5 Games That Definitely Did Get a Graphical Downgrade
Killzone 2
In the early days of the console wars between Sony and Microsoft, Sony was eager to establish themselves in the first-person shooter market with a title that could match, or even surpass, the then-champion that was the Halo series. Their answer was Guerrilla Games’ Killzone 2, a sequel boasted to be far superior to the first entry in the shooter series. While many were skeptical about whether it could pull this off, it was hard not to get excited about the title’s chances thanks to a stunning trailer released for the game at E3 2005. The destruction of the cityscape as the war with the Helgen raged on, matched by whizzing bullets and carefully created character models, felt like a leap forward for games the likes of which no one had seen before, and it was all supposedly in-engine footage.
Sadly, this proved to be hype, all hype, and nothing but hype. The trailer had been pre-rendered to stoke fan excitement, and while the final product was still impressive to look at for an early seventh generation title, it was a noticeable graphical downgrade and wasn’t anywhere close to the game changer most where anticipating. The series would go on to see other impressively rendered entries in the series, but not without a hefty dose of skepticism by burned fans.
