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God of War III: Demo Impressions Thread
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DR2K said:
I did that as well, but that section wasn´t really fun. Reminded me of an old Star Wars game where you switched from cover shooting to flying the Millenium falcon through a tunnel in the first few levels. I loved the game, but I could get through that damn tunnel maybe thrice as a kid :lol
Can´t wait for the rest of GoW 3, the others had sooo many mind-blowing moments and beautiful locations.
The Bookerman
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The Bookerman said:
Sounds more like he's talking about rebel assault 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QH65aIy8o
Hoooolly shit :lol Had such a huge grin finishing this.
That's an uncharted2 style holy shit!
I loved it. Amazing. EP-ic. Icarus vent was
Great variety of gameplay. Great combat. Graphics that range from great to holy shit (e.g. the vent..that was indeed 'painterly' twixt the lighting and the post-processing etc.). Nice little touches too (e.g.
.
My only complaints - recommend x and r1 for gliding controls rather than x x x.
Also: maybe keep blood around longer?
And: maybe have water react a bit better when walking through it?
Otherwise: <3
edit - Also, is there no way to save the dude
or is that just totally not Kratos' style? I figured I was going to save him, and then..bam.. :lol
That's an uncharted2 style holy shit!
I loved it. Amazing. EP-ic. Icarus vent was
Great variety of gameplay. Great combat. Graphics that range from great to holy shit (e.g. the vent..that was indeed 'painterly' twixt the lighting and the post-processing etc.). Nice little touches too (e.g.
civilian's hiding behind barrels etc.
My only complaints - recommend x and r1 for gliding controls rather than x x x.
Also: maybe keep blood around longer?
And: maybe have water react a bit better when walking through it?
Otherwise: <3
edit - Also, is there no way to save the dude
on the ledge
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
I've been shooting the catapult thingy'ma'jiggy at the big dude for like 5 minutes now, am I missing something completely obvious ?
EDIT -
Done it !!
<slaps forehead>
EDIT -
Done it !!
<slaps forehead>
This. I actually remembered the nameThe Bookerman said:
I think I was playing with a non-optical mouse, but that damn level frustrated me sooo much. The second time I got through it I finished the rest of the game in one sitting :lol The first two levels (and the rest, but I only could see that once :lol ) kept me playing for hours. Cover based shooting in 1996, bitches!
Edit: JonnyBrad is right, he beat me to it because I had to watch a few vids of the game
The Bookerman
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Binabik15 said:This. I actually remembered the name
The first two levels (and the rest, but I only could see that once :lol ) kept me playing for hours. Cover based shooting in 1996, bitches!
Edit: JonnyBrad is right, he beat me to it because I had to watch a few vids of the game
I played it on the PSX... I don't remember having that hard of a time.
Interesting game. But the Super Return of the jedi thing was Horrendously bad.
WretchedTruman
Member
if you use the ram/grab thing on a guy and then hit a wall, Kratos will break his neck and then throw his head into the ground.
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beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
JonnyBrad said:
reminded me of this mission from the original REBEL ASSAULT. my cpu couldn't quite handle it, so it was really slow and jerky, and i could never make it through the stupid cave.
gameplay starts around 1:50
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Just completed the demo, lovely GFX's, especially the lighting in the caves when your fighting enemies.
I'm not very good @ games like this normally as I find it hard to get to grips with the controls, the whole 'press L1 and L2 to do 'this' and R1 and R2 and 'that' etc etc is quite hard for me to do on the fly, I'm hoping that with practice I'll be good enough to play through the game on normal, also the camera engles were a bit odd sometimes, I couldn't help moving my right analogue stick a few times thinking I could move the camera to a better position, other than though the actual experience I got in the demo was great, the combination of the great music while gruesomely taking hordes of enemies down definitely gives you a great feeling of satisfaction.
I'm not very good @ games like this normally as I find it hard to get to grips with the controls, the whole 'press L1 and L2 to do 'this' and R1 and R2 and 'that' etc etc is quite hard for me to do on the fly, I'm hoping that with practice I'll be good enough to play through the game on normal, also the camera engles were a bit odd sometimes, I couldn't help moving my right analogue stick a few times thinking I could move the camera to a better position, other than though the actual experience I got in the demo was great, the combination of the great music while gruesomely taking hordes of enemies down definitely gives you a great feeling of satisfaction.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Awesome!! Just found a promotion code in my inbox and I didn't even realise! :lol
Gonna play the shit out of this!
Gonna play the shit out of this!
my opinion. The demo played just like God of War...which is a good and bad thing. Besides the updated graphics (which were not on the level of Uncharted 2)..I'm not seeing a whole lot of innovation here. Which is fine I guess, but for some reason I'm expecting something new this time around. I'm sure ill enjoy the full game, but the demo kind of felt like been there done that.
also i had no problems with the flight section, even though I did notice the controls were a little stiff.
also i had no problems with the flight section, even though I did notice the controls were a little stiff.
I played this a bit at Gamescom Cologne, but playing the demo at home is so much better.
I love how brutal Kratos is, the way he rips and shreds his foes is just fuck awesome!
And holy shit at the lighting bit after you ripped off Helios head and go into the dark passage.
Sooo Good!
I love how brutal Kratos is, the way he rips and shreds his foes is just fuck awesome!
And holy shit at the lighting bit after you ripped off Helios head and go into the dark passage.
Sooo Good!
My god. Impressed, seriously. I am rarely impressed by screenshots, because like 99% of them are bullshots (even for amazing looking games like Uncharted 2) but these are pure, straight from the game shots and wow... just wow.
And I wouldn't worry about the framerate too much for now. Both previous GoW games had rock solid framerates, and this is still a pretty early demo.
Also, something tells me that the stuff that happens in the demo is small time compared to other stuff that we will see in the final product. OH DAMN
What's the size of the demo btw? 2 Gigs? Cause in my shitty country there still is a limit to downloading...
And I wouldn't worry about the framerate too much for now. Both previous GoW games had rock solid framerates, and this is still a pretty early demo.
Also, something tells me that the stuff that happens in the demo is small time compared to other stuff that we will see in the final product. OH DAMN
What's the size of the demo btw? 2 Gigs? Cause in my shitty country there still is a limit to downloading...
Bearillusion
Banned
Rezbit said:This isn't coming out in Australia is it
Import.
whatevermort
Member
Loved the gameplay. Loved the graphics. Loved the sound. To echo other people here, the controls in the Icarus Vent were horrifically sluggish - it shouldn't have to be trial and error to make it through. Also, I went a bit prude-ish as some of the gore was slightly too OTT for me, but there you go.
Pretty much how I feltrhino4evr said:
Man those direct feed shots are incredibly detailed. The game does not look that sharp on my CRT. I'm going to play it on my plasma later, will probably bring out more out the finer details (hopefully). Starting to think that my CRT is starting to go a little. Maybe it's time to upgrade to something else in the bedroom. 720p material doesn't cut it on my Sony CRT anymore, it seems.
brandonh83
Banned
God fucking damn I love the way that snake-tailed beast looks, holy shit it just looks so cool.
GoncaloCCastro
Member
I'm in love with this demo, spent all morning playing it! Even played one time only with the blades, another with only the cestus and another one with just the fire bow! I'm very impressed with this demo and to think this is a few months old, wow!
RPGCrazied
Member
I dont have a ps3, my bro does.. but doesn't live here
You think it would be a long time before they let just everyone download it? Then I can go bug him to get it. lol
You think it would be a long time before they let just everyone download it? Then I can go bug him to get it. lol
revolverjgw
Member
Fucking awesome, it just feels good to be playing God of War again.
As always, it drives me absolutely insane to not have control of the camera, or at least a first person view. I know that the levels are probably like "sets" anyway and if I look around I'd see how they took shortcuts to make the viewable field look so awesome... but still. I find myself constantly rolling because I want to adjust the camera to look at something.
As always, it drives me absolutely insane to not have control of the camera, or at least a first person view. I know that the levels are probably like "sets" anyway and if I look around I'd see how they took shortcuts to make the viewable field look so awesome... but still. I find myself constantly rolling because I want to adjust the camera to look at something.
SolidSnakex
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revolverjgw said:
The camera is largely like that in order to avoid players fighting the camera during combat, which is something that's very common with this genre. Yeah, it doesn't allow you to see how detailed some stuff is. But that's not much to give up in order to make the gameplay a better experience.
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