I will rent and play the game, but my point is that I know what the game is trying to be and is by just playing the demo. It is a linear hack n slash game with an 8 hour campaign that leaves very little replay value. That's what it is and that's why I think it doesn't deserve the score. Maybe Heavenly Sword should have been a 9 too then huh?[QUOTE="peanutbudduh"][QUOTE="lundy86_4"]
Sorry, you quoted my unedited piece, as my first 2 sentences didn't sound right.
So you're outright stating that all you've seen is a very small majority of the game, with fractured story elements and gameplay elements. Is that correct? That makes things very far fetched :?
You are essentially coming up with an opinion with little more than thin air, more, but very little more. I can't review a movie or game without playing it, hence why professional reviewers actually play games before reviewing them. It's not exactly a foreign concept.
lundy86_4
I have proven why you can't determine that. You have not proven anything, so you cannot know what the game is without playing it.
I'll put some more context into it. I see a girl walking down the street, and have a 2 sentence conversation with her. Do I walk away and determine that she has a bad personality from that instance? Or do I need something more substantial (i'm not talking about attraction, merely determining her personality). It's an impossibility, as oft times things like nerves play a role, and things are said, that are out of character. much like teh GOWIII demo is out of character due to lack of gameplay elements and story elements, along with lesser performance.
Most hack and slash games are linear (which you are using in an overplayed sense), as it's essential to the combat elements, and again you cannot determine if it has no replay value because a.) you are not everyone and cannot speak for them and b.) you must play and complete the game to determine that (for blindingly obvious reasons, which I don't doubt you are completely unaware of).
Saying Heavenly Sword deserves the score is like saying one FPS game, such as Haze, deserves exactly the same score as Halo, Crysis, Killzone 2 etc. They have different stories, gameplay elements, etc etc.
That's a poor analogy. Why can't I have an opinion? I've done research on the game, I've played the demo, I've read the reviews, I've read people's opinions, I know the story, I've played the previous games too. So it's not like God of War is new to me. GOWIII is not different from the prequels because in every single review, they've said it's basically the same game. I guess I should just take their word on it right? Certainly it's not the same as meeting a girl who you've never met before and judging her on a sentence.
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