You get the feeling there’s some kind of subversive social commentary going on here, shades of grey nobody is really good, in fact everyone is mostly bad. The story is typically Killzone, in that it purports to be more grandiose than it actually is. These flesh out the story, and some are very long and create tension and atmosphere but aside from these collectibles, there’s little reason to return to a campaign that lasts 8-10 hours, depending on difficulty. The DualShock 4’s speaker is put to great use, as audio-logs will be broadcast through it. In terms of making use of the PS4’s new controller, the touch-pad activates the four functions of your OWL: you swipe up, down, left, or right then hit L1 to action whichever ability you’ve chosen. The incredible visuals can confuse at times, and the objective marker (up on the D-Pad) is sometimes difficult to decipher, as are glowing orange enemies, who can blend into the darkness. It can create minor issues, as it’ll highlight enemies in orange. To activate it, you simply hold the right D-Pad down, though if you hold it too long it will actually alert everyone to your presence. There are areas that are best tackled quietly, but then there will be a moment that you shoot through a wall, surprising your space-Nazi enemies – all made possible by the ping ability. This allows for you to scout an area without moving, and adds variety to the way you can tackle encounters. Your OWL is very much the key to the game, able to hack computers, act as a rappel rope, a medic on the field (it can revive you if you have steroids), and it can even create a shield that you can fire through.Īlong with this tactical addition, also new to Shadow Fall is the ability to ping your environment. A robot of sorts, you can send your OWL out to battle, both distracting and damaging the Helghans, or you can stun them (not entirely useful, save for nearer the end when shielded enemies appear). ![]() Next-generation games are already overdoing lens flare, but at least here it makes sense.Īccompanying you on the battlefield is your trusted OWL. Speaking of which, they aren’t stupid enemies: they will shine torches right in your face, blinding you and causing you to spray in their general direction. Every environment is stunning, so much so that in an early mission I found the area so busy, so beautiful, that I had difficulty killing my Helghan foes. You play as Lucas Kellan, a Vektan Shadow Marshal, and complete missions that take you from sun-soaked, lushly vegetated areas of beauty to eerie space stations that make you feel like, for a moment, you’re playing the movie Aliens. Set some 30 years after the events of Killzone 3, both Helghan and Vektans are living on the same planet, separated by a wall with a fractious truce that appears more to be a front than any real, honourable calm. So forgive me if I indulge slightly, but Killzone: Shadow Fall was the moment I realised we truly needed a new era of home consoles, because it’s one of the best looking games ever made. You can’t harp on about visuals too much, because ultimately, an upgrade in graphical fidelity is the minimum expected of a new hardware generation. In the video below, Digital Foundry's John Linneman looks back at Killzone 2, "a PS3 showcase that still looks stunning today".The launch of a new generation of consoles is something that requires caution from any game reviewer. ![]() Once upon a time the Killzone franchise was dubbed Sony's "Halo killer", with entries on PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita before hitting PS4. The Horizon series now appears to be the focus for Guerrilla, with the follow-up to 2017's big hit Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West an upcoming PS4 and PlayStation 5 title due out at some point in 2021. It's been over seven years since the last Killzone game came out: PlayStation 4 launch title Shadow Fall. "Thank you to 's many fans and visitors throughout the years for their enthusiasm and support." "We apologise for this inconvenience," Guerrilla said. Online multiplayer modes, player stats and ranking data for Killzone Mercenary and Killzone Shadow Fall are unaffected, but you can no longer create or manage clans in Shadow Fall. The website will now redirect to, a message reads. The official Killzone website has been retired, Guerrilla Games has announced.
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