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New God of War III screenshots
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dreamer3kx
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thetrin said:
Did you check out the screenshots on the first page, the shit looks great, what more do you want?
thetrin
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Pterion said:
Sure does to me! Maybe it's just the art direction, but it really resonates with me.
The GoW3 demo didn't impress me at all (other than the fantastic animation on Helios' head rip), so I'm hoping the game throws things at me I'm not ready for.
dreamer3kx said:
I'm in the middle of playing FFXIII, so maybe that's it. The models look kinda janky to me.
*shrug* Graphics aren't everything. Looking forward to the game.
Chromax said:
I don't know what to say. Maybe it's the art direction. Bayonetta looks better to my eyes. It's more aesthetically pleasing. What more CAN I say?
Lagspike_exe
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thetrin said:
wat
God of War 3 is like... light years ahead of Bayonetta regarding gfx.
thetrin
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Lagspike_exe said:
Then maybe it's the art direction holding it back. Something about the game doesn't look right to me.
I'm not entirely sure why everyone is jumping on me. I'm very excited for the game. Bayonetta just looks better to me. It could just be the art direction, or it could be the fact that I'm fucking blind and I don't know what I'm talking about.
I'm certainly not trying to say Bayonetta is better by virtue of it's graphics (or that GoW3 will suck). GoW3 just...doesn't look all that great to me graphically. GoW has always had some great (albeit simplified) action gameplay, so I'm looking forward to it.
kpop100 said:
I thought the clock tower scene at the beginning was pretty mind blowing.
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I've only seen a level of GoW3, but I think if I had to nit-pick, it's just that everything looks a little too clean, or that the grimy effects and all that look kind of artificial. A lot of the appeal of Bayonetta is all in the little special effects and flourishes that occur on screen as a result of you kicking ass in a battle, which, as it's coupled with actual player control, is probably what thetrine likes about it, it's designed to make your brain go 'WHOA', whereas the GoW3 'WHOA' moments are often QTEs, thus not stimulating the same response, you know? When I'm fighting the cyclops, centaur or three-stage thing who's name escapes me, there's very little feedback given visually that I'm doing damage until the "O" symbol appears, thus colouring my whole impression on not only the way the game plays, but also how the game looks.
This is based off of a <20 minute, old demo. We'll see how the final game turns out.
This is based off of a <20 minute, old demo. We'll see how the final game turns out.
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I've never been a fan of the HUD either, but that's neither here nor there for me, because I become accustomed to it after, like, five minutes. 
dragonflys545
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Isn't there a preview for the latest build coming out this month?
thetrin
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Rez said:I've never been a fan of the HUD either, but that's neither here nor there for me, because I become accustomed to it after, like, five minutes.
No question. I just always thought it was a weird piece of bad art compared to the rest of the game.
dragonflys545 said:
on PSN? I'd love to check it out.
SolidSnakex
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dragonflys545 said:
Yes, we're supposed to see it some time in the middle of this month.
dragonflys545
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SolidSnakex said:
Oh nice, can't wait to see how much the game improved since the E3 demo.
I can definitely understand why people prefer Bayonetta's look over GoW III's.
It's a completely different style. Bayonetta has tons of shit going on on the screen at once, lots of flashes, effects, movement, etc... it's very busy.
God Of War is more subtle when it comes to the effects, but is more impressive on a technical level.
Well from what I've seen from both demos at least.
Both games ditch subtelity when it comes down to action though. :lol
It's a completely different style. Bayonetta has tons of shit going on on the screen at once, lots of flashes, effects, movement, etc... it's very busy.
God Of War is more subtle when it comes to the effects, but is more impressive on a technical level.
Well from what I've seen from both demos at least.
Both games ditch subtelity when it comes down to action though. :lol
nelsonroyale
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At least on ps3...bayonetta looked unimpressive graphically to me...GoW 3 is up there with U2...technically there is no comparison...
NemesisPrime
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Pterion said:
Nice try.
it seems this whole "debate" about "technical" visuals vs. "artistic" visuals is moot. Which game is more technically proficient isnt really debatable, whereas the artistic side is highly subjective thus not really up for discussion
It seems some gaffers arent familliar with the idea that some people will find that B > A even though A might be ; [superlatives]
It seems some gaffers arent familliar with the idea that some people will find that B > A even though A might be ; [superlatives]
SolidSnakex
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Elios83 said:
It'll be released in two weeks according to Jeff on the PSblog.
pizzaguysrevenge
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Bayonetta's art style has completely turned me off.
EatChildren
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Where are you guys seeing footage of GOW3 that looks like Uncharted 2?
get2sammyb
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Two weeks until new God Of War trailer? I'm assuming this is the one that "silenced" HipHopGamer?
"State of the art", hrmf, no, not when it means sub-30fps with a lot of tearing/slowdown.Elios83 said:
I know, it's not fair to judge a game by its demo, but considering the philosophy they had with GOW2 I'm not holding my breath on them giving priority to a stable framerate with no tearing.
SolidSnakex
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Shito said:
A couple things here. GoW3 runs above 30fps most of the time, it rarely dips under 30fps. It also has no screen tearing as it's vsynced.
... with tearing all over the place.antiloop said:
While playing I had the impression it often dipped under 30fps, but googling a bit it seems you are right, with the game running at 30~45fps most of the time.SolidSnakex said:
The impression I had probably came from the fact they did not lock the framerate, which is a mistake in my opinion: I prefer a stable 30fps game to a 30~45 one.
Let's wait and see what they'll do with the final version...
Wait what? Bayonetta has better art direction than GoW3?
That's a first. I'm not commenting on either's gameplay nor am I saying GoW3 has the most amazing art direction out there, but really Bayonetta? That game's art direction is a complete incoherent mess. It reminds of japanese B action games that were released during the early PSX days. Which is a shame because the game does some interesting stuff. Hell I even like the backgrounds and enemy designs. I find everything else to look like a complete mess though. Very uninspired stuff.
At least GoW has a solid coherent and polished look to it. To be honest there's very little out there that rivals it graphically, so called it dissapointing seems a little odd to me.
That's a first. I'm not commenting on either's gameplay nor am I saying GoW3 has the most amazing art direction out there, but really Bayonetta? That game's art direction is a complete incoherent mess. It reminds of japanese B action games that were released during the early PSX days. Which is a shame because the game does some interesting stuff. Hell I even like the backgrounds and enemy designs. I find everything else to look like a complete mess though. Very uninspired stuff.
At least GoW has a solid coherent and polished look to it. To be honest there's very little out there that rivals it graphically, so called it dissapointing seems a little odd to me.
NemesisPrime
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Lumine said:Wait what? Bayonetta has better art direction than GoW3?
That's a first. I'm not commenting on either's gameplay nor am I saying GoW3 has the most amazing art direction out there, but really Bayonetta? That game's art direction is a complete incoherent mess. It reminds of japanese B action games that were released during the early PSX days. Which is a shame because the game does some interesting stuff. Hell I even like the backgrounds and enemy designs. I find everything else to look like a complete mess though. Very uninspired stuff.
At least GoW has a solid coherent and polished look to it. To be honest there's very little out there that rivals it graphically, so called it dissapointing seems a little odd to me.
If you are into latex chicks... yes.
If you are into sweaty men... then GoW3 is the superior art direction.
Omotesando
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Lumine said:Wait what? Bayonetta has better art direction than GoW3?
That's a first. I'm not commenting on either's gameplay nor am I saying GoW3 has the most amazing art direction out there, but really Bayonetta? That game's art direction is a complete incoherent mess. It reminds of japanese B action games that were released during the early PSX days. Which is a shame because the game does some interesting stuff. Hell I even like the backgrounds and enemy designs. I find everything else to look like a complete mess though. Very uninspired stuff.
At least GoW has a solid coherent and polished look to it. To be honest there's very little out there that rivals it graphically, so called it dissapointing seems a little odd to me.
Taste in Art really can not be discussed, it blows my mind really why one would prefer Bayonetta's art over GoW3.
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Omotesando said:
The joy of subjectivity. It blows my mind people can even compare the visuals of GoW3 to Uncharted 2. Haven't played the demo though. Maybe it has some crazy overhaul and advancement that's not present in released footage.
Ninja Moomin
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thetrin said:
never change gaf... my first massive LOL of the year.
Lagspike_exe
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klier said:
And that's a very old demo, that got heavily updated. Not to mention that God of War always pushed the sense of scale, and we're yet to get a taste of that.
NemesisPrime
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klier said:
Never change gaf... my first massive LOL of the year.
Oh wait.. maybe not.. I think I had one yesterday.
GOW3 is one of the best looking games out based on the demo and it looks better than every other action game out there. I don't know how you can be disappointed by the graphics. I've played the GOW3 demo 10 times already and it still looks amazing to me. Bayonetta looks no where near as good. I think DMC4 looks way better than Bayonetta.
nelsonroyale
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EatChildren said:
Having played the demo and uncharted 2, I think it is visually in the same ballpark...obviously I have played all of U2, and there are levels in that which are quite a lot more impressive...but the tech seems around the same level to me. There are even some aspects of GoW3 which impress me more than in equivalent in U2
BobTheFork
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Playing Bayonetta reminded me of watching the Star Wars Prequels. They are just trying to cram too much shit on the screen at once.
SolidSnakex
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We'll find out how well GoW3 holds up to U2 soon enough. The build that we've been looking at now is 7 months old. So it really isn't realistic to expect that to look better than U2.