God of War

This could end up being the best selling game in the series, it isn't even out yet and it's already the best selling game of 2018 so far on amazon US and it's actually sold out on amazon sites from some other countries.
 
Andy said:
Also, a repost from their review thread:

"I can't stress enough that there are crazy spoilers for stuff that happens way into the game, so I strongly suggest people go on a media blackout, as you won't want to have it ruined for yourself. As I said pages ago, this is a game full of twists that doesn't rely on twists - you'll want to experience it all for yourself fresh. Trust me."

I think I'll follow that advice and take it a step further. One of the ways Horizon became such a memorable game for me is that I played it on total media and forum blackout. I didn't intend it that way -- I wasn't expecting Horizon to be anything special, and I just happened to be taking a break from forums at the time. But I found that to be a great advantage. My experience of the game was not interrupted by discussion and analysis, and it was not influenced by others' impressions. I just had my own direct experience of the game, and that was it. After I was done, then I came to forums to discuss it. That worked really well for me. I think GoW might be a game that deserves that sort of treatment, too.
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yeah, good idea and I already told my wife you're not getting the mean TV this weekend I'm calling it sat and Sunday.

my mean issue I may overhype myself for this game. I need to chill the f*** out but I'm counting the day. I can't remember ever doing that for a game before.
 
Yeah, the high review scores and all the hype can make expectations get out of hand. People expect a masterpiece, and then the awesomeness is just expected, and the imperfections stick out. Better to resist the hype and keep expectations reasonable.

That's another reason I want to avoid forums and media -- I don't need to be constantly inundated with how awesome everyone thinks the game is. Sometimes that can backfire. I can compare my reaction to others' reactions, and I think, "Well, I'm enjoying the game, but I'm not feeling the over-the-top enthusiasm these people are feeling, so maybe I'm not enjoying it as much as they are." Then I start to think about why I'm not enjoying it as much as they are, and you can always reasons for that if you look, but looking causes you to focus on the things you're not enjoying. And so it decreases my enjoyment of the game. At least I think that's how it works.

And then there are the nitpickers who'll focus on visual technical imperfections, or how X or Y does not work exactly perfectly. If I hear those things, then I'm more likely to notice those things in the game more (whereas typically I'm usually able to ignore them pretty easily), and that decreases my enjoyment and immersion.

So yeah, for a game like this, I'm going to check out for a while.

If anyone has issues with spoilers or trolling in the thread, report it, and me or one of the other mods will take care of it. Otherwise, I doubt I'll be checking in until I'm finished. I've thread banned the two main problem posters, so I think it'll be ok.
 
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Andy said:
Yeah, the high review scores and all the hype can make expectations get out of hand. People expect a masterpiece, and then the awesomeness is just expected, and the imperfections stick out. Better to resist the hype and keep expectations reasonable.

That's another reason I want to avoid forums and media -- I don't need to be constantly inundated with how awesome everyone thinks the game is. Sometimes that can backfire. I can compare my reaction to others' reactions, and I think, "Well, I'm enjoying the game, but I'm not feeling the over-the-top enthusiasm these people are feeling, so maybe I'm not enjoying it as much as they are." Then I start to think about why I'm not enjoying it as much as they are, and you can always reasons for that if you look, but looking causes you to focus on the things you're not enjoying. And so it decreases my enjoyment of the game. At least I think that's how it works.

And then there are the nitpickers who'll focus on visual technical imperfections, or how X or Y does not work exactly perfectly. If I hear those things, then I'm more likely to notice those things in the game more (whereas typically I'm usually able to ignore them pretty easily), and that decreases my enjoyment and immersion.

So yeah, for a game like this, I'm going to check out for a while.

If anyone has issues with spoilers or trolling in the thread, report it, and me or one of the other mods will take care of it. Otherwise, I doubt I'll be checking in until I'm finished. I've thread banned the two main problem posters, so I think it'll be ok.
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That was exactly how I was with TLOU. It was a good game but the hype was massively exagerrated.

I have come to learn that games really aren't that good when they get that ridiculous hype train.

I do hope this good. The last game I enjoyed in this series was on PSP...think it was called Gods of Sparta.
 
u2popmofo said:
I apparently didn't pay close enough attention to the release date, woke up this morning thinking it was out today.

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Yeah,its one of those friday release,getting more and more of those now,blame Nintendo :p

I will have to wait for my nephew to finish the game,which should take him about a week,2 max if he goes for the platinum...oh well,I will start Nino Kuni II in the meantime ;
 
yankeessuck you told me before how to start the download from the web, but I can't recall how. Can you remind me? I pre-ordered it a couple weeks ago, so maybe it is downloading home right now, but I want to make sure?
 
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Hedon said:
yankeessuck you told me before how to start the download from the web, but I can't recall how. Can you remind me? I pre-ordered it a couple weeks ago, so maybe it is downloading home right now, but I want to make sure?
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store.playstation.com
the drop menu under your name has download list
 
Haven't had a game that made me f*ck up my sleep in a while. This is definitely one of those games and so far it has been amazing. I think I've done 8 hours at least.

One thing to mention the difficulty level below the max is still hard as f*ck! I died like 20 times trying to fight off one particular enemy for a chest (Enemy was 2 levels higher than me).

But once you upgrade your sh!t and tailor the abilities to your play style it becomes a smooth ride.
 
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Haven't had a game that made me f*ck up my sleep in a while. This is definitely one of those games and so far it has been amazing. I think I've done 8 hours at least.

One thing to mention the difficulty level below the max is still hard as f*ck! I died like 20 times trying to fight off one particular enemy for a chest (Enemy was 2 levels higher than me).

But once you upgrade your sh!t and tailor the abilities to your play style it becomes a smooth ride.
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I want to do the lowest level. I assume there is a basic or easy?
 
Completely forgot this was tomorrow. Downloading now.
 
menace-uk- said:
That was exactly how I was with TLOU. It was a good game but the hype was massively exagerrated.

I have come to learn that games really aren't that good when they get that ridiculous hype train.
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Funny you mention that. I was pretty disappointed with TLoU on my first try, because it didn't come close to measuring up to all the hype and the inflated expectations in my head. It wasn't until I returned to it a year later and decided to give it a second try, knowing it wasn't going to be as good as I expected at first, but just deciding to stick with it. In the end, I think it was one of the best games I've played. But listening to all the hype killed it for me, initially.

p.s. That's one reason I want to get in on God of War early. One thing that killed me with TLoU was having to listen to years of adulation over the game before I played it. That gets in your head. Better to get in early and have your own experience, rather than listening to people go on about how great the game is for years (or months).
 
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Funny you mention that. I was pretty disappointed with TLoU on my first try, because it didn't come close to measuring up to all the hype and the inflated expectations in my head. It wasn't until I returned to it a year later and decided to give it a second try, knowing it wasn't going to be as good as I expected at first, but just deciding to stick with it. In the end, I think it was one of the best games I've played. But listening to all the hype killed it for me, initially.

p.s. That's one reason I want to get in on God of War early. One thing that killed me with TLoU was having to listen to years of adulation over the game before I played it. That gets in your head. Better to get in early and have your own experience, rather than listening to people go on about how great the game is for years (or months).
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Same here, I bought TLOU on launch day on PS3 but only played an hour or so and was bored so I quit. Then comes the PS4 and TLOU re-mastered so I gave it another shot, it is now one of my favorite games of all time, I just needed to get beyond the area I stopped at and damn I was hooked. That's one of the few games I've played through three times and plan on doing it again at some point down the line.
 
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Funny you mention that. I was pretty disappointed with TLoU on my first try, because it didn't come close to measuring up to all the hype and the inflated expectations in my head. It wasn't until I returned to it a year later and decided to give it a second try, knowing it wasn't going to be as good as I expected at first, but just deciding to stick with it. In the end, I think it was one of the best games I've played. But listening to all the hype killed it for me, initially.

p.s. That's one reason I want to get in on God of War early. One thing that killed me with TLoU was having to listen to years of adulation over the game before I played it. That gets in your head. Better to get in early and have your own experience, rather than listening to people go on about how great the game is for years (or months).
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I bought TLOU on my PS3, but my PS3 died so I never got to finish it. When I bought my PS4, I re-bought the TLOU remaster so that I could finish it. I finished it (figured I better since I bought the game twice...don't tell my wife!), but it just didn't do anything for me sadly. Lots of rave reviews, but it was just a chore to finish it :(
 
Girlfriend is picking up the limited edition console for me tomorrow when I'm at work. I played GOW 3 on my PS3 back in the day and loved it. The wait tomorrow is going to be harrowing.
I might just go all Kratos on my peeps at work and smash s*** and turn over desks. Jump out a window and run home to play.
Kratos does not wait for work.
 
Can’t wait to play this tonight....the wife asked if I was just going to sit there and watch the countdown.....I said yep.
 
I've read from different sites that there's a 5 or 6 or 7 GB+ update. Is this true?
 
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