If you’re the kind of gamer that enjoys a nice thick story to go along with all your killing, then this rumour about Killzone 3 will likely please you. The United Kingdom’s Board of Film Classification has given Killzone 3 an official rating – 18 – and in their rating review they mentioned something interesting. There’s a line that states the length of all cut scenes that were provided for the rating.
“01:10:00:00 SUPPLEMENTARY CUTSCENES PROVIDED FOR RATING (APPROX)”
As an American, I’m not even going to pretend that I understand how the BBFC goes about their business, but it sure looks to me like there’s 70 minutes worth of cutscenes in Killzone 3. On one hand, it’s a little bit of a surprise when I think about what the cinematics were like in Killzone 2. On the other hand, the story trailer Guerrilla released last week does show that there seems to be a larger emphasis on the plot.
I don’t know about you guys and gals, but I’m all for a fleshed out story to go with my explosions and death, so let’s hope this stupid yank hasn’t misinterpreted what the BBFC means.
Source: BBFC
BIGAL-1992
You’re american? On topic, this does help me think positive about the story for Killzone 3. The story in Killzone 2 was paper thin at times.
Matt W [Echo]
Indeed I am. The first and only TSA has had if I’m not mistaken.
bunimomike
Did you offer to spell words “correctly”? (eg. colour, etc). :-p Loving the articles so far, Matt. Keep up the good work.
Armonster9000
Yay, I’m American too. I wonder how many are actually on TSA.
Grey_Ghost13
I remember enjoying Killzone’s original story, but didn’t get into the second games one that much. Hopefully this one gets me hooked! Amd then builds for Killzone 4!
Foxhound_Solid
Really looking forward to this game :-)
scavenga
I hope it’s skippable. I usually sit through most cutscenes, but if I’m in the mood to get going, nothing pisses me off more than unskippable scenes. I hated the Mass Effect 2 demo, probably mostly because of this.
KeRaSh
If it’s on the second playthrough, then OK. I get that. But why the hell would anyone want to skip a story cutscene on a first playthrough. I’m a story person, so maybe it’s just me…
BLAGGER
Basically this^ why would you even bother playing a narrative based game if your not even going to watch the story?
Surely you should just stick to multiplayer…
rht992
yeah i don’t see the point in skipping them on the first play through. doesn’ that ruin the point of playing the single player? its just the same as randomly turning a few pages in a book
4lf13
Yeah, my brother always skips cutscenes on a first playthrough, which really bugs me because I like watching them.
sesameseed
I expect a big one at the beginning, a big one at the end, and somd smaller ones inbetween… Just a guess!
Kennykazey
I’m glad they focus more on story this time. Hopefully they will all be in-engine so there won’t be major graphical differences between them and gameplay.
uber-BARBIE
sweet.surely theres a demo due out.???
Crazy_Del
I love cutscenes MGS were the best so very looking forward for this one.
DrNate86
Awesome, the opening cutscene from KZ2 was stunning, more can only be a good thing!
Scythegpd
Brilliant, a good game become a great game with a fully developed story.
70 minutes of cut-scenes? Surely that’s enough time in which Rico can get killed?
My prediction: A splinter within the Helghan ranks, with one side eventually siding with the ISA
uber-BARBIE
helghast are the good guys. isa suck ;P