God Of War 3 Remastered Review | IGN

Mehan Sullivan: God of War 3 was an impressive feat for its day, and it still impresses today in God of War 3 Remastered. Its beautiful graphics are prettier than ever, and a higher frame rate adds more fluidity to the action. The story will be confusing to newcomers, as it picks up right in the middle of the saga, but the exciting combat and epic set pieces hold up exceptionally well.

[98xpresent]

What a Waste of resources.

[nX]

Well it might be a rather "lazy" remaster but it's still one of the most epic action games ever created and this version is a must-have for everyone who hasn't played it yet.
I got tge platinum on PS3 but I'd certainly play it again for the 1080p/60fps if my backlog wasn't so big already :S

[WitWolfy]

I respect your opinion. But I'd rather see something like lets say.... The Getaway be remastered or even a remake than this...

[guitarded77]

I'd play it again, but not until I can play it for $20 or less. Hopefully it will be a PS+ game in the future.

[Gazondaily]

Well for all you know, they just had a smaller dedicated team tackling the remaster whilst their real efforts weren't compromised on their next current gen project. We simply don't know how the resources were split.

[Cernunnos]

Usually external companies handle remasters like this.

[Bennibop]

Yeah not sure how you can claim its a waste of resource as we do not know how many people worked on the remaster. Naughty Dog mentioned themselves that working on the The Last of Us remaster helped them get to grips with the PS4 and I am sure this is the same for SSM as well as reintroduce God of War ready for the 4th instalment.

[MasterCornholio]

Still doesn't stop them from making the next GOW game. At least GOW is still a good game.

[Irishguy95]

Not really...Hefty profit to be made for them

40 quid a pop for minor upgrades? How could any business man refuse that. Nintendo prove time and time again you can charge anything you want for simple updates and people will pay.

On the other hand http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.h...

XD. Perfect example of a company taking advantage of their consoles lack of Backwards Compatibility.

[spacedelete]

these last gen remasters should be going straight free on PS Plus not taking up shelf space at full price at stores. its the least they could do considering they don't want to give us BC.

[Jayszen]

I wondered how long it would take before "Backwards compatibility" was uttered. I guess the Masterchief Collection and the Gears of War remasters are fine 'cause they are from what is clearly your console of choice.

How is Sony taking advantage? Most GOW 3 owners will play the game they already own on their PS3 unless they really want to play it on 1080p and 60fps in which case Sony has given them a choice to purchase it for the PS4. This new remastered version is really intended for those who have never played the series before, namely the millions of former Xbox owners who now own a PS4.

[Irishguy95]

Fact is they're selling the game to Ps3 owners for much cheaper than Ps4 owners. What..should PC games be more expensive because they run at a higher resolution?

Sad to see anyone defend such shady practice.

Yes bsquwhere...I am Xbone fanboy, my constant disapproval of MS practices prove that right? XD

Thats exactly it Jayszen, the millions of owners who missed the game must pay a rediculous amount to experience a Ps3 game. You literally can get every single God of war fame for ~20 quid. Yet what...because its on Ps4 Gow3 is 40quid? Purely, purely taking advantage of the fact that you can't play Ps3 games on Ps4. Not only are they reselling the game, they are reselling it at an INSANE price

[Fro_xoxo]

Now you can see why Sony won't do backward compatibility..

Those who say they wouldn't use the feature would most likely repurchase GOW 'remastered'. .

Good for business, bad for the players.

PC, and WiiU got it. XO will too. It would be nice if PS4 had it.. I'd like to replay games like Heavenly Sword, Ni No Kuni etc..

[DialgaMarine]

They can't do backwards compatibility because of an extreme difference in architecture. Do you know how much a machine that can play both x86 games AND Cell Processor based games would cost to make? The PS4 would have to be sold at $600+, and obviously people like you wouldn't buy that. Either way, you don't have to play this remaster. Why not just buy a new gen console to play new gen games? You want to play the old ones? Well, the last gen consoles are cheap as hell now, if you don't have one already.

[Fro_xoxo]

Do you really believe the PS4 can't do software emulation?

XO is doing it without costing $600+.

Why not have access to both new-gen and last gen?

Yes I bought a new-gen console to play new stuff but there are older games I appreciate also.. They don' automatically become irrelevant upon release.

When I get PS4, does that mean I should skip titles like Bloodborne and the Order because they aren't new releases?

[WitWolfy]

Do you remember when Cerny boasted on how easy the PS4 was so to develop on?? Pepperidge farm remembers...

[343_Guilty_Spark]

That isn't the reason hey aren't doing emulation. The reason is they spent $380 million on Gaikai. Yes, even the all mighty Cell processor can be emulated. It would take some really good software engineers to get it to work but it is possible.

[OB1Biker]

Well thats off topic. There are remasters too on XB1.
Besides I want to play a better version on the PS4 and Im not the only one who hasnt played it before

[eferreira]

played the ps3 version at launch and I'm getting this one today. People complain here but they forget that they don't have to buy it. It's not forced on them either.

[hulk_bash1987]

@eferreira

Thank you, I've been saying this for the longest time. If you don't want to buy a game then dont, no one is forcing you to buy it.

[Irishguy95]

Nice one guys, you are the reason sony won't even do BC again. Cause they can make a rediculous profit like they will with Gow3

[Phi39582]

People replied to you concerning tech limitstions....while they may be right you are spot on. The profits for current gen have been 50 percent remastered. Even if they came out with any type of back catalog compatibility, it'd be junk games as anything that sold a million copies is getting "spit shined".

[WellyUK]

ah yes, exactly what we need more old games to play on our NEW systems... Get a grip ffs.

[DialgaMarine]

It's a remaster. Chances are people have already played it, but if they're new to PS, now they can. I'm just glad they did a simple remaster so that the majority of their efforts can be focused into the next God of War.

[llMurcielagoll]

Hmmm.... The remaster scored less than the original game, the point which I am against is losing points for having "Weak story"

Reason being that, remasters normally do not change in remasters, significantly at least. IGN had already mentioned that God Of War 3 on PS3's "story is far from perfect" in which I don't understand why give it negative points on story, didn't know reviewers on IGN are expecting a story fix from a REMASATERED release.

[Ipunchbabiesforfun]

Because logically if someone was looking for a review to a game they've never played, this tells them what they need to know.

[andibandit]

I think it's just a case of, the cons of the original are still cons in the remaster. Maybe you're expecting the story merit to be exactly the same, but's it's not the same reviewer, so that could explain it.

[Ipunchbabiesforfun]

So, now IGN claims it's a fantastic upgrade and people keep claiming it's just 1080P. I guess I just continue to be blind, because I see a huge difference in the way that it looks. I'll buy it in a few months when it's cheaper and enjoy it all over again.

[FoxyGotGame]

Way I see it, doesn't matter what the game is ...Fanboys will always find a way to rubbish each others games. Supremely Stupid.

Don't buy GOW3-R if you feel like it's a Cash Grab/Over Priced, no need for those pretending they own a PS4 or "Planning to get 1" to Crow about it.

Oh Wait, that would be asking too much now wouldn't it? I'm less than 1 month on N4G, and I notice the intellect of the majority who frequent this site is Tragic. Thank goodness there's at least a minority of actual Gamer's I can communicate with.

[WitWolfy]

I just feel like Sony is slowly but surely remastering their whole PS3 exclusive library to PS4 for the sake of "for those who havent experienced it yet" excuse.

They know their games at the moment are a tad limited and hope people would buy anything and say.. Hey its better than nothing...

[Der_Kommandant]

How can you criticize God of War for fixed camera angles?????

And weak story????? REAAAALLY????? WEAK STORY?????

[Jalva]

This IS a cash grab, there is no two ways about it, it has no reason to exist whatsoever, the difference is so minimal most people wouldn't even notice it unless they were compared side by side and even then it's hard to see a difference, and for the people with the whole "people never got to play this game on PS3" mentality, people also never got to play all the previous God of War games on PS3, why start with the 3rd game?

When your disagrees tops your agrees on N4G you know you've used logic, the comments in this article confirm that.

[Rimeskeem]

So would you say the same about Gears of War especially when there will be BC? In fact, every game MS remastered will now be a cash grab due to there being BC yes? Or is it only Sony that gets hated on for remastering?

[OpieWinston]

Gears UE was a remake that had all assets replaced and cutscenes redone. And it's got the same price.

The Coalition put 16-18 months into UE, there was actual effort put into Gears UE, unlike GoW3 Remaster.

I agree everyone should have options but Gears UE vs GoW 3 Remaster is a terrible comparison. Because this adds PC content as well as Gears 3 MP characters, so different game then the 360 version.

[OB1Biker]

Wait for the Drake collection. All the whining crap these people will spam in the comments while they didn't complain much for the Chief collection or State of Decay YO

[slappy508]

Really enjoying this game, I got it early yesterday for some reason my Preorder got sent yesterday. Got up to the fight with Hades, my favourite part from what I can remember, I didnt finish it on ps3 nor do I have a PS3 anymore, so I felt this was justified for me to spend $40. Both my brother and I have acknolwdged theres no noticable difference in the graphics, the textures are a bit sharper. It still looks good though, which speaks volumes about the visuals when it came out 5 years ago. I'm glad I now get to finish one of the best action games there is.

[GearSkiN]

I'd love to replay this game, but not for $40

[capjacksparrow]

Don't forget, a lot of people skipped the whole PS3 catakogue due to it's initial proce tag. Almost everyone had a PS2, so they may have more than likely played GoW 1&2. I love God of War, and 3 is my favorite, but I don't reslly think this was geared toward players like me (who've already played it 5 times).

[Furesis]

DMC 4 SE adds better visuals, new modes and 3 new characters cost 25$
GoW3 R adds better visuals cost....40$
i just wanted to point that put

[Rookie_Monster]

The excuse that people keep using: "people skip the PS3 game is what this version is for and for newcomers" is really lame as many, like myself, keep saying remaster of it is not the issue, but Sony could have easily added in Ascension with MP to give the set a better value to match the $40 price tag. Are people going to be OK again if Sony decided to release GOW Ascension and charge another $40 for it? Com on, we as gamers deserve better.

[Condemnedman]

This is for the gamers

[PhoenixUp]

God of War Saga was $40 and contained all the GoW games prior to Ascension, what the heck Sony

[skratchy]

If you think remasters are dumb or a waste of time, don't buy them! There's no harm in it, and obviously there is tons of interest. They're still doing a fourth one, calm yourselves.

[TheTwelve]

Not remastered enough for me to buy at that price, even though this is maybe my favorite game of last gen. I played the heck out of it already...I'd need more new to see.

[corroios]

So many gamers that dont have a ps4 talking trash. Dont like the game, dont buy. You got a choice. . By the way, this is another cool exclusive for the ps4 and for millions that last gen didnt had a ps3.

[Clonetrooper1139]

Meh. ANOTHER remaster and looks to be a rather lazy one at that.

It is a damned good bet that whoever has a PS4, had a PS3 and has already played this game, so the logic "for those who never played it", fails.

I would consider buying if they did something along the lines of DMC 4's Special Edition with new playable characters, levels, etc. This is not worth it to me at $40.00. Maybe when it drops to $15.00 or lower and I get nostalgic.

[SonyOnly4]

I am split here the game looked amazing on PS3 it was breath taking back then I couldn't imagine a game looking better now they have it on PS4 and I already notice improvements plus I haven't played in several years so I feel like buying.....
But I cannot help but feel mad they didn't throw in ascension and call it GOW Collection 3 it makes perfect sense and would add multiplayer for replay value the other 2 collection consisted of two games and that would fit perfect for the third installment collection....
What do I do people do I stick to my guns and miss out or go b!tch and enjoy an amazing game in a fresh way?

[thecowsaysmoo]

How are any of you guys saying this is exclusive for ps4? I can play this game on my ps3.

[samchez77]

AWWWW look at all you bitter Xbox fanboys. learn to take a defeat like a man instead of being little bi*ches.

[imheretobenice]

i sure cant understand fanboys here, why they keep comparing a game that was fully redone with brand new assets a whole bunch of extra content and puched to 1080p 60fps. to one that all it got was the 1080p 60fps treatmeant? i mean one thing is beang a fanboy and another is being a complete idiot, cant u really see the difference in those 2 projects?
and this other fanboys said just dont buy it, u have a choice. ahh no we dont have no choice, there is no other exclusive to buy this holidays.
its a shame man, sony went from being the maters of exclusives to the masters of remakes. its a damn shame.

[imheretobenice]

and look at that other idiot saying that all this remasters are of the ex xbox gamers that jumped to playstation. i mean really? u think we really got ps4s to play ps3 games? jesus dude.

[slane3]

Last time i checked 8.8 means awesome game. Gamer nowadays are so ? fill in the blank

[IamTylerDurden1]

It's getting outstanding reviews, 8.8/10. If u read this very review they tell u exactly how it's not just "a 1080p port" with no other graphical improvements. The Remaster is gorgeous and adds dynamic shadows and lighting, improved textures, muscle striations, improved blood splatter fx including a drenched in blood Kratos, all dlc and costumes, a new weapon, free dynamic theme, God of War 1 & 2 free on PS Now (90 days), and of 1080p 60frames.

[IamTylerDurden1]

It's getting outstanding reviews, 8.8/10. If u read this very review they tell u exactly how it's not just "a 1080p port" with no other graphical improvements. The Remaster is gorgeous and adds dynamic shadows and lighting, improved textures, muscle striations, improved blood splatter fx including a drenched in blood Kratos, all dlc and costumes, a new weapon, free dynamic theme, God of War 1 & 2 free on PS Now (90 days), and obviously 1080p at 60frames per. Worth 39$ imo. If u see it in person and don't notice a significant difference, then u have a serious problem with your optics. It's damn pretty.

[IamTylerDurden1]

I'm having a problem w/the site, i meant to edit my prior post, not dbl post. ^
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Look at Prototype's Remaster if u want poor Remastered visuals and a quickie port. God of War 3 Remastered on PS4 is beautiful in person and the combat is better than ever with the responsiveness of the DUALSHOCK 4 and the silky 60 frames. Newcomers should invest in hinges bc it will blow your doors off - the boss fights are unreal on PS4. If u have a PS4 and have never played this game u would be stupid not to buy this right now, like as in this very second.

[MadMax]

Shouldn't they be working on a brand new God of War game??? Seriously, enough with all the remasters already. This is not why we purchased a new console for! Still have this game on PS3, i barely even notice the difference.

What a waste of time!

[Germany7]

The game is awesome, fans of God of War like me want to play the game again, and if you don't want it, fine, there are a lot of games for you to choose.
What's sad it's the fanboys from other platforms complaining about this remaster, and it's always the same trolls.

[TheHaloGuy]

Niiice. Sux I don't have a ps4 nemoar

[dafegamer]

I already have the game, but its great to see that it still holds up, even till this day