Story: This story takes a new and interesting direction. It very heavily builds on the ending of Killzone 2. The ISA forces are stranded on Helghan fighting for survival while a power struggle ensures in the Helghast leadership after the death of Scolar Visari. The characters are well done and the talent from professional actors can really be seen. The desperate situation in combination with the frustration of an ineffective commander the ISA are in is perfectly executed. The biggest disappointment with the story is the ending. It felt a bit rushed. It feels as if there was something else but had to be cut out.
Gameplay: Killzone has improved the gameplay from Killzone 2. The old heavy feel has gone (I liked this anyway) for a much more fluid movement. The amount of weapons has increased to three in stead of two. This is good because having a heavy Machine gun and a rifle is helpful for the heavy combat moments. I haven't noticed an increase in quality in enemy AI. The still take cover and fire down effectively. I have found that snipers tend to stand out in the open much more than other troop types. The brutal melee is a welcome addition to the gameplay. The motion controls are smooth but yet again it is not a game changer
Graphics: Stunning is the only word needed to describe the grpahics in this game. It gives off a gritty war like feel which seems to be missing in other FPS. The different terrians are gorgeous
Online: Good. Nothing really much to say here. I though Killzone 2 online was great and Killzone 3 is the same. The class system is great and I am not usually a fan of this type of system. The maps are perfectly designed and are a lot of fun to play
Conclusion: This game is fantastic and a must own for PS3 users. The only real downside is the ending being a bit rushed. Guerrilla games has perfected gameplay but still needs to work on its ending. This ending is the only thing that was disappointing about the game
The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.
Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.
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
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.
Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.
The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.
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."
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.
The RPCS3 devs are doing great work. And Kami works nicely with it too it seems.
Very neat.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Good review. A few typos here and there, but good review nonetheless.
I have to agree with a lot of other people that GG should've taken the path of Killzone 2. Killzone 3 is a lot easier than Killzone 2. It's more casual, so everybody can play it, but for hardcore gamers it's a bit of a disappointment. Still, Killzone 3 is a great game and I do think it deserves at least a 9. Graphics are top-notch, Sound is fantastic, Environments are beautiful, Story could be better but it was a lot of fun to play. Good job on writing your review!
I still can't believe I haven't picked up a copy yet....what am I WAITING FOR??