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GOD OF WAR: Ascension single-player preview (Gamescom)

Looks insanely good and MP seems like it will be a blast despite what many people have said here. You can have both good SP and MP as proved by some other games and SSM is one developer I'd trust with doing both better than most devs.

I keep getting steroids from my doctor and I look nothing like Kratos although I get just as mad sometimes...Is something wrong? Are my 'roids broken? :(
 
I'm really interested in this GOW, way more than the previous ones (although not for multiplayer), but that interview was sickening.

"How awesome is your awesome game" indeed.


pathetic. Even if it is a great looking game, you don't need to suck his proverbial dick on camera.
 
Damn, the time-warping mechanics look brilliant. Also, the additional combo possibilities by putting the other weapon on a different button makes me very excited.
 
I've watched this same footage 5 times ofc it looks great,wish they show something different soon like that ice level.....'sup Papy
 
Love that the game is a prequel meaning a different art style than the 3rd one and more like the 1st. GOW3 was amazing, but I prefered the colours and levels of the first 2.
 
bakedpony said:
I wonder which gods will make an appearance and get killed in this...
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I doubt any God will be killed in this game but one I would like to see make an appearance is Artemis. She was only in GOW1 and just as a face, I want to see full character model this time. But I haven't played the PSP versions so she could be in one of those.
 
CepPyBoy said:
I doubt any God will be killed in this game but one I would like to see make an appearance is Artemis. She was only in GOW1 and just as a face, I want to see full character model this time. But I haven't played the PSP versions so she could be in one of those.
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She wasn't in the PSP games IIRC. If she's here, they might change her appearance like they changed Poseidon from his GOW1 face.

Gods that haven't been mentioned in the past games could be killed since the canon established wouldn't be affected (Dionysus for example).
 
CepPyBoy said:
I doubt any God will be killed in this game but one I would like to see make an appearance is Artemis. She was only in GOW1 and just as a face, I want to see full character model this time. But I haven't played the PSP versions so she could be in one of those.
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I think we will fight ares at the end and lose and even the furies somewhere in the game leading up to gow1 and the opening battle has to be with the barbarian king,though we already know 3 HUGE creatures which we will fight including charybdis and manticore
 
Yeah, this does look even better visually than GoW3...vegetation especially here looks stunning. That was a bit ropey in some parts of GoW3, especially Hera's Garden, which actually looked a bit grim.

Don't really mind not seeing much more....I know what to expect and Ill be buying it day 1
 
Naughty Dog and Santa Monica are already putting Sony's potential wow-factor of any PS4 reveal into jeopardy. But then I think of what those duders are gonna be able to do with cutting edge hardware and I wake up in a pool of saliva half an hour later.
 
Pie and Beans said:
Naughty Dog and Santa Monica are already putting Sony's potential wow-factor of any PS4 reveal into jeopardy. But then I think of what those duders are gonna be able to do with cutting edge hardware and I wake up in a pool of saliva half an hour later.
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I think Quantic Dream is doing a amazing job as well.
 
Loudninja said:
I think Quantic Dream is doing a amazing job as well.
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Considering Beyond: Two Souls, The Last of Us and GoW: Ascension are running on HW that is over 6 years old by now, I can't even begin to imagine what ND, QD and SSM are gonna be able to pull off on the PS4.
 
Loudninja said:
I think Quantic Dream is doing a amazing job as well.
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Quantic Dream stuff just always leans a little too hard on the "tech demo" side of things, with that games main interaction being a free camera zooping about play-sets. All the AI and stuff that goes into The Last of Us and God of War puts them just a tier above I feel. Guerilla as well, especially when you're factoring in multiplayer as WELL.

If Santa Monica get a moment, would love to see them bring their wizardry to Vita. Killzone: Merc and NFS:MW are already teasing that systems beastly potential.
 
What i would like to see in this game are ridable creatures of the size of titans and then boss fights when we are controlling them against 2 or more creatures of the same size along with blood splatter and dismemberment inside a volcano......
 
I'm having a hard time getting excited about this after GoW3. That game looked amazing and the combat was the best it's ever been, but the largely forgettable, bland locations and disconnected sense of progression (it didn't feel like one large, cohesive journey) really brought the experience down.

Ascention is also a visual powerhouse, but I'm still taking a cautious, wait-and-see position on this one.
 
Take ma money.
As for raggin on the dude conducting the interview, he seems to like the game good enough for me.
Hopefully it will wash the bad taste of GOW3 from my mouth.
 
Combichristoffersen said:
Considering Beyond: Two Souls, The Last of Us and GoW: Ascension are running on HW that is over 6 years old by now, I can't even begin to imagine what ND, QD and SSM are gonna be able to pull off on the PS4.
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Yeah I m excited to see what they do next gen.

Pie and Beans said:
Quantic Dream stuff just always leans a little too hard on the "tech demo" side of things, with that games main interaction being a free camera zooping about play-sets. All the AI and stuff that goes into The Last of Us and God of War puts them just a tier above I feel. Guerilla as well, especially when you're factoring in multiplayer as WELL.

If Santa Monica get a moment, would love to see them bring their wizardry to Vita. Killzone: Merc and NFS:MW are already teasing that systems beastly potential.
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QD makes different types of games,I dont think its fair to say their work are like tech demos.
 
Sid said:
I think we will fight ares at the end and lose and even the furies somewhere in the game leading up to gow1 and the opening battle has to be with the barbarian king,though we already know 3 HUGE creatures which we will fight including charybdis and manticore
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This game is doing a charybdis and a manticore? Wooooo! Can't wait to see the latter, I guess charybdis is the sea monster in the demo? Should've guessed they'd do it, having already done Scylla in Ghost of Sparta.
 
Itchy//Tasty said:
This game is doing a charybdis and a manticore? Wooooo! Can't wait to see the latter, I guess charybdis is the sea monster in the demo? Should've guessed they'd do it, having already done Scylla in Ghost of Sparta.
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Yup though the psp gow's were made by ready at dawn,Kraken(GoW II)->Scylla(GoS)->Charybdis(Gow:A)
So Stheno should be there too i hope and ladon would be cool as well,probably awesome also that apollo statue needs to come alive!
 
So excited for this game! I haven't touched my PS3 for anything outside of Blurays in a while, so I am REALLY looking forward to getting back into GoW. I'm going to have to pop GoW3 back in tonight just for a quick fix.

I think these guys could make an awesome Incredible Hulk game. They get how to put a character full of power and destructive rage in the player's hands
 
Looks like the best God of War yet in terms of playability. Looks much more refined

Q1 2013 is going to be murderous for my wallet
 
Pie and Beans said:
Naughty Dog and Santa Monica are already putting Sony's potential wow-factor of any PS4 reveal into jeopardy. But then I think of what those duders are gonna be able to do with cutting edge hardware and I wake up in a pool of saliva half an hour later.
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Loudninja said:
I think Quantic Dream is doing a amazing job as well.
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Combichristoffersen said:
Considering Beyond: Two Souls, The Last of Us and GoW: Ascension are running on HW that is over 6 years old by now, I can't even begin to imagine what ND, QD and SSM are gonna be able to pull off on the PS4.
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You guys are really underestimating GG.
 
Phoenician_Viking said:
You guys are really underestimating GG.
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It's more that I frankly don't care about their games, since they've been doing nothing but Killzone since the PS2. Great graphics, but yeah, I don't care about Killzone. I'm somewhat interested in seeing that new IP they're supposedly working on though.
 
I loved GOW 3, hopefully the sequel will live up to it.

Never been worried about the graphics, GOW 3 looks stellar, I never imagined Ascension not being superior graphically speaking.
 
It's interesting that this game takes a backseat to The Last of Us in terms of media hype and even in here in GAF with only 2 pages.

I remember on the GOW directors conference Stig mentioning Uncharted 2 as their competition back in E3 2009. Looks like ND is doing it again.

Still we all know this game will be great!!!
 
bakedpony said:
It's interesting that this game takes a backseat to The Last of Us in terms of media hype and even in here in GAF with only 2 pages.

I remember on the GOW directors conference Stig mentioning Uncharted 2 as their competition back in E3 2009. Looks like ND is doing it again.

Still we all know this game will be great!!!
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I think a big part of that is due to the lack of single player content/info. They've largely just been focused on detailing and pushing the multiplayer. People really don't know what to expect from that while the meat of GoW to most people is still the single player mode.
 
Consider me sold. I was highly skeptical of Ascension, as I really figured Kratos story to be over, and was kind of looking forward to a new protagonist in the universe.

But holy hell, this looks incredible.
 
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