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[MMaRsu]

Looks completely derative, a talking fucking cube, protag who constantly talks to herself, Deborah Ann Woll's face isnt a good fit for a videogame protagonist, I dont want to play as Karen from Daredevil

Combat looks piss easy, automated

Just like the rest of the game probably

"THE GRAPHICS LOOK NICE!!"

Yea if you only have to render a small corridor and a small battle arena, lol.

 

[xrnzaaas]

They should've used one of the recommendations from GAF's 'guess the title' thread. Yikes.

 

[SJRB]

Unreal

 

[Puscifer]

At least shes not butch. Thing is Kratos is half naked, why isn't she? That outfit and armor has to get hot and uncomfortable.

I mean only partially he gets armor too.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Unreal

 

[Viruz]

It looks sooo good, damn!

 

[Mortisfacio]

Visually outstanding and incredibly cinematic with some seriously cool moves which is to be expected from Santa Monica, but it looks more of the same with a different skin.. can't these guys do something different for a change

Nope. Walk and talk, quirky companions, linear corridors, enemies that come at you one at a time and characters that float in combat moves so the camera is positioned appropriately for the upcoming cinematic transition that is about to interrupt the gameplay. That's the formula and they're sticking to it.

 

[The_hunter]

Visually outstanding and incredibly cinematic with some seriously cool moves which is to be expected from Santa Monica, but it looks more of the same with a different skin.. can't these guys do something different for a change

Not gonna lie, this intro is a reskin of the Baldur fight.

 

[archvile7]

Well they said its the 'Afterlife of the Gods' so Im guessing its going to be MANY mythologies.
Seriously hoping Zeus or Hades shows up. That big cat thing was obviously a Sphinx and Im sure they mentioned Sekhmet. Red guy either a Oni or a Aztec god.
Idk but game looks dope

I thought I heard Sekhmet named in the trailer also. Lines up with the Egyptian styling of the woman baddie. Will be interesting to see how they merge all these different mythologies together

 

[midnightAI]

And we also ragged on it for having a slow intro. Ragnarok is also chok-full of long, drawn-out cutscenes. Well, they did sell 20M+, so I guess we're getting more of that.

Absolutely loads (most) games do this though, it's how you introduce players to the mechanics of the game, sometimes you just have to assume some people are dumbasses who can't work shit out (IGN and Cuphead for example)

 

[protonion]

Meeting Zeus there will be awkward.

 

[SJRB]

The cube is called Frank and voiced by Huey from The Boys

FUCKKKKK THIS

 

[Memati187]

Just watching this was exhausting. The same boring walking sim sections, stupid dialogue with whatever these "companions" are and the fucking qte.

If this is what Cory was working on all this time, then fuck him too.

 

[yogaflame]

This looks great but i hope this resources was use for a true Kratos Gow game. Well i just home this is just a 50 dollar game since its just a sidestory.

 

[VeganElduderino]

It hurts?

 

[NormalGamer]

More poorly written melodrama with boring combat. Can't wait!

 

[Aenima]

Imagine spending years and millions of AAA budget to craft the most boring shit in videogame format. Its Forspoken all over again.

 

[semiconscious]

impressive. utterly original. in no way is this heavenly (talking) hellblade...

 

[kevboard]

 

[Danjin44]

Best praise I can give it is it looks much better than wolverine.

 

[Viruz]

Unreal

This is what impressed me the most.

 

[gothmog]

Cube of War

 

[Gaiff]

Absolutely loads (most) games do this though, it's how you introduce players to the mechanics of the game, sometimes you just have to assume some people are dumbasses who can't work shit out (IGN and Cuphead for example)

But it wasn't even an introduction to the mechanics. It was just a whole of talking and doing nothing.

 

[Bartski]

Combat looks great but the core idea is just beyond retarded. I mean I was down for a new game with her as the lead when it leaked, kinda expecting it to me some sort of a prequel but what the fuck is this? the Mom of War postmortem adventures in disney afterlifeland with a sidekick jelly cube called Frank? Are they all sniffing glue? I'm confused.

 

[MMaRsu]

Unreal

Why is it Unreal? We have studios with 1000's of camera's capturing their performance.

It's still very much uncanny valley

 

[FalconPunch]

The great thing about this is that i already know I won't be buying it. Out of principle, I'm not buying it. God of War is about Kratos. If you want to make a new ip, make a new ip.

This shoe horning female leads into our favourite IPs is an automatic non-starter from me. Also, the game looks competent but not interesting.

 

[DavidGzz]

Only watched the first 5 min. Sold and I don't want anymore spoiled.

 

[Puscifer]

Dont worry Kratos is playable in the last boss fight

For the love of god this better not be a RedLetterMedia "prediction" which is really just them pointing out how creatively bankrupt the industry is the shittiest ideas are jokes that point it out.

On the plus side, their need to be diverse without consequences Kratos will give her a bloody nose and since his VA is black you know those "burn the coal, pay the toll" comments are going to be out in full force.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Everywhen, huh? They really want GOW to be Cosmic Marvel. Not my cuppa, but whatever.

 

[Alan Silvestro]

God of Granny.

Just one question to devs: why???

 

[Roman Empire]

It looks incredible graphic-wise. Character designs are on point. Presentation looks out of this world. Gameplay looked improved from Ragnarok.

BUT HOLY SHIT that dialogue and the cube part. You don't end with a shit like that and expect people to have a good impression of it

 

[Baemono]

Looks great, huge upgrade on Faye's model

 

[jshackles]

I see the usual "OMG the actress in this game is so hot you guys are crazy" arguments that (once again) fail to recognize that the devs removed every feature that makes these women attractive and feminine

 

[Killer8]

Please tell me this wasn't Cory Barlog's game...

 

[TaciturnWolf]

So is this actually God of War 6? The next mainline game?

 

[SJRB]

Why is it Unreal? We have studios with 1000's of camera's capturing their performance.

It's still very much uncanny valley

Unreal as in how ugly they made a natural beauty.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Too many 'gamers' on here just love to hate on games. I'm noticing a pattern that the industry as a whole is too negative when it comes to games. It's exhausting.

 

[Gaiff]

One thing that really makes me glad, however, is that it's not a prequel. I was sick of the Norse setting.

 

[skit_data]

Looks great aside of the Marvel-esque cute and witty companions. Combat looks interesting and I bet they'll no doubt make it feel better than initial impressions.

Was hoping for a grittier prequel diving into her background but I have no real clue where this is going from a mythological perspective which has me intigued.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

viveks86

Remember what we were discussing in the other thread?

I'm pretty sure the only reason for the GOW trilogy remake, besides switch and bait, is to insert Faye and delete the old games from the canon.

Sony copying from the Disney's notebook.

 

[Larivel]

The visuals look amazing and combat looks fun, but that cube... seems out of place and cringe af so far

 

[semiconscious]

utterly unique & original. in no way is this 'heavenly (talking) hellblade'...

 

[xanaum]

Man, I was actually surprised by this. I went in with a ton of bad vibes and zero hype for the idea, but after watching it I got interested. It still feels like the weirdest choice for a God of War game, but this format where we follow her journey after death is pretty cool. It didn't come off as woke like I thought it would.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I started skipping dialogue in Ragnarok cause it lost its meaning with filler. This seems like it's a product of the time rather than a good idea. Maybe if you just lived and breathed Ragnarok. I was ready for it to end and move on to Egypt or something.

My vote is for Ciri in Witcher 4. God of War high fantasy is weird. CDPR won't be as safe with their content like SSM will be.

 

[midnightAI]

so, this is God Of War International?

Well at the end of 2018 there is a wall painting that shows Kratos's journey into the past, present and future and it shows Greek, Norse, Asian and Egyptian in the painting, I think this game will be the between game of how we go from Norse to either Asian or Egyptian, possibly Kratos rescuing Faye from there or something. Either way, that's the reasoning behind them most likely.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Fucking trash

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Resetera is concerned

"they need to be careful with the white woman fighting other myths thing"

"seeing a Norse pagan killing other gods leaves a pretty dirty taste in my mouth, doubly so at a time where Norse Paganism is used by white supremacists often as empowerment"

See what happens when you try to appeal to these people?

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I bet that's all the hard work Alanah endeavored during her 5-year tenure at Santa Monica.

Yeah that would make a lot of sense.

I remember on Loveline, Adam Carolla would always talk about the caller having "pretty people syndrome". They think everything they say is interesting because they're used to dudes pretending to be interested. You can tell this game was written by someone like that.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Unreal

We're calling the character ugly now really?? If that's ugly then 95% of female characters are ugly in gaming.

 

[kruis]

Millennials should be banned from writing anything ever again.

You know who to blame.