Sony is loading the hype cannons and preparing for a full assault with God of War III, and who can really blame them? As Kratos gears up for an all-new adventure, Sony product manager Claire Backhouse has sprayed her PR juice in the faces of fans, claiming that God of War III will be a thoroughly unique game for this generation,
"God of War III combines these new technologies with the much loved gameplay elements from the previous games -- Puzzle solving, brutal combat and epic set-piece battles," explains Backhouse. "It also benefits from a deep and involving storyline, steeped in Greek Mythology. This is what makes God of War III unique and sets it apart from other next gen titles.
"I think if you are over 18 and want an amazing single player experience this year then God of War III is a must have."
God of War III is definitely going to be stupendous, but I do hope Sony doesn't pretend it's the second coming of Christ and build it up into something it isn't. I don't think anybody expects the game to be genre-defining or some unique slice of innovation. They want violence, boobs and angry Spartans. Put the PR buzzwords in the box and tell us what we really want to know -- how much blood is there?
God of War 3 is a 'must-have' - Sony [CVG]
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8:40 AM on 01.08.2010
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But Norse mythology is clearly the new hotness :P
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What an eloquent speech there. That grandmaface knows his shit and his not implying anything about the superiority of the xbox360. And don't you ever again ridicule his small cock in his articles!
No question about it, GoW3 will be awesome, but it follows the same gameplay as it has always done, so I don't think it will 'revolutionize' anything. But it will be a damn fun game!
Gah, Sony needs to STFU. I'll buy GOW3, but after playing Bayonetta and going back to the GOW3 demo again, it sure feels "been there, done that".
It's looking like a solid sequel, nothing more. It just makes me cringe when PS3 fanboys call games like Halo 3 more of the same, and then get all hyped about GOW3 - a game that exemplifies "more of the same, now in HD!" more than ANYTHING ELSE we've seen this gen.
Anyway, now I'm going to read over this blog multiple times and try to find the hidden anti-Sony points that are apparently in there.
That doesn't matter because the first two God of War games were bloody solid and downright fun games, but anyone claiming there's going to be something "unique" about it just isn't true.
Still, this game looks bloody EPIC, and I can't wait for it to come out.
Why not? Microsoft did it with ODST. It may not be right, but gosh darn it, it's fair.
Oh yeah, and how dare Sony try to promote one of it's biggest games. Who the hell do they think they are anyway?
Then again, isn't there a level where the boss is also the landscape (not sure the best way to say say, you're running on the boss in the battle)? That could be pretty different.
Dunno if you saw the interview with N'gai Croal on hiphopgamer, but those guys were shown a recent build and they said it had NOTHING in common with the E3 demo. Graphic wise it would look like an early PS4 title. While that might be a BIT too much praise, I am still thrilled to see new gameplay. Think the embargo ends on Jan 18th. We'll see...
there, fixed for ya, sony.
and once,again. bayonetta. that is all.
Still, I have no doubt that the game will be a truly terrific experience. The demo is loads of fun and looks fantastic and that was from June. If you like action games, you'll like this. There's no need for the hate.
I'm not saying that Bayonetta is any more or less mature than the God Of War series, but the difference is that Bayonetta doesn't take itself too seriously, while David Jaffe probably has Kratos posters up in his office to get himself pumped while he works.
By which I mean it takes itself hella-seriously.
Which is not to say that I will not be buying the piss out of this game when it comes out.
By all means, play GoW2 on Titan Mode and try mashing those buttons! :)
and Jim hates the ps3 so much he got rid of his wii and eventually got a ps3 that he logged many hours of kz2 on and a few hours of demons souls and is fervently waiting on heavy rain and gow3. because he absolutely hates the fuckin machine like a man. did i mention he also has/had a pspgo? because he so hates it that much.
and if he is preferential to a certain console, is that against the law? can he not have his favorites too or is that just not right in the world?
Now that's how you fucking hype a game, folks!
GOW has always been a rock solid action game.
However if the hype machine is to continue at this pace, by March, GOW III will cure cancer, fix the global economy, and have a Duke Nukem Forever demo packaged within.
Seriously, Sony. Pace yourselves. It's going to sell a bazillion copies without all the PR BS.
Last I heard Jaffe has not been not involved in GOW3 one iota. Unless I missed an update somewhere along the line, but word on the street was he left the company to do his own thing. Remember the PSN title Calling All Cars? That was him. I think he also was behind the PS2 port of Twisted Metal Head On if I recall. Those were just pit stops on the way to his next big title was the impression I got from the interview, but it's been awhile since I read it so I apologize for any inaccuracies.
...just sayin'... if you're gonna name drop...
Unless of course you like videogames that have a soul.
curious. What does that make you:)