Previewer Greg Newbegin writes, "On the TGS show floor, I was able to play the same demo that of God of War: Ascension was shown at E3 earlier in the year — and, that Trent had a chance to experience at EB Expo. In general, I would not have worried too much about getting my hands on God of War because – let’s face it, we’ve played it all before. However, at TGS, the ability to play God of War: Ascension also represented a chance to test out Sony’s Personal 3D Viewer, the HMZ-T2, so I jumped in line."
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"I needed assistance for the complicated headset and the screens look like screens. Also the quick time event buttons being on the sides of the screen confused me since they are complicated and i clearly haven't played God of War 3. Also Kratos has the power to control damage and even though i don't know the story yet, it seems dumb because it's dumb and kratos isn't magic and it's unrealistic and dumb. Everything sucks. :("
"Where this power came from and why Kratos can do this was not explained in the demo, but I’m confused as to its place in the series. It just didn’t sit right with me. Kratos is no magician"
Yeah it's not like Kratos has ever found items that grant him magic-like abilities... seems like he has never played a God of war game.
We've seen what happens when they do that. Its called Resident Evil 6 and it sucks balls.
Most franchises are a refinement of the gameplay you enjoyed in the first place. I mean it makes sense the people who like the previous ones would be the ones lining up to play a sequel (or prequel). Drastic retooling just alienates your fanbase.
Admittedly, new things should be added so the franchise doesnt become stale, but stale is not an adjective I've ever heard used to describe God of War.
we all know that Ascension is a prequel but that is what some ppl want to see, something bigger
Irrelevant author. Never submit anything again to N4G.
Some reasons it will fail:
- No social aspect at all. It is 1 person only.
- It is expensive
- You can't do anything else while using it. I mean, how the hell do you want to eat candy / snacks with that thing? You can't even see where the candy / snacks are! (And sports / gaming / movies without candy / snacks are just wrong!)
- 3D turned out to be not a big seller for 2 years now.
- It looks just stupid.
Where does this come from? I don't eat incessantly, nor do I feel inclined to, and certainly not just junk snacks or candy. Is this how so many gamers end up overweight? If I need anything, I take a break: go get some water, have my lunch/dinner/whatever, etc. I don't just sit there throwing back Cheetos and Sour Patch Kids while chugging Powerthirst. I don't really find the idea of diabetes attractive.
The HMZ may well fail, but it will be because of it's niche/enthusiast appeal, and because devices like the ludicrously expensive Occulus Rift are promising so much more that the technology has a long way to go before it's ready for the masses. As many have stated before, it doesn't offer a "VR" experience; it's more like sitting in a movie theatre with a massive screen in front of you. That's enough for me to buy one (if I had the disposable income), but if people were hoping for a VR experience, it won't be found here.
so never had popcorn during a movie? No Nachos? No coke? Well nothing you can grab and eat at all. Because now you have to pause the action, eat popcorn and unpause the action again.
It is just not comfortable and yes, it is an issue for 95% of the consumers.
However one of the complaint is precisely how it's not a VR set , and you can still see around . It just emulate a big screen in front of you and doesnt cut you from the world .
So yeah you can get your soda and popcorns
WTF??
Let me give you a run down because I actually own the old model and am a very satisfied owner.
- Not correct, it has a secondary video out on the splitter box that can be hooked to separate TV/Monitor anyone can watch what you're watching/playing.
- Nope, if you don't attach the light blockers you can see down below and slightly to the sides of device, easy enough to take a sip from a straw.
- Expensive as opposed to what? You get what you pay for: the latest technology with dual HD OLED screens. Not everything has to be ricky dink dirt cheap made in China.
- No, but that doesn't stop you from enjoying the cheapest possible 2D OLED big screen experience.
- I thought there was no 'social aspect' to it, what do you care in your home?
And no this will not 'fail' since the sole reason of releasing version 2 of this device is because it was popular enough in it's niche market (only one of its class) that Sony thought they'd address the complaints by fans of the old model.
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Yeah, it's not like online multiplayer has nearly completely taken over or anything anyway....right?
"You can't do anything else while using it. I mean, how the hell do you want to eat candy / snacks with that thing?"
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'I have an inner ear problem, off-eh-cer. That's why I can't find my own face'
"3D turned out to be not a big seller for 2 years now"
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It's in 90% of high end TVs. It's not a big seller by what standards? The same way HDTVs weren't big sellers when they first hit the consumer market?
But then again it's not like our vision is square, and it's not like screens are the same shape as our field of vision.
I also dont care if i cant eat popcorn and chips. lmao "IM NOT BUYING THE 3D HEADSET CAUSE I CANT EAT POPCORN THIS IS BS"
The HDMI cable coming out of your head is the biggest turn-off for me though.
I suppose Wireless HDMI does exist but... i dont know i guess i should look into that.