Killzone: Shadow Fall

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Nov 15, 2013
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6.9

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  1. Fersay
    Oct 3, 2019
    4
    This **** game surffer from all the problems a bad game is at its most. Poor level design,poorly AI, the history sucks, just a freaking corridor,like all linear games. Graphics are amazing,but are graphics enough to be a good game? No! Where are all the fun of games nowadays? Gunplay irritating sometimes,and all in all is a frustrating game! Fuc** you Guerrila and sony
  2. JJ2FAS4U
    Jan 30, 2022
    4
    Atmosphere: 4
    Enjoyment: 4
    Gameplay: 3
    Graphics: 7
    Music: 5
    Story: 3
    Total: 4.33
  3. Birakon
    Oct 28, 2015
    4
    First off I want to say that this game is absolutely gorgeous. One of the best looking shooters that is out. The team definitely took their time working on the graphics engine because it is gorgeous. The issue here is it seems they spent all their time on the graphics and neglected making the game stand out among other shooters. This feels like a run of the mill shooter with a pretty face.First off I want to say that this game is absolutely gorgeous. One of the best looking shooters that is out. The team definitely took their time working on the graphics engine because it is gorgeous. The issue here is it seems they spent all their time on the graphics and neglected making the game stand out among other shooters. This feels like a run of the mill shooter with a pretty face. Very generic outside of the visuals… Expand
  4. pasha4ur
    Dec 6, 2016
    0
    About Singleplayer. Maybe most uninteresting stupid game I've ever played. Story, gameplay, controling - all is trash. I deleted it after middle of game. Can't play in such trash
  5. hypernewbie
    Aug 5, 2017
    0
    Graphics, perf, story, execution is all pretty good. Audio ...etc also very good. 10/10 each.

    -100/10 for gameplay. Guerilla games always has this problem. They have no **** idea how to actually create gameplay that actually plays like a game. All the mechanics just don't work. Please for god's sake, hire a real senior game designer. Whoever designed the gun and mechanics balancing,    Graphics, perf, story, execution is all pretty good. Audio ...etc also very good. 10/10 each.

    -100/10 for gameplay. Guerilla games always has this problem. They have no **** idea how to actually create gameplay that actually plays like a game. All the mechanics just don't work. Please for god's sake, hire a real senior game designer. Whoever designed the gun and mechanics balancing, fire them, hire a 13 year old who will design better gameplay and balance.

    The gunplay just doesn't acyually work. Reload is too slow, all the actions are too slow. Hacking is too slow Echo marking is too slow even commanding your bot is too slow. Throwing a grenade is too slow. Climbing ladders is too slow jumping over a ledge animation is too slow melee animation is too slow stealth kills are too slow ADS is too slow reviving using adrenaline is too slow jumping is too slow landing is too slow dealing with soldier enemies is too slow killing enemies is too slow replacing your gun is too slow picking up adrenaline is too slow. Get every single player action, literally QUADRIPLE the animation speed, then we'll talk.

    For reference of good gunplay, look at Vanquish, Call of Duty, Battlefield ...etc. That is good gunplay. You are not good gunplay. Aspire to be good gunplay.

    You can't prone, and all the cover designed in this game so that it's actually better *NOT* to use the cover, because all the cover in the game is too low. Again you can't prone, you can't actually COVER yourself from being shot because your crouch height is so high and cover is so low. In other words the cover doesn't actually COVER anything.

    Stealth mechanics are nonfunctional.    … Expand
  6. AnRo
    Dec 8, 2018
    0
    Single player. This has got to be the most annoying console game I've ever played. The controls are awkward, the gameplay - repetitive. I mean fighting off waves after waves after waves of the same enemies who just keep coming... Come on! It's like developers weren't allowed to play any game in the last 10 years or so... And the graphics - Uncharted 1-3 look way better than that!
  7. meyerpark
    Feb 21, 2022
    0
    I heard killzone shadowfall doesn't have as much players compared to killzone 2 when online was still around. But all the ps3 killzone servers closed long time ago and this killzone shadowfallw as the only killzone with online. But killzone shadowfall i heard was the most strangest entry and less replay value. Even though because it came on a next console, it was the worst killzone entry.I heard killzone shadowfall doesn't have as much players compared to killzone 2 when online was still around. But all the ps3 killzone servers closed long time ago and this killzone shadowfallw as the only killzone with online. But killzone shadowfall i heard was the most strangest entry and less replay value. Even though because it came on a next console, it was the worst killzone entry. Killzone 2 was better although the servers closed so nah lol. Killzone is nowhere nothing.… Expand
  8. Orbitlight
    Jan 6, 2014
    3
    I expected a good game to play but just not that interesting after the first few missions but maybe that was just me. Gameplay just takes too long to get the point across. Graphics were really nice however that doesn't cut it for me. Was I suppose to silently kill those guys? Do i have to send my robot in to deactivate every alarm from going off? How often do i have to check for enemies inI expected a good game to play but just not that interesting after the first few missions but maybe that was just me. Gameplay just takes too long to get the point across. Graphics were really nice however that doesn't cut it for me. Was I suppose to silently kill those guys? Do i have to send my robot in to deactivate every alarm from going off? How often do i have to check for enemies in my surroundings? Oh that guy appeared right after i just cleared that area. One thing that really irritated me was going over the smallest bump, made my guy do a fidgiting motion. Multiplayer or not, the bug is always there. I'm a PS4 fan, however I should have listened to my buddies and not wasted the money for this game. 3/10 not worth $60 or my time.… Expand
  9. Taka33
    Apr 1, 2014
    2
    Killzone: Shadow Fall is not a very good game. There is not enough content to warrant the 60 dollar price tag. The lag in the game is bad and distracting at times, and there aren't nearly enough maps in the multiplayer. The graphics are good, but are sub par for a game that's supposed to be "next gen". There isn't enough game modes in Shadow Fall for my taste either. For a next gen gameKillzone: Shadow Fall is not a very good game. There is not enough content to warrant the 60 dollar price tag. The lag in the game is bad and distracting at times, and there aren't nearly enough maps in the multiplayer. The graphics are good, but are sub par for a game that's supposed to be "next gen". There isn't enough game modes in Shadow Fall for my taste either. For a next gen game this is a disappointing title that got stale after about 3 hours. If you want a great next gen shooter buy Titfanfall or COD: Ghosts, because Shadowfall feels too much like a tech demo for my taste.… Expand
  10. Rubius25
    Apr 2, 2014
    1
    Killzone: Shadow Fall is a below average, generic experience from start to finish. For all its lofty ambitions and hype it is an unbelievable failure, a real disappointment for all PlayStation 34 owners. The single player campaign is boring and forgettable, and the multiplayer is unspectacular in almost every way. You should probably wait to purchase Destiny if you're hurting to play anKillzone: Shadow Fall is a below average, generic experience from start to finish. For all its lofty ambitions and hype it is an unbelievable failure, a real disappointment for all PlayStation 34 owners. The single player campaign is boring and forgettable, and the multiplayer is unspectacular in almost every way. You should probably wait to purchase Destiny if you're hurting to play an FPS on PS4.… Expand
  11. captainkane
    Aug 3, 2017
    4
    Shadow Fall is the first game Killzone game I've played. It’s terrible. Sure it looks good, but that’s not a selling point because many games look great nowadays. Other than visuals, KSF does nothing right. Silly story. Boring combat. Bland weapons. Dumb AI. Dead multiplayer. Terrible music. Sigh. KSF is a last gen game ported over to the PS4. Developers continue to rehash tired conceptsShadow Fall is the first game Killzone game I've played. It’s terrible. Sure it looks good, but that’s not a selling point because many games look great nowadays. Other than visuals, KSF does nothing right. Silly story. Boring combat. Bland weapons. Dumb AI. Dead multiplayer. Terrible music. Sigh. KSF is a last gen game ported over to the PS4. Developers continue to rehash tired concepts despite powerful console hardware at their disposal.

    The protagonist, Kellar, is a mindless drone killing his way to the truth. He is a super soldier with a few high tech abilities and nifty armor. The armor looks similar to the nanosuit in Crysis, but it’s all for show. I couldn’t help reminiscing about the first Crysis game I played: Crysis 2 on the Xbox 360. Unlike Shadow Fall, Crysis 2 blew me away. It launched 3 years prior to KSF on significantly weaker hardware, and Crysis does nearly everything better. It’s an impressive 360 game on many levels. Visuals are still top tier. Combat is varied and satisfying. Multiplayer is solid and criminally underrated. And that nanosuit… The hero feels like a badass because the nanosuit provides multiple tactical options to clear levels. Not Kellar however. His mobility is so limited that KSF plays like an on rails shooter. What a shame. Kellar's world is comprised of beautiful set pieces he can’t explore. Why develop such intricate levels just to lock players out?

    Visuals are solid, but that’s because the world is bathed in fancy lighting effects. Without them, things don’t look better than any other game. Lens flare and other ornamental effects are nothing more than parlor tricks. Now that consoles can push these out with relative ease, developers simply can’t control themselves. Unfortunately, KSF’s campaign performance hovers around 30fps. COD Ghosts launched at the same time and feels noticeably smoother. That’s because developer Infinity Ward focused on the 60fps benchmark. I absolutely hated Ghosts, but it feels responsive compared to KSF’s heavy controls.

    So that leads into gameplay, which is clunky and awful. Kellar constantly loses his weapons, so he is forced to improvise. All this does is force the already sluggish campaign to a crawl. These missions usually entail sneaking around areas completely devoid of people, enemies, and anything else. Exploration is nil despite all the fences, doors, airlocks, curtains, that look accessible but aren’t. Crates will be neatly stacked next to a low wall, but alas our super soldier can’t climb them. A few missions occur in a futuristic shanty town with blankets draped over doorways. Of course, Kellar can’t pass thru these indestructible cloth obstacles.

    Truth be told, the campaign is a mind-numbingly tedious slog. Most of it is spent walking around. Enemies are sparse. I’d say 70% of the game is spent not doing much of anything. When combat happens, it’s hampered by sluggish controls and predictably stupid enemy AI.

    Kellar gets a unique situational ability per level, like repelling or floating thru space or using a sniper rifle. Yawn. I’ve read comments were fans say all this “keeps things interesting”. But all that “interesting” excitement occurs in very short bursts limited to specific set pieces. Kellar got to repel. Once. OMG!! How interesting! Not. Many popular shooters (cough, COD, cough) are guilty of the same crime. They keep things simple and safe for the kiddies but throw in a cool feature or cutscene every hour or so to rope them in that much longer.

    The story is stuffed full of commentary reflecting specific contemporary events. Guerilla shamelessly thrusts political messages into gamers’ faces. At one point, I was expecting the word “privilege” to surface, but I don’t think it ever did. Guerilla addresses the pointlessness of violence while using a violent “M” rated game as the medium. How ironic? Oh wait, DICE did the same thing in Battlefield 1. Not every company needs to inject itself into the public discourse.

    The multiplayer is better than expected. It’s a ghost town these days, but enough people get on to keep things up and running. Too bad I missed out on it when it launched.

    With only a few missions to go, I encountered a game breaking glitch. I couldn’t complete a mission. After multiple failed retries, I finally consulted the almighty Google. Sure enough, KSF has bugs that can prevent players from completing the game. Three years after launch, these bugs still exist. Unfortunately, I was able to fix the glitch and complete the game.

    To conclude, Killzone Shadow Fall is a glorified tech demo with nothing to offer. Guerrilla obviously lost its way. If anything has stalled next gen innovation, it’s developers afraid to take risks. I installed Crysis 2 on my pc to cleanse myself of this awful experience. Despite its age, Crysis 2 still holds up. Buy that instead.    … Expand
  12. MasterChief500
    Feb 9, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okey. You can ignore me, but write it, please. I bought PS4, hoping that it will be better than XONE. And I bought Killzone Shadow Fall. Now I'm Dissapointed. You can't lie in Killzone SF. 1st level last 5 minutes, but second- 1 hour! The same story about 9th and 10th levels. AI is not very smart. People, play Resogun-this Indie much better, that this shooter. I finished. Will you believe me or not -is your right. Sorry for my English… Expand
  13. Patoplexx
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    Detesto tanto este juego, repetitivo hasta el cansancio, un final horrible, de los peores que he visto jamas
  14. Enforcer122
    Jan 5, 2014
    4
    If game reviews were scored on graphics alone, this would probably be the highest scoring game of all time. The attention to detail is absolutely mind blowing with the graphics showing you the power and potential of the PS4 in the next few coming years. At times the game is truly beautiful and atmospheric, easily the best graphics I've ever seen on a game. But I'm an old school breed ofIf game reviews were scored on graphics alone, this would probably be the highest scoring game of all time. The attention to detail is absolutely mind blowing with the graphics showing you the power and potential of the PS4 in the next few coming years. At times the game is truly beautiful and atmospheric, easily the best graphics I've ever seen on a game. But I'm an old school breed of gamer which asks for game play over graphics and if it doesn't play well then I'm not too interested in the game. Shame to say the game doesn't play well, it's a fairly passable first-person shooter which is often frustrating instead of enjoyable, which is a shame. I often felt a constant "I don't really know what I'm doing", type of thing. It left you in a lurch without much idea what to do which meant I was never sure whether to play the game stealthy or all action, making many moments ruined due to it not walking me through the sections properly. Also the 'cool' memorable moments like free falling was badly scripted meaning dying a lot, having to start at bad checkpoint placement a lot and just the general feeling of damn that would of been so much better if the game actually worked... The story I can't really comment on as I didn't play the other KillZones and the story goes completely over my head but I'm sure it would be enjoyable for someone who played the other games. Multiplayer is also just okay, nothing special or nothing to keep me interested for too long.

    All in all, it's just a huge tech demo with shooting. Could of been a lot more.    … Expand
  15. tdebug
    Dec 7, 2013
    0
    This game can offer hopelessly nothing. Boring, standard, featureless and idea-free game play that what it is about.
    It is PS4 exclusive from Sony to demonstrate HD textures, that's it.
  16. Mattaclysm
    Nov 25, 2013
    4
    By far and away the worst killzone since KZ1. Boring story, boring gameplay, boring environments. Probably the coolest feature of this game is when you are being shot at the controller light changes color from green to yellow to red when you die. The multiplayer feels worse then KZ3, doesn't seem like theres any new game modes. I'm giving this a 4 because the graphics are actuallyBy far and away the worst killzone since KZ1. Boring story, boring gameplay, boring environments. Probably the coolest feature of this game is when you are being shot at the controller light changes color from green to yellow to red when you die. The multiplayer feels worse then KZ3, doesn't seem like theres any new game modes. I'm giving this a 4 because the graphics are actually incredibly good. That's all this game is though unfortunately a really shiny bad shooter. Call of Duty ghosts sucks, but KZ SF is even worse.… Expand
  17. slimshady
    Dec 15, 2013
    4
    I think Guerilla Games probably licenced the Call of Duty Engine to make this game because everything looked like a COD game. Everything from the graphics, lightning, textures, character models looked like COD. I bet this could have easily been made on the PS3. The city vistas look like static images and backgrounds. You will never be exploring them. The guns are very few and look likeI think Guerilla Games probably licenced the Call of Duty Engine to make this game because everything looked like a COD game. Everything from the graphics, lightning, textures, character models looked like COD. I bet this could have easily been made on the PS3. The city vistas look like static images and backgrounds. You will never be exploring them. The guns are very few and look like toys. The main character is a fool. The other characters have no idea or what to do. The Owl is a nuisance. And the overall story sucks. Absolutely horrible. This could have been titled Killzone Call of Shadow Ghosts… Expand
  18. Razv
    May 17, 2014
    3
    I had really high hopes for this game. My mistake.

    I found the story really dull and boring. During the whole story I never once was amazed by what happened or interested in what there is to come. The characters are the same as the story, I never felt interested in what happens to them. Dull! The graphics are good, but not very good. Granted, I finished Infamous right before so my    I had really high hopes for this game. My mistake.

    I found the story really dull and boring. During the whole story I never once was amazed by what happened or interested in what there is to come. The characters are the same as the story, I never felt interested in what happens to them. Dull!

    The graphics are good, but not very good. Granted, I finished Infamous right before so my standards were probably pretty high. But still, I wasn't impressed.

    The gameplay is what drags it down even more if you ask me. Very repetitive, chaotic and often extremely frustrating. Even when you manage to overcome a difficult situation, there is no reward, no sense of pride, just more of the same gameplay. Ugh, frustrating and boring at the same time.

    It's been a long time since I've been so dissapointed by a game.    … Expand
  19. Mad0ne
    Feb 13, 2014
    2
    Lets be real now.. PS4 is too weak for that game. FPS is bad, especially in multiplayer... reaaaaly bad laggy fps.

    Clearly poor performance is being hidden behind massive motion blur and DOF effects and all that makes game really meh.

    Singleplayer is scripted like any other fps sp game these days.

    If you dont buy it, you wont miss out anything
  20. XzRecolz
    Nov 13, 2014
    2
    Possibly the worst shooter for PS4 atm. Holy crap, this game is garbage. Teleporting enemys, enemys starring at you while you're standing right in front of their face, just doing nothing, it's just the AI in general, nothing positive to say about it. Story is boring, same for every other FPS. They won't make you care about any characters.

    2 points for the graphics and gunplay. Graphics    Possibly the worst shooter for PS4 atm. Holy crap, this game is garbage. Teleporting enemys, enemys starring at you while you're standing right in front of their face, just doing nothing, it's just the AI in general, nothing positive to say about it. Story is boring, same for every other FPS. They won't make you care about any characters.

    2 points for the graphics and gunplay. Graphics look awesome, but that's the only positive thing I can say about this game. Don't buy this, please.    … Expand
  21. Trial3
    Jan 15, 2014
    2
    Dull and boring game. Typical shooter, without any plot and "highlights".
    Allocated only graphics, as a continuation of a series of non-cat anywhere!    Dull and boring game. Typical shooter, without any plot and "highlights".
    Allocated only graphics, as a continuation of a series of non-cat anywhere!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  … Expand
  22. Well_Done
    Jun 17, 2015
    0
    sigh where do i start..

    it was really hard to go through the first mission gosh this game is one of the worst i have ever played in my life, i was so hyped for it, the graphics looked amazing but never ever going to buy any game based on graphics the gameplay was really so bad slow for this type of a game and broken graphics are good nothing impressive but good Story i don't know    sigh where do i start..

    it was really hard to go through the first mission gosh this game is one of the worst i have ever played in my life, i was so hyped for it, the graphics looked amazing but never ever going to buy any game based on graphics

    the gameplay was really so bad slow for this type of a game and broken
    graphics are good nothing impressive but good
    Story i don't know since i didn't get trough the game

    overall one of the most awful experiences in my whole life    … Expand
  23. bighaley21
    Nov 19, 2013
    4
    Graphically this game is amazing. It's hands down the best looking shooter I have played on a console besides Battlefield 4. With that said, gameplay is slow and at times outright frustrating. Spawn camping is a staple of this title in multiplayer. Between the turrets, bots, shockwaves, and every other extremely annoying perk in multiplayer you will want to just sit in a corner and campGraphically this game is amazing. It's hands down the best looking shooter I have played on a console besides Battlefield 4. With that said, gameplay is slow and at times outright frustrating. Spawn camping is a staple of this title in multiplayer. Between the turrets, bots, shockwaves, and every other extremely annoying perk in multiplayer you will want to just sit in a corner and camp like everyone else does. Single player is much better with a decent story. Anyone that gave this title a 10 is a fanboy that hasn't played a polished shooter imo. Game is a filler title in the series and hopefully things will get better in the future.… Expand
  24. rukia-chan
    Dec 15, 2013
    0
    Killzone Shadow Fall deserves less, Guerrilla keeps destroying the original storyline of Killzone by keeping Helghan the bad guys and ISA always the good guys...

    so,not buy this game is terrible.
  25. Erkka
    Mar 20, 2014
    0
    Killzone Shadow Fall deserves less, Guerrilla keeps destroying the original storyline of Killzone by keeping Helghan the bad guys and ISA always the good guys...
  26. Taka35
    Feb 22, 2016
    2
    Shadow Fall is a semi-competent shooter, but it completely fails to replicate the fun, frantic pace or steadiness of other next-gen shooters like Modern Warfare, Titanfall, or Battlefield Hardline.
  27. ps4misery
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    Why is this game the best game possible for the PS4 launch I'll tell you why.

    First of all, it is gorgeous. Not only the technical part of the graphics, but also the artistic direction. Everything is just beautiful, and I caught myself quite a lot of time just looking at the view. Then, I really appreciate the fact that Guerrilla didn't want to make the same Killzone as the 3 first…
  28. defiance000
    Dec 13, 2013
    0
    this game has a bad bad story. gfx are nice but trhe gameplay is truly horrendous and boring. I would rather sit there watch paint dry than play this game. I was expecting sooo much and this was the biggest letdown ever.
  29. indywarrior
    Apr 5, 2014
    0
    Huge let down. A lot of great idea's - however most couldn't have been executed more poorly.

    In 30 years of gaming - I have never taken what's supposed to be a top tier game out of the console prior to completion - this was a first.

    Whoever came up with the free fall sections - should be fired.
  30. dexterblows
    Jan 26, 2014
    1
    The difference between multiplayer and campaign are as wide as the Atlantic. Online is balanced perfectly and a lot of fun. great map design and cool abilities.
    The campaign is among the most frustrating gaming experiences your'e likely to have. Too many enemies thrown at you and no way to tell which way they're going to come from. You are given a cover mechanic but not given any cover.    The difference between multiplayer and campaign are as wide as the Atlantic. Online is balanced perfectly and a lot of fun. great map design and cool abilities.
    The campaign is among the most frustrating gaming experiences your'e likely to have. Too many enemies thrown at you and no way to tell which way they're going to come from. You are given a cover mechanic but not given any cover. The level design is horrible and complicated which will cause you to get lost very often.
    For some reason they thought it would be a good idea to include platform jumping levels which will cause way to many deaths. The in flight controls are loose and counter intuitive.
    Checkpoints will cause you to replay long gun fights over and over again.
    This game almost made me throw my controller.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 88 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 88
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 88
  3. Negative: 0 out of 88
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Feb 13, 2014
    88
    A very good and varied multiplayer FPS. Some things, like the big attack/defend scenarios, were better on Killzone 3. [Jan 2014]
  2. GameCritics
    Jan 22, 2014
    50
    In attempting to juggle so many balls at once, it simply loses control and bats them all over the place in a crazed, lurching frenzy as it tries to stop the whole thing from falling apart.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Jan 15, 2014
    61
    Whatever the reason was for making Shadow Fall in the first place, the result is a mixture of bland, annoying and weird.
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