God Of War Hype Thread! Press ? repeatedly to hype - 9@GS 95 MC - Let the feast begin!

@cainetao11 said: @Shewgenja said: @cainetao11: I dont see it. The way you level up your equipment and skills in this game means that it is extremely open ended when it comes to how you approach the gameplay. I've never been one to give a toss about trophies, though. I'd be happy to turn them off if I could.

And there is the rub, folks.

For me? Yes, I expect something for being able to conquer the game at a higher difficulty. Achievements/Trophies aren't new. This is a thing, long established at this point in console gaming. Its a fault imo and no, I am not a trophy/ achievement hunter. But other games have been dinged for putting too many of these rewards in their MP side. You're a cow, so I don't expect ANYTHING to be a negative in this game from you guys or the media. Lets be real here.

Yeah, let' be real here. Im assuming you have made it to the huge open area on a boat (or is there more than one?) that has entire levels worth of hidden areas including boss battles. This game puts cinematic and narrative ahead of gameplay cuz trophies. Fuckin moo lol

For a movie game, it sure seems to have hours of exploration, collectibles, hidden zones, and player customization. Let's all just pop popcorn and watch this movie game. Lol of lolz.

Well, if you are one the believe that perfection isn't possible then a 10 simply means that the game excels far above average in everything it sets out to do (which I believe is the case here). The graphics are breathtaking in their attention to every little detail, the combat is intensely gratifying in its visceral nature and can be customized to one's particular play-style, the voice acting is on point, the score suits the atmosphere perfectly while coming in at precisely the right moments, the variation in enemy design necessitates specific approaches to defeat each which keeps the player on their toes (especially in large fights), the environments are varied and the usage of color is exemplary and gorgeous, the implementation of a camera that never cuts adds to the immersion, and the writing and character development doesn't feel forced, flows perfectly, and is 100% plausible. Aside the text being the size of ants, I'm finding this similar to the original Mario Galaxy in that I'm fairly hard-pressed to identify much wrong here from a design standpoint. It's a tad humbling in its achievement, actually. Sure it's subjective, but I'd go to argue that within that subjectivity there is an objective quality that is quantifiable.

But that's for another topic...

But I agree wholeheartedly, Sony is definitely following a blueprint, and anyone is blind if they cannot recognize the influence of TLoU in this. From the much more focused, brutal, and intimate encounter design and melee fights, to having the kid assist in combat, to being exposed to the loss of innocence growing up in a merciless world mentored by a protective adult whose patience is nevertheless pressed, to the down times in service of the narrative......it's all here. And who can blame Sony, really? TLoU was praised to high Heaven (as I think it should be), and the sales and accolades have proven this formula is one to be exploited and further explored. They'd be foolish not to, and these types of games have their place alongside Nintendo's mechanics-focused game design as well as MS's multiplayer proclivities. I can only hope that Sony understands this particular formula can only go so far before fatigue sets in, and while they should retain the underlying foundation these games utilize, they should also explore other methods of storytelling that broaden past the teacher/pupil dynamic as these two games have adhered to.

@getyeryayasout: does this game do this to the pro as well?

My pro has been pretty quiet running the game. It was loud up until i moved last month. Had way too much dust in it lol

@getyeryayasout: eh, time to upgrade to a Pro anyway. :) I’m hankering to play this in 60 fps.

Does this game have photomode?

Devs said they were putting one in, I don't think they wanted it out there before the game released.

@KBFloYd: Kratos voice is almost hardly noticeable from Terrence C. Carson to the new voice actor Christopher Judge. I hardly notice the change and while I wasn't happy about it the first time when this was announce by Barlog. I still prefer Terrence voice however, but I'm also liking Christopher Judge partaking on the newest and caring Father Kratos so far.

lol

@tgob89: ?

For a movie it sure has a lot of blocking and dodging. Wtf is going on here.

Doubtful he's played it, he's more than likely contrasting the characterization to what he knows about Kratos from the past games. Which if you haven't played this one, to think he is in any way capable of caring is a pretty ludicrous idea.

The biggest problem I am having is the tiny text and cursor. I have to get really close to the screen in order to see them. Throwing the axe at a target that you only have a limit amount of time is awful.

Right. Uhm, I don't know where all this movie game shit is being thrown at me from. I have no problem with that if I'm having fun. TLOU, Uncharted 2 were amazing. Uncharted 4 was for one play through but that's just y opinion.

I play games on the hardest difficulty available when I get into it. By 2018 I expect there to be something for completing its entirety at a hrder level. You don't like that? Oh well.

@MirkoS77: Well we disagree in game scoring. An 8/10 is well above average to me. An average by my scoring is a 5-6/10 Its a 10 point scale meaning if a game is at the ceiling of the scale it has no room for error. I've never played a game that perfect.

I completely agree on using their formula. I agreed with Layden, this is Sony's strength. Make that money son.

Anyone playing on launch Pro? Mine is getting incredibly loud when opening the map

This game is fucking amazing.

Better than BB and U4. Best God of war no question.

My game of the gen now is between GOW and HZD.

Also that 95 Mc and all those praise got some here bleeding : lmao

Keep it up Sony.

I don't normally beat a dead horse but thought this was funny:

@Telekill said:

I don't normally beat a dead horse but thought this was funny:

Microsoft doesn't care enough about making great games.

@Telekill said:

I don't normally beat a dead horse but thought this was funny:

Shots fired!!!

Fighting some bosses last night on a side quest, I was literally laughing out loud at how utterly ludicrously epic this game is when it's firing on all cylinders. It's ridiculous, the combat is simply ridiculous in how well it's executed. I can't help but coming away with a massive grin after I finish a long hard won fight to have Kratos do some amazing finisher. Everything about this game is on point.

As an aside, Kratos' later armor is very, very cool.

anyone complaining about their ps4 pro's having loud fan noise, clean the vents and get rid of the cheeto dust and dead skin cells you dirty neckbeards.

Yes.

I've only played for a couple days now but GoW is amazing on two levels:

1. The already well discussed update of the GoW gameplay

2. Just how incredibly polished the game is. Initial startup, loading and saving, etc.

I won't mention the game, but I am also playing a game from a PC developer and the load times and clunkiness compared to GoW is unreal.

Every single thing about this game just exudes quality.

Game is a 11/10. I really don't know how I'm going to be able to play anything else for a while after experiencing this roller coaster. This isn't a game it's an experience.

@howmakewood: Launch pro is garbage. i got the new god of war edition and is so quiet. Cant even hear the fans. Launch pro tech is dated

Yeah, game's off the charts. It's always a bit depressing when games this good arrives, because nearly all subsequent games feel inadequate in comparison.

I want a spoiler. Small one. Simple yes or no question.

Is Atreus Kratos' biological son or his wife's son?

Good game. I can see why it didn't get a ten though. Not feeling the "magic" that the gaming media seemed to have felt. Maybe if Sony had sent me to Norway to have my face painted like Kratos.

So far, yes to both.

@GameboyTroy: Savagery!!

My honest take on the game so far (don't know exactly where I am but in about 10-12 hours). It's great. Really fun to play, especially on the higher difficulty. But it's missing something that previous games had. Each fight is intense but not necessarily epic. Those moments have been few and far in between. It's not a huge deal because the smaller fights are tougher and actually much more strategic than I expected. Especially at a certain point of the game where you...nah I'm not gonna spoil it.

@cainetao11: I might have misunderstood what you were getting at when you were saying that Sony's games put narrative before gameplay. Anyways, God of War seems to be a buffet of gameplay and very well done cinematics.

Lololol :P

@Zero_epyon: what the **** even

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Mine did that at the title screen and during the first 10 mins of the game. I was livid! but it eventually went away. I barely look at the map since I'm not in exploration mode right now.

How many times am I going to fight that stupid Troll? Also, lots of human sized bosses.

Well I do bring up Layden's comments that story/sp games are their strength for a reason, I agree with him. In GoW I am LOVING the gameplay. In Uncharted 4 it wasn't enticing enough to get through a second time. But I think many games hit me like that. I don't play Halo 5's campaign much anymore. But I did play it more than once because there was an achievement for the higher difficulties. (should have been 500 points just to get through all that Osiris team bullshit once imo)

In the end I take it we are both loving GoW and hats off to Santa Monica.

I'm a little sad that I'm not having this reaction to the game. :/ What am I missing here? It reminds me a bit of the tomb raider reboot for some reason, a series I love.

Also, I love how they have the brutal one button attacks from DOOM.

Yeah that too. The same re skinned troll with different move sets. I mean I like that they change them up but give me something bigger a little more often.

@Shewgenja: I don't think I've seen a console maker that didn't care enough about making games before. 3rd party games, Xbox One controllers and the internet are things that are keeping the Xbox brand alive.

So far, it's been ok. I think it's pretty, but still has those spots where it's quite obviously a game. There is a lots of down time between battles. The fighting feels way more simplified over the previous games, maybe I just don't know how to do different finishers, but to me most of the special finisher are the same 3 or 4 animations over and over again.

I like the level design so far. Graphics are great in many spots. Story ... so far is interesting, let's see where it goes (hoping for twists, not just 'get to the mountain top'.

As for upgrading armor and weapons, i'm not impressed with this part of it. I'm like ... 7 hours in I think, and almost everything I find is not really better than the stuff I had from the start. Like I can upgrade armor, and the elemental addons, but they don't really seem to varied so far. This could change though as I progress further in the game. It's def more like the last of us than GOW1-3.

I'm fine with the new voice actor, and all the audio is pretty spot on. HDR looks amazing! I went into settings and turned it off for a bit, and man the image is flat without it. The boss battles feel way less epic than GOW3. Kratos is just missing that pure rage he used to have I guess, and the bosses are quite a bit smaller in many cases. Personally this is a solid 9.10 for me.

The only GoW review that matters

I f*cking love this game! The deeper you go into it the better it gets.

I'm really loving the deep combat system and customization. Best GOW game ever and instantly my GOTY.

I could not agree more about how great this game is. I was not too fond of the first 3 hours or so, but then BAM! The game gets SOO much better!

So true, I think the early parts of the game are like a tutorial. Once you finish them the game starts to open up and becomes more way more challenging and interesting.