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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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newsguy5476d ago

Was expecting a higher score.

dkgshiz5476d ago

From a generic website. So no biggy.

jony_dols5476d ago (Edited 5476d 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.

BattleAxe5475d ago

The reviewer is a Noob.

thorstein5476d 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!

thorstein5473d ago

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

Focker4205476d 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.

paintsville5476d ago

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

downwardspiral5476d ago

bubbles is another word for e-penis.

MGRogue20175476d ago (Edited 5476d 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 5476d ago

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

evilmonkey5015476d ago

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

ChristianGamer5476d 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

Focker4205476d 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.

hellzsupernova5475d ago

i still wouldnt take him seriously

Ace_19755476d 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.?

ugabugaz5476d 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.

astrobrights5476d 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.

hellzsupernova5475d 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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piroh466d ago

There's too many games to choose from

No Metal geat solid 1,2,3,4?
No Resident evil?
No Silent hill?
No Midnight club 3?
No NfS Underground 2?
No Final Fantasy?
No Burnout 3?
No Dragon quest 8?
No Days gone?
No Ace combat?
No Tekken/Soul calibur?......
just from the top of my head

PS1 era was full of great RPGs, PS2 was racing generation i would pick top 200 and even that would be just a fraction.

FinalFantasyFanatic466d ago

30 is way too low over the entire history of Playstation, I just wouldn't be able to narrow it down that much, I would pick 100 at least.

Storm23466d ago

Yeah...really odd list. I get that it is personal preference and I love most of the games listed, but my list would definitely be different. I agree though, it would be incredibly difficult to come up with just 30.

lockedongamer1466d ago (Edited 466d ago )

I only picked first-party titles. Otherwise, I agree!

EDIT: Except for Days Gone, I don't get the love for it but you do you!

Chocoburger456d ago

I didn't like Days Gone either, it doesn't deserve to be on any best of list.

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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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SullysCigar1032d ago

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

1Victor1032d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar1032d ago

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

jznrpg1031d ago

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

badz1491031d 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!

Vengeance11381032d 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 Kim1032d ago

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

VersusDMC1032d 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?

Vengeance11381032d ago

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

solideagle1032d 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.

Phoenix761032d 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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REDGUM1031d ago

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

thesoftware7301032d ago (Edited 1032d 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.

blacktiger1031d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca1032d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy1032d ago (Edited 1032d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain1031d ago

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

Imalwaysright1031d 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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bouzebbal1782d ago

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

MadLad1783d 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.

Applejack1783d 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_B1783d ago

Even emulators are super simple to use.

jukins1783d 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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Vegamyster1782d 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.

SinkingSage1782d ago

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

Rachel_Alucard1782d ago (Edited 1782d 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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AzubuFrost1783d ago

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

Shane Kim1782d ago

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

MadLad1782d ago

Did you purposely miss the entire point of my post?

Inverno1782d 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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RevXM1783d ago

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

Magatsuhi1782d ago

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

Binarycode1782d ago

2 is the better game.

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

Omar3li1782d ago

60fps is peasant for FPS games now

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