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GameXplain: Killzone 3 Review

GameXplain Writes: "Guerilla Games may have taken comfort in the fact that this iteration would almost certainly be less hyped than Killzone 2, the developer’s first stab at next generation consoles. After an infamous E3 trailer, the game released to a warm reception and was praised for its heavy, realistic mechanics. Though reviews were almost exclusively positive, there were a few recurring grievances from both fans and critics. Fortunately, it seems Guerilla Games has taken the feedback to heart. Killzone 3 succeeds because it retains those mechanics that made the last game great, but it does some tweaking that ups the all important fun factor. Nonetheless, I’m a bit conflicted over my experience with the campaign. Though there were few things I could find wrong with the campaign itself, I was left feeling a bit cold about the single player experience."

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newsguy4854d ago

Was expecting a higher score.

dkgshiz4854d ago

From a generic website. So no biggy.

jony_dols4854d ago (Edited 4854d ago )

3/5 = 60%

Yup, that's a realistic score.

sarc/

Btw, I'm own both consoles, and my favorite game this gen is Alan Wake.

I'm sorry but KZ3 is at the very minimum a 70%.
Anyone who scores it below that is either biased or is looking for attention.

BattleAxe4853d ago

The reviewer is a Noob.

thorstein4854d ago

I love the single comment left at the bottom of the review. 1 comment? Wow their readership must be in the tens of people!

thorstein4851d ago

Hey look, all 3 of their readers disagree with me.

Focker4204854d ago

A 6/10 is a joke. A game of this caliber shouldn't ever get a 6. Ever. Graphics and cinematics alone warrant a higher score than that.

paintsville4854d ago

Uh oh. If that site has bubbles the ps3 fanboy brigade will quickly take them away.

downwardspiral4854d ago

bubbles is another word for e-penis.

MGRogue20174854d ago (Edited 4854d ago )

*switches on soft jazz music*

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

Sit down man, want a glass of champagne? .... Anyway, Why do you hate Killzone 3 & the PlayStation 3 so much dude? :(

It's a great console & Killzone 3 is *really* really good. SP Campaign is quite short.. but Multi-player is lots of fun.

You are not a troll, both you & I know that.. It's not too late to change things around dude. :)

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Balt 4854d ago

Only thing I dont like about killzone 3 is the vehicles. Just, boring and disjointed.

evilmonkey5014854d ago

I liked those parts...a lot.
I also enjoyed the mech in MGS4.
I also liked the tanks in World at War.

ChristianGamer4854d ago

Its just an opinion guys. Why flame over what some guy thinks about a game you obviously enjoy?
Well Said yes? Lol I know I could say the most profound thing and you guys wouldn't bubble me up lol. Still love you all though

Focker4204854d ago

We wouldn't bubble you up because we all know you're a troll. When you actually buy a PS3 and stop pulling shit from your ass then you may see some bubbles. Until then no one will take you seriously.

hellzsupernova4853d ago

i still wouldnt take him seriously

Ace_19754854d ago

Anyone who rates this game low needs to give up gaming. I've played the shit out of it, I've tried to see why they think it's average and I can't see it no matter how hard I try. It has awesome graphics and music score and awesome sound effects. Awesome weapons and brutal melee. Awesome levels and online play. Good AI and controls. I think it's one of the best FPS on the market today.

WTF is your damn problem.?

ugabugaz4854d ago

The single player was way too easy and the online currently needs work. It's being patched, but that patch should have been there day one. Apparently you haven't played enough. I don't know if I agree with the score in particular, but I'm just pointing some issues.

astrobrights4854d ago

I agree with you. KIllzone 3 is definitely one of the best FPS games on the market. It's better than Black Ops in my opinion.

hellzsupernova4853d ago

yeah its strange. Even i who hate fps enjoyed this one i havnt completed it but yeah i know it doesnt deserve such a low score its funny how all of a sudden game reviewers have become harsh when halo reach scored perfect 10s from many websites and it had terrible graphics and the same gameplay as the previous yet it still scored perfectly. sigh

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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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SullysCigar410d ago

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

1Victor410d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar410d ago

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

jznrpg409d ago

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

badz149409d 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!

Vengeance1138410d 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 Kim410d ago

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

VersusDMC410d 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?

Vengeance1138410d ago

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

solideagle410d 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.

Phoenix76410d 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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REDGUM409d ago

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

thesoftware730410d ago (Edited 410d 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.

blacktiger409d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca410d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy410d ago (Edited 410d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal409d ago

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

Imalwaysright409d 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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bouzebbal1160d ago

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

MadLad1161d 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.

Applejack1161d 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_B1161d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1161d 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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Vegamyster1160d 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.

SinkingSage1160d ago

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

Rachel_Alucard1160d ago (Edited 1160d 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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AzubuFrost1161d ago

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

Shane Kim1160d ago

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

MadLad1160d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1160d 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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RevXM1161d ago

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

Magatsuhi1160d ago

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

Binarycode1160d ago

2 is the better game.

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

Omar3li1160d 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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Knightofelemia1338d 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_vulgaris1338d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1338d 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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