Killzone 3 Campaign 4.5 Hours Long - Proof

NowGamer: Killzone 3's campaign completion screens prove that the game is easily completed on a first run-through, normal difficulty, in 4 and a half hours...

[gillri]

oh dear

its all about MP anyway, which im playing and is ALOT of fun

Crysis 2's SP was always the one I was looking forward to thought

[BryanBegins]

We always see "proof" like this for any new AAA game. I must suck at videogames because every time I buy a game with a supposedly such short campaign, it always takes me longer to finish the game. Like GoW3 or Splinter Cell Conviction. And everytime, it ignores all the replay values (like challenge room/maps, co-op, etc).

Anyway, as you said, shooters are all about multiplayer now.

[skyward]

Journalists do play games quite a lot... but I doubt they're better at games than the average CoD monster...

[Iamback]

In before COD has 2.5hr long SP.

Spinner will spin. Face it COD is still the beast.

[Istanbull]

It took me 9 hours to finish Killzone 2.

If you rush trough it, ofcourse it wouldn't be that long.

But only idiots would rush trough this game.

[Iamback]

yeah i think you should sit in some corner for 5 hours, and then start playing just so you can say " i didn't rush, it took me 28 hours to finish SP".
I finished KZ2 in 6 or so hours, no rush, just playing as any normal person would.

[Army_of_Darkness]

This better not be the case when I play it! I don't want no short COD bullshit!

[Active Reload]

I wonder if the Jungle level will be a map for multiplayer.

[awesomeperson]

"Face it COD is still the beast. "

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHHAAAA

Best laugh of tonight- thankyou. (Except maybe 2 foreign language speakers on the Aus servers who kept saying Double Kill in the KZ3 Demo).

Now back to Killzone 3.

Troll.

[GrieverSoul]

Well, he could of replayed some of the levels and shaved a few minutes from it. Still, the total time amounts to 4 and half hours but we got to count the time he died and replayed sections of the game in order to reach the next checkpoint. This is no excuse but I dont think time is a decisive factor in single player experiences. What benefit does a 50 hours long game brings if it bores you to death. For me it doesnt matter how long the ride is, what matters for me is to say ITS WAS WORTHY in the end of it.

[Headquarters11]

lol GOOD! I hate long single player campaigns especially in FPS' games.

[S_C]

@BryanBegins
You Say Its Ok For A Ps3 Exclusive To Have A Short Campain But If This Was An Xbox 360 Exclusive Game You Would All Be Ripping It To Shreds, Slaging It Off The Full Work,But Because Its Your PS3 Lovechild Aka KZ3 Everything Is Well And Dandy, I Really Dont See The Appeal About This Game, KZ2 Was Soo Bland And Boring, The Color Pallet Was Enough To Make You go To Sleep, And The Gamplay Was Just Outright, But You PS3 Fanboys Cant Admit Any Of That As You Feel Its A Sense Of Weekness, And No Im Not A 360 Fanboy I Just Speak The Truth. But Let The Disagrees From The Fanboys Roll In As I Had Somthing Bad To Say About Their Beloved Killzone.

[Iamback]

S_C

Forget logic and common sense with PS3 fangirls. They spin things as they like. I played KZ3 Beta for 5 min and that was enough for me. In before Beta yada yada yada, bla bla bla. It was enough for me to see that it is more or less like MP in KZ2, with better hit detection ill give them that, but still clunky imprecise controls that ruin the experience.
I am casual MP guy I am all about SP, but even i appreciate MP in COD games and there is a reason why 25 million play those games. Something blind fanboy pretend not to see and bring generic comments about how broken it is.

Ill pass on KZ3, will get it once it drops down to 15 euro. After seeing R3 gameplay, i can't wait to play that game. KZIP gets to much credit when Resistance destroys it!

[ravinash]

@ S_C

Use enter key much?

@ Iamback

odd how you like to spend more time commenting about these games than actually playing them.
Nothing wrong with not playing them, but if I want to play a game like COD, I go play COD.

[Iamback]

I had 10 comments in last 24hr, usually i have 2-3 per day. Game that i anticipated got released, of course i am going to express my opinion. So your comment that is supposed to represent me as someone who wrote 100 comments in last 24 hr has failed. I recommend you listen to your own comment and go play a game, not demos, or betas, but a game. Since you guys at N4g barely play games.

[ravinash]

You said you played the demo for 5 minutes and said that was enough for you.

Writing these comments in just this one item would have taken about the same amount of time.

So where was I wrong?

Beside, I never said I'd played the demo or claim the game was good. I'm just waiting for the game to come out and will see for myself like any normal human would.

[kneon]

If it's true that sucks, I love the KZ environment and atmosphere so I'd like to spend as much time there as possible. A 100 hour sp wouldn't be too long for me, but I know it's not going to happen.

But if this is anything like KZ2 then it's going to take a lot longer on Elite, unlike veteran on COD where there is little difference in difficulty.

[Ju]

lamback, I don't get it. KZ is KZ. If you want another game play another game.

It still cracks me up that people come in here with every KZ release and expect a CoD like experience.

Will never happen. You can actually feel (!) your limbs in KZ. No other game does achieve that. If you can't handle that, play twitchy shooters.

I like Resistance and I can't wait for that game. But KZ3 is just its own might.

And, BTW, KZ3 with Move is awesome. Surprisingly. Reload with flicking the wrist...that just happens naturally. Aiming is no problem with Move either. It almost feels like a cheat, TBH. You can follow the target. Can't do that with DS3.

[BryanBegins]

@S.C: Dude, I specifically mentionned Splinter Cell Conviction as not having a so-called short campaign! Just to prove I wasn't a sony fanboy. Seriously, learn to read.

And look at my other comments, I prefer my ps3 but I'M not a fanboy. I often defend the 360.

[x5exotic]

replay value is purely the awesomeness of the game itself

not stupid challenges,any game can put 10000000000 callenges and the game will never be over but might itself be boring gameplay-wise

[Inside_out]

So 4.5 hours of game play???...can't be. They have already said that the game has 70+ minutes of cut-scenes...O_o

So what the heck did they use that 40gb for??? Is this what you get for using 100% of the PS3...lol. I don't care how good or not the rest of the game is but if it's actually 3.5 hours long with 70 minutes of cut scenes ( Guerrilla #'s ), there is no way anyone could give a perfect score to this game or even close. Vanquish was 4 hours long as well...I think.

This needs to be clarified. I don't believe it myself. The link was broken so I will have to wait for confirmation from other sites. If all these reviewers actually finished the game ( big IF ) then we will know soon.

EDIT: Link is working now...It says that the total game play is 4.5 hours and with the 70 minutes of reported cut scenes would be 5.5+ hours...still pretty short even if that's true. I think most want it for the multi-player any ways...still.

[HappyGaming]

4.5 hours?
In Killzone 2 you could go through most parts with just a knife on the easy difficulty.

Play it in Elite and tell me if you can run past the maps in 4.5 hours.

@above 5.5 hours on easy difficulty without dying...
probably goes up to 8-9hours when you don't replay the same levels to get a better time and you play on a hard difficulty.

Harder difficulty means you have to take cover and play strategically which can really effect your time in KZ2 and am guessing KZ3 as well.

[S_C]

@ravinash
Your In Work And Your Still Browsing N4G For Killzone 3 Articles And Sticking Up For It, Man Your More Of A Die Hard Fanboy Than I Thought

[Pillage05]

Just checked my kz2 "best time" scores and added them up...came to 3 hours and 24 minutes....

[WildArmed]

lol @ proof.
I can finish most games under their half their 'normal' time too if I run through the game...
But why would I want to do that

[TheLastGuardian]

I'll believe if I beat it that fast. I highly doubt I'll be able to finish it that fast. I'll probably beat it in 6-10 hours on normal with PS Move. I already know I love the multiplayer because I played the beta for 7 hours total yesterday. Why are games journalist ripping on Killzone 3 so hard. It's like hey don't want it to sell or something. I'm buying it regardless of what anyone says.

[Pixelated_Army]

Look! I have proof! lol They trying a little too hard right now.

So the SP is beast as usual and the MP is getting a lot of attention and praise they want to start slinging shit.. that's sad dude.

XD

[Megaton]

Looks like they went full-CoD.

[Skizelli]

"You can actually feel (!) your limbs in KZ. No other game does achieve that. If you can't handle that, play twitchy shooters."

I think the reason a lot of people love CoD so much is because of how it controls. You can actually "feel" your bullets hitting people. A lot of shooters don't have the same effect or do it as well as CoD. Feel is important in any FPS, and while you may actually feel your limbs in KZ, there are other games that give the same effect, such as Mirror's Edge. The term is called "Body Awareness" or "Full Body Awareness". Other games with this include FEAR and even Halo. What you're actually referring to, though, is just simulated weight which, again, has been done in other games.

[TKCMuzzer]

Oh dear, the way it controls. People play COD because it's easy and most of the shooting is done by the game, I mean the aim assist is a joke but if your crap at a gaming it's a godsend.

[Strange_Evil]

They said the same thing about God Of War 3 that it could be completed under 6 hours and it took me 10 hours to complete it!!! I also like to ENJOY my game rather than rush through it.

Here are my Killzone 2 stats...
Total Single Player Playtime: 40 Hours...
And if I add up my Best time (on Normal, haven't touched Hard yet) it comes down to around 4 hours.... But it took me 8-9 hours to finish the single player of KZ2 on the first try (the last level being a b!tch took me near an hour)

So ya I expect KZ3 to be around the same. Don't fall for this BS it comes out with every single AAA game... Few people always try to complete it as fast as they can and try to bring it down.

Reviews from PSU, Gametrailers, GameRadar put the single player at around 8-9 hours which is pretty decent.

Hell even if you don't play online, Killzone 3 provides offline skirmish mode with GREAT BOTS (trust me the AI is awesome!!!) that you can play endlessly... This time there are also 3 modes above KZ2!!! Enough Re-playability for me!!!

[ShinMaster]

It's the same with every major game.

There's always some sort of "proof" that a game could be beaten in a shorter amount of time than average.

[Dee_91]

yea it always takes longer so im guessing 6-9 hrs

[duplissi]

@GrieverSoul

i agree, but on the flipside if a game is not worthy by the end of it and if its especially short then it feels like a slap in the face.

[kunit22c]

TBH I don't know how you could rush through a killzone game (atleast I couldn't) I just tried running and gunning (in Killzone2) and it was damn near impossible I kept getting shot down from millions of directions especially that last mission on your way to beating the final boss (I forget his name) not vecari (I know I probably butchered that spelling) but that other mechanical looking guy that could teleport or just turn invisible not sure which he was doing.

[Ryudo]

Am sure you could complete it in 4 and a half hours if you halo your way though the entire game but what's the point.

I don't try to finish my games as quickly as possible I like to enjoy them. As long as they don't over stay there welcome and just feel like there being dragged out.

[Biggest]

"You can actually "feel" your bullets hitting people."

You mean the bullets that hit a full second after the "hit" the first time? I always loved that about Call of Duty. "YES! I got away and am around the corner. . . Wait what? How am I dying NOW?"

[Skizelli]

"Oh dear, the way it controls. People play COD because it's easy and most of the shooting is done by the game, I mean the aim assist is a joke but if your crap at a gaming it's a godsend."

You mean like most shooters have now days? It seems to hurt more than it helps in CoD, like when you're aiming at an enemy in the background and another one runs in front of you in the foreground, screwing up your shot. FYI: It can be turned off in Black Ops.

"You mean the bullets that hit a full second after the "hit" the first time? I always loved that about Call of Duty. "YES! I got away and am around the corner. . . Wait what? How am I dying NOW?""

You speak the truth. As a CoD player, there's nothing the haters can say that would offend me, 'cause I'd completely agree with you. Activision needs to stop rolling around in their money and offer dedicated servers already.

[Peppino7]

Uh oh!

[IcarusOne]

Sounds like we have a new Quake/Unreal - graphics-pusher with MP focus.

[ravinash]

Considering the profile of the writer says:
Tom Hopkins
I'm the News Editor on NowGamer.com - I've written for Play, X360, 360 and games™...

I'll take this news with a grain of sult.

You could probably play most games in half the time if you skip cut scenes and rush through it.

[lelo2play]

If those 4,5 hours for single player are true... i wounder where are all these 9's and 10's from reviewers coming from?

Probably paid off... some might be shocked, but i do believe big companies pay off reviewers for a favorable review. A game that has 9+ from most reviewers sell more... it's a fact.

I still remember Splinter Cell Conviction being bashed by reviewers because the short single player, and that influenced it's sales.

[duplissi]

pft... halo 3 was short, cod4 was short (and the last great cod), cod mw2 was short, moh was short.... need i go on?

[FailOverHero]

Allow me to quote CG on this one.
ChristianGamer + 6h ago
AKA, you just killed your credibility by mentioning that you don't have to play it to know...I mean can fanatism be summarized any better than that? You need to calm down with the conspiracy theories now. Those that have actually played the game say it is great multiplayer-wise but the story is lacking. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the complaint that most ps3 players on this site give for not liking Halo and CoD? They all claim that they'd rather have a brilliant single player campaign over a multiplayer and now that their flagship fps is lacking in story department they say things like "I couldn't care less how short the campaign is as long as the multiplayer is fun" "who cares about story? It is a multiplayer shooter and that part is fun" "story isn't that important to me. Multiplayer shines" Give me a freaking break #3 Agree(1) | Disagree(5) | Report | Reply yewles1 + 6h ago
And this is what the next guy had to say:

yewles1 + 6h ago *goes over to review comment threads to see people scoffing at the idea of the story being worse than CoD* You want to talk about credibility? ROFLMFAO!!! #3.1

[S_C]

@ravinash
Nahhhhh , The Shift Key If You Really Wanted To Know, Again I Bring The Color Pallet And Boring Gameplay Into The Mix Like I Said The Other Week In An Article And All You Can Bring Up Once Again Is The Useage Of My Shift Key...... All Ive Got To Say Is ComeBack With A Better Comeback Next Time Or At Least Mention Somthing About Killzone You Are So Beloved About.... Untill Then Go And Play Your Beta Which Youve Supposed To Of Had Sooooooo Much Time Enjoying....Yet You Are On N4G Talking About The Shift Key ....... Im Finding That Abit Strange

[ravinash]

You may want to check my comments further up.

Well I have to do something to pass the time at work.

[Scotland-Tha-Brave]

Stop writing like a fucking retard!

[S_C]

@Scotland-Tha-Brave
Haaaaha Someone Is Getting Flustered, Isit Beceause I Questioned Your Love Child Killzone, Ahhh Theres A Shame, Cant Believe How Protective You Are Over A Peice Of Plastic Haha

[starcb26]

He never said anything about killzone. He was talking about how you write.

[seinfan]

Just from the way you type, I get the feeling that you are an annoying person.

[S_C]

@seinfan
Ok So How A Person Writes On A Gaming Website Reflexs Their Personality Now, Just Shows How Shallow And Ignorant People Are Nowadays, Ive Never Have Or Will Have Time For People Like You.

[helghast102]

STOP CAPITALISING EVERY WORD YOU MORON, IT'S PAINFUL TO READ.
GET IT NOW?

[KeiKei]

my little brother types like this too, guess you are under 12 too

[GrumpyVeteran]

Why the fuck do you type like that?

[HellzAssassin]

Agreed!
I've played both Crysis and Warhead and to say the least, multiplayer was terrible in both games. Crysis 2 has ALOT to improve for multiplayer, but I plan on picking it up solely for the campaign :D.

KZ3, I'm looking forward to both.

[hazardman]

I understand that the multiplayer is fun and all, but at $60 I expected the campaign to be more than 4hrs. It is what it is..I'm still gonna buy it!

[ShadowJetX]

No prob, just trade in a copy of Black ops for PS3 at gamestop and get your copy of KZ3 for free.

[duplissi]

THIS^^^!!!

[Skizelli]

...

[Beahmscream]

Unacceptable

[Vherostar]

4.5 hours?? average for an FPS.....

[solidt12]

Why do people want to sabotage this game so bad. I don't get it.

[Snake Raiser]

Well first of all you can complete almost any game *except maybe some RPGS* in about 4.5 hours. I don't doubt that the game is too short, but you could even beat MGS4 in 4.5h if you really tried. It took me 20-30 hours every play through because I actually played it.

[Jaces]

Well when you play games on normal they don't tend to last very long, especially when you run through it.

Hell, I could have beat Dead Space 2 on normal in 4.5 hours running straight through. Why wasn't that posted?!

[cannon8800]

Anybody here remember back when metal gear solid 4 came out? That game was about 20 hours long with the cut scenes and everything, but people have beaten it in five hours by rushing, skipping the cut scenes and not exploring anything. I know for a fact that this game is probably gonna be about nine to ten hours for most people, maybe even longer. I enjoy exploring and admiring what guerrilla games have accomplished.

[JsonHenry]

I imagine a lot of people will be playing this online anyway. However, I did play the first one and I enjoyed the single player much more than the mediocre multiplayer. So I am hoping the single player campaign is much longer than that since I will be playing this game solely for the single player experience.

[PostApocalyptic]

Uh guys...Tom "Foot in Mouth" Hopkins misinterpreted the "best time" number and forgot to include the deaths + cut scenes.

So, basically what Tom is trying to say is that theoretically if you played the game your first time you could rush thru the game in record times as long as you didn't die (no practice allowed of course) also you'd have to subtract 70 min of cut scenes. Yet, he spins this to mean that the reviewers "first time play through" didn't include deaths or retries on mobs/bosses all based on that "best time (try)" stat. Oooops!

This how propaganda works. You tell half-truths. But leave out other information.

http://n4g.com/news/694268/...

[get2sammyb]

I suspect this is a similar scenario to Vanquish. It probably counts just PURE gameplay time. The actual experience is probably more in the realm of six-eight hours with cut-scenes, exploration and other factors figured in.

[SuperMassiveGav]

True, but it's still less than half the length of Killzone 2, and doesn't have the replay value of something like Vanquish.

[Snake Raiser]

Killzone 2 took my less than 8 hours, and I don't play through things quickly on purpose.

[Biggest]

Doesn't have the replay value of Vanquish, which doesn't have multiplayer. That sounds about right, huh?

[DigitalAnalog]

What do you mean? I finished KZ2 around the same time I finish Vanquish. Give or take around 8 - 10 hours. Besides, if this was the case, it would be the most featured point in the KZ3 reviews.

In which case I see that they are...

NONE.

-End of Line

[SuperMassiveGav]

I mean Killzone 3 is less than half the length of Killzone 2, which took me 10+ hours. Vanquish was more like 6 for me.

And what do you mean by NONE?

[DigitalAnalog]

I doubt KZ2 is half the length of KZ3. Discard all deaths and checkpoints and every game would've been "techinically" completed 40% faster.

What I meant by NONE, is that I've yet to see a review complain about KZ3 being 4.5 hours short.

-End of Line

[SuperMassiveGav]

Doubt all you want, it's true. The actual game time, measured by the games themselves was 4.5 hours in Killzone 3 and 10+ in Killzone 2 on the same difficulty by the same player - me.

And the article on which you are commenting refers specifically to a review in which the 4.5 hours is mentioned. That's the whole point of it. You're apparently yet to see something that's right under your nose.

[Ju]

So, YOU played KZ3 in actually half the time than KZ2? Or is it that you take your experience with KZ2 and compare it with someone else's time to run through KZ3 to proof a point? Come back here when you have actually played the KZ3 campaign.

[DigitalAnalog]

I'm running out of bubbles but I'd leave you with this:

You do know some of the PS3 game saves have a total time "input" tagged along with it. If possible, please show us a screenshot with the game file time tag (in your XMB) and I would be convinced.

-End of Line

[Biggest]

Your point has been proven for you, DigitalAnalog. SuperMassiveGav is a bold faced liar. The reason that someone was able to show 4.5 hours of complete game was explained today and shown to the world. I love it when a plan comes together.

[hazardman]

Is SUPERMASSIVEGAV trying to say he played killzone 3 already? how did you get that copy?

[skyward]

Exploration? In Killzone? Did you play KZ2?

[get2sammyb]

Sure, point taken. I mean just exploring the vistas and stuff.

[shadow2797]

To be fair, the first time I played the beta I just sat and watched the waves roll in for 20 seconds before I realized I was going to die if I stayed there any longer.

[Redempteur]

i doubt this count the time with all the emblemz and investigation papers and such.

i needed another play to get them all

[Feckles]

They kept this a bit quiet didn't they.

And no mention of it in those 9/10 and 10/10 reviews yesterday and most of those were just for single-player.

Annoyed.

[Legion]

Well at least no one can complain that the reviwers didn't play the game all the way through when they wrote their review.

And I am sure that the person who played it probably was just trying to get to the end. So normal play through would probably at least double that play time. Which is good for a multiplayer focused game.

[Feckles]

We'll never know for sure, but the Killzone games have always been good at funneling the player through to the end.

There's not much time for sightseeing in a Killzone game.

[shadow2797]

Taking cover and playing the game the right way takes a lot more time than just running through it. Play the game on elite and if you beat it in under 5 hours, I'll give you a trophy.

Most reviewers have said it's a 6 hour game, and reviewers don't look for hidden items.

That said, the campaign seems to be hit or miss, which is disappointing. Hopefully I'll enjoy it.

[Zir0]

Surprising it even managed 87 at meta with so little playtime.

[skyward]

The playtime's all in the MP though, right? That's the excuse CoD gets away with anyway...

[Snake Raiser]

Extremely good point. Have a bubble.

[ugo]

i believed u saw 88 not 87

[The_Ultimate_Guy]

Nope, he saw correctly.

The score is 87 not 88.

[fastrez]

It almost seems that FPS developers are caring less about the single player, and more about MP, especially as that's what keeps gamers playing for months after launch.

This is why Half-Life 2 is still one of the best of all time. The single player campaign is huge, at least 20 hours long and hey, no multiplayer needed.

More devs need stronger single player like Valve make.

[KingPin]

yeah, it sucks that FPS is all about mulitplayer. i enjoyed the hell out of killzone 2. and not once did i play it online <my internet connection here LAGS like a llamas ass!!>

Single player should be just important as multilayer.
Uncharted 1 and 2 were perfect 10z in my books, purely because the single player campaign was just awesome. and the replay value was there.

[Snake Raiser]

Completely agree. The single player should have replay value of it's own. If all of the replay is strictly in the multilayer then the game should not get above an 8.5 in my opinion.

[SuperMassiveGav]

There's no almost about it, fastrez.

[The_KELRaTH]

I don't think it's more about multiplayer either - it's just less content so they can sell extra content in instalments later.

There was a time when an fps game had 20-30 detailed large maps with full AI bot support, now it's no bots and 8-15 generally small pretty but basic maps with lots of hidden walls.

[kramun]

I like a decent SP campaign in my games, I don't care about MP at all. I'd much rather they concentrate on making the SP as solid as possible than just throw in a half-assed campaign and rely on you wanting to play the MP.

It's the same reason I haven't got COD since MW, it's a waste of money when you don't care about MP.

[CanadianTurtle]

I agree with the first part, but I disagree with the CoD statement. I think treyarch and infinity ward really do care about their campaigns, I think they were tremendous. I mean, campaign wise, the games have quite a lot of polish. Even though the campaigns are about 7 hours long, it's still good considering the game keeps you engaged with interesting and unique objectives.

But 4 hours for a KZ game? Whao, thats just too little for anyone to handle, no matter how intense it is.

C'mon Guirella Games, I was expecting much more from you...this is just unexceptable

[Snake Raiser]

What many people this gen don't realize is the the majority of gamers right now do not game online.

[Statix]

Multiplayer is where the meat is for this game anyway. I was never that impressed with the narrative and dialog of the Killzone series, so even a ~5 hours, it's good enough for a quick thrill before jumping straight back into multiplayer.

Now, if you really want a lengthy, deep single player/campaign experience, keep on the look out for the following games this year:

-Deus Ex 3 (I've heard ~25 hours long)
-Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
-RAGE

Now those are for sure going to be some epic, lengthy single-player experiences.

[Pozzle]

Of course it'll be short if you rush through it as fast as you can. I highly doubt the average gamer is going to get through it in 4.5 hours.

[jbiz320]

once again... lol

[ZombieAssassin]

Killzone 2 took me the same amount of time maybe a half hour longer and it was still enjoyable.

[rjgbyrne]

I bet its a great game then, they must have made a cracker of a shooter and I don't care if its short. I'll play it twice, maybe 3 times over.

[ugo]

it pains me when i see ps3 fans crying over review, whats wrong wit u guys ,cant u just play the game and stop being used as hit for websites.

[cereal_killa]

Game journalism is a joke! I can totally understand why people are pissed about some reviews with these so called journalists deducting points for the same problems that another game has and that said game gets a 9-10/10. I'm not saying they're wrong to deduct the point but do it to all the games not the ones you don't want to see get an average score. Personally i wish these sites would stop posting numbers, stars, or letters for there reviews to many pathetic fanboys with no lives search every web site for these bad reviews because of nothing but pure jealousy and to start flame wars.

[fastrez]

What review are you talking about? NowGamer's Killzone 3 review was great. Was a very fair score.

[cereal_killa]

@fastrez

I'm not saying every site out there is biased but some sites go out there and give games like COD a 10/10 with complaints about story, graphics and CO-OP blah blah blah and then give Killzone3 complaints about the exact same thing and give it a 7.5-8.5/10 this is why they are a joke if your going to be unbiased be unbiased about all games not just the ones you like.

[PotatoClock]

People having opinions! Such a conspiracy against PS3 exclusives...

[awesomeperson]

Ok, you can finish the game in 4 hours if you skip the cutscenes.

However; if you actually play the game for fun- not rushing through, admiring the scenery (as I tend to do :D) and seeing how many brutal melle moves you can squeeze in, along with watching the cutscenes it will take around 6 probably.

Then you play through again on a harder difficulty, or the hardest. You hunt for all the trophies and unlockables.

THEN you have online.

By then the game is significantly longer.

Anyway- the average COD campaign is about 5 hours, I don't see hundreds of articles on that?

[ct03]

The only COD I've played is Modern Warfare, and it took me about 16 hours on Veteran with no crosshair if I remember correctly.

If the completion time for Normal is really 5 hours, then people need to stop playing these sissy difficulties.

[insomnium2]

How about not rushing and trying some other difficulty level than easy hmmm? How about playing it on hard?

@awesome person

Yes you don't see any articles since COD is not a PS3 exclusive.

@ugo above

Who gives them hits then? I sure don't. I see the double standards in the media and I WILL NOT CLICK ON THE LINK if the score is only looking for shock effect.

[SuperMassiveGav]

I'll give you a reason to click on the article - so you can see the PROOF that it was completed on MEDIUM not EASY. Then you wouldn't ask stupid questions.

[insomnium2]

Ummmmm... I did say hard though didn't I? I won't click on the article no matter how much you "own" me with your mighty words.

[Studio-YaMi]

So Medium is considered Hardcore now ? LMAO !!

[Rainstorm81]

Medium is the new easy.....Hard is the new normal.....That goes for 90+% of games on the market

[M-Easy]

Exactly, BS hit whoring crap website.

[verpuli]

yes demon's souls can be finished in 50 minutes but for average gamer it takes 25 hours

[Graey]

wait...it can?

[Dark_Overlord]

Yep, theres a vid on youtube for it :)

[Graey]

oh wow...i need to check that out...I can barely pass the first boss. Of course I know I'm doing something wrong. i really do want a guide for this game.

[Gamingskills]

Is this suppose to be the benefits of having a game on blu ray instead of dvd?

[byeGollum]

you may have the space, but it's up to you to use it

if it was any longer it'll probably get repetitive, the devs made it just right.

[The Meerkat]

It only gets repetitive if the Devs run out of ideas. (or time)

Look at Castlevania LOS it must have been 20+hours and I was still wanting more.

[kewlkat007]

Look at Castlevania LOS it must have been 20+hours and I was still wanting more. "

Great game/Narration

[GameOn]

The narration was was really bad for Patrick Stewart. It honestly sounded like he was just reading instead of nerrating.

[guigsy]

Developers should at least make the effort to make single player stand on its own two feet, considering that not everyone is connected to the internet. For a supposed AAA game, this is unacceptable. I'm not singling out Killzone either, plenty of other games are guilty of this.

[DA_SHREDDER]

Does this game have campaign coop? If so then how man hours this game can be beaten is dependent on how many friends you have that wanna play the campaign with you. It doesn't change the fact that the controls still suck for the game. Ill buy this game used, im done supporting GG. They are talented, but until they give us what they want, they wont ever hit COD numbers, and yes ladies and gents, it is about making money.

[skyward]

Yeah, co-op could change things up. Still, you and your buddies could finish it in one sitting...

[fastrez]

Only co-op offline though, which sucks :(

[Killzone3___]

it's on normal difficulty , only the gameplay without the cut scenes ... play it on the hardest difficult without skiping the cut scenes and it will take more then 8 hours .... it's still short for me but all of it is amazing with high graphics and amazing gameplay .... almost all the shooter games are short so why people are complaigning ? ..

besides , killzone 3 have ps move option so most of you who have ps move will complete the game 3 times , 2 times with a normal controller ( complete the game one time to unlock the highest difficulty ) and third one with move ....

don't forget about the multiplayer , it's really amazing ......

beta 90 % >.< ....

[ipe]

i have 850h logged in kz2 mp nough said.

-it has coop and mp, and offline skirmish
-u can run through manny games including finishing demon souls in 1 hour, it proves nothing.
-i needed 25 hours to finish ds first time and im hardcore gamer
-i ll take amazing 5,6 hours(vanquish) over boring 15 hours(castlevania) even without online.
-go cry somewhere else

[Gamingskills]

You consider urself a hardcore gamer and it took you 25 hrs to finish Killzone 2? You my friend either are really bad at first person shooters or you must have put your controller down to eat and sleep without pausing the game! With skills like that I find it hard to believe your hardcore!

[DatNJDom81]

He said DS which I assume is Demon's Souls. Not Killzone 2. Maybe read?

[Gamingskills]

Oh! My fault! I did misread it.

[ipe]

first i said demon souls. 1 playthrough was about 20,25 im not sure, including online.

second i have kz2 platinum, campaign on elite(easy,normal,hard,elite), bioshock platinum, campaign on survivor without using vita chambers(trophy).....etc,etc(m anny other platinums) if u dont see that as hardcore, id like to hear ur definition of hardcore.

[tudors]

TBH it's been a long time since a FPS took me any longer than that? COD HALO etc all the same, single player to me is just a test play before I go online, this would not be a deal breaker for me.

Though I am looking forward to Crysis 2 because I think it offers somthing new, plus I want to see what Crycek can do.

[byeGollum]

I'm confident Crysis 2 will have a solid singleplayer in fact it may be better than the multiplayer.

[kramun]

Crysis and Crysis Warhead both had decent campaigns, so yeah I think it will the SP in Crysis 2 should be great.

[thief]

It is shorter than I expected.
And it is getting nitpicked for factors thaat were ignored for the Halos/CoDs but that is no surprise.

[Killzone3___]

i can complete mirror edge in 3 hours , it doesn't have good graphics .... i can get platinum in uncharted 1or2 in 9 hours (which is comepleting it in 2 times , get alll the treasures , do all the trophies ) i can continue but no need to say more ....

the campaign time depend on how you play .......... if this guy can complete the game in 4:30 hours without cut scenes then i complete it on 2 hours and even less ....

and the best example of what im saying is demon soul , alots of people play it more then 20 hours and someone came and completed it in 50 minutes ... just like what i said , it depends on how you play ....

[Vega75]

Wow just wow. And people were complaining that halo ODST was only 6 hrs and was sold for full price. Now I guess 4.5 hours is now acceptable for full price because it's a ps3 exclusive.

[visualb]

*laughs at person taking this as the absolute truth of length of the game*

[redsquad]

Can the person who offered this "proof" prove that it was his first play-through? Once you know where you're going and what has to be done, a game must logically be easier to complete the second time round.

Given the usual (why does it still surprise me?) smears aimed at yet another PS3 excluive, it's very easy to believe that someone raced through the game PURELY to point fingers like a petulant child and bleat "look, look"

[ZombieAssassin]

Actaully people bitched about paying full price for ODST because the multiplayer was what they had already bought in Halo 3. I'm sure Halo ODST could be beaten in less than 6 hours if you were trying too.

Nice try though....

[Thoreau]

wow jusr wow, buy the game and see for yourself.

[Killzone3___]

they can make the game longer but it will be more boring , look at dragon age or fallout or any other rpg game , they make you talk alot , go to someone and talk to him then go to another person talk to him or make a mission and then come back to him and the thing goes on .... they can make it like that or make the game exciting and not boring but it will be shorter esppecially with this kind of graphics .....

@Vega75
first : haloooooooo suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks ....
second : does it have this graphics ? ...
third : the gameplay is boooooooooooooooooooooring , easy , and it's simple not like killzone 3 ....
fourth : does it have move option ? ...
five : does it have amazing multiplayer ? ...
six : i can complete the game less then 4 hours and the 6 hours your talking about with the cut scenes .....
seven : read my comments

[Vega75]

1)Lol do you only get 4 hours of gameplay the rest is cut scene and you think that's a good thing. Lmao

2)yes move support is definitely a must have. I mean if you game doesn't support a dildo with a light bulb then it's a garbage game as per your logic

3) gameplay is booooring= this made me laugh I thank you for that. 1) atleast your paying for full gameplay not a movie with some interactive gameplay elements. 2) millions of people still play halo. How many are still playing KZ2? So no millions that still play Halo disagree that the gameplay is boring.

4)amazing multiplayer- halo is best known for it's multiplayer. Which is a reason people still play it til this day. Again how many people are still playing KZ2 MP? I bet it's no where near as many people are still playing Halo

5)" does it have this graphics" that maybe the reason why it's 4 hours. Because they spent to much time worrying about graphics instead of gameplay and the lenth of the game.

6) read my comment

[redsquad]

There was 'proof' that GOW 3 lasted only 6-8 hours, but it still took me nearly twice that as I actually took time to, you know, ENJOY the game rather than dash through to win a troll-point.

[visualb]

true - I did GOW in 9 hours

the articles saying it was 6 hours probably rushed through it on easy.

you see, the difficulty of a game DOES matter.

I don't trust this shit, I just explore it for myself

[Redempteur]

i took 9 hours 48 minutes in normal for GOW .. and i sure spent more than 6 hours with KZ2

[visualb]

??

KZ3 on veteran took me 8 hours

THATS VETERAN

I'm sure on Recruit I would have shaved an hour or two off that

still...4.5? meh, I'll have to see for myself

then again, the MP is being so much fun and so refreshing (compared to KZ2) that alone is amazing.

the single player looks great too, lets hope its only 4.5 hours if you rush through it in rookie

[f789790]

On recruit you can run through the levels with your knife. Hilarious actually.

[kewlkat007]

Yeah you could say, most REVIEWERS probably beat the game before they reviewed it, if that's the case.

Oh well...I never herd anyone raving about Killzone and its great campaign/memorable characters, all people talk is about the graphics and special guns.

I guess "Halo ODST" is not so short after all, of course it's always been about multiplayer/support/maps in that game.

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

so whats the problem?? its still longer than halo odst

[roflcopters]

neat, it has a campaign slightly longer than a glorified expansion pack.

[Ares84PS3]

I suppose this was done on the easiest difficulty setting, running through the game as fast as possible.

Guess what, Dead Space 2 on zeilot difficulty (hard) took me 7hours and 20minutes. So on easy I can possibly do it in under 4 hours because I died a lot and there where two areas where I spent an hour just trying to get by.

But does that make a game any worst? No, I don't think so.

I will buy the game no matter how hard these journalists are trying to take it down. I will see how long it'll take me to complete this game on hard.

Oh and, CoDMW2 took me 4 hours and 10 minutes to complete. CODBO took me less than 5. So, why where those two games nitpicked because of their extreamly short campaign???

[Munky]

Read the article:

"The reviewer's campaign completion screens (below) show that the time is accurate, with a first run-through completed on the NORMAL difficulty setting - as displayed on the screens."

[Ares84PS3]

Normal than, well that does make a HUGE difference doesn't it??? :D

[Munky]

Actually it does, and if it didn't, why did you assume that it was on easy and running through as fast as possible. The fact is the game is short, period.

[Redempteur]

and then he missed all the unlockables..congrats time to play another round

[beavis4play]

where does it say "first run-through". i don't see that anywhere.

[Munky]

@beavis

The quote is straight from the article, look harder.

[redsquad]

KZ2 6-8 hrs (presuming you're actually playing to enjoy the game and not bleat about it) - GG says KZ3 is longer (again, same caveat as above), and yet people are taking this 4.5 hrs as holy writ?

How easily led some trolls are...

[Urahara]

More to do with spending $60 during a depression then being a troll. I loved killzone 2 but I'm not spending $60 for 4 hours when in just a few short months Dues Ex will come out which will give me 25-30 hours. And if you don't play or care for multiplayer, like me, a short single player campaign leave a bad taste in your mouth.

[beavis4play]

agreed - in todays world on the internet - you KNOW there will be a few jerks trying to run through the game just to say it's short. it seemingly happens with every big release nowadays.

[KotC]

Sad, and I remember when Sony said that Blu-ray would help make games longer.

[ZombieAssassin]

eh i have a Final Fantasy game for SNES that had 50 hours of gameplay and they didn't have shit for memory....it's all just how its used in this case it was most likely for uncompressed audio and textures.

[roflcopters]

i miss the days of 16-bit finalfantasies. FFIV is still one of my all time favorite games. i can't wait for FFIVcollection, anyone know if there is a way to play psp games on the ps3?

[Omega Zues]

Wait? people complaining about a massive Multiplayer game having around a 5hr story mode? Yet complain if any thing is over 10hrs?

Its the quality, Demons Souls could be beat in under an hour. Does that make it a bad game?

[ElementX]

I really don't play MP very often, I would've liked a longer campaign.

[blakstarz]

"Sad, and I remember when Sony said that Blu-ray would help make games longer."..

Show proof of that.....Blu-ray allows room for more content and bigger levels, uncompressed audio...etc not longevity of a game, how long a game is is solely up to developer.

How long a game last all depends on the player. COD:BO I heard is short too, but its taking me months to finish, not because I'm not good, I have others things to do besides game all day or all night, so I just play in increments which is why the length of a game is not a big deal.

[KotC]

Here and remember you asked http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

[Azfargh]

At least it isn´t a choppy, rushed and barely linked SP campaign like MW2. Most of the storyline was on the LOAD SCREENS!

[kaixxi]

ooooooh its a conspiracy.
4.5 hrs or not.it doesnt change the fact its not comming to your soo called xbugs

[FailOverHero]

They spent too much of their time making it pretty instead of making a good single player campaign huh? So the story is short and not that great huh? Wait, isn't that what most ps3 players complain about Halo?

[Rhythmattic]

I can Fast-forward through a Film to...

Talk about missing the experience...

[SSKILLZ]

Why do I allways feel confused on buying a short game, I love long games and I just feel I'm getting my money's worth ...... Hmmm..... But I'm having a blast with Mp, don't know what to think

[Pillville]

Fallout 3 can be beat in 30 minutes. You'd think they would have made this open world game longer.

http://dl.speeddemosarchive...

[RAmar101]

Lol @ certain trolls trying to bring any ps3 exclusive down. Hey trolls at least ps3 users have a game to defend rather than have non whatsoever. Pew pew pew lol you know who you are

[Masterchef2007]

Super Mario 64 can be beaten in 1:37 Minutes just look at this

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[GraySnake]

and people say its one of the greatest games of all time...

lol @ the vid.

[Ashriel]

so much for the blu ray :/

[Sarevok]

Did you just come here to troll?

[Ashriel]

just expressing my dissapointment

[Sarevok]

Wow.. kids these days.
I can beat almost any fps in 4 hours if I do a speed run.

How about you rent or buy the game before you ''express'' your disapointment?

[NYC_Gamer]

well,this is what happens once everything becomes about mp.

[rlm41]

yet the multiplayer for this game won't be anything amazing and innovative.. This looks like a rental now. Screw paying $80

[retrofly]

1 word:
Ha

Face it SP's these days are short, it's not just COD. Stick it in your pipe and smoke it fanboys

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

Wow campaigns are getting shorter and shorter this gen. Developers have lost their talent and hey take up all that space with "Teh specialz efftz"

[divideby0]

did any review pick this up ?
only thing I recall is saying the SP is meh.. nothing about it being short...

[xstation79]

More bad news for this game I guess. Fanboys are going to defend it no matter what. Oh well, back to enjoying double xp on black ops.

[BabyTownFrolics]

one day sales dont matter, then yesterday they did

http://n4g.com/news/693327/...

one day short single player mattered, today it doesn't

I been loving the KZ3 beta, I like playing as the engineer, but its funny how folks will flip flop on certain issues as long the console they prefer ends up looking good.

I hope they are wrong about the short single player campaign, 4.5 hours is way too short

[roflcopters]

at the end of the day sales do matter, a whole lot. if a game doesn't muster decent sales the higher ups will start putting money elsewhere, no matter how good the graphics are or how well its received by reviewers.

[MasterOfThe12Blades]

gameradar review: 6-8 hours
videogameszone review: 7-9 hours
psu.com review: 8 hours
cynamite.de review: 8 hours
...

[blackburn5]

Yawn. Everyone is always complaing how supposedly short these games are and yet it takes me longer to complete them. Of course if you play the game at the lowest difficulty, run through kamikazee like and have no life of course you can defeat it in a shorter time. Also people don't realize that there will always be a few people who can speed run through games. But just because some one CAN do it, doesn't mean everyone can. Why is their so much scrutiny against KZ3's campaign?

People, especially on the 360 side play games with weaker stories, bad voice acting and short campaigns all the time and I don't see reviewers take off whole points for these things or articles complaing how bad these things are. GeoW 2 story and and voice acting were so bad I muted the television so I wouldn't have to listen to the cutscenes but I didn't see reviews take points away for that fact. But suddenly KZ3 is getting flack for story. Yeah because story is usually a shooter's forte.

[BabyTownFrolics]

and you wonder why you have one bubble, cant make your points without talking shit about 360 gamers.

another ps3 victim

as a a fellow ps3 owner you make me sick

[Sizzon]

People actually believe in this 4.5 hours BS? There was a video a while ago when a guy from GG said that this game is 8 hours.

[ivant]

I personally don't care as the GG's campaigns have all been ordinary.

It's for the multiplayer that I'll be buying....and the odd bot game to pass the time....likely 200 hours at least.

So....4.5 vs 200+ hours. It's good to see what really matters.

[Tikicobra]

Speed run, perhaps?

[earbus]

Wow sounds like an expansion pack for k2.

[SuperbVillain]

The only real way to play is on elite!

[Rhezin]

well I'm not gonna be A COMPLETE PUSSY and play K3 on normal. Real gamers play their sh!t on hard difficulty first playthrough.

[nirosan]

I doubt it, I read few reviews and all of them said campaign is from 6-8 hours, depending on how much of a beast you are. I guess who ever played it in 4.5 hours is some major beast at the game, or he played it on easy maybe.

[SockMaster]

journalists have to rush through a game sometimes to complete it surely? anyways KZ2 took me around 7/8 hours and i was taking it at my leisure, im sure it takes longer than this!

[blakstarz]

@KoTC

"It's not just about graphics," he said. "It's about 7.1 audio, it's about speech, it's about having up to 1080p movies built into the game; it's high-res textures, it's animation, it's everything that goes into making a very rich and varied next-gen experience. Partly it's visual, partly it's sound, and partially it'll be down to gameplay benefits as well - more levels, more detail, richer experiences.

Thanks for the article, but once again it says nothing about making games "longer" it pretty much reinforces what I said about Blu-ray makes for loseless audio (uncompressed), higher-res textures, visuals....the length of game is up to the developers and the person scripting the game. Blu-ray just give you the opportunity to add more glossy paint and the "possibility" of making a game longer AKA a bigger game in a manner of speaking because of the extra space on the disc, but that is all up to the person making the game and how the gameplay and story is narrated is in the mind of the person creating the game.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

"more levels" read it again

[Minute Man 721]

What he played on? Very easy?

[kramun]

Take a minute, man, and read the article.

[geth1gh]

I mean its good having single player, but its not gonna deter me away from a game. hell, i loved the new moh and that defiantly wasn't because of the single player.

I really only care about 10% at the most about campaign in a game these days. the other 90% is the multiplayer, because I am going to spend 90%+ of my time playing that game on the actual mp.

[XabiTheHumble]

This is the second time they have tried doing this on a ps3 exclusive, its pathetic. Why don't they rush through a game like COD and post their campaign time?

[Neko_Mega]

I don't about this, it says best time and that doesn't mean how long the game is. Heck for all we know it means he has finish a mission faster then normal.

[BlackTar187]

Holy Crap look at the people that have come out of there dark sad place in life.

So funny you guys parade yourselves around its rather sad.

[OllieBoy]

Industry showing their biased colors again.

CoD campaigns are shorter than that, but they get a free pass. What a joke.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

85 on metacritic so far and going down. MS must have paid em all off right?

[BlackTar187]

Its like a big game of BUT BUT BIT they did it so its only fair i lower myself to the level of them.

Who wants to bet this is not his first playthrough not on hard diffculty and he studied the levels while playing to complete this feet at a later time. I beat MGS4 in under 5hr i believ for the Big boss emblem thats not how long the game is thats how long i got it down to with practice and do overs.

[Dellis]

Single player LOL

[OC_MurphysLaw]

You know I am of two mindsets on single player game length.

First off, when I here someone say "it took me only X amount of hours to play through" I typically add 1 to 2 hours to that for my expectation. I dont speed through my games, I like to take my time and enjoy all the atmoshpere and story.

Now that said... 4.5 hours is pretty dang quick even for a speed run. I expected more to be honest...

Will this make me not give this game a go? No, because just like COD, Battlefield and Halo games...this game is more about the multiplayer than it is about the single player.

[Resistance]

Ouch... Wasn't the latest COD SP's that long also?

[TKCMuzzer]

Yeah , on the hardest setting.

[hoops]

I wont take this sites word for it until I play the game myself to see if its only 4.5+ hours in length.

[hot111]

but but blu-ray

[ugabugaz]

When you can do 4.5 on ELITE, then we have a problem. Otherwise, no, It's fine.

Would I like it to be longer? Yes, Yes I would.
Is it a deal breaker? NO!

[TKCMuzzer]

I can not believe in this day and age people are still playing games on "normal" setting. For somebody who plays and reviews games for a living to be playing on such a low setting is unacceptable. Killzone has always been aimed at a slightly more experienced gamer and I am sure these players would like a review based on the higher difficulty settings.
There are many gamers who could easily put any of the AAA games (COD, HALO etc) on normal setting, run through it without killing everything, take a photo and stick it on the web.
Had COD really made gamers this lazy? easy this, easy that. Come on reviewers, up the difficulty level and earn your respect.

[BlackTar187]

I stopped playing on anything but the hardest a long time ago. It felt like i was wasting my money playing a game for the first time on a easier setting.

[MyNameIsNotRick]

Sony defense force...Activate!

Wow, this is cognitive dissidence at its finest.

[palaeomerus]

dissonance

[MyNameIsNotRick]

thank you:)

[VampHuntD]

They said teh same about Vanquish and it was significantly longer on a first play than what was stated. Now if your rushed the game, you could do it in under 3-4 hours easy once you knew about weaknesses and such. But a first play? I don't think so.

Allow me to also so I don't give a crap about Killzone 3, but this is hardly proof of anything other than someone played through the game quickly.

[xVeZx]

vanquish was like 5 hours and that game was epic

[Figboy]

lol. It's funny how some folks say this site is full of PS3 fanboys, but yet every single time a negative PS3 article crops up, it's a HAVEN for fanboys of the other console to come in and troll.

As for Killzone 3's length, I don't give a rat's ass about game length unless it's less than 3 hours.

Heavenly Sword was reported by game review sites as being 5 hours. I beat the game, normal difficulty, in 9.5 hours. My second playthrough took me about 6 hours. My third playthrough took me about 8 (I was unlocking everything).

God of War 3 took me about 14 hours. God of War 2 took me 12, and God of War took me 10. First playthrough. Subsequent playthroughs took either longer or shorter, depending on how thorough I was searching the environment for items.

My Killzone 2 playthrough was probably 10-12 hours at most. I was having too much fun playing the god damned game to keep a stop watch handy to time myself. After all, if I haven't been having fun for 10+ hours in a game, then it's shit.

Game length is subjective to the player. Some of us take longer to beat a game, some of us are faster. I'm one of those gamers that REALLY loves taking in the atmosphere of a game.

Killzone 2, for example, had some incredibly impressive locales and environments, and often, when I wasn't in a hectic fire fight, I would stop and just look at the detail, taking it all in. I do this the most with graphically impressive games like Uncharted and God of War 3.

I'm pretty sure the art designers that spent YEARS designing and modeling those environments appreciate that someone else can appreciate their artistry. Maybe it's because I'm an artist myself that I enjoy looking at things that are beautifully crafted.

I'm currently replaying Killzone 2, and I forgot how much of an amazingly beautiful game it is technologically, and how excellent the art design is. It may be bleak, but I'd KILL to have a Fallout game running on the Killzone 2/3 engine. My wife was playing Fallout: New Vegas on the 360 last night, while I was playing Killzone 2 on the PS3, and she was like, "I wish Fallout looked like that. It looks SOOO goood." lol. I couldn't agree more (I love Fallout: New Vegas, by the way. I just wish it wasn't a buggy piece of shit most of the time).

[MyNameIsNotRick]

I'm not sure if you read the comments here but...most of them are suggesting that a short game is no problem. Many excuses are given (the guy hurried, don't care about sp, real men play on ultra hard mode etc). That is, most are defending a short game. That is a fact. I'm going slow, so you can stay with me... Now, if this were a 360 game, there would be more comments about how 4.5 hours does not = a full game, no blue ray, ms molested the developers ect. That means that this is a site with more sony fananatics than ms fanatics.

Am I taking crazy pills? Is this hard to see? If you can't see this...Your a fanboy.

By the way, Im with the guys who don't care about single player as much as multiplayer. If the multiplayer's good, then it's worth it for me.

[HarryPS3]

Killzone 3 Campaign 4.5 Hours Long, and this "fact" worries me how?!

[jay2]

That's terrible, so that'll be about 4 hours for me then :(

[alza3em]

I LOVE short games ,, I have a life

[ZGRDaniel]

It took me 7.5 hours to complete on the normal difficulty. So...

[palaeomerus]

So the miraculously future proof, and truly next-gen, huge storage capacity of blu-ray brings us ultra-high-end, cutting edge, AAA, PS3 exclusive games .....with a 6 hr campaign, including the cutscenes.

Great.

[turgore]

killzone 2 allready was too short. KZ3 being shorter is unnaceptable.

[darkdoom3000]

sounds fishy. First review I've seen that mentined the short campaign.

[jneul]

weird i spent about 10hrs on kz2, even though people said it was shorter i guess if you rush through it possible, but i like to enjoy my games

[ATiElite]

4.5 hours :(

That's crap but seems like they want gamers to sit down and enjoy 4 hours of intense game play versus the epic long adventures like Half Life.

IMHO I'll take the epic long adventure cause 4.5 hours is crap. Now heres a what if, what if the MP sucks, KZ to me was all about the SP experience w/ a MP added as a good bonus. The SP should have been 10 hours minimum.

Looks like Ps3 gamers will be paying for KZ3 DLC that was cut from the finished product. I may hold off on this cause of that. KZ3 complete edition sounds better.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Wow that's possibly the shortest game this gen for a supposedly big box office game. I can see why this game is receiving some low reviews. The AI in KZ2 was pretty weak and predictable. Looks like part 3 doesn't give you any challenge like in part 2.

So much for bluray.

[InTheZoneAC]

well according to my KZ2 stats, I beat this game in a little over 5.5 hours, don't even know how long the cutscenes are, but it sure didn't feel like only 5.5 hours. I'm sure KZ3 will have another fun campaign worth playing twice with an addicting MP for at least a couple months.

[xVeZx]

all the more reason to start the game on hard difficulty....

[Cosmo811]

4.5 hours is worth £20 max. Hope they don't have the audacity to try £50.

[SuperStrokey1123]

SO by that logic if you get 100 hours of MP time you should pay them several hundred bucks? Dont be stupid. Its tehe quality of the games we play that matters not the quantity in it.

[The Iron Sheik]

They said the same thing for GOW3 and it still took me 10 hours to beat it the first time. It's sad that with every high profile PS3 exclusive there are so many people who feel the need to downplay and attack it. Those people are sure going to be busy this year.

[SuicideShaun]

Well there is also a lot of people who hype ps3 games to more than they should be.

[Hozi89]

Do you guys think as games become more immersive and Graphically impressive that the game time will decrease. That would make it feel more like a movie wouldn't it?

[SuperStrokey1123]

I can see why most of the reviews complain about the SP then, the MP though is where its really at and we should all know that. Its been really well received as well. SHould be awesome.

[Dasteru]

Gamers this gen really are pathetic. MGS1 took a little over 4 hours to complete, skipping cutscenes, and nobody ever complained it was too short. yet this gen it seems to be all anyone cares about next to graphics. What ever happened to people enjoying a game for its gameplay and story, now it seems you all act like movie critics, searching through the game with a magnifying glass looking for any little thing to fault it for and completely ignoring everything good about the game in the process.

[badkolo]

4 and a half hours in review time is 10 hours my time, all these 4 to 6 hours games always seem to last me a bit longer and closer to 10 hours and i never finish a game in one sitting.

[Longsama]

There should b a reward for Finishing the game in that speed, Just like Metal Gear and RE5

[SuicideShaun]

Sucks because I hate the mp. I was only looking forward to sp.

[Tunerboy8732]

Im kinda glad the SP isn't that long to be honest.It means i'll be able to get through it quick and get to the MP alot quicker.I love a good SP don't get me wrong but in a game like Killzone the MP is where its at.

[Tigan]

to have to play through such boring sh*t. I couldn't even finsih KZ2 which by the way is supposed to have the better story. Consider yourselves lucky that the campaign is short.

[Miacosa]

If true this is a rental for sure for all those people that just are not into multiplayer games.

[rlm41]

Killzone what?

[Zuhk]

Here's a video of Demons souls being beaten in under an hour.
http://www.psxextreme.com/p...
Just because someone can do it doesnt mean that it's the average play time. Everyone just calm down.

[larrym]

Yeah, if this was an Xbox 360 game, it would get torn a new asshole by the fangirls here. Some of the comments are predictable as well,"Oh well, it's about the multiplayer anyways". I think some of these reviewers put the game on the easiest difficulty setting, and plow right through games. Like the jackass last year who said he beat Mass Effect 2 in like 12 hours or something. GTFO.

[palaeomerus]

It's kind of like ODST or Gears 2, only in reverse. I think it likely that Guerilla is exaggerating a wee bit with their 'normal time is 8-11' hours estimate on twitter. I'd say 6 to 8 might be reasonable though. The beauty of it is, we'll all know for sure around the 22nd. :)

Out of 21 reviews I found five (23.8%) that said around 6, two that said eight (9.5%), and fourteen (66.7%) that were vague or just uninformative about length.

Here are links to the the four with relevant excerpts putting the length of the single player campaign at 6-8 hours. And no, all four of them did not forget to count deaths and just look at a sum of the best time feature.

Playstation Lifestyle

" After finishing Killzone 3 the first time, I was incredulous at the fact the game rounded out at about 6 total hours. Short by today’s standards, but I never would have guessed that if I didn’t actually count and calculate the time I spent playing."

http://playstationlifestyle...

Cheat Code Central

"Like all shooters, this one has a relatively short campaign, but the unique spin on the multiplayer should keep fans engaged far beyond the five to seven hour single-player mode. "

http://cheatcc.com/ps3/rev/...

1up

"As I reached the last third of the game's story, and it felt like events were swelling to an epic climax, the six-hour campaign abruptly ended after a short on-rails shooting sequence."

http://www.1up.com/reviews/...

Games Radar

"That’s really all you need to know going into the campaign (which takes around six to eight hours to finish). "

http://www.gamesradar.com/p...

And does it really matter? Being fairly short is not a crime against nature for most FPS and some TPS games.

If a game is short then it's short and trying to pretend that it isn't or claim that it needs to be played on the highest difficulty is silly.

You want to tell people how a game really is, not spin things and lie to yourself to win a bullshit internet argument about NOTHING.

[Buho]

It's a FPS, it's not supposed to have a long campaign (Halo and COD are good examples of this). If you want long games and don't like online shooters than go play something else! I honestly hate long games. Anything above 8 hours is too long. I'm pretty sure KZ3 will be around 8-10 hours long. The person who claims to have completed KZ3 in less than 5 hours probably rushed through it like crazy.

[Hyperbomb69]

Quality not quantity...
I mean how long was black ops? it was all crap anyway...

also LOL @ all the mad 360 weebols!

[bluegreenman]

Im too busy for 20 hour shooters anyways. I don't mind a shorter FPS. I have RPGs for length. Just pack as much action and awesomeness into those 4.5 hours GG and ill buy it day one :)

[kasasensei]

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[citan]

Since I saw a youtube clip from Demon's Souls in 1,5 hours, such articles make no sense for me. Also, Quake in 9 minutes and Fallout 2 in 15 minutes or so (due to a glitch).

Killzone 3 is almost full double-layer BD disc. I think Guerilla did what they could. I'll play through the campaign several times and spend hundreds of hours in MP anyway.

This game must be really good, speaking from how it's being bashed. GT5 was bashed likewise and it's one of the best games I've played, ever. And I don't even like racers.

[vTuro24]

Just because it can be beat in 4.5h doesn't mean you have to beat it in 4.5h...
My first playtrough in Killzone 2 took me a few days and I played that game hours a day. Why did it take me so long? Because I like to explore every corner and take my time lol.
In one of my other playtroughs in the game I was able to beat the game in a few hours because I rushed trough it. Can't remember how many hours but probably around 4.5h too.
Some people complain about games being to short because they rush trough it like crazy. They need to learn to take their time and enjoy the game...

[LemyAtom]

I'm waiting for a price drop for KZ3 anyway...I don't really like online gaming (I'm weird like that) and after COD: MW I'm much more weary about single player campaigns in multiplayer focused games. It doesn't really matter how long the campaign is for most, as long as you actually enjoy it.