[GeoramA]

Horde mode with competitive scoreboard? Maybe?

That would be awesome. I really hope this isn't all competitive.

[mysteriousmage09]

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holy FUCK!

[brandonh83]

Seriously? Shorter than the other GoW games? So, it'll be 4 hours long?

relax, single player isn't being compromised for multiplayer!

[SoulClap]

Ugh...who asked for this?

Focus groups probably

[Noshino]

Reread (or maybe read) the entire op.

my apologies, I misread your comment.

But yeah, I wouldn't worry so much about length (so long as it is only length thought)

[Criminal Upper]

Focus groups probably

Sony Marketing.

[entrement]

Here come the multiplayer complainers. You're not forced to play it.

[yankeehater]

ME3 wound up having one of the best mp modes this gen, and I actually liked NG3's mp, so I will give this a chance. I am just worried how they will balance it, so many of Kratos' attack launch enemies into juggle combos. I dont see how that would work for competitive mp.

[Relax.MX]

.....really?

I respond with this quote:

Fuck the "every major game needs multiplayer" mentality.

[Chuck Norris]

I'll wait and see. From what I can tell now, it looks a bit shallow? I think I saw multiplayer QTEs against the colossus, I can't imagine having much fun with that

[Phoenician_Viking]

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[ViewtifulJC]

Shorter then GOW3? 5-hour campaign confirmed

[RPGCrazied]

relax, single player isn't being compromised for multiplayer!

I don't care about multiplayer. But having a shorter campaign then the other god of wars is crazy. I'm hoping they mean like 10 minutes shorter or something. I beat GoW 3 in like 6 hours.

[Carbonox]

It's gonna be shorter? :lol

I'm sorry but it's impossible to get excited for this. I've yet to hear/read a single good thing about this game yet.

[BeeDog]

Fuck, that .gif is nasty, haha.

Anyway, by the sound of it the SP seems like an afterthought this time around, which worries me. Not liking the fact that it will be even shorter than GoW3 was.

[Chuck Norris]

I don't care about multiplayer. But having a shorter campaign then the other god of wars is crazy. I'm hoping they mean like 10 minutes shorter or something. I beat GoW 3 in like 6 hours.

Not sure why they'd even admit that

[Auto_aim1]

Ascension's campaign is "just a little bit shorter" than in previous God of War games.

While the multiplayer looks cool, I don't think I'll be spending much time on it. I really want a lengthy and satisfying single-player campaign. This is a little disappointing, but let's see what they do.

[nelsonroyale]

GoW 3 was of average length... Making the game shorter may well be a compromize for multiplayer given how long some of the SP set pieces take to make

[Spiegel]

Shorter campaign? Multiplayer? GOW spinoff confirmed

[Criminal Upper]

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$9.99 for dat online pass.

[SnowHawk]

Here come the multiplayer complainers. You're not forced to play it.

errr.. yeah we are if we want the platinum trophy.

[gundamkyoukai]

I don't care about multiplayer. But having a shorter campaign then the other god of wars is crazy. I'm hoping they mean like 10 minutes shorter or something. I beat GoW 3 in like 6 hours.

They say it around the same time but some people beat games faster than others once SP around 6 to 7 hours and they add more replay this time i not worry .

[brandonh83]

I don't care about multiplayer. But having a shorter campaign then the other god of wars is crazy. I'm hoping they mean like 10 minutes shorter or something. I beat GoW 3 in like 6 hours.

Was just making a jab at one of the devs saying that SP isn't being compromised for MP and vice-versa and then going on to confirm that the game is going to be really short. So basically even if they didn't have MP, the SP would still have been that short?

I think the game looks good though, but they can't tell me with a straight face that it's going to be some worthwhile single player experience.

[RPGCrazied]

I mean, I will play it. But at $19.99. :)

Show me the REAL GoW 4 for my $60 please.

[test_account]

Holy fuck at trying to rip the eyeball out of that cyclops, brutal!

Looks amazing, especially concidering that it is multiplayer. I'm really looking forward to see single player :)

[BadWolf]

Dunno, I wouldn't have minded a few areas being cut here and there from the older GOWs.

If its shorter but filled with more awesome throughout then I'm still interested.

[Shtof]

GAF before reveal

"Ugh, a new God of War! It's probably just gonna be the old Kratos raging and destroying stuff, I'm tired of that. Let's hope they can do something new. No buy."


GAF after reveal

"Ugh, nobody asked for something new! They should've gone the familiar route with Kratos raging and smashing stuff. Why the hell are they doing something new? No buy."

[dallow_bg]

errr.. yeah we are if we want the platinum trophy.

Now that's funny.

[Criminal Upper]

Holy fuck at trying to rip the eyeball out of that cyclops, brutal! Looks amazing, especially concidering that it is multiplayer. I'm really looking forward to see single player :)

Don't blink, or you might miss it.

[Callibretto]

I'll wait and see. From what I can tell now, it looks a bit shallow? I think I saw multiplayer QTEs against the colossus, I can't imagine having much fun with that

they said promptless mini game, whatever that mean.

[Noshino]

GAF before reveal "Ugh, a new God of War! It's probably just gonna be the old Kratos raging and destroying stuff, I'm tired of that. Let's hope they can do something new. No buy." GAF after reveal "Ugh, nobody asked for something new! They should've gone the familiar route with Kratos raging and smashing stuff. Why the hell are they doing something new? No buy."

pretty much

Don't blink, or you might miss it.

If it takes you about 5 hours to blink then you better go to your ophthalmologist.

[Dyno]

Looks like being an ancient Greek hero means torturing and mutilating a cyclops whose already chained up, kind of like shooting box pheasants.

That jaw destruction and eye pulling is murder porn, basically.

I might be okay with murder porn actually.

[Loudninja]

Was just making a jab at one of the devs saying that SP isn't being compromised for MP and vice-versa and then going on to confirm that the game is going to be really short. So basically even if they didn't have MP, the SP would still have been that short? I think the game looks good though, but they can't tell me with a straight face that it's going to be some worthwhile single player experience.

Why is that again?

Oh you mean this

But the game has single-player, too, this time with a "revamped" combat and weapon system, "promptless" mini-games and new puzzles. Sony mentioned "fluid, life-like characters, dynamic lighting effects, and world-changing scenarios".

Yep not worthwhile.

[Chuck Norris]

Was just making a jab at one of the devs saying that SP isn't being compromised for MP and vice-versa and then going on to confirm that the game is going to be really short. So basically even if they didn't have MP, the SP would still have been that short? I think the game looks good though, but they can't tell me with a straight face that it's going to be some worthwhile single player experience.

I'll just throw this out there but I'd have taken a slightly shorter GOW3 if it meant they kept up the fantastic first hour or two of the game across the whole package

[Ledsen]

GAF before reveal "Ugh, a new God of War! It's probably just gonna be the old Kratos raging and destroying stuff, I'm tired of that. Let's hope they can do something new. No buy." GAF after reveal "Ugh, nobody asked for something new! They should've gone the familiar route with Kratos raging and smashing stuff. Why the hell are they doing something new? No buy."

So who is this "GAF" guy anyway?

I hate this hivemind meme so much...

[Carbonox]

GAF before reveal "Ugh, a new God of War! It's probably just gonna be the old Kratos raging and destroying stuff, I'm tired of that. Let's hope they can do something new. No buy." GAF after reveal "Ugh, nobody asked for something new! They should've gone the familiar route with Kratos raging and smashing stuff. Why the hell are they doing something new? No buy."

Huh?

Multiplayer isn't the "new" people wanted from the next game. The "new" is a completely new direction AFTER God of War 3. Not God of War 0.5, retreading the whole "ARES YOU PRICK" story, with a shorter single player mode and some fancy new multiplayer modes. Shaking up the gameplay here and there might be all well and good but I think you misunderstood the complaints.

[Chuck Norris]

they said promptless mini game, whatever that mean.

Maybe QTEs are dynamic now?

[Callibretto]

I mean, I will play it. But at $19.99. :) Show me the REAL GoW 4 for my $60 please.

basically this multiplayer cost $20 and just for $40 you'll get an awesome single player GoW4 (that is a little bit short than previous GoW, but you get it for cheaper so it all work out hehe..)

[ViewtifulJC]

So who is this "GAF" guy anyway?

IDK, I think he's this strawman that is suppose to represent everybody

[brandonh83]

I'll just throw this out there but I'd have taken a slightly shorter GOW3 if it meant they kept up the fantastic first hour or two of the game across the whole package

I will agree with this but all it means to me is that GOW3 had a number of very boring sections. And if you trimmed those out, you'd get something an hour or two shorter out of an already very short product. For me that's a rental at best.

Yep not worthwhile.

I addressed this above. Like I said, I think the game looks good. I think the visuals are great and multiplayer could be some fun. I'm just talking about the single-player as a singular component. The guy said that neither mode is being compromised for one another, but if that were the case, wouldn't the single player have a lot more meat to it?

Anyway, pointless concern I suppose as it doesn't sound like the game will be a lot shorter than the others.

[Fersis]

This is like Uncharted 2 meltdown all over again.
I will never forget Jett! NEVER!

[Bazza]

GAF before reveal "Ugh, a new God of War! It's probably just gonna be the old Kratos raging and destroying stuff, I'm tired of that. Let's hope they can do something new. No buy." GAF after reveal "Ugh, nobody asked for something new! They should've gone the familiar route with Kratos raging and smashing stuff. Why the hell are they doing something new? No buy."

That's pretty much what went through my mind as well when i first read the OP, its a bit like the bitching over Playstation Allstars.

Some people are just constantly miserable bastards who like to complain, if it wasn't this it would be something else.

[Para bailar La Bomba]

So who is this "GAF" guy anyway? .

He's appeared in numerous gifs.....he opens his arm's with a big smile on his face.

[test_account]

Don't blink, or you might miss it.

Hehe, well, i've been satisfied with the length of all of the 5 God of War games, so i'm sure that i will have no problem with this new game :) I'm just glad that there is a new God of War game, dont really care much if it is 4 hours or 6 hours to be honest (although more is better of course, but it is not a deal breaker for me).

[Noshino]

This is like Uncharted 2 meltdown all over again. I will never forget Jett! NEVER!

too late Fersis :(

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...postcount=2723

Huh? Multiplayer isn't the "new" people wanted from the next game. The "new" is a completely new direction AFTER God of War 3. Not God of War 0.5, retreading the whole "ARES YOU PRICK" story, with a shorter single player mode and some fancy new multiplayer modes. Shaking up the gameplay here and there might be all well and good but I think you misunderstood the complaints.

Just because "you" didn't ask for it doesn't mean that others didn't.

[Criminal Upper]

Huh? Multiplayer isn't the "new" people wanted from the next game. The "new" is a completely new direction AFTER God of War 3. Not God of War 0.5, retreading the whole "ARES YOU PRICK" story, with a shorter single player mode and some fancy new multiplayer modes. Shaking up the gameplay here and there might be all well and good but I think you misunderstood the complaints.

EXACTLY.

[M_Night]

Don't see the issue.

Looking forward to it.

[EXGN]

GAF before reveal "Ugh, a new God of War! It's probably just gonna be the old Kratos raging and destroying stuff, I'm tired of that. Let's hope they can do something new. No buy." GAF after reveal "Ugh, nobody asked for something new! They should've gone the familiar route with Kratos raging and smashing stuff. Why the hell are they doing something new? No buy."

Wow, yes. Exactly what I was thinking.

[Callibretto]

Hehe, well, i've been satisfied with the length of all of the 5 God of War games, so i'm sure that i will have no problem with this new game :) I'm just glad that there is a new God of War game, dont really care much if it is 4 hours or 6 hours to be honest (although more is better of course, but it is not a deal breaker for me).

speaking of GoW psp games. both GoW psp is shorter than console GoW. I sure hope when he said just a little bit shorter, he compare it to GoW console and not even shorter than GoW psp games.

even on console the length varies, I think GoW2 is the longest. GoW3 is kinda similar to GoW1 lengthwise.

[Chuck Norris]

I will agree with this but all it means to me is that GOW3 had a number of very boring sections. And if you trimmed those out, you'd get something an hour or two shorter out of an already very short product. For me that's a rental at best.

Well from what he is saying it seems to me like they are nailing down their direction now. So that should make for a much better paced game hopefully. I know with GOW3, they didn't nail that down till it was almost finished. It was kind of like they had a series of disconnected pieces that they put together as the game wrapped up development. And it really felt like that when you played it.

I personally don't subscribe to the quantity argument. I can't stand games that are too long. My favourite games tend to be a bit shorter, but they are always the games that are expertly paced and leave me satisfied upon conclusion