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God of War Ascension |OT| Gods up, Foes down
- Thread starter Canis lupus
- Start date
~ 8 hours.
By they way everyone, the audio in the multiplayer is not the same as the single player, the MP has had fucked audio since the beta and it seems not a single thing has changed. The fighting feels a lot...weirder, I'll play more and give more impressions later, but the shit audio is still shit.
About 8 hours long.
Kun Aguero
Member
I've just played the demo and enjoyed it. Anyone played the demo and the full game? Is the demo a fair representation of the full game?
is it required to complete the game? when people call it a ''trial'' it makes it sound optional
It's a section of the game called "Trial of Archimedes", a chapter title.
The only issue I've ran into with the audio in multiplayer is that it goes off sync when you go in for the brutal kill. It doesn't happen as often as it did with beta though. As for the combat, it feels more responsive imo.
xenorevlis
Member
The demo is the very beginning of the game, and it isn't the best representation.
I'm only about 6 chapters in, but immediately following the demo portion the game gets better and better. In fact, my friend played past what I got to and he seemed very happy with how it stacks up to the other games.
Took me exactly 8 hours on normal.
Kun Aguero
Member
Thanks, I did like the demo, so if the game gets better that's good to know. Looks like I'll have to pick it up, might wait for a price drop though.
The Trial is as rough as everyone was saying.
Goddamn that first round. I have no problem until the sirens show up, then everything goes to shit. I've made it to the minotaur in the third round but accidentally kept rolling into spikes. I just can't seem to get through round 1 with my health high enough to make it through the other ones. The amazons hit me pretty hard but the rest is easy enough that I know I can make it if I can just keep my health up. I'm mostly spamming magic and Oathstone but am having a lot of difficulty still. I'm also about 8k short of orbs to get my blades to level 5. Anyone got any tips on to which spells are effective?
You should try
using the Hades Blades, square combos, dodge rolling/blocking a lot and not using too much magic on the first part. Also keep the Amulet of Uroboros and Orkos Oathstone on cooldown, they're very good for crowd control. As soon as the amazons spawn, spam Hades Magic (Zeus could work, too) to finish them quickly then move on. The later phases are not that hard if you manage to keep your health above 50% for the second round. I avoided rolling on phase 3 to not get damaged by the spikes and mostly blocked/parried.
OK cool. Haven't used that element much. I'll give it a shot.
Itchy//Tasty
Member
So this game arrives tomorrow morning in the UK, what's the best way to go about this? Do I just get stuck into it or wait for inevitable patches to fix the supposed audio problems/difficulty spike?
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
I used the lightning magic and ALWAYS use time slow down thingy, forget what it is called. Just work on those gorgons and keep using lightning when you can. You just have to make as few mistakes as possible, basically. You will get hit just try to mitigate it. Also, spam square attacks only in round one. Just spam the shit out of it.
Square Triangle
Member
He ain't no god!
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
It really is kind of silly. You are blocking sooooo much in this game. It is really off putting after playing so much Ninja Gaiden and MGR lately.
I have close to 8 hours logged, on chapter 24 now. Already maxed my health/magic so the 1000 red orbs per white chest should help a lot upgrading the few things I have left.
I have to say, I am absolutely loving this. So much more to the environmental variety, and the whole sequence right before the bros before hoes trophy was thrilling. This game eclipses the hell out of god of war 3 to me.
I have to say, I am absolutely loving this. So much more to the environmental variety, and the whole sequence right before the bros before hoes trophy was thrilling. This game eclipses the hell out of god of war 3 to me.
I can't remeber but in past God of Wars did blocking cancel an attack?
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Yea, but this game you are getting hit all the time damn near. It just seems harder to keep enemies in hitstun.
Yea I just always seem to be getting this feeling that I got this delay on blocking, which probably is just because kratos gets staggered so much.
There are a bunch of videos in the extras section but I think most of them were already one Youtube before the games release.
HueyFreeman
Banned
We're not really disagreeing - the character models can get very small in this game, you need to either have a good size TV or be sitting pretty damn close.
As for everyone complaining about audio issues & the trials... Just wait for a few days. They've said they're addressing both these issues, no use complaining about something they've said they're fixing. I agree it shouldn't have shipped with the audio issues, but what's done is done - if it bothers you, either play with headphones, or wait.
I haven't tried the trials yet, but I think everybody's a pretty reasonable GOW player in here so I figure if you guys are having issues, it's probably an issue. But again... just wait. Play something else for a bit.
At the main menu(where all the gems and things are) press up, you'll go to the extras menu.
Melchiah
Member
Another goddam platforming/grapple section, and another dozen failed attempts. If anything is wrong with the game, it's these unbeliavably annoying sections, that add absolutely no enjoyment to the game, quite the contrary. It's beyond me why they were even inserted there in the first place. Are there really people, who actually enjoy playing God of War for these miss-and-die parts?
EDIT: I'm talking about this part, from 8:20 onwards...
http://youtu.be/01QYtJbr-m4
EDIT: I'm talking about this part, from 8:20 onwards...
http://youtu.be/01QYtJbr-m4
SniperHunter
Banned
I just entered the oracle's temple. Overall, I agree with Jett. This is the first God of War game with TERRIBLE camera angles, sometimes it's so fucking hard to see Kratos or tell his position among the enemies. Game also doesn't feel as epic as God of War 3 did...bunch of generic locations so far, even the snake level felt meh. Story is also nonsensical, I don't even know wtf I am doing in the oracle's temple.
I dunno about this game man...
I dunno about this game man...
The game skyrockets in quality from where you are.
SniperHunter
Banned
well that's good to hear. Typing all that reminded me of the first 10 levels in Uncharted 3...
Gold_Loot
Member
I had no problems there. What was giving you trouble ?
Just beaten the game.
The final boss was epic.
Imo, a great GOW. Apart from the story and the bad audio design choices and audio glitches, everything else was great. I enjoyed combat, puzzle solving and even most of the platforming and sliding. Graphics were amazing, art was mostly solid.
Can't wait to see what these guys can do on PS4, either with GOW or a new IP.
The final boss was epic.
Imo, a great GOW. Apart from the story and the bad audio design choices and audio glitches, everything else was great. I enjoyed combat, puzzle solving and even most of the platforming and sliding. Graphics were amazing, art was mostly solid.
Can't wait to see what these guys can do on PS4, either with GOW or a new IP.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
In many ways this game feels a bit like Uncharted 3 (and for the record, I greatly enjoyed Uncharted 3 unlike some others).
- Game feels rushed. Glitchiest God of War game I've ever played (weird bugs, audio mix, presentation cuts and editing). I cannot believe that stuff like this is allowed to make it into the final retail release.
-Game starts out slow but ends up gaining momentum and contains some of the best moments of the series.
-Decent puzzle design compared to other entries in the series.
-Combat design that can be frustrating and offputting for some.
In many ways it's a great game, it just doesn't have the level of polish that the title deserves. 2-3 more months in the oven could have made a big difference.
- Game feels rushed. Glitchiest God of War game I've ever played (weird bugs, audio mix, presentation cuts and editing). I cannot believe that stuff like this is allowed to make it into the final retail release.
-Game starts out slow but ends up gaining momentum and contains some of the best moments of the series.
-Decent puzzle design compared to other entries in the series.
-Combat design that can be frustrating and offputting for some.
In many ways it's a great game, it just doesn't have the level of polish that the title deserves. 2-3 more months in the oven could have made a big difference.
Square Triangle
Member
Okay, I am really liking the MP.
So anyway, to answer my own question (in case it helps anyone else)
I called Sony customer service, he showed me how the Amazon code unlocks content, but nothing downloads. I saw in my transaction history on my PS3 under account mgmt that this was the case. Also, he said the All Stars code won't be active until the 19th.
Then we talked about how I still had a 60 GB PS3 and some other stuff. Cool guy and actually a positive customer service experience.
They are working on it right now.
Too bad I beat the game. I enjoyed it.