14 DAY TRIAL // New details about Killzone 3 have recently emerged, giving information about the new cinematic death animations and the new control system that Guerrilla Games is planning for their latest offering. It seems that the developers are aiming for a more spectacular experience this time around, akin to surpass what the Call of Duty or Halo series have achieved.
A blog post on the official site of Killzone 3 details the new cinematic ways the player's Helghast enemies will die in the game. It is stated that, “Killzone 3 is strongly influenced by Hollywood realism. Combat sequences such as firefights pack a strong dramatic punch, while still retaining a sense of gritty authenticity. Cinematic deaths are the logical progression of this design philosophy, adding a variety of spectacular (and sometimes explosive) new ways for Helghast enemies to perish.”
Examples of such animations are the destruction of a Helghast drop ship that spirals dangerously out of control, creating even more havoc on the battlefield or the death of jetpack trooper that is shot in his fuel tanks and is sent of up in the sky screaming. Both can be seen below. The developers say that it one of the play test sessions one of these jetpack trooper landed on another one of his kind and set fire to his fuel tank as well bringing on the same admittedly hilarious effect.
Furthermore, in a recent interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine, Herman Hulst, the head Guerrilla Games, said that the movement controls will change and will provide a more streamlined experience, leaving behind the heavy feel of the title's predecessor. “I’m confident that when Killzone 3 comes out, we’re going to have a set of controls that will really appreciate the vast majority of audiences,” he told OPM. “The heavy sensation of KZ2 is absolutely gone. Instead, this feels much closer to standard run-and-gun responsiveness.” Killzone 3 will be released in February, 2011, exclusively for the PlayStation 3.