The score in the GOW3 intro battle had tons of percussion. God of War Ascension intro battle has almost no audible music.
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God of War Ascension |OT| Gods up, Foes down
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The score in the GOW3 intro battle had tons of percussion. God of War Ascension intro battle has almost no audible music.
I don't think you can do it during the battle when you first get the element though, I remember trying to switch during the third element battle and it wouldn't let me.
People complaining about the Steelbook.
It's... a Steelbook. Like, the patented, brand name Steelbook, I have no idea what you guys were expecting
This is exactly the same as every other Steelbook I have, but in Blu-ray size.
Managed to play three multiplayer rounds. Wow, this is great fun. Tons of stuff going on around the levels, the combat is tweaked just enough to make it fun on a PvP setting, and if you'd rather not PvP, there's a lot to do in a support role by utilizing traps, activating the environment, etc. I like it.
It's... a Steelbook. Like, the patented, brand name Steelbook, I have no idea what you guys were expecting
This is exactly the same as every other Steelbook I have, but in Blu-ray size.Managed to play three multiplayer rounds. Wow, this is great fun. Tons of stuff going on around the levels, the combat is tweaked just enough to make it fun on a PvP setting, and if you'd rather not PvP, there's a lot to do in a support role by utilizing traps, activating the environment, etc. I like it.
FormerShirts
Member
True, you're locked out during the area you acquire the new element. At their base, each element has unique square and slam finishers. The L1 specials, Rage and Magic attacks is where you get the varied functionality.
MyAbsolution
Member
Been playing for the last 6 hours. Multiplayer.
I really enjoy it. Its not a shooter so it has that working for it
Getting used to the combat, and slowly getting better at getting kills. Damn it sucks getting 2on1ed and 3on1ed though. holy balls.
I really enjoy it. Its not a shooter so it has that working for it
Getting used to the combat, and slowly getting better at getting kills. Damn it sucks getting 2on1ed and 3on1ed though. holy balls.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Been playing for the last 6 hours. Multiplayer.
I really enjoy it. Its not a shooter so it has that working for it
Getting used to the combat, and slowly getting better at getting kills. Damn it sucks getting 2on1ed and 3on1ed though. holy balls.
I liked the silent teamwork in the beta, where you'd just hang around with someone to prevent that happening to you, and give you the upper hand if you bump into a lone wanderer. It feels great taking two two enemies out in one encounter though
Is there voice chat?
MyAbsolution
Member
Yes there is voice chat. Although Party voice chat is not a secluded chat :/ I was running around with 1-2 others most of the time and then you can put the hurt down on people. I love poseidon personally, as a support/tank.
And yes ive taken three people out by myself once. And successfully done a few 2v1s.
Sometimes you can position urself and knock people off ledges with powers and knockback attacks... OR THE HAMMER
And yes ive taken three people out by myself once. And successfully done a few 2v1s.
Sometimes you can position urself and knock people off ledges with powers and knockback attacks... OR THE HAMMER
spiderman123
Member
For SP :The sound doesn't match the movement and screams for most areas. There seems to be a slight lag in audio. Anyone getting this?
The_Hitcher89
Member
Yes there is voice chat. Although Party voice chat is not a secluded chat :/ I was running around with 1-2 others most of the time and then you can put the hurt down on people. I love poseidon personally, as a support/tank.
And yes ive taken three people out by myself once. And successfully done a few 2v1s.
Sometimes you can position urself and knock people off ledges with powers and knockback attacks... OR THE HAMMER
I can do without party chat, but is there team chat? There'd better be
I found the beta a little unbalanced between swords and hammers, the hammers did not receive enough of a speed nerf to negate the bonus of being able to knock people away imo. Is it the same now?
Still gonna use a sword either way
MagicWithEarvin
Member
It's been discussed here and people are having issues with the sound mixing in the game. Even with headphones or a 7.1 surround sound system.
Robot Pants
Member
R1 + triangle all day. Spam it until you thin them out. Unfortunately a lot of battles rely on this. Combat really sucks in this game.
Too early to say, there are also spears now(I don't recall them in the beta). I will say the pickup spear no longer seems absurdly OP, lol.
MP is a lot of fun, liking the maps I've seen. Sound issues almost seem worse on that end though...I did the tutorial and it all seemed really muted, then the trophy DING was loud as fuck.
Holy fuck -- these fucking goats are straight killers. I just spammed the throw but it took trial and error. I just made it past the ice power gate towards what looks like
. I have collected way more Gorgon Eyes than I have Phoenix Feathers. Is that everyone's experience or have I been missing Phoenix Feathers? I have yet to collect 5; whereas, I have about 7 Eyes.
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giant snake
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Robot Pants
Member
You can miss a few chests and still get full health and magic upgrades and the achievement.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
"Trophies are not achieveable in New Game+"
Booooo
Booooo
MurkyZebra2417
Member
People with Sound problem:
Try out switching to Headsets and Set the IN-Game Soundsetting to Headphone too. I had zero sound issues like this.
Try out switching to Headsets and Set the IN-Game Soundsetting to Headphone too. I had zero sound issues like this.
Haha. Satyrs have always been the "play time is over motherfucker" GOW enemies. Good to see that tradition continue.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I noticed that they did the camera panning around thing for cinematic flair in certain areas, but slowly moved away from that. Terrible idea for this type of gane and not implemented well, IMO.
BobTheFork
Member
Has anyone else gotten stuck with a bug? I just got to the oracle and I'm in a room with two knights with hammers. The first time they both came at me but after I died only one of them is attacking. I've restarted from the checkpoint 3-4 times but the right knight will never leave the wall and attack so I can't progress.
The Xtortionist
Member
OMG, just beat
on Hard. Hands trembling. FUCK
Trial of Archimedes
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Great! I was stuck on that for two freakin' hours. Nothing in the game [or in the series for that matter], is as difficult as that Trial on Hard.
About 3-4 hours in and I'm loving it, classic GoW like I always remember and can just dive into, but to me so far it might be the worst of all the console games.
I think the main problem for me is how they decided to handle the powerups and weapon system. First of all I'm not feeling the temporary weapons you can pick up at all, it takes me out of the flow of the fighting (the ranged ones, javelin and sling, are the only ones i find useful at all) and usually causes my health to get destroyed. Also I don't think I can express how much better I thought it was to have permanent side weapons or magic abilities like hercules' fists, Spear of Destiny, etc. It just seems boring to me for them to really just do "glowing blades" as the powerups. But i don't know if this changes at all or gets better because I have yet to upgrade an ability other than the primary blades. I just killed the boss at the end of the Oracle Temple, was an awesome fight. (Also that new Medusa kill, my body was not ready).
LightofRohan
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Robot Pants
Member
Yea I just beat the Trial on Hard also. Don't know why it took me so long before, I literally started the game up today and beat it on my first try. The first wave is really the hardest. The other two are pretty easy, it's just getting there is the hard part.
Robot Pants
Member
I only tried it once, but I tried to go to the multiplayer and it didn't even load the next screen, just locked up. Then did the system check. Haven't tried since.
Yup, happened to me as well. Guess it's not isolated.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
MurkyZebra2417
Member
I just replayed the final boss, because it was late last night when I finished the game. Wow, it is SO awesome (I am eager to play it again on Hard)
Love, love, love this game.
(I am eager to play it again on Hard)Love, love, love this game.
I hard crashed just entering the MP screen.
I just replayed the final boss, because it was late last night when I finished the game. Wow, it is SO awesome
Love, love, love this game.
Better than god of war 3?
MurkyZebra2417
Member
No, final rankings still stand:
GoW3 > GoW2=GoWA > GoS > CoO > GoW1
Just for the final boss.... maybe, can't decide. GoW3 was more of an epic standoff, while GoW:A is pure epic spectacle.
MurkyZebra2417
Member
So what your saying I should be hyped playing this tomorrow?
If you love God of War like me, you should be hyped through the roof. It is an awesome God of War Game. The feeling is more like GoW2 than GoW3, because you have a bigger "journey". The scale is epic, the kills brutal and the bosses awesome.
Im a massive god of war fan. Cant wait to play this man.
MurkyZebra2417
Member
Then don't let the heathens dehype you!
MurkyZebra2417
Member
R1 and SMASH these fuckers.
The Xtortionist
Member
Anyone know how to get the Unleashed trophy? It says to throw, slam, and ram a grappled enemy. I did all of those to the same enemy but no trophy.
That's great to hear, as I'm a major fan of GoW 2 because of that journey feel. Although GoW 3 has massive set pieces, it lacks the excellent pacing of 2. And shoot me, but imo GoW 2 still has the most creative boss battles (Sisters of Fate, anyone?).
Pfff, I wish I had the day off... or any day this week. But no, there just had to be a deadline.
Meatvillain
Banned
For real, this is largely a good God of War game, it's just not as good as the series at its best (even so, it has its moments). Holy shit are the visuals incredible, though.
Robot Pants
Member
I'm very interested in how it happened too. Surely they had to have noticed it as they were testing.
MurkyZebra2417
Member
Even with boxes this works for me (But I recommend Headphones):
Set the Ingame audio to Headphones
Set Music 100
Effects/Voices 80
You won't have surround, but there sure is enough "ump"
HueyFreeman
Banned
I'd actually rank them similarly (though I'd put GoW1 ahead of CoO and GoS). I feel like it's hitting all the high notes of III's massive moments, II's sense of adventure, and I's environmental diversity.
I'm literally in love with these environments.
As for audio, the difference between playing with the Sony Wireless/USB based headphones and my home audio system is night and day in terms of experience. I'm not sure if it's the fact that the headphones mix is better, or whether the audio issue is something OS level that the headphones are bypassing (happened in Half Life 2 PS3) but big picture:
SSM, fix/remix the audio. I swear to God, it's really dampening people's experiences and probably dropping review scores. Too late for that, but I literally have a completely different experience when playing with headphones vs home theatre.
With the audio in place, this is a truly excellent God of War game.
I don't have the game, but I haven't resisted to see some walkthrough. Honestly, my interest is completely gone after this. I don't know, maybe just watch it isn't spectacular like GOW 3, but everything seems quite undertone compared the third. The bosses, the enemies, the art style, it seems a notable step back to me, probably I will pass like killzone 3, sadly. GOW 3 left me just crazy after some clips, this seems become worse more & more when I discover it through the walkthroughs. I don't said it's horrible, to be precise but it's just below my expectations.