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Killzone: Shadow Fall - The Canyon DLC

Check out the latest DLC for Killzone: Shadowfall.

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mafiahajeri3625d ago

This game fell short of it's intended mark. The gameplay was pretty mediocre.

AKissFromDaddy3625d ago

I disagree with that notion on the multiplayer. Campaign, yes. lol.

Muffins12233624d ago (Edited 3624d ago )

The multiplayer does not have that much content to it either.....it was playable and not bad though. But that in no way means it was good. I also agree it is mediocre,to me its just a rushed out game for launch and to show off the ps4 graphics. Honestly it deserves its review scores and only people defending it and saying its a good/excellent game are biased n4g users and that's a fact.

Father__Merrin3624d ago

Id have to disagree i thought the single player was a brilliant old school style shooter. definitely worth a playthrough

re: multiplayer i feel the style of game is more suited to a lower player count and most of the maps seem to be too busy which brings performance down, i feel an 8 v 8 would have been better suited

Matt6663624d ago (Edited 3624d ago )

I fount nothing wrong with the game play but that my opinion and I played all the killzones

AKissFromDaddy3624d ago

Same boat. I believe the game play is perfect, so far, and an improvement from Killzone 3 because it's gameplay and animations are faster.

Additionally, the map design isn't as ridiculously large, in my very personal opinion, as in Killzone 3, making fights personal and more satisfying.

@Father_Merrin
To each's own I guess. However, in comparison to the other exclusives(The Last of US, God of War), Killzone's story is the weakest, or at the very least the way it's experienced.

Can you imagine me and you on the same team disagreeing how the story should be? We'd probably argue about what players should be doing, feeling when they're doing it, and how to rise those feelings out of them in the best way possible.

Nevertheless, not to pick only on Killzone ShadowFall's story, I watched and conclude the same notions about other FPS campaigns: Blacks Ops I/II, Battlefield 3/4, Rage, and Modern Warfare 3, in regards to FPS.

AKissFromDaddy3624d ago

Personally, I was satisfied with everything but game types. I still want Free-For-All and Gun Game but I understand you were completely disappointed with Killzone Shadow Fall and that's understandable.

I can only hope the next sequel appeals to you and others who share exact or similar disappointments.

Muffins12233622d ago (Edited 3621d ago )

Have more levels like the forest and actually be able to use your drone zipline more. The drone had so much potential but you can clearly see the game was rushed. The AI where really stupid and the hard difficulty just made them do a lot damage and have amazing aim. I cant believe the amount of ignorance on its faults for this game on this site.

Im not saying its bad but its far from halo,god of war, or uncharted level that killzone fans try to make it. For example,some guy on here said ". I believe the game play is perfect, so far, and an improvement from Killzone 3" Its perfect?Are you kidding me? What about the 3-5 game modes? What about the lame characters that no one cared about?The main protaganist is as almost genric as the call of duty's protaganist! And trust me its not hard to have a better game than killzone 3.

Killzone 2 and 1 where the best and they took all the vehicles out of killzone which they are just now adding in dlc(jetpack) which proves my point how it was rushed and incomplete. I missed actually feeling like i was carrying a weapon and there was a sort of weight to your characters and then there suddenly like "fuck that it sucks lets make the player movement like a call of duty player".I SUSPECT them to give DLC for free because killzone shadow fall lacked features that other killzones had that it should of had.

Things that needed work:
1.Had great level design IN SOME parts but at the same time had HORRIBLE level design in the game in other parts.

2.Ai was incomplete and cheap with god-like aim on harder difficulty's

3.Story was good and dialogue/voice acting was acceptable and decent but the characters where absolutely boring as hell! The only one that was good was Maya.

4.And finally it just lacked content and features overall throughout the whole game.

Please play half life,bioshock,halo,far cry, or left 4 dead. They are much better FPS.If you truley dont see that then I have lost hope for the killzone fanbase and n4g users defending this game because it amazes me how they ignore the flaws and I almost think its because xbox fanboys brag about halo and they want to act like killzone is like a "halo" to playstation but its not....its just not. Lets just say theirs a reason why killzone is a launch title and halo and uncharted are not,they actually take there time on it and make it good.

For the most part the only people who will disagree with this are very few unbiased gamers but mostly fanboys of killzone. I understand that some people will truly like it not due to fanboyism and everyone has a different opinion but it makes me cringe when they hype/praise it to the same level as other famous FPS games.

Angry Joes review sums up my opinion perfectly....

AKissFromDaddy3621d ago

Understood. I understand the flaws you spread out.

Personally, I disliked feeling heavy and enjoy the current movement. Additionally, the story is bad and I've yet to campaign for it, but I will defend the multiplayer because I personally love it.

You're right about The Forest, it has a great design. Additionally, I like The Park, The Station, and The Spire the most. Including The Forest, those are my personal favorites.

We agree on the story and we could be split on the multiplayer so I'll declare that I do love the multiplayer but I did miss jetpacks, but they're brought back. All the DLC maps are free and we've gotten three good ones so far. I do miss Mechs,...a lot actually and I want them back but they'd have to add rockets back to counter them. I don't mind that.

I wish you had more bubbles because this is truly an enjoyable discussion between us.

dazzrazz3624d ago

Can't complain about free DLC. Usually these days asking price is $15 for 3-4 maps or $50 for season pass which fragments the shit out of community...

DrunkRussian3624d ago

Is anybody playing multiplayer? How is it? I played a lot KZ2 and it was really fun. KZ3 online I do not like..

shivvy243624d ago

Yeah you can easily get into a game ATM, I really like it but it depends on a persons taste, it feels weighty and has no aim assists which I like

Lawboy23624d ago

I'm wondering about the same thing..my copy should come in today so I still want to play the online...hopefully ppl are still on

FunAndGun3624d ago

There are still people playing and I can always find full games...I almost always play 24-player Warzones.

I would suggest you start in the 'New Recruits' server as there is a pretty high learning curve with this game and you might get frustrated going up against veterans.

Lawboy23624d ago

@ fun and gun

Yeah I saw that when I played the demo....I really enjoyed it and would have picked it up then but I had already spent to much money buying titanfall and plants v zombies....so I'm super excited to get started just hope I'm not to late

If you still play do you mind adding me on psn

FunAndGun3624d ago

Sure, reply with your PSN ID or just send it to me in a private message.

I will add ya and we can kill some ISA scum together. I can answer any questions you have with the game as well. I have been playing it since launch.

badz1493624d ago

@Lawboy2

You will always find full lobby. Still lots of people playing and it's quite fun. I prefer sci-fi like Resistance and KZ over real military like BF or CoD btw

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TheFutureIsBlue3624d ago

Personally I've logged more hours into KZ multiplayer than any other game on my PS4.

Bennibop3624d ago

I have been playing this game every day online since launch. Amount on players has dropped but there is still more than enough for a game.

Personally I think killzone: SF online is better than COD: Ghosts.

Bundi3624d ago

Your opinion and is valid if you have indeed played both games. Others disagree mostly.

Bennibop3624d ago

Thank you for being level headed, it is just my opinion. I have been playing B4, Ghosts, KZ:SF (all ps4) and Titanfall (x1.) Loving BF4 mostly followed by KZ and short blasts on Titanfall. Just not getting on with Ghosts and its the first COD I have not prestige.

johndoe112113624d ago (Edited 3624d ago )

A lot of people will disagree with your comment because they have been spoiled by cod. This is an extremely different game than cod. It is not noob friendly, you actually have to work to get kills and play the objective.

People jump on killzone and expect to be pros like any 6 year old can do in cod and when they find out that it's a completely different ballgame they quit and say the game is filth.

This is one of the best online multiplayers I've ever played and I like the fact that it's a difficult game. It seperates the good players from the bad. In killzone if someone has a 1.50 and up kdr they are actually very good at the game and that says a lot. Every tom, dick and harry has a 2.0 and up in cod and it's just ridiculous.

ASH_ufo3624d ago

multiplayer absolutely perfect for me

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Bundi3624d ago (Edited 3624d ago )

Wait, you like this game? You were just complaining how Crytek games are all graphics and subpar gameplay and yet you are all for Killzone?

The hypocrisy/irony is giving me whiplash

badz1493624d ago

Shut up Bundi. You haven't played the game! They are still many people online and the support for GG is great. Hater!

Salooh3624d ago (Edited 3624d ago )

Killzone is awesome .

Killzone 2 was perfect. Wow factor on all sides.

Killzone 3 : Better graphics , fun gameplay especially with Jetspacks or something like that lol .

Shadow fall : Awesome graphics. Had wow factors in that side. The gameplay is good but compared to the previous ones it's the worst because of less features. If it had bigger maps and all killzone 2 features it would have been huge.

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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_Observer153d ago

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

Vengeance1138153d ago

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

Cacabunga152d ago

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

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Notellin152d ago (Edited 152d ago )

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

Rimeskeem152d ago

“Dumped”

I think it’s called moving on.

Barlos152d ago (Edited 152d 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.

1Victor152d 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.

ChasterMies152d ago

“Sadly”?

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

Shane Kim151d ago

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

Mr_cheese152d ago

Dumped and shelved are two different things

Tacoboto152d 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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GoodGuy09153d 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.

Flawlessmic152d 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.

blackbeld152d 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.

Rynxie152d 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.

Lightning77152d ago

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

Sharky231151d ago

@Lightning77

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

thorstein152d 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_Bomb152d ago

It’s been a decade? Now I’m sad.

LiViNgLeGaCY151d 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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SullysCigar343d ago

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

1Victor343d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar343d ago

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

jznrpg342d ago

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

badz149342d 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!

Vengeance1138343d 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 Kim343d ago

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

VersusDMC343d 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?

Vengeance1138343d ago

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

solideagle343d 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.

Phoenix76343d 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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REDGUM342d ago

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

thesoftware730343d ago (Edited 343d 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.

blacktiger342d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca343d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy343d ago (Edited 343d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal343d ago

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

Imalwaysright343d 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.

purple101634d 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.

ClayRules2012633d 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!!

Bobertt633d 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_Box633d 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.

Michiel1989633d ago

since when was kz2 deemed garbage?

MizHDTV633d ago

Right on dude
KZ2 was just a special game to me

sinspirit633d ago

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

Seraphim633d 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.

Storm23633d 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.

DarXyde633d 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.

shadowT633d ago

agree, KZ2 was a masterpiece

Muigi633d ago

KZ3 multiplayer was better imo.

Outside_ofthe_Box633d ago (Edited 633d 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-BRASIL633d 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.

Astrokis632d 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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elazz633d 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.

Profchaos633d 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

MizHDTV633d ago

I’d be happy with a release of KZ2

John_McClane633d 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.

senorfartcushion633d ago (Edited 633d 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.

ironmonkey633d ago

I feel something may be announced soon

ManMarmalade633d ago (Edited 633d 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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Gardenia633d 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.

Hauntedasylum8633d 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.

DefenderOfDoom2633d 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.

Lightning77633d 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.

Hauntedasylum8633d ago

Hell yeah, brother. You and me both.

VanDamme633d 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.

Profchaos633d 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

SeTTriP633d ago

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

Imalwaysright633d 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.

jBlakeeper633d 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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deleted633d 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.

LoveSpuds633d ago (Edited 633d 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_Bomb633d ago

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

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