Freezasaurus
Member
No point in getting down on it before you even play it. I think most of us are going to play both modes anyway. So it's not like it's going to be a wasted purchase.
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God of War Ascension |OT| Gods up, Foes down
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No point in getting down on it before you even play it. I think most of us are going to play both modes anyway. So it's not like it's going to be a wasted purchase.
Yes the demo level is one of the few high points in the game.
I finished it 2 hours ago.
Heck even the MP uses recycled maps from GoW III.Oh so you're done with the game then,give us your GoW rankings.
Yeah I really dislike that that type of post.
Well within a few hours I'll be playing this myself but if the impressions are anything to go by I have set my expectations way low now,if I find it just as disappointing the next GoW will have a lot to live up to for me at least.
It really doesn't matter how good the MP is because we play GoW for the epic SP first and foremost,personally MP is just a nice distraction and I say that as I was in the Beta.
Melchiah
Member
I find that very hard to believe.
This man is totally on point with this.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Really? That's very disconcerting.
How long did it take you to finish? I know you're pretty down on the game, but what's replayability like?
IIRC it took me around 8 hours on normal. As for replayability, i wouldn't play it again.
but i'm looking forward to play few rounds MP. Really liked the beta.
Exactly.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Are the puzzles in the game good? I thought GoW2 had some really nice ones, and 3 while maybe not on the same level, still had few good ones.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Thanks. I've loved virtually every entry so far, so will keep my pre-order for Friday, but thankfully I've been able to adjust my expectations somewhat thanks to you and others.
batman2million
Member
Redbox ftw. It's spring break here so I'm assuming it's gonna be tough to get. Lucky me there are a lot around my house and my work area.
EDIT: Will wait till mutli goes F2P!.
EDIT: Will wait till mutli goes F2P!.
Freezasaurus
Member
oh, well then. Was it good, at least?
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Is anybody selling the game early?
Its pretty silly to expect something like GOW3 when its a prequel.
I am sure I am going to be satisfied with this game like I am with all of them.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Fucking Best Buy
The warehouse hasn't received copies... Are you fucking kidding me
I paid the extra shipping to have it beat my door on the 12th, now they have no clue
Such Bullshit
The warehouse hasn't received copies... Are you fucking kidding me
I paid the extra shipping to have it beat my door on the 12th, now they have no clue
Such Bullshit
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Can't be worse than CoO
That's the one GoW I wouldn't even call "good". Maybe I should replay GoS, but CoO was such a downgrade in just about every area. Dem PSP limitations.
That's the one GoW I wouldn't even call "good". Maybe I should replay GoS, but CoO was such a downgrade in just about every area. Dem PSP limitations.
Then the obvious question is: why a prequel? Everybody, and I mean everybody, could reasonably expect SSM to try and top themselves after GoW3.
God of War III had so many level design and pacing issues... if you like getting distracted by spectacle I guess. But that's really only the ending and begginning of the game, so props?
Yeah, a very weird definition of high points.
Yeah, a very weird definition of high points.
Yeah, CoO isn't good. Funnily enough I think that GoS is the best one.
BruiserBear
Banned
Can someone tell me if the "Last of Us Demo" label on the front is just a sticker, or actually printed on the sleeve insert of the game?
CoO > GoWII. It was a more pure God of War game where as two really fucked up with the combat, story, and art design being so erratic. Plus CoO had one of the best sub weapomns in the series (better than Cestus in GoWIII).
Just a sticker.
From what I've played, it's really, really hard to rank the God of War games in any order. I thought the original God of War would be at the bottom of my list until I replayed the HD version a few months back on my Vita.
I had such a blast playing God of War 3 last year with my buddy that I can't find many reasons to personally tax it, and obviously God of War II and Chains of Olympus are dynamite games too. I need to play Ghost of Sparta sometime. GoW III's boss fights, the grab-charge-throw move, that opening... 3 might be my personal favorite.
I had such a blast playing God of War 3 last year with my buddy that I can't find many reasons to personally tax it, and obviously God of War II and Chains of Olympus are dynamite games too. I need to play Ghost of Sparta sometime. GoW III's boss fights, the grab-charge-throw move, that opening... 3 might be my personal favorite.
The only problem with CoO was the combo counter being entirely too harsh. The design between it and GoS in terms of stun locking is pretty similar.
Cestus is awkward in comparison with large vulnerability windows and much less of the flexibility. The awkward long animations is a problem with all of the combat in GoWIII and that's why they've sped things up with Ascension, so I can't really give the Cestus over the CoO weapon when the CoO weapon worked much better and was more diverse than Cestus. It also mimicked how Zeus fights, what with the charging mechanic for virtually everything. It was just an all around awesome sub weapon.
Wishmaster92
Member
I could care less about multiplayer, i buy god of war games for their amazing story. It just kills me thinking that the sp could have been more polished, longer and better if they have just went with sp only.
Please dont start this.
BruiserBear
Banned
Awesome. Thanks.
Wishmaster92
Member
I know some people liked the multiplayer which is fine. It's just that i didn't like it.
Not sure why they are all not stickers.
I dont get the point of printing this stuff right on the cover.
That's fine and all, but don't assume that adding multiplayer to a package somehow hurts the campaign. I think SSM has done enough God of War campaigns to know what they're doing. Look at Uncharted 2 for an example of adding multiplayer to a solid campaign franchise.
But that's the thing,unlike Uncharted 2 the first entry of the GoW franchise which has MP is the lowest rated one,coincidence?
Probably? There are many reasons that could be the case. Franchise fatigue (I don't understand it with respect to God of War but you can see a similar decline in other big franchises), reviewers being sick of this generation for having gone on too long and so on.
Best campaign in the franchise, although 1 is arguably better from a narrative/cohesiveness standpoint.
Best campaign in the franchise, although 1 is arguably better from a narrative/cohesiveness standpoint.
Are we really going to sit here and do this?
Scores means absolute nothing, it could be for a number of reasons.
Yeah this is what I was talking about.
pharmboy044
Member
Amazon just shipped my copy. I can't wait.
Wishmaster92
Member
Can't wait to play this, so what difficulty you guys gonna play on?
Do what exactly?As I said,I'll form my own opinion once I finish the game but the impressions support my point.