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David Jaffe flips out about how good God of War III looks, we get excited photo

When it comes to God of War III, it doesn't take much to get us excited. With Sony barely revealing the game at E3 with a CG teaser trailer, we're already drooling all over ourselves not having seen a single frame of the game in action. 

But David Jaffe, the designer of the original PlayStation 2 title, has and certainly he liked what he saw. A lot. 

"I saw God of War III when I was in Santa Monica last week," he writes on his blog, "I [can't] and will not give away details, but I think it's OK for me to say two things -- HOLY HOLY HOLY F**KING HELL!!!!"

He then goes on to say that while he thought that Epic's Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War 2 was as good as any next-gen game could look, God of War III has proven him wrong. (He also refers to Gears of War 2 as "the s**t," which is a more eloquent way of summarizing our own review.)

"This motherf**king game looks like nothing you've ever played," he continues, "and you can hold me to that when this thing hits, when they start showing gameplay footage. It looks like a painting come to life, it's that good looking."

What's that we hear in the distance? It's the hype-train pulling into town, and the conductor is collecting tickets -- who's hopping on?


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47 comments | showing # 1 to 47

the Golden Avatar's Avatar
the Golden Avatar at 11/24/2008 09:05
I played both God of War games for about three hours each. Forgive me if I don't appear excited.
Darth Kupi's Avatar
Darth Kupi at 11/24/2008 09:06
You kraaaaazy Jaffe, you kraaaazzyy.
Char Aznable's Avatar
Char Aznable at 11/24/2008 09:08
Excitement building...

Any kind of a time frame attached to this game, or just the nebulous "2009"?
Black Uroborus's Avatar
Black Uroborus at 11/24/2008 09:09
I was already on the hype train before Jaffe even knew about it...... because my life is so empty.......
CarlCastello's Avatar
CarlCastello at 11/24/2008 09:10
I'll take two; one for me and one for my Kratos bonar.
Clance's Avatar
Clance at 11/24/2008 09:11
He doesn't sound that impressed.

But I'll have a one way tikcet on the hype train, ta.
Naim Master's Avatar
Naim Master at 11/24/2008 09:13
I'll a ticket in the Presidential Room please ....
Kryptinite's Avatar
Kryptinite at 11/24/2008 09:19
consider me interested.
tornotlukin's Avatar
tornotlukin at 11/24/2008 09:20
Pardon me if I don't care how great it looks. Big companies have the resources to pump into the graphics and take full advantage of the systems specs. That doesn't mean it gonna play well! I wish the was head over heels for the FU*KING GAMEPLAY!
TorpedoTed's Avatar
TorpedoTed at 11/24/2008 09:22
This is one series of games id like on my 360 :(
Fek MGS4 piece of crap!!
pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeee
nademagnet's Avatar
nademagnet at 11/24/2008 09:25
Titties! Minigames! Blood! Shouting! Big Boss Fights!
Rosseh's Avatar
Rosseh at 11/24/2008 09:27
Meh, I still haven't even completed God of War 2. It's all technically impressive and all but I don't know if I really want another one.
Drack48's Avatar
Drack48 at 11/24/2008 09:40
Good lord all you haters..this series has done nothing but give us two of the greatest action adventure games ever made, I'm gonna give the benefit of the doubt here.

I was thinking quite a bit about what this game would look like when playing the part in locust hive in gears 2.. And this was sure one of the games I had on my mind when I plunked down the $$ to buy my big black box..consider me on board.
TheGreatMango's Avatar
TheGreatMango at 11/24/2008 09:49
I didn't even play the second one. :(
Corak's Avatar
Corak at 11/24/2008 10:01
Have the other 2 previous God of War games disappointed on gameplay? I thought they played damn well. They aren't going to mess with that, at least I hope not. I've definatly got a chubby for this game, we'll see how it actually does look when we get some gameplay footage.
TorpedoTed's Avatar
TorpedoTed at 11/24/2008 10:15
Maybe because ive only played each title for a couple of hours at my mates house i thought they were good? I read loads of moaners comments, but hey you get em, some fool gave Gears 2 a 90% score, thats just dumb! 95% at least!
I for one am looking forward to it...although i wont buy a ps3 for it...
Drack48's Avatar
Drack48 at 11/24/2008 10:25
@ TorpedoTed : The fact of the matter is any game that is very popular and has near universal acclaim will get the most shit on a message board. The biggest games get the most hate, it's the price being on top.
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Zcdrike at 11/24/2008 10:26
The man who created the series is going apeshit over how good his franchise looks? Shock.
Whats next Miyamoto wil pimp the next mario? Oh wait...
TorpedoTed's Avatar
TorpedoTed at 11/24/2008 10:29
@Drack48

agreed, basically nerdy fanboy (i hate this word but thats what they are) fuks have nothing better to do!
Char Aznable's Avatar
Char Aznable at 11/24/2008 10:43
The past two games were fucking fun, I don't really know what haters are complaining about. [Spoiler?] Where else can you run Zeus through with a badass sword and then repeatedly smash his face into a rock?

Is it because God of War brought the dreaded quick time event to the masses?
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 11/24/2008 10:56
HD titties eh? I'm sold
PixelJunky's Avatar
PixelJunky at 11/24/2008 10:57
All 3 God of War games (2 PS2, 1 PSP) looked amazing and played amazingly well, I cannot wait for the PS3 release. It's my #1 most anticipated game of the PS3 generation.
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king3vbo at 11/24/2008 10:58
All aboard the HYPE TRAIN
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Primo at 11/24/2008 11:00
The QTEs didn't even bother me that much the games were so entertaining.

This game is why i bought a ps3.
pendelton21's Avatar
pendelton21 at 11/24/2008 11:11
He's excited for his own game, AND he likes GOW2? That's it: I'm calling him Davy J from now on.
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kevkevblazini at 11/24/2008 11:22
Some of you speak like any of the other God of War games sucked. Even that cellphone game was The Shiz.

Anyway, as long as I get to slam someone's head in a door again, I'm sold.
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trebb0r at 11/24/2008 11:24
I don't buy any hype from Sony. Why do they still do this bad PR? Everytime they promise something they barely deliver. E.g.: Home, announced at PS3 launch. Where the fuck is it? Another same example is Killzone 2. Or how about the graphics of Killzone 2 that got polished. But hey, whatever, because zomg!#!@$ The PS3 got a blu-ray drive, nyah!

Don't get me wrong, I played both God of War games on PS2 and enjoyed them, but I couldn't care less about their PR crap.
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Rockvillian at 11/24/2008 11:28
As long as it's got blood, swords on chains, and Kratos making deals with jerks that later screw him over to the point of murdering said jerks with swords on chains... I'm in. Everything else: bonus.
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DeathStrikesBack at 11/24/2008 11:42
this game damn near requires another slamming a door into a dude's head minigame. That was my favorite moment of the second game, especially since I thought the circle was to build up strength, not each button press=door slam, so I just wailed on that fucking bastard...and loved it.
CelicaCrazed's Avatar
CelicaCrazed at 11/24/2008 11:44
I'm not taking a ticket for the hype train yet, but I am hitching a free ride along with these guys:
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 11/24/2008 11:45
I'm in. Jaffe's not the kind of guy to mince words. If he says its solid, it probably is.
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 11/24/2008 11:54
I don't know what you guys think, but Jaffe doesn't work for Sony anymore, and he's not making a penny off of this GoW3. His IP was made on Sony's dime, and it stayed Sony's IP when he left.

As far as gameplay goes, we all know that if it plays as well as GoW and GoW2, it'll be badass.
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Rosseh at 11/24/2008 11:56
I'm sure it will be badass. It's not that God of War is a bad game, it's just action games in general are getting a little tiring now. The way I play games like that are with large spaces in between. I will complete and action game and then play through a bunch of other, completely different, games.

If I don't do that it ends up getting tiring and loses impact.
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DemonEyes23 at 11/24/2008 12:19
sadly i'll probably never grow tired of titles like god of war as long as they keep their quality up to par i'll keep throwin down my cash. Not to mention i actually enjoy the story quite alot it'll be nice to have some next gen graphics to go with it. I'd like to reserve my tickets for that hype train today plz.
ace of knaves's Avatar
ace of knaves at 11/24/2008 13:08
Commence drooling...in anticipation. I'm imagining the whole game looking like the cutscenes.
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 11/24/2008 13:19
...Does this mean he's not working on it? Like, they've gotten this far and he's just now seeing it?
GohanGVO's Avatar
GohanGVO at 11/24/2008 13:43
Jaffe keeps it real. All aboard!
linuxguy's Avatar
linuxguy at 11/24/2008 13:56
@trebbor: I stopped reading after "Home, announced at PS3 launch"
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mix at 11/24/2008 14:17
It's pretty mcuh safe to say that the game will be hella solid as every God Of War Game to date (even PSP) has been a good gaming experience.

EXCITED!
AlucardX24's Avatar
AlucardX24 at 11/24/2008 15:16
If we got excited for everything David Jaffe flipped out about, the world would be a lot more fun.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar
The Amazing Shenazin at 11/24/2008 19:42
I fucking love the God Of War series and the second was even better than the first...

so yeah, I'm on board
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 11/25/2008 02:02
Apparently, some of you are a bit misinformed. David Jaffe hasn't worked on a God of War game since, well, God of War. He left SCEA Santa Monica after it and handed the reins over to Cory Barlog for God of War II, and that turned out okay -- and Barlog, in turn, has nothing to do with God of War III. This isn't Sony's "PR machine" or anything like that; it's the independent, unadulterated opinion of one man, someone who, as Niero put it, doesn't mince words.

So all things considered, my boner for this game just shot through the roof.
ammoelf3's Avatar
ammoelf3 at 11/25/2008 04:58
Day one, midnight, waiting outside a store, whatever the situation, Sony has my 60 dollars for this game. Just another one of the reasons (MGS4 being the first) I said "it's all okay..." when I paid for my ps3. Now I just need to see some confirmation that Team ICO's next game is out sometime next year and that 500 dollars was all worth it.
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TrailerParkJesus at 11/25/2008 08:06
I like how this is categorized under Gears of War
hoyt414's Avatar
hoyt414 at 11/26/2008 11:55
I've been on the hype train since God of War II.

Keep it rolling.
Kidicarus's Avatar
Kidicarus at 11/26/2008 12:23
When is this coming out, 2009. This may be when sony decide to drop the price of the black box of wonder some more and if that happens count me in to view this painting
Zac Bentz's Avatar
Zac Bentz at 11/26/2008 20:25
"It looks like a painting come to life,"

That's sort of a retarded thing to say. What, does it look just like Okami then?
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