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E3 2009: Sony Roundtable Video (ZTGD)

Now ZTGD takes a stroll down Sony Road with God of War III, ModNation Racers, M.A.G. and Uncharted 2.

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rockleex5487d ago (Edited 5487d ago )

I told everyone this generation would be one of the longest generations ever... excluding the Wii. You never know when they'll pull a Wii HD.

Anyways, if you think about it a lot of sequels for the biggest games last generation hasn't even been released yet.

FFXIII
Tekken 6
Last Guardian (Trico)
God of War 3
Gran Turismo 5
Persona 5

Not only that, a lot of games have yet to make an HD jump. Most of them went to handhelds or the Wii.

We know as this generation goes on, development costs will go down, which will cause a lot of developers to make the transition to HD.

HD consoles still have 3-4 years to go before it reaches its peak. Even then, they'll have 1-2 more years to go before the release of next gen consoles.

This generation will be dragged out due to devs getting used to development costs and current gen graphics/programming/etc. It will also be dragged out due to the rise of motion gaming.

Both console manufacturers and developers alike want to get comfortable with all these new technology first, before setting out to work on next gen consoles without a firm grip on the technology they're working with.

The next generation won't start till at least 2014. ^_^

irish-leprecaun5487d ago

it looks like master chief behind him has a gun to his back!! lol

Mu5afir5487d ago

Yeah, Master Chief was boning him from the back.. that's why he couldn't' stop raving about the 360. Seriously.. why did he continuously bring up the X360? Ur supposed to talk about Sony's conference.

Oh, and regarding the discussion.. I am amazed no one even mentioned Agent.

spongeboob5487d ago

Natal being praised by a guy who looks like he gets his ass off the couch only to take a dump and to get a twinky. LOL!

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Oldschool_Wolf5487d ago

Who are these people? And why should I care about their opinions?

Sillyace925487d ago (Edited 5487d ago )

Because they run the site you go to, N4G. And you guys are a bunch of idiotic children criticizing them, what makes you guys think you are better, what makes you think you have the right to make fun of their appearance. Odion, Cat, or Zero do something for the love of god, teach these kids a lesson.

IrishRepublicanArmy5487d ago

u must be one of the people in the vid!!
and how do u know they run n4g??

ZeroTolerance5487d ago

I think these comments are hilarious, people love to make themselves feel better on the internet by making fun of other people who are just like them. BTW we did not mention Agent because...well what was there to mention. They announced a game, no details nothing. Though we did forget Last Guardian which I have no idea how we did that.

ZeroTolerance5487d ago

He pays attention. This is the N4G Radio crew which consists of members of ZTGD and N4G.

Sillyace925487d ago

Oh yeah great podcast this week ZeroTolerance probably one of the best.

ZeroTolerance5487d ago

We appreciate that, we find most of these negative comments pretty funny actually, so no worries :)

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rockleex5487d ago

Which one are you in the video?

And yes, the whole time I was wondering why you guys didn't mention The Last Guardian.

IrishRepublicanArmy5487d ago (Edited 5487d ago )

who are u in the vid?

irish-leprecaun5487d ago

that was magic!! do it again and make my day!!
awww how i love mods!!

ZeroTolerance5487d ago

I am the one in the NOFX shirt, and I only deleted your post because you asked me to.

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The Best Video Game Opening Levels In Gaming History

The Opening Levels that hooked gamers from the outset.

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Ranking Every God of War Game From Worst to Best

Cultured Vultures: Let’s delve into Kratos’ long and rampageous history and find out which games are worth the hype and which are better left buried under the weight of Kratos’s might.

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JL2930222d ago

Both requels over 2 and 3? Clowns. Those are two of the most boring games I've ever played.

Snookies12222d ago

GoW 3 was amazing, but I personally hated just one thing. (This is on me alone, because I was dumb, lol.) I hated that you couldn't skip cutscenes on repeat playthroughs. I had to go back through the game a third time because I missed one trophy accidentally on my way to the platinum... The cutscenes were great the first go round, even the second... But the third was pretty agonizing.

Haven't played Ragnarok, but I still think GoW 4 is a wonderful game in its own right. Not sure how I would stack them up against each other honestly.

Monstieur222d ago (Edited 222d ago )

I don't consider the reboot part of the original series. The original series were high-skill games with combos and rewards for mixing things up.

solideagle221d ago

lol square, square and triangle is the only combo you needed. I have played all of them on the hardest difficulties...

Golfcoachh222d ago

Maybe I’m just old school but I just couldn’t get into the last two. Maybe it’s the slower action and more story telling but the original trilogy was by far my favorite.

Crows90222d ago

It's not that youre old school. They're different genres

JL2930221d ago (Edited 221d ago )

Me either, at all. It's just yap yap yap. They try to be a RPG's instead of being action games like they used to be.

Fluke_Skywalker221d ago

I'd put the two psp games over 3 in terms of story any day. But not over 2.

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TheEnigma313222d ago (Edited 222d ago )

My favorite was part 2 and I think Ragnarok is better that 2018.

Shane Kim222d ago

The newer games are better imo.

ravens52222d ago

There is no worst. Except for Ascension, only cause I didn't play it lol. They are all masterpieces. 1,2,3, 2018 and Ragnarok. 1 of, if not the greatest video game franchise...besides MetalGear.

Snookies12222d ago

Oh wow, I actually forgot that Ascension even existed... I never played it either.

Crows90222d ago

I like ascension. It was different and some interesting combat additions.

darthv72222d ago

If you didnt play it, how could you call it the worst? Its not as bad as the media portrayed it. Honestly the worst are those flash games. they arent even considered true GoW games but in name only. At least Ascension is a real GoW game.

ravens52221d ago

Not saying it's a terrible game. Just mean it's at the bottom of my list. I played a little bit of it. Jus to me, compared to the other main games, it's last.

Fluke_Skywalker221d ago

Ascension is the only GOW game I never finished. Hated it.

Inverno222d ago

Can't agree, older games do so much more than the last two. More weapons, magic abilities, enemies are more varied, level design is also more aesthetically pleasing, and agree with those who say that they shouldn't have removed jumping. Was a time I'd agree, but those old games are so so much better, that they really should've looked into bringing into the reboot/sequels.

Crows90222d ago (Edited 222d ago )

If a game is good then a game is good. Doesn't matter what came before or what comes after.

Inverno222d ago

Of course it matters. If not for what what came before there wouldn't be an after. And if something is great before then you strive to make it just as good if not better, after. I personally don't think there's a fair way to judge the new with the old because the newer games are still essentially a reboot, and went a way different direction. But I still believe the old games did it better. I'm probably bias though since I've been going back to old games and have been finding that they lack all the annoying aspects that devs have shoehorned into new games to fluff out game time.

Crows90221d ago

@Inverno

Im not talking about the passage of time here. Im talking about individual pieces of software. If a game is good then it is good. Thats not a controversial statement. You can compare good with good...sure. But you still end up with good. Now if there is a bad game in the mix and you compare you do end up with some differentials between them...makes sense to compare and see where it went wrong.

But theyre different genres and styles which were individually executed very well.

And no. The new games are not a reboot. Theyre a new direction but simply a continuation.
Tomb raider was a reboot.

Inverno221d ago

The new games are definitely a reboot, and a continuation, it can be both which it is. And a good game might be good, but my point is that if there are things done better before it then there's plenty of room for critiquing and trying to make whatever comes after better rather than just good.

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God of War 3 Remastered Has Sold 4 Million Copies To Date

God of War 3 Remaster has sold 4 million copies since its inception, making the franchise PlayStation's most profitable gamer merch brand.

purple101383d ago

Haha I still remember my brother playing the opening scene on ps3!!!

Yeh he had to put the controller down his heart was beating too fast trying to get past first 10 minutes. He said "it's too much". Best thing I've ever seen in gaming. Haha

robtion383d ago

A great game from an era before things went politically correct and gaming turned serious/'mature'.

It certainly wasn't concerned about upsetting or offending anyone and was more fun because of it.

The boss battles and set pieces still top most games released today.

SullysCigar383d ago

This game was absurdly good for it's time. The very definition of 'epic'.

robtion383d ago

Yes. The graphics were just ridiculous compared to most other games on the market at the time.

masterfox383d ago

I wished Ascension had the same treatment.

Heavenly King383d ago

Ascension SP had some things better than GOW3, and also some things worst than GOW3. But in general it was a really good game, for me it also deserves a REMASTER. The problem per se with the game is that most people were satisfied on how GOWIII ended, so Kratos got his revenge, so in order to rise the interest in the game how have to make it MORE EPIC is that the game did not had the epicness of fighting huge bosses (I guess due to technical difficulties,the game had actually a lot more colors (because the world is not dying like in GOWIII) so it is graphically more demanding that is my guess), but it compensated with having in general a more complex combat system, and an amazing soundtrack. but in general the game needed to be more epic than GOWIII somehow, and that did not happened, after GOWIII people had expectations through the roof. They should have waited and release it for PS4 so the vision of the game is not compromised.

My list of good and bad compared to GOWIII

GOOD: THE COMBAT
The combat was more elaborated, which allows you to be more immersed in the fights. Also every enemy was more resistant, even those that you could usually kill in 2-3 attacks in previous games. THE LAST BOSS is so damn epic!!!, but there is only one moment like this in the whole game.

GOOD: LESS QTEs
I love the fact that "cicle" in the new enemies (killing animations) are not QTEs, in Ascension they are mini-games on their own, depending on the enemy, making it more engaging. You had to dodge and hit when the window was open in order to eventually do the killing blow.

GOOD: The Soundtrack
it has the orginal trilogy musics, but with a new perspective since the game had a new composer. The ST was amazing also the new music written specifically for this game were badass

GOOD: The puzzles actually require you to think.

BAD: There are bad camera angles during the game, like zooming way too out of vista, and then swarming you with "light units" that like I said before had better AI and did not die of 2 attacks. those parts a few, but are a mess.

BAD: EMPTY ARENAS
Other thing that really annoyed me is that when you fight a sub-boss/heavy unit in a big arena; that ARENA WAS EMPTY, it was just you and against the medusa, or against the manticore. They should have zoom in into the action to avoid noticing the void scenario. I guess emptiness was because of the game having a lot more colors (because the world is not dying like in GOWIII) so it is graphically more demanding. My guess is that it was not possible technically, since in most of those cases you had huge vistas or intricate scenarios that needed to be rendered. The fact that the cerberus is smaller in this game disappointed me.

BAD: Only one BADASS EPIC moment, the others moments of the game were great but, they needed to set the bar even higher than GOWIII and they failed miserably.

BAD: The graphics did not improved much. I was GOWIII with more colors, and that's it.

So 4 good things against 4 bad ones. The problem is those 2 last BAD aspects are actually why the game was received so poorly. Everyone expects the next game to have a really BIG improvement in all aspects in contrast to the previous one, and that was not the case in ascension. And also GOW is the definition of EPIC, and that was not there neither. The jump on every aspect from GOWI to GOWII was huge being on the same console, and the jump from GOWII to GOWIII was humongous (obviously because a more powerful console). While the jump from GOWIII to Ascension is too little, and people expected more.

On it's own is a good game; but is not sufficient when GOWIII was released before it.

CrimsonWing69383d ago

I know this is unpopular opinion, but I prefer these over the new ones. I’m not saying the new ones are bad or anything, but they sort of get boring to me, whereas the older games were like non-stop roller coaster rides.

ChiefofLoliPolice383d ago

I love the new ones but I understand what you mean. The older ones had more action and was more arcady like.

MIDGETonSTILTS17383d ago

Ragnarok was not BIG at all… GoW1 had larger set pieces, and it was on ps2.

GoW 2018 had big moments in its own way…. Ragnarok abandoned these aspects though

robtion383d ago

I agree. It was just less serious and more fun.

victorMaje383d ago

One of my all time favourites.

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