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God of War Launches Early 2018 (PS4)
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velociraptor
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I completely agree with you. The fixed camera was nice, and it allowed for some cool effects when fighting bosses or even tasks such as crossing bridges.
It really is far too zoomed in. I wish it was zoomed out so there would be a better sense of scale.
edbooneyebrows
Banned
camera is terrible.
i hope they fix that before release otherwise looks great.
i hope they fix that before release otherwise looks great.
ScaryShark
Banned
I guess I'm a gaming savant then. Button mash, roll and intelligently use magic. You're fine.
Agree to disagree. You mow down enemies and it never feels like anything and unless you're taking down a large enemy I never feel the impact. Most of the bosses are defeated at the end of the fight with QTE and that doesn't satiate me. From what I've seen of this game, they aren't going to go that route and that's exciting to me.
DangerMouse
Member
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
Sorry to disappoint all of you but those wolves look tiny. They seem like regular enemies.
It obvious some of you just want the same game and thats just not what they going for.
velociraptor
Junior Member
Not the same game, but an evolution of the previous God of War titles.
I just wanted the DNA of the series to be intact.
I'm just getting TLOU vibes from this game. We've got Joel and Ellie in the form of Kratos and this kid. The over the shoulder camera doesn't help either.
I KNEW that was going to become a popular gifHey Cory! Here's some of my money. Make it count.
Dragon1893
Member
Man, this looks absolutely amazing. It definitely has potential to be the best GoW ever. They have a brand new mythology to play with and it´s obvious they're going all out.
dsp
Member
God of War 3 still looks pretty fucking stunning. SSM is one of the best at this, by far.
Kuroi Gogeta
Member
The combat in this game looks rock solid, the visuals are also on point. Just jaw dropping.
However, the things about this game that will elevate it from more than just an impressive game is what it seems to be hinting at. It seems to be a game about masculinity. From what I see, it has the potential to actually say something about: Violence, empathy, love, change, and responsibility. It can deconstruct kratos and MANY male protagonists in all of media, explore the concept of fatherhood, and give a fresh take on how we solve problems in games. The key parts that stood out for me:
-Kratos telling his boy that he shouldn't have mercy for his enemies, because he won't be able to fight if he does.
-His son wanting to prove that he can be a warrior
-His son telling him about how not everyone that seems bad actually is--i mean from another POV Kratos himself can appear as a villain. His justifications in subsequent GOW games just seemed to get flimsier and flimsier to me.
-The ending with the serpent was just absolutely brilliant. Much in the vein of where this game seems to be going with what it can say about violence and perceptions of the other--the serpent is presented to us like "OH SHIT. GONNA HAVE TO FIGHT AND KILL THIS THING" only to have those fears or excitement of battle subverted with the son saying that it wants to help.
Right there we can as the player, grow with kratos as we find ourselves not looking at each thing that pops up on screen as a potential target, but rather also a potential assistant or something with feelings, motivations, and its own goals. The original GOW games were a pretty superficial exploration of masculinity. Kratos is just presented to us as a guy that either fucks or kills like that's it. He's either fucking something on screen, or he's killing it in as brutal of a way as you can imagine. It's really telling how for example the GOW3 aphrodite encounter is handled.
In this game, Kratos is married, and his partner actually talks to him as an equal, imparts her opinions and co-parents with him. I'm just so hyped at the narrative potential of this game, like this could really be something we don't get a lot of in this medium.
However, the things about this game that will elevate it from more than just an impressive game is what it seems to be hinting at. It seems to be a game about masculinity. From what I see, it has the potential to actually say something about: Violence, empathy, love, change, and responsibility. It can deconstruct kratos and MANY male protagonists in all of media, explore the concept of fatherhood, and give a fresh take on how we solve problems in games. The key parts that stood out for me:
-Kratos telling his boy that he shouldn't have mercy for his enemies, because he won't be able to fight if he does.
-His son wanting to prove that he can be a warrior
-His son telling him about how not everyone that seems bad actually is--i mean from another POV Kratos himself can appear as a villain. His justifications in subsequent GOW games just seemed to get flimsier and flimsier to me.
-The ending with the serpent was just absolutely brilliant. Much in the vein of where this game seems to be going with what it can say about violence and perceptions of the other--the serpent is presented to us like "OH SHIT. GONNA HAVE TO FIGHT AND KILL THIS THING" only to have those fears or excitement of battle subverted with the son saying that it wants to help.
Right there we can as the player, grow with kratos as we find ourselves not looking at each thing that pops up on screen as a potential target, but rather also a potential assistant or something with feelings, motivations, and its own goals. The original GOW games were a pretty superficial exploration of masculinity. Kratos is just presented to us as a guy that either fucks or kills like that's it. He's either fucking something on screen, or he's killing it in as brutal of a way as you can imagine. It's really telling how for example the GOW3 aphrodite encounter is handled.
In this game, Kratos is married, and his partner actually talks to him as an equal, imparts her opinions and co-parents with him. I'm just so hyped at the narrative potential of this game, like this could really be something we don't get a lot of in this medium.
GarciaHotspur
Member
Is Kratos able to jump ?
Perhaps his son is a native of this world (like his mother) and therefore had to learn the native language to survive while his mother also taught him greek to allow him to speak to his father. Meanwhile Kratos could not really give a damn about learning the native language
Love love loved that moment. Huge subversion of GoW tropes and just goes to show how much they're upending the formula with this game.
Methinks you are over-analysing a tad there
Captain Smirk
Member
So does anyone else think this World Serpent is how Kratos ends up in the Norse mythology?
Sutton Dagger
Member
God of war has always been a series I've never enjoyed, the characters, the combat, it's always been incredibly uninteresting. After seeing this trailer though I can finally see myself enjoying GoW.
A cross dimensional rift was opened which, when passed through by Kratos, caused his Norse equivalent and himself to switch places effectively stranding each within the others' world. The only thing which was not transferred is their voices.
True story
I've played (almost) every GOW game. Engrossed myself in the law and story. Enjoyed the eye gouging, head ripping, leg severing, face smashing etc. antics of each iteration. But by Ascension the formula had become stale. Thankfully GOW has now transcended that and taken a new, not entirely different direction.
Could anyone honestly look at these gameplay videos and not recognise GOW? No
It's simply
double jump
you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
If you look hard enough there's little snake symbols all over the place.
I think story wise this is going to be a Dark Souls 1 type of situation. Don't trust them snakes brehs.
This ain't a God of War game it's a game with a character based on Kratos in it.
I think story wise this is going to be a Dark Souls 1 type of situation. Don't trust them snakes brehs.
This ain't a God of War game it's a game with a character based on Kratos in it.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
This looks unbelievable.
wapplew
Member
Kratos become human again in this game, like beginning of first game. full circle.
Easier to market for people not follow GoW series I guess.
double jump
you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
I feel the same but it's not going to happen.
The best we'll get is them splitting up for a few puzzles.
kyubajin
Member
God of War: Resurrection
Samir Sedlar
Member
The gameplay looks awesome, and I am interested in how thing is going to feel playing. Yet I am not happy at all with the whole father-son story, I had enough of it in The Last of Us, no need for God of War to follow the same path. Heck I could do with the same story just without the 'son' part, a story focusing solely on Kratos controlling his rage and facing his demons.
bigboss370
Member
my word...is that Thor's hammer?
SuperSaiyanAkuma
Banned
my word...is that Thor's hammer?
Is that Odin's head attached to his rear? I only ask that because it looks like one of his eye's is golden? Odin having being depicted as only having one eye?
R
Rodin
Unconfirmed Member
Liked it, quick impressions:
- the setting is very interesting
- larger areas and bigger focus on exploration compared to the past sound like my cup of tea
- graphics are stunning
- combat seems satisfying but...
- ... the camera is utter shit
- i don't like the tlou-like stuff for now, not sure it fits in a series like GoW
- many gaffers haven't seen a cgi movie in the last 10 years
I'll probably be there d1, but there are things i didn't like. Still way more promising than GoW:A, i sleeped through any footage showed of that one and didn't even buy it (only game in the series i never got or played outside of the demo).
- the setting is very interesting
- larger areas and bigger focus on exploration compared to the past sound like my cup of tea
- graphics are stunning
- combat seems satisfying but...
- ... the camera is utter shit
- i don't like the tlou-like stuff for now, not sure it fits in a series like GoW
- many gaffers haven't seen a cgi movie in the last 10 years
I'll probably be there d1, but there are things i didn't like. Still way more promising than GoW:A, i sleeped through any footage showed of that one and didn't even buy it (only game in the series i never got or played outside of the demo).
ShiroAmakusa
Member
I'd be seriously surprised if the son gets killed off. Actually, I'm expecting Kratos to die for good in this game.
ScaryShark
Banned
Poster makes a well thought out and interesting take on what was presented today and gets a pithy 8 word reply dismissing it. Valuable.
texhnolyze
Banned
I feel like Horizon still looks better than this.
There's something lacking, like the colors and lighting.
There's something lacking, like the colors and lighting.
GravityInsanity
Member
A lens flare?
my word...is that Thor's hammer?
Apparently the dead dude is a Jötunn. So probably not.
this honestly didn't do much for me last year at the reveal beyond "wow, it looks gorgeous" but i'm sold and on the hype train now. my fears regarding the combat are gone. it looks fast, tactical and seems like it can handle multiple enemies. still as brutal as ever but with a nice subtle undertone of caring. i actually like the new voice of kratos more too. it still sounds like the old guy in parts, but he has the acting range to actually deal with more subdued scenes.
roll on early 2018.
roll on early 2018.
Discotheque
Banned
I'm still so geeked over the visuals in here. Not just graphically (although for a base PS4 I'm really happy with this) but the designs are so good.
That screenshot of the enemy wolves in the fog for instance. Love how you can see their glowing eyes.
And that world serpent looks amazingly creepy. Like Beetlejuice when he turned into that freaky ass snake haha.
That screenshot of the enemy wolves in the fog for instance. Love how you can see their glowing eyes.
And that world serpent looks amazingly creepy. Like Beetlejuice when he turned into that freaky ass snake haha.
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
Cus it is a sequel in form of reboot. Same for Mortal Kombat 9 which was a sequel but a complete reboot so they called it Mortal Kombat.
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