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[darkjedi187]

If you're past that part, you've already been screwed. :lol

too true!!

 

[Canova]

Is there anyway that I can use blade of Olympus all the time? I find this whip-like weapons rather awkard

 

[wenis]

Alright that was better than sex......

 

[alr1ght]

Are you sure? I thought the manual said trophies are only disabled when you wear special costumes?

yes (it prompts you when you turn them on), and you can't use them on difficulties you haven't beaten.

 

[GuardianE]

Interesting...are there any items that would make a playthrough on Titan more manageable? (Please spoilertag)

Turning on items turn off Trophies for that playthrough.

As far as just getting through Titan mode, the Items act like the Urns did in GoWII.

 

[Tom Penny]

So people have beaten the game yet I haven't see the answer to what additional content is as in Arena / challenge modes? How much do they add?

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Thanks guys...looks like i'll just continue on with my current Titan playthrough.

 

[MrPliskin]

It's actually both. Some people don't like having their hand held throughout the entire experience. It would be nice to sometimes just stop and glance freely at all the hard work put in to a game like Uncharted 2, for example.

How is a fixed camera holding your hand? Wow...

 

[Fakto]

I'm stuck at the

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Hades temple

, there is a wheel that can be activated to open a gate in the upper lvl, but I can't get there in time before it closes, am I missing something here ? Arrrggg !

 

[CrayzeeCarl]

I'm stuck at the

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Hades temple

, there is a wheel that can be activated to open a gate in the upper lvl, but I can't get there in time before it closes, am I missing something here ? Arrrggg !

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Wedge the stack of bricks under the wheel spokes to stop it from turning after you open the door.

 

[Treb]

I'm stuck at the

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Hades temple

, there is a wheel that can be activated to open a gate in the upper lvl, but I can't get there in time before it closes, am I missing something here ? Arrrggg !

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Think you gotta head back down a level and get that movable platform to put under the wheel on the top level.

 

[MrPliskin]

Yeah, but I'm sure the fixed camera allows them to squeeze out much better performance, so it probably wouldn't be as stunning otherwise.

It actually doesn't work like that. The game still renders things not in sight. It has to account for camera changes for QTE's for different enemies. One of the SantaMonica guys talked about it at great length over at B3D.

 

[Fakto]

Thanks guys !

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Well GAME finally decided to post out my Ultimate Edition this morning... which was nice of them. Let's hope for their sake it arrives tomorrow.

 

[LosDaddie]

Oh how far we've come since December 2008. :lol

:lol :lol It was really only a matter of time.

 

[Squall ASF]

Two questions: Concerning the trophy for getting all gorgon eyes, feathers, horns, etc. I'm guessing you have to collect all of them in a single run? They probably don't carry over between games right?

Also, I'm assuming you can't unlock any trophies in a follow up playthrough if you have any godly possessions activated can you? Anyone tried?

 

[Violater]

No sound problems here, but I had some wicked cutscene FPS drops or stuttering or someshit towards the end. Thought the PS3 was going to explode for a bit there.

Yea I am definitely getting some uneven sound effects issues

 

[Jim]

Two questions: Concerning the trophy for getting all gorgon eyes, feathers, horns, etc. I'm guessing you have to collect all of them in a single run? They probably don't carry over between games right?

Also, I'm assuming you can't unlock any trophies in a follow up playthrough if you have any godly possessions activated can you? Anyone tried?

Correct... single run. There are way more Chests with eyes, feathers, horns than you need, thankfully.

Also correct. You can't use Costumes or Godly Possessions, they disable Trophies.

 

[Corran Horn]

Anyone get their pre-order code emailed to them yet from godofwar.com/skins ?

 

[careksims]

Got past the part in the demo and damn... one word: EPIC!

The scale is godly and more games need this kind of scale. With this and Uncharted 2, they got the adventure genre down. Just soo good. I don't want it to end. I have to play this bad boy several times to take it all in.

I remember years ago when graphics like these were only cg movies! OMG! I'm still in disbelief! All that and so far I haven't seen any massive slowdown. It's so buttery smooth! Why can't other companies do games like this? SM and ND are graphic/tech gods.

 

[KingGondo]

Man, what a fantastic experience. Beat it a couple hours ago, and I've been watching the making-of and voice acting featurettes since then.

Right up there with Uncharted 2 in terms of polish, excitement, and overall satisfaction upon completion. Can't wait to play through again, SCEA Santa Monica fucking brought it on this one. Not to mention, the ending felt surprisingly emotionally authentic and brought everything full circle.

Best games this gen, for me:

1a. GoW3
1b. Uncharted 2
1c. Super Mario Galaxy

 

[TrAcEr_x90]

Got past the part in the demo and damn... one word: EPIC!

The scale is godly and more games need this kind of scale. With this and Uncharted 2, they got the adventure genre down. Just soo good. I don't want it to end. I have to play this bad boy several times to take it all in.

I remember years ago when graphics like these were only cg movies! OMG! I'm still in disbelief! All that and so far I haven't seen any massive slowdown. It's so buttery smooth! Why can't other companies do games like this? SM and ND are graphic/tech gods.

I love how the actual game is pretty different from the demo. With story elements and such.

 

[RavenFox]

Yes.
Edit: I swear if those skins aren't up in the store today or my email isn't sent to me, HEADS ARE GONNA FUCKING ROLL! .......










ZEEEEUUUUUUUSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

Don't worry brother your fellow Spartans are waiting in the Shade...

 

[Square Triangle]

For those with the Ultimate Edition..

Did your soundtracks of the trilogy and metal both download properly? Mine didn't, the DL finished and gave me an error- called Sony and the guy said there is an issue with the soundtracks at the moment.

Damn you Sony! Damn you!

 

[RavenFox]

For those with the Ultimate Edition..

Did your soundtracks of the trilogy and metal both download properly? Mine didn't, the DL finished and gave me an error- called Sony and the guy said there is an issue with the soundtracks at the moment.

Damn you Sony! Damn you!

If you go a few pages back you can download them for free. [If the links are still up that is]

Also when I download stuff like that I always pay attention to how fast it downloads per file size. To quick-somethings up. I always check the download before closing the link. Sure enough one of the zip files was screwed up and all I did was download again and it was fine.

 

[Cyberia]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiieqlgbn2c

Too bad this track is not on the OST. :-(

 

[corrosivefrost]

Anyone get their pre-order code emailed to them yet from godofwar.com/skins ?

I've heard the apollo skins went out, but I've not seen anything regarding my phantom skin.

 

[Squall ASF]

Correct... single run. There are way more Chests with eyes, feathers, horns than you need, thankfully.

Also correct. You can't use Costumes or Godly Possessions, they disable Trophies.

Thank you for the response. I figured as much but had to ask. Actually, you were even more helpful as I didn't read the trophy carefully and thought I had to get all chests with said items, so you only have to get enough to max out each bar. How many times can you upgrade each bar?

 

[corrosivefrost]

Correct... single run. There are way more Chests with eyes, feathers, horns than you need, thankfully.

Also correct. You can't use Costumes or Godly Possessions, they disable Trophies.

In theory, you probably need to get ALL chests to have a chance at the maxed out trophy for upgrading everything fully, no?

I'm just entering

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tartarus

and i have

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level 2 hades clawes, max hermes sandals, max helios head, level 4 blades, level 1 cestus, level 1 bow

and i see no way I'm getting the necessary souls to get all of that plus one more weapon I don't have maxed out by end of game.

I'm thinking you need ALL the chests and you need to brutal kill EVERYTHING and spam large combos wherever possible...

 

[Square Triangle]

So I made the mistake of playing a tad bit of GoWIII and went back to the collection to finish both games, my eyes went sour. I'm not a graphics whore but damn it's a night and day difference that I just don't think I can complete GoW1 now :lol

Might just Wiki or watch the unearthing the legend to catch up on the story.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Thank you for the response. I figured as much but had to ask. Actually, you were even more helpful as I didn't read the trophy carefully and thought I had to get all chests with said items, so you only have to get enough to max out each bar. How many times can you upgrade each bar?

If i recall, in GOW1 and 2 you would need enough feathers and eyes to raise your meters 3times each...maybe 4. Not sure if GOW3 keeps the same number.

 

[dralla]

my DL code from gamestop is not working :[

 

[CrayzeeCarl]

Thank you for the response. I figured as much but had to ask. Actually, you were even more helpful as I didn't read the trophy carefully and thought I had to get all chests with said items, so you only have to get enough to max out each bar. How many times can you upgrade each bar?

It's either three or four, but if you look closely, you can see a little mark where the health/magic/item bars max out at.

 

[Jim]

In theory, you probably need to get ALL chests to have a chance at the maxed out trophy for upgrading everything fully, no?

Nope, you need to just get enough to hit max level for each... you don't need every one. Just like the Trophy in GoW1 in the Collection.

I got all 3 of those Trophies in GoWIII well before the end, and then kept finding chests afterwards which just have red orbs at that point. It's definitely not hard at all. Assuming of course you're using

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Helios' Head

.

Also, I finished with 400 orbs shy of having my weapons 100% maxed (on Titan/Hard). I fixed that later on by replaying the last few chapters, lol.

 

[neos]

I've played a couple of hours, and ....i don't know what to say.

I'm asking myself: do i really need something else from a videogame? What else can i expect?

No, nothing, i'm done.
This game is all about PURE SATISFACTION.

Jaffe was right.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Nope, you need to just get enough to hit max level for each... you don't need every one. Just like the Trophy in GoW1 in the Collection.

I got all 3 of those Trophies in GoWIII well before the end, and then kept finding chests afterwards which just have red orbs at that point. It's definitely not hard at all. Assuming of course you're using

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Helios' Head

.

Not what I meant... I know what you mean though... cause there are more than enough chests containing the 3 power up types to max your bars. I was alluding to needing to get all the chests, in all likelihood, if you want to get the "Maxed Out!" Silver Trophy for "Completely upgrade all the weapons", since each chest you find that doesn't have a power up item in it will have bonus red orbs.

Eh, I see you caught my drift in your edit. I'm thinking I'm not going to have nearly the amount to get all weapons maxed, especially if things like

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Helios' Head

count as "weapons". Unless they just mean the basic 4. But still, I'm a good bit shy of that and I can't imagine I have more than half the game left.

 

[ULTROS!]

Man...

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The Labyrinth spikes room is killing me, any tips? Enemies especially the Sirens are very annoying

 

[corrosivefrost]

my DL code from gamestop is not working :[

mine didn't either. it redeemed okay, but i haven't received an email with the actual DLC code.

 

[alr1ght]

Man...

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The Labyrinth spikes room is killing me, any tips? Enemies especially the Sirens are very annoying

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don't bother fighting them. just lure them into the spikes right before they come up.

 

[Jim]

Not what I meant... I know what you mean though... cause there are more than enough chests containing the 3 power up types to max your bars. I was alluding to needing to get all the chests, in all likelihood, if you want to get the "Maxed Out!" Silver Trophy for "Completely upgrade all the weapons", since each chest you find that doesn't have a power up item in it will have bonus red orbs.

I edited that in after re-reading. Yeah, you may cut it REALLY close for Maxed Out. I just, just missed it at first.

Eh, I see you caught my drift in your edit. I'm thinking I'm not going to have nearly the amount to get all weapons maxed, especially if things like

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Helios' Head

count as "weapons". Unless they just mean the basic 4. But still, I'm a good bit shy of that and I can't imagine I have more than half the game left.

They do count as a weapons... that's part of the problem. You do pick up a lot of orbs towards the end, so it's hard to gauge.

 

[KAOz]

I hate the Get Stoned challenge so, so soooooo much. Manage to get to 9, then I fuck up. Constantly. And it's the only one I need aswell.

Anyone got any good tips?

 

[chubigans]

Man, all these soundtracks and some of my favorite themes are still missing (the battle of

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Hercules, which was in GOWII or I I think, and the elevator with the medusa/phalanx shield soldiers

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Nope, you need to just get enough to hit max level for each... you don't need every one. Just like the Trophy in GoW1 in the Collection.

I got all 3 of those Trophies in GoWIII well before the end, and then kept finding chests afterwards which just have red orbs at that point. It's definitely not hard at all. Assuming of course you're using

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Helios' Head

.

Also, I finished with 400 orbs shy of having my weapons 100% maxed (on Titan/Hard). I fixed that later on by replaying the last few chapters, lol.

So that

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points you towards chests that have eyes, feathers, and fangs (the item gauge thing)

?

 

[Jim]

I hate the Get Stoned challenge so, so soooooo much. Manage to get to 9, then I fuck up. Constantly. And it's the only one I need aswell.

Anyone got any good tips?

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Keep moving around the perimeter (sometimes jumping), like 1/3rd of the way in from the edge. Air dash if you get too surrounded.

When the gorgons start their green ray, make sure it hits the bigger guys in between you and her, then tap L1 to deflect and purposely screw up the QTE prompt. You get insta-frozen and it's really easy to shake out of.

You can also circle "grab" the zombies, and they'll give you green orbs for extra health. You can deflect the ray and do the QTE and it'll freeze everyone, if you need a breather.

It's by far the hardest, but if you make it to 9, the last part isn't difficult.

So that

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points you towards chests that have eyes, feathers, and fangs (the item gauge thing)

?

Not quite...

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it uncovers the ones that are out in the open, as denoted by a hazy/shimmery spot on the ground, as well as ones that are behind seemingly solid walls. I spammed the hell out of it, and found a lot.

 

[KAOz]

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When the gorgons start their green ray, make sure it hits the bigger guys in between you and her, then tap L1 to deflect and purposely screw up the QTE prompt. You get insta-frozen and it's really easy to shake out of.

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Holy shit, I did NOT think of that! All this time I've been doing it normally. Thanks alot for that tip man! Hopefully I will make it with that in mind, once I've gathered enough Spartan rage to boot up the PS3 again.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Wow...good to know, thanks!!

 

[Yoshichan]

Just beat it.

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I cried.

 

[Tonza]

Just beat the game.

Holy shit that was an intense game. The presentation was so damn good.
I can't wait for what comes next from Santa Monica studio.

Really with Uncharted 2 and GoWIII (and maybe Heavy Rain to a lesser extent) Sony has really shown how awesome experiences they can craft with PS3.

 

[VegaShinra]

If you get a Platinum Trophy in the game it gives this website:

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http://www.godofwar.com/spartansstandtall/

Any NeoGaf detectives want to investigate this?

 

[NeoUltima]

What's with the screen scale option? Should I use it until the corners things are visible? I don't want to smush the picture up though(kinda like how you shrink a large image and it looks all shit like).