yet on kz2, watdafuk Sony! Lets get this shit moving!
KZObsessed
Member
Dante said:
I still maintain that the E3 07 trailer was by far the best trailer they put out due to this.
Nizz
Member
I hope some of the gaming sites have a Killzone 2 countdown/week to help build excitement for the game. Sort of like how Gametrailers had a countdown to Gears 2. Or how some sites will have front page ads for the game. I'm just not getting a sense of excitement from the media. The game has been getting great reviews but since the game has been finished for a while and most sites have reviewed it almost a month in advance, I'm getting the vibe they're sort of over the game already...