Tears For Fears
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Gears is a new ip for this gen god of war isn't. There are more god of war games than gears games. Quite frankly I am sick of both.
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God of War: Ascension reviews
- Thread starter Loudninja
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Sorry that's bullshit.
I'd rather have a reviewer/critic - whose predilections I' aware of and are not easily hidden, despite whatever his best intentions may be - give me his honest opinion, not some "what I think other people like" PR bulletpoint list of features.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Dude, these are not good reviews for a huge, impressive, and respected franchise. Compare it to other GOW games, compare it other big exclusive franchises, it's not doing great.
This doesn't mean I think it's a bad game or even a mediocre one. I fully understand how fatigue kicks in and suddenly awesome isn't good enough anymore. But these aren't good numbers outside of the technical definition that "7 = good."
I don't really because the 2 PSP games are clearly a step or two behind the console games in scope and scale. They're decent games but it's obvious they were done by a different team, they don't do what god of war does well.
Pai Pai Master
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Thank you. There have been five Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed games on the PS3. Two God of War games, not counting HD remasters. People needs to politely shut the fuck up because they don't know what they're talking about.
Oh so I suppose to judge reviews base on how big the franchise is now?
Didnt know that rule.
Artimities
Banned
Whats funny is that if this game would have never come out... this E3.. people would be saying... Why did Sony not attempt to push out another God Of War??? Why only 1 release for this generation? You just can't win!
BadAss2961
Member
Not since the original.
Crimson_Gold
Member
That was 6 years ago....Seriously
IHaveCandy
Banned
JohnnySasaki86
Member
ummm, that was 6 years ago? Did you forget its now 2013?
LOL What?
(PS2) God of War II - 2007
(PS3) God of War III - 2010
(PS3) God of War: Ascension - 2013
It's been 3 years since the last game and 6 since the last PS2 GoW. Not understanding how people are tired of the franchise.
I think people just wanted God of War to become a series that comes out with one game a generation for a console. Kind of like what Nintendo does with some of its franchises (like Smash Bros.)
That's the vibe I'm getting and how I feel about it, too (even though I haven't played the games). But because the generation has been longer than the others, that wasn't really a feasible strategy.
That's the vibe I'm getting and how I feel about it, too (even though I haven't played the games). But because the generation has been longer than the others, that wasn't really a feasible strategy.
There's actually been 7 CoD games on the PS3, CoD3, CoD4:MW, WaW, MW2, BO1, MW3 and BO2, just saying, lol.
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Ack, beaten like a fury hoe from a bro.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
I can't count, and that's even worse. Not only that but they consistently sell over 10 million units, don't they? Plus Call of Duty 2 on Xbox, so that makes 8 games this gen? And people seriously think God of War is overdone?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
These scores would be good for some second tier Sony franchise, like InFamous
I'm getting pretty tired of how similar these critics sound. It's like they get together for coffee and settle on complaining about the same thing.
Invisible walls in an action game... Holy. Shit. WHAT AN OUTRAGE.
Every single God of War game review. It's like filler to increase the word count in a review. I wonder if they ever stop to think how you can design an arena hack'n'slash without them. Parabolic calculus, maybe? Hell, I can also go to the edge of the map in an open world game and yell "BULLSHIT" at the rest of the ocean I CAN'T swim to. It's just not the point of the game.
If you're so jaded just quit your damned job on go write travel guides or some shit.
Invisible walls in an action game... Holy. Shit. WHAT AN OUTRAGE.
Every single God of War game review. It's like filler to increase the word count in a review. I wonder if they ever stop to think how you can design an arena hack'n'slash without them. Parabolic calculus, maybe? Hell, I can also go to the edge of the map in an open world game and yell "BULLSHIT" at the rest of the ocean I CAN'T swim to. It's just not the point of the game.
If you're so jaded just quit your damned job on go write travel guides or some shit.
JohnnySasaki86
Member
No there isn't, not when it comes to the main entries. Judgment and Ascension are both the 4th main entry in there respective franchises.
schwabdizzle
Banned
I am surprised that someone has not created an animated gif of Sessler's disgust for the Trophy.
Buying and playing a GoW game and complaining about violence and a joke is like going into a Tarantino movie and complaining about the violence and dark humor. Like the scorpion said to the turtle after the scorpion bit him, "you knew what I was when you let me climb on your back."
But if it makes some of you feel better maybe you can light a couple of candles for the deceased video-game furie. I'm sure her demon-spawn sisters will appreciate it.
But if it makes some of you feel better maybe you can light a couple of candles for the deceased video-game furie. I'm sure her demon-spawn sisters will appreciate it.
RustyNails
Member
I think people will keep playing Desert Shooter 2013 every year without getting bored of it, or they will get bored of it after a long while. But when it comes to a brawler series like God of War, I think the fatigue sets in much more quickly. It's just the genres and how they are.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Number of games in a series plays less of a factor in franchise fatigue than the content of the games themselves for me personally. I'm not planning on picking up Ascension, but it's more because of the direction and apparent content of the game than the fact that it's the xth entry in the series.
After God of War III I was ready for the series to go in a different direction, and Ascension just doesn't look different enough.
Of course, tolerance when it comes to stuff like this varies from person to person and even from genre to genre (for most people, I'd imagine).
After God of War III I was ready for the series to go in a different direction, and Ascension just doesn't look different enough.
Of course, tolerance when it comes to stuff like this varies from person to person and even from genre to genre (for most people, I'd imagine).
T.M. MacReady
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It was never that. Every platform its appeared on got two full games.
In this industry 79 is considered average unfortunately.
T.M. MacReady
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BadAss2961
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Then there's CoD2 on 360. That makes 8 Call of Duty's in one console generation. lol
IHaveCandy
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This is the only way I can explain people mistakenly thinking God of War has been milked like other yearly sequel franchises
While there not has not been a milking of the God of War games, Kratos has become more and more prevalent. He's popping into more game appearances, and the older games have been double dipped with HD remasterings, for the sake of making a great deal. People seem to take this as fatigue, which doesn't seem right. The fact that the previous GoW games have been remastered in HD should have no bearing on Ascension feeling fatigued.
While there not has not been a milking of the God of War games, Kratos has become more and more prevalent. He's popping into more game appearances, and the older games have been double dipped with HD remasterings, for the sake of making a great deal. People seem to take this as fatigue, which doesn't seem right. The fact that the previous GoW games have been remastered in HD should have no bearing on Ascension feeling fatigued.
Artimities
Banned
I have said this before and I will say it again. The gaming industry is at a critical point. There are very few "new" ip's coming out, and it seems to be less and less every year. Companies are afraid to take chances because of the cost and the development time. They would rather attempt to make "sure money" on safe release or sequals....
It's sad but look at Tomb raider... not a new IP but a different direction... still people beat the game before it even came out. So that is what 3-4 years of development that is run thru in 10 hours by some kid that probably doesnt even watch the cut scenes or care about the story.... but we all know that same kid will hop on facebook, and countless forums to dog the game out about how short it is.... or its nothing but uncharted...
Instead of hearing what is wrong with gaming.. I would like to hear solutions on how to fix gaming.....
Yeah no... It's a review thread. I came to see how the game was doing critically and skim people's reactions on the first page, not to have some joker give me an eyeful of a big set piece in the game.
This thread needs only one gif:
Not sure if Kratos is partying with these scores..... Dale.
IHaveCandy
Banned
Sony has 2 new IPs coming out this year.
You sound like that guy who wrote the 'letter of tears' after Square revealed FF was going to be on 360. Seems you know nothing and typed a whole lot of nothing.
Scores are good. Your efforts are noted.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
You should judge reviews based on the standards and expectations that are relevant. Those that are relevant in this case are 1) other GOW games and 2) other AAA blockbuster exclusive tentpole franchises. You'll notice that games in those categories tend to get higher scores than an 80.
Again, this doesn't mean the game is bad. It doesn't mean you can't love it. It doesn't mean I won't love it. It's a fact that these are not "good" scores considering the context.
FZ.se (Swedish) 3/5
http://www.fz.se/artiklar/recension/20130307/god-of-war-ascension
Loading.se (Swedish) 7/10
http://loading.se/news.php?pub_id=24077
http://www.fz.se/artiklar/recension/20130307/god-of-war-ascension
Loading.se (Swedish) 7/10
http://loading.se/news.php?pub_id=24077
schwabdizzle
Banned
This thread needs only one gif:
Yeah you're right....but Bros before hos should appear on there too.
Domcorleone
Member
Honestly, I am glad that it is getting lower scored than previous iterations. I even hope that it sells less. I love this franchise so much that I dont like that the last 2 console games have played pretty much like the first two. I loved GOW 1,2,3 and even the PSP games but it is time for a shake up. I would love for them to offer a free roaming camera, give me something other than the blades and make it just as good. Theres no reason why they couldnt do it with this game or make a prequel that predates the blood oath. Something needs to change in the franchise and SSM has too much talent to keep on making the same game 4 times with slight changes.
That said I'll be buying this one day 1 as well.
That said I'll be buying this one day 1 as well.
IHaveCandy
Banned
"I would like you to give me a review of this game without giving me any details that I could have seen from a multitude of different media videos and ads for the game."
T.M. MacReady
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And PS4 will have more at launch, including DriveClub and Knack.
Lion Heart
Banned
GoW:A was missing some special sauce to push it into a 9 .
Poor Knack. Still getting ignored despite based Cerny making it.
edit: You crafty stealth editing bastard.
Romars202129
Member
I have the sneaking suspicion all reviewers have just decided not to like action games any more.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Sounds like metacritic.com would suit your needs perfectly. You needn't actually enter a reviews thread to imagine all the possible reactions that will be posted.
Spectral Glider
Member
Hos before Scos!
pharmboy044
Member
Exactly. Console fatigue can't be a valid complaint. And if that's the only reason why it's getting those 7's then that's just a shame.
I just hope this sells well. That team deserves it.
They seemed to like DmC and Metal Gear Rising just fine.
Acquiescence
Member
Way more than that isn't it?
DmC beating MGR and GoW reviews wise. Who'da thunk it.
HoodWinked
Gold Member
just get rid of all gameplay get rewarded with goty.