For the younger readers in the audience, Killzone was a PlayStation shooter series once heralded as a Halo-killer and developed by Guerrilla Games, the Sony first-party studio far more synonymous with its Horizon series these days. The last mainline Killzone game we got was Shadow Fall, a PS4 launch title released in 2013, with fans of the gritty sci-fi series subsisting on scraps for years. And so the emergence of an unlockable Helghast T-Shirt in The Last of Us Part II Remastered's No Return mode is a veritable feast.
Spotted by Okami13 on Twitter (thanks, IGN), a bunch of unlockable character skins in No Return reference other gaming properties. There are the obligatory nods to other PlayStation franchises, with outfits bearing the logos of Death Stranding and Destiny 2, and even Fantavision. Mortal Kombat's in there, there's a Siren top (Forbidden Siren for PAL players), a purple Hotline Miami number, and even WipEout Fusion gets a nod.
But for our money, the pick of the bunch is the khaki T-shirt bearing the fearsome Helghast Triad logo. As many are quick to point out, tragically, this unlockable piece of cosmetic kit feels like the most attention anyone at Sony has paid the once-glorious series in recent years. Shadowfall and the PS Vita-exclusive Killzone: Mercenary had their online components quietly killed off in 2022, the last time something substantively newsworthy occurred.
Do you miss the Killzone franchise? Will you content yourself with wearing a Helghast T-shirt while shooting Clickers in The Last of Us Part II Remastered? Make do with what you have in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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Sod the t-shirt just give us a brand new killzone game Sony..
“ For the younger readers in the audience, Killzone was a PlayStation shooter”
ouch
Yeah, just give us a new game! A cosmetic t-shirt isn't going to do it for us!
Loved the Killzone games wish they'd make a new one... expecting a Killzone movie announcement any day now.
Sony for ***** sake, we need more Killzone and Resistance. Make it happen!!!!!!!!
Don't add a successful game like killzone to this mess. Just like the writers of echo hasn't a clue of the subject IP.
@mac_da_man hell yeah I need a replay! games severely lacking at the mo.
I would settle for basic remasters of the Killzone and Resistance trilogies, I just want confirmation from Sony that they are aware these franchises do in fact exist in their portfolios!
Siren: Blood Curse was called just that in PAL territories.
Have the logos on the t-shirts here been adjusted to reflect the different names, or is the article simply highlighting the different naming of the series across territories?
I'd love a new Killzone. I used to have the Playstation Move controls with a plastic gun which held the controls so it turned Killzone into a Time Crisis style game. It was awkward at first but easy to get used to.
Funny that Naughty Dog would let you play as the killer…
…of factions
I know they won't but I wish they'd branch out of the 3rd person rpg lite that most ps games have been for awhile.
I'd love another big budget fps like killzone or resistance. That is a good 10 hours or so and linear and has no crafting or constant chatter
When a game having skins makes a headliner...
Killzone 3 multiplayer was my most played fps multiplayer game. I miss that game.
Killzone 3 was absolutely brilliant. Level design, variety of weapons etc. And in 3D was even better. Killzone 2 was pretty dope has well.
I wouldn't be surprised if remaster announcement with full on-line for Killzone 3 and each game has full PS VR2 support.
Fingers crossed 🙂✌️
I'd seriously take anything at this point. Remaster, remake, collection, port, new game, whatever. I really miss both Killzone and Resistance! Sadly I think this is just a fun little nod from ND more than anything. Guerilla went all in on Horizon and left poor Killzone in the dust.☹️
I honestly don't understand how we got a LAST OF US 2 Remaster before a Killzone trilogy and Resistance trilogy remaster lol
Didn't the story go a bit off the rails in 2 & 3? Maybe a full dead space-style remake of KZ1 with the potential for a rebooted 2 & 3 with more grounded plots would be a cool idea.
@Korgon Once Horizon gets it's full trilogy, I'm fine with GG doing something new (or old as it were)
Resistance.killzone.sly cooper.and infamous is what i miss a lot from PlayStation.more of them.and a medievil remake 2 needs to happen.word up son
With some of those developers that Sony acquired last year that were made up of old Call of Duty treyarch veterans, there would be more than enough talent there to reboot the Killzone franchise. I thought at its peak, Killzone would have been more than enough as a competitor to COD. Let’s gets this done, Sony!!!
Id love a new Killzone. Underrated franchise in my opinion.
@Bionic-Spencer
>I thought at its peak, Killzone would have been more than enough as a competitor to COD.
No.
I’d love a new Killzone
I really like Killzone (and Resistance). I hope Sony revives some of their shooters now that they cannot reliably count on Call of Duty.
Sony should remake the original three Killzone games, Resistance 1,2 and 3 & the original Motorstorm, Motorstorm Pacific Rift and MotorStorm: Apocalypse.Get Bluepoint Games to remake them but with an update control scheme.
Man it's been years since I played a Killzone game. I really liked 2 and 3.
@ZhuckelDror KZ3 multiplayer was for a lot of gamers. I also had COD but spent more time on KZ3
Wouldn't Killzone and Resistance be more than suitable candidates for Sony's Live service mid life crisis? The lore and fan base are already there.
Killzone,resistance,motorstorm and Socom. These are what we want Sony. These are what we need.
It's a shame none of it is available in 60FPS at the moment, otherwise I would love to pick these up. I was a PC player for the majority of the 360/PS3 generation.
@DanteDevilHunter yes! I miss the Motorstorm games! The psp one was great as well
Sony really needs to consider remaking the old Killzone games or starting the franchise anew. The same could be said for SOCOM, Resistance, and MAG. I’m a die hard MAG fan and that game was way better than people thought. So much potential for awesome shooters on the console. It’s a shame they just put all their cards into CoD which just keeps getting worse ever since Modern Warfare 2018.
I loved KZ3 and Resistance 3 but man did I hate the last Killzone they copied the COD feel it ruined the game. The feel of Killzone with the more heavy weapons was way cooler.
@z0d15g0d The only multiplayer gamers I platinumed Killzone 3, Resistance 3 and Playstation Allstars. 😆
I would love to see them come back i never understood the PlayStation Allstars hate the worst thing was the name.
Killzone 3 my favorite multiplayer with fantastic modes. And Resistance 3 was a solid fun to play shooter.
@Deadlyblack Only the KZ2 trophies were straight up insane and the balance wasnt really there if you played against a good team.
@Flaming_Kaiser IKR?! KZ3 is still the best multiplayer FPS I've played to date and I've played all the major ones. The balance of the various classes, weapons and mission objectives has yet to be beaten in any other multiplayer FPS imho. I think to date it's been the only game that's gotten me super hyped during load screens as you never know how a match will turn out. From the level to sound design and kill animations it was so immersive, even when playing as a Helgast I felt like it was my duty to win for the emperor lol. GG might not want to touch KZ cause of the lawsuite that followed after Shadow Fall. I hope they do though as even a remake would be most welcome.
If Sony don't announce the Killzone and/or Resistance franchises as the basis for new GaaS titles then I don't know what they're playing at.
Would be the perfect kindling to ignite the hype from the old days for some sequels and there's the framework from the online modes with both of 'em. Just imagine a Warzone-sized map with KZ's visceral intensity. Man, I loved all the KZ online modes and it's pretty rare for me to even touch multiplayer. Each had a perfect rhythm to it and proper c h u n k y feels.
@z0d15g0d
True but saying it could outperform CoD in its prime (the same time when Modern Warfare was released) is just delusional.
@ZhuckelDror Nothing to do with delusions, gamers have preferences.
@z0d15g0d
Preferring one game over the other is perfectly normal. Having unrealistic expectations of something is not.
There is huge FPS gap in Sony's lineup and despite a huge demand among PS5 owners for revival of gamea such as Killzone and Resistance, Sony wasted a lot of their time and resources on live service games which didnt even materialize. Sony's making a lot of bad decisions lately. And the consequences will soon catch up with them one way or another.
@FantasyExplor3r88
I don't think that the demand is really that huge and is only visible on gaming websites like this who's user base is virtually insignificant when compared to the overall Sony's install base.
A T-shirt. Um sorry but LBP games had skins and other things for years. God of War had references. Ratchet Rift Apart having other characters was cool I guess. Everybody's Body as well.
Siren, Fantavision and WipEout Fusion is cool but I mean what am I supposed to do with this information, a nod is a nod, a cosmetic is a cosmetic.
The roguelike mode in TLOU 2 and Raganrok are fair bonuses for sure. Not interested but fair for those into those games, but at least Ragnarok it was DLC (free is just a bonus).
In the time it took MotorStorm to not be around I played OnRush, not the same modes (that's a good thing, it stands out that way with more ideas then just repeating what modes already existed in other games, showing more potential to expand on just oh we have off road vehicles well how else can we use them) and while multiplat and probably didn't do well I still had fun with it. Gravel as well with a licensed cars, fake game show, fun. Nothing that amazing still good. But Sony will push movie like experiences, RPG gameplay and tropes/genres I'm not interested in and I can find more compelling variety on past systems or Nintendo platforms for gameplay first focus then story/graphics focus and gameplay sometimes does change but not enough in exciting ways, which isn't bad but just Gran Turismo isn't fun of 1 racing series even if the rally courses in Sport are good (same ones in 7 besides some new but aren't compelling courses/stages).
That's not exactly exciting. They can do it but it's not news worthy but does get visits and well comments which I am doing so I'm self aware but whatever. XD
Do I like the Killzone IP sure I beat Mercenary and found it did a lot for the series with the credits and unlocking things, the games had atmosphere but never did much with gameplay to be that different sometimes.
The grenade cooking great, heavy feel fair and distinct then many Gears of War cover based shooters from third parties and only 1 unique mechanic that set them apart and makes them memorable or forgettable to people. It's how I feel about Indie platformers nowadays. So much Mario 64 and Banjo inspiration. No wonder Glover, Chameleon Twist, Space Station SIlicon Valley and more appeal then whatever Indie 3D platformers are doing.
Nothing against platformer movesets getting creative but I mean if they are all just human/animal but not unique about it why should I care. I can be a chameleon but if it's not interesting to be one just look and jump around like Mario it's not that worth it then a tongue move, camouflage and other fictional or gamified use cases is it (cough Biomutant and other than gas immunity who cares about being an animal other than theming when platformers had more interesting uses for animals).
It's like Foamstars, it can be deathmatch and foam, a duck mode with a platform that isn't territory based but I mean, where is my foam maze, foam building contest or other unique modes and then foam party logic and generic human characters. Splatoon at least went, we have squids, ink, reloading and travel/stealth in ink. I don't praise Nintendo usually but I do appreciate interesting gameplay ideas from any developer.
Gameplay first logic from a tofu/paintball prototype. You can't not say Square and the developer didn't try hard enough, just going well deathmatch is well known lets put foam and not expand on the uniqueness foam can be used for gameplay because that requires effort and the game may die in 1 year so lets put the least amount of effort in and sell cosmetics.
Foamstars was so fun to come up with better ideas then itself on immediate showcase of the game.
Same with Resistance and it's alt history setting like Wolfenstein and crazy guns/chimera.
@z0d15g0d Those finishers where bloody fantastic and interactive environment I loved it the only thing I missed was something like a prestige mode.
The mission based multiplayer was my all time favorite. I would totally pay for A KZ3 remaster remake. The Last one was stripped of it's charm by copying COD....
@Flaming_Kaiser Lol I can remember thinking "If only this had prestige". It was a pointless addition to CoD imo but it kept me playing even though all you got was a different looking medal icon and weapon skin in some iterations.
I agree. They tried to go the CoD route and it flopped. They should have gone back to the KZ3 formula but I guess Horizon was on the ...Horizon so they shifted gears.
@z0d15g0d Same here they could have added stuff like new skins and weapon skins maybe some special finishing moves. The maps where a blast and it was a hoot to hear players no nuts when you sniped they when were cloaked. 🤣
Maybe a crossover with Resistance fighting against the Chimera.
@FantasyExplor3r88 I hear you Resistance, Killzone it would have been a blast to play those.
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