KILLZONE 2 DEMO AVAILABLE
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I checked google, the demo is open for everybody in Europe, however if you are in the US, you need to have pre-ordered the game from Gamestop in order to receive the demo today. If not, you have to wait until the 26th for the demo.
It's a short demo, lasting about 10-15 minutes and is a small section of the first level. It doesn't reveal much about the story, it's just a demo to showcase the overall feel of the game. It took me a while to get used to because I was never into FPS games until I played COD4. It's different to COD4 and WAW because in those games, the person you control seems to move more freely and has no weight so the action is always fast. In this, the guy you play as feels heavy and as a result moves around slower. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, it's just different and more realistic.
The standard control setups are shit. A stupid feature is having to use R3 to aim with the sights. However, change the control setup to the one called 'Alternate 2' and the controls become (almost) identical to those of COD.
The cover system may take some getting used to but once you get the hang of it, it works really well. The only annoyance is that you have to hold L2 to stay behind cover instead of just pressing it once to snap to cover and then pressing it again to leave cover, but this is a minor issue.
It's a short demo, lasting about 10-15 minutes and is a small section of the first level. It doesn't reveal much about the story, it's just a demo to showcase the overall feel of the game. It took me a while to get used to because I was never into FPS games until I played COD4. It's different to COD4 and WAW because in those games, the person you control seems to move more freely and has no weight so the action is always fast. In this, the guy you play as feels heavy and as a result moves around slower. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, it's just different and more realistic.
The standard control setups are shit. A stupid feature is having to use R3 to aim with the sights. However, change the control setup to the one called 'Alternate 2' and the controls become (almost) identical to those of COD.
The cover system may take some getting used to but once you get the hang of it, it works really well. The only annoyance is that you have to hold L2 to stay behind cover instead of just pressing it once to snap to cover and then pressing it again to leave cover, but this is a minor issue.
Got the UK demo by creating new account and used some UK address I found online. Played it 5x, tried to like it but not living to the hype for me. When you press on the aim button you stay in aim mode until you press it again to release from aim mode. Hard to aim and shoot when target is moving. Can't lay on the ground, crouch doesn't feel like crouching, jumping doesn't feel like jumping, but the running is fast. Shot with 5 different weapons, the assault rifles are ok. What's really weak is you can't carry two rifles at the same time, only one rifle and handgun at a time. Multiplayer will be the deal breaker for me, hopefully you can carry more than one assault rifle and have perks and good maps like COD4. I noticed I got a little dizzy from playing, too much shifting on the screen when moving.
I played COD5 afterwards and COD feels way better for me, maybe because I'm used to it; but it feels more fluid.
I played COD5 afterwards and COD feels way better for me, maybe because I'm used to it; but it feels more fluid.
I made an EU account for the demo and snagged it. I think it's awesome.
I turned the sensitivity almost all the way up and that helped a lot. I can't figure out why they have the top shoulder button to fire for most of the set ups. That seems really wrong. I guess that has something to do with the 360 controller being a great FPS controller and the triggers used for shooting. Oh well. I think I had it set to standard 2.
I turned the sensitivity almost all the way up and that helped a lot. I can't figure out why they have the top shoulder button to fire for most of the set ups. That seems really wrong. I guess that has something to do with the 360 controller being a great FPS controller and the triggers used for shooting. Oh well. I think I had it set to standard 2.