How to improve the Killzone franchise into a universal critical success?

[jlmurph2]

pokoko said:

Osc89 said:

pokoko said:

jlmurph2 said:
They need to realize its not just about shooting and looking pretty. You need to have a universe to have great stories, which is why Mass Effect and Halo are critical successes. Plenty of back story and material to work with.

It would appear that you know absolutely nothing about the Killzone universe.  No back story?  Seriously?

That kind of annoys me.

What is the back story? Shadow Fall will be the first one I get so I'm worried I won't get what is going on. Do you need to know what happens in the first 3?

No, you actually don't, as Shadowfall skips into the future after KZ3 and kind of starts its own storyline.

As for the KZ universe and backstory, which the first three games actually didn't get into much, it's all about greed and power.  Basically, the good guys aren't so good and the bad guys are actually somewhat justified.  The Helghast tried to break away from Earth's control but the government didn't want to lose all those valuable resources and profits, so they made an example out of the Helghast.  The crushed them and exiled them on a harsh planet, where they became strong, brutal, and bent on revenge.  It's a story with a lot of parallels with our world.  It's meant to be realistic and political.

Ok so its just a story about 2 groups fighting for four games? Doesn't sound like much of a Universe to me.