God of War III - New info

[maxy]

Some shots of this game could be easily injected into UE3 games and nobody would notice.

[dark1x]

The Gametrailers footage on the site this morning is pretty insane.  It looks much better in motion than those above shots would suggest.

Also glad to hear that they're doing most of the cutscenes in realtime, unlike the other games in the series.

[Jansen]

too bad this series will never have a great fighting engine to accompany the amazing locales.

such is the way it must be when catering to the casual action gaming crowd.

[Third]

I wouldn't want to play GOWIII if it had the same gameplay mechanics as Bayonetta or DMC.

here's the footage btw:

http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/85&ch=1&sd=0?ep=85&ch=1&sd=0

And...



Bayonetta le owned.

The game is pour l'otaku.

[demi]

Overrated developer. SCEA Santa Monica's only masterpiece is God of War for the Playstation.

[Ichirou]

Never trust stinky frenchies.

[Third]

Overrated developer. SCEA Santa Monica's only masterpiece is God of War for the Playstation.

At least this developer is consistent. They won't release a shitty rushed sequel. Other developers should learn. 

[Junpei the Tracer!]

Otaku are cool too you know. And as much as I want to hate on GOW3, that stuff looked REAL GOOD.

[OptimoPeach]

^
I was gonna say, this is the first time I've actually wanted to play a God of War game

Game is great and really fun but it's exclusively for and bought by the Otaku market

I feel a little insulted being lumped in with those neckbeards

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

The demo was pretty hot, and that was from last year's build.   Definitely going to pick this one up now.

[Kestastrophe]

That gametrailers footage looks amazing  . I was lukewarm on the demo, but this looks great

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Just went out this morning to run a few errands and stopped by the local store and put a preorder down for GOW3.

Bad Company 2, Just Cause 2, and GOW3....should be a good month.

[Third]

Pics of the Poseidon fight:

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FUCK ME 

looks better than Uncharted 2 already.

[brawndolicious]

Seriously, this game is going to own.
dat textures

seriously? the game looks good but the textures look crappy in those shots.  it's probably because the camera is too close or the specular maps are overdone or something but they look too fuzzy or washed out.

[ManaByte]

Discount GPU strikes again! The game is actually only running at 720p and the system upscales it to 1080.

[duckman2000]

Discount GPU strikes again! The game is actually only running at 720p and the system upscales it to 1080.

Uh, and? If it actually runs at 720p, it's in the upper tier of console games by default.

[ManaByte]

The developers were hyping it to be native 1080p.

They even tried it:
"We evaluated 960*1080 and decided that we preferred the look of 1280*720 along with our AA. If you force your tv to 1080, the game will upscale and run just fine. But it will just be upscaling the 720 image.

As far as the back of the box is concerned we tried not to be deceptive. But I guess ended up just making it more confused! Sorry about that."

[duckman2000]

Real talk, are you at all aware of the total shitness of your posts?

[TripleA]

Discount GPU strikes again! The game is actually only running at 720p and the system upscales it to 1080.

Oh poor GOW fans only get to play GOW III in HD  :'( :'( :'(

[Purple Filth]

The developers were hyping it to be native 1080p.

They even tried it:
"We evaluated 960*1080 and decided that we preferred the look of 1280*720 along with our AA. If you force your tv to 1080, the game will upscale and run just fine. But it will just be upscaling the 720 image.

As far as the back of the box is concerned we tried not to be deceptive. But I guess ended up just making it more confused! Sorry about that."

This is a joke post right

[ManaByte]

The developers were hyping it to be native 1080p.

They even tried it:
"We evaluated 960*1080 and decided that we preferred the look of 1280*720 along with our AA. If you force your tv to 1080, the game will upscale and run just fine. But it will just be upscaling the 720 image.

As far as the back of the box is concerned we tried not to be deceptive. But I guess ended up just making it more confused! Sorry about that."

This is a joke post right

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20130053&postcount=2768

[Purple Filth]

I never even knew it was hyped to be 1080p. I'm just happy the game isn't running sub-HD to be honest.

Sounds like when the 1080p thing was in full swing, till it got fucked in the ass.

Weirdly enough Sony's own games tend to be native 720p (aside from Ratchet's weird resolution or some of their PSN games) then upscale to 1080, its not any thing new anymore.

Its 3rd parties having the crazy sub-hd resultions

[Purple Filth]

The developers were hyping it to be native 1080p.

They even tried it:
"We evaluated 960*1080 and decided that we preferred the look of 1280*720 along with our AA. If you force your tv to 1080, the game will upscale and run just fine. But it will just be upscaling the 720 image.

As far as the back of the box is concerned we tried not to be deceptive. But I guess ended up just making it more confused! Sorry about that."

This is a joke post right

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20130053&postcount=2768

noted

i thought they already throttled back to 720p way earlier when the 1080p thing didn't work out.

interesting that they tried it with the made up resultion they added to their sdk

[demi]

Playstation 3: It only does EVERYTHING*





























* Uh, and? If it actually runs at 720p, it's in the upper tier of console games by default.

[Purple Filth]

Remember when 1080p was a huge part of PS3's initial marketing?

At least they tried right?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Right?

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yep and people believed the sane parts but alas it was never to be.

[Oblivion]

Is this still 30 fps?

[TripleA]

Whoa, the game got a 10/10 from Game Informer  !

[TripleA]

Is this still 30 fps?

Its 60 with some weapons and in some areas, and 30 in some areas and weapons.

Motion blur makes it mighty smooth.

[Third]

Whoa, the game got a 10/10 from Game Informer  !

Second opinion in the review also gave this one a 10. 

And there aren't many native 1080p games out there. Just be glad they're at least displaying this in HD, unlike Halo 3 and FFXIII X360. Both games almost matching Wii resolution.

[WrikaWrek]

Santa Monica are gods

 

 :munch God of W R

[TripleA]

Whoa, the game got a 10/10 from Game Informer  !

Second opinion in the review also gave this one a 10. 

And there aren't many native 1080p games out there. Just be glad they're at least displaying this in HD, unlike Halo 3 and FFXIII X360. Both games almost matching Wii resolution.

True true.

[demi]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

  :munch :munch :munch

The new icons are AWESOME!

Only the best for my man.

[TripleA]

Great reviews thus far 

[Draft]

Is this still 30 fps?

It's a GOW game, so it usually rests comfortably at around 30fps and occasionally lurches wildely from 25-60 fps

[Third]

Great reviews thus far 

http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/943928-god-of-war-iii/articles.html?sort=6

 

[magus]

Great reviews thus far 

http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/943928-god-of-war-iii/articles.html?sort=6

 

as i don't own a ps3 and have zero interess off god of war,i have no place in this thread but i like to open my mouth
why we are celebrating high review? this the OMG GRAPHICS,EXCLUSIVE PS3 game! reviewer will just slap it a 9 or 10 calling it the most awesome thing ever,no matter what

[Third]

haters

[magus]

haters

[Mr. Gundam]

I really haven't paid much attention to GoWIII. I played the demo and it was cool, but nothing that impressive.

I just watched X-Play's review of the game in HD on my TV...

HOLY SHIT THAT'S AWESOME.

[duckman2000]

The action was so limited compared to DMC/NG

Only a fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellow would compare them as if they were somehow in the same genre.

Spectacular adventure with brutal action

[dark1x]

Seems like massive strides were made on the technology front with this (from the demo).

Smoother framerate, superior lighting, object motion blur, improved texture work, and more.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-godofwariii-demo-vs-retail-blog-entry

[Cravis]

I think the game looks great and I know I'm going to play it but the God of War games were never ones that I felt satisfied with buying them at release. I'll probably get it around summertime or maybe I'll just rent it in few weeks.

I'm just renting this one. I bought both GoW 1, 2, and Chains of Olympus on release dates. With the GoW games, once you finish the single player there's not much else to do. The Gametrailers review said it clocks in at around 9 hours. Still the attention to detail on the gore is unbelievably impressive. Some of the best looking spilled entrails and eye gouging I've ever seen.

[dark1x]

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/0/0/1/8/6/1/Titan_Demo.jpg.jpg
http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/0/0/1/8/6/1/Titan_Final.jpg.jpg

Some detail lost in the backgrounds, it seems.

Are you serious?  It seems pretty clear to me that, in that case, they've simply CHANGED the background.  I somehow doubt that it was changed for performance reasons.

The textures, anti-aliasing, and particles in that shot are all much better in the final game.

[dark1x]

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/0/0/1/8/6/1/Titan_Demo.jpg.jpg
http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/0/0/1/8/6/1/Titan_Final.jpg.jpg

Some detail lost in the backgrounds, it seems.

Are you serious?  It seems pretty clear to me that, in that case, they've simply CHANGED the background.  I somehow doubt that it was changed for performance reasons.

The textures, anti-aliasing, and particles in that shot are all much better in the final game.

Are YOU fucking serious? I was joking around, maybe I should have added a line about the RSX being a budget GPU.


Jesus fucking Christ, it's like I have to write posts in italics or something to avoid people taking things the wrong way.

It is a budget GPU.

[duckman2000]

Jesus fucking Christ, it's like I have to write posts in italics or something to avoid people taking things the wrong way.

Uh, that's why he asked if you were serious. Learn to read.

[Mr. Gundam]

I think the game looks great and I know I'm going to play it but the God of War games were never ones that I felt satisfied with buying them at release. I'll probably get it around summertime or maybe I'll just rent it in few weeks.

Yeah, I'm not getting it at launch. It will be a summer pick up for me.

[Himu]

Played some of the final game last night at gamestop during FF13 midnight launch.

Pretty awesome.

[demi]

I think the game looks great and I know I'm going to play it but the God of War games were never ones that I felt satisfied with buying them at release. I'll probably get it around summertime or maybe I'll just rent it in few weeks.

Yeah, I'm not getting it at launch. It will be a summer pick up for me.

TRU has $20 gift card if you are a rewards member on release day

[Mr. Gundam]

I think the game looks great and I know I'm going to play it but the God of War games were never ones that I felt satisfied with buying them at release. I'll probably get it around summertime or maybe I'll just rent it in few weeks.

Yeah, I'm not getting it at launch. It will be a summer pick up for me.

TRU has $20 gift card if you are a rewards member on release day

That's an awesome deal. It's not a money issue, though. I'm just buying a ton of stuff in Japan next month, and I already have a massive backlog.

[Diunx]

This game looks fucking badass, can't wait.

HD ultra violence


chickenshit jappy rpgs

[Purple Filth]

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/0/0/1/8/6/1/Titan_Demo.jpg.jpg
http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/0/0/1/8/6/1/Titan_Final.jpg.jpg

Some detail lost in the backgrounds, it seems.

Are you serious?  It seems pretty clear to me that, in that case, they've simply CHANGED the background.  I somehow doubt that it was changed for performance reasons.

The textures, anti-aliasing, and particles in that shot are all much better in the final game.

Are YOU fucking serious? I was joking around, maybe I should have added a line about the RSX being a budget GPU.


Jesus fucking Christ, it's like I have to write posts in italics or something to avoid people taking things the wrong way.

 

[Draft]

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/0/0/1/8/6/1/Titan_Demo.jpg.jpg
http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/0/0/1/8/6/1/Titan_Final.jpg.jpg

Some detail lost in the backgrounds, it seems.

Are you serious?  It seems pretty clear to me that, in that case, they've simply CHANGED the background.  I somehow doubt that it was changed for performance reasons.

The textures, anti-aliasing, and particles in that shot are all much better in the final game.

Are YOU fucking serious? I was joking around, maybe I should have added a line about the RSX being a budget GPU.


Jesus fucking Christ, it's like I have to write posts in italics or something to avoid people taking things the wrong way.

PS3 performance is serious business.

[Agent Whiskers]

My girl just walked in with this in hand.



Later bitches!

[Green Shinobi]

Now that I'm gonna get making some extra money, I'm really thinking of getting a PS3 again. I'd probably get this game. I still need to play God of War 2 though. Is it really much improved over the first?

[Agent Whiskers]

Sorry, that copy is clearly European. Not the real deal.

You mean like all Americans?

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[Third]

My girl just walked in with this in hand.
Later bitches!

Holy fuck. I hate you and your girlfriend.
I want it toooooo 

[naff]

Looks pretty amazing,DToids review praised the crap out of it


I'm really looking forward to Deadly Premonition too. Need to check if there's any threads about that around here.
 

[TripleA]

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-god-of-war-iii/17-2160/

GOWIII quick look, ONLY WATCH IF YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT SPOILERS.

[maxy]

Edge gave it 8/10

So Bayonetta>God of War 3...not that it needs confirming,smart people already know that

But i think it scored better than God of War 2...

[Green Shinobi]

I'm certain that Bayonetta wipes the floor with God of War in terms of combat.

But Bayonetta was sorely, sorely lacking in presentation. Its story and voice acting were ludicrously bad. Also, the level design left a lot to be desired.

I would love a game that combined the strengths of both of these games into one orgasmic package.