God of War

Just looks like Rise of The Tomb Raider to me...and as thats native 4K and 60fps for a 3 year old game. Both technical feats beyond gow. If Shadow does the same what exactly is gow doing that would impress me when its not even hitting the pixel count of a run of the mill third party game and not even the same framerate as the PS2 and PS3 games?



I've played them all except the cellphone game. Things that i consider a step backwards is the framerate. So i guess Coreys kid doesnt like 60fps.

The combat...in this case DMC lite is preferable and deeper to full on For Honor. Evolving would have been making a combat system better than DMC.

The scale. Why is the world serpant no bigger than the Hydra from god of wars first level?

The setting. How come Kratos is in scandanavia when he killed himself with the sword of aeons. Its almost like the IP painted itself into a corner once they realised there was no more Greek Myths to kill and said surprise Norseology. I bet they dont even address it.

Why did he have a son and dishonor the daughter he murdered? Kratos wouldnt do that. Say her name. Calliope.

Why is he struggling with a single draugr when he took out gods and titans (and minotaurs, chimera and gorgons) in seconds.

Of course i know this is because after Ascension underperformed Sony doesnt want to invest in the action game genre anymore (as opposed to say...making a proper sequel with even bigger scale which is the reason Ascension underperformed..it wasnt as Epic as GoW3), but i'd rather Corey just outright say that then demeaning the previous games as immature. Its like the guy who made Breath of the Wild saying Zelda has grown up and anyone who liked Orcarina of Time is a gaylord.
Aside from Lara herself, the character assets in God of War stomp the s*** out of Tom Raider. I'm not sure how they both can't be great looking. It doesn't matter which one someone prefers.
 
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Aside from Lara herself, the character assets in God of War stomp the s*** out of Tom Raider. I'm not sure how they both can't be great looking. It doesn't matter which one someone prefers.

I'd actually say god of wars character models are step below uncharted 4, lost legacy and horizon zero dawn, the more recent call of dutys, Injustice 2 and the facial animation doesn't seem to have the polish of some early gen games. Maybe they will upgrade it before next month but I doubt it.
 
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Didn't know who you were talking to until showing hidden posts. He's pretty awful and is one if the handful of people who make this forum unbearable at times.

99% of his posts are drenched in console wars. We should all chip in and buy him a PS4 so he will stop embarrassing himself.
 
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I'd actually say god of wars character models are step below uncharted 4, lost legacy and horizon zero dawn, the more recent call of dutys, Injustice 2 and the facial animation doesn't seem to have the polish of some early gen games. Maybe they will upgrade it before next month but I doubt it.

No one's models are better than Uncharted 4's (though Ryse and The Order come close). At least in cut-scenes. Game-play models are on par in Tomb Raider, IMO. I always thought RotTR was on par with Uncharted 4 in general, with each doing some things better than the other.

Horizon's models look wonky and a bit plastic to me. They have some nice textures up close.

COD's cutscenes are mostly pre-rendered (Same with Battlefield). Injustice 2 has fantastic facial animations.

I will agree that it doesn't look generally better than other top tier games, but who cares? It still looks fantastic, and I have no doubt there will some amazing water-cooler moments in GoW.

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Kratos needs some lotion. Ashy AF.

This game looks awesome, I'm definitely preordering. I can't believe how close it is to release.
 
Kratos needs some lotion. Ashy AF.

This game looks awesome, I'm definitely preordering. I can't believe how close it is to release.
A month is NOT close. YESTERDAY is close. It's taking way too long.
 
I like how Kratos is apein' my Good looks. You saw it on my Avatar first, Folks!
 
Well your avatar is bald like me, so I feel I qualify for that.
Yeah, but how's your Mean Mug and Beard, eh?! Granted, mine is shaved on the chin (Sniff). *

*I look nothing like my avatar in real life...I have a beautiful head of hair...that I keep short...
 
Yeah, but how's your Mean Mug and Beard, eh?! Granted, mine is shaved on the chin (Sniff). *

*I look nothing like my avatar in real life...I have a beautiful head of hair...that I keep short...

I don't grow a beard, no need to age myself any faster than natural aging :)

I used to have a beautiful head of hair on my taint....that I keep short now.
 
These balls are made of WOOD!!
Mmmm...
Yeah, but how's your Mean Mug and Beard, eh?! Granted, mine is shaved on the chin (Sniff). *

*I look nothing like my avatar in real life...I have a beautiful head of hair...that I keep short...
Anything would look good on you, my dear Frozzy.

... Except for a centre part, mutton chops, facial hair that wasn't clipped to a #1, any attempt at a sculpted beard, frosted tips, bangs, the use of hair gel in any way/shape/form, buzz-grills in your eye-browse and any piercing that isn't in your septum.

But still...

And in saying that, I still feel that Ass Creed has the market on fabric shaders.
 
Still haven't played GoW 3 yet.. maybe sometime this year. Either way going to be a bit before I play this which is fine. Haven't really been following it or watching any videos so no hype to worry about.
 
Still haven't played GoW 3 yet.. maybe sometime this year. Either way going to be a bit before I play this which is fine. Haven't really been following it or watching any videos so no hype to worry about.
GOW3 was the first and only GOW I have ever played. I finished the game, so that means I liked it!
 
Still haven't played GoW 3 yet.. maybe sometime this year. Either way going to be a bit before I play this which is fine. Haven't really been following it or watching any videos so no hype to worry about.

You aren't missing much, the story wasn't told very well in that game. It had some nice set pieces and gore but as an overall experience it lacked a lot.
 
Not agreeing :)

That's fine, I was super hyped for it and even bought the collectors edition but after playing it I couldn't help but feel the story was chopped up, the writing and acting were awful and graphically it looked awesome except for a few character models but that just wasn't enough for me. It was that directors first time leading a project and I thought it was obvious. I thought GOW2 was awesome, easily the best in the series IMO, that's why I was really happy when Barlog came back to take this game on.
 
99% of his posts are drenched in console wars. We should all chip in and buy him a PS4 so he will stop embarrassing himself.

I know i'm no advocate for talking sense when it comes to console wars but Sasquatch strikes me as the kid who's parents won't buy him both consoles so might as well try and trash the one you don't have. Get a lemonade stand or a paper route kid, holy s***.

I mean really, trying to downplay anything to do with God of War tech wise when Microsoft is releasing games like Super Lucky's Tale and Sea of Thieves comes off as rather ridiculous and grasping for straws. Not the time or place when Xbox is getting demolished in visuals by a weaker console.

Now when Halo 6 comes out and offers something other than G.I. Joe action figures and nerf gun looking weapons we can have a debate but until then keep the nonsense on the Xbox side of the forums please.
 
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That's fine, I was super hyped for it and even bought the collectors edition but after playing it I couldn't help but feel the story was chopped up, the writing and acting were awful and graphically it looked awesome except for a few character models but that just wasn't enough for me. It was that directors first time leading a project and I thought it was obvious. I thought GOW2 was awesome, easily the best in the series IMO, that's why I was really happy when Barlog came back to take this game on.

But you're a Sony fan. You're supposed to love everything they publish.
 
I know i'm no advocate for talking sense when it comes to console wars but Sasquatch strikes me as the kid who's parents won't buy him both consoles so might as well try and trash the one you don't have. Get a lemonade stand or a paper route kid, holy s***.

I mean really, trying to downplay anything to do with God of War tech wise when Microsoft is releasing games like Super Lucky's Tale and Sea of Thieves comes off as rather ridiculous and grasping for straws. Not the time or place when Xbox is getting demolished in visuals by a weaker console.

Now when Halo 6 comes out and offers something other than G.I. Joe action figures and nerf gun looking weapons we can have a debate but until then keep the nonsense on the Xbox side of the forums please.

Speaking of Halo I just played Halo 5's MP the other day for the first time, I couldn't believe how flat everything looked. I know they are going for 60fps so visual sacrifices need to be made but even on the One X it was really unimpressive compared to games like battlefield and COD. They may be pushing other tech that looks impressive on a checklist but it didn't translate to what I saw on screen, at least not on the map I played. Of course it's designed mostly around a 1.31TF console and prettied up from there for the One X but it just doesn't look like a hardware manufacturers top franchise to me.

I don't want to derail the thread so that'll be my only comment on the game but I wouldn't bet on 343i doing anything amazing for Halo 6 based on what they've done so far.
 
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But you're a Sony fan. You're supposed to love everything they publish.

They may revoke my membership when they find out I couldn't care less about Gran Turismo or MLB the Show either lol.