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VideoGamer - Killzone 3 Review

VideoGamer - For the time being, I can only judge the single-player experience. As a technical showcase, Killzone 3's campaign is a marvel; as a six-hour slice of interactive entertainment, it's a definite disappointment. While the graphics may well be the most impressive we've ever seen, the impact of their detail eventually wears off - and once that happens you're left with a competent but overly linear shooter, with superficial set-pieces and a plot that's impossible to care about. When you compare this game to the best exclusives on Sony's console - to the likes of Uncharted 2, LittleBigPlanet and Heavy Rain - the truth is unavoidably clear: Killzone 3 lacks heart, and no amount of visual wizardry can make up for that.

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joydestroy4829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

i'm more concerned with the SP being only 6hrs. how long was it in KZ2? wasn't it 10hrs or something?

edit: yep, 10hrs so i hope this dude is wrong on that 6hrs. one of the things i liked about KZ was that the SP was just the right length. not too short, not too long.

M-Easy4829d ago

Dude its not six hours, no other review has said that. This is a troll review for hits.

joydestroy4829d ago

@M-easy

phew! good to hear!

TKCMuzzer4829d ago

It's only 6 hrs if your poor at gaming and whack it on easy so you can write a review. This site is so far out from others its untrue.
On the plus side many are saying the multiplayer is some of the best out there.

ipe4829d ago

reviews from eu reports 8-10 hours on normal, how ey achieved 6 who knows.

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Exquisik4829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

It's a single player review. He mentioned that he can only judge the single player experience. But honestly, as a reviewer, he should be waiting to review the game as a whole rather than just the single player, otherwise a lot of fps will get a lower score than it did, but why did he do it only for kz3?

Philoctetes4829d ago

Will. Not. Give. This. Site. Hits.

Orange4829d ago

"the truth is unavoidably clear: Killzone 3 lacks heart, and no amount of visual wizardry can make up for that."

wow, useful. should have added a scene with Sev singing 'somewhere over the rainbow.'

TBM4829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

6 hr slice? Someone must have played this on super easy lol

I pretty much don't care about scores anymore. I've gone back to buying my games based on my level of interest or if the game looks interesting itself.

distorted_reality4829d ago

Just out of curiosity, why does the difficulty the reviewer played on matter? I mean, yeah, obviously the game will be easier, but you'd still be able to get the same feel for the game mechanics, story, presentation, controls etc.

And I don't think a change in difficulty can account for 4 or more hours of missing gameplay, if he did actually finish the game in 6 hours.

TBM4829d ago

Because everything is dumbed down, and your not getting the real feel of the game.

shooterexpert4829d ago

7/10 is fair man. Still a good score, its as good as black site area 51 and fear.

Decent game but not top quality.

callahan094829d ago

So now we're publishing full reviews without considering the entire package? They only judge the single-player experience? Fucking ridiculous. Fuck-off critics, you're not helping gamers decide whether a game will be worth their money. That is your FUCKING JOB, REMEMBER!

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Sizzon4829d ago

Lol a 7 for this??? atleast an 8.

iamgoatman4829d ago

And you're basing that score on what exactly?

digitalivan4829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

On the fact that it's a long anticipated PS3 exclusive.

People get offended when a lower score (7 is still a good score) is awarded to one of the games they were hyped for.
They will do anything to say otherwise even though they didn't play it.

For the records, I own only a PS3 and bought it for it's awesome exclusives.

BLACKBOIJONES4829d ago

looooooooooooooooool...Is funny how this site wants hits buy bashing one of the most hyped games this gen. Like i said b4 nothing is stoping me from buying this game.

DigitalRaptor4829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

WHAT? A 7? Out of ten?

I don't understand these people who can seriously consider top class games such as these to be less than an 8/10. At least.

The same happened with Gran Turismo 5. I said I was done listening to game reviewers when that came out, but they don't fail to surprise me yet again!

distorted_reality4829d ago

Two questions -

Why does a number matter so much to you?

And how do you know it's a top class game? I'm pretty sure the reviewer has played more than you have....

Don't get me wrong, i'm not bashing the game at all, but I find it funny that you're willing to trust a review with a higher number.

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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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SullysCigar351d ago

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

1Victor351d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar351d ago

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

jznrpg350d ago

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

badz149350d 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!

Vengeance1138351d 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 Kim351d ago

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

VersusDMC351d 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?

Vengeance1138351d ago

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

solideagle351d 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.

Phoenix76351d 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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REDGUM350d ago

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

thesoftware730351d ago (Edited 351d 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.

blacktiger350d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca351d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy351d ago (Edited 351d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal351d ago

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

Imalwaysright351d 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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bouzebbal1101d ago

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

MadLad1102d 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.

Applejack1102d 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_B1102d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1102d 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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Vegamyster1102d 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.

SinkingSage1101d ago

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

Rachel_Alucard1101d ago (Edited 1101d 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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AzubuFrost1102d ago

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

Shane Kim1102d ago

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

MadLad1101d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1102d 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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RevXM1102d ago

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

Magatsuhi1101d ago

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

Binarycode1101d ago

2 is the better game.

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

Omar3li1101d 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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Knightofelemia1280d 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_vulgaris1279d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1279d 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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