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New God of War III Video shows updated build

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In the following unseen God of War III video you'll get a glimpse of the game's latest build before an all new trailer on February 11th. Many PlayStation 3 gamers have given the God of War III demo a go, but with the demo dating back to E3 2009, none of us are really aware of what might have changed since then. The video below gives us that chance.

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Guido5195d ago

It's the reason that this game needs to be on everybody's list to buy. It is going to be a graphical beast. As for gameplay... It's God of War, it's going to be epic.

creatchee5195d ago

Yeah it does - just shows how far the series has come since the PS2 with what they can do and how they can do it! Can't wait!

Noctis Aftermath5195d ago

Glad i got to see that before the video gets removed.

nskinnear5195d ago

"Yeah it does - just shows how far the series has come since the PS2 with what they can do and how they can do it! Can't wait!"

God of War II literally pushed the PS2 to its limits. I'm glad to see Sony SM putting the same effort into GoW III ;)

FangBlade5195d ago

It sounds like you guys saw the vid in HD o.o
When i watched the vid it didnt even give me HQ :[
Damn I wanna see it in HD too! is something wrong with my comp? :\

Bordel_19005195d ago

Looks really good, but hasn't it looked this good a long time now, just like the demo? I think this build is pre-E3.

Beast_Master5195d ago

Umm this is just a behind the scenes video not an updated build. I can't believe we are a month away and are still just going off of one trailer and demo build that is over a year old. I really want to see more but glad that nothing is being spoiled as well.

mikeslemonade5195d ago

Looks better but it's still meh because the camera is so far back. It's basically like GOW2 HD right there. It needs a camera that is closer.

sikbeta5195d ago

I can't see the Video Now, but I'm sure is Amazing

GOW3 = EPIC BEAST

Shane Kim5195d ago

Beast_Master, It's Sony's and Santa Monica's agenda to not show anything (or as little as possible) so that the game won't get spoiled. I red it somewhere and I'll try to find a link for you.

DatNJDom815195d ago

Dont wanna spoil it for myself. Ill get my Pandoras Box set soon, then Ill watch it.

Beast_Master5195d ago

Yes I have heard that.. I also heard that Santa Monica actually builds games diffrently than most studios, in that instead of one level at a time they actually build the whole game at the same time then upload the build, which is why we haven't seen any final build because it will all be built at the same time or something like that.. Chris Roeper of IGN explained it better in a podcast.

Karum5195d ago

I don't think the lighting is why this needs to be on everyone's game list. I'd be very confident in saying the percentage of gamers that take lighting into consideration is probably less than 1%.

Now this game should be on everyone's buy list but it's because the Kratos is a badass, the story is epic as is Greek Mythology and the gameplay will be the best in this genre. And of course it'll also look amazing too, we can't forget that but that's a bonus really, a bonus that I will enjoy very very much.

Nineball21125195d ago

" It's Sony's and Santa Monica's agenda to not show anything (or as little as possible) so that the game won't get spoiled. I red it somewhere and I'll try to find a link for you."

I'm glad they don't show anything or that would have blue it.

Arnon5195d ago (Edited 5195d ago )

"It's the reason that this game needs to be on everybody's list to buy."

Lighting is not the reason why I would want to purchase God of War 3. I also think the environmental textures look god awful in this game. Character models are top-notch, and Kratos looks gorgeous, but I'm buying the game for it's action and the final chapter of the trilogy, not it's graphics.

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/obje...
http://ps3.ign.com/dor/obje...

These screenshots are of the latest build that has been shown to the public.

No offense, but these screenshots look awful. I know I'm going to get ripped apart for even thinking something different from the crowd, but I've explained my reasons as to why in the past. You guys would honestly be lying to yourselves if you said that anything other than Kratos looks amazing in this, especially if you've played Uncharted 2.

(Just so you know, I've already paid off the God of War 3 Ultimate Edition)

DarkTower8055195d ago (Edited 5195d ago )

Don't forget about the voice-overs. I've been playing the GOW collection this past week and I forgot how awesome the voice-overs are, especially the narration. I hope the lady that does the narration is still alive (sounded pretty old back then) to do it because her voice is a one-of-a-kind.

EDIT: YES!!! I just checked and she's back! Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile) is also on board. Here's a link for anyone interested in these things: http://www.imdb.com/title/t...

Beast_Master5195d ago (Edited 5195d ago )

It must be hard living your life as a snob. Who knows what the final build will look like... but I am sure you will be the only person on the planet that would actually complain about the graphics.

Microsoft Xbox 3605195d ago

Arnon is a known PS3 hater. Don't worry about his opinion.

Karum5195d ago

Yes the voice overs are awesome too, a very very good point!

The lady that does the voice of Gaia is epic imo and I can't wait to hear that narrative!

FamilyGuy5195d ago

This is the first I'm hearing of this

http://www.playstationunive...

I'd like a more mature/brutal theme than that one but it's cool that you could get it for free if you get the right code in a mountain dew bottle cap.

Socrates5195d ago

Don't worry, Arnon, I agree with you. The game will be excellent, but the graphics are not what some people have hyped them up to be.
If it were a multiplatform game people would say "hmm...looks pretty good" and we wouldn't hear anything about it "crushing every other game" or any of that other nonsense.

The graphics are clearly quite good and along with the art direction and fantastic gameplay it is going to be a gripping and absorbing game. But people shouldn't overhype its graphics. It does a disservice to other games that have achieved more in the area of technical presentation.

Arnon5195d ago (Edited 5195d ago )

Lol... I'm apparently a known PS3 hater and a snob because I don't listen to the majority of the overzealous idiots on this website. Amazing. Sorry, I spent close to $1300 on my PS3 last year because I listened to the inane dribble that came from (usually) the mouths of people such as yourself.

$500 PS3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Killzone 2
Demon's Souls Deluxe Edition
God of War Collection
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Little Big Planet
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Katamari Forever
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Noby Noby Boy
WipEout HD
Pixel Junk: Monsters Encore
Fat Princess
inFAMOUS

(This is all within a year)

(I've probably experienced more of the exclusives on the PS3 than the majority of the people on this website who brag about them)

Now, I've paid off the God of War 3 Ultimate Edition, bought the God of War Collection that is nothing but a mess and freezes every time I boot it up, causing me to restart at least twice to play the game, and am about to go pay off Heavy Rain because I keep listening to the people on this site.

So please, I'm the last person you could consider a PS3 hater. I've devoted so much time to the console because I've tried to explore a new product that I've purchased. I've enjoyed the games that I have bought (surely not as much as some of you claim to have), and have even convinced 3 other people to purchase one as well.

Nice name calling by the way. It goes to show that nobody should listen to the rabid community that you're apart of. All the moronic banter surrounding God of War has positioned me so that if I'm not critiquing all of it's shortcomings, then I'm agreeing with the inane, ravenous dogmatism.

Awesome.

@Socrates

Exactly. God of War's art direction is awesome. The game as a whole looks excellent and Kratos alone is probably more polygons than a horde of enemies.

pixelsword5195d ago

That's the sound of money dropping from wallets around the world; about $60 in America.

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nskinnear5195d ago

Wow, the lighting does look fantastic.

OtherWhiteMeat5195d ago (Edited 5195d ago )

Man, I really wanted to watch this video but didn't want ruin the game experience.Can't wait for this game.The Ultimate Edition looks incredible.....so tempted to pre order,also ten dollar price drop at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/God-W...

Myze5195d ago

I'm pretty sure this wouldn't ruin anything for you, unless you didn't know there were chimera's. This is pretty much just a "Making of...the Chimera." The very short clip of in-game gameplay you see in the video is just a scene from the demo with the updated graphics. If you haven't seen the demo gameplay, you may wanna skip it, but if so, you won't see anything new at all other than the (amazing) updated lighting and graphics.

OtherWhiteMeat5195d ago

Checked it out,thanks for the info.

Chuck Norris KING5195d ago

It looks Decent nothing Amazing ..

Ghostsmoker5195d ago

this is pretty stunning ... you can't deny that this looks epic.

Darkeyes5195d ago

Well thats what you get when you draw verdicts from a youtube video :/
Besides, frankly those aren't new builds either and it's really hard to spot much off a youtube video. Show me some Titan footage that floored most journalists in December... That would make my day.

I know you are scared of Kratos Chuck Norris lol... Everyone fears him. Even Gods.

Guido5195d ago

Better than Gears 2?

;-)

Ghostsmoker5195d ago

But God of War is really sick! Nothing comes close to it according to its genre. It's cool that you take it the funny way. That's pretty cool @ Guido.

DatNJDom815195d ago

better than anything on 360.

Socrates5195d ago

"better than anything on 360."

Hardly.

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Mamajuana5195d ago

I've been gaming for a while, since the days of Atari 2600 and NES, and this is the first collectors edition I'm getting. They really deserve it this game is going to be amazing. I can't wait.

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Ranking Every God of War Game From Worst to Best

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JL2930169d ago

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

Snookies12169d 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.

Monstieur169d ago (Edited 169d 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.

solideagle168d ago

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

Golfcoachh169d 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.

Crows90169d ago

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

JL2930168d ago (Edited 168d 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_Skywalker168d ago

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

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TheEnigma313169d ago (Edited 169d ago )

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

Shane Kim169d ago

The newer games are better imo.

ravens52169d 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.

Snookies12169d ago

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

Crows90169d ago

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

darthv72169d 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.

ravens52168d 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_Skywalker168d ago

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

Inverno169d 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.

Crows90169d ago (Edited 169d ago )

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

Inverno169d 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.

Crows90168d 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.

Inverno168d 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

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purple101330d 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

robtion330d 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.

SullysCigar330d ago

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

robtion330d ago

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

masterfox330d ago

I wished Ascension had the same treatment.

Heavenly King330d 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.

CrimsonWing69330d 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.

ChiefofLoliPolice330d ago

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

MIDGETonSTILTS17330d 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

robtion330d ago

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

victorMaje330d ago

One of my all time favourites.

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