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Killzone: Shadow Fall Review [Pixel Gate]

Pixelgate Writes:

''Killzone: Shadow Fall has a lot of responsibility on its shoulders. It’s the biggest title in the small window of launch exclusives, and it’s also been given the job of demonstrating the power of the Playstation 4. It could arguably be the most impressive console game on the market, but is it simply a pretty face or is it a showcase for the future of first-person shooters?

The plot picks up 30 years after the events of Killzone 3, with the Vektan ISA rendering the home planet of the Helghast uninhabitable. As a means to make up for their planet’s destruction, the Helghast are invited to settle in one of Vetka’s biggest cities. The war may be over but the tensions remain, and the Helghast have not forgiven–and sure enough, tensions begin to boil over and thus begins the events of Shadow Fall.''

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GamerEuphoria4205d ago

Love the multiplayer, could use longer cool downs on the abilities mind! some more open maps would be sweet as well.

Eldyraen4205d ago

I enjoy it but spawn camping seems the norm about 1/4 of the time (or even more often) by one side or the other.

Multiple exits don't help as much as you'd think when too many campers use turrets and drones (last long enough to actually use both if you die fast enough). A support can technically have every placeable up at once if done right. Switching class or just placing a different item should break your old stuff to keep things more even.

Granted Assault with grenade launcher (support with mine too) is pretty cheap as well. And hate Fors... Some weapons were clearly made for people that lack skill and then get abused. Fors to me is like Gears of War's original active reload sniper crap but requires even less skill.

I used it just long enough for the unlocks and moved to something else. I'm a sucker for unlocks unfortunately but just felt bad when using it even when going for headshots.

LOGICWINS4205d ago

IMO, the multiplayer is crack. I was up until 4am playing it last night. Its BETTER than KZ2 IMO. The Penthouse is the new Radec Academy. Im loving the focus on objectives.

Spawn camping does occur but its up to your team to fight back.

My PSN: deadreckoning666

I'd love to play a game with you and anyone else on N4G that favors performing objectives and isnt concerned about KDR.

bobsmith4205d ago

i love this 24 player matches the teleport ability takes you right to enemys never have to run around looking
graphics are crazy

BABY-JEDI4205d ago

I'm still on the SP. I'm finding it so far really good, better than my expectations. Various approaches to missions works very well with good replay value. AI is good & the environmental design is excellent.

LOGICWINS4205d ago

I think Chapters 1-7 are enjoyable and HIGHLY replayable. Its the last three Chapters that suck. Chapter 8 is annoying (you'll see what I mean when you play it). Chapter 9 ends with a "lets throw as many waves of enemies as we can at you that blindly walk into your turret fire" gunfight. Chapter 10 doesn't make any sense. Not going to spoil anything, but the very person in the game that says that they want peace ends up further fanning the flames of war.

Taken as a whole, its the most important Killzone game yet as it establishes an interesting shift in focus for future titles. Its not about Vektans vs. Helghasts anymore.

Conzul4205d ago

I'm still trying to platinum this game....no idea how I'm gonna do it, some of the SP trophies are insane!

Trying to platinum all the launch games, actually. Got Resogun already, nearly done with Knack, and a few hard-ass ones left in Shadowfall.

bjmartynhak4205d ago (Edited 4205d ago )

This game is making me go after my first platinum ever. Never cared about it. But I'm really enjoying.

Check the PS4trophies channel on youtube. I did the no dying thing on easy mode. It was nice to play the story again more relaxed.
Now I only need to upgrade all abilities on the multiplayer. Freaking grinding, it will take some time!

And I'm nearly done with Knack on hard too. Played Resogun a few time, but I suck at it, don't know if I can get the trophies.

Conzul4204d ago

I got the Resogun platinum, it's not too hard. Well - it is, but not impossible. You just have to put in a lot of time towards practice. The hardest is the no-death trophy ("1D" I think it's called). Just try to play through the 5 mission span once a day until you get it.

Knack....ugh. Sorry I DO NOT like this game. It may have good old school stuff, but it also has bad old school stuff. But again, plat isn't impossible and I'm already close.

inFamous games are usually an easy platinum, so this could be fun when it gets here.

shivvy244205d ago

Anyone have the trial psn code I can use , the game website I get ps+ from is down

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15 Last-Gen Games That Still Compete with Current-Gen Graphics

GB: "Say what you will about the state of the industry, but even as games evolve, their graphics remain a key aspect. Even some of the biggest flops this year sport some gorgeous visuals, as publishers and developers push the boundaries of what’s possible, pouring years of time and money into their work."

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darthv72244d ago

Quantum Break and Ryse are two that I was really surprised did not get an FPS boost option when played on the Series X|S. when i started playing both on the XBO, I thought they are both good, but after playing them also on my steam deck (in 60fps) I just cant go back and play the base games on XB. They really benefit from that faster frame rate.

Driveclub is another i wished had a HFR mode on PS5.

MatrixxGT244d ago

Most games this gen are the exact same except now we get faster loading through SSD and a res and fps bump. Graphically not much has improved, hell most last gen games are being relabeled and resold as “remastered” with the aforementioned updates.
I haven’t seen or played anything on either platform that couldn’t be run on last gen. Guess the law of diminishing returns is really showing itself these days.

127maXimus244d ago

Most games from 20 years ago are basically the same as today, with resolution and fps upgrades. The AI is still just as braindead as it always has been, worlds are full of static, boring characters that do the same thing over and over.

Demetrius243d ago

Smh another reason why graphics haven't improved that much is because most devs too caught up on cross gen. Ps4 was/still a dope console but time has moved on we're halfway close to a ps6 reveal and devs still will be making games on last gen in 2025. Then theres Microsoft purposely got the Xbox series s that causes more devs to try to pull strings as much as they can smh. It's a mixed bag of stuff, the only ones I see pushing hardware is sonys studios and even some indie games look better

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Why Guerrilla Games Shouldn't Abandon the Killzone Series

Hugely disappointingly, it seems that Guerrilla Games, developers of the Killzone and Horizon series, may be done with Killzone for good.

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IAMRealHooman251d ago

1 was fine, overhyped as a " halo" killer
2 was a graphical beast at the time, and felt heavy
3 was good a refinement of 2 but not much else. weird audio issues environment were to quiet
shadow fall was pretty but bland

OtterX251d ago (Edited 251d ago )

Shadowfall had great Multiplayer though. Too bad the campaign was meh at best. It did have the occasional great moment sprinkled in.

TheNamelessOne251d ago (Edited 251d ago )

I played through 2/3 multiple times. I played through the original once, but it felt pretty lukewarm for me. I couldn't be bothered to beat Shadow Fall. I got a couple hours in and just went "I'm done". Never touched it again. It was awesome on the tech side, being a launch title, but it didn't even match up to the first game when it came to actually having fun playing it.

Rude-ro251d ago

3 in 3d was an amazing experience to be had.
Although not many experienced it as intended for good reasons.

just_looken251d ago

You forgot the ai advancements on the playstation 2 killzone one you could have a full team of bots doing everything even playing the objective that was a big thing.

In killzone 2 they always flanked you and when available used the high ground.

Playing killzone 2 no hud 5.1 audio was/is awesome

MDTunkown251d ago

They should finish Horizon story first

darthv72251d ago

I dont mind if someone else takes up the mantle for the KZ franchise. We are several years removed from the first game. It certainly could use a remake to gauge interest in the rest of the series. I know it has its fans... Im thinking of how a proper reboot can rekindle that old dormant flame and bring in a new generation of fans in the process.

just_looken251d ago

You forgot killzone mercenaries on the ps vita but it was the worst selling sony game for awhile there.

Yui_Suzumiya250d ago

Yeah, a remake would be pretty awesome

anast251d ago

They should let it go or sell it. No use spending millions on this project.

LucasRuinedChildhood251d ago

Would like a new IP before Horizon 3. Just because games take so long to make these days.

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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_Observer594d ago

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

Vengeance1138594d ago

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

Cacabunga594d ago

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

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Notellin593d ago (Edited 593d ago )

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

Rimeskeem594d ago

“Dumped”

I think it’s called moving on.

Barlos593d ago (Edited 593d 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.

1Victor593d 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.

ChasterMies593d ago

“Sadly”?

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

Shane Kim593d ago

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

Mr_cheese593d ago

Dumped and shelved are two different things

Tacoboto593d 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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GoodGuy09594d 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.

Flawlessmic593d 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.

blackbeld593d 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.

Rynxie593d 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.

Lightning77594d ago

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

Sharky231593d ago

@Lightning77

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

thorstein594d 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_Bomb594d ago

It’s been a decade? Now I’m sad.

LiViNgLeGaCY593d ago

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

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