[PS3] Killzone 3

You have literally zero shadow detail in both the dark and extremely bright areas in movies such as Minority Report or War of the Worlds. I don't really care about the math behind it all as long as the result is basically the same.

 

The crushed blacks are the smaller problem, I've only mentioned it because it's silly to waste a lot of the already small range on this. The histogram should not have an entire band of completely black or white values if they have LDR as a start...

And the bigger problem is the clipped highlights, especially if you look at the gamersyde gallery. A lot of the particle effects are clipped at like 70-80% intensity

Look at the muzzle flash:


Whereas in MR, white is 100% white, the entire range is utilized, and the transitions are nicer too:


Anyway, I don't want to argue on this; it's clearly a technical issue, but if you're not disturbed by the results then good for you.

 

It doesn't just not bother me, I actually think it looks fairly cool the way it is.

 

That's actually the reverse of my opinion. When playing, with all the lighting and other effects and everything moving (including shadows) it's not going to bother me nearly as much as it would in a still shot.

 

With 3d glasses you will never have 100% white.It'll be clamped way lower.

 

What comes through the glasses is another issue, which I hope will be solved eventually.

Also, if you already have a 80% white - and unutilized tonal range and such artefacts - before the glasses, then the final results are going to be even worse.

 

The display calibration was probably way off with some of those crazy contrast boosting crap features turned on. Lowered brightness is not a good thing, if your display is actually calibrated properly.

 

Interesting Q&A:

Part1 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-Gam...-QA-with-Guerrilla-Games-on-Killzone-3-Part-1

Part 2 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-Gam...-QA-with-Guerrilla-Games-on-Killzone-3-Part-2

 

Killzone 3 feature:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piiNLMz2Byw&feature=player_embedded

 

Somethings I noticed in the Qore episode about KZ3.

1. They said KZ2 was a financial bullseye and critic success for GG, so if Qore is to be believed somebody within GG/Sony was happy with the performance of the game? Its at about 57 seconds in.

2. Fan feedback said the game was to tactical and not enough run and gun, they have "changed" this now, this makes me sad @3.40

 

Yea it made me go sad as well.
Those are not "fans" , fans already like it as it is...those are just haters


P.S.[Shall we organize B3D KZ2 session sometime in near future ?]

 

Whoever said Killzone 2 was tactical must have really sucked at shooters. It's about as tactical as "run and hide when you're about to die."

 

It is a half shame that the CoD bunch thought the pacing/feel was "wrong" just because it was different to CoD, and another half shame that GG are listening to them.

So an entire shame, I guess.

 

You surely can't run & gun in KZ2, and therefore it automatically becomes tactical, cause you now have to think something other than simply running towards your opponent guns blazing. Whether its extremely tactical or just mildly tactical is a different thing altogether.

 

How about next weekend ?