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God of War: Ascension multiplayer confirmed [Update: Gameplay Video]
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Psychoward
Banned
wait............wut
Who the? Why.....? Well this is.... unexpected.
Who the? Why.....? Well this is.... unexpected.
Baconsammy
Banned
As a huge fan of the first two games and the 2nd PSP title, I don't want this. I'd prefer they have GOW3 another shot and fix all their many mistakes.
not really, there's been rumors since last year
that will probably happen with God of War 4 on PS4. Honestly this one seems like more of a side story than a genuine sequel.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
It´s not a side story. It´s a full blown prequel.
but it's not God of War 4 is my point. I'm expecting this to be similar more in context to something like Chains, or Ghost. I have little doubt that they are saving a proper 4 for PS4.
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
They should have released the entire demo video that lured the journalists into thinking that the multiplayer character is Kratos but wasn't. In the live Stream, he played a full video, Sony should release it.
Seventy_X_Seven
Member
I can see why they are doing this though. Lots of PlayStation owners know God of War is a big franchise but haven't gotten into it. If they made a GOW4 the whole "4" thing would turn people off. By making this a prequel without a number it makes it a great place to jump into the franchise and can lure more in with the multiplayer. Then with the story lining up perfectly with the start of the original God of War it'll encourage them to play the rest of the story as well.
Who wants to bet on how many people will be playing the multiplayer a month after release? Less than 5% of the total purchases? Less than 1%? Even less? I know resource allocation doesn't scale perfectly: an hour of multiplayer content does not mean I missed out on an hour of single-player content, but to say that this addition won't matter is nonsense. Sure -- it could pull a U2, but this a 3rd person hack and slash game. It will not take off.
I'm not looking forward to multiplayer skins for DLC instead of real content.
I'm not looking forward to multiplayer skins for DLC instead of real content.
Between this and the possible cancellation of Bayo 2 this has been one seriously shitty day. Of course the MP may end up being decent, but the plot premise sounds incredibly shitty. I was hoping for something real interesting taking place before Kratos killed his family.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Huh? Why?
abacab driver
Banned
Ditto.
Im still hopeful that the single player will be okay, but eh..
I can see now why they idnt announce this at E3.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Misguided contrarianism is my guess.
Also not sure why he called GOW a fighting game.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
No idea about the quality of the MP, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was dead in less than two months.
That's the thing. Sure it looks decent enough, but is it necessary? If the SP is lacking in the slightest, there is going to be some serious backlash against the MP and what a waste of resources it turned out to be. I know I'll be pissed.
That first part sounds cool. I really like the idea behind customization.
cutmeamango
Banned
Looks good, I just don't understand the mp character design, squid armor? :S
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
It sort of sounds from this that it's not simply an arena with 8 dudes, but rather there's some progression through a map towards the goal of killing the cyclops.
If they can create something like Unreal Tournament's onslaught mode in the GOW world, with AI enemies and human opponents racing to get to a goal while occasionally running into each other at key points on the map, this could be really interesting.
If it's just 8 dudes in a single area, I'm much less optimistic that I'll like it.
Is anything necessary though? I can argue that Gran Turismo didn't need online multiplayer, the single player was already robust enough. And considering this game has a 3-year dev time, I'm not worried at all about the single player or multiplayer aspect of it at all.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
"Grr I hate when people like things I don't like"
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Gran Turismo multiplayer is the same game as singleplayer but with human opponents. This is clearly a more drastic departure from the GOW formula. It's liable to turn some longtime fans off.
Cautiously skeptical about the idea of multiplayer, and with a game that has done single-player so well, I definitely have some concerns that compromises will be made for that mode. Most of all, I'm disappointed that SSM copped out on the prequel. The game really should have started prior to Kratos giving his life to Ares, then progressed up to and through that point, including the killing of his family. Shake up the gameplay with non-Blades of Chaos weapons, and then reintroduced those weapons later into the game.
I wanted to see them go balls to the wall like with GoW1 -> GoW2 now that they have the engine in place, but I guess the routes they can take with the GoW narrative are quickly drying up.
I wanted to see them go balls to the wall like with GoW1 -> GoW2 now that they have the engine in place, but I guess the routes they can take with the GoW narrative are quickly drying up.
The game will have variable framerate like GOW3.
Also the enemy you see in mutiplayer wont be in single player
http://twitter.com/#!/ToddPapy
Also the enemy you see in mutiplayer wont be in single player
http://twitter.com/#!/ToddPapy
Exactly though. That is any game. Take computer opponents and make them human opponents. This is no different at all. The camera is still fixed, level design is familiar, you're just facing off a greater threat - a real person. I do understand where you're coming from, though.
Eh, I don't know if the narrative possibilities are drying up, they are just playing it EXTREMELY safe. I was hoping for something very similar to what you were in terms of story.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Announcement made me cringe, the gameplay video got me excited.
Looks brutal and fun.
Looks brutal and fun.
You know what...I just watched the trailer again and I can definitely see some good possibilities. I like the fact that they are focusing on "quality, not quantity" in terms of modes and maps, and the apparent emphasis on team work. This could actually turn out pretty damn good.
Nizz
Member
I honestly had no problems with the framerate in GOW3. It felt like it averaged 45-50fps throughout the game. It felt really good to me.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
holy smokes the MP looks awesome! sony is on a hot streak with Playstation all stars and this game. hopefully both live up to the hype!
SunhiLegend
Member
Why would you want it locked, variable is 100 times better than a locked 30fps. GOW3 was so smooth, averaged above 40fps.
huh... how did you come to that conclusion?
My name for what is more commonly referred to as 'action games' and I was talking more about Bayo 2 (basically, the trinity DMC, Bayo, and NG) in that regard, not GoW.
Eh, pretty poor fanbase in general. Just walk into any DmC thread. And, yes, I am judging the whole on the vocal minority.
Of course, I could just be extremely prejudiced when it comes to the Trinity.---
Seriously though, the motion blur really is nice.
I also like how grapple heavy the combat seems to be in the MP. Definitely makes for some exciting push and pull during the battles.
Variable framerate isn't all that bad as long as tearing is dealt with properly, I suppose. Certainly not the best option by any means.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
lol you saw like a 5 minute gameplay video and from that you conclude it looks tacked on?
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