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Capcom on the differences between God of War and Monster Hunter PSP HD ports

Capcom’s Christian Svensson comments on the development differences between the two upcoming remastered PSP ports for the Playstation 3, God of War: Origins Collection and Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver.

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aceitman4633d ago

i see big sales for ps3 next week and some this week with this and price drop .

Giru0174632d ago

So what, basically Capcom is too lazy to build the game "from the ground up" and to add trophy support? (but not "lazy" enough to charge full price, obviously...)

Larry L4632d ago

They (Capcom) answered their own question.....twice basically. Japan and "the west" are two totally different markets, especially for Monster Hunter.

In Japan they want all MH, all the time. Both portable and on a console, so Capcom's right in wanting a save that would work on both versions.

In "the west", Monster Hunter fans want MH on PS3 (with proper right analog stick attacking back). So do a ground up rebuild for PS3. We don't need PSP compatible save, though I don't see why you couldn't make that possible.

And I don't think we even need a localization on MHP3rd. I'm fine with just a PS3 upgrade of Unite which is already localized, and which has PLENTY of content.

I'd like to post this on their forums, but their forums don't work on my browser for some reason.

Roper3164632d ago

I think the difference will be that GOW had a lot of time and effort put into it,they remade the whole engine and even upgraded the cut scenes which is a 1st for the HD remakes and added trophy support even though Sony said the PSP remakes would not have trophy support.

Scamcom on the other hand will do as little as possible with the HD update and then will lock half the content so they can sell you 5-10 dollar unlock keys at a later time.

CrescentFang4632d ago (Edited 4632d ago )

Wait, how does he know so much if this isn't coming to the west? Well I don't know his position in the company, but I guess he would have to know this stuff even if Capcom US aren't publishing this (or Frontier in the west).
Though I usually don't trust any word from Capcom US (especially from them. The Unity site is now pointless...)
Though I have to admit this is one of the first HD PSP games...
EDIT: Oh wait that explains it... The actual forum respond makes it clearer to me. It seems that they are working on a way to get it to the west! It would be expected about the Ad Hoc part since it's frequently used in Japan compared to other regions.

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Ranking the God of War Games

Kratos has been on a rampage, killing Gods in epic battles since 2005. With each release managing to offer high-octane action, I explore each God of War title and rank every adventure from his journey to Olympus to his Norse tales of fatherhood.

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ClayRules2012533d ago

I won’t rank Ragnarok just yet, although it is honestly leaving me and my wife blown away…won’t go into details right now, not done as I assume others aren’t either, maybe some of you are, idk haha.

But here’s how I rank them

5. God of War 3
4. God of War Ascension.
3. God of War 1.
2. God of War 2.
1. God of War 2018.

MrNinosan533d ago

My same ranking exactly, with Ragnarök at #1.

ClayRules2012533d ago

Wow, that’s pretty interesting that someone has the same ranking as me haha. So, did you beat Ragnarok? I assume so with you placing it at #1

Flawlessmic533d ago

1. God of war 3
2. God of war 2018
3. God of war 2
4. God of war 1

Haven't played the others but about 30 hrs In to ragnarock now so safe to say if it keeps up it will end up being at the top of my list when I'm done.

CrimsonWing69533d ago

I will say the pacing of the original titles and the epic feel to them I feel is way better than the new one’s. Like, I could recognize and appreciate the praise God of War received, but it bores me to tears except for the pivotal moments.

However, that being said I feel Ragnarok is waaaaay better than 2018. I’m only on Ch. 6, but it’s pretty much rocked my face off from the get-go.

I’m really split between this being my GotY or Elden Ring.

robtion533d ago

I think different games in the series had different strengths but all are great. I liked the original as it was an origin story and the mechanics were fresh. The sequel added smoother gameplay. Three was just so far ahead of it's time graphically it wasn't even funny. Plus great gameplay and bosses and insane gore and nice use of sexy time. The reboot was cool but lost a lot of what I liked about the original trilogy (I don't need my games grown up, just fun). Will wait and see with ragnarok as haven't had time to play it yet.

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Pocket Power God of War: Chains of Olympus

No diminishing violence or rage in the God of War's first pocket sized adventure.

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darthv722841d ago

this one and Ghost of Sparta are excellent entries into the overall GoW series.

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5 HD Video Game Collections You Need To Play

MenStuff: "Remastered re-releases of classic old games (or some games that aren’t even that old) seem to be the flavour of the week in the gaming world, but while many may roll their eyes at the obvious cash-in opportunity for publishers, there are some incredible collections that give players who missed out on a franchise’s early entries, or those who played them a shot of reinvigorated nostalgia, for a great price."

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madcowzz3080d ago

These are all great. The amount of effort in God of War: Origins Collection is crazy, check out the article on it:

http://blog.us.playstation....

And if we were to add a single HD remaster of a game, Ōkami HD deserves a mention. It's a technical marvel, with the in-house resolution being 4k and then downsampled to 1080p for use on the PS3. Article about it here:

http://www.capcom-unity.com...

It's a beast. Definitely a labor of love, and after having already got the platinum for it, I replayed through it again after reading this article due to added appreciation for it

brando0083079d ago

Couldn't agree more. I also platinumed Okami HD. Such a spectacular game!

Masterchief_thegoat3080d ago

God of war to this date is, all time best in both series and sales. Men lie, Women lie, Number Don't