As stunningly gorgeous as Killzone 2 truly can be, like its elder sibling, it's lacking that certain something to really nudge it right to the very top of the pack.
Pocket-Lint can live with a short single-player campaign, the clichéd storyline and inane chatter from your squad mates, and they can suffer through the odd sudden jarring difficulty jumps that the game frequently tosses in your general direction. But the simple fact is that Killzone 2 simply doesn't have all the pieces to take it right the very top. It comes close, but it's a stumbled step short.
The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.
Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!
The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer
Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱
The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.
Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.
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
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.
Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.
The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.
Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Is the PlayStation 3 retro? This is a surprisingly hard question to answer as the system definitely has the age to be considered retro, having launched in 2006, over 15 years ago now. But with it being home to so many massive games, many of which still hold up today and in fact were released for the PlayStation 4 when that console was released, make the PS3 a retro console that doesn’t feel retro."
Typically, the term retro is given to items which are at least 20 years old (but not yet 40 years old).
Quick google search
No the PS3 is not yet a retro console. But if you're gonna put 1 game from a series in this list, then LBP2 should be there instead of the original, Motorstorm PR is also an overall better game than the 1st game and to put Tools of Destruction over A Crack in Time is a blasphemy when ACiT is the best game in the series.
Oh well, not gonna stop me from picking up my preorder on 26th FEB. One individuals opinion cannot justify if i should buy a game or not. Great score by the way.
doesnt like the game cause it's too hard? Sounds like a whiner to me. 8/10 is still a good score though
That was first. Anyways we will see a lot of stupid sites trying to bring the average score down. Does anyone know if this site is counted on metacritic?
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I am not really complaining about the 8. I just can't understand the logic behind it. Its like saying Killzone 2 is the best looking game on consoles both technically and aesthetically and then giving it a 9 is kind of absurd, isn't it?
read the review. nothing indicates why they gave the game an 8...dying too much doesnt cut it. garbage review by a garbage website and journalist, if you wonna call him that. theres a reason why this website isnt on metacritic
"But not many seem eager to point out all the obvious flaws that detract from what could have been a fantastic experience. A real shame."
It's a good thing this site decided to take it upon themselves to point out those "obvious flaws" that other sites are too... afraid? ..to point out. Those flaws include not being able to play the cutscenes, team can't revive you, the AI gets tougher as you play, and it won't "reach the pinnacle of the Call of Duty series".
I have no problem with "low" scores as long as the review has legitimate reasons. I see nothing in this review that merits an 8... especially when compared to the "pinnacle" of FPS--CoD. Oh well, double standard is the new standard I guess.