Killzone 3 Trailer Will Freeze Your Butt Off

[Tom Goldman]

Killzone 3 Trailer Will Freeze Your Butt Off


The first gameplay footage of Killzone 3 will make you wish you'd brought your scarf and mittens.

Why can't a war ever be fought on the sunny beaches of Hawaii? That's the question the latest Killzone 3 trailer made me ask, which takes place on a freezing snowy mountain facility.

Just look at the soldier the trailer first pans to. Short sleeves? Did he leave his coat at home? Or is he just that much of a bad-ass? Seriously, the Interplanetary Strategic Alliance needs to learn the value of a warm jacket if it ever wants to take out the Helghast for good.

Maybe he needs more mobility for Killzone 3's close-combat attacks. Looking similar to Zeno Clash [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100349-Bizarre-Indie-Brawler-Zeno-Clash-Hits-XBLA-Next-Week], Killzone 3 will have players snapping necks and kicking dudes in the gut in-between bouts of using massive gatling weaponry and riding on tanks.

Killzone 3 will also include a bug wing-like weapon-loaded jetpack to fly around with. However, enemies have a spidery jetpack of their own. Who will win the battle of insect jetpacks? You decide.


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[AkJay]

According to nature, when it is a wasp versus a spider, the wasp usually wins.

 

[jeejvebe]

That close-combat is looking pretty sweet.

 

[WaysideMaze]

The first 2 games both had gorgeous screenshots plastered all over the internet, and incredible jaw dropping trailers to go with. Unfortunately the end games always just seemed to be a bit lacking in comparison. Maybe this 3rd game will break that mould? Can hope.

Got to say though, I do love the look of that CQC.

 

[Vrex360]

I'll admit it looks pretty cool (no pun intended) in both graphics and gameplay. That said it is certainly true that walking around in short sleeved vests does raise a few questions as to what's going through the minds of the guys sending in the soldiers into a frozen territory.

 

[ThreeKneeNick]

I'm loving the short sleeves, the idea is so bad it's good. Could use a little chilling myself, this ice cream im eating isn't doing the trick ><

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

i just hope it lives to it's expectations.

 

[Jared]

lol, seems that Snow is in this season! Well..looking intresting at least. Ill bring my thermos!

 

[new_age_reject]

Now I've never played any of the killzone games but all the big guns and flying-shooting-insects and whatnot just look a bit gimmicky :/ Like they are peddling the game on "LOOK AT THESE HUGE GUNS YOU CAN USE!!" like we're all 14 or something.
CQC looks pretty cool though, if you actually get a chance to use it without getting shredded in an instant.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Well it seems very snow based. I love that, I always think games don't have enough snow levels...
Melee combat looks pretty solid too. Might keep an eye on this one.

 

[Jordi]

It's probably because I never played the first two games, but this trailer didn't exactly make me want to play this. I don't know why. I guess it's because the protagonist seems totally out of place and it's just a lot of futuristic shooting without a context.

 

[herpaderphurr]

For God's sake, CRYSIS! That's right, if you want to play a war game set in sunny beaches, play Crysis. Jeez.

Anyway, I'm really digging the melee beatdowns and the soundtrack that was playing during that part of the video.

 

[GoGo_Boy]

I dunno the Killzone lore but are humans immune to cold? The other guys seemed to be packed pretty tight in order not to freeze o,,o

 

[Kollega]

Well, that does look like a competent FPS. Jetpacks can only be a good thing. And yes, the main character could really use a badass longcoat - Helghast are (strangely) not using them here, so he could have had it without many reprecussions.

I also have a question about the graphics - is it just me, or waves in the sea look rather unnatural?

 

[GundamSentinel]

Fire your gun more, that'll keep you warm. The first two games were solid, I expect nothing less of this one.

 

[PurpleSky]

Don't know why,this made me think of killzone as a homebaked pie,where other shooters like MW2 are like takeout.This has something more,I can taste the combat.