They really need to fix the sliding.I'm failing to understand references to Souls. This looks absolutely nothing like it:
God of War Game Informer New Details
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I'm failing to understand references to Souls. This looks absolutely nothing like it:
What's up with all that Too Human slinding?
Yeah Hellblade is an excellent proof of concept. It had the best combat of any game this year. Mind you I haven't played Nioh yet
I'm still confused. This doesn't look like Batman or Souls and Souls and Batman couldn't be more different from each other.
Alternative would probably be that you would press attack and Kratos just stands there and hits the air
thats old footage
you can see the improvement here
in b4 why the kid talk to much they already addressed that
Sad to hear that after ascension, GoW was considered dead. Should be easy to see why that didn't do so well that it didn't focus on what the series was known for and did well.
I am still mostly excited for this, But I am concerned whether this is really a god of war or not. I guess I'll still see enjoyment on it, But so far I haven't seen any real gore, which I consider a part of GoW, and I'm a bit concerned about the story/atmosphere seeing how the boy being around is lightening the mood, and I hope the story is going to cover the space between GoW3-GoW4
I am still mostly excited for this, But I am concerned whether this is really a god of war or not. I guess I'll still see enjoyment on it, But so far I haven't seen any real gore, which I consider a part of GoW, and I'm a bit concerned about the story/atmosphere seeing how the boy being around is lightening the mood, and I hope the story is going to cover the space between GoW3-GoW4
They're not comparable, but Nioh is the deeper, better option in a traditional sense. In essence, it's what you get when fusing Ninja Gaiden with Dark Souls. It's as good as that sounds.
Hellblade is the opposite approach: less is more, light and impactful, but without much depth or variety. Exactly what the game needed.
I think For Honor is another good reference, not being mentioned around here.
Did you like not read or watch anything for this game?
I really dont get it.
Well Dark Souls + Ninja Gaiden sounds incredible I need to jump into that. I'm just finishing up Nier.
Whats For Honor?
All of this sounds like incredibly standard stuff from the modern, mainstream gaming playbook so I wonder what about this so impressed Sony higher ups with its freshness. Was it the kid?
Shame they didn't go with Mayan era. That would have been something.
Trust in Barlog....
I cannot wait to peel apart some Norse myth's with my bare, Spartan Rage filled hands.
I cannot wait to peel apart some Norse myth's with my bare, Spartan Rage filled hands.
Its freshness for the series , new camera, new setting,new gameplay, new story.
That's exactly my thoughts. The not so father-like figure nurturing the kid. In a game that reveled in blood and gore. TLoU effect or just coincidence, but of all changes that's the only thing (on paper) that puts me off the game.
I'm failing to understand references to Souls. This looks absolutely nothing like it:
How about this:
As long as I don't have to protect that shithead kid, I'm in. Footage so far has been indistinguishable from a long escort mission for me, tbh.
It seems like the kid pretty much just gets out of the way in combat unless you specifically call on him to do something.
The lack of a jump button alone isn't enough to condemn the traversal in this game. We simply don't know enough about how getting around looks like to know if there won't be contextual actions in place of a jump. Seems a bit hasty.
Did you expect it to become more like a platformer? (Especially after the reveal?) Lol
That's exactly my thoughts. The not so father-like figure nurturing the kid. In a game that reveled in blood and gore. TLoU effect or just coincidence, but of all changes that's the only thing (on paper) that puts me off the game.
How about this:
yep no kid in sight to protect
Kratost never used a shield or rolled before. And parries? Totally ds. #notmygow
? Yes?
Only gore I've seen so far is like lava blood and haven't seen anything as extreme as GoW1-3 did in that department, like ripping out intestines, decapitation etc. Not that I play it for that alone ha ha, but as I said I do consider it a part of what makes GoW what it is.
Story concerns are more unfounded, think it's likely they'll cover the gap, but the boy does worry me more with his interactions in combat making more light of things happening.
Combat wise I have no problems with it, all looking good, actually refreshing in this department, Which is good because initially I was said yet another hack/slash game seemed to be gone, but I'm happy with this direction I think the more I've seen.
There aren't many big budget games set in Norse mythology. There also aren't alot of high quality third person melee action titles with a cinematic focus. If the pitch was literally "third person melee action game with Last of Us level cutscenes" that's an instant win.
Interesting to see some of the backlash in here. I remember the initial response being super positive since it felt like they couldn't just bring back the same God of War again. That mentality is how we ended up with Gears 4 and Halo 4 being good games, but ultimately unexciting and well worn territory that don't expand the franchise in any meaningful way. It's good for series to reinvent and change, ala Resident Evil, Assassin's Creed. I'm sure this game will still maintain many of the core elements of past titles.
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It specifically says chained blades tho :P But yeah, it will be probably used in a moment like that.
damn i hope they release challenge missions with blade of chaos then. Or let us use in beginning of game after tutorial or something.
who am i kidding, either it wont be playable in main game or only main game+
Barlog was already asked about this and he replied that he could not talk about it.
Ah, OK
I still really like Ghost of Sparta and don't think it gets enough love
I want to play this game so much. The devs have been extremely careful with the release date, so I assume they are tuning and polishing every possible detail for the game to launch without complications.
I love the details described in the OP. It truly seems like a huge breath of fresh air for the series.
I love the details described in the OP. It truly seems like a huge breath of fresh air for the series.
Yeah, i really like it. It was one of the reasons i had faith in The Order and RAD... Eh.
Regarding the no jumping button, was trying to remember the recent 3rd person action games that didn't have it either (and looks like they did not need to tbh):
Gears Of War
The Last Of Us
Metal Gear Solid V (I'm not 100% sure about this one since I didn't played the game yet)
Hellblade
NiOh
The Order 1886
Ryse
Demon Souls
Gears Of War
The Last Of Us
Metal Gear Solid V (I'm not 100% sure about this one since I didn't played the game yet)
Hellblade
NiOh
The Order 1886
Ryse
Demon Souls
These details are absolutely NOT what I want from the franchise.
I've been lukewarm on the slow, plodding trailers up to this point, and this just confirms my reservations.
No jumping, meaning no juggling multiple enemies through crazy combos, and no platforming. I worry that they've completely stripped the identity of the series from this game, and we'll be left with a mediocre 3rd person action game whose only claim to fame is that it's called "God of War."
I've been lukewarm on the slow, plodding trailers up to this point, and this just confirms my reservations.
No jumping, meaning no juggling multiple enemies through crazy combos, and no platforming. I worry that they've completely stripped the identity of the series from this game, and we'll be left with a mediocre 3rd person action game whose only claim to fame is that it's called "God of War."
Who says he never rolled before? That's the demonstration of why people talk about Souls similarities.
I don't like crafting at all. It's usually just an excuse to add a few collectibles to pad out the content. It also often leads to tedious inventory management, but the worst thing about it is that the actual crafting is usually little more than highlighting a couple of items and hitting a button. Where is the satisfaction? There's no craft to it whatsoever and it's not fun at all. Players should want to explore the world because it's interesting, not to collect random crap. It's hard to justify its inclusion really, other than to tick a feature box.
I'm undecided on this take on GoW. I have faith in Corey, but I'm not sold on what I've seen and read so far. My overarching feeling is why is this not a new IP? Kratos is divisive as hell, and the GoW story was done and dusted after number 3.
thats nonsense
its not even worth arguing about it
that doesnt sound like tlous at all
ffs
lets see how they sell first shall we
tomorrow we hope
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And yet Bayonetta 3 and most likely Devil May Cry 5 are soon to be coming out. And we just got a combo heavy Nier Automata last year.
Saying that style is dead in this day and age is silly.