We've been waiting for this game for 3 years. After Sony's utterly nonsense trailer that they swore was gameplay (in 2005) the game finally hits. It's beautiful, but it's flawed.

Graphically- it's what they promised. Gorgeous. The drab and dark (and largely grey) environments are suitable to taste, but technically there are very, very few places you'd not be impressed. Sound is great, level design is also largely without fault.

The game however, falls apart IMO because the controls are HORRIBLE. There are 6 different settings, but NONE of them feel right. There's a lag or sluggish feeling when you're playing normally, and a jerky TOO sensetive sensation when you zoom in. And there's no setting for one vs. the other- it's all the way or nonthing. I played the entire game and it never felt comfortable from start to finish.

In the end- it's a great FPS- nothing "new" or "revolutionary" but still very good from all aspects on screen or speaker... but the issue of control is a MONSTER issue for me and that brings the score down a LOT. If a game doesn't feel right- it makes no difference what it looks like. Sadly, in Killzone's case- beauty was only skin deep.
We've been waiting for this game for 3 years. After Sony's utterly nonsense trailer that they swore was gameplay (in 2005) the game finally hits. It's beautiful, but it's flawed. Graphically- it's what they promised. Gorgeous. The drab and dark (and largely grey) environments are suitable to taste, but technically there are very, very few places you'd not be impressed. Sound is great, level design is also largely without fault. The game however, falls apart IMO because the controls are HORRIBLE. There are 6 different settings, but NONE of them feel right. There's a lag or sluggish feeling when you're playing normally, and a jerky TOO sensetive sensation when you zoom in. And there's no setting for one vs. the other- it's all the way or nonthing. I played the entire game and it never felt comfortable from start to finish. In the end- it's a great FPS- nothing "new" or "revolutionary" but still very good from all aspects on screen or speaker... but the issue of control is a MONSTER issue for me and that brings the score down a LOT. If a game doesn't feel right- it makes no difference what it looks like. Sadly, in Killzone's case- beauty was only skin deep.