Guerrilla Games’ Herman Hulst has revealed that the developer has injected Killzone’s brutal antagonists the Helghast with a degree of humanity for series’ third instalment.
Apparently, Hulst and co have attempted to splatter a little grey over the proceedings to blur the line between the black and white/good vs. evil mentality that previous games adhere to.
"Although the Helghast are physically still human, they consider themselves superior to the human race in terms of society and culture," said Hulst, during a chinwag with GamePro.
"They possess a mentality that’s similar to how the Nazis viewed those not part of the Aryan bloodline. Helghast look down on humans as weak, lying, and spineless."
“In Killzone 3, we show that even the Helghast have some humanity left in them," he explained. "We’re weaving a story that has more shades of grey than the trite representation of ‘good vs. evil’… We explore the notion that even honourable soldiers have to make debatable decisions at times for the greater good — or simply for their own survival."
Killzone 3 is due for release in February 2011 exclusively for PlayStation 3.