I know, I know. I was just hoping that it would take a different route and it seemed like they were kind of trying to separate themselves from that at first but sadly had to give in. PC shooters are just a little more mature I guess.
Yea that's what I wanted. I wanted Saving Private Ryan & Black Hawk Down rather than Transformers and GI Joe. That tank part that you're talking about had me laughing so hard because it was just soooo corny and out of place. They didnt really have those moments in KZ2 (well it didnt seem intentional anyway) but it still felt like they didnt utilize this GREAT backstory that they have set up for the Killzone universe. The "summer blockbuster" vibe doesnt fit with the theme all that much..IMO. Everything on Helghast is depression/struggle/warzone/fighting for independence/nazi & WWII comparisons/being alienated and then they want to cut out all of that and just focus on the action and add in a layer of cheesy humor.
I mean, LOOK AT THIS:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2007-killzone-2/21504
They went from THAT to what we have now, which is a regular ole military shooter. Look @ the atmosphere/sense of doom. It even had a little bit of cyberpunk thrown in there too. Oh what could have been... :/
I guess it's time for me to go hang out in the "am I the only 1 that hates scripted shooters" thread also. There are way too many scripted encounters this time around....so far. It's feeling like they've abandoned the mini-sandbox gameplay. After all of this...I think I'm looking more forward to Rage every day. I want an open world shooter where I can explore and see civilians and go to stores to buy upgrades/weapons. Do other stuff besides just shooting all the time. The more I think about it, the more it seems that Rage is EXACTLY what I'm clamoring for.
/RANT