Last Gen vs. Next Gen Graphics: Halo 4 vs. Killzone Shadow Fall

Karam Elahi from SpawnFirst writes: "In our "Last Gen vs. Next Gen Graphics" feature, we pit the best late-in-the-lifecycle game of our choosing from the previous gen, to as similar a title as we can find in the next gen line-up. We’re not restricted to one console line, as in this series PS3 vs. Xbox One, Xbox 360 vs. PS4, PS3 vs. PS4, and Xbox 360 vs. Xbox One graphics comparisons are all fair game. We post up decent in-game and some in-engine cinematic shots of both games, and we leave the decision all to you as to which game looks better."

[Kayant]

Seriously where do you get these screen shots from? These are damn awful and compressed to death especially KZ:SF. Doesn't do either real justice.

KZ:SF - https://pbs.twimg.com/media... http://www.abload.de/img/po...

Halo 4 - http://s.pro-gmedia.com/vid... http://s.pro-gmedia.com/vid...

More KZ:SF --> http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

Halo 4 --> http://www.videogamer.com/x...

[Irishguy95]

Killzone rapes Halo always in the graphics department. But never in the gameplay department. At best it has equaled Halo(Killzone 2) and that was only once. I find Halo 4 to be below the rest of the halo's too though(Yeah even with better graphics :/ ). And won't be surprised if Halo 5 is.

Edit - Killzone 2 was the only Killzone with that feeling. Killzone 3 and SF through it away. GG admitted to it. Because casual cod players didn't like that feeling. GG have really lost their minds with what they're up too now. Although it's not surprising. Instead of adding some new to killzone they added bullet time and seeing through walls. Slow clap for them.

[WeAreLegion]

I prefer Killzone's game play, but they're very different games. Tribes was Halo before Halo and it still plays better, IMO.

[vishmarx]

halo is obvously inferior to SF...
but not KZ 2 lol no.
even though KZ 2 is prolly the best fps of the last gen

[ForgottenProphecy]

I'd disagree. I just like the realistic, heavy feel of Killzone

@vishmarx
Do you mean superior, not inferior?

[combatcash]

Halo Reach IMO was more impressive visually than killzone.

[AndrewLB]

I'm pretty sure those killzone screenshots on his page are not the final retail graphics.

[mikeslemonade]

Never seen Halo 4 but Halo Reach and Halo 3 were two of the worst graphics of last generation in comparison to highly rated games.

Some other bad looking last gen games were:
Crackdown
GTA4
Saints Row

A better comparison would be COD or BF of last generation to Kilzone.

[TheGreatAndPowerful]

>Killzone rapes Halo always in the graphics department but never in the gameplay department.

and yet Halo 4's MP is basically dead right now. heh

[assdan]

I honestly don't understand halo's appeal. I've always hated it whenever I played it. The environments seem empty, the graphics are OK, and the gameplay is horendous. People literally never die in multiplayer.

[PeaSFor]

Halo rely way WAY too much on aim assist for me, everything is sticky when they cross your reticle.

[Mosiac77]

Killzone in no way rapes Halo. Killzone has had many opportunities to be a great FPS games and has missed that every time. Where they went wrong was when they called Killzone 1 the halo killer. You never want to compare your games with a master piece or it will hunt you forever. The designs and graphics of KZ are alway good even KZ1 for being a PS2 game, but we're they fall short are on gameplay, voice acting and multiplayer. And believe me I always have hopes for this franchise. I've played every KZ hoping that it will come close to How fun Halo is but you can't replace the one that started it all. It just like God of War, how many have try to copy them and always fail. Stay away from the masters path.

[joab777]

This article is stupid. I played them both through 2x each and the multi extensively. Wasnt a big fan of either sp, but gameplay wise, I like halo sp story and SF multi.

Graphics wise...don't spend time looking at screenshots of different gens. Play them and u will realize that it isn't even a discussion. Killzone Shadowfall is one of the best looking next gen console games to date. Yeah, halo 4 looked good on the 360 but lets hav this discussion when halo 5 releases. Though one of the ppl resposible for halo 4's good looks now works for Naughty Dog!

[Azmatik]

Im so sick of screen shot comparisons screen shit never count u dont see it in motion and when u do see it in motion thats when u see all the jaggies from the AA and the true graphics. I can take a screenshot of one of the oldest games and itl make it look good.

[TheGrimReaper]

@Mosaic:
Learn WHO called KZ 1 a Halo killer, come back again ;)

I like KZ more than Halo, it's a more grounded sci-fi approach imho.
BUT one thing which KZ really lacks: Coop SP!
So much fun playing Halo with a buddy next to you!

OT: Yeah, let's compare games from two different gens! -.-"
If you want to show the improvements, compare it to KZ3...

[VforVideogames]

HALO rapes KZ in every department last and new gen hands down. but by the way this article its stupid.

[Utalkin2me]

@VforVideogames

Says the kid that has never played KZ obviously.

[ChrisW]

Which of those screen shots are actually CGI?

[Muffins1223]

Not any of its art desighn,it dose not..killzone has great graphics but like many comments about it,its been called a grey fest,ugly,and dull looking.K SF looks amazing and did a better job this time with its style especially in like the forest level but it still dose not have 343s talent in making the games scenery look amazing like halo 4s levels.It never game me any jaw droppin moments like halo 4 or other halos did.

[mikeslemonade]

sigh.. Halo fans are as bad as Nintendo fans. All they do is say "Halo rapes ________" without any facts. Debating with kids are the worst.

[badz149]

why is this comparison even surfaced? Halo 4 is not even the best looking game last gen and it even looks inferior compared to KZ2/KZ3. and suddenly comparison to KZSF seems warranted? Halo has its great side, sure, but graphic is NOT one of it!

[hazardman]

IdK I feel like shadow fall hit the sweet spot gameplay wise for me of the 4.

[Ps4Console]

KillZone's graphics were good but there is nothing new in the game we haven't seen before sadly it's average at best graphics are brilliant but we want new gameplay .

[snoopgg]

Halo 4 graphics are no where close. Killzone 3 graphics on the ps3 blows them away. As far as halos gameplay, that game was only good when there were no other fps out there to play. The only people keeping that franchise going are kids.

[saber00005]

I've played all of Halo games, and I've played Killzone. I personally like Killzone better. It's not overly hyped compared to Halo. Just my opinion. I actually enjoyed KZ's campaign a lot. They brought a LOT of new gameplay stuff that I've never seen or played before. Perfect example is the falling maps. It was EPIC.

But hey, that's just my two cents. ;)

[karamsoul]

To be consistent, 1280x720 screenshots were used for both games.

[Stick89]

Lolz?

Let's take an advantage one side has and completely disregard it so that it looks more like the other one...sweet logic bro.

[gigoran]

karamsoul, that's a pathetic excuse. To be consistent? You're comparing a previous generation of technology to the current generation. You don't do a comparison of an old vhs copy of star wars to a bluray version and dumb it down. This certainly will be the last of your posts that I read.

[karamsoul]

I'll switch em up. Thanks for the feedback.

[assdan]

This isnt a proper comparison if one of the games is in a smaller resution than it should be. That's like taking the turbo out of a car in a street race because the other cars don't have one.

[heisenberguk]

?

[N0gg1nsh0tz]

I just inspected the screenshots from the article and Hillzone's ones are 1080p resolution. Halo's are 720p. I like halo but, it doesn't beat Killzone: SF in graphics. Not sure about other aspects of the game but i'll find out when i get my PS4. (When i manage to get one :/) Stop trolling and go back to 9gag.

[forkliftfoot]

HUH?

[ATi_Elite]

I can't wait to see Contra NES vs. KZ:SF PS4

If you are gonna compare something then Compare KZ:Sf to BF4 PS4

[Gr1mmyshadows]

No comparison. Contra is way more fun than any KZ

[SilentNegotiator]

The Halo series hasn't been exceptional graphics wise since TWO generations ago. What a dumb comparison.

A better comparison would have been KZ3 and KZ:SF.

[ziggurcat]

Here you go:

http://n4g.com/news/1400347...

[showtimefolks]

Killzone is the only FPS where i can play online and do well, COD just sucks with campers and BF series has a huge learning curve

Never tried halo so can't give my honest opinion. KZ2 and Resistance 2-8 player co-op are the best FPS online games i have played last gen

i am mostly into single player games

[AyeUMadBro]

You are all clearly missing the point here. A game looking better is not about how each texture pops in the character or environments. As a fan of both franchises. All of you don't realize that developers have to fit as much as they can in a game with the hardware they have. So comparing KZSF and H4 are terrible but comparing it to KZ2&3 and H4 are more appropriate.

I personally think Halo looks more impressive, even though Killzone has better texture and detail, any game could look better if all you have to do is fit so much detail into basically a corridor shooter. Halo has much more open environments in comparison, way more enemies on screen, vehicles that are air and ground, 4 player co-op, etc. All of these factors take away from a texture or two that could go into the game, but these factors make a game more impressive to me visually because it has to accomplish all of these tasks while at the same time trying to look good and add as much detail doing it. So of course Killzone is going to look better in terms of detail, it doesn't have to perform any of the tasks I mentioned above about Halo. I'm pretty sure Killzone would lag pretty badly if it had as much going on on-screen as Halo did while trying to maintain the visuals it has. Killzone just lacks to much in variety just to look good. I would much rather drive a vehicle, play co-op, and have forge mode rather than some good looking character models. Anyone would agree that is a better experience.

I like Killzone and have almost every trophy but I don't love it as much as Halo. The Halo universe is so big and there is so much to do in Halo compared to Killzone. That's what makes Halo a much more overall and impressive experience.

[thisismyaccount]

On a technical level

Killzone > Halo 4

On a graphical level

You either like it or not the look&Feel of Killzone, i personally don´t because my assoziation with the Franchise-Killzone is this :

http://s2.n4g.com/media/11/...
http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

and certainly not this futuristic approach in SF

http://www.destructoid.com/...

[Gabenbrah]

Halo 4 looks astonishing for current-gen, I can only imagine what 343i will achieve on the Xbox One.

[lets_go_gunners]

I still wonder how they managed to put that much detail into the enemies on a system running on less than 512 mb ram.

[Are_The_MaDNess]

texture streaming my man. texture streaming. nothing more to it.

[ProjectSeoul]

Apparently they had one of the best programmers in the business, so that helped a lot with the graphics. Sad news is that she left 343i, the good news is that she went to Naughty Dog. But don't expect the next halo game to look too amazing in terms of graphics, but that doesnt stop me from getting excited about the next Halo

[DigitalRaptor]

Corrinne Yu, is your answer. She's now at Naughty Dog.

You win some, you lose some.

[ELCUCO]

Not much since Corrine Yu jumped over to Naughty Dog.

[Gabenbrah]

You do realize she would of complete the new engine for Halo 5 since she would of been working on it for at least a year now not to mention 1 employee out of the 343 at 343i which consist of Naughty Dog employees as well is hardly a dent on Halo 5.

[ELCUCO]

No dispute on the engine work, but hardly a dent is severly under appreciating her work. You must not understand the significance of her work at 343. All that is praised of Halo 4 graphics was a direct reflection of what she has accomplished.

On lighting alone, MS filed a software patent based on the techniques that she was applying to Halo 4.

[beerzombie]

That is a big time loss. she is considered the best if not the best engine builder on the planet.

[WeAreLegion]

Why does this exist? Let's forget about the vast graphical gap between the titles for a second. No conclusion was reached. No article was written. He posted photos and a title for hits. Ban this crap!

[karamsoul]

This piece is categorized as "screenshot", NOT opinion or article.

[Prime157]

Look, I understand. I get it as I took this submission's title and went, "who does this? Is this a joke?"

I know you won't agree with me and that is fine, and maybe part of me still wants to believe in honesty and integrity so I will understand my disagrees. Maybe that makes me naive... However, I just wonder if maybe, JUST MAYBE, this author Was a fan of both games and genuinely comparing the two in a POSITIVE light. That really IS possible.

It really is.

[karamsoul]

It is. I love both games. :)

[BillytheBarbarian]

People will be disappointed with nextgen if all they care about is graphics. It's not the leap forward people think it should be.

Racing games on Dreamcast still look good compared to the latest forza. They can do nice things with particle effects and physics now and there is more environment interaction. That will continue. But a car is a car.

[Software_Lover]

Merry Christmas. Who is winning the fantasy league

[BillytheBarbarian]

You too man. Degeneral looks to win with Jamaal Charles scoring crazy numbers every week. I ended in 4th place. We'll make sure you're in it next year!

[mhunterjr]

This guy is a complete joke. First the completely unscientific comparison between TLOU and DR3 (he's illogical reasoning being that both games have 'zombies'), now this.

Why not compare killzone:SF to a last gen game with a similar scope and art direction... I dunno... something like KILLZONE 3 for Christs sake!!!

How can you get an accurate representation of the generation shift when you keep compairing totally unrelated titles? Again, this guy is a joke.

Next, let's compare Resogun to Mass Effect 3. Why not? They both have space ships!

[Shadonic]

How do you compare the graphics of an open world game to that of a more linear based one ? logically TLOU would have better visuals.

[mhunterjr]

Not to mention the open world game has several hundreds of procedurally generated enemies onscreen at once.... Nope, the fact that both games have zombie-like enemies makes those points invalid...

[ziggurcat]

DR3 and TLoU are both 3rd person survival games. KZ and halo are both 1st person shooters... How are they not related?

And they have compared KZ: SF to KZ3:

http://n4g.com/news/1400347...

[mhunterjr]

Man, anyone who knows ANYTHING about game design would understand the technical reasons why these are invalid comparisons. The genre of the game is not what determines it's potential graphical output. It's the scope.

Why would you compare a linear corridor shooter to an open world game? The features that tax the system are going to differ vastly. Why would you compare character models between a game that has <10 onscreen characters to one that has to deal with >400? Obviously, the one with fewer will have more detailed models. Why compare the textures between a game that loads new ones for every scene, and a game that has to stream them all in on the fly? There are so many reasons why the comparison makes no sense.

The same goes for Halo and Killzone. The scopes of the games are totally different. Killzone has one of the tightest fields-of-view ever in a FPS. That allows for greater detail, as their are less items onscreen at once. It also historically had tighter encounters with fewer enemies at once. Halo's engine had to account for a much wider FOV, as the game is played from the 3rd person perspective much of the time, and with vehicles, characters are moving at much higher rate of speed. There are also many more enemies on screen at once. From a technical standpoint these games are doing completely different things with the hardware.

It just makes so much more sense to compare games that are more technically related of your trying to compare next gen to current gen.

PS: that comparison you posted isn't from SpawnFirst.

[mhunterjr]

Forgot to mention Halo's graphical engine has to allow for four player split screen and dynamic physics. There's simply no logical reason to compare these two graphical engines.

[ic3fir3]

overall quality
Halo>Killzone

Gameplay
Halo>killzone

Sound
Halo>Killzone

Graphics
Dependes,halo has larger scenarios, more AI on screen, better AI, more vehicles on the screen, and more freedom, so halo game engine is higher, killzone is more linear is normal in visual be better, but technically halo exceeds

[Irishguy95]

Technically sure Halo exceeds. But Killzone looks better -> It has better graphics. Yes Halo has vehicles and a physics engine and has colors, but Killzone was always prettier. And sure that's likely only because Halo had more to render than pretty pictures but there you go.

[AnteCash]

"Technically sure Halo exceeds"
i guess you dont know much about game engines....

[listenkids]

Sound... really?

[LogicStomper]

Probably as in music. It adds a lot of oomph to the cut-scenes.

[Sevir]

Game play is subjective! Halo's prime was Halo 2, everything thing after that was just crap! Halo 3 wasn't good, ODST was weak, Reach while an improvement over ODST and 3 still was nothing special, and Halo 4 was pretty but lacking!

Granted KZ2 was also the best in the KZ franchise, as 3 was more COD like, to me, the closest to KZ to in terms of gameplay abd fun factor, Mercenaries on Vita comes the closest, I enjoyed Shadow Fall, but it's missing something from the formula, even with some worthy addition franchise innovations. Multiplayer is still fun. And is over all a solid game, but KZ2 still reigns supreme and Mercenaries is the closest to the KZ2 DNA than the games in the franchise that came after KZ2.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

Hold up there buddy. I got to beg to differ on your statement. Play on the hardest level on Halo 4. The Covenant on Halo 4 was fast and lethal The Prometheans were just just as deadly. And I thought CoD was hard.

[chrissx]

This article must be a joke. Halo4 is nowhere as good as KZ SF in terms of graphics

[AnteCash]

Should it be killzone 3 vs kz sf?

ooooooooooooooooh i get it.....

[ErryK]

I can't take comparisons seriously if they don't use .png images, otherwise its just images with artefacts and pixelation. .jpg is a terrible file extension and should never be used.

[SlavisH2]

Wow halo looks amazing. I may need to play that.

[infectedaztec]

Its a great game and unique also. Its not your typical shooter but a fantastic franchise. The regular vs plasma vs light weapons offer a nice variety to the game also

[Oh_Yeah]

cant really compare them, killzone has a realistic art style while halo leans more towards a cartoony style

[bornsinner]

halo does a great job compared to killzone, being a last gen game i don't see i huge difference. if killzone was 60fps then it would be certainly a huge difference.. but its not.

besides halo is a million times better game than killzone, it defined fps games & the original xbox.

[DigitalRaptor]

"i don't see i huge difference"

If you weren't a fanboy you would. Even Killzone 2 (which released 3 years prior to Halo 4) was a noticeably better looking game. KZ: Shadow Fall's textures (environmental, character models and weapon renders) and lighting/particle effects alone crush what Halo 4 has on the table, and I dare you to prove otherwise.

Find me any comparative in-game screenshot with even half the detail of these:
http://i6.minus.com/iFheHEI...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media...
http://abload.de/img/201312...
http://imageshack.us/a/img7...
http://imageshack.us/a/img1...
http://i.imgur.com/1wHBavE....
http://i.imgur.com/qxQOKEx....
https://pbs.twimg.com/media...
http://abload.de/img/amarec...
http://abload.de/img/amarec...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media...
http://i.imgur.com/rKQES7g....
http://i.imgur.com/zfZwxW2....
http://i.imgur.com/iQR3U1k....
http://i.imgur.com/lZqozpd....
http://i.imgur.com/O27RpkT....
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"it defined fps games"

How old are you?

[Convas]

KZ2 looked better than Halo 4?

IN WHAT WORLD?!

[imt558]

Killzone 2 and 3 are the most technically advanced FPS on current gen. Halo 4 is behind then Crysis series.

[infectedaztec]

I found the sony fanboy...though that isn't hard on this site.

KZ isnt even a top FPS, never mind calling it the top FPS.

[imt558]

I found some guys who doesn't understand graphic tehniques.

And you to, beereal360.

[beereal360]

he is on that new crack

[frostypants]

This "article" is lazy click-whoring of the worst kind. Come up with questionable cross-franchise AND cross-brand comparison to cleverly troll people? Check. Entire content outside of summary is just a bunch of screenshots grabbed from a Google image search? Check.

[LogicStomper]

Very pointless articles in my opinion. It's like writing an article comparing a typical everyday car to a hypercar. There's no one to persuade cause everyone already knows which is better.

[beereal360]

Halo is a far better game not even close but I do enjoy killzone but the games are so different. imo i pick halo.

[linkenski]

Awful comparison. Halo 4 is a late 360 entry when the devs knew how to utilize its hardware properly. Shadow Fall is a launch-game FFS.

[sin7279]

halo picture is cgi

[PixelNinja]

All the cutscenes in the game (minus spartan ops and the beginning and ending of Halo 4) run real time on the Xbox 360.
The thumbnail for this article is definitely running real-time, heck I can support this as I've seen a 343i member work on it...

[microgenius]

even KZ2 crushes halo4 let alone shadow fall

[GrizzliS1987]

how stupid is this? comparing last gen with current gen...even if it wasnt next gen, when was halo ever considered to be better looking than kz2 or 3?

its like comparing an apple and a onion in a contest on whos the better tasting vegetable....

[LAWSON72]

Never compare 720p and 1080p games the 720p game will always lose especially on larger displays

[CuddlyREDRUM]

I hated both games, but comparing the last big game in a generation vs. the first one is a little bit off.

Basically a fanboy article.

[nerdman67]

Why are we comparing these two?
Very different games from different generations, and you do not need to look side by side to see Killzone is prettier. Just seems like a pointless article.
It will be valid when Halo 5 comes out, but by then there will be games prettier than shadow fall out there to compare it to

[jacksjus]

The skin texture and particle effects is KZ separate these two by a mile.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Why are they even being compared? Shouldn't they compare Killzone 3 to SF? IMO that would make more sense, but this article was definitely written with the intention to start a flame war.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

This article is straight BS! Why compare last to next gen?! Just feeding fuel to fanboys.

[Belking]

No other shooter can touch halo.

[Demoa]

damn halo 4 is better. Imagine how good halo 5 is going to look

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

i only REALLY liked combat evolved~ all the ones that came after just didn't have the same feeling as the first halo. i only liked the sp, was never a fan of the mp. i loved pretty much every level in the ce campaign ,but not so much in the sequels... i'm one of the few people who didn't play it for mp tho, so w/e lolz

[kingduqc]

*yawn* "next gen" is what I had for dinner 3 year ago.

barely 1080p/60 fps. Some more dull boring fps and rushed new ips.

[Onenyte]

Dude in english please.

[Erdrick]

he means console games are obsolete garbage in comparison to pc games. pc has all the innovative indie titles, and all the cutting edge graphics. you're welcome.

[WheatBread]

KZ looks better (obviously)

[Onenyte]

The idea of putting these two against each other is fucking stupid, shadow fall beats it hand's down.

[BALLARD32]

So why are we comparing a 360 game to a PS4 game again?

[Stoppokingme]

To fuel the fanboy war and to get hits. Because writing an article is too damn hard for some these days so they wheel out comparison shots.

[ape007]

KZ sf look better of course but halo 4 does look amazing

and btw Halo 4 is easily the better game

[MxRBrobaFett]

Now for the real question. Who actually cares?

[kevnb]

obviously the new hardware is better, but I don't think you can compare these two games.

[DasTier]

Wouldnt make more sense to compare Killzone: SF, to say, the previous installment of Killzone?

[corvusmd]

KZ looks better, but considering that Halo 4 is on a last gen console from over a year ago....KZ doesn't look THAT much better.

I think the comparison is because every time a KZ is released...someone always says "this time it'll be a halo killer" and so far ALL copies of KZ have sold about 1 mil less than Halo 4 alone.

[Father Murder X]

another crappy website trying to get hits. You dumb fanboys fall for it every time. I mean every single time. This is the same site that MariaHelFutura writes for. A garbage website with shoddy so called journalism designed to take advantage of sony fanboy pride.

[iron]

Agree and it looks that MariaHelFutura is using a different alias Karamsoul.

[Funky Town_TX]

A great way to get Sony fans stired upm

[urwifeminder]

Played some killzone 2 but halo is way more fun for me and that's why I play as for looks good looking does not = great game.

[dmonee]

It's difficult to decipher. From what I've seen over the last month on the PS4, it is how smooth everything looks. I have hope that the graphics will get a lot better as we move forward. So far though, the faster frame rates of the PS4 gives the illusion of superior graphics. That is not a knock but an accolade. Looking at still shots do not do Killzone any justice. I've played Halo 4 and compared to previous Halos it is marginally better. The funny thing is. The still shots I'm viewing here make Halo 4 look better then it is and makes Killzone look worse. I can't wait to see this comparison come spring when games like Titanfall and Infamous are released. I said it in November and I'm saying it now, that the real Next Gen doesn't begin until March!!!!!

[hazardman]

I like the Halo series more.The sandbox gameplay is what makes it for me. It was just more fun to play.

I have been liking the KZ series since KZ2. I actually didnt mind the heavy feel after I got used to it. But I also appreciate faster pace the game now has. One thing I will say as that Halo got away from that sandbox fun and went more POP with more CoD flavor to it. Get back to basics and they will come. But also have to say no KZ game will ever compare to Halo CE or Halo 2. Halo was just sick on Xbox. Then Halo 2 was arguably the best console online game of its time. It made XBL!!!! There was no PSN at that time and online play on PS2 wasnt nearly as fun! Man how weve come a long way...

BTW, just stop please. KZ:SF obliterates anything last gen..lol That being said 343 did a great job of graphically on Xbox 360 at a time when alot of people were wondering if it had anything left to go give graphically and it did!

Damn my bad for long post y'all.

[Azzanation]

Halo 4 is one of the best looking FPS games of last gen apart from Crysis 3.

Every fanboy claims the 360 was a inferior system to the PS3 yet I cant name 1 PS3 FPS game that looked better then Halo 4.

Its all about the budget and not the system specs. I will say that Halo 5 will look better then Killzone SP on a (inferior system).

Halo is like Mario, it cant be beat in its genre. It has such a epic storyline and its gameplay has always been solid. It has won millions of fans and will continue to do so with Halo 5.

A better comparison would be Crysis 3 (PC) vs Killzone SF.

[il-JumperMT]

Whats the point of this article?

[wishingW3L]

all the shots are bullshots.

[AyeUMadBro]

Both franchises are awesome! Just have to play them both for yourselves.

[BcozoftheImplication]

Halo 4 vs Killzone sf please don't make me laugh killzone graphically eats & shit any game on the ps3 let alone the shitbox 360!! Meh...

[Vanfernal]

Halo was never a graphical power house. It should be compared to something like the last Gears of War if you wanted something with impressive graphics in a sci fi setting... What a pointless article

[GentlemenRUs]

Comparing a game from last year to a next-gen title? Seriously?

Funny... /s

[CorndogBurglar]

This article is dumb and pointless.

Halo 4 represented the pinnacle of graphical achievement of last gen. Killzone represents the birth of graphical achievement of next gen.....and it still looks better than Halo 4.

That should tell everyone something. Next Gen graphics are going to be insane a little further down the line!

[Rock_On_PS4]

Killzone has better graphics and better game play. More colours in Halo games, Halo looks more like a cartoon, Killzone looks far more realistic and the graphics look like a world that could be seen in our not so distant future. Killzone games are mainly focused on the Apocalypse Helghan world and your colour pallete is limited to depict this hellish setting.

From a neutral unbiased perspective Killzone series and Halo series are two great game series that appeal to the shooter fans. Both of these series are a lot better than the generic Call of Duty games that are rushed to meet annual release dead lines.

[ALLWRONG]

Why compare a mediocre franchise to one of the best? Halo 4 still looks great and it's last gen. The worst Halo game is still miles better than the best Killzone.

[SharnOfTheDEAD]

Halo 4s campaign was tosh, people slag off COD for it's generic campaigns but this was pathetic, right up To the end where you push A to save the world . I have no idea why it's so highly praised. The MP wasnt much better either. As for Killzone, I've enjoyed those games a lot more than Halo, love the gritty style and the heavy weapons. Shadowfall is a stunning next gen title and the bar can still be raised. I doubt Halo 5 will be much different than previous titles, since its stuck with COD syndrome, Same old maps, weapons, enemies and so on. 343 need to do something special. Just look at Bungie with Destiny, I doubt they will top that with the next Halo game.

[mhunterjr]

Really? I thought halo 4 had the best campaign in the series. It's the multiplayer that sucked. They should have stuck with the halo2 formula, instead of going all COD on us.

[Flames76]

Wow halo 4 is last gen and holds up against Killzone shadowfall on the PS4 thats not good

[Tzuno]

The point of the comparison is because it wants to show that next gen graphics are not that evolved and is true. I played Halo 4 long time ago and i must say that the game looks stunning even if it is last gen. Truth to be told Killzone looks ok but not out of the charts and yes i played at a friend house,i was expecting more and i am not impressed at all, it uses shining effect and with a clever combination of lightning and colors to catch your eye. I switched to PC gaming anyway since there is no real advantage switching from last gen to next gen on consoles because the graphical differences are minimal and i couldn't justify the acquisition. I know that there are fan-boys that will beg to differ just to defend their product even if is not what they think too and i also believe that the best is yet to come because after all these are launch titles and the graphics will evolve. Just look at Uncharted one and Uncharted 2 graphical differences.Time will tell.

[strickers]

Utter bollocks

[Thatlalala]

Lol for real? halo looked awesome but only in cg scenes. Plus you have halo pics (all combat shots), than compare it to killzone's vistas? Shadow fall looks good, in fact better. But the cg cut scenes in halo 4 still make your jaw drop. Plus halo is the better game hands down. Plus its a 360 game vs a ps4 game. Ludicrous.

[windblowsagain]

I think Halo looks good for a 360 game.

Killzone Shadowfall looks very good for a PS4 game.

But gameplay wise i would probably have to pick halo and the reason would be open type warfare like BF games which is what i prefer.

But SP i like Killzone.

Imo Killzone should have been open like BF, but in the killzone universe, with mechs, those transport type craft where it's open. among other ships, etc.

It would have a much bigger audience.