Games of 2010: God of War III

By Richard Leadbetter Published 27 December, 2010

Stay another deity.

Have you ever looked at a game and seen something so technically advanced, so different and so far ahead of almost everything else you've seen, that you just can't quite believe that it's running on your trusty console? Over the years, only a few choice titles spring to mind, but Sony Santa Monica's magnificent God of War III is undoubtedly the latest example. It looks and feels like a next-gen game that in some way, somehow, miraculously, manages to run on current-gen hardware.

The game kicks off with a remarkable statement of intent from the developers. Here we see the return of the traditional God of War gameplay - remarkably addictive hackandslash combined with spectacularly epic boss battles - but remixed with new technology and new concepts. The action takes place on a mammoth, moving play space - a completely realised titan no less - that in itself is moving through another 3D world.

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Spectacular camerawork picks out Kratos' progress as he moves across the face of the behemoth, regularly facing off against the watery power of the sinister Poseidon, while a small mountainside intermission sees the player disengage from the titan, becoming something of a spectator as the god and titan battle it out, emphasising the size and scale of the confrontation. God of War has always been about the little man dishing out ruthless, merciless beatings to bigger and nastier beings but in GOWIII, Sony Santa Monica finally has the technology at its fingertips capable of making these battles play out on a truly epic scale worthy of the Greek legends that inspired the series.

Not every level reaches the heights of this introduction of course (and for the sake of pacing, not every level should) but God of War III is always super-slick, highly entertaining, and beautiful to look at - like Uncharted 2 before it, a brilliant melding of excellent gameplay and untouchable tech.

Not only that, but for what is primarily a fighting game, God of War III has a surprisingly expansive range of brain-teasers to break up the combat, including what must surely be the best Escher-style perspective-based 3D puzzle yet devised. The culmination of Kratos's journey sees him take on Zeus himself mano-a-mano, in a supremely satisfying confrontation that rivals the best that a popcorn Hollywood blockbuster can offer in terms of bad guy comeuppance.

There are many other reasons why God of War III is so special, of course, and why it's unlikely that we'd ever get to play a game like this on any other console. Sony plays host to the largest collection of internal studios of any of the three major platform holders and there's no doubt that the firm itself has a strong dedication to producing software that is technologically, and often conceptually, on the bleeding edge. This has led to a bonanza of ultra-high quality gaming for PS3 owners.

Could any of the other platform holders made God of War III or Uncharted 2? Would any of the others have given so much backing to a title like LittleBigPlanet? Have Microsoft or Nintendo commissioned anywhere near the amount of the quality download titles in the same way that Sony has on PSN? While it's still the exclusives that make the PlayStation 3 so desirable, it's the example set by games like God of War III - and Sony's willingness to share the combined tech and know-how of its own studios - that inspire the third-party developers to up their game.

As the era of the HD consoles matures, with no replacement hardware in sight, we are seeing a general rise in standards across the board - certainly from a technical perspective - but more than that, we are reaping the rewards of top coding talent remaining on the same platform. Four years into the PS2's lifecycle, the PS3 and Xbox 360 were already well into gestation and the best developers were already contemplating moving onto the new platforms, if not actively making the transition. That isn't happening this time. The investment in terms of time, money and talent is all being concentrated on the consoles you already own.

Digital Foundry's frame-rate analysis of God of War III's spectacular opening level. Astonishing visuals, with a performance level to match.

God of War III won't be the first or indeed the final hurrah from the Sony Santa Monica team for PlayStation 3. Instead it is just the beginning: the years spent building GOWIII will almost certainly have given the team more than enough experience to create a successor that pushes back the boundaries of the current console generation still further. That game, just like GOWIII in the here and now, will also serve as a standard bearer for the quality of technology we can expect to come from the team's competitors both within Sony and without.

As Eurogamer's technology editor, nothing will excite me more than the announcements of PlayStation 4 and the NeXtbox, along with the new gaming possibilities those pieces of hardware will represent. However, God of War III is the best argument there is that the current generation of consoles still have so much more to offer.

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About Richard Leadbetter

Rich has been a games journalist since the days of 16-bit and specialises in technical analysis. Commonly known around Eurogamer as the Blacksmith of the Future.

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  • HugePS3Fan #1 1 year ago

    I thought this was quite shit, unfortunately.

    The same slog as the other games, overrated for its visuals and titties. How many more "push this block around" puzzles does the world need? At what point does slashing at a titan's toe until it triggers a cutscene feel kind of silly and inconsequential?

    Edit: Daaaaaaaamn you all mad. Forgive me for expressing an opinion about a game, fags.
    Edited by HugePS3Fan at 27/12/10 @ 17:08

  • HugePS3Fan #2 1 year ago

    By the way, fuck this review and its ridiculous Sony nutlicking. I am a HUGE PS3 fan but this is insulting to gamers with half a brain.

  • HugePS3Fan #3 1 year ago

    If it ain't broke, spread the already-thin concept and mechanic over like 5 iterations!

    Fucking laughable.

  • betahoven #4 1 year ago

    Post deleted at 09:36:16 17-12-2011

  • HugePS3Fan #5 1 year ago

    You should grow up if you are bothered enough by my OPINIONS to research my posting history and develop nutty theories like that. Uncharted 2 and Heavy Rain are my two fave games of the generation. As for ME, does being a huge ps3 fan preclude me from enjoying arguably the best game on 360?

    Get a fucking life.

    And yes GOW3 has fantastic visuals. It is overrated as a GAME because of that. Learn to read, weakling.

  • FarFromSane #6 1 year ago

    Just orded this from Azazon for under £20

  • celery7 #7 1 year ago

    you may want to cancel that order if you have a currys near you, £9.97 apparently. I'm going to check later. i enjoyed it immensely earlier in the year but traded it in while it was still at full price with a view to buying again when it went silly cheap. so today then.

    Edit: It was indeed 9.97
    Edited by celery7 at 28/12/10 @ 23:15

  • Spydy #8 1 year ago

    Cracking game.

  • priesty_lfc #9 1 year ago

    @HugePS3Fan

    'By the way, fuck this review and its ridiculous Sony nutlicking. I am a HUGE PS3 fan but this is insulting to gamers with half a brain'

    Did you read it? If you did then you would know its not a review. C**k.


  • CaptainQuint #10 1 year ago

    God of War III was my introduction to the franchise and I absolutely loved it. I'm first and foremost an Xbox gamer (Halo nut), but I got the PS3 purely to play Uncharted 2 and this. I wasn't disappointed.

    HugePS3Fan is talking out of his arse.

  • richarddavies #11 1 year ago

    I loved God of war 3. I think every game they've looked at in these articles probably makes up my top 5 for the year. Except Enslaved i've not had a crack at that yet.

  • Godhather08 #12 1 year ago

    Great article Richard, thank you.

    I'm excited to see Santa Monicas next game.
    Edited by Godhather08 at 27/12/10 @ 09:39

  • Arwin #13 1 year ago

    Loved this game too. It's the only God of War that I actually finished, too, so for me it has to be the best for that reason alone. This was also a very rare game where my wife stuck around to watch me play, as, even though she detests Kratos back from when I played the PS2 games, this time the game looked so amazingly good that she kept watching just for that.

    The combat arenas also I think show that there's a fair amount of depth to the combat - I for one really enjoyed the various weapons, and particularly the way they interact with flying foes.

  • jag10 #14 1 year ago

    easily game of the year:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhxRWPzGk...

  • makeamazing #15 1 year ago

    I had never played a GOW game before GOW3.... and you know what, i really enjoyed it.

    @HugePS3Fan, ok we get it, you didnt like the game, but some of us did, simple really :D

  • drumbaby #16 1 year ago

    "It looks and feels like a next-gen game that in some way, somehow, miraculously, manages to run on current-gen hardware. "

    I see what you're getting at, but tbh I'm still at the stage in this current generation where I still expect a good few surprises from Xbox 360 and PS3 hardware. I wouldn't be at all shocked to see a huge 'generational' leap in any ongoing franchise or in a new IP at this stage of the cycle....especially from platform-specific devs with access to all the software libraries and with a deeper knowledge of the hardware than 3rd party devs.
    Edited by drumbaby at 27/12/10 @ 10:20

  • bladdard #17 1 year ago

    I'm a massive GOW fan and 3 was the pinnacle of the series for me, the puzzles were fantastic, the combat was less button mashy than 1&2 and the titans were titanic. ME2 pips it for my game of the year.

  • menage #18 1 year ago

    Worse than Bayonetta, Better than GoW2 (overstretched game with way to many annoying block puzzles and combo breakers for me) . And I mean that. Good game though. Loved almost every minute of it, except for the ending.

    GoW4 should have a different setting though, Roll on the Vikings! Or Egyptians,. Or whatever.

    Oh and about streching out your game over a couple of sequels. Mario, Zelda, Halo, etc say hi.

    Edited by menage at 27/12/10 @ 10:35

  • electrolite #19 1 year ago

    I like that this is written from a technical viewpoint as it is truly superb. This PS3 version kept me playing a lot longer than I did the other two in the series I'd attempted (the first on PS2 and first on PSP....you know when you can't get into a game-I find it a bit dull and juvenile-but it seems like everyone else loves it? So you keep trying?) simply because of the graphics and sounds.

    I don't think I've been hooked because of the audio-visuals in a game since early PS1/N64 era, so well played Sony Santa Monica. I can only imagine how good fans of the series found it.

  • TaniumZX #20 1 year ago

    Didn't feel quite as smooth as the previous GOW's. Although the graphics were amazing, the framerate was strange.

  • JBlokeUK #21 1 year ago

    Brilliant game.

    One particular boss fight was one of the most breathtaking things I've ever seen in a game.

  • toa_boa #22 1 year ago

    I played quite a bit of the HD-update of the first two GoW games before heading into GoW III territory. Despite knowing the formular down to the last detail, GoW III still managed to entertain and even drew a few "OMG"'s from me from time to time.

    True to the template; check
    True to form; very much so
    Edited by toa_boa at 27/12/10 @ 11:38

  • MiniAmin #23 1 year ago

    I don't agree with HugePS3Fan but why has his first post been negged? His second post deserved to be buried, but his first didnt: he wasn't obnoxious in that post, he simply said that he dislikes the game. Yes, I know this article is a celebration of a great game, and that it's quite sour to criticise a said game within that context. But we're all entitled to our opinions. Don't blindly neg people who disagree with your opinions.

    Edit: After his edit, I have decided to neg him myself! Homophobic fanboy.
    Edited by MiniAmin at 27/12/10 @ 17:12

  • DiamondIce #24 1 year ago

    This was my first GoW and whilst it had a lot of epic moments, it also had some grindingly dull bits.

  • DiamondIce #25 1 year ago

    Should add that the combat was very slick and felt skilled.

  • septimus #26 1 year ago

    Awesome game, easily top 5 this year.

    HugePS3Fan: Cock with only half a brain, thus insulted by article.

  • NotSoSlim #27 1 year ago

    His post was probably negged as everyone could see he is a douche who tried to hide being a fanboy by his user name.

  • Ror1984 #28 1 year ago

    I really really want to be able to get into the GoW games. I played a couple of hours of the first game when it was originally released and didn't really get into it, so I bought the Collection when it came out and got about as far again before turning it off. I really want to check out GoW3, but I can't let myself until I get through the first two. I'm sure I will at some point!

    Having said that, I played a couple of hours of Ghost of Sparta and thought that was pretty good. Not sure why I find it difficult to get into the full home console versions!

  • b00n #29 1 year ago

    GoW3 is great, but don't agree with the statement on PSN having a significantly better ("no way near...";) line-up than XBLA, nor Sony leading the way in that regard. Still think Microsoft made the first steps as part of their Xbox Live investments and continued belief in the importance of an integrated online interface (both on Xbox and on 360). Sony can take credit for quickly picking up the gauntlet and coming out with great stuff themselves.

  • Hindle #30 1 year ago

    Post deleted at 23:04:43 04-04-2012

  • Badassbab #31 1 year ago

    My personal GOTY based on a single play through. I still can't believe the PS3 can do graphics like this, we haven't seen any developer come close on any console bar Naughty Dog.

  • mr2ange #32 1 year ago

    From a pure Gameplay perspective, my view is that the first game is the best one.

    but anyone saying the other games are rubbish have no idea what a good game is.

    Gow1 was legendary, to push that kind of performance from the ps2 was a breath of fresh air,
    Gow2 pushed the tech even further, with some more moves and new weapons and enemies,
    Gow3 was more of a right lets see what we can do with a load more horses under the hood, and by god (no pun intended) does it look good.
    Graphically it pisses over pretty much every other console game out there, uncharted 2 being one of the VERY few that stands up to it.

    I think that in years to come people will look back at gow3 and think, FUCK was that really done on the ps3??? that long ago... damn!

  • ChuckNorris #33 1 year ago

    @bOOn

    Leadbetter meant from 1st party developers. Not overall. The fact that Sony is pushing and supporting different ideas. That's how I understood it at least.

  • GreyBeard #34 1 year ago

    I've been replaying GoWIII and I'm starting to think I severely undervalued it back in March. Its a lot better than I initially gave it credit for being.

    I think part of the "problem" is that its technically so impressive that you wish the game design was more adventurous - I mean it plays very well, but the way it sticks so doggedly to the format of the first two entries undermines its impact significantly.

    Its also hurt a bit I think by Kratos being such a one-note badass that there's not much for the player to latch-onto beyond the ultraviolence... it distances the player somewhat making the drama feel superficial despite it being actually a well written and acted tale.

    None of this should be a deal-breaker obviously - GoW is Sony's BIG DUMB ACTION GAME franchise after all, but when the visuals are so refined as they are in this version, its hard not to wish that there was more substance to the experience.

  • b00n #35 1 year ago

    ChuckNorris, that is a different story, true. In that case, Sony does have best first party.

  • Zaiz #36 1 year ago

    It is pretty, but the first one is the best, back when Kratos's intentions were more...logical. The game's plot suffers from a case of sequelitis, ie the writing talent isn't up to pulling a new story into existence and making it fit with the character.

  • natashaspice #37 1 year ago

    this game is the definition of EPIC!!!!!

    simple as.....

  • Pasco #38 1 year ago

    Frame rate too low. Didn't buy.

  • Demiath #39 1 year ago

    God of War 3 was one of those true disappointments of 2010...not because it necessarily did anything wrong (apart from zooming the camera out needlessly far in the mistaken belief that such awkward moves qualify as "epic";), but rather because it demonstrated that, despite my belief to the contrary, the God of War formula is already in its third console iteration wearing dangerously thin. There isn't enough sound and fury even in the halls of Olympus to conceal the awful truth about a series which was once a breath of fresh air in the action genre but has now frozen in its place, like some sad leftovers from Medusa's lunch hour.
    Edited by Demiath at 27/12/10 @ 17:21

  • peterfll #40 1 year ago

    I loved this game. Defo one of my favourites of 2010.

    However, Mr Leadbetter - you went a litle off topic (i.e. talking about console development instead of GoW) at midpoint!

  • FladgeMangle #41 1 year ago

    I'm currently enjoying GOW: Ghost of Sparta on PSP - another stunning example of how current hardware can be pushed. What is it about GOW games that defies system expectations so? The PS2 versions were pretty darn impressive visually too.

    I've got GOW3 too, not played it yet as I was going to finish GOS first. After reading this, what the hey, I'll be firing it up tonight once the Fladgelings are in bed.

    Literally, merry bloody Christmas!

    edit: Corrected Chains of Olympus to Ghost of Sparta, then slapped own face.
    Edited by FladgeMangle at 29/12/10 @ 01:43

  • morriss #42 1 year ago

    GoW I+II in HD. That's it. GotY? No chance.

  • RESIDENT_nEVILe #43 1 year ago

    Very nice article, thanks.

  • Max_Powers #44 1 year ago

    I'm a big fan of God of War I and II but III was one of the biggest dissapointments of the year for me. The only redeeming thing I can say of it, is that it is technically very good and it controls well.

    The story was weak and juvenile (I still cringe thinking about that sex scene) and Kratos is just a dick without any redeeming qualities. By the third instalment he has become one of the most unlikable game characters ever. The game is morally bankrupt and the violence was sadistic instead of brutal as in the first 2 games (there is a difference).

    Plus, all the big action pieces were retreads of situations done better in the first two installments. There was nothing fresh.

    Again, a huge dissapointment and one of the few games that I would be ashamed off to be seen playing by another adult.
    Edited by Max_Powers at 27/12/10 @ 18:10

  • richyroo #45 1 year ago

    @Max_Powers

    Kratos a dick with no redeeming qualities? Sure I agree. But thats why I like playing as him, you just know hes gonna shaft over EVERYONE that he ever comes across to get his own way. He just doesnt care about anyone except himself, so I find it strange that I was oddly rooting for him throughout the game.
    I think you need to go back to playing Mario and saving the mushroom kingdom!

  • NotSoSlim #46 1 year ago

    @Max

    He always was a dick so why re you shocked? GOWIII is a technicl masterpiece and i am really looking forward to what Santa Monica next come up with. Story is the wekest but GOW I&II were a very hard act to following and they made a gre attempt. People spouting its the same game just on a new console need to realise they were concluding the series for fans but made it more accessible for newcomers hence the smoother fighting mechanics.

    Anyway we all have differing opininons and sll should be respected bar a few i.e HugePS3fanboy

  • kirankara #47 1 year ago

    @maxpower and richyroo

    First @max , ur obviously entitled to your opinion and totally allowed to dislike the charactr, game story etc, but u kinda coming across as a bit of a videogame snob in process , like u taking urself just little bit too seriously .
    I've honestly never come across a video game story I gave two shits about, no matter how well it's done, they just bore me or make my laugh at their attempts to portray the complexity of human emotions in such a simplified and basic manner. I personally find most video game stories simply an embarasing distraction from the fun of playing, if I want a story,morality, human emotion etc I watch a decent movie.
    Kratos is a tool, but then look at Greek mythology, it was set in a time where it was a totally misogynistic , patriarchal society, where the warriors of society where embodied I'm the gods of the society. The gods were pretty morally bereft. Honestly though , I don't care, if the games fun and to me it is, I just go along for the ride. ( I also did a degree in religion and phlilosophy, so not like I'm a morally bereft scally)

    If you didnt enjoy game, fair enough, whether it's story or the mechanics of game etc , fair enough, but the moral high horse is bit over the toP

    @ rich. Nothing wrong with Mario and mushroom kingdom mate lol

  • man.the.king #48 1 year ago

    "The culmination of Kratos's journey sees him take on Zeus himself mano-a-mano, in a supremely satisfying confrontation that rivals the best that a popcorn Hollywood blockbuster can offer in terms of bad guy comeuppance"

    I may be mistaken but - even though Kratos is the protagonist, isn't he an anti-hero sort of protagonist, maybe even the bad guy himself?

  • man.the.king #49 1 year ago

    @Scotty269

    "Awww bless, look at all the sony fanrats gushing over god of poor. Seriously nazis have you heard yourselves? " if it aint broke dont fix it" haha why do you all slag cod for being the same every year then? Contradicting little fuckwits lol. "

    Hmm - methinks if this was on the 360 only, Scotty would have been texting "OMG, betht game evah, innit?" to his primary school classmates/buddies.
    Edited by man.the.king at 27/12/10 @ 20:43

  • kirankara #50 1 year ago

    @mantheking
    Yeah definitely bit of an anti hero, hes intentionally a complete cock lol obviously in real life I'd detest him and abhor everything he stands for, but in the game he's hilarious IMO. I love the fact he's not afraid to take on the gods . I don't think you're really meant to want to be like him or aspire to follow in his footsteps. the story is probably pretty weak, but like u said 30 secs after a clips ended I can't remember story anyway. I just want to kill or blow shit up lol

  • man.the.king #51 1 year ago

    @Scotty269

    "Man.the.king.dong - Blow me nazi rat "

    Why are you so angry? Did Mommy forget to change your diapers?

  • carlosdfn #52 1 year ago

    SSM's work definitely deserves the praise, what they achieved here is remarkable. Guerrilla Games will probably surpass it with killzone 3, though infamous 2 and uncharted 3 also have the potential to raise the bar even higher. I don't know what the guys at SSM are working on now but they'll be back with a vengeance.
    Richard will have a field day analyzing these games and I'm sure he'll deliver some fantastic articles.

  • DiamondIce #53 1 year ago

    It is the voice acting of the Kratos character that really makes me hate him. His selfish violent tendancies are a side issue!

  • kirankara #54 1 year ago

    Lol at scotty just lol
    Technically it was eurogamer that started the gushing, so does that make them Sony fanrats??
    I own both consoles as do Many others ,so we get to enjoy the best each has to offer, whilst u miss out on some brilliant games, cause ur a faboy. To me that makes u the loser here ad you miss out due to narrow minded ignorance.
    In regards to cod, at least gow built am entirely new engine from scratch rather than recycling the same one for last half decade . To most cod fans mw1 still regarded as best , and the single player has become a joke that they would happily have removed anyway, especially if they would drop the price. It's become almost like an expansion Pack rather than a full priced game in itself.

  • man.the.king #55 1 year ago

    @kirankara

    True about COD. I still buy it, but that's just because many of my friends think it's the only game in existence, and I enjoy playing with them on- and offline. With BO, though, I've had it - if Activision are not going to get their act together, I'm not going to get any more.

    Especially as I buy most multiplats for my PS3, and if I'm going to get ripped off, like $59.99 ripped off, then that's it (although Amazon.com did give me a $20 credit for future video games purchase with BO, so it's not a total loss).

  • bladdard #56 1 year ago

    @man.the.king

    I very much doubt someone with as large a chip on their shoulder as scottydog actually has any friends primary school, lunatic asylum or wherever he takes his seething rage. The ironic thing is he reminds me very much of kratos.

  • kirankara #57 1 year ago

    I bought black ops too mate after the reviews it got( even though I knew ps3 was substandard visually compared to 360 one). I swear someone must paid people lots to these sites as the campaign is supposedly the best yet( was woeful ) and the framerate is shocking. I quite like multiplayer, when it worked ( not often admittedly) , but gave up and traded for more than I paid. I'm not hating on cod, it's just the facts that it's not really changed much , and lot of fans still think changes for worse since mw1.

  • man.the.king #58 1 year ago

    @bladdard

    "The ironic thing is he reminds me very much of kratos."

    LOL - Now that you mentioned him, I can see him as Kratos too!

    I can just see him shouting "I will have my vengeance!!!".

    And then shoots straight for the next PS3-exclusive thread.

  • MiY4MOTO #59 1 year ago

    Oh.

    GoTY? Really?

    Wow.

    I love Digital Foundry articles and as a technical showcase it may impress but this game left me colder than a cold thing, naked outside on a cold day.

    I never even bothered defeating the first boss and his crab-horse thing.

    Odd tho as I really enjoyed Ninja Theory's underrated Heavenly Sword and more recently the Castlevania redux.

    I even went back to GoW3 after finishing Castlevania to see if it was just a case of the 'right game at the wrong time' thing and no. I confess I thought it was dull game with an unlikeable character and after watching a friend play through the GoW collection I felt I wasn't missing much. They all had a terrible, childish, 'adult' narrative... don't get me started on the sex mini-game.

    This remains the only AAA PS3 exclusive I own that I haven't finished.

    Sorry Kratos you can burn in Hades for all I care.

  • kirankara #60 1 year ago

    @miy4mito
    See that's a fair point mate, some games do just leave people cold, it's a subjective experience ultimately. I didn't like castlevania at all, and thought I would, but somehow I just walked away going mheh.
    Everyone entitled to their point if view, and there's a lot of people including eurogamer who enjoyed it too. Neither is right or wrong view, just different .

  • qwertymz #61 1 year ago

    Reads too much like a "why is Sony > all" for my liking. And I have all three consoles, so no, I'm not biased. Thought this was a GOWIII GOTY article, not a Sony Love Exclusive.

    In particular: "Could any of the other platform holders made God of War III or Uncharted 2? Would any of the others have given so much backing to a title like LittleBigPlanet? Have Microsoft or Nintendo commissioned anywhere near the amount of the quality download titles in the same way that Sony has on PSN?"

  • SteveHolt #62 1 year ago

    Nothing against GOW3 but I think Bayonetta is a much better game and deserves to be part of a "games of 2010" feature.
    Edited by SteveHolt at 27/12/10 @ 23:03

  • kirankara #63 1 year ago

    @steveholt
    I couldnt stand bayonetta ( just judging by demo), I'm prepared to go back and give it another go now it's dirt cheap though( £6 in cex)
    Lol just realised that statement in itself kinda pointless, what I was getting at , was that it's just someones opinion, not a fact. All subjective
    Edited by kirankara at 27/12/10 @ 23:42

  • blackbriar101 #64 1 year ago

    A very good game, technically impressive, a little light on substance. The first ten minutes made me dribble.

  • MiY4MOTO #65 1 year ago

    @kirankara

    Exactly. It would be a boring world if we all liked the same games!

    I'm just glad I didn't shell put for the collectors edition like I so nearly did!

    That would have been a little too much to spend to have it sat on a shelf unplayed and unloved. I can't bring myself to trade it in either, just one of those AAA games I feel I owe it to myself to own!

  • kirankara #66 1 year ago

    @miy4moto
    I don't buy anything brand new these days( unless u need to for content ) and certainly not special editions. I never even end up watching 2nd disk on DVDs , so just seems pointless to me, as I know all that crap would just sit on my shelf forever .
    Lol there are certain games you just dont trade , im normally pretty ruthless and trade summat when I finish it, or jut get bored of it. Red dead redemption lasted a few days of actual play( couple weeks in reality ), but I can't bear to trade or sell uncharted 2 even though ain't played it since i finished a few days after release

  • FuzzyDuck #67 1 year ago

    Bought it, loved it, kept it, thinking about replaying it. I don't see it as being "dumb fun" - it's an enormous technical achievement and to play it on the hard difficulties takes skill. Yes the story was mostly gash - but who plays GoW (or most other games for that matter) for the story?

    As an aside, how has Scotty not been slapped with the ban hammer yet? He seems to get pretty aggressive and insulting in most of the comments/threads i've seen him in.

  • risseer #68 1 year ago

    Hugeps3Fan,Piss off will ya,i don't think anyone wants to hear your bs.Gow 3 is a great game it stands with the other two.Imo its the best of the three.If you don't like then why click on the link?

  • risseer #69 1 year ago

    This is the best GOW no doubt about it.the first two are great games but this game had so many Holy s!%# moments then any game i ever played before.Can't wait to see what SM is brewing up for us.

  • mushroomyakuza #70 1 year ago

    I'm in awe of the fanboys right now. Wow. And I actually had something to say...totally forgotten it now. Bottom line, it's actually pathetic.

  • risseer #71 1 year ago

    HUGEPS3FAN, we all know your a xbot.It isn't a overrated game it deliver what i was hoping for and much more.I hate having to beat the game b c of how great it was watching the best fights ever in a game.The visuals are some of the best this side of pixar.I really wish you would just piss off.Go play some kinectmals or something.
    Edited by risseer at 28/12/10 @ 05:29

  • ChuckNorris #72 1 year ago

    @Scotty

    [link url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlv7Bp-L2MM&feature=related
    ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlv7Bp-L2...[/link]

  • irrelevanthuman #73 1 year ago

    Very enjoyable and solid game, and if it wasn't for the awe-inspiring Bayonetta would have been my fav hack and slash of the year, good job Santa Monica.

  • richarddavies #74 1 year ago

    *Try's to join in on the Scotty269 bashin*

    Erm, Ooh got one

    "NO, YOU SHUT UP"

    Heh, Yeah I went there, that showed him

  • ChuckNorris #75 1 year ago

    @Scotty

    Just keep sweet-talking to me baby and I just might ;)

    Also

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32C0eKRQV...

  • kirankara #76 1 year ago

    Good one scotty lol

    man u burnt him good!!!

    grow up

  • man.the.king #77 1 year ago

    @MiY4MOTO

    "Exactly. It would be a boring world if we all liked the same games!
    I'm just glad I didn't shell put for the collectors edition like I so nearly did!"

    Maybe you didn't like GOW3, but if you like hack-and-slash, you certainly owe it to yourself to give Castlevania LOS a shot. I've played it, and it's way up there in my opinion.

  • man.the.king #78 1 year ago

    @Scotty269

    "god of poor" ... "god of snore 3"

    Did it take you all day to come up with those gems of insight?

    Based upon your choice of words, I think it might not be within your capacity to understand what "insight" means. Here's the definition below:

    Definition of INSIGHT
    1: the power or act of seeing into a situation : penetration
    2: the act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively

    Don't worry about bullet point #2, otherwise I'll also have to explain what "apprehending" and "intuitive" mean :)

    Now you can go to your kindergarten teacher and impress her with your knowledge about the spelling and definition of "insight".
    Edited by man.the.king at 28/12/10 @ 16:22

  • noookie #79 1 year ago

    God of War I and II are (in my opinion) the best games for play station.

  • MiY4MOTO #80 1 year ago

    @man.the.king

    I played Castlevania: LoS and loved every minute of it. Looking forward to the DLC too. I even went back to GoW3 after completing Lords of Shadow but GoW3 felt like it was missing something.

    Odd how 2x very similar games can feel like polar opposites. One hooked me from the outset, the other I couldn't stand to play it past the first boss.

  • man.the.king #81 1 year ago

    @MiY4MOTO

    "I played Castlevania: LoS and loved every minute of it. Looking forward to the DLC too."

    Myself, I loved all three GOWs and got the GOW III Collector's Ed. Also bought Castlevania LOS Limited Ed (I'm a sucker for Collector's Eds)

    I completed Castlevania LOS on Knight difficulty and am now finishing all the trials on Paladin difficulty (Chapters 1 - 11 trials finished on Paladin). Going through the final chapter (and trial) on Paladin now - finishing that trial should by then net me the Platinum trophy :)

    About the only thing sub-par about CLOS is its wonky platforming.

    And looking forward to the DLC as well :)

    EDIT: Finished Castlevania LOS and all trials on Paladin difficulty - got the Platinum! The hardest trial (for me) was the Laura & the Deadly Toys trial.
    Edited by man.the.king at 30/12/10 @ 19:35

  • riseer #82 1 year ago

    Hey Scotty,thxs for ME2,what exclusives does the 360 have other then gaylo and gears??Riiiight Alan Wake which only took forver to make and that other game...Toohuman lololol that was another pos for the 360..Move on please Ps3 has the better exclusives.Thats the reason i bought a Ps3 and i refuse to buy a 360 bc Microcrap has no first party support.