Meh the trailer is kinda lame. At least I'm not feeling much watching a trailer like this.
I don't think it's a coincidence this took 5 years to make and the previous one only 4, even thought they were rebuilding their engine and rebooting an entire franchise.
I still think we're getting something like TLOU2: Something huge happening halfway through the game, a huge twist and then the game hits its 2nd act. Not sure if Atreus will be a playbable character during half of the game, not sure if Zeus is the middle game boss and we get the hammer, whatever it is, it'll be glorious. There's no way this game isn't going to be a fucking trip.
Where did i mention that Kratos would die?Kratos IS god of war! There's no way they'll kill him off. Retire him? Maybe, but they won't straight up kill him off. I also can't see atreus carrying the gameplay.
Where did i mention that Kratos would die?
Maybe Loki/Atreus traps him somewhere to "protect or prove" himself.Why else would we play as atreus for half the game? Where is kratos if not dead? Maybe trapped somewhere?
Horrible, cumbersome, annoying, frustrating and at times infuriating to play, yes.Rdr2 was garbage lol
Horrible to play gameplay wise
Horrible, cumbersome, annoying, frustrating and at times infuriating to play, yes.
But in terms of world design, setpieces, story and that amazing fucking protagonist, it is simply an astounding achievement. It's a shame that the game makes every single act of playing it such a chore because there is a great game behind all the ridiculous control issues. Starting from chapter 3 onwards, it has some of the best missions I've played in a game. Setpiece after setpiece. It was like playing a Naughty Dog game.
I hated myself for it, but had to give it my GOTY over GOW. And I played GOW for 200-300 hours that year.
Maybe Loki/Atreus traps him somewhere to "protect or prove" himself.
So did I. I hated RDR1 and despise the story in GTAV so after the slow first 10 hours, I went to Bestbuy to trade it in. I sat in my car in the BB parking lot for two minutes and then drove back. The only thing kept me from returning it that day was that the story took itself seriously unlike GTAV and RDR1. I gave it another shot and I am glad I did. A thrill ride starting from midway through chapter 3 (around 15-20 hours) all the way till the end.I quit after 10 hours
Just didn’t find the other stuff compelling along with the sloggy gameplay
I quit after 10 hours
Just didn’t find the other stuff compelling along with the sloggy gameplay
Agreed. Or the PC version with mods that alleviate a lot of those complaints.Just play it. Seriously, it's so good. You will get used to Arthur moving like a truck.
Agreed. Or the PC version with mods that alleviate a lot of those complaints.
I personally adapted fast on the PS4 and enjoyed the laid back nature of it.
I liked the first half way more.So did I. I hated RDR1 and despise the story in GTAV so after the slow first 10 hours, I went to Bestbuy to trade it in. I sat in my car in the BB parking lot for two minutes and then drove back. The only thing kept me from returning it that day was that the story took itself seriously unlike GTAV and RDR1. I gave it another shot and I am glad I did. A thrill ride starting from midway through chapter 3 (around 15-20 hours) all the way till the end.
If they ever patch a 60 fps mode, give it another shot. Especially if you like Westerns. Its the best western story since Unforgiven. Dare I say even better. As a Solid Snake fan, I hate to admit it but Arthur Morgan is the best protaganoist in the history of video games. You have no idea how good the story gets.
It sucks that Rockstar went out of their way to make the game feel like a chore to play because the combat actually gets really good half way through as you long some of the better weapons and Dead Eye upgrades. The setpieces keep things fresh. The animations are godly. I wonder how many people quit in Chapter 2 because of the controls and slow pacing.
The trailer could me misleading...but Atreus talking about protecting Kratos, Kratos blindly trusting his son in every step and saying he doesn't need protection could lead to a twist like that. Maybe even with a time skip to a more grown up Atreus? There's so many they could do, that's what makes these 2 months of wait a slog, lmao.Why else would we play as atreus for half the game? Where is kratos if not dead? Maybe trapped somewhere?
Last trailer felt so fucking spoilery that if they really showed like 5% of the game surprises, this thing is gonna be gigantic.
Jesus i hope for like a 50 hours campaign without even considering all the side content.
One thing to consider too, SSM and ND are very good at putting out trailers, and having absolutely nothing line up theory wise from said trailersThe trailer could me misleading...but Atreus talking about protecting Kratos, Kratos blindly trusting his son in every step and saying he doesn't need protection could lead to a twist like that. Maybe even with a time skip to a more grown up Atreus? There's so many they could do, that's what makes these 2 months of wait a slog, lmao.
I trust SSM, whatever they do, i'm sure it'll be glorious.
If not spoilery story wise because you lack context, it was kinda spoilery with enemies, locations, bosses, fantastical creatures like that big jelly fish, the badass scene with thor, the scene with the moon and the wolves etc, some of them looked like very important parts of the game, like BIG moments...It didn't feel spoilerish to me. Without context, I'm left thinking what the hell is going on from one cut to the next. I'm sure there's also some misdirection planted in there as well.
2018 never felt like a chore to play which i very much appreciated so if it's 50hrs of engaging content then I'm here for it.
Smart man.Dariel Bencosme (who isn’t on Twitter)
I dont watch the final trailers for these games for this very reason. They spoil everything. I was watching the stream and just looked away when i realized it was going to be a collection of all setpieces and best story moments instead of one big gameplay demo.Last trailer felt so fucking spoilery that if they really showed like 5% of the game surprises, this thing is gonna be gigantic.
Jesus i hope for like a 50 hours campaign without even considering all the side content.
Same.I dont watch the final trailers for these games for this very reason. They spoil everything. I was watching the stream and just looked away when i realized it was going to be a collection of all setpieces and best story moments instead of one big gameplay demo.
They did a good job not spoiling everything for the first game so hopefully this isnt everything but from the snippets i saw, they showed a lot of setpieces and boss fights. More than there were in the first game.
I dont watch the final trailers for these games for this very reason. They spoil everything. I was watching the stream and just looked away when i realized it was going to be a collection of all setpieces and best story moments instead of one big gameplay demo.
They did a good job not spoiling everything for the first game so hopefully this isnt everything but from the snippets i saw, they showed a lot of setpieces and boss fights. More than there were in the first game.
Not me. I love this woman and would let her give me AIDS. Yolo.I know GAF doesn't like her since she's a hot woman that has a job
Not me. I love this woman and would let her give me AIDS. Yolo.
"i think what gets me about this trailer is that people are excited and i just keep going like...that's just the beginning. You have no idea."
I know GAF doesn't like her since she's a hot woman that has a job, but since she's working on SSM she might know a bit more than we do.
And people that worked on the game say the same thing on twitter. This trailer is "nothing". So saying they spoil everything is weird. What story beat was spoiled? "Kratos will fight Thor"?You knew that since the last game ended. Even after the trailer we have no idea what's happening.
People wonder why games take so long to make - because you are spending hours researching a fucking wolf for a single cutscene.
The trailer was great visually but writing in videogames is still thrash tier. Shame.
Do you read books? Comic books do not count.Trash writing? God of War? Yeah, you're a
Come on man, this can apply to not only every game, but films as well.Do you read books?
still better writing than multi-billionaire rings of power serial tbh.People wonder why games take so long to make - because you are spending hours researching a fucking wolf for a single cutscene.
The trailer was great visually but writing in videogames is still thrash tier. Shame.
Not me. I love this woman and would let her give me AIDS. Yolo.
That said, I am not saying they spoiled everything, im saying Final Trailers of movies/games typically spoil everything which is why I dont watch them. Kojima is really bad at this. He literally spoiled the ending scenes of both MGSV and death stranding in the final trailers.
Hell, I even said they didnt spoil everything in the GOW 2018 trailers.
Nope. Come GOTY time, folks will see that having an actual compelling story pushes games over the top. The story and characters in GOW will give it the edge over ER
Honestly I think it would be a pretty cool thing assuming atreus will have some awesome powers and good gameplay. But maybe its just me.Maybe Loki/Atreus traps him somewhere to "protect or prove" himself.
Maybe in overall GOTY voting, but looking at VGAs Overwatch won over Uncharted 4, Sekiro won over Death Stranding and BOTW won over Horizon.Nope. Come GOTY time, folks will see that having an actual compelling story pushes games over the top. The story and characters in GOW will give it the edge over ER
And yet it got an insanely high metacritic and everyone treated like a second coming.There is nothing inherently special about Elden Ring.
It's just the same game which you've played for the past decade in an open world format.
Incredible detail!the fact that the ear moves when atreus releases the arrow. this is insanity, i wonder why sony studios go that far when comes to details. no one woulve notice if wasnt there
Open world allows developers to artificially pad the length of the game with useless shit and bloat.Maybe in overall GOTY voting, but looking at VGAs Overwatch won over Uncharted 4, Sekiro won over Death Stranding and BOTW won over Horizon.
I think it will be neck and neck like 2018 when GOW went up against RDR2 and essentially split the awards.
And yet it got an insanely high metacritic and everyone treated like a second coming.
I find it absolutely hilarious that big franchises going open world just makes everyone lose their minds. Even though they end up suffering from the same open world jank, pacing and bloat as Ubisoft games everyone despises so much. BOTW and now Elden Ring getting ALL TIME GOAT praise is insane to me because i think both games are far worse in quality compared to their predecessors. Zelda lacks the dungeons and Elden Rings lacks the tight, focused and memorable design that made Bloodborne, DS and DS3 so great. It literally felt like an open world DS2 to me which is probably the worst insult I can level at the game.
I am not being edgy or controversial when I say that i have played better Ubisoft open world games than BOTW and Elden Rings. I wonder if these people have actually played Ubisoft, Sony and EA open world games because there is no way these games top some of the open world gems Sony and even Ubisoft have put out over the last couple of decades.
Yep and he DM'd me because of my empathy reaction lol. I told him why people are hyped and they should be hyped after seeing this trailer. The game will be epicLot of people in this thread are coping so hard. Did I just witness some dude telling others to keep their positive opinions on this trailer in check? Get the fuck out of here.
Looks incredible. Bought a PS4 pro just for the first game and have never regretted it. And I'm about to order a PS5 for this one (unless it comes to PC idk?).
My favorite reaction thus far :
"What the Sun do to you?"
Feel the same way about Elden Ring ...it suffers greatly from being open world and I'm not sure that what it brings to the table images up for it. 90% of the time I'm just wandering around killing trash mob enemies. DS, BB, and Sekiro were pretty much perfect in their combination of linearity and branching paths.Maybe in overall GOTY voting, but looking at VGAs Overwatch won over Uncharted 4, Sekiro won over Death Stranding and BOTW won over Horizon.
I think it will be neck and neck like 2018 when GOW went up against RDR2 and essentially split the awards.
And yet it got an insanely high metacritic and everyone treated like a second coming.
I find it absolutely hilarious that big franchises going open world just makes everyone lose their minds. Even though they end up suffering from the same open world jank, pacing and bloat as Ubisoft games everyone despises so much. BOTW and now Elden Ring getting ALL TIME GOAT praise is insane to me because i think both games are far worse in quality compared to their predecessors. Zelda lacks the dungeons and Elden Rings lacks the tight, focused and memorable design that made Bloodborne, DS and DS3 so great. It literally felt like an open world DS2 to me which is probably the worst insult I can level at the game.
I am not being edgy or controversial when I say that i have played better Ubisoft open world games than BOTW and Elden Rings. I wonder if these people have actually played Ubisoft, Sony and EA open world games because there is no way these games top some of the open world gems Sony and even Ubisoft have put out over the last couple of decades.
Origins, Unity, Far Cry 3, AC2, Brotherhood and Black Flags are all great open world titles. I wouldnt put their combat systems above Elden Rings, but as far as open world games go, they had all had a great open world that felt rewarding to explore. Combat was arcadey but way more fun than the basic combat in BOTW. Not to mention your weapons didnt break. Some of the games actually had a great story. Even in games that didnt have a good story, it was better than the non-existent stories in BOTW and Elden Rings.Feel the same way about Elden Ring ...it suffers greatly from being open world and I'm not sure that what it brings to the table images up for it. 90% of the time I'm just wandering around killing trash mob enemies. DS, BB, and Sekiro were pretty much perfect in their combination of linearity and branching paths.
Which Ubisoft games though are better than Botw/Elden Ring? I don't know if I'd go that far ...actually? That was a good one. Origins? Was good until I realized how shallow some of its systems are ..
I am not being edgy or controversial when I say that i have played better Ubisoft open world games than BOTW and Elden Rings. I wonder if these people have actually played Ubisoft, Sony and EA open world games because there is no way these games top some of the open world gems Sony and even Ubisoft have put out over the last couple of decades.
Couldnt disagree more on rewarding. 90% of the time i opened a chest in Elden Ring or BOTW, it gave me an item i never ended up using.That’s pretty edgy
BOTW and Elden Ring succeed with the open world because they make it compelling, interesting, surprising, and rewarding to explore
Ubisoft design has none of that
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