God of War IV Outed by Mo-Cap Animator

[QUOTE="Wiimotefan"] Its a nice one off for sure, but lacks re-playability because of *ahem*.. poor gameplay. Some of the set pieces are incredible though! senses_fail_06

Funny part is I never said "good rental".

And the irony that makes it even more amusing on my end right now is that I didn't buy, or rent GoW3! Borrowed it from a friend! :lol:

Useless info I know, but I find it funny at least. :P

Anyways. You got me! :o

I said it was a nice one off, meaning its at least worth a single play. I never said the games are the worst games ever made and they're so abysmal they aren't even worth checking out. I havent thrown my money at it since the first game, but people buy much worse games than GoW. Just because I find no worth in the series doesnt mean everyone agrees obviously.

The games have great production values. I said that from the get-go. But what I said that got under your skin is that GoW gameplay is bottom of the barrel in this genre. Yes there are worse games that involve hacking and slashing, but when compared to other games of similar type (you know what they are) GoW just doesn't add up. And as I said before, the first game was already behind the curve at launch, but was excusable for its time. They should have stepped up the standards by now though.

I'm sure you've heard that a million times, but you get to hear it again. Its a mindless button masher. Its a simple and sluggish battle system paired up with bare bones enemy ai. And its all wrapped up in a beautiful coat of paint.

Oh and..."If people paid good money for your turds would you quit crapping them out?" ... Of course I was trolling!

But I still say the gameplay is sh*t.

Er, could have had the perfect trilogy in video games

but no

[QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"]

Seriously, WHERE THE F*** did all this God of War bashing come from? Jesus.

Third game was incredible.

Grawse

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

*shakes head* wish they had left it at gow 1.

Wiimotefan

If people paid good money for your turds would you quit crapping them out?

ike nintendo and its wii franchise's yes i am going there.

Least god of war is actually a decent romp.

[QUOTE="Wiimotefan"]

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

*shakes head* wish they had left it at gow 1.

razgriz_101

If people paid good money for your turds would you quit crapping them out?

ike nintendo and its wii franchise's yes i am going there.

Least god of war is actually a decent romp.

Nice try, but this is a joke account. Not getting under my skin. :D

The bowling in Wii sports was entertaining enough for a few sittings. The rest of the Wii brand stuff can go right to hell! :lol:

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

[QUOTE="Wiimotefan"]

If people paid good money for your turds would you quit crapping them out?

Wiimotefan

ike nintendo and its wii franchise's yes i am going there.

Least god of war is actually a decent romp.

Nice try, but this is a joke account. Not getting under my skin. :D

The bowling in Wii sports was entertaining enough for a few sittings. The rest of the Wii brand stuff can go right to hell! :lol:

hahahah yassss

*shakes head* wish they had left it at gow 1.

WilliamRLBaker

good, GOW 3 was the best yet in the series, let's see if they can do even better. maybe make it longer...

my main issue is where the hell does the story go now?

God of War III was a great ending to the franchise. why does it need to continue? aside from dollar signs in Sony's eyes.

I'm on board. I love me some GoW. I would like most if they left Kratos's story line behind and moved on to Norse mythology though. A new character and mythos to explore, but with the gameplay similar enough to jump right in.

3 games in 7 years. Yeah, I see your point.incuensuocha

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]God of War has almost been milked to the point of yearly releases. And really hasn't changed since the first game.incuensuocha

7 games in 7 years, not counting the web browser game.

[QUOTE="incuensuocha"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]God of War has almost been milked to the point of yearly releases. And really hasn't changed since the first game.BibiMaghoo

7 games in 7 years, not counting the web browser game.

Fair enough, but the Santa Monica console games are the real worthwhile ones and GOW4 will be a part of that lineage. incuensuocha

Well that's not very surprising TBH. It was rumoured a long time ago and it was obviously gonna happen sometime. Let's hope it's NOT Kratos. his story is done

Seriously, WHERE THE F*** did all this God of War bashing come from? Jesus.

Third game was incredible.

Ultrabeatdown55

You are right. It was incredible. But this is SW, and something you should know when pertaining to anything Playstation...specifically the PS3 and it's exclusives:

1. Those that are bashing God of War 3 here, were at one time, PS2 owners and played the previous two installments. And LOVED THEM! You never heard any of this nonsense in the past about button mashing being bad, linearity in gameplay, or not a deep story. So what changed? When this gen started, these gamers couldn't wait for the PS3, and had mom & dad buy them a 360, and well...now they are regretting it. They still love the GoW series and wish they could play GoW 3, but can't. So, they have to bash it.

2. It's just considered "cool" to rip on something that is successful. You know...highschool mentality.

(Oh, just a side note, the GoW 3 bashing is primary reserved to SW forum on GS site. It's in the extreme minorty. The vast majority of players loved the game. Check out anywhere else, especially YouTube walk vids and you'll see.)

But seriously, that's pretty much it. GoW 1 & 2 were always praised for it's addictive combat, and it was perfected in 3 by reworking the magic system, and being able to swap between weapons on the fly. There are still tons of games that follow a linear path, and they aren't bashed because of it...but it's GoW 3 so, all the butthurts have to. The story shallow? None of the GoW games had a deep story. It's a revenge plot. Simple as that. And, to top it off, it's one of the best looking games this gen.

So no worries, bud. Prop your PS3 owning feet up, and glare lovelingly down on all the non-PS3 owning bottom feeders, as they scuttle about with their suction cup like mouths glued to the floor, slurping up our scraps and fecal matter.

It's just considered "cool" to rip on something that is successful. You know...highschool mentality.ispeakfact

[QUOTE="ispeakfact"]It's just considered "cool" to rip on something that is successful. You know...highschool mentality.foxhound_fox

If you see reason no. 1, I do think that one pertains much more, honestly, but reason no. 2 is still a viable option.

[QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"]

Seriously, WHERE THE F*** did all this God of War bashing come from? Jesus.

Third game was incredible.

ispeakfact

You are right. It was incredible. But this is SW, and something you should know when pertaining to anything Playstation...specifically the PS3 and it's exclusives:

1. Those that are bashing God of War 3 here, were at one time, PS2 owners and played the previous two installments. And LOVED THEM! You never heard any of this nonsense in the past about button mashing being bad, linearity in gameplay, or not a deep story. So what changed? When this gen started, these gamers couldn't wait for the PS3, and had mom & dad buy them a 360, and well...now they are regretting it. They still love the GoW series and wish they could play GoW 3, but can't. So, they have to bash it.

2. It's just considered "cool" to rip on something that is successful. You know...highschool mentality.

But seriously, that's pretty much it. GoW 1 & 2 were always praised for it's addictive combat, and it was perfected in 3 by reworking the magic system, and being able to swap between weapons on the fly. There are still tons of games that follow a linear path, and they aren't bashed because of it...but it's GoW 3 so, all the butthurts have to. The story shallow? None of the GoW games had a deep story. It's a revenge plot. Simple as that. And, to top it off, it's one of the best looking games this gen.

So no worries, bud. Prop your PS3 owning feet up, and glare lovelingly down on all the non-PS3 owning bottom feeders, as they scuttle about with their suction cup like mouths glued to the floor, slurping up our scraps and fecal matter.

I never played GOW games on PS2, even though that was the only console I owned last gen. I picked up GOW3 on the hype train when it launched, and was extremely disapointed with it. It honestly felt like the most childish game I have played this gen, it lacked any depth and worse, was about a 10 hour game, getting almost all of the collectibles on one playthrough.

I bash it because it sucked, and I am 95% PS3 gamer. It seems to be overrated because its brutal and shows some **** Otherwise its a lame button masher, with little to no depth as a game. Its only redeeming feature for me was the great visuals, and they are great. But thats about it.

Dont assume people all hate it because its popular. Some people just think its crap.

If you see reason no. 1, I do think that one pertains much more, honestly, but reason no. 2 is still a viable option.ispeakfact

I'm down for more GOW ,GOW 3 was one of the best PS3 games i've ever palyed

They should have left it at III. The ending wrapped the series up well.

[QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"]

Seriously, WHERE THE F*** did all this God of War bashing come from? Jesus.

Third game was incredible.

ispeakfact

You are right. It was incredible. But this is SW, and something you should know when pertaining to anything Playstation...specifically the PS3 and it's exclusives:

1. Those that are bashing God of War 3 here, were at one time, PS2 owners and played the previous two installments. And LOVED THEM! You never heard any of this nonsense in the past about button mashing being bad, linearity in gameplay, or not a deep story. So what changed? When this gen started, these gamers couldn't wait for the PS3, and had mom & dad buy them a 360, and well...now they are regretting it. They still love the GoW series and wish they could play GoW 3, but can't. So, they have to bash it.

2. It's just considered "cool" to rip on something that is successful. You know...highschool mentality.

(Oh, just a side note, the GoW 3 bashing is primary reserved to SW forum on GS site. It's in the extreme minorty. The vast majority of players loved the game. Check out anywhere else, especially YouTube walk vids and you'll see.)

But seriously, that's pretty much it. GoW 1 & 2 were always praised for it's addictive combat, and it was perfected in 3 by reworking the magic system, and being able to swap between weapons on the fly. There are still tons of games that follow a linear path, and they aren't bashed because of it...but it's GoW 3 so, all the butthurts have to. The story shallow? None of the GoW games had a deep story. It's a revenge plot. Simple as that. And, to top it off, it's one of the best looking games this gen.

So no worries, bud. Prop your PS3 owning feet up, and glare lovelingly down on all the non-PS3 owning bottom feeders, as they scuttle about with their suction cup like mouths glued to the floor, slurping up our scraps and fecal matter.

I bash GoW because outside of the outstanding visuals and crazy set pieces, the games are mediocre.

Mindless hack and slash used to be the norm in this genre, but that was almost a decade ago. GoW gameplay is really at the bottom of the barrel as far as this genre goes. Even the supposed GoW rip offs like LoS for example, beat GoW at its own game. Then you look at games like NG, DMC, Bayonetta, etc... and GoW is light years behind.

There are other aspects of the game that I'm not too fond of either, but its no biggie. The gameplay just has to be their and its not. lol @ "addictive combat".

Go play some better games and learn what addictive combat is.

Is God of War going to pull a Bayonetta?

another medal of honor?

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

I can look away from the screen and do the flying swallow over and over and beat 90% of Ninja Gaiden

sandbox3d

You can gtfo son. I have over 1500 hrs invested in the 3d Gaidens. You are full of ****. Even imps will reverse FS if you spam it. Most enemies will block it unless staggered, even on normal. Only the weakest fodder Ninjas in NGO and NGS will fall for it constantly. Most bosses block it and many will grab you out of the air and kill your ass.

[QUOTE="sandbox3d"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

I can look away from the screen and do the flying swallow over and over and beat 90% of Ninja Gaiden

Androvinus

You can gtfo son. I have over 1500 hrs invested in the 3d Gaidens. You are full of ****. Even imps will reverse FS if you spam it. Most enemies will block it unless staggered, even on normal. Only the weakest fodder Ninjas in NGO and NGS will fall for it constantly. Most bosses block it and many will grab you out of the air and kill your ass.

NGO = Ninja Gaiden Original. Meaning first Ninja Gaiden. We just say NGO to avoid confusion on the boards. And even then, plenty of enemies block FS, even on normal.

I must be alone in the fact that I friggin loved GoW3! It was fun as hell and was pretty damn rewarding. I thought it was one of the better action games I've played this gen. Not sure what people expect really, but it sounds like a lot of you have unreasonably high expectations.jer_1

You're not alone. I thought so too. I had huge expectations and was let down a bit with it's pacing and overall story arc but The gameplay was rock solid and the opening 20 minutes were some of the best I have ever seen in gaming

Heh. I thought they were primarily a Maya studio, but they ask for Max experience. Edit: NVM, hes just listing his work experience lol.

Anyways, I just hope they can get the gameplay up to par with the production values this time round. It sucks that one of the most well presented in the genre also happens to have some of the worst gameplay. GoW is still destroyed by hack and slash titles that came out almost 8 years ago.

sandbox3d

Where there's smoke there's fire.

It's pretty obvious that Gow 4 will eventually be announced.

[QUOTE="jer_1"]I must be alone in the fact that I friggin loved GoW3! It was fun as hell and was pretty damn rewarding. I thought it was one of the better action games I've played this gen. Not sure what people expect really, but it sounds like a lot of you have unreasonably high expectations.seanmcloughlin

You're not alone. I thought so too. I had huge expectations and was let down a bit with it's pacing and overall story arc but The gameplay was rock solid and the opening 20 minutes were some of the best I have ever seen in gaming

Would be pretty awesome if Sony announced a PS4 with both UC4 and GoW 4 for launch titles (among others of course) :P The pre-Damage Control would be fun to witness hehe XD

(sort of like what people are doing with Wii-U even though they know next to nothing about it)

Desmonic

I'd love some innovation. I enjoy the trilogy so far, but playing them quickly in a row would get a little boring.aaronmullan

[QUOTE="TheGuardian03"]IV needs some serious improvements in its gameplay if Santa Monica wants me to buy it.sandbox3d

^

This. I'm not expecting NGB or DMC3 quality, but at least some effort would be nice.

Then what do you expect? Hack and slash usally is the fun and simple beat the crap out of everything or the uber fast pretty combo of something like a dmc/NG. TO say theres no effort put in it at all seems a bit harsh. If anything it just proboly aint your thing. which is fine,but dont put them down for it.

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]I'd love some innovation. I enjoy the trilogy so far, but playing them quickly in a row would get a little boring.brofists

Halo Reach changed a sh*t ton from its predecessors.

Why do you think a lot of the Halo community hated it?

Sheesh I mean, I know you suck the nipple of everything Sony and bach everything MS, but god damn man use some part of your brain :lol:

I can't decide which game I love more between 1 and 2. God of War 3 just can't compare. Don't get me wrong. It was a fantastic game. It just lacked the "soul" the first two games had. I know that's a cheesy way of putting it but that's how I felt about it.

Evz0rz

[QUOTE="brofists"][QUOTE="aaronmullan"]I'd love some innovation. I enjoy the trilogy so far, but playing them quickly in a row would get a little boring.Slashless

Halo Reach changed a sh*t ton from its predecessors.

Why do you think a lot of the Halo community hated it?

Sheesh I mean, I know you suck the nipple of everything Sony and bach everything MS, but god damn man use some part of your brain :lol:

Yet you sick the corporate d*ck of anything M$ dry every chance you get. So who the f*** are you to talk hypocrite. And don't speak unless you are spoken to too, deluional hypocrite! By the way people hated Halo Reach, because the game was more of the same repetitive garbage as past Halo games. Plus the graphics were hideous Did that ever occur to you. Use your head. Better yet get a brain transplant you f'n clownbrofists

:lol: This logic is so hilarious :lol:

Show me one of my posts where I've sucked the d*ck of MS every chance I get" Because you're the only one hwo thinks that :lol:

I'm not going to even touch the idiocy of you calling Reach repetitive garbage yet in the same thread praise GoW 3 to death......:lol:

Man, how long do you think your account will last this tome Actionjunkie? You haven't even denies it yet which is humerous ennough lol.