![]() I’m probably going to be tasked with defending that, so here goes: Crysis 3 and Battlefield 4 show off some very impressive visuals, but after seeing two to three amazing settings, you’ve seen pretty much all you’ll see for the rest of the game. ![]() There is some tough competition: I played both Crysis 3 and Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings on my gaming PC, and in my opinion, Shadow Fall beats both of them. After playing through a staggering 10+ hours of Shadow Fall’s single player campaign, I am ready to nominate it for the Best Graphics of the Year. Of all the shooting games criticized for being too dull and colorless, too grey or brown, Killzone 2 and 3 were probably some of the worst offenders.īut forget the past. The KZ titles on the PS3 do have a lot of detail and nice textures, and some of the story levels are quite elaborate with tons of activity on screen, but they are also very monochromatic. ![]() Some even compared it to the high bar set by Crysis, though I disagree with this comparison. Graphics: Even with its mediocre reception, many have argued that Killzone 2 and 3 were some of the best looking video games of the current generation, at least on consoles. This started bringing the franchise back from obscurity, and Shadow Fall will hopefully become a break out hit. Fortunately, Sony’s handheld system, the PS Vita, recently added “Killzone: Mercenary” to its library, a game that actually was well received. Guerrilla Games tried a few unique things to try and stand out from the crowded “military shooter” genre, but in my opinion, those unique features weren’t enough to elevate the series above some of its shortcomings. Killzone 2 and 3 looked and played lot better, appearing on the much more powerful PlayStation 3, but developer Guerrilla Games couldn’t quite convince everyone that the sluggish controls were on purpose, or more importantly, more fun than games like Call of Duty. Shoddy controls and frame rates did not impress very many people back then. The first Killzone was hyped as a “Halo killer” back on the PlayStation 2, a boast it fell way, way short of. This may be unexpected, as KZ: SF is the sixth game in a series that hasn’t really done very well. Sony might not have as many exclusives at launch, but Killzone Shadow Fall is really all they need. This is strange because the current generation recognizes the Xbox 360 as more of a “shooter” console than the PS3 – but that’s about to change in a big way. When that line up is compared, it does seem like the Xbox One has more exclusives, covering several different genres, but the shooter genre is not represented. With both Sony and Microsoft releasing next-gen consoles within weeks of each other, hardware specs often get argued about more than the launch line up of games. Killzone Shadow Fall isn’t getting enough hype. And this is where Killzone Shadow begins to show its problems.Killzone Shadow Fall Single-Player Review (PS4) ![]() The puzzles throughout the game generally have you picking up an object and placing it into a slot to unlock doors or open new areas to explore. Once you get past those first two chapters though, the game begins to actually tighten up in gameplay and so it is very much worth getting through it. We found ourselves stumbling about trying to find non-existent checkpoints and there is some back tracking to be had as well, which is something that Killzone has not been known for in the past. Killzone: Shadow Fall is a game that clearly prides itself on wide open areas for combat, but in the early game, this is actually detrimental to the experience, with the game failing to in many cases tell you exactly where to go next. The game is set over nine chapters of varying length, but one of the most puzzling things about the game is that the first two missions are some of the poorest in the game and some of the most frustrating. If you have played a Killzone game in the past, all you are really gaining by moving to the PS4 system and this game is increased visual fidelity, but considering that Killzone has in many cases always been a showcase for the power of the systems on offer, this is of no surprise. As you would expect, Killzone: Shadow Fall is a first person shooter with a few puzzle elements thrown in to mix up the gameplay.
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