Killzone 3 has arrived and I’ve been spending good amount of my spare time pwning some Higs. I’ve finished the game on veteran with 45% of all trophies unlocked and am on my second play through right now — however, there is something that upsets me with the latest and greatest Killzone game. To be honest, I was expecting a lot more. Though the campaign mode towers over most others, Killzone 3 still seems stripped of content.
When you first pop the Killzone 3 BD into your PlayStation 3 you will be greeted with a very familiar screen. That’s right — nothing has changed, even from earliest alpha of the game. That very boring red digital screen is still there, just like the beta. The presentation is quite appalling, especially for a game of this caliber — that’s not the issue though. Are you ready for it?
The multi-player mode seems completely stripped down in comparison to Killzone 2. Botzone is now separate from the Multi-Player mode and regardless of having a split-screen campaign mode Botzone can only be played single-player. Botzone is going to get old, fast. Moving on! Looking through the multi-player mode, there too, nothing has changed since the beta. Navigating through the menus is frustratingly dull. Also, the ability to create and host private games has been completely removed — something I loved about Killzone 2.
One thing’s for sure, though. Killzone 3 is a break through game. It will be crowned best single-player console first person shooter this generation, mark my words. I have the the Junkie Itch for Killzone 4, damn it. It’s like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves all over again! Perhaps sacrifices needed to be made for the game to look this good, play this smooth, have co-op, and be presented in mind-boggling 3D — who knows? I’m sure Guerrilla Games do! Nevertheless, I am sure hoping that those talented fellas flood us with plenty of DLC — maybe even a split-screen Botzone pack! Only time will tell.
why botzone is even important>?
go multy have fun pwning real people “real” lol
U said botzone will get boring quick….EMMMMM NEWS FLASH—–> Botzone is mostly for training and getting used to the controllers…Why play botzone when u can play online :|
how do these people get to review games? sounds like a pc nerd.
What does the menu have anything to do with the overall experience? “That very boring red digital screen is still there” Really? I don’t know about you but I’m on the menu for mere seconds after all I put the game in to play it not stare at the menu screen. “The presentation is quite appalling”? I have a question for you. How was the presentation of the game itself? How were the graphics, gameplay, control scheme, was it to linear or more opened then last time, how long was the campaign? I can keep going. And what’s your obsession with Botzone? Botzone DLC? Have you ever played Killzone?
I don’t mean to disrespect or insult you, however I’m not sure what the point of this “article” is or what point you were trying to make but you definitely failed!
Would you prefer every single review left out the smaller details, and ignored all the bad things?
” That very boring red digital screen is still there, just like the beta.”
So your bored of it already when it has only been shown for less than 1 month?
“The multi-player mode seems completely stripped down in comparison to Killzone 2.”
Indeed that is why there are new game modes and a whole plethora of new controller modes such as move or being able to flip L1/L2 even X/Y sensitivity.
” Botzone is now separate from the Multi-Player mode ”
Always was separate, KZ2 didn’t allow you to change game time in Botzone nor did it have splitscreen, no changes here except bots are so much smarter.
” Looking through the multi-player mode, there too, nothing has changed since the beta.”
Of course because the multiplayer mode went through immense changes from the closed Beta to the open beta that your referring to, including: sound effects, huge boost in frame rates, new GUI, new weapons etc. Didn’t you realise that the open beta no longer has “alpha code” message on it, its pretty much the final product.
Wait the servers are not up yet for the game until the 22nd, bot zone is not important , also if you want a map pack take advantage of the slurpee nation rewards , they have a map pack for 8pts and some other content
you made me sad with this terrible review, it doesn’t even review the game you just cry about the menu screens because you have nothing bad to say about the game except the stuff you need to make up.
I get where hes coming from on the screen, when your used to big dinamic themes then ya it seems bland and I have to agree with the bot thing. Im glad theat they added split screen to the main part but they needed it for the bots and multiplayer as well, its playing real people on line that sells games now and your friends wont see how awsome it is unless they get to play with you…also y no online co-op?
Finally, someone who actually AGREES with the reviewer, instead of criticizing EVERY SINGLE PART of the review, just to be an ass. I agree with you, all of those things had the potential to be better, and weren’t.
” It will be crowned best single-player console first person shooter this generation, mark my words.”
86 metacritic…….This game got an 86 metacritic score.
T_T
thats becuse all the people that du the reviews are COD fans thay got no skill for real tacticAL ONLINE SHOOTERS,
IVE LEARNS ALLOONG TIME AGO NO TO GO BY THE REVIEWERS WHAT THEY SAY, COME ON gt4 SUCKED BALLS AS BIOSHOCK DID, EVEN FALL OUT
wow what a fubar as they said before how do these people get paid to review
do you still have your COD-BO copy? please,do us a favor and pop that in your ps3. Leave the masterpieces to the big boys.Thank you,good night
Although an opening screen or menu screen does not make a game that red b.s. screen is kind of a let down. I remember the feeling i got listening to the helghast recite his speech and how awesome the intro was in part 2 and knew this game was going to be special!!! I wish they would have gone that same route.
On another note i downloaded the ps plus sp 3d version and wow the 3d really looks good i was like “oh shit”. This game is serious and i love the mp and the sp will be awesome as well. I really dont knw what some of these ppl review when they make their comments (in reference to something i read in terms of the 3d and bland sp according to them smh)
Summarizing you complain about botzone and opening screen, do you have the same requirements for all the games or is just for KZ3? you haven’t done any mention about the best things of the game and you provide a subjective impression about less important part of the game.
Let me give you mine, the opening screen has the best song of that I have ever heard and probably will be proposed for best song of the year in the GOTYs. The botzone is the best exhibition of AI that you can obtain today in a game.
Regarding that song! It’s brilliant. So is the game.
Although this article on KZ3 doesn’t talk much about the real game (Menu really doesn’t matter at all, come on. And botzone isn’t an important asset either), it does hit on one point that really did make this game slightly under par: the lack of content. I’m not a heavy gamer by any means and this game did provide me with hours of gameplay, but the lack of content in the multiplayer did eventually become boring and led to me trading in the game. The weapons and perks and such are perfectly made, but there are too little of them in my opinion. This game just needs more multiplayer customizable content.