![]() The Vektans develop a biological weapon that can specifically target one race or the other, purely for defence purposes of course. Having said all that, one of the things I liked about Shadow Fall is that it's a bit fairer on the Helghast's choice of headwear and things are a bit morally greyer. ![]() Helghast. In a not evil way if possible! I know you're still pissed at us for blowing up your planet and everyone you've ever loved and all that, but be fair - they were all wearing Nazi hats!" So hang on Vekta agrees to let Helghast have half the planet but don't evacuate their citizens first? How did that slip their minds? "I can't be arsed. The story opens with our hero, Lucas Kellan, and his dad who were living on the half that became Helghan territory and have to sneak over to the Vektan side as Helghan troops purge Vektan stragglers. At the end of Killzone 3 for example, the heroic Vektans blow up the entire Helghast planet for looking at them funny, which leaves the situation in this game where the Vektans have given over half their planet for the surviving Helghans to live on. Now as I've said before, the thing with the Killzone series is that the Helghast seemed to have nothing but legitimate grievances but are assigned the role of bad guys solely because they wear Nazi hats. Ready? I was slightly pleasantly surprised by Killzone: Shadow Fall. Easy, isn't it? Now let's try again, but this time I won't say it and you can just add it on in your head. Thank you for these lovely cornflakes, mother."But it doesn't justify forcing us to-" etc., etc. Knack looked pretty spectacular after I fired it out of my clay pigeon launching machine."But it doesn't justify forcing us to buy a clunky new console with no backwards compatibility." So let's practise:ĭead Rising 3 was kind of fun in parts."But it doesn't justify forcing us to buy a clunky new console with no backwards compatibility." So in future, if I review a game on the XBone or the PisS4, every time I say something in the slightest bit positive, I want you to mentally append the phrase, "But it doesn't justify forcing us to buy a clunky new console with no backwards compatibility." I've banged that drum with my raging hate stiffy so many times I figure it can go without saying. I want to fix a few things in the backs of our minds going forward, I want to be clear but I don't want to keep repeating myself. This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Killzone: Shadow Fall.
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