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Killzone: Shadow Fall Review | GiantBomb

If you're specifically looking for Killzone's unique brand of mixed-mode multiplayer, where the shooting seamlessly migrates from deathmatch to capture & hold to a series of other objectives without pausing or reloading the map, Killzone: Shadow Fall offers that with some interesting ideas that make it slightly more accessible and give it more options than its predecessor. It's a quality multiplayer shooter paired with a lackluster campaign that starts out with promise that it completely squanders by the time the credits roll.

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Mr Pumblechook3808d ago (Edited 3808d ago )

Jeff Gerstmann is a reviewer I trust. Whilst he doesn't love Killzone Shadow Fall's single player campaign he does objectively talk about the features that are good and which some players might enjoy. This is a step up from the partisan 'journalists' who gave scores of 3 and 4 out of 10 because Jeff is not reviewing with an agenda to punish Sony for the New York review event. He is just sharing his experience, bad and good, and trys to help readers make an informed decision.

Game-ur3808d ago

The SP is dragging the score down for this game, but MP is constantly praised, to bad it couldn't nail both but it's great wher it counts.

saber000053808d ago

See to me, I thought it was the Single Player that helped make the game. But what do I know... First Console game I've played in years.... (to say the least). I'm a PC gamer.. I thought the story was well created and played very nicely. At the least, I would rate it a 8 or a 9 out of 10.

Thomaticus3808d ago

Killzone single player is good. When reviewers criticize stories they should offer an alternative story. I like the story so far. I have no complaints thus far.

OrangePowerz3808d ago (Edited 3808d ago )

Can't be worse than the horrible BF4 campaign. Oddly enough reviewers decided to not deduct too much for that.

I enjoyed the KZ2 and 3 singleplayer, it was entertaining.

Dude4203808d ago (Edited 3808d ago )

I don't disagree about the argument on the BF4 campaign. However, BF4 has A LOT more to offer than Killzone's MP. BF4 is first and foremost a MP game, the series always has been. Killzone had more emphasis on SP at first, but then they started focusing more on MP.

Two different games set out to complete different goals, which is probably why KZ is getting lower scores.

OrangePowerz3807d ago

I think you are underrating KZ MP a bit, I don`t know for Shadow Fall since I still have to wait till next week for the release here in the UK, but KZ2 had a first class MP mode and the MP of KZ3 was good as well.

ruefrak3808d ago

I love that the PS4 has built in streaming. No need for reviews to help make a decision. Just fire up the app on the PS4 and watch somebody else play it for awhile and I can make up my own mind. It's brilliant.

Pintheshadows3808d ago

I've been on Twitch watching people play it and Knack and their opinions are so much better to hear. They answer questions directly and they are honest.

ruefrak3808d ago

In a sense, Adam Sessler was right. His career is doomed because of this feature. Something that was once only the realm of the techno-gamer is now something easily accessible to all. Everyone is a streamer now, and I think it's going to change things big time.
And when I first heard about it in February, I thought it was stupid. Now that I see it in action, I'm in awe over it.

darksky3808d ago (Edited 3808d ago )

I'm pretty sure no one cares what these reviewers say. If reviews say its a bad game should all those who pre-ordered the game send it back?

For true feedback ask all those who pre-ordered KZ:SF, COD and Battlefield 4 what they think of the games, not these half-arsed reviewers who play the game for a few hours because they have to as part of their job.

SonyStyled3808d ago (Edited 3808d ago )

i disagree. im sure theres a few thousand that cancelled there shadow fall pre-orders based of the average reviews. ive never really payed attention to the journalist reviews. i always pay attention to the user review scores once its been out and about for a week or so

Drekken3808d ago

Anyone who canceled preorders based on reviews is missing out on a great experience. KZ is beautiful and the MP is addicting.

svoulis3808d ago

I don't understand why people hate on the single player.

In Call of duty, its mindless shooting from point A to point B, with set pieces of good action

In BF4 its mindless shooting from point A to point B, with action set pieces and explosions etc.

In Killzone SF, its not mindless shooting, you have to think about it, Enemies are ridiculously on point and hard. There are tactical options around you, including Rambo style, Stealth, or you could just be a silent killer, so long as you don't get caught.

A lot of reviewers say the game has pacing issues, but I think that's completely up to how you play it. I noticed myself playing this after COD ghost campaign and I kept trying to run into the fray only to die multiple times.
Then I started to use my brain...Got my OWL out..used the zip-line took out 3 snipers silently, picked up one of their rifles, took out the 2 guards in front of the objective, zip-lined again to another vantage point and continued on.

That was the moment I realized I love Killzone.

Pintheshadows3808d ago

I was really bothered watching Angry Joe play it for his review.

I normally like him but if that is how he plays a game to review it then I am very wary. Not only was he playing it badly (laughably) he missed half the story by paying no attention and reading comments then he complained he had no idea what was going on. He also missed most of the tutorials regarding different ways to play and just played it like CoD and complained when it got too hard. He'd rush straight into the Helghast, not use the OWL effectively and then complain about it being too hard or too cheap.

svoulis3808d ago

Yea people don't like taking their time anymore. If its not corridor non stop action, then its too slow. If its nothing but mindless AI shooting at you and missing its a 8.5 (most Ghost reviews)

If it is in fact a tactically well thought out game, that punishes you for not being smart about how you proceed. It gets mixed reviews.

I guess that means SOME people get it.

Add me on PSN maybe we'll play MP sometime

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Killzone After a Decade in Hibernation

It's been 10 years since Killzone: Shadow Fall arrived for PlayStation 4 early adopters, and there's no sign of another sequel.

Obscure_Observer159d ago

Sadly it was dumped by Guerrilla to focus on Horizon games only. Mainline, VR and Multiplayer.

Vengeance1138159d ago

lmao sadly? Are you pretending to have actually played the series lol Sorry bud, no Killzone on Xbox.

Cacabunga159d ago

With the downfall of COD and BF, Killzone def. has a chance to make a groundbreaking comeback

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Notellin158d ago (Edited 158d ago )

What a low-functioning reply here typical of the fanboy N4G community.

Rimeskeem159d ago

“Dumped”

I think it’s called moving on.

Barlos158d ago (Edited 158d ago )

They brought out 4 main games and 2 spin offs: one on PSP and one on Vita. That's a decent run for any series. I also understand that Shadow Fall wasn't a success commercially despite it coming out at PS4 launch, and as a big Killzone fan even I couldn't get into it, so I think Sony/Guerrilla could see it was time to move on.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love another Killzone game in the vein of KZ2 but it's just not happening. Hell, I'd even take a remake or remaster of the first 3 games.

I'd hardly say it was "dumped" though, it spanned 3 console generations and 2 handheld generations.

1Victor158d ago

@obscured:”Sadly it was dumped by Guerrilla to focus on Horizon games only. Mainline, VR and Multiplayer”

Happily it was dumped by Guerrilla to focus on Horizon games only. Mainline, VR and Multiplayer( edited to reflect the writer true feelings and allegiance)
Kill zone was a FPS far ahead of its glitched competitors with nauseating bad camera angles, 10 years old screaming curses like a drunk sailor and bot aiming assist.

ChasterMies158d ago

“Sadly”?

The Horizon games were among the best games of all time. Killzone Shadowfail wasn’t.

Shane Kim158d ago

True, but damn the memories of KZ2 multiplayer. Still no MP as fun as that to this date.

Mr_cheese158d ago

Dumped and shelved are two different things

Tacoboto158d ago

And Sony as a whole dumped the FPS genre so they wouldn't have products competing with COD and (until purchase) Destiny.

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GoodGuy09159d ago

I loved the KZ2+3 campaigns and MP in 2. There could be so much more done with the franchise. Horizon although good, I wish they'd go back to this wonderful IP. Take a break from Horizon please.

Flawlessmic159d ago

Agreed dude, I would absolutely love a reboot of the series, one can only hope that either resistance or killzone makes a return.

Have nothing but great memories, especially of the first 3 games, but all 4 were show stoppers graphically.

blackbeld159d ago

To making it a successful reboot they have to change that buttons layout! Make it playable like the cod button layout. Otherwise I’ll skipping it again.

Rynxie158d ago

And that's the reason why many fps games failed. Instead of being original and catering to it's fans, they tried to make it like cod. No, kz doesn't need cod button layout. It needs to be like it was on kz2 or balanced liked kz3.

Lightning77159d ago

I think Kill Zone would do great in Sony's LS push. As well as MAG reboot and bring back Resistance into LS.

Sharky231158d ago

@Lightning77

I think WarHawk would have been a great Live service game.

thorstein159d ago

Killzone games were so polished. The gameplay was just simple joy. MP was one of the best experiences.

I remember KZ3, just staring at how awesome they animated the water and then getting wasted because of it.

P_Bomb159d ago

It’s been a decade? Now I’m sad.

LiViNgLeGaCY158d ago

I hear ya bud. We're due for a revival.

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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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Guerrilla Announces Shutdown of Servers for Killzone: Shadow Fall and More

In August, online servers for several PlayStation games will shut down, leaving their multiplayer functions unplayable.

purple101640d ago

whrere on earth is the next killzone, im soooOOO thirsty for some proper weighted, (but still fast when running/sprinting) fps gamplay, it felt sooso so good on ps3, with that, lets be honest, very small, quite uncomfortable sixaxis dualshock controller, that was just too small for western sized hands, ok for japanese kids i suppose was the point>??

now with PS5 controller, it would be totally masterfull.

ClayRules2012640d ago

I hear you. I want some NEW Killzone, especially on PS5, with the PS5 DualSense controller with that ever so impressive DualSense of an experience Haptic feedback!

Knowing how far Guerrilla has come since Horizon: Zero Dawn, Killzone can only benefit greatly from their ever growing talent!!

Bobertt639d ago

I think Sony has given up on their exclusive shooters. They haven't released a remaster for the Resistance series or a new SOCOM game either. I don't think Guerilla is in a rush to make Killzone since they have Horizon now too :(.

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Outside_ofthe_Box640d ago

All I want is for them to build Killzone 2 with multiplayer included from the ground up, keep the gameplay the same, and I'll be happy.

GG with KZ3 and Shafowfall haven't been able to match KZ2 so I don't really have faith in another sequel.

Unfortunate that KZ2 came out during COD era where every game that didn't pay like Modern Warfare was deemed garbage. KZ2's multiplayer is definitely an all time great.

Michiel1989640d ago

since when was kz2 deemed garbage?

MizHDTV640d ago

Right on dude
KZ2 was just a special game to me

sinspirit640d ago

I'd love KZ2 multiplayer again. I also think they could easily incorporate a mode to compete with Battlefield style game modes

Seraphim640d ago

KZ2 was one of maybe a handful of games I actually put time into online. What a blast!! And the campaign was excellent as well. I certainly miss that dark world. Still ashamed I never buttoned up that Platinum.

Storm23640d ago

A remake of Killzone 2 with the same grittiness and feel on PS5 would be f*cking incredible. The SP and MP were just perfect. I played the sh*t out of that game. Would happily pay a lot of money for that.

DarXyde640d ago

Honestly, I don't like FPS games. They're not for me, but I do agree that there was something about KZ2 multiplayer that even someone like me enjoyed.

Sony really needs to get better about tearing down servers. I don't like that they shut them down.

shadowT640d ago

agree, KZ2 was a masterpiece

Muigi639d ago

KZ3 multiplayer was better imo.

Outside_ofthe_Box639d ago (Edited 639d ago )

@Michiel1989
"since when was kz2 deemed garbage?"

As with anything, things don't get the appreciation it deserves until way after it's release.

KZ2 got a lot of flak for it's weighty controls that many mistook for input lag. People didn't like that it wasn't a twitch shooter like CoD. You also had people saying things like "it feels like you're controlling a midget", "enemies take too long to die" (you can't pray and spray in kz2. You have to shoot in bursts for your shots to be more accurate), people complained about the sniping, etc.

This led to a lot of changes in KZ3 that turned the vets off like reducing the amount of variables for bullet damage, getting rid of spawn grenades, etc.

BISHOP-BRASIL639d ago

@DarXyde

I don't think there's much Sony or any other company in that position can do much different about it... Keeping servers running simply cost money, these gomes don't generate none anymore, so eventually they need to pull the plug.

Astrokis639d ago

KZ2 was definitely better then KZ3, but the third one still had strong suits. It’s been many years but I remember something about Shadow Fall being made by a team at GG that did NOT do KZ2 and KZ3 multiplayer which is why it felt different. I remember when I found that out it made a lot of sense about Shadow Falls multiplayer feeling so off.

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elazz640d ago

Horizon zero dawn sold more copies than all of the killzone franchise combined including spin offs on handheld. I guess that's the reason why won't see killzone from guerilla soon. There is at least one more mainline horizon coming out and their second team is working on horizon VR I believe. So it's gonna be a while unless another studio takes over.

Profchaos640d ago

I've been playing a lot of Killzone 2 on rpcs3 with a duelsense combined with the ability to remap controls to a modern standard and bump the game to 60fps it shows that we really need a remaster to probably the best killzone game to date although shadowfall technically beats it in the graphics department art style was so different that they are incomparable

MizHDTV640d ago

I’d be happy with a release of KZ2

John_McClane640d ago

Killzone went to the same place as Socom and Mag, more money in 25 hour single player games with no servers to maintain. Socom was literally the reason I bought a PS2, Resistance FOM the reason I bought a PS3, all gone now.

senorfartcushion639d ago (Edited 639d ago )

Killzone has never been weighted correctly, the jumping never worked.

A new properly-weighted shooter in the Killzone series would be great. More like Killzone 1 and 2 than SF.

I think the issue comes from the fact that the Helghast side is sympathetic while looking like Nazi stormtroopers. The Trump age has led artists to avoid this look entirely.

ironmonkey639d ago

I feel something may be announced soon

ManMarmalade639d ago (Edited 639d ago )

The sixaxis felt fine in my hands since they're small, but the ps5 really made me feel the difference. So ergonomic.

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Gardenia639d ago

Killzone 2 was/is so good and it still looks good today. The multiplayer was fun as well. If they make a new Killzone I hope it is the style of Killzone 2.

Hauntedasylum8640d ago

I wish Sony didn’t abandon Resistance and Killzone. Those are some of my favorite series on PlayStation. If they’re not gonna make anymore, then maybe a remastered collection of each could be negotiated.

DefenderOfDoom2640d ago

KILLZONE 2 was my reason for buying a PS3. If a new KILLZONE or RESISTANCE was coming out in 22 I would try to buy a PS5 immediately.

Lightning77640d ago

SSOD2 would be big for Sony. The only reason they would be interested in it is if they can turn it into a live service game.

In which I can see that happening.

Hauntedasylum8640d ago

Hell yeah, brother. You and me both.

VanDamme639d ago

For anyone trying to understand @Lightning77’s comment, they had a typo, this should clarify:

SOD2
Superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrial, also known as manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the SOD2 gene on chromosome 6.

Profchaos640d ago

After 5 killzone games including portable Sony felt it needed a break I wouldn't say its abandoned however I believe we may randomly get a ps5 remaster with improved lighting to test the waters and eventually a full blown new game after all you can't just leave shadowfall on that ending

SeTTriP640d ago

Horizon is priority now its a mega franchise for them maybe after Horizon they might revisit.

Imalwaysright639d ago

I refuse to play for online play but there is one game that would make pay for it and that's Resistance Fall of Man. That's the only game that would make me throw my principles out of the window without feeling ashamed of myself.

jBlakeeper639d ago

Remember in the mid 2000’s when nearly every developer started to do FPS or linear third person? Now nearly every developer wants to do open world exclusively because it’s the easiest type of game to leave things out and then expand upon the world with DLC.

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deleted640d ago

So many fond memories of both Shadowfall and Mercenaries Vita online! Shadowfall's SP may have been weak, but the MP was still a ton of fun. I had a lot of time in both, and it's especially tough seeing the Vita's best mp experience get shut down.

RIP my old friends.

LoveSpuds639d ago (Edited 639d ago )

In my opinion, I thought the single player games was really decent too and was treated quite harshly by the critics, but then, I think the Killzone franchise as a whole was kinda under rated by the critics. I always enjoyed the story in these games and I liked the slower, more deliberate gunplay too.

I remember getting my PS4 on day 1 and the first game I installed was Killzone Shadowfall, my workmates and I would play it for hours on end, the mode whish switched between game modes was brilliant.

P_Bomb640d ago

A world without Killzone Online. That it’s come to this…

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