god of war ascension multiplayer is actually amazing

Okay,

I got completely caught off guard with this game's multiplayer. Serious I had no frickan clue it would be this refined, fun, and addictive.

I am level 13 so far and I have played the two races and both maps on the BETA, and I gotta admit, THis is the most fun I have had playing a multiplayer game in quite some time, and this is without everything added.

The gameplay is fun, addictive, and TRUE to god of war. While not a ton of customisation, the amount that is there, changes the way you play significantly.

The skills are unique and enjoyable, the playstyles are vass, and the maps (arena) is purely skill based, which is the reason it's so fun.

I thought it would be a piece of crap, and a giant waste of time, but man was I ever wrong.

If they can keep this up, god of war will NOT be just considered a single player game.

Indeed it is, TC.

Indeed it is.

got my code but can't use it till i return home monday, heard good things about it.

Good to hear I suppose. I hope it isn't one of those things I play for a couple of hours and then never touch again which I suspected it would be.Floppy_Jim

Well not sure, but i am pretty damn addicted to it in the last two days, its neat that you can just pick it up and play and not worry 2 much.

There is a learning curve tho, hack and slash will not win you anything.

I was very much enjoying it as well. It took a bit of practice to start doing good, since you can't button-mash and win like you could in the SP, but I can already tell I'll be playing the MP for a while.

Now let's hope the online community doesn't turn into a wasteland two months after release.

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"]Good to hear I suppose. I hope it isn't one of those things I play for a couple of hours and then never touch again which I suspected it would be.vanadiel242424

Well not sure, but i am pretty damn addicted to it in the last two days, its neat that you can just pick it up and play and not worry 2 much.

There is a learning curve tho, hack and slash will not win you anything.

That's good to hear; hack and slash/mindless button basher is a criticism often thrown about by those who haven't played the harder difficulties. Should be fun against experienced GoW players.

[QUOTE="vanadiel242424"]

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"]Good to hear I suppose. I hope it isn't one of those things I play for a couple of hours and then never touch again which I suspected it would be.Floppy_Jim

Well not sure, but i am pretty damn addicted to it in the last two days, its neat that you can just pick it up and play and not worry 2 much.

There is a learning curve tho, hack and slash will not win you anything.

That's good to hear; hack and slash/mindless button basher is a criticism often thrown about by those who haven't played the harder difficulties. Should be fun against experienced GoW players.

it's funny really, lots of people expected it to be a button masher.

Go ahead and try and mash buttons, you will get anhilated in seconds, its funny

Now let's hope the online community doesn't turn into a wasteland two months after release.megadeth1117

it would be the only redeeming factor for the game imo, do you have to be PS+ member to get in the beta? if not, anyone have any info on how to get a key? i would love to offer feedback on their forums.

Ok.

[QUOTE="megadeth1117"]Now let's hope the online community doesn't turn into a wasteland two months after release.AmazonTreeBoa

it would be the only redeeming factor for the game imo, do you have to be PS+ member to get in the beta? if not, anyone have any info on how to get a key? i would love to offer feedback on their forums.

Dead-Memories

Funny, I think it sucks.bleehum

I'll try it out when I get my hands on the game.

To me, GoW and MP don't mix well, but I may be wrong. I just hope it didn't bastardise the SP, otherwise I would want MP to be removed.

I'll try it out when I get my hands on the game.

To me, GoW and MP don't mix well, but I may be wrong. I just hope it didn't bastardise the SP, otherwise I would want MP to be removed.

GamerwillzPS

Honestly, I expected it to be great from the beginning.

Then I played it. It's horrible. The camera is too far away from your character, I can't tell who is on my team and who is on the other team (red/green color blind, no options to change it) and the combat seems very sluggish. Being a huge God of War fan, this really disappoints me. I think all God of War should have is either a 1v1 mode or a co-op mode, though it shouldn't have multiplayer at all.

I envy you PS3 Owners. I was really hoping DmC would do it first, but, you cant have it all. Its great to see Sony exclusives investing more into multiplayer, i.e. Uncharted and TLOU. Well Done.Lulekani

mutherfvcker did I just hear praising Sony?

*Raises pimp slapping hand*:evil:

[QUOTE="Dead-Memories"]

it would be the only redeeming factor for the game imo, do you have to be PS+ member to get in the beta? if not, anyone have any info on how to get a key? i would love to offer feedback on their forums.

Maneil99

i presumed that sony would want to make the PS plus actually worth something by making these betas more exclusive, but I guess not :lol:

not looking forward to downloading updates on my PS3 for 2 hours, oh well.

[QUOTE="megadeth1117"]Now let's hope the online community doesn't turn into a wasteland two months after release.AmazonTreeBoa

Most PC games die pretty fast too (in terms of having many thousands of people active at a given time).

Though obviously there are exceptions like Counter-Strike and World of Warcraft that have humongous support and will practically NEVER die out. The reality is that probably 99% of console games rapidly decline in less than a year or two, and 95% of PC games.

Anyway I'm thinking that something like God of War probably won't last much more than a year at most. Especially considering it's an "end of gen" game. If they saved the debut of God of War multiplayer for the PS4 launch (and it was good), then more likely it might survive much longer. Even if this one stands out as a great game, almost everything is lined up against it having any type of long term staying power.

[QUOTE="Lulekani"]I envy you PS3 Owners. I was really hoping DmC would do it first, but, you cant have it all. Its great to see Sony exclusives investing more into multiplayer, i.e. Uncharted and TLOU. Well Done.Zaibach

mutherfvcker did I just hear praising Sony?

*Raises pimp slapping hand*:evil:

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"][QUOTE="megadeth1117"]Now let's hope the online community doesn't turn into a wasteland two months after release.2Chalupas

Most PC games die pretty fast too (in terms of having many thousands of people active at a given time).

Though obviously there are exceptions like Counter-Strike and World of Warcraft that have humongous support and will practically NEVER die out. The reality is that probably 99% of console games rapidly decline in less than a year or two, and 95% of PC games.

Anyway I'm thinking that something like God of War probably won't last much more than a year at most. Especially considering it's an "end of gen" game. If they saved the debut of God of War multiplayer for the PS4 launch (and it was good), then more likely it might survive much longer. Even if this one stands out as a great game, almost everything is lined up against it having any type of long term staying power.

This game, along with The Last of Us will bring the jelly next year. Expect to see a lot of damage control from the lemmings, sheep, and hermits. :cool:

I feel bad for anyone that doesn't have a PS3 next year, you guys are going to be missing out. I wish these games were multiplats.

In case anyone need a some beta key: http://www.gamesradar.com/keygiveaways/god-of-war-ascension/

There ya go.