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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: idolminds on Monday, August 31, 2009, 11:10:26 AM
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Woo! (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/08/31/god-of-war-collection-blu-ray-disc-compilation-available-this-holiday-season/)
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA ANNOUNCES
GOD OF WAR® COLLECTION, A NEW COMPILATION OFFERING FOR PLAYSTATION®3
Exclusive God of War® and God of War® II Blu-ray Disc Compilation
Available This Holiday Season
FOSTER CITY, Calif., September 1, 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced today a new and exclusive PlayStation®3 (PS3™) offering for the critically acclaimed God of War® franchise, God of War® Collection. Scheduled for release this holiday season, God of War Collection will feature reworked versions of both God of War® and God of War® II on a single Blu-ray Disc™ at full 1280 x 720 resolution. Both critically acclaimed games, which were originally developed for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, have been remastered with anti-aliased graphics running at 60 frames per second for a smooth gameplay experience on the PS3 system. Additionally, the Blu-ray Disc compilation will bring PlayStation®Network (PSN) trophy support to the franchise for the first time (included for both games). God of War Collection offers substantial value to PS3 consumers, the compilation of both best-selling games costing just $39.99 MSRP.
Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, Santa Monica Studio, the God of War series brings epic mythological battles to life with stunning graphics and an elaborate plot that puts Kratos, the triology’s main character, at the center of carnage and destruction as he seeks revenge against the Gods who have betrayed him. God of War® III is scheduled for release exclusively on the PS3 in March 2010.
“We are excited today to announce God of War Collection,” said Scott Rohde, vice president, Worldwide Studios America. “Our fans spoke and we listened; thanks to our partnership with Bluepoint Games, fans and newcomers to the series can experience the epic God of War and God of War II saga in stunning 720p on PS3. This Blu-ray Disc compilation brings Kratos to PS3 even earlier than expected.”
Pretty kick ass.
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I've been waiting for a reason to get a PS3 to use alongside my 360. This initially had me excited, till I realized they only upped the resolution and added FSAA. Though to be fair, the price is reasonable, and the games do ship conveniently on one disc.
I guess if this had been something I really cared about like Diablo 2 or Baldur's Gate II, I would have been doing jumping jacks.
Still, not bad.
I think if Sony find it too difficult to implement backwards compatibility, then this could be a profitable solution for them. "Remastering" the greatest PS2 hits would really make the PS3 more attractive.
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Sweet!
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I've been waiting for a reason to get a PS3 to use alongside my 360. This initially had me excited, till I realized they only upped the resolution and added FSAA. Though to be fair, the price is reasonable, and the games do ship conveniently on one disc.
I guess if this had been something I really cared about like Diablo 2 or Baldur's Gate II, I would have been doing jumping jacks.
Still, not bad.
You can easily get D2 and BG2 can easily be working on modern PC's; namely just by turning OFF hardware acceleration in your DirectX Graphics Settings.
Plus, there's a mod out there to jump the res' up even higher-up for The Infinity Engine Games.
Though, on another hand -- it's probably be pretty cool to see PST, BG2 and D2 in say full 3D. Personally, since these classics still work on modern PC's w/ a little bit of tweaking -- I'd rather see BG3 and Diablo 3.
I really don't wanna true-blue PS:T 2, though. I wouldn't mind seeing the same say world of Sigil and setting and all -- but, I'd want new characters entirely. The Nameless One's story is just too complete, by the time the game's over.
I think if Sony find it too difficult to implement backwards compatibility, than this could be a profitable solution for them. "Remastering" the greatest PS2 hits would really make the PS3 more attractive.
Especially if they are puttin' multiple games on say one BR disc.
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I hope they do an Ico/SotC collection for when that new game comes out. That would be amazing.
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Having never played God of War and really wanting to, I will definitely pick this one up.
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For all their faults, they were fantastic games. It isn't often I get excited about what essentially boils down to simple action, but those games really knew what they wanted to do and did it right. And God of War II has possibly my favorite boss fight of all time, plus some additional good ones to boot. They aren't perfect, but they're undeniably epic in ways that most games fail to achieve on any level whatsoever. I'll definitely pick it up.
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I hope they do an Ico/SotC collection for when that new game comes out. That would be amazing.
That could possibly be greater news than the their new game. Both games are not aging well almost solely because of resolution and framerate problems. Even though SotC can run in widescreen and progressive scan, it's hard to go back because it just gets too choppy at times. Both games are special and unique enough that they should warrant some measure of preservation.
As for the actual news of the thread: good stuff. Like Ico and SotC, the art itself is just fine and resolution is really the only holdup. It'll be good to see the games that essentially defined action/adventure games of the previous generation be able to stick around.
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I still disagree with you on ICO/SotC. Maybe I'm just more used to bad framerates from years of playing games on a 386 & 486 when Pentiums were becoming the norm, but I think both of those games are still phenomenal looking.
Though I most certainly concur that updates to smooth out the rough edges would be fantastic. I wouldn't want to buy into that with many games, but those qualify well beyond the merits of pretty much anything and everything else.
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I picked this up earlier this week and having never played the God of War series before, I have to say that it's pretty fun. It is very intense though. I think I'm gonna finish up the first one and take a break with some other games before I start on God of War II.
Also, with every purchase of this Collection, you get a voucher code to download the God of War III E3 2009 Demo. I've downloaded it but I haven't tried it yet.
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On the box it is advertised that there is a voucher to download the God of War 3 E3 demo.
Once I brought it home, it turns out the voucher expired a month ago... which means the voucher was valid for 3 or 4 weeks.
I am sorry, but that's complete bullshit.
Still happy with my purchase of course, but really, there is no excuse for that.
BTW, I hear PSN is going on a pay model ala Xbox live.
I remember predicting it would happen, but I never expected it to happen this PlayStation generation.
Rumor has it that for subscribers, all the PS2 and PS1 game downloads will be FREE. That is actually kinda awesome if true.
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I bought the Gears of War collection and something shitty happened.
I think you meant God of War Collection.
I smell a Freudian slip.
Yeah, I didn't know Microsoft and Epic put their game on a Sony system. :P
BTW, it's crap your voucher expired. They wasted printing it, if they were gonna let it expire THAT soon.
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I think I corrected that within a minute of posting... still couldn't beat D.. :P
haha but at the shop today I was asking for the Gears of War collection as well. I don't think it is a Freudian slip, I think I am just getting old.
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I think I corrected that within a minute of posting... still couldn't beat D.. :P
Yeah, I'm a message board troll, I know... :P
haha but at the shop today I was asking for the Gears of War collection as well. I don't think it is a Freudian slip, I think I am just getting old.
Go convince Microsoft and Epic to bring Gears of War 2 to G4WL on Demand. And Fable 2, as well. :P
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BTW, I hear PSN is going on a pay model ala Xbox live.
I remember predicting it would happen, but I never expected it to happen this PlayStation generation.
Rumor has it that for subscribers, all the PS2 and PS1 game downloads will be FREE. That is actually kinda awesome if true.
I thought that was one of the selling points of the PS3 - the PSN being FREE. Ugh.
But, if they're gonna give PS2 and PS1 game downloads for FREE if you're a PSN member, that's actually pretty sweet. But, do you have to actually STICK w/ PSN pay-service to be able to use your FREE old-school PS1 or 2 download?
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Not sure. There was some "leaked" document or something.
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PSN is going pay? Fuck me. I guess I'm done with console gaming.
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From what I've seen its not going pay so much as its going to offer some subscription options. Like pug mention, one rumor is a plan that would have you pay $X per year and then you can download all the PSOne and PSP Minis you want. I haven't heard anything about the current free way PSN operates going away or anything.
Guess we'll see.
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I hear it's going to have a premium service where if you pay you'll get some benefits. However, all the services that are currently available will remain free.
To be honest, if they do go to a pay model, I hope the service will improve. The PSN network has slowed down over the last several months, and could use some performance improvements.
Back on topic -- that really sucks Pug. I managed to get a copy of it on release and the demo is awesome. However, are you sure your code doesn't work? I just checked my voucher and it clearly states that the code is valid from 11/08/09 to Launch of God of War III. Given the GoWIII isn't due out until March 2010, I'd assume that your code should still work. I would contact Playstation Network to see if you can get it sorted out. The demo is really quite fun, albeit short.
And onto God of War and God of War II. I just finished up God of War II yesterday (and its predecessor about 2 weeks ago) and the series is quite fun. My only complaint is in God of War II, you start out as powerful as you were at the end of the first, then you lose everything and have to rebuild all your magic and powers. That was kind of annoying, but once you do manage to get some of your abilities back it's all good. Also, there are some minor presentation issues. For some reason the game isn't in 5.1 audio, I'm only getting 2 channel LPCM audio from it. Also, the music is sometimes loud enough that you can't hear the narrator. And of course, the pre-recorded cinematics that use in the in-game engine haven't been redone, and they are visually inferior to the HD visuals of the game. The challenges are tough. At least for God of War. For God of War II, I'm almost done the 7 challenges (I'm on the last two), and I'll have the platinum for GoWII.
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You know, I'm getting tired of all this $-milking that I'm seeing in gaming across all platforms, PC and console - once you buy the game (likely $40 for a new game on PC for standard edition; $60 or more on consoles for standard edition); you have to then pay for online service especially if you just want a FREE patch (XBL subscription to Microsoft; PSN might do his from Sony; or however you access Internet via your PC); pay for small DLC (and likely there will be 1 or 2 of these; might be multiples of these w/ bigger hit titles); now some games have Day-0/Day-1 DLC; pay monthly fee for certain MMO's; etc etc. It's just getting ridiculous.
I don't buy a lot games brand new ($40 or above), but I began doing this last few more years more than usual. I might as well just stop this trend, for the most part - I'm sure popular Game X Vanilla Version 1.0 I'm interested will have a GOTY Edition w/ all its bugs stomped with 5 of its DLC's on disc one year later on disc for the same price as I bought a vanilla game for it. Makes the mass market early adopters of a game look like I'm some sort of Beta tester, more so than anything else, if you ask me.
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I smell a Freudian slip.
I probably shouldn't do this, but that's not really a Freudian Slip.
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I probably shouldn't do this, but that's not really a Freudian Slip.
If it isn't a Freudian Slip (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freudian_slip), then what is it?
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Also, wouldn't the pun on that page be, "When you say one thing, but you mean your mother"?
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Well if PSN remains at is with the options of going with a subscription model, then it is all good. I think I agree with him that if it means an improvement in the system overall, it is all good.
iPPi, my GoW thing is from Singapore, so maybe that's it.
That's one other thing I like about the PS3. I can buy games from any part of the world and they will work. It might not affect you guys as much since you live in North America, and won't come across non-American releases at retail, but stores here sell games from all over.
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If it isn't a Freudian Slip (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freudian_slip), then what is it?
Simple lapsus (there's a specific name for written lapsus but I'm not going to took it up). Not all slips are Freudian. From your wikipedia link:
Popularisation of the term has resulted in its being applied to any slip-of-the-tongue phenomenon, often in an attempt by the user to humorously assign hidden motives or an air of sexual innuendo to the mistake. This has brought about a dilution of the original technical meaning, with the word 'Freudian' being applied to interpretations and explanations that have no essential connection with genuine psychoanalytic thought.
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Help me, GPW - what's the correct term?
I'm serious.
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I edited my last post with a bit more clarity.
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I edited my last post with a bit more clarity.
Thanks, man.
Lapsus linguae. (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lapsus_linguae)
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That's one other thing I like about the PS3. I can buy games from any part of the world and they will work. It might not affect you guys as much since you live in North America, and won't come across non-American releases at retail, but stores here sell games from all over.
It's huge for me. I import Japanese games. PS3, DS, and PSP are my best friends.
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Did you or are you going to import FFXIII?
Also, just got the platinum for God of War II. Good game overall.
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Nah, nothing that big and sprawling. I'll do really small games, so mostly portable ones or puzzley kind of stuff. I can't read a whole lot yet, so... yeah. Someday I'll do more, but there are a few titles I've grabbed just to have around before they get scarce or whatever.
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Ah... I'm hoping they keep the Japanese dub in the North American version of FFXIII... I don't hold much hope in English voice actors too often, especially when it's translated and dubbed.
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I dunno'... Final Fantasy XII was incredibly well localized, and the voice acting was fantastic. I'm generally a fan of the original language in anything I watch or play, but if they keep it the same quality as their last project they'll do fine.
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I have to say that while I do almost always stick with subs when it comes foreign pieces of work, I found the FF games to have pretty good voice acting.
If FFXIII's Jap version has an option with subs., I will definitely buy it here.
The strange thing is that I see games and anime in Japanese only here all the time, which I find insane because I don't think there is anyone here who speaks Japanese.
That's why I bought the Blue Dragon RPG on the Xbox, because I naturally assumed it would have subs since they (the games store) went to the effort and cost of importing it to their store here. I also got the Japanese version of Dead or Alive, since the US wouldn't work on mine. It is easy to figure out though.
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Yeah, without English translation of some sort, Japanese games (or anything else for that matter) are incomprehensible to me. That's not going to change either. I admire any adult Westerner trying to learn the language, particularly if monolingual. That's a tough road to hoe, and I won't be on it in the foreseeable future.
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I dunno'... Final Fantasy XII was incredibly well localized, and the voice acting was fantastic. I'm generally a fan of the original language in anything I watch or play, but if they keep it the same quality as their last project they'll do fine.
That's good to know. I haven't played FFIX to FFXII so I wasn't sure how the localization held up.
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In my opinion, FFXII is probably one of the most incredible localizations in gaming history, if not the very best. It's got a ridiculously huge amount of text in the form of encyclopedia entries and such, but all of it is superb. The voice acting and script are both very strong as well. Some characters are a bit better than others, but it's remarkably consistent, and Fran, the character I thought would be absolutely impossible to take seriously in any capacity, turned out to be one of my favorite characters thanks almost entirely to the voice actress. It's really quite something. One of my all-time favorite games (and generally speaking, I'm not that big of a fan of FF games).
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To update the main thread, I got the demo working. I think I may have entered the wrong key, but it is working now. The expiration date is mystifying though.
Anyway the demo is really awesome. GoW3 is shaping up really nicely.
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FUCK THIS HYDRA BATTLE I AM NOT MAN ENOUGH TO MASH SO RAPIDLY!!!!
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Shit, and that's just the beginning.
You're obviously not angry enough for God of War.
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I think if you look at the main menu of the demo, you should know almost instantly if you're angry enough. A lot of people could pretty easily fail that test.
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Well, my sister walked in while I was playing and recognized the game. She had no idea what it was when I had brought the thing home. She recognized it on screen because it was one of the games I had gotten her when I had bought her a PS2 so many years ago.
She looked at it and said, "Oh, I like this game. This monster was so easy, you just have to tap really fast. I almost finished this game..."
I think that probably sparked something (note: embarrassment), because I finished it in a single try after that.
And yea the GoW3 demo looks spectacular.
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Good to know you got the demo working. It was pretty awesome.
I didn't find God of War to be terribly difficult in combat -- the spike room was a pain to time correctly though.
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Games like Crysis, Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate, Company of Heroes etc., I play on the hardest level typically... but when it comes to console games, I am a real pussy. While God of War has been fun, I have found the balancing on the beams to be a bit tough, and the boss battles a touch hard. I'll adapt. :P
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This looks incredible:
(http://megamers.tbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/GoW3_PS3_UlEdition.jpg)
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Wow. I am definitely buying that for my brother. He's the biggest God of War fan I know!
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That's pretty cool.
One thing I hope for in God of War III is more longevity with the game. My biggest gripe about GoW and GoWII is the length and amount of content in the game. What's there is phenomenal and I think it's fine that I paid $40 for the collection, but with God of War III coming with a price tag of $69.99, there had better be something to extend the experience beyond the campaign. A challenge mode with like 7-10 challenges really doesn't cut it, especially when you can finish that in like an additional hour or two. Otherwise I'm just likely to wait for it to hit $30 before buying it... kind of like what I did with the first Uncharted.
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Hard to argue with your logic there. Something like a multiplayer arena system ala Jedi Outcast would be interesting, though I guess not very practical with the way the game's combat is designed.
But there should be something to justify a $70 price tag. That is quite insane.
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Wait, it's going to be $70 for the regular edition?
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http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=1499
Seems to be at $60.
Is iPPi from Canada?
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He is, I think. But I thought games were always more expensive over there?
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Yea if he is then $70 CDN sounds right, and we can call my reaction a misunderstanding.
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Some games are $70 in Canada, some are $60, it depends and it's kind of random. God of War III is listed as $70 on Canadian retailers.
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I still have the original God of War in shrinkwrap. Now just to find a working PS2. Jennie and I both have one and they are both victims of the disc read error problem. Yeah, I know the slims are only $100 now, but that seems like a lot to me when we've already given Sony something like $600 for the other two.
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Shit this game is awesome!!!! I can't believe I am enjoying it so much. I love it!
I wonder how many other gems I missed on the PS2.
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I got Mad Men season 1 on Blu Ray for Christmas (a day after my wife opened the season 1 I bought her), so I think I'm about to return it to grab this.
I've owned both since the day they came out, but I certainly enjoyed them both enough to purchase them twice.
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just finished GOW3 demo
holy shit
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This looks incredible:
(http://megamers.tbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/GoW3_PS3_UlEdition.jpg)
Someone please tell me ordering this isn't a good idea.
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It's hard to argue against that fucking box, man. It really is.
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hhah I am not even a massive fan and I want it.
But I have been burned by a lot of CEs lately. The Batman CE was absolute shit and was made of cheap Chinese plastic which you can find at the dollar store.
I wonder if that is actually as good as it looks, or will be a rip off.
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I have more faith in this simply because it's an established franchise and it's an exclusive for the platform.
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How was the quality of "The Witcher" package?
I think I will possibly go for this, though I am not sure with Masterpiece Grimlock's USA version on the horizon.
I also wonder how big that thing is.
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According to a Joystiq post about it, it's 8.3" wide x 10.5" long x 5.9" tall.
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Witcher package was very good. It wasn't ridiculously fancy, but all the material was of good quality.
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I'm debating still. I mean I can preorder the ultimate edition at Amazon for 89.99, which is 10 off MSRP...which means I'm only paying 30 extra for the extras...but then at the same time, most of the included content is digital. I'd be more inclined to purchase it if the soundtracks and EP were actually on CD's and not download codes. So really the only physical items you get are the art book (probably the typical art book) and the box. Granted the box is badass, but I have no illusions about it being of very high quality, despite the "high-end" qualifier in the advertisement.
Plus, I wonder how I'm going to feel about owning all this shit in 20 years.
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So the trilogy soundtrack and the 'heavy metal album' advertised are download only? That's two marks against buying it.
Plus, I wonder how I'm going to feel about owning all this shit in 20 years.
heheh....
Similar thoughts cross my mind about all the junk I buy, though glancing at the Bizzard CEs I have, and the Star Wars CE I have -- I am pretty glad I got them. The boxes look really good on top of my shelf. The Batman one doesn't look bad either, but even the box is cheap cardboard -- ridiculous considering the arm and leg it cost me to import it.
The only thing that keeps me interested in that GoW3 Ultimate Ed. is the size itself.
While my wooden Dragon Age CE was really really nice, the box is actually only a bit bigger than the size of a typical modern day PC game box... which is just too small.
It wasn't ridiculously fancy, but all the material was of good quality.
Yea that's what I meant. I'd rather have quality over quantity.
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You know, Collection is a hell of a deal for 40 bucks. These games are still very relevant. I'm having just as much fun with the original now as I did when I first played it.
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About to start the Challenge of Poseidon in the first game.
Boys these might end up creeping into my top 10 before it's all said and done.
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Slowly made my way to the last fight in the first game. Ares is still a pain in the ass. And Pug, you might want to consider changing the thread title since ultimately Kratos did not screw you over.
These games hold up so damn well. I wish they could have redone the cutscenes and upped their quality because that's definitely the bottleneck now.
So worth 40 bucks...and this coming from someone that owns the ps2 versions.
And I preordered the Ultimate Edition of 3. Who's a consumer whore? THIS GUY!
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I want to join you on that bandwagon, but I have too many games to play. I'd love to go through these games again, though. For all the little things about them that aren't so great, they do so much right and are so colossal and epic-feeling in ways games often miss. The 2nd one remains one of my favorites for some really great visuals and for one of the best boss fights in action gaming.
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Beat Ares and started 2. Man I thought 1 looked good in this reissue but I believe that God of War 2 looks better than a lot of actual PS3 games.
Which boss fight are you referring to? The Colossus? Because that one's definitely BA
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Heh, no, it's one of the fights at the very end of the game. It isn't necessarily so impressive to look at, it was just... just really fun. It was unique and cool.
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Hmmm... I am not sure if the collection is worth the buy if you already own the PS2 versions. Sure they upped the resolution, but that seems to be about it. Then again I haven't even started the second yet, and haven't played too much of the first, as I am chugging through Mass Effect. What I did play was quite quite awesome... but I never experienced the originals beyond watching my cousins/siblings for a bit.
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Yeah, I mean nothing has been changed with the games. They just took some beautiful games and made them prettier. To me it was worth the price of admission, and it gave me a great excuse to play through them again.
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There's also trophies, if you care about them.
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I took advantage of being snowed in and finished GOW2 today. I think they toned down the QTE at the end. Either that or I got extremely lucky on the first try.
Looking at Amazon the release date for 3 has been moved up from March 31 to March 16. I cannot wait.
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So it was a national holiday today, and I put in about 5 hours into the first God of War game.
The game is so awesome. It is easily one of the best action games I've played, with some amazing set-pieces, and great depth in its action. I think the worst part of God of War 1 is its opening hour. Those quick time events suck, and the opening portion isn't a fair first bite of the awesomeness to follow.
Also, quite a bit of the game can be really frustrating. As I said, the quick time events aren't fun, while I thought they were done so well in Heavy Rain.
The other thing I really take issue with is the analog stick mashing. That, to me, is just not on, and quite stupid. You really have to work the analog stick, when you get turned to stone by those Medusa like monsters.
These game controllers aren't cheap, and sometimes God of War really has you rough them up... to the point where I was fearing for my controller.
I don't mind having such sequences, but they have to be within reason.
Like I said earlier, I have a lot of trouble with the button mashing as well, but that's probably because I am a pussy.
Anyway, the game really does look quite decent, and this collection is definitely worth a buy... At this higher resolution, I'd say it looks close to WoW.
The scale of some of the creatures and gods in this game is just unparalleled. What is amazing is that they aren't mere parts of the background, but actually part of the interactive 3D environment.
Overall, the game is really amazing. If you can get past the visuals (which are goodish, but obviously not at current gen. standards), you will find an action game that probably stands above action games of its kind even today.
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Just finished the first game. There were parts that I definitely found excruciatingly hard, but yea the game was INCREDIBLY AWESOME.
It is an action game that just holds up so well, and has a fantastic endgame.
I was going to sell the collection after finishing it for something newer, but I am not so sure now. This is something I want in my library.
K-Man is right, the resolution upgrade makes a big difference -- you can tell from the unmastered cutscenes.
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The only part of the main campaign in God of War that I had trouble with was the spike puzzle room. The timing of that was a pain. Combat wise I didn't have many issues with it. The challenge mode was tough though and I never finished it up.
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Didn't have a problem with the combat. It was the platforming. I just can't do that stuff.
By the way, I agree with K-Man to a degree: GoW2 remastered looks damn good.
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So for the first three hours I was pretty disappointed with how much easier the combat in GoW2 felt, but damn they ramped it back up.
The game is just fucking incredible. I just had the battle with the barb. and got the hammer. Great battle and great game.
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FUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK.
My PS3 gaming suffers because of God of War 2. I have GoW3, MGS4, LBP, Uncharted 1 & 2, Killzone 2, and Demon Souls all sitting untouched because of this shit.
I think GoW 1 was superior to GoW2. It was just a better paced game. GoW2 feels overly long. I am three fourths through, and I wish it was over already. It isn't bad, but it feels stale. The new god powers are mostly rehashes of powers from GoW1.
And the some of the puzzle solving in act 2 is pretty stupid. There is no logic to it at all. It is ridiculous video game logic and makes no sense. Some elements just seem to exist to form some essential part of the puzzle, and don't make any sense otherwise.
So much of this game just reminds me of why I hated console gaming. I think with the migration of so many prominent PC game developers, the overall standards have been raised this generation, because God of War 2 really feels like a relic at times.
I am sure part of the problem is that I am just not used to games like this.
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Weird. I thought 2 was superior, and never got bored with it even once. In fact, one of the last boss fights is probably one of my all-time favorite boss fights in gaming history.
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Yeah Pug, your opinion is definitely in the minority.
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Reading my post now, I feel a bit sheepish. I wrote that post at 1:30 am with an early work day fast approaching, having been stuck on an action portion for half an hour, and having just lost power without saving.
The second is probably superior. And yea, I think the second game is pretty good and I have been having a great time with it for the most part.
The problem is that I am terrible at these sorta games. Throw an RTS, old-school RPG, or point and click Adventure at me, and I will be easing through those games at the hardest difficulty.
Games like Crysis, Company of Heroes, and Dragon Age, I played through on the hardest difficulty on the first try, because those sorta games just click with me.
As a kid, I had an Atari, a Sega but then moved on to the C64 and from there, regular PCs.
I never had a N64, PS1, or PS2, so playing a third person action adventure game like this has been a new experience.
I bought the original Xbox and PS2 for my brother, but didn't play anything on them except for sports and wrestling titles I could play with him. I had watched friends play games like God of War, Tomb Raider, Devil May Cry, Soul Reaver, Final Fantasy, as well as tons of other Jap. titles, but never really played any of them myself.
The 360 was my first console, and most of the games I played on it were the sort you'd play with friends over. Singeplayer games I didn't play too much of, and those I did, were games that could have been on the PC.
I think Heavy Rain was the very first game I completed on a console, and it was the first game I played extensively with the playstation controller.
God of War 1, was the second, and I found it pretty difficult.
God of War 2, I found for the most part less difficult, but have had an insane time with the boss battles so far.
Every hour or so, the game will ask me if I'd like to lower the difficulty, but my pride won't let me do it.
As for the adventure elements, honestly, I don't know where to go, and have been playing with the IGN walkthrough open.
The respawn points are too far apart. This feels more so for me, because I get creamed whenever there are more than two medussas to fight against. I know how to dodge their gaze, and I know with timing, I can block their crap, but it is still quite hard for me.
So yea, I probably would have finished this game already, had I been a normal console gamer.
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Don't get discouraged. GOW is a series that definitely rewards good play. It's difficult, but difficult in a way that isn't insurmountable given a little practice/better play. There were a good two or three spots in each game that just gave me a difficult time, and prompted me to put them both down for extended periods of time. The conveyor room near the end of the first game gave me nightmares. There's an extreme level of satisfaction when you pass one of these parts though, and that's what kept me going.
And yeah, I never broke and lowered the difficulty either. I wanted to at times, but never did.
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WOW!
Just beat Lahkesis and that other sister of fate. One of the greatest battles ever. The mistake I had been making was not playing calmly. :P The platforming is far better when I am more relaxed. :P