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[VDenter]

As a European this makes me sad.

 

[Discotheque]

hopefully Capcom picks up the slack and makes a new Devil May Cry game soon.

it really sucks that hack n slash is dying. now everything from Japan is "souls-like" and western developers are more focused on narrative driven experiences, which is fine but somebody needs to give us combos on combos.

 

[Skeeter49]

Are we to believe this? Didn't Cory say he only came back for God of War because he wanted to do something different with it? And now it's for us Euro gamers? Gimme a break.

Sony still has to gauge if it's viable and greenlight the new direction. Both reason can be true.

 

[Loudninja]

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But I guess Barlog's standards for fast-paced satisfying combat differs from mine.



I much prefer DmC to God of War 4 (or indeed any God of War), but I agree about the latter series becoming stale.



I agree there, aside from Vergil's baller outfit.

We seen like 2 fights in a small area with one weapon :/

 

[Son Of Sparda]

Hack and slash games tend to not do so well in Europe

Europe is to blame for the death of hack n' slashers?

THANKS A LOT EUROGAF.

Oh, I thought this was known.

Things like Devil May Cry also don't do so hot there.

 

[Creamium]

Heh, I always thought GoW did well in both US and EU. I'm European and I bought and played every GoW game there is, fwiw. I also love DMC, NG and most character action games under the sun, so I'm doing my part. That being said, the series needed a different direction anyhow and I'll take anything that's a departure from the known formula because that was getting a bit stale in the end.

 

[dezzy8]

I want to know what they'll surprise us with this year.

 

[RoadHazard]

But I guess Barlog's standards for fast-paced satisfying combat differs from mine.



I much prefer DmC to God of War 4 (or indeed any God of War), but I agree about the latter series becoming stale.


I agree there, aside from Vergil's baller outfit.

There is no GoW 4. Unless you mean Ascension. But that's not 4.

 

[KORNdoggy]

As a european (for now at least) i'm quite honored to be the reason sony saw fit to rejuvenate a tired formula and create something new for the IP.

Roll on a bigger, better, fresher GOW!

 

[FusedAtoms]

They really need to show a big boss fight/set piece at E3 to calm a lot of people's worries about the game

 

[Shin-Ra]

I can't help but feel certain members are deliberately working themselves up when they both misattribute a line (with factual inaccuracies) written by John Davison and ignore the word "more" put directly before "narrative-focused"- there's a difference with and without.

um...I want to know why they dumped Carson. That's the only gow change I care about

They probably need a younger, more capable actor for a modern full-body character performance.

 

[Sesha]

We seen like 2 fights in a small area with one weapon :/

You think the next combat footage we see will go from sluggish axe-combat to full-on spectacle fighter?

There is no GoW 4. Unless you mean Ascension. But that's not 4.

The new God of War is God of War 4.

 

[Ascenion]

So it's not God of War then. The music is worse and from the looks of it it's a different style of game than the fans will want. I'm skeptical. I need to see some action and combo meter and less of that useless kid. His better not be some Halo 5 shit where they say one thing and it ends up being something different.

 

[jwillenn]

excited to see the progress made on Spiderman!

 

[TwistedFreeze]

Excited to see the progress made on Spiderman!

Same and, considering who the developers are, I'm rather optimistic. Has there been any interviews or extra gameplay to tell us more of the game? It looked great in the trailer we saw but they can be misleading

 

[Green Ninja]

"European gamers love narrative games. And Singstar."

What a strange sentence

 

[Shadow_FFVI]

"And Singstar."
is Layden teasing a new game in this venerable franchise?! I hope so

Oh god, I would love that so much.
The singstore is practically dead. Such a shame, really.

 

[jaypah]

Spider Man and Days Gone

Hell yeah, these are the games that are on top of my anticipation list for E3, along with Mario for Switch. Days Gone didn't light the Internet on fire but it looks like a ton of fun to me and I can't wait to see more of it.

 

[truly101]

If they make Kratos less of a douche then I say Thanks Eurogaf!

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

Meanwhile at Eurogaf...

 

[The Artisan]

They probably need a younger, more capable actor for a modern full-body character performance.

this doesn't make any sense

-while the new voice actor is 6 years younger than Carson, they're both in their 50s
-Kratos was already getting mocapped by different actors while still voiced by Carson when he was in the job
-Carson's portrayal is arguably quite iconic, his voice is just...Kratos.

so yeah. I would like a real, honest explanation from santa monica/sony

 

[Tregard]

I would kill for a SingStar Eurovision game

 

[Shin-Ra]

-Kratos was already getting mocapped by different actors while still voiced by Carson when he was in the job

And they probably don't want to have that disconnect any more.

 

[Bishop89]

So it's Europe's fault then..

Thanks a lot

 

[Yearsoflurking]

I might be the only one but man I loved the hack and slash god of war what the hell this sucks. I love the last of us love, loved uncharted but every game doesn't need to be that type of game. hopefully it's exceptional in that field

 

[takriel]

I'm part of the problem (don't like hack n' slash)... sorry!

 

[B.O.O.M]

Combat is my only concern. We really don't have games like classic GOW anymore. I hope DMC makes a comeback too.

 

[Wagram]

The series needed a change. I'm sure this was one of the reasons, but it wasn't the only one. The series ran its course with what it was doing.

I'm interested in seeing combat improvements because that's the only part i'm a little concerned with. Cory made the best GoW though so i'm thinking it'll be good.

 

[jdstorm]

All expected games but it's cool to get a confirmation, c'mon Spiderman!

Btw why Sony is sharing so much data (about sales and such) and information today (including some arrogant statements )?

Who Knows.

Spoiler

Because they are announcing the PS5 at E3 with a late 2018/Q1 2019 release date. (Ok Probably Not

 

[notaskwid]

Blame the PAL format and fucking 50Hz. (I still enjoyed Devil May Cry)

 

[Axass]

We love Singstar as much as Americans love Just Dance, i.e. casuals do.

Honestly loved the first God of War and also Devil May Cry. I do like the different approach here though.

 

[AerialAir]

European gamers love narrative games. And Singstar.

It's true, we do, there's a reason why the last DmC was made by a British dev, gotta add them narratives over your precious H'n'S

 

[The Artisan]

And they probably don't want to have that disconnect any more.

?!! you suggested that they switched VAs because they wanted someone young and hip to do the role but I just told you that the new one's age is comparable to Carson's! Do we even know if this game will also do mocap anyways?!

and for what it's worth, Carson did some mocap for Kratos too

https://youtu.be/X9f7qd7HueE?t=1m15s

 

[yurinka]

We love Singstar as much as Americans love Just Dance, i.e. casuals do.

Just Dance was for Wii was the best selling game of the year in Spain during 4 years in a row. Some of them after the WiiU release.

 

[Nev]

Does this person know how big and diverse Europe is?

I don't care at all about this narrative-driven, cinematic, gritty, "mature", open world, druckmannish bs and I would much rather have the classic hack n' slash videogame in not-so serious, over the top Greek mythology than what appears to be a downgraded, automated, gameplay-stripped Tlou wannabe.

A big no thanks from me.

Will pray for Bloodborne 2.

 

[Shadax the wizard]

Euro steering it in the right dir ✌️

 

[Lemondish]

this doesn't make any sense

-while the new voice actor is 6 years younger than Carson, they're both in their 50s
-Kratos was already getting mocapped by different actors while still voiced by Carson when he was in the job
-Carson's portrayal is arguably quite iconic, his voice is just...Kratos.

so yeah. I would like a real, honest explanation from santa monica/sony

What you say you want and what you actually want are two very different things, my man.

You say you want an honest answer, but that won't change that Carson is gone. What you really want, and we all know it, is a controversy. You want a reason, factually, to get all uppity.

Well SM ain't playin'. You're gonna accept Teal'c of Chulak and like it.

 

[pablito]

GOW would have been my choice for which hack and slash to make more narrative driven lol.

A shame that they aren't popular there, though.

 

[Shaneus]

European gamers love narrative games. And Singstar.

Is this a pisstake? Because it still fucking annoys me to this day that whenever I fire up my PS3, I have to deal with that goddamned Singstar splash screen.

 

[Nightengale]

Is this a pisstake? Because it still fucking annoys me to this day that whenever I fire up my PS3, I have to deal with that goddamned Singstar splash screen.

With Jim Ryan, you learn to take half of the things he says with crude European snark.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Can we expect DMC5 to be open world with long forced walking sections to grab those eurobucks?

 

[demosthenes]

Kratos to sing confirmed?

 

[TLZ]

God of war: from Europe with love.

 

[Darklor01]

Trump related issues are causing Sony to change the direction of GoW. They no longer care what Americans want. #fakenews

 

[The Artisan]

What you say you want and what you actually want are two very different things, my man.

You say you want an honest answer, but that won't change that Carson is gone. What you really want, and we all know it, is a controversy. You want a reason, factually, to get all uppity.

Well SM ain't playin'. You're gonna accept Teal'c of Chulak and like it.

my man Lemondish I just want Carson back, the one true voice of Kratos. I could care less about some video game controversy. I just do not see a legitimate reason to why Sony dumped him. Imagine if Nathan Drake was voiced by someone other than Nolan North?

 

[AnUnbiasedGamer]

Can we expect DMC5 to be open world with long forced walking sections to grab those eurobucks?

I was thinking how cool a flushed out open world with demons in DMC5 would be. Imagine taking contracts as dante and going around town hunting demons. There better not be any forced walking sections. Lol.

 

[Alebrije]

God of Skyrim

 

[KORNdoggy]

this doesn't make any sense

-while the new voice actor is 6 years younger than Carson, they're both in their 50s
-Kratos was already getting mocapped by different actors while still voiced by Carson when he was in the job
-Carson's portrayal is arguably quite iconic, his voice is just...Kratos.

so yeah. I would like a real, honest explanation from santa monica/sony

I imagine they would like some actual nuance in the vocal performances this time around to match the new subtleties of a more intimate story and characterisation. Carson screamed at things and thats pretty much it...now don't get me wrong, he did a fine job at screaming, but i think this new title is aiming for a little more than that and his performance range just isn't there.

 

[The Artisan]

I imagine they would like some actual nuance in the vocal performances this time around to match the new subtleties of a more intimate story and characterisation. Carson screamed at things and thats pretty much it...now don't get me wrong, he did a fine job at screaming, but i think this new title is aiming for a little more than that and his performance range just isn't there.

fair enough, it's just, i dunno man I feel like Kratos does not have a full complete soul without this man's voice. Carson is arguably versatile as well, he's done Mace Windu's voice in the star wars games

My mind wants me to think that maybe he just asked for more money and sony said no. My heart tells me sony just...decided to make this gow feel like a soft reboot of sorts to cut some ties with the OG trilogy/previous series.

In the end, it's not going to matter that much, or at all but I personally won't be able to forget it

 

[SenjutsuSage]

That tease on Japanese titles makes me very excited to see their conference.