In an effort to instil potential gamers with a sense of awe and even more anticipation, Guerrilla Games has released two brief videos demonstrating what the team dubs ‘Cinematic Deaths,’ or events, in the upcoming Killzone 3.

A recent Guerrilla Games blog post explains:

“Killzone 2 aimed to raise the bar for dramatic FPS firefights with features like the Hit Response System, which saw characters convincingly jerk and stagger based on where they were shot. With its Cinematic Deaths, Killzone 3 doesn’t just aim to raise the bar - it runs the bar through a wood chipper, douses the remaining sawdust in nitroglycerin and sets it on fire.

“Much like its predecessor, 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.”

Guerrilla then goes on to explain and demonstrate what, exactly, is meant by this new philosophy:

“For instance, a Helghast drop ships struck by a barrage of W.A.S.P. projectiles doesn’t have to simply drop out of the sky; the force of impact can tear off the ship’s stabilizers, causing it to bank and spiral wildly out of control before slamming into the ground with a massive explosion. Of course, this also makes it more difficult to predict where the drop ship will come down, as Sev finds out:”

Killzone 3 - Cinematic Drop Ships

“Another cool example is the jetpack trooper: if the player keeps firing on the jetpack’s fuel tank it will eventually rupture and ignite, propelling the screaming trooper skyward in a ball of flame. As the fuel burns up, the trooper’s charred remains fall back to the ground - and, if the player’s lucky, onto the heads of other Helghast soldiers or nearby oil drums.”

Killzone 3 - Cinematic Jetpack Deaths

Impressive indeed, although I personally would have liked to see at least a few more seconds of each…

Speaking of more footage, you can see bunches of Killzone 3 videos, as well as screenshots and more information, via El33tonline’s previous coverage of the game.

Source: Killzone.com