Killzone: Shadow Fall

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

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2591 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,313 out of 2591
  2. Mixed: 797 out of 2591
  3. Negative: 481 out of 2591
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  1. Parsa2079
    Sep 11, 2023
    6
    I just played it because it was ps4 exclusive. The story was boring without any elements of excitement.
  2. Gamersnews32
    Oct 28, 2022
    7
    Shadow Fall is weird as a standalone game and a disappointment as a Killzone game. Gone are the glory days if Killzone 2. Shadow Fall provides a mostly fun campaign with a TERRIBLY though out narrative and one dimensional characters. The gameplay, while not as unique as previous Killzone games is serviceable. The game looks stunning and the sound design is great. That's all Shadow FallShadow Fall is weird as a standalone game and a disappointment as a Killzone game. Gone are the glory days if Killzone 2. Shadow Fall provides a mostly fun campaign with a TERRIBLY though out narrative and one dimensional characters. The gameplay, while not as unique as previous Killzone games is serviceable. The game looks stunning and the sound design is great. That's all Shadow Fall feels like. A tech demo with no real meat to it. The best part of the Shadow Fall experience is definitely it's fun and unique multiplayer. Everything else just falls flat compared to every other Killzone game and first person shooter overall.… Expand
  3. yangfanhong
    Apr 16, 2023
    7
    A new generation killzone with advanced graphics and modernized controls. Good ps4 launch game.
  4. BernardoUPoud
    Aug 25, 2020
    5
    The gameplay is so linear and boring. Not to mention the AI is the worst I have seen on next gen so far. The graphics are the best on PS4.
  5. D3nver30
    Jun 30, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Campaign review) The game mechanics is really good I love most part of it but the campaign gets boring by the time you reach chapter 6 and so on....What I also noticed about the game is that the AI is kinda unbalanced even in Normal difficulty.… Expand
  6. INU4SH4
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This game is just extremely average. It does not do anything memorable and it was more of just a PS4 technical test. the story was super short and lack-luster but the gameplay was decent. The previous Killzone games are better.

    I don't have much to say. I played this many years ago when I first bought a PS4. Neither the campaign nor the multiplayer was that fun. Average experience at    This game is just extremely average. It does not do anything memorable and it was more of just a PS4 technical test. the story was super short and lack-luster but the gameplay was decent. The previous Killzone games are better.

    I don't have much to say. I played this many years ago when I first bought a PS4. Neither the campaign nor the multiplayer was that fun. Average experience at best and was just good to play while there was nothing else available on the PS4.    … Expand
  7. SewAwOw
    Jul 22, 2020
    5
    Помойка, а не игра. Очень жаль, что киллзон закончился на этой игре, она недостойна был частью хорошей серии. Идиотский сюжет, ненужная вариативность (стелс здесь убогий) и навязанный доп. функционал ввиде дрона, унылые перестрелки с тупыми ботами (в предыдущих частях их ИИ был заметно лучше), отсутствие нормальной системы укрытий, зачем-то добавили босса, который не вписывается в геймплейПомойка, а не игра. Очень жаль, что киллзон закончился на этой игре, она недостойна был частью хорошей серии. Идиотский сюжет, ненужная вариативность (стелс здесь убогий) и навязанный доп. функционал ввиде дрона, унылые перестрелки с тупыми ботами (в предыдущих частях их ИИ был заметно лучше), отсутствие нормальной системы укрытий, зачем-то добавили босса, который не вписывается в геймплей от слова совсем. Последняя миссия вообще абсурдна своей механикой и геймплеем. В общем, неудивительно, что игра получила посредственные оценки, как киллзон она плоха.… Expand
  8. Pirogkoff
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    A good game is not more than that, just good, passed and forgotten, the graphics as the average to me, too eaten eyes, all shiny, constantly looking, squinting to see the details...
  9. Cjmolina007
    Jul 16, 2020
    7
    Interesting take to continue the series after the war ended but still rages on, internally. The first few levels are kind of boring to me but picks up pretty good after but I just wasn't all that invested like I was with Killzone 2 and 3. Gorgeous graphics and pretty sweet weapons but not much else after that. I hope they decide to remake the original series for the Playstation 5
  10. alank8704
    Apr 26, 2021
    7
    good campaign and multiplayer. could have been a bit higher score for me but I jumped into the game to late and found multiplayer lobbies with 2v2 or 3v3 usually
  11. LironesAlviento
    Aug 20, 2020
    7
    Para mi todos los Killzone son iguales, eso no tiene porque ser necesariamente malo, me entretienen pero no me entusiasman.
  12. Awanka
    Feb 28, 2021
    6
    Fantastic looking game. This 8 year old game looks good even by today's standards. Level design is excellent and creative. Guns feel good. The basic FPS elements are quite solid.

    So what brings it down? Enemy variety is lacking. Enemies are repetitive, and some of them, like shielded enemies, are quite annoying. It's not so much that they're challenging, but they break the flow    Fantastic looking game. This 8 year old game looks good even by today's standards. Level design is excellent and creative. Guns feel good. The basic FPS elements are quite solid.

    So what brings it down? Enemy variety is lacking. Enemies are repetitive, and some of them, like shielded enemies, are quite annoying. It's not so much that they're challenging, but they break the flow of the game, since you have to use special mechanisms to disable them before you can hurt them. There aren't a lot of bosses to fight. Mission design, outside of the environmental design, is quite poor. Mission tasks are often non-specific, and you're left wondering where you're supposed to be going, or what platform you have to stand on to get to the next sequence. In one part I wasted at least an hour trying to get through a seemingly impossible fight, not knowing that I'm supposed to actually get into a turret that just pops up midway through the battle where I can't see it. Very frustrating.

    Also the story is pretty bad. I don't play FPS games for the story, but this goes beyond the usual cliched war story hijinks, as the ending to the game is quite abrupt and senseless. I can appreciate non-traditional storytelling, but I think most people will be put off that the game doesn't have a real narrative arc. Things just seem to happen randomly.    … Expand
  13. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 21, 2020
    5
    I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user
  14. FRIST_008
    Jun 15, 2023
    6
    После того, как я познакомился с тем, с чего начиналась 4-ая соня, я даже удивлён в том, что такая популярная консоль... Потому что первая доступная игра на консоли
    - Это плохая игра, И плохой вход во вселенную.
    - Это плохой шутер чтобы стрелять, - это постановочные заставки без динамики и кучи эффектов на поле боя, - Это устаревшая графика, при сравнению с соседями того же года, - а    После того, как я познакомился с тем, с чего начиналась 4-ая соня, я даже удивлён в том, что такая популярная консоль... Потому что первая доступная игра на консоли
    - Это плохая игра, И плохой вход во вселенную.
    - Это плохой шутер чтобы стрелять,
    - это постановочные заставки без динамики и кучи эффектов на поле боя,
    - Это устаревшая графика, при сравнению с соседями того же года,
    - а значит, это максимально анальная игра на 6 баллов

    На этом я думаю будем заканчивать.
    - пишите своё мнение в Анналы интернета
    - пропускайте аннальные игры
    - и увидимся в некро 4каналах    … Expand
  15. hector_bcn98
    Nov 14, 2022
    7
    Brillante técnicamente, fue el juego que hizo brillar las capacidades de PS4. Jugablemente... olvidable.
  16. EwokSmuggler
    Nov 10, 2020
    7
    Fun gameplay, great shooting mechanics, story is pretty good too. Graphics are pretty good. Multiplayer is very fun as well.
  17. Grippa123
    Dec 28, 2020
    6
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  18. ursulaocc
    May 28, 2023
    7
    um joguinho bem mais ou menos, o drone é única coisa divertida do jogo.
    gráficos bonitos mais deveria interagir mais com as coisas destruindo algo cenário
    se tiver barato vale uma jogatina, mais não espere muita coisa
  19. 34m2121
    Jul 21, 2023
    6
    Berbat bir hikaye anlatımı ve karakterler,ortalama üzeri bir oynanış, Türkçe dublajı olması güzel bir artı, oyunun aslında güzel bir evreni var ama oyuna yedirememişler.
  20. Juniorsp04
    Aug 26, 2021
    5
    Killzone Shadow Fall é um dos meus FPS favoritos de todos os tempos, a história por trás pode até parecer batida mas funciona muito bem nos jogos da série e somada a ambientação fica perfeito. Acredito que Killzone seja um daqueles jogos raros hoje em dia onde ainda se preserva características de jogabilidade dos jogos de FPS antigos, é gostoso demais a sensação dos tiros e fluidez. ZereiKillzone Shadow Fall é um dos meus FPS favoritos de todos os tempos, a história por trás pode até parecer batida mas funciona muito bem nos jogos da série e somada a ambientação fica perfeito. Acredito que Killzone seja um daqueles jogos raros hoje em dia onde ainda se preserva características de jogabilidade dos jogos de FPS antigos, é gostoso demais a sensação dos tiros e fluidez. Zerei pela terceira vez e foco sempre na esperança de um killzone novo ou remake para nova geração.… Expand
  21. TheSRG
    Dec 12, 2022
    7
    A game with great graphics compared to the year it was released. It starts off well as a story, but I didn't have an emotional depth. He had a lot of shortcomings as a side character. It was lacking in introducing the side characters, which were few. But the story is not bad.
  22. Blue-Jack-25
    Jan 21, 2022
    5
    Is Killzone: Shadow Fall as bad as some reviewers say it is? I don't think so. The gunplay is solid, the graphics are nice, and the AI is competent and some of the characters have good voice acting. But I will admit its faults. First, the story is weak. The playable character is uninteresting ad has a mediocre voice actor. The writing is subpar compared to the other three Killzone games.Is Killzone: Shadow Fall as bad as some reviewers say it is? I don't think so. The gunplay is solid, the graphics are nice, and the AI is competent and some of the characters have good voice acting. But I will admit its faults. First, the story is weak. The playable character is uninteresting ad has a mediocre voice actor. The writing is subpar compared to the other three Killzone games. It tried to be more open than the other Killzone games, but I only saw it in two, maybe three of the 10 chapters the campaign had. You can only carry two weapons at a time, which is a step down from Killzone 3. And worst of all, the story ends in a cliffhanger which may never be resolved. I think it was rushed to be a PS4 launch title and it shows. I didn't experience any glitches or crashes, so that's a plus. Technically well-executed, nice graphics, decent gunplay and competent enemy AI can't help this game's flawed story. That's why Killzone: Shadow Fall gets a final score of 5/10. It's an AVERAGE game.… Expand
  23. BrianDavid94
    Sep 4, 2022
    7
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I findQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of coursed influenced by my personal opinions.

    (7) Average. The game’s feature may work, but are nothing that even causal players haven’t seen before

    This was my first Killzone game and I was looking forward to trying it out. The only thing I like about this game was the opening mission. There was so much color in the first mission and it was graphically perfect. Then the rest of game you’re in dark corridors the entire time until the end of the game. Campaign was a little interesting but not much there. Gun controls were fine but not as smooth as other competitive shooter games.    … Expand
  24. MrBrooun
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    Графон не поражает как в прошлых частях, стволы примитивные, карты локации делал криворукий и слепой, сюжет муть, концовка бред полный.
  25. spockivi
    May 22, 2023
    7
    Shadow Fall shows what Sony's new machine is able to do in terms of graphics, but behind its beautiful façade there's a by the numbers first person shooter that you won't remember in a few months.
  26. HuevoAlce
    Jun 26, 2022
    7
    It's certainly graphically impressive and the multiplayer is as fun as ever. But it's bogged down by its story.
  27. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    7
    The game is average. I tried online a little bit and played through the story once. There is interesting tech to play around with in the game.
  28. ebylito
    Nov 12, 2022
    7
    Killzone 2 y 3 evidentemente tienen mejor trama , personajes más trabajados y banda sonora más memorable pero la jugabilidad de shadow fall es atractiva y aunque al principio decepciona un poco luego da alguna que otra sorpresa , buscaba ser lo que no fue y pensamos que un 7 esta dentro de lo aceptable .
  29. FastTriton
    Feb 12, 2023
    5
    The game has great design visuals and graphics, but this is negated by broken gameplay with no clearly defined rules that seems obsolete and terrible writing. Very average and does not stand near predecessors.
  30. Yellsirskii
    Aug 16, 2023
    7
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  31. VaeL_XJB
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    la verdad lo compre en su momento porque queria algo de disparos solo por eso
  32. Bogdan008_Meta
    May 2, 2023
    6
    Средний стелс-шутер который может кому-то понравится, а кому-то и нет. Вообще, для меня было странностью что Killzone в этой части как-то стал стелсом. По прошлым частям я уже ощущал серию Killzone как полноценный шутер, но эта часть меня даже слега огорчила.
    Сама игра меня не заинтересовала, но это не значит что она не понравится никому.    Средний стелс-шутер который может кому-то понравится, а кому-то и нет. Вообще, для меня было странностью что Killzone в этой части как-то стал стелсом. По прошлым частям я уже ощущал серию Killzone как полноценный шутер, но эта часть меня даже слега огорчила.
    Сама игра меня не заинтересовала, но это не значит что она не понравится никому.
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#16 Best PS4 Game of 2013
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73

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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