Edge: Killzone 3 Review

Previous installments in this technically strong but creatively lacking series have been one-note, papering over a lack of originality with a hefty dose of shock and awe. Killzone 3, by contrast, attempts to wage a more varied war. It succeeds, just, by offering a tour of locations both more visually interesting and diverse than its forebears, but it all still depends heavily on the brutal impact of the shooting at its core.

[Dart89]

Ummmm wat did i just read???

[Cupid_Viper_3]

A SHOOTER, a shooter for Christ's sake " still depends heavily on the brutal impact of the SHOOTING at its core?" haha, ok I've really seen it all.

I'll text GG and tell them that Their SHOOTER, relies too much on SHOOOTING.

[Yi-Long]

... I'm sure they gave another mediocre Wii shovelware game an 8 again as well. It's what they do. They're 'special'.

Oh well... I'm glad with my GamesTM subscription, which is by far the best gaming magazine in the world.

[blitz0623]

I'm surprised you guys are surprised with the score. A 7 from EDGE converts to a 9 from other sites.

[HammockGames]

@ Cupid_Viper_3

Well said. Perhaps Edge has a peace activist doing their shooter reviews.

Wouldn't have been surprised if they complained, "There's too many bullets!" or, "The bad men want to hurt me!"

[DualConsoleOwner]

so there is no way game deserves 7/10... lower than some wii shovel ware...

[guigsy]

7 is a great score from Edge if you look at their track record.

[arika]

just like gt5, infamous 1, mgs4 and little big planet they are all masterpieces just like killzone 3 and they still scored 7's and 8's. like what other people are saying dont be fooled by the scores. people can be payed or bullied to post a low score and there is no means penalizing them so they still do that, not all of them are like that but because of it they are destroying the industries credibility.

[Kevin ButIer]

Edge you crappy source... burnnnn burnnnn you and your biased reviews, your arguments made me puke, you freaking halo fanboys...

[Ultraplayerxp]

@Dual
Not anymore. Its 85 right now. I can't believe the trend that's going on right now regarding how this industry reviews games. I mean, sequels that improve upon everything from the previous games are consistently getting scored lower and I'm like WTF! Its happened with LBP2, GT5, and now Killzone?

[arika]

just on ps3 exclusive games. even if they do a ton of improvements most of the ps3 AAA games are being given a low score which is absurd really.

[dillydadally]

Ok, I am so sick of reading these "What a horrible review" posts just because they are giving KZ3 a lower than 9 score, ESPECIALLY WHEN NONE OF YOU HAVE PLAYED IT YET! How many reviewers have to give this game a sub par score before you stop calling them all idiots and realize there must be something there that is disappointing people and maybe you should wait to play it all yourself before calling them idiots? I'm calling all you fanboys out, and before you do what the typical fanboy does and call me just an xbot, I AM A PS3 OWNER!

[ComboBreaker]

The PS3 and Sony just kept owning Edge time after time and kept proving Edge wrong time after time. And each time Edge got own, Edge get more angry, and more bashful of the PS3 and Sony. This is why Edge hates the PS3 so much.

[Ravage27]

I'll never understand why these monkeys continue to review PS3 games when they harbour such an irrational hatred towards the platform.

Oh well at least Edge is more consistent than IGN...they are consistently biased.

[hamburger123]

Edge is like the Paris Hilton of gaming sites

[Close_Second]

No, edge use to be a great gaming magazine years ago. They built up their place in the gaming industry.

Paris Hilton is just a self proclaimed media whore that occupies more space than she is worthy of.

[Knushwood Butt]

To be honest, Edge was like that from the start.

It was always up its own ***. Right from the beginning it thought it was the best publication because it had a higher price tag, was printed on slightly nicer paper, and had quite a sophisticated design.

Unfortunately, the content has ALWAYS been the same.

I truly wonder who buys that mag. Always was a rip off. How it survived after the boom of the Internet is a mystery.

[SoapShoes]

I'm glad the reviews came out early so once the game finally comes out the shitstorm of fanboys hating will be over. I'm tired of the B.S. that they always pull on every PS3 game and they really aren't stopping people from liking this game. Judging from many reviews this is a game to own and no matter how much hate they spew, no one is going to listen to them.

[TKCMuzzer]

Sony have called their bluff. By releasing a beta and a demo coming soon they have taken it out of the reviewers hands. Thats right, people can make their own decision.

[jony_dols]

I'm not being some irrational fanboy.
But this is not a 7/10 game.

Good but not great games such as the most recent Wolfenstein or Dark Sector, are 7 out of 10's.

Every reviewer so far has been complimentary of KZ3 awesome graphics, sound and excellent multi-player component.

Those 3 aspects alone would warrant any multiplatform game a score of 8 or higher.

Even Modern Warfare 2, which was by all means a good game, but it had a terrible convoluted story, received a 9.5 Presentation (aka Story) on (another prejudiced site) IGN. While Killzone 3 receives a 7 in Presentation........

either IGN's editors think MW2's story is one of the best in video game history (unlikely), or else something more sinister is happening behind closed doors.

[NeoBasch]

Why bother? They're usually off the mark. Most critics are these days. With as many people complaining about the story in Killzone 3, I'm surprised they weren't around when ME2 destroyed ME1's cannon. Good story, my a$$. It became nigh on unplayable towards the end. The whole Collector and Reaper reveal was just plain lulz: massive train wreck. I'm not even looking forward to ME3 anymore.

Besides, why weren't games like Digital Devil Saga 2 (Best story in a video game. Period.), Persona 3, or Silent Hill 2 praised for their stories back in the day? Granted, ME1, KOTOR, and even Jade Empire had great stories, but none of them could match the brilliance of the three I listed earlier. Critics have lost their touch.

[BattleAxe]

I'm playing through ME2 right now, and I'm loving the game so far.

[Tainted Gene]

@ Neo...

You do realize that ME was a trilogy right from the beginning, right?

Casey Hudson stated in 2005 when ME 1 was first announced and in other interviews that ME was going to be a trilogy and the story at its "core" was already done.

Some details revolving around the characters and events may shift from here to there but the main story that the BioWare team wanted to tell was more or less cemented 5 yr ago...

[kramun]

It's funny how fanbois bring up other games when their game doesn't get the score they feel it should get even though they haven't played the full game yet.

[NeoBasch]

@ Tainted Gene

I do realize. I fell in love with the original and bought into all their promises. Unfortunately, the second game was a ways off the mark. Can someone remind me again why we're fighting alongside Cerberus? I'm pretty sure, given the events in ME1, the Council would have never let this come to past. Especially since there's proof of their experiments leading to numerous deaths. They're criminals!

And Shephard's just supposed to go along with it because he's been "resurrected," AKA deus ex machina, which doesn't even make sense if you think about it for a second. There's a bunch of other stuff I'd be willing to go into here, but judging by the amount of people who still haven't played it yet, I'd think it best to put a lid on this. Needless to say, the ending was just plain sad (and not in a good way) and reminded me of a certain James Cameron film that everyone should be familiar with.

By the way, Grunt is one of the worst characters in video game history, and Samara is an overly zealous bigot. I could care less if either one of 'em die in my ME3 playthrough.

@ kramun

Well I suppose there's always a first for everything. Haven't been called that before. Perhaps you're too paranoid, and trying to spin this your own way to notice I was hardly commenting on Killzone. I haven't even played the first two (well, okay, I played the original for an hour or two and found it extremely boring, but at least there were nice cutscenes). Honestly, I don't care what this game scores. If the story sucks as much as ME2 and the gameplay hardly redeems it, than, yes, it deserves it.

And yes, I am partial to the three games I listed, but that's because they actually had a good story. lol, you know, out of the game's I've played. Next time, don't go accusing people because you feel threatened somehow. They're opinions. Just like the one's of those who believe ME2 had a great story. I don't agree... at all, but whatever. More power to 'em!

[FinalSpartan]

Average reviews everywhere.

[Ifone]

Yeah sure, 87 metacritic = 17,4/20 when did you had a school trst with that kind of great note ? Probably never....

And we are counting useless biased reviews..(it's more than 9 without buased, positives and negatives, reviews)

[Darkshader]

EDGE are so bias against Playstation First Party Games. Here are the proof regarding their reviews.

PS3 Exclusive
KillZone 3 - 7
Little Big Planet 2 - 9
Grand Turismo 5 - 7
Mod Nation - 8
Heavy Rain - 7
Mag - 6
Uncharted 2 - 9
Demon's Souls - 9
Infamous - 7
KillZone 2 - 7

It shows that Sony biggest game hitters are rated 7 all the time. Don't tell me that Mod Nation who got 8 was better than KZ2, GT5, Heavy Rain, Infamous? Cleary shows bias against Playstation first party games. Next time SONY should not give any copy to EDGE and also they should put a ruling that all of their exclusive games reviews will be shown on the day of the release. It seems like most of these website had an agenda to ruin the PS brand and their AAA games.

While XBOX 360 reviews received:
Fable 3 - 7
Halo Reach - 9
Crackdown 2 - 8
Alan Wake - 7
Mass Effect 2 - 9
Splinter Cell Conviction - 8
L4D - 9
Forza 3 - 9
Halo ODST - 9

Again does it mean that Crackdown 2 are way better than PS3 exclusive as it gets a 8 rating? EDGE kissing Microsoft butt.

While here are the Multiplatform games.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit - 9
Assasins Creed Brotherhood - 8
Red Dead Redemption - 9
Assasins Creed 2 - 8
Modern Warfare 2 - 9
Resident Evil 5 - 7

There you have it. You'll be the JUDGE!

[vandal GAB]

Apart form Halo reach & ODST and MW2 that deserve less I agree with those scores in fact I would say spot on.

[BDSE]

They gave LBP (the first one) 10 nice to see that you've missed that off.

[airforcex]

Those scores are ok. None of the games listed were perfect score material. And I see plenty of 9s. I think you just defended them. Games get what they get.

[Ashby_JC]

Really?

You took the time to research all that...for what?

All it did was show that they review games and some may be a point high or low based on my or your PERSONAL preference.

But its not some vast conspiracy against SONY. LOL

And I ask you....what difference does it make what SCORE they give the game.

Do you like the game?? I assume yes. The how about you start a websute and you can give all your favorite games 10s!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ifone]

Are you just blind or in total denial ? Even if we count useless biased reviews from metacritic, you can easily see that edge is globaly 2 points under the ps3 metascore, and good for other consoles....its fanboyism to deny that, or just accept that, it's called injustice, no one should accept that, no matter the game, console, victim.

It's sad, but edge is not alone, you can easily see the same biased treatment from others, like the ridiculous french gzmekult and other stupid blogs, metascore should not count the 10% best and worst reviews, it's the only way to stop the propaganda.

[fossilfern]

They gave crackdown 2 an 8 ?! WTF and MW2 a 9 ?! and Reach a 9?! that Mag is a joke Im glad i subbed to GamesTM nearly 2 years ago now

[BDSE]

An Edge 7 is equivalent to 9 everywhere else- they use the whole 1-10 range.

[DigitalAnalog]

Too be fair, KZ2 scored just as high. Considering that the standards get a lot higher this generation.

But... EDGE...

is still EDGE..

Predictable.

As always.

-End of Line

[andron]

It was to be expected. Edge aren't fans of either Killzone or the Resistance series...

[Ifone]

...ps3, enough said.

[SJPFTW]

inb4 fanboy shitstorm

[Steve_0]

too late

[Xwow2008]

I dont care about the review,but if i remember they gave crackdown2(an average game that took 6 months to make)a 8.
it just make u question there way of reviewing games.

Edit: just wana say no matter how the media will stil underscore some of the ps3 games that will not effect the games anymore, this is not 2006-2009(the years where ps3 was hated) anymore. so its barely have any effect apart from fanboys war...ppl will gonna buy the games and enjoy them while fanboy reviewers gonna stay in there dream world believing they did an impact :)

[FunAndGun]

THIS. IS. SONY!

[Achemki]

And Crackdown 2 all but killed the franchise. Oh well.

Things is, places like IGN and Gamespot, even SixthAxis at least go up and down. Even Eurogamer and Official Playstation Magazine fluctuate and while they too can be wrong sometimes (various OPM's gave PS3 exclusives Yakuza 3 and Demon's Souls some of their lowest meta' ratings), they're not pretentious 75% of the time.

Edge is awkward reading and it's been that way for years. That's why it's become a cliche. It's predictable. When you can set your watch to sites like Edge and Gamecritics being found at or near the bottom of metacritic time and time and time again...then they start becoming parodies of themselves.

Example: The fact they're comparing KZ3 to Far Cry 2 at one point and criticising KZ3 for not complimenting hiding in the grass with Far Cry 2's open level design...I mean what is that? Now it's bad for not being open world, lol? Did they play Far Cry 2? I couldn't drive 50 yards in that open world without having checkpoint brigades running me off the road just for being born. Hiding in the grass made no difference.

Aw well. *sets his watch*

[ElDorado]

Edge is anti-PS3. Everyone knows that. They hated God of War III and now this crap score. I won't even read Edge's garbage review. The only PS3 games Edge likes are LBP and U2

[dazreah]

So how are they anti ps3, because a site or mag does not rant and rave about something you like does not make them anti anything. The only people who cry about this stuff are fanboys. Enjoy the game and stop crying about others OPINIONS!

[coldfoot]

Here's a study I did a while ago:
http://edgevsmeta.blogspot....

[thor]

Edit: Ach, beaten to the punch lol :)

No dazreah, Edge score PS3 games consistently below the metascore. One would expect a magazine's opinions to vary around the metascore - some games they like more, some less. But with Edge, PS3 games are I think 1.2 marks below the metascore on average. This 7/10 falls perfectly in line with that (given they can only give whole marks). Now you may think that they are harsh on ALL games - not so. 360 games are not scored nearly so low.

http://edgevsmeta.blogspot....

This analysis is from a while ago, but with their below-average scores for GT5, LBP2, and others have continued the trend. Edge bias isn't going anywhere. Their "opinion" is clearly that "PS3 sux an 360 rulez"...

[FailOverHero]

You say EDGE is biased because they consistently score ps3 exclusives below metacritic BUT IGN scores AAA ps3 exclusives well ABOVE the metacritic score consistently except in 3 occasions and yet you still claim they are biased.
They gave Resistance 2 a 95 for crying out loud.
GT5 IGN - 85
GT5 metacritic - 84
Killzone 2 IGN - 94
Killzone 2 metacritic - 91
Metal Gear 4 IGN - 100
Metal Gear 4 metacritic - 94
LBP 1 IGN & metacritic 95
Resistance 2 IGN - 95(lol)
Resistance 2 meta - 87
Joe Danger IGN - 95
Joe Danger metacritic - 86
Demon Souls IGN - 94
Demon Souls Meta - 89
God Of War Collection IGN - 94
GoW Collection meta - 90
I could go on and on...what now ps3 conspiracy pushers? What now?

[rob6021]

@DK286K

It doesn't matter how 'accurate' metacritic is, it still represents and average score form the gaming media - no one's saying it's the holy grail. The averages speak for themselves, Edge is proven to be biased against PS3 exclusives vs. the rest of the gaming media - people have a right to complain and set the record straight.

How is someone like you somehow better for trying to shove bias down our throats, did you even look at the chart? Yes, these guys lost their credibility a long time ago - it's sad that you're trying to call them credible.

@Fail
You're cherry picking, and more importantly you're only saying they score games over what meta does - you put forth no evidence that they don't overate 360 exclusives and multi-platforms in the same way.

[FailOverHero]

Cherry picking? Dude what are you on about I said they have scored all ps3 exclusives higher than metacritic except 3 occasions! THREE! You want me to list ALL PS3 exclusives except the 3? I do not have the time for that

[rob6021]

When talking about big name 360 exclusives with IGN vs meta - my point still stands that you failed to prove that they don't overrate 360 exclusives in the same way.
It's not a 'conspiracy' it's just bias.

Halo: Reach - 95 (91 meta)
Halo: Odst - 90 (83 meta)
Forza 3 - 94 (92 meta)
Mass Effect 2 - 96 (96 meta) (when it was exclusive)
Left 4 dead 2 - 90 (88 meta)
Fable III - 85 (80 meta)
Crackdown 2 - 75 (70 meta)
Alan Wake - 90 (83 meta)
SC Conviction - 93 (85 meta)

This isn't about IGN anyway it's about edge.

[FailOverHero]

I don't have to prove anything. Ps3 owners claim IGN is biased but they clearly over score ps3 exclusives except with uncharted 2, killzone 3 and lbp 2. I do not have to prove they don't do it for 360, what I do have to prove is ps3 conspiracy theories are incorrect about IGN. They've never scored a 360 exclusive 100 like they did for MGS 4. Or had a 360 exclusive title be game of the year like MGS 4 and LBP. Basically they score higher than metacritic for 97% of ps3 exclusives. Why do they get hate?

[morganfell]

@coldfoot. I don't think Edge's journalistic integrity is in question.

For something to be in question means there is discernable doubt as to the veracity of a particular accusation.

Edge's bias is past question.

The facts, as so handily researched and point blank presented by yourself, leave no doubt, NONE, as to the raw truth that Edge has sacrificed journalistic integrity upon the alter of personal interest and unmitigated bias.

I would be interested to see you apply your scientific formula to other sites and publications as well. IGN and Gametrailers for example.

@rob,

Your nemesis does not understand the application of the law of everages. It has nothing to do with trusting metacritic. It means that through repetitive entries the attempt to trick the system into presenting false data is prevented.

By the same manner, Edge's continual biased habits are what has shown their hand. If he can't comprehend the truth of a decent statistical analysis uncomplicated by intentional misdirection then your conversation with him is lost.

[insomnium2]

@DK and Fail

UN-BELIEVABLE. You guys aren't jerking around here you are serious about this. Haven't all this been discussed like a million times over here @ n4g. You are beating a horse that is so dead I cannot BELIEVE you are still beating it. That is so OLD I'm getting hysterical over here. Is there a way to keep these kids off my internet...pretty please....

[Kalipekona]

None of that proves that Edge is biased.

First of all, they might have certain tastes in games that happens to be at the opposite end of the spectrum compared to what many PS3 games provide. Let's face it, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, all have a certain overarching "flavor" to their games. It's possible to generally not like the type of games Nintendo puts out, or Sony puts out or so on.

The second thing is, it's entirely possible that the bias in the media is the other way around. That is, perhaps there is an overabundance of PS3 fanboys in the gaming media that OVERRATE many PS3 exclusives. In which case if you have tastes that are not affected by Sony fanboyism your views might appear to be in the minority.

For example, I personally felt that the gaming media in general overrated games like Resistance 2, LittleBigPlanet, Killzone 2 and MGS4. I would have given them a 7, 8, 8, and 8.5 respectively. The point I am trying to make is that it would be easy for me to assume that the media is filled with PS3 fanboys. However, I don't really think that is the case. What I believe is that people just have different tastes and those tastes are always going to make us have different opinions on things.

[insomnium2]

@kali

http://edgevsmeta.blogspot....

Does this prove anything to you?

[Robearboy]

Have you thought that the reviewers at edge are bored with your run of the mill shooters? Just like god of war,once you look past the graphics the games have the "been there done that" feel to them, like you mentioned that LBP and Uncharted 2 were given top marks, why is that? because both were new, fresh and innovative, its nothing to do with them been anti PS3
(i cant explain the crackdown 2 score tho)

[thor]

Rationalisations come afterwards. The fact is, Edge are consistently biased against PS3 games. The reason for this is not that PS3 games are particularly lacking in any one aspect, the reason is simply that they are biased and that's that. They go about their PS3 reviews from a different standpoint.

Other reviewers take ALL facts about a game into consideration, especially when you average out the scores. If the game were too generic, it wouldn't be getting 87 on meta. It's easy for a specific game for Edge to say, "but what about this" and "what about that" to try and explain away the poor score - but when averaged over all games covering multiple genres, approaches to game design and development, and vastly different strengths and weaknesses, the ONLY correlation comes out as between Edge scores and platform.

[SoapShoes]

@Robearboy - Oh, that would make sense if they didn't give Call of Duty good scores...

[Jaybad54]

Why is everyone here in denial? It is obviously a GOOD game but not a FANTASTIC one. If there were 10s across the board apart from this one review I would understand all this moaning about ps3 bias but there arent! Just accept its not the second coming of christ like many thought it would be or better yet buy the game and make up your own mind

[thor]

I would agree that "it is obviously a GOOD game but not a FANTASTIC one," or rather I would say "it is obviously a GREAT game but not a FANTASTIC one." But EDGE bias is clear to be seen. It is not surprising to me that EDGE ranks among the lowest scores for the game.

[Kalipekona]

Actually, I believe there have been about 4 other well known sites that have given it a 7. And quite a few others have given it scores just above that, around the 8 mark.

[airforcex]

God of War III? A button smashing game? It looks nice but it's faaar from perfect.

[Drekken]

Edge hows it feel to be the low end D-Bags on every PS3 exclusive review? (Besides LBP)

[HelghastDrake]

Seriously, Sony needs to strongly consider blacklisting Edge. And no not because of this one score. Just look at the history. the ONLY 2 PS3 exclusives that got high ratings are U2 and LBP. But yet nearly every single big 360 exclusive has received 9s and 10s with ease.

There is clear bias here.

im so sick and tired of PS3 being held at impossible standards. Its so easy for reviewers to hand out good scores to 360 games. Even shovelware kinect games like Kinectamals, Kinect adventures and kinect sports gets 8s across the board from critics.

Now tell me something. If kinectmals was on PS3 do you really think it would have gotten all the 8s it received!?!

Asking edge to review a PS3 exclusive is like asking Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Sarah Palin to review Obama's job as president and to place a score on it. Its crystal clear what they are all going to say.

[no_more_trolling]

lol
someone is hurt

[Rage_S90]

yh i know you are its ok they'll anounce some games soon ...............for kinect

[SonyNGP]

Blacklisting a website over reviews would just make them look butthurt like (no offense) you are.

[SJPFTW]

@HelghastDrake

cool story bro

[Laika]

cool comment bro

[Master of Unlocking]

That was as expected as the night falling at the end of the day, dare I say...

[Alpha_Gamer]

Lol, PS3 exclusives have no chance against the media. I mean, a 7? I understand everybody has an opinion, but how is this game possibly a 7?

Having a PS3 exclusive embargo lift is like being thrown directly into a pack of lions. First GT5, now this. I`m surprised LBP2 managed to get out alive lol.

[Figboy]

It's because Sackboy is so god damned adorable that people can't help but love him.

http://www.photographyblogg...

If that pic above was a PS3 game, where the sole game play element was this puppy looking cute, how could it NOT score a 10/10, 9/10 at the least? If Edge were reviewing this cute puppy, they'd knock off points for it having it's tongue out, and that the fur on the puppy's head is a different shade than the fur on the puppy's back. Nitpicking, sure, but that's how Edge tackles PS3 game reviews.

That same cute puppy on the Xbox 360 would receive nothing less than an 9/10, 10/10 from Edge.

I can understand preferring an Xbox 360 over a PlayStation 3 as personal preference, but the readers of Edge magazine just want to know if there are some worthwhile PS3 titles out there.

If Edge was your SOLE spot for game reviews, you'd be under the impression that EVERY. SINGLE. PS3 title barring LBP and Uncharted 2 were 7/10, worthless games.

How many gaming platforms do you know where 98% of it's gaming library is trash? In 5 years on the market, Edge is telling us that only TWO games are worth that 9/10 score? REALLY??

THAT is why a lot of us on N4G disregard Edge as a valid reviewing site, at least when it comes to PS3 exclusive reviews. Their Xbox 360 reviews may be a little slanted sometimes, but at least the GOOD 360 games get the credit they deserve, and games like Kinect Adventures, which Edge scores in the 8's, can be passed over by those not interested in that particular game genre/type.

For an FPS fan, all Edge readers want to know is, "Is Killzone 3 a good FPS for the PS3?" According to Edge, it is not. And they resort to nit-picking to reach that conclusion.

I'm not bothered by their 7/10 score. It's Edge. At this stage in the game, we can reasonable predict what Edge is going to score EVERY SINGLE PS3 exclusive released this year. That 7/10 score hits like clockwork every time, barring rare exceptions like LBP and Uncharted, though I have a suspicion that Uncharted 3 may not be met with such love as UC2 did. After all, UC2 was such a monumental step up from UC, it couldn't have possibly scored worse than the original.

Uncharted 3 will probably get dinged for feeling the same as UC2, while I'm sure Edge's Gears of War 3 score will sing the praises of Epic "not wanting to ruin a winning formula."

Insomniac got a lot of shit for Resistance: Fall of Man. They dared to try and change those things people bitched about, and they got a lot of shit for changing them when Resistance 2 hit. They simply can't win. The jury isn't in on Resistance 3 yet, but I'm sure Edge will come up with some reason to score it that predictable 7/10.

[airforcex]

Have you played it?

[Condemnedman]

Let the sh@t storm commence !

[jcgamer]

Let's have a toast to the d-bags
Let's have a toast to the a$$holes
Let's have a toast to the scumbags
EDGE is the biggest one that i knowwww

lol :)

[IPUMPMYGUN]

Games like lbp are very unique. There is no game out there like it. Only thing close to it is modnation.

[stephmhishot]

Stock "7" rating for a PS3 exclusive from Edge. Nothing to see here, move along.

(And yes, I know they have enjoyed the LBP series.)

[Sikct9a]

Day 1 baby!

[dkgshiz]

I thought Edge would of gave it a 1/10. Oh well, move along. Just a useless reviewer that doesn't deserve to play any video games.

[BabyTownFrolics]

buy ass!

i am going to buy killzone 3.

the game is not perfect, some of you are gonna have to deal with that

stop crying conspiracy

it almost like some ps3 owners are not convinced themselves about the "superiority" of the ps3 and its exclusives

they lack confidence in the face of criticism

if there is a nefarious plot to underscore and hurt the ps3, wouldn't the reality of what you know trump any attempt to discredit the game

the ps3 is selling extremely well, I expect KZ3 to out sell KZ2, the review scores have been mostly positive, its just a reviw

[EronY]

didnt see that coming (lol)

[orion456]

Here we go again!!
*sigh*

[kewlkat007]

Sheesh anyone have and played the game yet on this thread?

The reviewers probably laughing at you guys.

Just chill..

[SephireX]

I'm not a ps3 fanboy and I'm not quick to talk negative about sites for their reviews but Edge is just ridiculous. There is stats and thus huge evidence that indicates Edge's bias towards the 360 with them giving PS3 games, on average, scores well below that of metacritic. How can they give Crackdown 2 an 8? Hell, the first game didn't even deserve an 8 never mind the joke of a sequel. It does seem that Killzone 3 is lacking in story but what fps has had a great story of late? I can't think of any. A number of reviews say the game has an enjoyable campaign and fun competitive multiplayer. Shooters nowadays are all about the multiplayer and KZ3 excels in that area. Thus, don't mind bias sites like Edge. If you enjoy fps games and competitive multiplayer, BUY THIS GAME!

[StanSmith]

Why do people cry so much over review scores? Just play the fucking games! I swear some people spend more time moaning about useless shit like this then actually playing their games!

If edge gave it 7/10 then thats their opinion and they are allowed to have that. There are no standards for reviews in any media because they are opinion based and, just like us, the reviewers are entitled to their own opinion.

As my Grandma used to say "This world would be a very boring place if we all liked the same thing!"

[Esena]

@Mario

While reviews are subjective. There still should be an objective element to professional reviews. There must be a distinction between a review from one of us, and a professionals review. They get paid, they have (usually) more experience, etc.

Notice how I used the words 'should' and 'must'. It doesn't mean that is the way gaming journalism is... it simply means that is how it should and (if I were a Senior Editor) must be.

[StanSmith]

While what you said is true, Edge are still entitled to give whatever score they want. Everyone has a different opinion on what makes a game great. I've liked many games that reviews have said were crap and vice versa.

This moaning that reviewers are bias is coming from rampant fanboys who haven't played the game yet are telling reviewers who have played it what their score should be. It's sad.

[rob6021]

@marioftw

They're entitled to give whatever score they want, just as every 'ps3fanboy' is entitled to question the integrity and bias of such a site. If you're defending 'edge' as a fair review site, it only makes you look like an anti-PS3 fanboy.

[StanSmith]

@rob

I'm not defending just edge. I think that all sites are entitled to say what the hell they like about a game as long as it is based on facts. I'm not 'anti ps3 fanboy", just anti-fanboy in general for all gaming platforms!

[Achemki]

Why? Look a couple spots below you (@ Loner's response). That's why.

It brings out the ambulance chasers that spend the next month dropping in and out of every similar thread waving the "PS3 sucks" flag.

Good scores don't get the hits or stickies. Everyone flocks to the bad ones and that's what gets stickied on page 1, goes 1000 degrees and becomes the new mantra. Notice that Jim Sterling's 10/10 is already forgotten. Is it less relevant? In theory, no. But it ain't stickied either, so I guess it is.

[StanSmith]

People like loner are doing that to get a reaction. If they don't get a reaction they will become bored and do something better with their time.

[SephireX]

I agree wit you but Edge are different and there is statistical evidence to prove it. They are biased towards the ps3 and shouldn't be taken seriously full stop.

[airforcex]

This reminds me of GT5. People complaining about a review for a game not released. Edge wasn't the only credible source not to give it a 9. So who is biased? People on these forums or magazines and websites dedicated to playing and reviewing games? G4/IGN/Gamespot/1up all in a conspiracy?

[ApocalypseShadow]

seriously...we already knew this was coming from some of these sites that hate ps3.or have reviewers with a bias.i've already joked about it and moved on.

http://n4g.com/user/useract...

it's not like what they say will stop people from buying gt5,killzone3,lbp2,resistance3 ,uncharted3,etc.

just look and move on from the bullsh!t....let them sh!t on themselves as ps3 fans stop coming to their website when they are looking for obvious HITS.

[btk]

The media...
Whatever Edge...
Getting KZ3 day one.
These guys are not even hiding their bias.

[the_kutaragi_baka]

MGS4=8.0

Far Cry=8.0

DOA4= 7.0

basically edge hate all good games.

[Ashriel]

because 8 is a terrible score, right?

[ironcreed]

This game has been subjected to a harsh critical eye indeed. While I am still certain that it will meet my expectations, I still can't help but wonder what in the hell went wrong here for some of these reviewers?

The story is apparently awful, but how many shooters out there have noteworthy stories? Call of Duty? Don't make me laugh. Gears of War with it's lame ass over sized characters in giant armor that have become the definition of GENERIC? Come on, man. Most shooters have awful stories, so why are some blasted for it, while others are given a pass just because they are fun and play well?

From what I have played of the beta, they have nailed the gameplay. Still weighty, but is just fast enough. The visuals are of course there, it performs wonderfully, the hit detection is spot on, the weapons feel like they should, the effects are top notch and the sound is incredible. What more can you ask for in a shooter?

Whatever, what is done is done. I just know that I am more anxious than ever to see for myself. From what the beta offers, all I see is a top shelf shooter with it's own unique feel that should be recognized as such like so many other games are, instead of being docked because the story is not Oscar worthy. Which is the case for most shooters.

Hell, look at games like Vanquish. It gets heaps of praise for simply being fun and well made. The fact that the story is cringe worthy and that it only has a short as hell campaign is overlooked. Got to love the double standards and hypocrisy in reviews.

I am not complaining either, as I really don't give a shit what someone else thinks either way. Just calling it as I see it is all. All that matters to me is that a game meets MY expectations, and I am quite certain that KZ3 will easily do so.

[Solid_Snake-]

if they gave it a 9 you wouldnt say shit.

7/10 is about right. its just a first person shooter that ripped off halo reach

[ironcreed]

I'm sorry. I forgot that Halo invented the FPS, lol. Seriously, Reach was indeed a killer game. The save the world from aliens story is about as cookie cutter and generic as it gets, though. Yet, it is still recognized as a great game. Get my drift?

[Solid_Snake-]

no but halo made fps the way it is today. regenorating health.one button grenade throwing.made vehicles in death match run fluent.

yep. think of a fps befor halo that had all that. every fps had health pack and change to grenade to throw and vehicle in fps was nothing till halo made it amazing.

if anyone can think of a fps with regen health and one button grenade throwing please show proof.

[StanSmith]

You moron! Halo wasn't the first FPS and certainly won't be the last!

[SnakeMustDie]

Wow, Halo invented FPS. You are correct, Wolfenstein doesn't exist. I never knew Carmack created Halo.

[OllieBoy]

These geniuses gave inFamous a 7. So KZ3 must be awesome then!

[Burning_Finger]

Too late. My Helghast Edition is Coming. :)

[hot111]

play LBP2

[lelo2play]

Edge are one of the few sites i trust. They don't over-hype games. If it's not great, they will say it's not great... not minding the scare tactics made by stupid ranting fanboys.

Another site I trust is Giant Bomb. I'm waiting for their review.

[Rage_S90]

lul wut?

[rob6021]

He's probably one of those guys that trusts fox news because it presents the facts in a twisted agenda-driven way that makes him feel justified in his opinions.

[Grodd]

Ha ha ha, did anyone expect different from Edge.
They almost always give the lowest scores to PS3 exclusives and PSP games.

Most long time readers know this by now.

[blackburn5]

For the love of cake Edge. You could have at least given it an 8 to show you are not completely biased. Even IGN gave it a 8.5. You think you could be little less predictable? @ lelo2play. I think it is more likely that you are just another fanboy who loves a site because they constantly unreasonably score PS3 games. You like it because they tell the 'truth' about them. So where was the 'truth' when they relased the inferior, cut and paste, shoddy Crackdown 2? Why did they give it an 8 then if they are so interested in the 'truth' especially if it is staring them right in the face? Everyone is usually only interested in 'truth' as long as it applies to the PS3. All the the junk other people do never matters.

[xstation79]

I swear the whole world is out to get sony, at least thats what the fanboys think.

[Ponurasky]

I didn't expect more.

I even would like EDGE for their down to earth scores (I hate how nowadays review sites throw 9 and 10 left and right), but they just pull their verdicts out of their butt. For every review I would agree with, they write five I want to facepalm at during reading.

I rather trust GameTrailers than EDGE, and that's really sad.

[digger18]

"Down to earth scores"????? Don't make me laugh, they gave that piece of rubbish Halo Reach a 9. Killzone series is and always has been way more advanced than the Halo series.

It seems anything on the Xbox gets a free ride

Edge is nothing but a fanboy site.

Edit, sorry I didn't..I was just ranting at the state of reviewers and their reviews these days

[r3p3lst33ltj3]

Did you even read his post? Seems you didn't..

[gypsygib]

Well at least their consistent...

[Figboy]

lol. Keep it classy, Edge.

Anyone who didn't see this coming is being naive. At this point, you can pretty much telegraph what Edge is going to score a PS3 exclusive MONTHS before the review even hits.

It amazes me that they actually criticized a first person SHOOTER for having too much SHOOTING.

I wonder what they are going to give Bulletstorm?

It's like the complaints about Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction having "too much variety." How can a game have "too much variety," when the overwhelming complaint about games is that they are two repetitive?

How can Killzone 3 have too much shooting, when it's a god damn first person SHOOTER? It simply amazes me the depths Edge will go to downplay a PS3 title.

Next: Uncharted 3: Drake is too Drakey. Resistance 3 is too Resistancy. The Last Guardian is too The Last Guardiancy. Motorstorm is too Motorstormy. SOCOM 4 is too SOCOMY.

I'm not complaining about the score, so don't get it twisted. That arbitrary, worthless number reviewers slap on at the end of a review means NOTHING to me. It's the TEXT of the review that I find the most important, and the text in this review is full of straw grasping, nitpicking, and typical Edge pretentiousness.

Never change, Edge. It makes it that much easier to ignore your site, along with IGN, Joystiq, and Kotaku.

[clrlite]

You see what is happening? Everyone is commenting on here and some of the 9+ review score articles are being ignored. This is exactly what this flaimbait mag want's, attention. Just ignore then and they'll go away.

http://www.gamerankings.com...

[NeloAnjelo]

Edge will always be edgde...

Move on nothing to see here.

[BabyTownFrolics]

why is it my fellow ps3 owners come across as paranoid with a dash of victim complex.

[Holeran]

Well edge gave KZ2 a 7/10 score also but everyone agrees this Killzone is much better than KZ2 so go figure.

[xtremegamerage]

Edge is like jordan - A fking whore.

[BABY-JEDI]

I said this a while ago. What lame reasons will Edge give to mark Killzone 3 down? I joked -3 for 3D, basically marking out their attitude towards Sony & the Playstation brand. I bet the so called journalists of Edge are wetting themselves right now with laughter. The sad thing is that their hypocrisy is bad for the industry in general. No impartiality at Edge. How sad. Better journalism from Tin Tin.

[floetry101]

I don't have a problem with a score like this, but I think the multiplayer is integral to the game and they barely touch on it.

[redsquad]

So according to Edge's score, NOTHING Has improved from KZ2?

[Lazy_Gamer]

Typical RETARDEDGE. They should quit reviewing games and do something they're actually good at.

[Mr_Luke]

I don't like KZ3, it's like playing a shooter. I hate shooters in which you have weapons and you shoot. I don't understand why in a shooter you have to shoot!!! Ruined experience....

/s

A big clap to Edge

[solsub]

Comment of the year:

"but it all still depends heavily on the brutal impact of the shooting at its core."

Thank God most "respectable", AAA shooters like Halo: Reach don't rely on shooting as a core gameplay mechanic.

Thank. Fuckin. God.

[rmedtx]

You have got to be kidding me.Even the Beta deserves a 9/10.

[airforcex]

I'll take their word. Why? They actually played it. KZ1 was mediocre. KZ2 was good and it appears KZ3 is good (which is what a 7 means). 5 out of 10 is average. 7 better than average.

[roflcopters]

and if you downloaded and played the beta you would know that its just another FPS. i didn't see what all the hype was about.

[TheMART]

Why do the fanboys get mad over a magazine that rates creativity, being fresh and innovative, having new stuff/IP's/gamechanging additions to sequels more than just graphics?

I mean come on. You want to read all the same from everyone?

Its just simple. KZ3 SP is pretty dissapointing/no real improvements over KZ2's pretty boring SP, thus it gives no extra points. The MP is a steady strong one, but its not much news compared to KZ2 MP besides a more steady framerate and updated graphics.

Why did EDGE gave great scores to games like LBP and Uncharted? Both PS3 games? See PS3 fanboys, its not about it being a PS3 game or not.

LittleBigPlanet is innovative, does stuff differently, great new, refreshing art style. Uncharted might be a known mix of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider with some Gears of War kind of cover shooting gameplay, but for example Uncharted 2 had some major improvements over Uncharted 1, the storytelling was of unknown quality compared to any other game out there. Other games are influenced by Uncharted 2, like Killzone 3 is (platforming appears in KZ3), Bioshock Infinite will be (as the dev explained in an interview), inFamous 2 is, heck even games like Motorstorm Apocalypse is with the slow motion additional happenings on screen (like the train that crashes besides the cars racing, helicopter showing up shooting etc.). Uncharted 2 has really been industry changing, and LBP added on whats there with especially the user creation and uploading possibilities (Modnation Racers kind of was inspired on this, as is Joe Danger in a certain way).

Be less butthurt. EDGE is just a hard reviewer. They say: KZ3 is kinda like KZ2, it has small improvements on this, or in their eyes none, the SP is still kinda boring (like also IGN, Gamespot, Videogamer and others agree on a lot) and its short (6 to 8 hours is confirmed) for a 45GB filled BluRay thats pretty short, MP is tweaked but thats about it.

They don't give 9's for just graphics and a remake of KZ2 in a new jacket guys, accept that...

[Op24]

It's literally attack of the fanboy week. I'm sorry Killzone 3 even from the Beta has way LESS issues than any Call of Duty game and it's recieving lower scores. That's super rediculous if you ask me.

[M4ndat0ry_1nstall]

BIoodmask must be getting death threats for posting this.

Maybe GG should go back to using 50% of the PS3's power.

[Winkle92]

The reason the game is getting mediocre scores couldn't possibly be because of the game, it MUST be because of the entire "corrupt" reviewing industry! /s

[emil1]

GT5P EDGE 7/10, metacritic 80
GT5 EDGE 7/10, metacritic 84
motorstorm  pacific rift EDGE 7/10, metacritic 82
resistance fall of man EDGE 7/10, metacritic 86
yakuza 3 EDGE 6/10, metacritic 80
heavenly sword EDGE 6/10, metacritic 79
ridge racer 7 EDGE 6/10, metacritic 78
infamous EDGE 7/10. metacritic 85
killzone 2 EDGE 7/10, metacritic 91
killzone 3 EDGE 7/10, metacritic 85
MGS4 EDGE 8/10, metacritic 94
god of war 3 EDGE 8/10, metacritic 92
ratchet&clank EDGE 8/10, metacritic 89
uncharted 1 EDGE 8/10, metacritic 88
heavy rain EDGE 7/10, metacritic 87
resistance 2 EDGE 6/10, metacritic 87
ratchet&clank acit EDGE 7/10, metacritic 87
valkyria chronicles EDGE 7/10, metacritic 86

[Winkle92]

Edge does seem to be on the lower end of review scores... But calling out "the reviewers as the reason for every low score as it they have some kind of top secret agenda or personal vendetta is silly. Lets not forget, every game has its mindless detractors and they will always be there no matter what. Turning it into a conspiracy theory won't help an argument.