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Killzone 3 Beta Impressions | Warp Zoned

Warp Zoned writes:

"Killzone 2‘s multiplayer confused many casual shooter fans with its weighty movement and gun handling, but offered a treasure trove of depth and strategy for players who wanted a little more from their online experiences. This time around Guerilla Games strove to make the game more accessible to the console demographic while expanding on the strength of the last iteration. Killzone 3‘s multiplayer represents a culmination of compromise and innovation, showing off the characteristic production values and quality that no other developer can really claim."

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OGharryjoysticks4823d ago

Kilzone 3 dwarfs other shooters.

"showing off the characteristic production values and quality that no other developer can really claim."

mayberry4823d ago

So much awesomness in the beta! just did the "motar" perk! wow!

Mr Tretton4823d ago

Mortar? It's not really a 'perk'

-Alpha4823d ago (Edited 4823d ago )

Mortar strikes have gotten me some awesome multi-kills. I love those things. Unfortunately people are catching on and are stealing my mortar beacons >:(

I think only tactitians should be able to use them.

HeavenlySnipes4823d ago

At first when I got a mortar beacon I thought I was the only one that knew. Now people wait for me too capture TSPs to steal them

-Alpha4823d ago

I used to pick them up stealthily so no one else would see it :P

I love reigning death on the enemy as they are usually confused and have no idea how they die.

Multi-kill chirping sounds are the best feelings of gratification I get.

They definitely need to let only Tactitians use them. It seems best fit towards them anyway. I also think infiltrators should be able to steal enemy beacons

SuperbVillain4823d ago

I like being tactician,and i loved using the M82 esp in Killzone 3 but the M82 isn't as great as before,I've been using marksman because the STA-52 caters as my better weapon in this game.I wish we could choose which assault rifles we wanted to use because I really like being a tactician :(

xAlmostPro4823d ago

Haha i loved only knowing about them at 1st, you could tell people were like "wtf was that and how do i get one?" lol.. now more people know and you go to pick it up and its gone :(

Although this review was pretty spot on, the beta/multiplayer in killzone 3 is fantastic, it's actually like a breath of fresh air for me right now.. and this is another reason it deserves a solid 9 score at the very least.

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NeloAnjelo4823d ago

Mortar isn't a Perk. You pick it up when you capture the spawn point next to that area. Any tactition can do this and any member of his team can pick it up once captured... Of course this means you need a tactition to actively capture these points and support from his team to do so. Hence team work.

Killzone doesn't have perks.

Mr Tretton4823d ago

It does kind of have 'perks' actually

xAlmostPro4823d ago

It does have perks, you unlock a certain set "all classes" which you can assign one thing to each class be it 'armour' 'extra ammo' 'silent footsteps' and im sure there's another

Urrakia344823d ago

The beta is great! Too bad I haven't been able to connect in 3 days:(

mp12894823d ago

keep trying, play botzone and then go back and try again. I have been able to play every day like this, though today was the hardest

EmperorDalek4823d ago

Only problem is the map is too big for the time limits they have imposed for Warzone rounds.

-Alpha4823d ago

The problem with the map is that it is heavily biased towards the ISA. They have two immediate spawn points and the middle spawn point is closer to them. The Helghast's spawn points are farther out and take longer to reach.

The map size is fine, but I hate how assassination targets hide deep in their own territory, it makes the mode impossible to win.

EmperorDalek4823d ago

Assassination rounds last 60 seconds or so. On a map that size with only 12 v 12 you need longer. 60 seconds is just a joke.

-Alpha4823d ago

Yeah, I agree. Thing is, when Assassination happens my immediate plan is to capture a close spawn point but by that time the Assaasination game is over. It's too easy to win.

Either make the boundaries smaller or increase the win time IMO

SuperbVillain4823d ago

you know what i think would be really cool.As each second passes make the boundaries smaller and smaller this would force the assassination target to constantly move around

xAlmostPro4823d ago

I disagree, i love assaination.. because im handy with a sniper mostly. The 'red zone' forces them to atleast be in an open part of there there territory so with a sniper you can easily get them through openings and such if your in the right places..

playing with my buddys, everytime its assination i get a "do your stuff lewis(me)" lol.

Sometimes though they will find a corner that just puts them out of the zone but still heavily covered, but it's not often and its nothing running round the opposit way with the infiltrator class cant usually solve.

I think the teamdeath match only game mode needs a longer score limit though, it's always over so fast :(

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sashimi4823d ago (Edited 4823d ago )

The Beta has actually been tons of fun and I'm not really a shooter fan although i play a few mainly for SP. But it was surprisingly fun and i also managed to get a buddy of mine into it also and he is also not a big MP shooter fan.

nix4823d ago

there's always a first time. i'm not a fan of FPS at all. but KZ2 was the only game i picked up because it was just too great to miss. not only did i finish story.. i played online too until i became a general.

no wonder i'll be picking up KZ3 and playing MP.

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar349d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor349d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar349d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg349d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149349d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138349d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim349d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC349d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138349d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle349d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76349d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM349d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730349d ago (Edited 349d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger349d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca349d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy349d ago (Edited 349d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal349d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright349d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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Killzone 3 is playable with mouse & keyboard on PC via RPCS3 & KAMI

DSOGaming writes: "While Sony does not plan to release Killzone 3 on the PC, Yahfz shared a video that gives us a glimpse at what such a PC version could look like."

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bouzebbal1100d ago

Still looks secure 2 gens later... one of my favorite ps3 moments. With 3D and move the game is on another level

MadLad1100d ago

PC almost always ends up the best place to play games, even if it takes a while.

What would you rather play decades down the line? A game at a fixed resolution and frame, considering you have a working disc, and the hardware?
Or run it on an emulator that can update the experience all around, and let you use whatever control input you prefer?

If you insist on the former, it's really only for the sake of nostalgia.

Applejack1100d ago

I disagree. The main draw for consoles has always be the simplicity of just putting the disc in / downloading it and playing without worrying about anything else. The average person just wouldn’t want to deal with emulation even though it’s very important for preservation.

Terry_B1100d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1100d ago

Youre getting flak because people on here thibk of themselves as pc wizards. But honestly most poeple try and go get emulators and romz they end up with malware.. yes theyre "easy" if you know the basics but alot of people dont. That said the fact that its taken nearly 20 years to get a sustantially better experience for ps3 games than on its native system shows the complexity of getting bc to work. Sony, if they have any intention, should just invest in a vastly better psnow experience.

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Vegamyster1100d ago

jukins

Most people who emulate don't get malware, you'd have to be going to some weird sites for that to happen, heck years ago people were getting sketchier ad's resulting in malware warning on this site if you didn't have a ad-blocker lol.

SinkingSage1100d ago

Can't get malware if you legally dump your own games, which you should.

Rachel_Alucard1100d ago (Edited 1100d ago )

That's fine if that's the main draw, but it doesn't make it a better experience, just a preference. Having the freedom to do the things you can do on PC is what the appeal of PC is. Buying a game on PC means you never have to worry about the console makers just deciding the next hardware shouldn't support the generation anymore, which means everything you bought is stuck on that hardware instead of moving up with everything else. Nintendo uses this tactic to keep reselling the same games over and over at inflated prices. Sony cut all previous gens off the PS4 and sold it back to people in a poor attempt with PSnow. While the PS5 supports PS4 games, that may not be the case in the next gen after this. No to mention shutting off all the previous stores and updates completely. Even MS stopped making new BC titles at some point, so now there's a big list with 17 pages of titles that are not playable on Xbone and are just trapped on older gen. That's not a problem on PC, the reverse happens where you only have to worry if your hardware can play the newest releases at ultra with no issue.

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AzubuFrost1100d ago

Shhh don't say that aloud! You're going to trigger a lot of console infidels here.

Shane Kim1100d ago

I rather play it when it's available then wait 10 years.

MadLad1099d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1100d ago

Well that's the beauty of still owning a retro console tho. Those who usually complain about emulation are just being blindly loyal to a company. Emulation is great for many reason, but if I still owned the console then I disagree nothing beats plugging it back in and going down a nostalgia trip

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RevXM1100d ago

The RPCS3 devs are doing great work. And Kami works nicely with it too it seems.
Very neat.

Magatsuhi1100d ago

Been playing mgo on pc with mouse. It's not perfect but I can make it work.

Binarycode1100d ago

2 is the better game.

A Remake would be good. 60fps 2-4k

Omar3li1100d ago

60fps is peasant for FPS games now

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Top 10 PS3 Games We Hope Come Back On PS5

While Xbox has committed to backwards compatibility spanning four generations, PlayStation has continued their stance that the feature isn't important. Well, it is! I'm hoping these PlayStation 3 classics that skipped the PS4 entirely show up again on the PS5 for everyone to enjoy.

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Knightofelemia1278d ago

Resistance, Dead Space franchise, Splatterhouse, Lollipop Chainsaw, Brutal Legends, Alice Madness Returns, Enslaved Journey to the West, Mass Effect franchise. Also wouldn't mind seeing a new Wild Arms game remake or HD remaster, the Xenosaga trilogy, a new Parasite Eve, a new Dino Crisis just too many games to list that are forgotten and left in the dark now adays.

Sciurus_vulgaris1278d ago

The PS3 is difficult to emulate. PS3 backwards compatibility on PS5 would require translation from PowerPC to x86. Additionally the PS5 likely would have to mimic the PS3’s GPU and CPU.

ApocalypseShadow1278d ago

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This is what pops up on my web browser. So I can't even read the site. So, forget that. They don't need my data.

But let's get something straight. OG Xbox had around 1,001 games. How many are BC on Series X? **39** THIRTY NINE. Come on! That's wack BC. You can't tell me that's a complete list. Talking about commitment. Game preservation. Ridiculous. Covers nothing.

How many games released on Xbox 360? Around 2085. How many are BC?
568. That's it. Around 1,517 are **MISSING** Stop playing. Tired of that nonsense.

Anyway, the only games I really want from PS3 that would be awesome are Motorstorm and MGS4. I'll take BC. I'll take a remaster. I'll take a remake. If not those, then Killzone 2. And in VR, maybe Sports Champions, House of the Dead Overkill and the Time Crisis games.

That's all I need. But we've gone over BC again and again in every possible way. It wasn't that important because Sony sold 115 million consoles without it. That's proof enough with no outcry. And PS5 has damn near all 4,000+ PS4 games BC. It's not PS1,PS2 and PS3. But that's plenty. I'll take more but you get what you get.

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