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[nani17]

Edit:
It now stands at 73k. This is only the Steam results and doesn't include Epic games store.

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This is great to see. I'm glad to see people who haven't played it get a chance to play this amazing title. 49,411 playing on steam and we don't even have epic store numbers. This will hopefully make sony bring more of their other amazing titles to the PC like Ghost of Thusima.

I loved playing it on the ps5 and would double dip if it launched on the PC. Also, titles like bloodborne would be great to see.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Great but what we all want is Bloodborne. Fucking move your ass Sony already.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

Deserved, one of the best games ever made. And seemingly a fantastic port.

 

[Patrick S.]

I've never played a God of War game before. What's it like? Is it kinda like the Batman Arkham games? Is it open world? Does it have RPG elements? What's the game most like it?

Sorry for all the questions

 

[TintoConCasera]

Hey that's a lot, might even beat the last fever of the month game, Project Zomboid.

Patrick S. this one is nothing like the other God of War games, which were basically greek DMC. This is a 3rd person action adventure game, with lots of combat and some light puzzles. No open world, thank God.

 

[Edgelord79]

Hey that's a lot, might even beat the last fever of the month game, Project Zomboid.

That game is awesome. Very fun.

 

[TintoConCasera]

That game is awesome. Very fun.

Can't deny that, bought like 10 days ago and already put 45 hours into it.

 

[Patrick S.]

Patrick S. this one is nothing like the other God of War games, which were basically greek DMC. This is a 3rd person action adventure game, with lots of combat and some light puzzles. No open world, thank God.

So it's kinda like the first two Batman Arkham games?

 

[kyliethicc]

Just imagine the numbers for Knack.

Sheer chaos.

 

[TintoConCasera]

So it's kinda like the first two Batman Arkham games?

Now that I think of it... Maybe! Kinda like Batman Arkham Asylum, but less Metroid-like without all it's gadgets to unlock new areas.

It's a weird comparison I think. Take a look at any review, you'll get a better idea of what the game is about than whatever this ESL can came up with.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Great! Now where is that fucking Bloodborne remaster?

 

[Yoboman]

I've never played a God of War game before. What's it like? Is it kinda like the Batman Arkham games? Is it open world? Does it have RPG elements? What's the game most like it?

Sorry for all the questions

It would be most similar to the first Arkham in level design. Combat and story 100x better

 

[Patrick S.]

Now that I think of it... Maybe! Kinda like Batman Arkham Asylum, but less Metroid-like without all it's gadgets to unlock new areas.

It's a weird comparison I think. Take a look at any review, you'll get a better idea of what the game is about than whatever this ESL can came up with.

Thanks man

 

[Patrick S.]

It would be most similar to the first Arkham in level design. Combat and story 100x better

That does sound awesome! I'll be watching Karak's review now

 

[Yoboman]

Now that I think of it... Maybe! Kinda like Batman Arkham Asylum, but less Metroid-like without all it's gadgets to unlock new areas.

It's a weird comparison I think. Take a look at any review, you'll get a better idea of what the game is about than whatever this ESL can came up with.

There are actually gadgets that unlock new areas and puzzles though

 

[ThatOneGrunt]

49k is good?

 

[TintoConCasera]

There are actually gadgets that unlock new areas and puzzles though

Like what? Could you put them on a spoiler? I beat the game back in it's day and legit can't remember any of those.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Demon soul (remake) and Bloodborne, Sony, you see that cash on the table and the PC souls fans?

 

[lh032]

JIM RYAN ON GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK:

 

[jonnyXx]

Deserved, one of the best games ever made. And seemingly a fantastic port.

Hell yeah boy.

 

[[Sigma]]

That aint shit.

 

[Guilty_AI]

As said before, this one is quite different from old games.

Is it open world?

Sort of. Not Ubisoft sandbox open world, more a metroidvania-type of open world with interconnected linear segments with many that can be completed in different orders.

Does it have RPG elements?

Yes. Skill trees, leveling, level scaling (meant to say player gets stronger as he levels) and all that shit.

What's the game most like it?

Hard to say, I want to say its a bit like dark souls but the gameplay feels different and the levels aren't as complex.
Weirdly enough the game kinda plays like a 1st person melee game with kratos always facing forward from the camera.

 

[JackSparr0w]

49k is good?

No its actually pathetic.

 

[Patrick S.]

As said before, this one is quite different from old games.


Sort of. Not Ubisoft sandbox open world, more a metroidvania-type of open world with interconnected linear segments with many that can be completed in different orders.


Yes. Skill trees, leveling, level scaling and all that shit.


Hard to say, I want to say its a bit like dark souls but the gameplay feels different and the levels aren't as complex.
Weirdly enough the game kinda plays like a 1st person melee game with kratos always facing forward from the camera.

Thanks for the detailed answer

I don't really like brawler type games, but I'm watching the original ACG review right now and it does look really cool. I'll probably grab this.

 

[Edgelord79]

49k is good?

Not particularly no. It's solid. But not really good at all.

 

[TintoConCasera]

No its actually pathetic.

Not particularly no. It's solid. But not really good at all.

What number would you guys consider good?

 

[Guilty_AI]

Not particularly no. It's solid. But not really good at all.

I'd say its good for a 3-4 year old game, RDR2 has a peak of 55k on steam as comparison (though it did have a EGS/RL month long exclusivity before tbf)

 

[JackSparr0w]

What number would you guys consider good?

300k I guess? It's the best game of last gen according to Playstation owners.

 

[Edgelord79]

Probably closer to 80k would be strong for a game with the pedigree of God of War.

 

[Stuart360]

No its actually pathetic.

Its not pathetic, its actuall pretty standard for a multiplatform level AAA game on Steam, and you will see that if you check throughout the year.
I have talked about this before, PC gamers are not living game release to game release. There are literally hundreds of games on Steam alone right now with multiple thousand gamers in game.
Half the people that bought this game wont even download and play it for a while as they are playing something else. Thats the way its always been on Steam.
Sure every so often you get these breakout hits like Vallheim, PUBG, etc, that brings in an unusual high percentage of gamers on Steam, but GOW is much closer to the norm than those games.

The only thing i would say is that GOW numbers are more like a Ubiosft level game, when they used to release games on Steam, and you would of expected a little better for something like GOW. Still it was never going to be in the hundreds of thousands, or even one hundred thousand.

In that 'Monster Hunter vs GOW, which will have the higher player count on launch day?' thread, i predicted 50-60k for GOW. People in that thread saying over 100k dont really know what they are talking about.

 

[Edgelord79]

300k I guess? It's the best game of last gen according to Playstation owners.

I disagree. It's directly competing with MH Rise which is a monster of a game. 80-100 k would be more reasonable.

 

[kingfey]

meh, it doesnt have enough love in the game. /s

 

[Sosokrates]

Probably closer to 80k would be strong for a game with the pedigree of God of War.

Thats what Forza Horizon 5 got in November. So I guess 50k is pretty good for a console port of a 4yr old game.

 

[leo-j]

Game was on ps now as a 1080P PC ps4 game stream for over a year fyi.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Probably closer to 80k would be strong for a game with the pedigree of God of War.

There is still the EGS version to take into account. So the number of people playing it is higher, i'm guessing 60 - 70k.

 

[Captain Toad]

Great but what we all want is Bloodborne. Fucking move your ass Sony already.

I just want a PS5 Bloodborne upgrade.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

No its actually pathetic.

It's a 4 year old single player game that was released on a console that sold nearly 120M worldwide and has sold around 20M copies...plus given away for free in both PlayStation subscription services . Not sure what you guys expected lmao.

 

[TintoConCasera]

300k I guess? It's the best game of last gen according to Playstation owners.

I think that's waaay too much. There's MH Rise and other popular games right now like Project Zomboid. Also, some PC players also have PS4s, so not everyone who likes the game might be interested in this port.

 

[KingGhidorah]

Great but what we all want is Bloodborne. Fucking move your ass Sony already.

NOPE! ....Bloodborne is untouchable

 

[BennyBlanco]

There is still the EGS version to take into account. So the number of people playing it is higher, i'm guessing 60 - 70k.

you really think anywhere near 20k people bought this on EGS?

I would be shocked if 3,000 people did. Steam version is the same price or available on key sites for cheaper.

 

[Edgelord79]

There is still the EGS version to take into account. So the number of people playing it is higher, i'm guessing 60 - 70k.

Good point.

 

[Buggy Loop]

I own the game yet haven’t played it yet because well, I have other family duties. Can’t imagine I’m alone on a Friday night around dinner time. Watch it go up up later.

 

[Edgelord79]

It's a 4 year old single player game that was released on a console that sold nearly 120M worldwide and has sold around 20M copies...plus given away for free in both PlayStation subscription services . Not sure what you guys expected lmao.

What does that have to do with PC players that have never played it? That's who this is geared to.

 

[nani17]

Halo infinite new title has

What does that have to do with PC players that have never played it? That's who this is geared to.

I'm a PC player and I played it

 

[Banjo64]

Thats what Forza Horizon 5 got in November. So I guess 50k is pretty good for a console port of a 4yr old game.

Master Chief Collection got 160k. Age doesn’t really factor in IMO.

 

[Edgelord79]

I'm a PC player and I played it

That's great. Not sure what you are getting at. I never said all PC players haven't played it.

 

[Stuart360]

Master Chief Collection got 160k. Age doesn’t really factor in IMO.

Master Chief collection was also a 6 game package, games that PC players had been asking for years for, and the package sold something like 1mil on launch day on Steam.

GOW, although a touch lower than i expected, is much closer to the norm.

 

[mejin]

Massive Sales was losing.

 

[Guilty_AI]

you really think anywhere near 20k people bought this on EGS?

I would be shocked if 3,000 people did. Steam version is the same price or available on key sites for cheaper.

Well its hard to say, i don't know how popular EGS is when there are no exclusivity deals or discount cupoms involved. Don't think they'll tell us either.

 

[Smether]

I echo the sentiment this is pretty good for an older game and am happy more folks are getting to enjoy it. Personally it changed games for me, as after God of War 2018 I expect AAA games to be a bit deeper and more mature while still delivering on gameplay.