I was a pretty hardcore Sony fanboy back then so I friggen loved that game when it came out. With it being touted as a Halo killer and all, which it was not. But it was very solid. 
 
Thought the multiplayer was pretty great too. It was the first game I played with broadband internet.  

I finished it on Hard. It's not an experience I'd like to repeat. Still, good game.

" I finished it on Hard. It's not an experience I'd like to repeat. Still, good game. "

I tried it and stopped about a quarter of the way through. The controls just got on my nerves after a while (R3 to zoom in instead of L1? Come on).

I know that at some point I decided the only way I could finish it, was with cheats.

Luger and Hakha <3

Also, the one thing I really miss about the new games is the lack of the Helghan double agent. He was so cool

" I tried it and stopped about a quarter of the way through. The controls just got on my nerves after a while (R3 to zoom in instead of L1? Come on). "

@Fullmetal216 said:

" I tried it and stopped about a quarter of the way through. The controls just got on my nerves after a while (R3 to zoom in instead of L1? Come on). "

I don't know. That control scheme was pretty standard at the time. Though it is just awfully dated now.  

I played it and definitely enjoyed it.  But alas, Blockbuster needed it back so I never finished.

I enjoyed it at the time, even though I do remember at least one glitch that caused me to have to restart a level or two.  I remember playing through the demo on the PS Underground demo disk many, many times.

I played it, and I loved it. 

Played it a long time ago. The characters were way more loveable than the current ones and the story was more enjoyable too.

I played it and enjoyed it, I wouldn't say I loved it though.

" I played it and enjoyed it, I wouldn't say I loved it though. "

" I finished it on Hard. It's not an experience I'd like to repeat. Still, good game. "

" I played it. One of the worst gaming experiences of my life. I literally had to force myself to play it. Only reason I finished it was so I could be up to date when Killzone 2 came out. But it was awful. Poorly balanced, bad controls, stupid AI, the whole thing. Oh and if you thought you wanted to sever Rico's balls and strangle him with them in the second game, oh God, just play the first. I played as him the whole game because his weapon was simply better than anyone elses, but damn I wanted to do terrible things to him by the end of the game. How is it that of all the characters in the first game, the one you have to play beside for the next two game is Rico? And this time we get 70 minutes of him? God that almost makes me not want to get Killzone 3. Did I mention I hated the first game yet? Because it was damn bad. I would give it one star. "

" @JoyfullOFrockets said:

" I finished it on Hard. It's not an experience I'd like to repeat. Still, good game. "

Fuck that. I remember buying that game back when I played every game on hard from the start. I got to the snow base place, near the end of that part, and just gave up. Came back to it a couple years later and played it on easy. Waddyaknow, I actually enjoyed it. Space battles, yeah! Kinda bumbed they finally opted to remove most of the immersion and realism. "

Yeah I enjoyed it quite a bit back when it came out. You would actually make use of having two magazines taped togther.

I wish they had kept up with the amazing history of the KZ universe, it's fucking awesome, yet they threw it all away and turned it into meatheads battling glowing eyed dudes.  
 
At least Vasari had fucking presence,