If we had a graph to portray fun, then as you get further into the game this line would begin to become steeper and steeper, starting off high and then decreasing to 0 on the Y axis, or in some cases hitting minus.
It only gets worse as the game continues on. Maybe time became a problem and they had to reduce the level design scope for launch, but for whatever reason it may be, it has hampered the overall quality of the game’s campaign. It’s such a shame that the game teases at the start what could possibly be done by the people at Guerrilla Games, only to be sent back to typical and linear first-person shooting gameplay. Once you’re past the wonderment of the first couple of chapters, it’s back to corridor shooting, linear level progression and awful item fetching. While the areas are bigger and offer a sense of openness to tactical advantages on enemies, much of the game remains stuck in the past and plays very similar to old Killzone titles. The earlier parts of the game are undoubtedly the more enjoyable sections, as it throws in open spaces for the player to explore, giving a feeling that the game is willing to expose the player more than past titles. Instead, Kellan mostly infiltrates alone, with him only having a partner in a couple of levels, thanks to Echo, a rather well represented female soldier who will help with support during some missions. Gone are team members, such as the constantly-hated-by-the-internet Rico. Shadow Fall is more of a solo soldier experience.
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It’s not in every level, but, when it is, there’s a strong futuristic vibe that makes me hope that our future would just be as bright and colourful as the ISA section of Vekta.Īs for the campaign structure – it’s full of ups and downs. One of the biggest improvements I found in Shadow Fall was how strong the use of colours was. In Shadow Fall this goes one step further, as players will traverse rocky hillsides situated within a ravine, visit both sides of the wall, which displays just how terrible the living quality is for the Helghans, and also go into space to take part in some zero-gravity action. This was first done in Killzone 3, and it worked wonders in showcasing the company’s artistic skills, while at the same time presenting more of the world of Killzone that wasn’t just brown and orange.
While I did find the plot to be rather poor, to the point I gave up caring what was going on – it’s convoluted for the sake of it – the story does allow Guerrilla Games to send the player to a variety of locations. This is where the player comes in as one Lucas Kellan, a Vektan Security Agency Shadow Marshall, who is tasked with keeping peace on Vekta, by going on convert operations instructed by his boss, Sinclair unknown to Kellan, there’s a bigger problem at hand that could be disastrous for the planet of Vekta. That’s only the tip of the iceberg, as some Helghans are still bitter about losing their home world, so a terrorist group known as the Black Hand has formed and is attacking various key locations in Vekta to overcome the Vektans and rule the planet.
The living quality of both races is strikingly contrasted – the Vektans live in the glory of sun, colour and wonderful vistas, while the surviving Helghans are living in horribly dark, damp shanty towns. Now the remaining survivors of Helghan live on the ISA world of Vekta as refugees, but are forced to keep to themselves by having their lives split from the rest of the world thanks to a humongous wall blocking contact with the other side. The story continues around 30 years after the events of Killzone 3, which fans will know didn’t exactly finish with a pleasant ending for the people of Helghan.
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Now, some people might have a bit of a chuckle with that, but I have fairly enjoyed past Killzone titles, and the series has always been known to showcase fantastic graphics for the hardware they run on, so what better way to show off the power of the PlayStation 4 than launching with a Killzone game. On Sony’s side of things, Killzone: Shadow Fall is their key launch title for the PlayStation 4. I suppose you could say that I’m a bit down that there isn’t that one standout title in this next-generation of gaming to make you explode with awe, which I guess we call current-generation now? Since two half-shiny, half-matte black boxes have just released on the market to successful sales. This is probably the first time where I have genuinely felt apathetic about what to play on launch day.
I have to admit that I haven’t been all that excited for this new era in gaming.
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