AstroNut325
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Yup.
My post from earlier in the thread:
By far the best opening to any E3 I've ever seen.
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God Of War E3 2016 trailer gameplay, not open world, all Kratos, 2017
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My post from earlier in the thread:
By far the best opening to any E3 I've ever seen.
Kratos gonna capture all the Norse gods
Aww, hells yeah!
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Deleted member 22576
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Frankly it looks generic the graphics are cool though.
I think it'd be a pretty cool setup if the entirety of Asgard is the afterlife of God of War's greek mythos. Odin is essentially a reincarnated Zeus, Thor a reborn Hercules, Loki a reborn Apollo, etc.
It would also explain Kratos's new family somewhat, which would make them not a new son or wife but his old family reborn.
Whether or not they're able to recall their past lives could make for interesting story beats.
It would also explain Kratos's new family somewhat, which would make them not a new son or wife but his old family reborn.
Whether or not they're able to recall their past lives could make for interesting story beats.
dragonflys545
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Generic... Lol WAT? which part looks generic to you? If this game played exactly like GOW games from the past, now that's generic.
Yeah I'm leaning more towards TLoU right now, haha. Up to Cory to surprise us. The kid clearly has some ice powers though so those would be interesting to explore.
It could, quite quickly, come to a point where you're not handholding the kid but he's strong enough to hold his own and you're effectively partners and this journey is not simply about getting him to that point but some greater objective. Although kratos did kill his last protege by mistake as well (fighting him in the dark)
SDCowboy
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What if the kid is Kratos? 0_0
BleedOrange
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Ryse 2?
sankt-Antonio
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If i get a GoW infused Souls game with these gfx and GoW kind of brutal rage / splitting enemies in half, sign me up.
SDCowboy
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lol wtf? In what way does it look generic even in the slightest?
Triggerhappytel
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This would work, and it would be a really good way to pass the torch.
BabyFaceKillah
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No... Kratos was overpowered in GoW 2 and 3
Maybe he named the tot after him.
You play as Kratos the whole game because they are both named Kratos :O
He looks a lot more human here, rather than demigod. Sure he does some crazy shit but he struggled against a single ogre sized monster. If this were old GoW he would have dismembered a kraken and murdered a mountain by now.
dragonflys545
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Kratos lost his powers at the beginning of both games.
Triggerhappytel
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It's probably third behind Uncharted and Gran Turismo. Maybe fourth once The Last of Us becomes an actual franchise rather than a one-off.
SDCowboy
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Well I mean, did the trailer ever say the bearded guy who looks like Kratos, is Kratos? Or are we just assuming? I was pretty tired when it aired last night, so I don't remember.
This game was Play of the Conference
Yooo lmao
Gameplay and story look immensely better than Ryse
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MurkyZebra2417
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The Giant tries to tell the kid something with "wait" and Kratos is very adamant that he finishes him off fast.
So my theories:
- Kratos raises the son against the will of Valhalla, so he pissed of some gods
- The son is a god/half-god
- The "son" does not know about this
- "Now you are ready for a new beginning" seems to be a trailer-line, not a line that will actually be featured in the game. It either means the soft reboot of the franchise or indeed that we will play as the son (and SSM is lying at this point to not spoil the surprise)
So my theories:
- Kratos raises the son against the will of Valhalla, so he pissed of some gods
- The son is a god/half-god
- The "son" does not know about this
- "Now you are ready for a new beginning" seems to be a trailer-line, not a line that will actually be featured in the game. It either means the soft reboot of the franchise or indeed that we will play as the son (and SSM is lying at this point to not spoil the surprise)
It's him, there's no real question about it. Same "tatoos", scars, even marks from the blades of chaos. He also uses "Spartan Rage", wears same shit on his shoulder and has the same voice actor (?)
GIANKRATOS
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He's Kratos, look at the scar on the belly
SDCowboy
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It just seems odd that the exp was gained when the son used the bow.
Mr.Fletcher
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I always wanted Kratos to return. I said an older and wiser interpretation of the character after the events of the original trilogy would be a good move - and that's exactly what I got.
But while I love they are taking risks and commend them for making something that feels fresh, it's lost something (based on this tiny preview).
God of War is a power-trip and I've never felt so strong as when I was tearing stuff apart with Kratos.
This looks like a radical departure. The gameplay itself wasn't exactly inspiring either. Different isn't always better.
I will buy it no doubt but this looks less gratifying to me.
Just to add, I'm sure this will be great and am excited but something tells me, people who loved the combat from the originals might be left out in the cold.
Edit: It's not Carson is it? Unless my ears are playing tricks on me.
do you even know what generic means?
SSM can lie about us playing Kratos the entire game...or the xp could be a diversion of sorts, IDK. But it's definitely Kratos.
Palette Swap
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I've finally caught up on this. As someone who had grown tired of that asshole Kratos adolescent bullshit, I'm actually interested in the game.
I checked out the trailer from Gamersyde (great quality): http://www.gamersyde.com/news_e3_go...tml?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
It looks magnificent. Couldn't care to pick up GoW Ascension due to franchise fatigue but I totally love the new direction this is taking.
It looks magnificent. Couldn't care to pick up GoW Ascension due to franchise fatigue but I totally love the new direction this is taking.
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See to me it just looks like yet another slow methodical melee combat that seemingly every new game is. The camera angle too. You seriously didn't look at that and immediately see it as just another walkin around with an AI person in a static environment game? It seemed like a pretty contrived experience. W/e to each his own, we'll see how the shipping game is in the end.
Corpsepyre
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Ugh. Don't want that last bit to happen.
Business
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Poor Ryse has become almost an insult.
Melchettsmoustache
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I'm beginning to feel like a dinosaur.
So many games seem to be over the shoulder 3rd person, post apocalyptic, mutant zombie sneak and kill with some suspense thrown in.
I've been looking forward to a good old hack em up with no story that needs to be embellished on barring a straight forward plot, just something you can pick up, feel grossly overpowered and brutalise some pixels. GoW has always offered that.
Sonys conference today had a number of games where any of their protagonists could simply be dropped into any of their environments and nobody would have been any the wiser.
Fancy Clown
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You probably level up your son because he is a companion with combat skills. Could be a cool expansion of what ND did with Ellie, where you are actively picking abilities and leveling up your companion.
jacksepticeye
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I actually missed that. So it's the same Kratos just later on in life in a different region?
I thought it was a do-over of the original series in a different setting.
Could make sense since he told the boy to shoot the troll, maybe you can prompt him in fights
Mr.Fletcher
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If you removed the Kratos character model you wouldn't even know it's a God of War game.
It's been confirmed as a sequel to GoW. So somehow they'll explain the transition between Greek and Norse mythology.
Combichristoffersen
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Yes. His arms even have burns/scars from where the Blades of Chaos were attached.
SDCowboy
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Could be cool. Especially if the campaign takes place over years and the son ages.
Triggerhappytel
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I know you're taking the piss, but the difference is that if you want to play as a female protagonist in a Sony game there's a fair amount of choice old and new, from Gravity Rush, Heavenly Sword, Beyond: Two Souls and Horizon: Zero Dawn. Nintendo, despite talking the talk a great deal, haven't actually introduced any new female protagonists in a long time.
Would you prefer a series refuse to change and become stagnant on its seventh entry, or actually try to evolve the gameplay and characters? Besides, we've seen literally just ten minutes of footage from probably a 10 hour game, so it's stupidly early to be implying this isn't real God of War.
This game was Play of the Conference
Ha ha, brilliant gif!
I did get the impression from Kratos' mannerisms and dialogue that he is not the boy's father.
Yeah, I thought the voice sounded a lot like the voice actor for Kratos (TC Carson, I think his name is?), but a lot more subdued and sounded older.
Only in the first 10 minutes, yeah. In GOW2, Kratos was stripped of his powers and demoted to a peasant pretty much.
Am I the only one that thinks it might tie into the older games somewhat? With the ending of 3,
he released hope. At the end of the trailer he mentions "a new world" and looks out into the distance.
So maybe Kratos is reincarnated and this is the new world after the end of GoW3
So maybe Kratos is reincarnated and this is the new world after the end of GoW3
Yep, Cory said that's part of the main story but didn't want to discuss it at the moment. Who knows if they'll do an epilogue bridging the gap or unravel it through the story
Melchettsmoustache
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Very much this.
So many games seem similar to this just now, particularly on console.
I think it's why I'm pretty much out of gaming unless it's VR just now. Even something simple like holoball seems refreshing.
Zombies or third person seems to be the fashion at present.
AstroNut325
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And that's a good thing. We need the drastic departure.