God of War - Thank You
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One of the highlights of the PS4 era. Not a perfect game, but damn near close. Can't wait for the next installment and what they do with the "plot twist'
Oh, definitely, if Cyberpunk or Death Stranding or TLOU2 live up to their full potential they could definitely trump GOW.
One of my favorite games from last year. I can't wait for GoW2.
Lmao at the sourest of grapes @ Edge. Thanks too to Sunhilegend for supplying so many amazing gifs that people actually like instead of whining about not getting recognition if your efforts fall short.
Lmao at the sourest of grapes @ Edge. Thanks too to Sunhilegend for supplying so many amazing gifs that people actually like instead of whining about not getting recognition if your efforts fall short.
It was a good game, for sure.
Edit: are people doubting that sunshi gifs are not edited afterwards? I thought this was common sense.
Edit: are people doubting that sunshi gifs are not edited afterwards? I thought this was common sense.
I think you are misreading something. The use of slow motion alone gives away the fact that most of the gifs are edited.
I would probably expect that on the actual anniversary date. This is just the beginning of the week of celebration leading up to that.
So, again: sunshi does not edit the gifs he takes afterwards, at all, besides slowmotion?
No, he does edit them. I don't get how you think I am saying otherwise.
Awesome video and message! Really cool.
It really is a remarkable game that did something very special with a series that already had a strong identity. It's damned impressive that all of the changes were for the better. Quite a feat.
That SunhiLegend part took me by surprise. He did some of his best work with GoW. It's nice he got recognized by the developers.
It really is a remarkable game that did something very special with a series that already had a strong identity. It's damned impressive that all of the changes were for the better. Quite a feat.
That SunhiLegend part took me by surprise. He did some of his best work with GoW. It's nice he got recognized by the developers.
He definitely edits them. The fact that he edits his gifs is not the part of Edge's post that people take issue with. Was that your takeaway?
I hope the sequel brings forth plenty of improvements, especially as far as framerate, FOV/camera perspective and general mobility options go.
He applies color grading, messes around with the lighting/brightness intensity and often adds motion blur.
His gifs are pretty awesome no doubt, but they can also be a tad deceiving.
He applies color grading, messes around with the lighting/brightness intensity and often adds motion blur.
His gifs are pretty awesome no doubt, but they can also be a tad deceiving.
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Care to back up any of your self aggrandization with actual compare and contrast examples?
To be honest, it's us the fans who should thank you guys for making such a great game.
You ever think your cinematography is not as good as his and that's why you don't get noticed? Anyone can take raw gifs or screenshots. :)
From the very skeptical takes to the initial leak, to the E3 reveal that blew away the cynicism, and finally Game of the Year. What a ride.
I gave up when I realized you have to farm those currency in the fog poison area.
I don't feel that strongly about the kid, but he still annoyed me at times. I know, I know, kids can be annoying and that was probably the point, but when I look at Stranger Things, It, or The Last of Us (to stick to our genre here) – as the only instances where I don't find children annoying – I don't see why it is that difficult to make them likeable. Ellie and Joel also had that rock bottom point of their relationship from which both have grown and found back together, with Ellie being annoying, at least for me, at all.
Yeah same here. God of War is one of the PlayStation IPs that has been with me for a long time now, about 12 years or so since I played the very first title and basically finished it in a single sitting. It's great to have Kratos back and in the best shape he's ever been.
What a fantastic video, Thank YOU, SSM.
Since the very OG God of War, you guys proved to be one of the best in the business. I still vividly remember holding God of war II disk in my hand and running to my house filled with too much excitement... and with this new entry you guys reached a new level of standard it's not even fair to other studios. Can not wait for the rest of Kratos and BoIs journey.
Since the very OG God of War, you guys proved to be one of the best in the business. I still vividly remember holding God of war II disk in my hand and running to my house filled with too much excitement... and with this new entry you guys reached a new level of standard it's not even fair to other studios. Can not wait for the rest of Kratos and BoIs journey.
It was a slow burn at first, but getting back to it after close to a year - and having a son in that time - made me blaze through it. I stopped at Muspelheim after unlocking it, not knowing it was just for challenges and had to fight tooth and nail with a crap character level to get through several (playing on hard), but it made me MUCH better.
I wish you'd have a few more skills right at the beginning or unarmed combat being a bit more involved at the beginning, but after you get more and more skills and runic attacks the Leviathan Axe turned into one of my favourite weapons ever. After Muspelheim my first Valkyrie, one of the harder ones from what I read, was another brutal hurdle at lvl. 3? 4? It was a fun few hours late at night but managing to beat her was so good. It felt jarring at times how easily Kratos would go down against higher level colour swap enemies later while tanking monstrous damage in boss fights/cutscenes; though. I understand that it's a staple for semi-open games, but that didn't mesh well with the rest of the game and what happens in the story. I'm not looking forward to the traditional power-down in the sequel with less moves and dying to glowing hobos in two hits again, either. GoW4 handled it okay with Kratos laying down his traditional arms after 3 and GoW2 did it the best in the series (maybe even most games with sequels grounding your strenghts) with that epic betrayal, but *if* we play as Kratos again it will probably be quite the handwave...or a shocking death after the prologue.
Overall I ended up loving the game and only stopped after the story's end because I sorta felt like Kratos deserved a break from all that killing and anger. I will free the few Valkyries left later.
The Troll bosses could have been replaced with something else, but it was similiar to the hordes (herds?) of Minos you killed during all the previous games, it never stopped being fun because the base loop was satisfying and the kills brutal. The dragon was lame compared to other fights, I agree. The rarity of other boss fights and the limited characters you interact with was actually a positive after previously murdering half a pantheon in one go. I actually WANTED to fight them.
The sequel will be amazing by building on this already very good foundation. Especially if you fight badass vikings and more of their gods. And ESPECIALLY if you get a spear with your shield like Ghost of Sparta had. I think a certain god has one to spare.
I wish you'd have a few more skills right at the beginning or unarmed combat being a bit more involved at the beginning, but after you get more and more skills and runic attacks the Leviathan Axe turned into one of my favourite weapons ever. After Muspelheim my first Valkyrie, one of the harder ones from what I read, was another brutal hurdle at lvl. 3? 4? It was a fun few hours late at night but managing to beat her was so good. It felt jarring at times how easily Kratos would go down against higher level colour swap enemies later while tanking monstrous damage in boss fights/cutscenes; though. I understand that it's a staple for semi-open games, but that didn't mesh well with the rest of the game and what happens in the story. I'm not looking forward to the traditional power-down in the sequel with less moves and dying to glowing hobos in two hits again, either. GoW4 handled it okay with Kratos laying down his traditional arms after 3 and GoW2 did it the best in the series (maybe even most games with sequels grounding your strenghts) with that epic betrayal, but *if* we play as Kratos again it will probably be quite the handwave...or a shocking death after the prologue.
Overall I ended up loving the game and only stopped after the story's end because I sorta felt like Kratos deserved a break from all that killing and anger. I will free the few Valkyries left later.
The Troll bosses could have been replaced with something else, but it was similiar to the hordes (herds?) of Minos you killed during all the previous games, it never stopped being fun because the base loop was satisfying and the kills brutal. The dragon was lame compared to other fights, I agree. The rarity of other boss fights and the limited characters you interact with was actually a positive after previously murdering half a pantheon in one go. I actually WANTED to fight them.
The sequel will be amazing by building on this already very good foundation. Especially if you fight badass vikings and more of their gods. And ESPECIALLY if you get a spear with your shield like Ghost of Sparta had. I think a certain god has one to spare.
Sunshi does not edit every gif he posts. The ones that are edited are obviouse. And again what is wrong in editing gifs? What people take issues with is the jealousy in Edge post. Instead of being happy for sunshi like most people are he or she decides they wanna get recognized too because they post gifs as well. I also post gifs. The cinematography of Sunshi's gifs are what make them shine more than anything else.
Would have been so much better without all the different economic systems. Don't know why gear or skill trees or crafting are there. Just time spent in menues where you could instead invest them in the world. Idea for next game: make the player spend as little time as possible in menues, if any.
Good game, no doubt. Enjoyed my time with it immensely.
I have a feeling the sequel will surpass and improve on it. The axe-pull back mechanic is the best new mechanic I've seen this generation. It's so satisfying to use.
I have a feeling the sequel will surpass and improve on it. The axe-pull back mechanic is the best new mechanic I've seen this generation. It's so satisfying to use.
A really good first iteration! Excited about the sequel since I am sure they will alleviate my nitpicks with GoW (4): bosses.
Initially was not sure what to think of the more personal story, but they set up thing amazingly for the sequel so cannot hate on that. It was a good story. refreshing in retrospect.
Also credit to making Kratos likeable. I always did, but oh boy the hate for this game was unreal before the release. From hating to kratos to the game being a flop due to the lack of gameplay shown (and rightly so)
Initially was not sure what to think of the more personal story, but they set up thing amazingly for the sequel so cannot hate on that. It was a good story. refreshing in retrospect.
Also credit to making Kratos likeable. I always did, but oh boy the hate for this game was unreal before the release. From hating to kratos to the game being a flop due to the lack of gameplay shown (and rightly so)
IIRC didn't Cory want to have it where you never had to go into a separate menu and everything was handled via some sort of sub-menu that you could bring up while still playing the game, or something like that? IIRC they weren't able to get it to work, but maybe for the sequel?
