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God of War III: Demo Impressions Thread
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H.Cornerstone
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george_us said:
I second that.
It looks so gorgeous and it's an old build. I can't wait to see what the final build looks like...
I decided to wait to finish GoW collection before i tried the demo.
And im underwhelmed :/
Watching people play it was amazing but once the controller was in my hands, it just became annoying to play through.
I know the framerate would suffer, but to me the controls were very sluggish and i found myself repeating the same moves over and over. the gameplay simply isnt as fun as the previous two games and i pray they make some slight changes.
anyways, the visuals were great, as expected. and the scale is even better than i thought it would be. after shooting down helios and seeing the titan move was fantastic. my only grip is that the lighting is too dark in some areas (not the cave area, obviously thts meant to be dark) but its hard to enjoy the animations when u can barely see them in a dark hallway.
another issue i have with this demo is the placement of the QTEs. not only are they too small but they are further away from the center of the screen, forcing you to look away from the gorgeous killing animations and lose attention. it was much better the way they are placed before.
as for the gameplay again, i thought GoW2 was a huge step down from GOW1 regarding the Chains setmoves. and now even more with this demo. they seem to favor more to the " cool" factor rather than effectiveness. again, hopefully some changes are made before they release the final game.
And im underwhelmed :/
Watching people play it was amazing but once the controller was in my hands, it just became annoying to play through.
I know the framerate would suffer, but to me the controls were very sluggish and i found myself repeating the same moves over and over. the gameplay simply isnt as fun as the previous two games and i pray they make some slight changes.
anyways, the visuals were great, as expected. and the scale is even better than i thought it would be. after shooting down helios and seeing the titan move was fantastic. my only grip is that the lighting is too dark in some areas (not the cave area, obviously thts meant to be dark) but its hard to enjoy the animations when u can barely see them in a dark hallway.
another issue i have with this demo is the placement of the QTEs. not only are they too small but they are further away from the center of the screen, forcing you to look away from the gorgeous killing animations and lose attention. it was much better the way they are placed before.
as for the gameplay again, i thought GoW2 was a huge step down from GOW1 regarding the Chains setmoves. and now even more with this demo. they seem to favor more to the " cool" factor rather than effectiveness. again, hopefully some changes are made before they release the final game.
Gummifaust
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Arsenic said:
I did the same. But I was underwhelmed by the graphics of the demo. The tunnel sequence looked pretty good but the rest was only good in my opinion.
And the violence was too extreme. I suppose it's a great way to impress teens. But I don't need this anatomy lesson.
oneHeero said:
The QTE's are placed oin the screen in the same area as your controller. So if a button pops up on the right, its O. Making it easier to focus one what's going on since you always know the button on the right is O.
I understand it makes sense, im just talking about how my eyes react to the popups. Maybe its because my tv is too big, or the distance from it is too far, but i did not have this problem with the previous two games, ever. (i did GoW2's final boss QTE crap in one shot).
Gummifaust said:
I found the tunnel sequence to be perfect, extremely satisfying. The only part to give me high hopes for the rest of the game.
Zombie James
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Arsenic said:
You have to remember that the demo we're playing is over 7 months old now, i'm sure a lot of what was off in the demo is fixed by now (hopefully).
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Deleted member 30609
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is there anyone here who actually prefers a variable 30-60 frame-rate over a locked 30?
God of War isn't exactly DMC/NG/Bayonetta, it would play just fine at 30.
God of War isn't exactly DMC/NG/Bayonetta, it would play just fine at 30.
I thought so too but after a few runs i couldnt get used to it. it probably is just my personal preference, or my tv size.Papercuts said:
@Rez. I cant stand playing GoW at 30 frames. im not exactly your typical frame-rate whore either (im fine with killzone, resistance FRs, etc)
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Deleted member 30609
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see, I'm the sort of person who can live with 30, as long as it is consistent, because I know I'll adjust. if it keeps jumping back and fort, it looks really jarring to me, and effectively serves as a reminder that I'm playing a video game, if that makes sense.
I just want consistency.
I just want consistency.
H.Cornerstone
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God of War is just as much of an adventure game as it is an action game, therefore 60fps isn't as important as DMC or Bayonetta.
Messypandas
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anyone know when the demo drops for us riff raff? (don't think the district 9 dealios in my country)
templeusox
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It does.Tom Penny said:
Messypandas
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jett said:
That sucks. Thanks.
templeusox
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GAF members were given ample opportunities to grab the demo.
H.Cornerstone
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templeusox said:
From what I played...It certainly looked better than Bayonetta on PS3, and DMC4. Krato's character model is insane.
Rez said:
well I've played through Chains of Olympus 7-8 times already and the 30 fps never got in the way, I was nailing my combo routines from GOW I&II day 1, stunning game btw, PSP <3
as for the demo I've noticed the variable framerate but doesn't bother me much (yet), the game looks insane and runs smooth enough, anyway I'm sure the current build is further optimiced in that regard.
HomerSimpson-Man
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Why the heck is Bayonetta even brought up in discussions involving visuals? To even give it a decent shot at visuals discussion would mean to put it closer to DMC4 or Ninja Gaiden, but even then, ehhhhh....
I look at this and something like Bayonetta and think geez, Sony devs barely treat their games like its the same generation of hardware in comparison. Textures, geometry, polygons, shaders, lighting, essentially everything involving graphics; it's like another level completely.
I look at this and something like Bayonetta and think geez, Sony devs barely treat their games like its the same generation of hardware in comparison. Textures, geometry, polygons, shaders, lighting, essentially everything involving graphics; it's like another level completely.
Zombie James
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One thing that just popped in my head while in the middle of replaying GoW Collection... in the first game they made a huge deal about a mortal killing a god, even needing Pandora's Box to do it... but in the GoW III demo you just rip Helios' head off :lol
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you'd assume Helios has already been weakened in this demo, otherwise he'd be a giant stomping around ala Hades
Zombie James
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Kittonwy said:
It's a damn fine movie.
Kittonwy said:
for better or worse, it is not your classic sci-fi blockbuster... it is smart movie though, about immigrants, suffering and looking at things from different perspective.
if you like good films, you should pick it up.... but again, dont expect man in black 3. thats why it got so rave reviews, it is emotional indie flick wrapped in sci-fi story.
if you liked Moon, you will like this.
I honestly see it as just a different style... bayonetta has a very anime like appearance, God of War is going for this painting classics feel, but even stating that yes its still on another level :lol :lolHomerSimpson-Man said:
Also I think this time around 30 fps fits better, God of war 3 has that film feel, its kind of how when I played bioshock the game just fit better in 30fps than in 60. Gave it that film feel.
templeusox
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Final Fantasy, Yakuza 3, and Heavy Rain at the end of February.Afrikan said:
Fuck you Sony!
oh sony, I can't stay mad at you
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Kagari said:
According to....?
That's a week after FFXIII
Meus Renaissance
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My hands are shaking with orgasm. Never have I wanted to buy a console sorely based on one game. Until now.
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Deleted member 30609
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fighting more than one of them at once (with each in different forms as the battle progresses) is going to be fun.Dabanton said:
OutlawSamurai
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Played it earlier and I'm simply blow away how this game looks even with the E3 demo... Cannot wait... Finished GOW1 few minutes ago and now its time for GOW2 
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