Thu, Feb 21, 2013 | 04:29 GMT

Killzone: Shadow Fall – debut gameplay, watch it here

Here’s Killzone: Shadow Fall, running on the Playstation 4. Prepare to be blown away some incredible visuals, and get all the details in the announcement post.

Your thoughts? Comment below. And don’t forget to check out our full report of the PlayStation 4 reveal.

56 comments

#1

LuLshuck
21/02/13, 12:39 am

Jesus that AI is terrible, graphics are good, looks like crysis 2

#2

Mike W
21/02/13, 12:45 am

You’re crazy, that looks better than crysis 2. What the fuck are you smoking?

#3

Beta
21/02/13, 12:46 am

@1 Trolling or insane?

#4

LuLshuck
21/02/13, 1:00 am

Insane, even the white buildings look like the buildings in halo reach

#5

DeVitowned
21/02/13, 1:14 am

He does it for the luls. Don’t need an outside input to tell you what you saw.

#6

splashofartstudios
21/02/13, 1:16 am

Looks like a generic fps….

#7

YoungZer0
21/02/13, 1:18 am

Let me fucking play as the Helghast! Jesus fucking Christ! Why is that so hard to understand?!

#8

xino
21/02/13, 1:19 am

graphics are purely insane, but Killzone is still the same weak game!
what’s so new about this? just the graphics.

graphics are mentally insane:)

#9

Dave Cook
21/02/13, 1:20 am

@8 ‘still the same weak game’

Because you’ve played it?

#10

Mike W
21/02/13, 1:24 am

@Dave

Don’t listen to these dickheads.

#11

Erthazus
21/02/13, 1:33 am

I said before that Guerrilla can’t do shit. I thought with the next game they will be better but reality is that…

Game was GENERIC as hell. Graphics? Have you seen Crysis 3 at max or Battlefield with 64 players with the latest direct X?

So far this game could be at the PS3 minus “charater animations”, “resolution” and Anti Aliasing, particle effects (physics).
I bet this game will run on PS4 for 30+ frames per second or even more.

Nothing special. You can call me a dickhead but there was nothing great in it from the gameplay standpoint or visuals.

Yeah, City was beautiful, particle effects… New next gen feature … bleh… That’s called PhysX.

#12

splashofartstudios
21/02/13, 1:35 am

@11 I TOTALLY agree with you… I was unimpressed.

#13

lexph3re
21/02/13, 1:38 am

Pfft… I was impressed and seeing the gun change modifications from scope to rail gun? that was sexy. The traversing of the environment was smooth and the shooting in motion on the rope to the c4 placement was great.

Feel how you want but this looked leagues better then anything out right now.

#14

splashofartstudios
21/02/13, 1:41 am

@ 13 “Feel how you want but this looked leagues better then anything out right now.” – For consoles :)

#15

Erthazus
21/02/13, 1:45 am

@13, “Feel how you want but this looked leagues better then anything out right now.”

Maybe I should show you 60 frames Battlefield 3 building explosion in 1080p or even more?

#16

MadFingerz
21/02/13, 1:46 am

@11You are comparing a game still in development to already released ones…nice going genious, you should be in politics, you would fit well.

btw, from what I’ve heard (could not be exactly like this) but it’s almost impossible to play Crysis 3 on max settings right now wihtout compromising performance.

#17

daytripper
21/02/13, 1:48 am

The environments were stunning but some of the gun models, hands etc looked a bit unimpressive

#18

Erthazus
21/02/13, 1:49 am

@16, Need I to remind you that Battlefield 3 is a game that was out in 2011?

this was a demo in 2013 for the Next Generation Console that will have a life cycle of 7 or 10 years.

“btw, from what I’ve heard”

I heard that you have empty wallet right now. You will believe me?

Crysis 3 on my PC will run smoothly on max in 60 frames. I can even tweak visuals even further.

#19

splashofartstudios
21/02/13, 1:51 am

@16 interesting you say that…as I have it, and it has yet to dip below 45 fps on my 7870…… Full maxed out….

#20

powerbuoy
21/02/13, 1:52 am

Graphics are stunning, but animations and physics are a disappointment to me. Gameplay looks same as always with loads of scripted events.

#21

manamana
21/02/13, 1:52 am

Everybody look at me! I have the greatest PC! Consoles are shit! My life belongs to my gaming rig!

#22

Erthazus
21/02/13, 1:57 am

Btw, the only fact that I liked about new Killzone is that with a new hardware these corridor shooters will havve more open environment. Finally.

It’s going to be interesting to see what Infinity Ward is doing with Modern Warfare 4. I just hope that all shooters will have exploration at some point.

#23

MadFingerz
21/02/13, 1:57 am

@19 Like I said, just what I heard, I can’t possibly play it on max settings on my pc nor can a lot of people who don’t have the means to dish out 2000 or so for a machine. That’s why consoles exist, they can pack decent enough power at a somewhat good price. And seriously, I like pretty graphics just like everyone else but it’s not the only thing I care about, not even the one I care about the most.

I really don’t see why people like you have to piss on everyone’s parade just because you have the cash to buy a machine that can handle better graphics…snobbish behaviour much?

#24

DSB
21/02/13, 1:59 am

@21 Pffff, what a load of balony.

Everybody knows you can’t run life with less than 8 gigatons of megaflops and a terafig of SSDGFX.

@23 Seriously though, if you’re spending more than 1000 dollars on a rig at any point in time, you’re doing it wrong.

#25

splashofartstudios
21/02/13, 2:00 am

@ 23 I spent less than 650 dollars for my pc….

Gigabyte 7870- $230
Amd X6 1055t 6 core processor- $150
Cooler Master 600 watt power supply- $40
Samsung 64 gb ssd- $50
250 gb harddrive- $30
Asus Motherboard M5A78L- Mlx Plus- $40
8 gb DDr3 Patriot Ram- $40
Thermaltake case- $20

#26

manamana
21/02/13, 2:02 am

@24 first sensible comment tonight :-D

#27

theevilaires
21/02/13, 2:03 am

LMFAO the PC boys are scared and insecure that once again consoles get added strength to once again have the best games. PC sucks will never take it serious for gaming.

Mouse and keyboard? GTFO!

#28

DSB
21/02/13, 2:05 am

Are you sure TEA? You know… It only does everything ;)

#29

livewired500
21/02/13, 2:05 am

who can tell watching a compressed video at 720p?

Some animation flaws and issues with AI, but I would think they will be worked out by release. Killzone 3 had really good enemy AI. I have faith Guerrilla will improve on it.

I’m a big fan of the KZ series, so this might make me want a PS4 after all.

#30

MadFingerz
21/02/13, 2:18 am

I don’t use dollars, I use euros and I spent a bit over €1000 to buy the laptop I’m currently using. True, for the same money I could have perhaps found a shop where I could mount a desktop with way more power in it but as my parents pointed out, portability is important especially if I move to another country like I might have to in the future.

Anyway, this laptop is able to run new games but take Far Cry 3 for example; on my system it doesn’t look nearly as good as anything I’ve seen tonight at this presentation. Now, I don’t expect the PS4 to cost me over €1000, so I would say that for people in my country, with a similar lifestyle than mine, a PS4 would be a better choice as far as a gaming machine goes. And it will have other selling points like exclusives and what not.

Seriously, you guys shouldn’t be narrowminded. We don’t all live in the same country/area nor do we all have the same lifestyle.

Coming here and bragging about your high end pcs and bringing consoles down is pretty childish. Love what you have but let others love what they got as well. That is, if you are a decent human being who can actually respect others. If not, fuck off.

#31

G1GAHURTZ
21/02/13, 2:20 am

Lol @ the crying PC fanboys!

Amazing visuals… Not convinced about the gameplay, from that vid. Nothing really new in there so far.

#32

Juice_Man101
21/02/13, 2:21 am

Why do pc gamers love to try and rain on console gamers parades all the time? We don’t care how powerful your pc is because you’ll never have uncharted, smash bros, infamous,or zelda. So why would game on pc if the best games are everywhere but pc?

#33

DSB
21/02/13, 2:23 am

@30 Fair enough if you do need a laptop. I never did fiddle too much with those.

In Tax Hell, Scandinavia I can get a silenced gaming rig with an i5 processor and GTX 650 for a thousand dollars.

In the US I could get even more than that. Hardware really isn’t as expensive as it once was, but of course if you need monitor and speakers and mouse and everything else, it does add up.

#34

splashofartstudios
21/02/13, 2:26 am

@32- Juice we do have Zelda, and Smash brothers with Wii/ Gamecube Emulators.

#35

Juice_Man101
21/02/13, 2:36 am

@34 That’s true but what about now? I’m pretty sure that there won’t be a wii u emulator for a long time if ever and there is no compelling reason for someone to have a pc if they have a playstation or a xbox because they’re playing the same games plus exclusives

#36

splashofartstudios
21/02/13, 2:38 am

@35- So… Battlefield with 64 players. Or playing with any controller you want (wii controller, ps3, xbox 360…heck you can play with a webcam if you want) What about oculus rift coming out next month? Bringing virtual reality to pc games….Or mods for most games… I think mods alone are worth having a pc over a console… if not for the fact that games are WAY cheaper on PC.

#37

livewired500
21/02/13, 2:41 am

@34, Or we just have all the systems like myself. But Dolphin if need be.

I don’t know why console only people think that PC gamers are the only ones missing out? Consoles don’t have Planetside, FTL, Team Fortress 2, the whole RTS genre, and a whole slew of others.

@35 I’m sorry, but Crysis 1, 2, &3 can’t even compare to the PC versions. I got Crysis 2 on PS3 on release and played it on PC a little while later after an upgrade, and it is night and day. Even Assassin’s Creed plays 10 times better on the PC. So, no it isn’t like playing the same games at all. The exclusives are the only reason to have a console.

#38

DSB
21/02/13, 2:41 am

@36 I think it’s pretty compelling that I can do banking, e-mail, writing, reading news, watching shows, playing games or whatever else I want within the same 30 minutes on the same machine.

I don’t see exclusives as that much of an argument. It’s fine if you happen to own the console it’s on, but there’s a whole range of games you could never play with a gamepad.

Different strokes and all that.

#39

lexph3re
21/02/13, 2:44 am

No games original tech demo showing has adequant a.i. Typically it’s scripted to just get the initial point across without wasting time with a death on screen to loading.

I remember watching the HALO 4 tech demo wondering why the hell were they so predictable. Well it was because it was a showcase that’s all.

The gameplay on these games were hot. Now let’s just hope the final result up until the release holds up. That’s the real challenge

#40

MadFingerz
21/02/13, 2:48 am

@33 Well, since I do love games, I really wanted a desktop and it took a lot of convincing from my family for me to opt for a laptop. I have a poor judgement when it comes to buying things I want just for my own pleasure, so I went along with it this time :p

I can’t say I regret it, it plays BF3 well enough and I have a couple of other games that can entertain me for the foreseeable future. Obviously it breaks my heart thinking that I can’t play some games on all their glory but it’s just the same as looking at the old, decaying car I drive while dreaming of owning something I can’t possibly buy now. That’s just how life is sometimes. One day my precious, one day…

And yeah, it does add up…Doesn’t help that the desktop mounting business is sort of dying here and you can’t mount one as cheaply as desirable.

#41

Dragon246
21/02/13, 2:52 am

These games look better than any sub 800$ pc. Ask any dev. Consoles easily outstrip similarly priced pc, and a bit more. Fact.
Now if really nuts, you would compare the graphics of a 10000$ pc with this.

#42

Juice_Man101
21/02/13, 2:53 am

@36 I don’t want anyone to think I’m against pc gaming or anything because im not, but there is a reason pc gamers are the minority. Most people don’t care about any of that.

#43

splashofartstudios
21/02/13, 2:53 am

@ 41… cant tell if trolling…..

#44

splashofartstudios
21/02/13, 2:54 am

@42- Pc gaming is the biggest community actually Juice… check steam numbers…they beat both Xbox live and Ps3 online combined.

#45

Phoenixblight
21/02/13, 2:58 am

@44

Dude go away your Pc elitism is flame baiting. Are you pissed that the PC doesn’t have the titles announced or the fact that the PC gets shitty ports?

#46

Dragon246
21/02/13, 3:01 am

@43,
Prove otherwise then. Sorry fella, consoles are what they are, best bang for the buck. ALWAYS. PC can never compete with that.
Unless you are trolling…

#47

DSB
21/02/13, 3:06 am

It’s a bit like argueing over whether a butterknife is better than a swiss army one. It kinda depends on what you need ‘em to do, no?

#48

SplatteredHouse
21/02/13, 3:13 am

In summing up the PS4 reveal it was noted by Giant Bomb’s Alex Navarro: “Unlike previous Killzone games, this one appears to be in color.” :D

#49

Ali
21/02/13, 4:13 am

Helghast campaign or no deal…

#50

CycloneFox
21/02/13, 4:46 am

For graphics comparision, don’t watch the blurry compressed video. I’t extremely compressed because there is alot of movement all the time, but look at the ingame screenshots:
http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2013/02/killzone-shadow-fall-announced-for.html

It’s actually rendered in 1080p and if you look at the DirectX11 Depth of fields, and other effects, you’ll soon notice, that alot of things were missing in the last generation.
Also it is only possible to render such a huge amount of high-res textures in such a steady framerate with so much fast RAM and CPU and GPU on the same chip. It is just awesome what is possible on such a high-end PC-ish hardware in a console without an operating system in the background such as Windows for example eating up half of the RAM already.
There is really no other game, that looks so good, yet. Even on the PC. But the PC will benefint from the PS4, of course, as there will finally be games, that need the high power.

Edit: About the “oh, it finally has color”-stuff: Play Killzone 3, and STFU! It was the best shooter this gen and still looks better than anything. It has a stealth jungle level which is extremely colorful.

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