Alright Today marks the first anniversary to God of War III. Yes time flies... For all my blog readers, you all know God of War is my favorite franchise! God of War II is my favorite game of all time, and NOTHING excites me more than a new God of War game... Santa Monica Studios are working their butts off on something new, and I dont know if its even God of War related, but I know what I want in the next one, and so heres my God of War wishlist coming from a long time fan!
The List:
1. Kratos - This is my number one priority! I want Kratos to be in the next game! I dont want to play as his son, his brother, or his 2nd brother in law!!! God of War for me = Kratos! Its that simple, you change the main charactar of the series, this series dies! Thats how much I think this charactar is ICONIC! I mean he has been voted as the best "Playstation" character, so I dont think they really have a choice...
2. Replay Value - This one comes pretty close to my number one, but Kratos is more important than this! :) Anyways, I want Replay value! For me one of the more disappointing parts of God of War 3, was that it had NO replay value at all! I mean it had the higher difficulty settings and your occasional arena mode but THATS IT! It was a 8 hour game that costed $60, Those 8 hours might be better than 95% of games out last year, but for your average consumer its a pretty rough deal! Especially since MOST games come out have multiplayer these days! BUT just to be clear, Im NOT saying I want Multiplayer in the next God of War!!! No, what Im saying is that the team has to be more creative when it comes to replayibilty. When you see something like inFamous 2 with users getting to create their own missions, Arkham Asylum with those Challenge Maps?!? (I dont know what theyre called..) Anyways you get the idea! If they can put multiplayer in God of War and it actually keeps that EPIC vibe! (Titans battling each other, LMAO) Then why not... BUT ONLY IF ITS REALLY GOD OF WAR!
3. Innovation - When the first God of War came out it changed Action/Hack & Slash games FOREVER, with games like Castlevania Lords of Shadow, and Bayonetta being inspired by it, But its been about 6 years since the original and that formula proved to be incredibly successful, but the God of War MAGIC is decreasing with every game released! They have to make it fresh again and what perfect way than NOW! The trilogy ended, and now they can alter the formula... Make it more This GEN! Again I dont know how, but there has to be a way in which Santa Monica can. One way of doing it is make those Quick time events more interactive...
4. Change the setting -This is one of the more "Controversial" things I want, but here it goes: I dont want Greek Mythology! Before you start getting annoyed, read what I have to say. Bioshock was my Game of the year in 2008, I loved everything about that game, Rapture was an incredible City by itself! I mean Bioshock was all about its setting, but then again you look at Bioshock Infinite, somehow its still Bioshock, but because of the change in setting, Its totally fresh, and thats something that lacked in Bioshock 2. We had 5 games in Greek Mythology (6 if we were to include the mobile game) SPOILER ALERT: The Gods died at the end of the game, and I dont want a resurrection! Changing the setting not only would make the game look fresh but will give the developers room to explore new gameplay, etc... Maybe they can mash Greek Mythology with something Modern, I dont know... I just don't see how they can explore Greek Mythology anymore.
5. No Prequel - Now that the trilogy is over, there are rumors saying it will be a prequel to the original game! We have had 2 Prequels on the PSP! I dont want this series becoming Devil May Cry! Dont mess up the Chronology!
That ends my list... Outspoken statements I know, but this is necessary for the franchise to keep pushing the genre. Anyways I expect the next God of War game to be announced during E3... Sony needs something for next year if Uncharted 3, inFamous 2, Resistance 3, Killzone 3, Motorstorm 3, Socom 4, etc.. are all coming out this year! I mean all those games are from Sony's biggest First (and Second) party studios! But who knows...
God of War III sold nearly 4 million copies since its launch and is the second best selling PS3 exclusive in the United States after Metal Gear Solid 4. (Pretty impressive for an 8 hour game if you ask me) The Sky is the limit for the Next God of War game! But I know one thing for sure, when it eventually gets released, I will be buying my copy FIRST DAY!