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Price Paid: $0.00 (present from my parents – thanks!)
Recommended Buy Price: $50 – $60
Time Played: not sure, but it was a good run (how can you track that on PS3?)
Difficulty: Veteran
Would I buy a sequel?: You can count on it!
Big thanks to my parents for sending me a copy of Killzone 3 while I was laid up on the couch following my knee surgery. It was just what the doctor ordered while I was off my feet – not to mention the perfect medicine after coming off a disappointing FPS ride with Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Putting it simply, Killzone 3 is an extremely enjoyable FPS. The campaign gives you plenty of ammo (weapon caches everywhere), plenty to shoot at (enemies are in no short supply) and is coated in quality (environments are stunning). As far as shooters go, Killzone 3 is uber-satisfying.
While the story behind Killzone 3 is mostly forgettable, the journey is anything but. Firefights are plentiful and the action intense. As I played through the single player campaign I was much more concerned with keeping my head down than the events that were transpiring during cutscenes.
There is some variety thrown in to mix up the shooting a bit though while I didn’t much care for the mech walker I had a blast with the jetpack. While they may have been hit & miss with me, it was nice to see that neither were overused. For the bulk of the game, it’s just pure old running and gunning.
Control-wise, Killzone 3 felt tight & smooth (ok, that sounded horrible). I don’t have a Playstation Move, so I can’t comment on how that works – but with a standard controller the game handled great. The cover system works extremely well, and gives Killzone a unique touch in the FPS world.
In the end, my biggest take away from Killzone 3, and this might be difficult to explain, was the feeling that the game was built to be enjoyed. This again might be due to the issues I had with Call of Duty: Black Ops – but as I made my way through Killzone 3 I felt like the game wanted me to succeed, despite the difficulty and challange. Be it the frequency of ammo crates, or the ability of AI teammates to revive you when downed – I felt like Killzone 3 was rooting for me as I played on. It was a strange, but welcome feeling – and just one more thing that made Killzone 3 difficult to put down.
If you are a fan of shooters, Killzone 3 is a no brainer. The game has looks, substance and style and it’s single player campaign is a helluva run.
Big thumbs up!
