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God of War: Ascension New Single-Player Screenshots
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metalslimer
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Complete sense. God of War is a C tier action game with beautiful setpieces
Nope. The combat is a blast.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I play GOW for spectacle the same way I play COD for spectacle.
It really is and i think most people would agree if they had played the Total Recall SP demo.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
If GOW is C-tier, what's B-tier, and what other action games are in the C-tier with GOW?
That's quite a compliment since they are not.
As much as Halo is a C Tier FPS and NSMB is a C tier platformer.
It will probably be some snoozefest like MG Rising.
Honestly. Have these people played God of War 3 on an HD TV?
lightchris
Member
Because it's no good for judging the image quality due to the compression.
I'll remain sceptical about some of the shots until the game is out. For example, it's not out of the question that some are in-game and others are from pre-rendered cutscenes. GoW3 had them.
Yep it's fine, but like Jett said, not the best in the genre.
I have the demo, and I've played through all the main GOW games countless times. I know how it plays. It's fine, but it has been fine fine for 8 years. Major, fundamental changes in the combat would the series some good.
Because there are talented people out there? Tragic from Vigil Games would be an excellent hire. In sales they are the genre leader, but not in combat.
LoS and Darksiders 2 could be B tier IMO, while DMC, Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden games are the A Tier.
Well...some TVs do a poor job scaling and the result is less clean than it should be.
You should see GOW3 on a native 1280x720 display, though. It's insanely clean.
The sub-pixel aliasing is the one weakness that rears its head in certain areas but, from what I'm seeing, the visuals this time are a bit less contrasty and seem to side step the issue more often (though you can see it in some shots).
You can also see the lack of AF in spots, but due to the fixed camera angles, it generally manages to remain hidden as it only shows up when surfaces are viewed at steeper angles.
Lord of Shadows is segmented as hell and runs at ~20 fps most of the time. It has serious problems that prevent it from shining. God of War is a much smoother experience and infinitely more polished. That alone elevates it for me.
I actually thought they made pretty big changes in GOW3. Combat flowed so much more smoothly as a result of the grappling attacks (reeling yourself into an enemy). It allowed you to move much more smoothly around the battlefield.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
The only console game that can dethrone God Of War 3 is another God Of War made by SMS.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
I'll defend GOW's combat system for what it is whenever someone woefully mischaracterizes it, but Jett's not wrong that it could have undergone a lot more improvement in 6 iterations and over 8 years cumulative development time.
I appreciate GOW holistically; it's got a lot more going for it in non-combat areas than the A-tier Japanese action games, but the combat could be deeper without sacrificing accessibility. Bayonetta is evidence of this.
I agree with your A-tier. Haven't played Darksiders 2 but I wouldn't put LoS above GOW in anything other than length. Maybe voice acting. Not writing. I give LoS credit for having its own combat system that is not obviously a clone of any particular game, but there are too many issues with enemy readability and hit-boxes for me to put it at the same level as GOW.
I appreciate GOW holistically; it's got a lot more going for it in non-combat areas than the A-tier Japanese action games, but the combat could be deeper without sacrificing accessibility. Bayonetta is evidence of this.
I agree with your A-tier. Haven't played Darksiders 2 but I wouldn't put LoS above GOW in anything other than length. Maybe voice acting. Not writing. I give LoS credit for having its own combat system that is not obviously a clone of any particular game, but there are too many issues with enemy readability and hit-boxes for me to put it at the same level as GOW.
LoS had its issues but it's a solid start and what it had going for it that it played different from other games in the genre. I hope LoS2 improves upon all aspects. I personally ended up enjoying the combat a bit more than GOW3's. GOW3 is the better game despite this, though.
Hah, exactly. GOW3 has been the undisputed king in my eyes for 3 years now.
Hah, exactly. GOW3 has been the undisputed king in my eyes for 3 years now.
elbourreau
Member
AMEN...
Chip N Chance
Member
I havent been keeping up, but how can i get access to the demo if i havent bought Total Recall?
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
I'm definitely looking forward to LoS2. With a lot of minor improvements it could be really great.
Well, the solution has already been announced in the form of a PC port. Any framerate issues the console versions struggle with will be wiped away on the PC so it's not an issue.
Shame the first game had no PC release.
elbourreau
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Some rumors bundled it with the collector PC edition!
The grab move that allowed you to use an enemy as a plow of sorts changed up the pace a good amount too.
God of War has always had a little Zelda to it too, in my opinion, especially when compared to Ninja Gaiden, Devil May Cry, and Bayonetta. There's a bit of traversal and spacial puzzles that are more frequent and brought front-and-center in a God of War title to break up the action.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I always wished GoW games had more colour. Wish granted! Looks fantastic.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
This thread isn't about LoS so I won't get into it, but framerate was far from my primary issue with the game. I'll grant that it would have helped enemy legibility, which was one of my issues with the combat.
BattleMonkey
Member
Higher the tier, the worse the sales? Quick someone make D-tier!
Neptune it seems.
metareferential
Member
It looks really good, but by now these consoles are showing their limits more than ever. We badly need a bump in resolution.
Winterfang
Banned
Why not have this one as a Launch PS4 title? =)
LoS combat was held back by that "out of timing frame" or whatever it was that made parry hard to pull because the animation didn't synced with the actual hit, if that were addresed with a patch or something the combat would have ascended to something completly incredible, still parry felt awesome once you adjusted to that.
GoW3 combat was nice and fun but was not as deep nor as "punchy" as LoS was thats why I put it above it and not below of GoW3 it in terms of pure combat terms.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
People want a reason to turn on their ps3 for the next 10 months?
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
No, they aren't pretty enough for me.
Half of the reason GoW games appeal to me is the spectacle of it all. The graphics and scale being a huge part of that.
I said the game looks good, because it does. However, its only a marginal upgrade from GoWIII, and not because of lack of talent, the PS3 hardware just does not leave much room for improvement a this point. So rather than get another game out right at the end of a generation that lasted 8 years, I would have rather seen them hold of and make it a next gen launch title and wait an extra 9 months or so to see it. It would be well worth it for me. Instead, we get GoW:A as a PS3 swan song, and have to wait YEARS to see what they can do with GoW on next gen hardware.
shinobi602
Member
Whatever happened to LOS2? When's it coming out again?
Sometime this year.
BattleMonkey
Member
The first screen shot has him in his natural skin tone, not white. Games has segments and flashbacks it appears that show him with his normal skin, but actual game is mainly set months after
While I think it makes sense this is a PS3 game, The Last of Us, Beyond: Two Souls, Sly Cooper, and a few other games are more than enough to give the PS3 some life in 2013.
Neptune is the roman name for Poseidon, fyi.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Are_Poseidon_and_Neptune_the_same_god
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Yes, LoS definitely had a good, punchy feel. The timing issues were exactly what kept me from enjoying the combat at anything beyond a superficial level. I love parry systems; I just didn't love the execution on this one.
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