Killzone Remasters

Ah, Killzone. Guerrilla Games' gritty shooter series has, in our humble opinion, been gone for far too long — and series composer Joris de Man seems to agree.

Speaking to VideoGamer ahead of PlayStation's big music tour, de Man brings up the idea of remasters, saying that he thinks such a project would be "successful" — probably more successful than a new entry in the franchise.

He explains: "I think it’s rickety because, I can’t speak for Guerrilla or anything... I don’t know if it will ever happen. I hope it will because I think it is quite an iconic franchise, but also I think it kind of has to take into account kind of the sensitivities and the shift in, I guess, what people want because it is quite bleak in some ways."

It's an interesting take from someone who's obviously been so involved with Killzone in the past. Plenty of PlayStation fans have campaigned for the series' return over the years, but it goes without saying that Guerrilla has since hit it big with Horizon (which de Man is also the composer of) — and going back to Killzone may seem like an unnecessary diversion.

"I don’t know if people have moved on from it and want something. I don’t know, sometimes I get the sense that people want something a bit more casual a bit more quick," de Man adds.

Indeed, Killzone once prided itself on being a slower, more tactical shooter — and back in the PS3 era, that angle set it apart from genre competitors like Call of Duty. Part of us feels like there would still be an audience for that kind of approach, but we get why the developer ended up doing something different.

What are your thoughts on this? Would you like to see Killzone return? What if Sony got a different developer onboard? Check for those glowing orange eyes in the comments section below.

Would you like to see Killzone return? (329 votes)

  1. Yes, I'd go nuts over a new game47%
  2. Yeah, I'd be more than happy with remasters47%
  3. No, let's just leave it in the past6%

[source videogamer.com]