God of War 3 -- How did this game get a 9.0?

Because PS3 exclusives are probably being judged by PS3 standerds now. After Uncharted 2 it's really going to be hard for PS3 exclusives specifically to be rated highly because people have this unrealistic expectation for it's games now.

I really don't think GS is judging PS3 and xbox360 by the same standards anymore, I think the expectation for PS3 exclusives are higher because it's the PS3 exclusives that have been pushing the boundries for console games this gen so far.

just look at Halo OSDT and Killzone 2 both came out last year scored 9.0...even tho KZ2 was out eairly had 32 player online, standard setting lighting system, innovative componets to the online, avanced phycis system and the best graphics to ever be seenon consoles...a games like OSDT, basically an expansion for a game from 2007 with no advancements in anything scored the same thing on xbox360...a game like OSDT wouldn't score AAA on PS3 or anywhere close, mutiplat maybe but exclusive not a chance.

When the first muitiplayer FPSconsole game to have 256 players ever can't even get AAA (dedicated servers no lag)you know something's up.

The ending.

immortality20

Please tell me in a spoiler tag what actually happened in the end and how it related to the other games. It's annoying when people say the ending was bad when they didn't understand it

Seriously, after playing this game, it deserves atleast a 9.5. This game was utter and complete perfection. Everything about this game was high caliber. The graphics, the presentation, the voice acting, the sound, the story...this game was just top notch. I just finished beating the game and I'm still foaming at the mouth from the sheer awesomeness I just experienced. And it's borderline insulting to give this game the same score as Bayonetta! (Awaits Bayonetta lovers :P )

Seriously though, this game is definitely my top runner for GOTY 2010. had it come out last year, I would vote for this game 100x over Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls for GOTY. What were your thoughts about the game?

P.S. GoW3 is better than Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden 2, Dante's Inferno, DMC4, and Halo 3! And it has better graphics than Crysis! You know I had to add in Halo 3 and Crysis or this wouldn't be a proper SW topic :P

II_Seraphim_II

Man are the "it really deserves" threads a new fad?

Game got a 9.0

Not even wonder woman can change that

Seriously, after playing this game, it deserves atleast a 9.5. This game was utter and complete perfection. Everything about this game was high caliber. The graphics, the presentation, the voice acting, the sound, the story...this game was just top notch. I just finished beating the game and I'm still foaming at the mouth from the sheer awesomeness I just experienced. And it's borderline insulting to give this game the same score as Bayonetta! (Awaits Bayonetta lovers :P )

Seriously though, this game is definitely my top runner for GOTY 2010. had it come out last year, I would vote for this game 100x over Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls for GOTY. What were your thoughts about the game?

P.S. GoW3 is better than Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden 2, Dante's Inferno, DMC4, and Halo 3! And it has better graphics than Crysis! You know I had to add in Halo 3 and Crysis or this wouldn't be a proper SW topic :P

II_Seraphim_II

The reviewer found it worse than God of War 2.

The added P.S. pretty much destroys your argument. GoW3 is definitely not an objectively perfect game, I've heard of many who logically gave the game an 8.5 (and it seems to me that that would be my score as well, though I can't say anything). GS...disagrees with you :o GS gave KH under 8.5 (KH's my favorite game), but I'm not complaining. 'Tis their opinion.

IMO I stopped caring about GS scores when Mass Effect 2 didnt get AAAA

I just gotplatinumfor game yesterday what a great game. it deserved a 10 IMO.

I just got platinum for game yesterday what a great game. it deserved a 10 IMO.

Rza_rectah

Yeah, thats the way i feel about Mass Effect 2!

PAL360

I hope your right, i just finished GOW 3 and plan on starting Mass Effect 2 next.

On topic: I agree with the TC, 9.0 is a great score but i would have given it a 9.5 easily. Was such a satisfying game from start to finish, and what is wrong with the ending? I thought it was great, it didnt leave me be dissatisfied like most endings in games this gen. But scores are just opinions, the person reviewing obviously didnt think it was 9.5 material.

A whole thread over .5? Oh wait, this is System Wars ;)

God of War 2 had more variety. It was longer. It was paced better. The story was more interesting.

"Prettier" doesn't mean "deserving of a higher score" in my book. I think most of us in the office agree that God of War II, from a design perspective, is a better game; we have to look beyond the "OMG I just fought on a Titan's back!" moments and look at the bigger picture. And if we believe God of War II is a better game (visuals aside) by even current standards, do you believe that it should still be deserving of a higher score?

Nevertheless, it is still superb, but I think Tom gave God of War III exactly the score it deserves.

hold on. Ninja Gaiden 2 is better IMO. lloveLamp

Ninja Gaiden 2 is such a sloppy mess. It doesn't even come close to God of War III's quality.

Honstly it deserves an 8.5 imo. I played GoW2 and then GoW3 back to back and I didn't see anything in the game that made it AAA caliber so long after GoW2 achieved that score. It's a great game and I enjoyed it but it's not much different from GoW2 overall.

Bigboi500

this not that much has changed or feel different then the other GOW games to the latest installment 9 is not even a bad score one point away from a 10 thats pretty damn good

GoW III is my favorite simply because the combat carries it a long way. It's so much more damn fun and extremely flexible than the combat in the others.

Also,

Poseidon has one of the ****ing best boss openings ever. I don't know about you guys, but a certain feeling came over me when I first heard Poseidon erupt up and speak to Kratos. Seriously, turn your bass and speakers up LOUD and listen to Poseidon when you first encounter him. How can a boss actually sound more epic when he speaks?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzqJswRGc8o

Ninja Gaiden 2 and Bayonetta piss all over the entire God of War series; they aren't even in the same league.jethrovegas

I agree, Mass Effect 2 was a much better game and also got a 9.0

A whole thread over .5? Oh wait, this is System Wars ;)

God of War 2 had more variety. It was longer. It was paced better. The story was more interesting.

"Prettier" doesn't mean "deserving of a higher score" in my book. I think most of us in the office agree that God of War II, from a design perspective, is a better game; we have to look beyond the "OMG I just fought on a Titan's back!" moments and look at the bigger picture. And if we believe God of War II is a better game (visuals aside) by even current standards, do you believe that it should still be deserving of a higher score?

Nevertheless, it is still superb, but I think Tom gave God of War III exactly the score it deserves.

Kevin-V

I don't think the problem is that GoW3 DESERVED more than 9.0, I think 9.0 is perfect for it. I just think there are far too many other 9.0 games that GoW3 clearly trounces. Is it really the equal to Perfect Dark Zero? Assassin's Creed? L4D2? I think games as a whole are overrated, and with this inflated scale I agree, its a 9.5 and that's what I rated it, but overall, I disagree... the problem is not with GoW3s rating but with too many inflated scores in general that makes it hard to distinguish the truly awesome from the perfunctory (MW2).Hahadouken

Eh who cares most of the time GS scores dont make sense anyway. Base purchases off the things said within the review.

Ninja Gaiden 2 and Bayonetta piss all over the entire God of War series; they aren't even in the same league.jethrovegas

A whole thread over .5? Oh wait, this is System Wars ;)

God of War 2 had more variety. It was longer. It was paced better. The story was more interesting.

"Prettier" doesn't mean "deserving of a higher score" in my book. I think most of us in the office agree that God of War II, from a design perspective, is a better game; we have to look beyond the "OMG I just fought on a Titan's back!" moments and look at the bigger picture. And if we believe God of War II is a better game (visuals aside) by even current standards, do you believe that it should still be deserving of a higher score?

Nevertheless, it is still superb, but I think Tom gave God of War III exactly the score it deserves.

Kevin-V

Ninja Gaiden 2 and Bayonetta piss all over the entire God of War series; they aren't even in the same league.jethrovegas

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]I don't think the problem is that GoW3 DESERVED more than 9.0, I think 9.0 is perfect for it. I just think there are far too many other 9.0 games that GoW3 clearly trounces. Is it really the equal to Perfect Dark Zero? Assassin's Creed? L4D2? I think games as a whole are overrated, and with this inflated scale I agree, its a 9.5 and that's what I rated it, but overall, I disagree... the problem is not with GoW3s rating but with too many inflated scores in general that makes it hard to distinguish the truly awesome from the perfunctory (MW2).Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"][QUOTE="Hahadouken"]I don't think the problem is that GoW3 DESERVED more than 9.0, I think 9.0 is perfect for it. I just think there are far too many other 9.0 games that GoW3 clearly trounces. Is it really the equal to Perfect Dark Zero? Assassin's Creed? L4D2? I think games as a whole are overrated, and with this inflated scale I agree, its a 9.5 and that's what I rated it, but overall, I disagree... the problem is not with GoW3s rating but with too many inflated scores in general that makes it hard to distinguish the truly awesome from the perfunctory (MW2).Lethalhazard

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"]I don't think the problem is that GoW3 DESERVED more than 9.0, I think 9.0 is perfect for it. I just think there are far too many other 9.0 games that GoW3 clearly trounces. Is it really the equal to Perfect Dark Zero? Assassin's Creed? L4D2? I think games as a whole are overrated, and with this inflated scale I agree, its a 9.5 and that's what I rated it, but overall, I disagree... the problem is not with GoW3s rating but with too many inflated scores in general that makes it hard to distinguish the truly awesome from the perfunctory (MW2).Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="lloveLamp"]hold on. Ninja Gaiden 2 is better IMO. killerfist

It doesn't. I bought it for full-price but I don't feel it's a AAA game at all. Who cares when those other games came out? They didn't deserve AAA then either. It's not like AC had universally positive reviews. It has like an A on Metacritic.Hahadouken

Because it entirely matters when the games come out. Of course, now, as you look back and replay games that they feel incredibly underwhelming. Because times have evolved, of course games released many years ago don't hold up to the standards of today, they are some exceptions of course but for the most part this is true. Gamespot is normally inconsistent with Metacrtitc and Gamerankings, not every game sides up with the same range on those sites.

[QUOTE="lloveLamp"]hold on. Ninja Gaiden 2 is better IMO. sammyjenkis898

Ninja Gaiden 2 is such a sloppy mess. It doesn't even come close to God of War III's quality.

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

[QUOTE="lloveLamp"]hold on. Ninja Gaiden 2 is better IMO. lloveLamp

Ninja Gaiden 2 is such a sloppy mess. It doesn't even come close to God of War III's quality.

I actually like the gameplay in GoW3 FAR, FAR better than NG as well. There isn't a single area that I find NG to be more fun or superior than GoW3.

[QUOTE="Lethalhazard"] I don't care what anyone says or how good the gameplay is; L4D2 doesn't deserve AAA just because of the lack of content. Hell; any game that's put up at a full price tag that was made in the course of a single year doesn't deserve AAA especially with that lack of effort put into it.Hahadouken

Comparing GoW to L4D is kind of silly isnt it?

And also, GS scores arent from one guy, they are from a bunch of different editors with different opinions themselves, so just because GoW3 scoredhigher than, say Just Cause 2, doesnt make it a better game to the masses. Remember Demons Souls won GOTY and had a lower score than Uncharted 2, Forza 3 and others.

That's a horribly flawed argument. I could squeeze 10000 hours out of cs_dust but it doesn't mean they should charge $60 for it.Hahadouken

Comparing GoW to L4D is kind of silly isnt it?.h575309

[QUOTE="lloveLamp"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

Ninja Gaiden 2 is such a sloppy mess. It doesn't even come close to God of War III's quality.

Hahadouken

I actually like the gameplay in GoW3 FAR, FAR better than NG as well. There isn't a single area that I find NG to be more fun or superior than GoW3.

deep gameplay>>>>>>>>button masher gameplay no matter how hard you try to spin it off

I loved the game but I thought it was pretty short compared to gow2. I think 9.0 was the right score here.

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"][QUOTE="Lethalhazard"] I don't care what anyone says or how good the gameplay is; L4D2 doesn't deserve AAA just because of the lack of content. Hell; any game that's put up at a full price tag that was made in the course of a single year doesn't deserve AAA especially with that lack of effort put into it.h575309