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Sony lists E3 games, explains God of War changes due to Europe
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ZombiePlatypus
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Super pumped about that part.
Chaos2Frozen
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THE TIME HAS COME AND SO HAVE I
peanutbutterlatte
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Might as well be the Spider-Man show for me. Been friending for some new footage since last year! Anything else is a nice surprise.
SolicitorPirate
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So obviously we need to make a narratively driven Singstar
You can expect dmc5 to not exist.
GasProblem
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A narrative based Idolmaster game, where because of an evil curse the main character has turned mute! To save her career, you have to be her voice!
TheThreadsThatBindUs
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GoW's always had a story...? I'd argue that GoW has always been a very narrative driven game, much more so than other games in the genre/similar genres (e.g. DMC).
I've always found GoW's heady mix of action gameplay and Ancient Greek tragedy narrative compelling.
I guess you mean a story that you specifically find appealing? Perhaps you prefer the Norse mythological setting?
I don't know the prior games too well, but I guess what they meant was a more intricate story with emotional depth. I'm really digging this father-son relationship.
I think he means a "realistic", drama story about relationships between father figure and son and that crap that is so popular nowadays.
Remember that cartoony/comic stories are not stories! Specially if they're colorful like GoW used to be.
You need darkness and gloom and all things "emotional". Don't forget the forced walking.
Never really been a fan of games which whole visual theme is dudebro making fountains of blood and excessive gore everywhere as a European, even If I want good gameplay first.
What I've seen of this new god of war caught my interest more than any of the other games have done so far. Stereotype confirmed I guess.
What I've seen of this new god of war caught my interest more than any of the other games have done so far. Stereotype confirmed I guess.
As a fan of the previous God of War games and hack and slash games in general i am not sold on this direction at all. It seems to me that they took heavy cues from the Last of Us but the thing is the Last of Us already exists and if i wanted to play the Last of Us i would just play that instead. The whole concept of making Kratos sympathetic is honestly baffling. Dude committed complete genocide in God Of War 3 and this game takes place after it and now we are supposed to relate to him in any way... a villain!?
Like how is this going to be a better story than the previous game with such a ridiculous premise? I am still interested in checking it out because i believe Santa Monica can pull it off. But this seems like the type of game that will just divide people completely. They should of just made this a new I.P instead because this is clearly not God Of War. As it stands people will be split on it no matter how good or bad it is similar to the DMC situation.
Like how is this going to be a better story than the previous game with such a ridiculous premise? I am still interested in checking it out because i believe Santa Monica can pull it off. But this seems like the type of game that will just divide people completely. They should of just made this a new I.P instead because this is clearly not God Of War. As it stands people will be split on it no matter how good or bad it is similar to the DMC situation.
Zeouterlimits
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Yeah, as a "European", Dad Kratos interests me so much more than ex-Dad angry Kratos.
To agree with the above - I would not have used Kratos, because it is a bit weird to try make him relatable.
To agree with the above - I would not have used Kratos, because it is a bit weird to try make him relatable.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
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Yeah, I suppose "Kratos mad! Kratos smash!" isn't going to appeal to those looking for more emotional depth in their characters. On the flip side though, outside of Kratos' personal character development, I'd still argue that, at least in the first one, the whole revenge story about him being betrayed by Ares to kill his own family, there was some emotional depth to it.
Lol, I take it you're not a fan of TLoU? Or is it the direction they're taking GoW (essentially turning it into "Dad of War")?
I'm pretty fine with the new direction, honestly. The series desperately need a change in its formula anyway.
I kind of agree that the new direction seems fine. As someone who really liked the first game and the opening of the second, I quickly got sick of Kratos as a character. i actively hated him by the beginning of the third. In all honesty I kind of wanted the series to die by the end of that game. Last E3 gave me hope that Kratos won't drag this game down like he did with the others, and I still get to fight awesome monsters so I see this direction as the best of both worlds.
MegaSackman
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I insist that the first GOW is the only one to have a really interesting story with good storytelling, (never played Ghost of Sparta tho, my greatest sin).
Story in 2 is almost non existent, in 3 you have a complete scaled down tale that works but it's ultimately uninteresting and bland in some parts.
That said, is probably the franchise with best narrative in the genre.
The new one looks to be in a different league or with more mature intentions, looking to be a quality written game.
Story in 2 is almost non existent, in 3 you have a complete scaled down tale that works but it's ultimately uninteresting and bland in some parts.
That said, is probably the franchise with best narrative in the genre.
The new one looks to be in a different league or with more mature intentions, looking to be a quality written game.
kingofthedead45
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Does he mean different from what we saw last e3? That one dude in that one thread redeemed?
Vital Tundra
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Character action doesn't do well in Europe, but it also doesn't help GoW is a pretty shitty character action game. Glad they finally changed it.
WadiumArcadium
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Spider-Man is all I need.
ElephantShell
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I think a lot of the problem with God of War's story was that it was all about Kratos and Kratos was always a really bad character with 0 depth.
Turning him into an actual person with emotions other than pissed off will do wonders for the story of the new one imo.
Turning him into an actual person with emotions other than pissed off will do wonders for the story of the new one imo.
The first one at least felt like an exaggerated Greek tragedy. I had a lot of the components, and while Kratos didn't have much depth it felt like there was merit to his revenge. That all sort of fell out the window by the beginning of GoW2.
On a different note, add me to the list of people excited for new Spiderman info. While I don't dislike the game's costume design, I really hope we get a lot of costume options. I would love to have a Miles costume. I hope we get a lot of cameos as well, Spider-Gwen would be great. So yeah, I'm pretty hyped for this game.
This notion that DMC5 is some kind of impossibility is quite amusing.
Jean Valjean
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Hope the sex minigames are more explicit this time, thanks to Europe.
Cory confirmed that there is no sex mini game. It would not make sense with the Kid always around you.
Jean Valjean
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manfestival
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Well they just lost a sale. Kid can always go to bed. We don't need big dad of war simulator.
Poor you 😢
TheGameshark
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Santa Monica just shot themselves in the foot...
GravityInsanity
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You know Kratos does have a wife in this game and she will play a very important role in the story, and because he also has a kid, mini sex games makes absolutely no sense for Kratos character at this point of his life. He's kind of like old man Logan now.
TheGameshark
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Did they say the wife is alive? I figured she was dead based on the way the demo opens.
Lys Skygge
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Yeah the sex mini-games were just silly moments in a silly testosterone fueled action game. They wouldn't fit in GoWs new serious direction.
I don't know how much you know about Viking culture but I'm an expert.
Freezasaurus
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What if they were narrative-driven sex mini-games?
GravityInsanity
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grandwizard
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Please don't turn GOW into an 80% walk and talk 'narrative experience' game like UC4.
manfestival
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End of an era. Old man kratos is merely a shadow of his former self then. Why is life so cruel?!
GravityInsanity
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Well God of War is a cruel, cruel game.
Where?!
Cory Barlog
@BlindGalo @Midnight_503 correct. No more mini games as they were in the previous titles. We are mixing it all up.
Yeah... UC4 is not 80% walk and talk...
There was no sex mini game in Ascension either.
TheGameshark
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and sex mini games are a huge part of it
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