Jacob St-Amour from Link-Cable Writes: "At the very end of the PS3 era and into this current generation of consoles, Sony has been able to create magnificent experiences that are not only terrific games but also have pushed the boundaries of what video game storytelling should and will be. It started with The Last of Us and has continued with Horizon: Zero Dawn, God of War (2018) and most recently with Marvel’s Spider-Man and this trend will most likely continue right into the next PlayStation and for further video game generations to come. The great thing regarding these examples is that these are all in-house products and it shows the willingness to go ahead and create story-driven experiences above all else and should bode well for all other franchises under the Sony name, and today we will be talking about a specific entry that would benefit the most from this culture shift and that is no other than the Killzone series."
The first Killzone game never met lofty expectations of dethroning Xbox’s Halo, but if any game needs a PS5 remake, this is the one.
I like Halo, but I don't think there is any need for a 'Halo Killer' at this point. If anything, the franchise is slowly undermining itself by making some of the dumbest mistakes possible. Infinite has finally reached a good point in terms of multiplayer, but it took an extra 2 years to get there. Meanwhile, the single-player experience is fine but rather mediocre when compared to the franchise peak.
That said, I would like to see the Killzone franchise back, if anything, to offer more variety to the PS5 exclusive catalog.
I'd love a killzone trilogy, fully remastered on a single disc like they did with Uncharted. Maybe they could make it the full killzone saga including PSP and Vita games converted to console.
I've never liked the idea of a 'franchise killer', why can't both thrive, without one killing off the other? Its such a childish mentality.
That being said, if there ever was a true 'Halo killer', then it would have to be 343 Studios, and the Xbox division. They're doing a fine job killing off their own IP, apparently.
Halo doesn't need to be killed, they've done that themselves. It's a shell of its former self.
The Killzone series has been dormant since Shadow Fall, but a live service style for its multiplayer might just be exactly what it needs to succeed.
It will fail as a live service. An attractive reboot is required. Sony needs a strong first party FPS.
Hell no.
Just remake KZ2 keep gameplay the same and it'll thrive, I'm sure of it.
oh hell no!!!!, look at Halo it sure is thriving lol, Killzone only needs a good story, heck you could even leave the graphics visual style of Shadowfall cause up to this day still looks freaking amazing.
Shadowfall was such a drop off from KZ 2/3. I wish they could remake KZ2; with the weight feel also.
With the future of Killzone in question, it leaves a hole that might not be easily filled in PlayStation's first party line up.
Same goes with Resistance another great title that has been shelved.
The lack of 1st party multiplayer titles is shocking, i was bleak even on PS4 compared to PS3:
Killzone 2,3
Warhawk, Starhawk
Socom Confrontation and Socom 4
Motorstorm 1,2
MAG
Twisted Metal
Resistance 1,2
MGO2
TLOU (multiplayer)
Uncharted 2,3 (multiplayer)
The list goes on and on.
I get that they are great at 1st party single player experiences, but the appeared abandonment of multiplayer enabled titles (or even news of, for that matter) is pretty miserable.
No it doesn't leave a hole it makes room for something else. Cool doom and gloom article though.
They can't work on new games and try new things? I doubt Killzone is gone forever, but I'd rather they work on new potential franchises, and when they do go back to Killzone, they'll have fresh, new ideas.
They just need to really smooth and fasten the gunplay and bring it back to the good storytelling in kz2+3. Shadowfall just felt so damn empty...
I’ve just played Killzone: Shadow Fall recently and I enjoyed it a lot
Gunning down Helghasts will never get old
Helghan dinosaurs
Just remaster Killzone 2 , 60FPS and bring back the clan system. £14.99 or even better, free to PS+ members and let the good times roll
My suggestions...
1. 60fps. I want this to be a standard for Killzone going forward. 30fps in a first person shooter bugs me now. We should never see that again.
2. Reboot the whole franchise with a renewed focus on story and character development. I love the concept of what the Killzone universe is. But a lot of the characters and dialogue in past games are very cringeworthy. Give it the same TLC that Horizon Zero Dawn got.
3. Go back to Killzone 2 style multiplayer.