Official God Of War III thread of deserving a 10 not bias journalism
03-22-10, 12:19 PM
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Re: Official God Of War III thread of deserving a 10 not bias journalism
The finale for 2 is pretty simple if you have the reflexes of a housefly on angel dust and are blessed with the ability to see the future. It definitely took a little of the luster off the game for me. "Wow, what a great cutsce - DEAD. Oops, I better play closer attention next ti - DEAD. Okay, now I'm rea - DEAD." I beat it after the 15th try or so, but I was doing my best "annoyed Curly" impression all the while.
I'm trying to eat here!!!!
This is a f'ing awesome post, and anybody who played GOW II can fully relate.
03-22-10, 02:21 PM
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I can't. I beat Zeus in one try. That was a cakewalk compared to the sudden and abrupt QTE whilst fighting Ares in GOW I.
03-22-10, 03:11 PM
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I actually found that the key is to be very slow and deliberate...and to not be afraid to go backwards for a moment and wait for your gap. I almost never jump.
I found Ares to be the biggest design "flaw". I'm guessing that it wasn't so bad if you played with the sword during the game and knew how to use it, but taking away your blades and making you fight the final boss with an unfamiliar weapon is doo-doo...especially when he's spamming you with unblockable attacks.
I can't believe how much I'm loving II though. It has spot-on gameplay/presentation/difficulty/puzzles etc. I do have a memory of an irritating QTE at the end though...not looking forward to that.
I found Ares to be the biggest design "flaw". I'm guessing that it wasn't so bad if you played with the sword during the game and knew how to use it, but taking away your blades and making you fight the final boss with an unfamiliar weapon is doo-doo...especially when he's spamming you with unblockable attacks.
I can't believe how much I'm loving II though. It has spot-on gameplay/presentation/difficulty/puzzles etc. I do have a memory of an irritating QTE at the end though...not looking forward to that.
03-22-10, 03:35 PM
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I struggled much more with the third phase of the Ares fight with the sword and the unblockable attacks. I actually switched to easy mode just to convince myself that he could be beaten and to work on a strategy before going back to normal mode.
I'll eventually remember that I prefer GOW on easy mode in the first place.
03-22-10, 03:43 PM
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I'm only about half way through I think, but it's been a blast so far. Just the music-mini game seemed out of place and needlessly frustrating (for me at least).
One thing that always amuses me about the GoW games though is how it tuns me into a ruthless woman and baby killing machine who nevertheless feels compelled to run around each area obliterating every single piece of pottery in the room.
One thing that always amuses me about the GoW games though is how it tuns me into a ruthless woman and baby killing machine who nevertheless feels compelled to run around each area obliterating every single piece of pottery in the room.
03-22-10, 05:13 PM
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Re: Official God Of War III thread of deserving a 10 not bias journalism
I actually found that the key is to be very slow and deliberate...and to not be afraid to go backwards for a moment and wait for your gap. I almost never jump.
I found Ares to be the biggest design "flaw". I'm guessing that it wasn't so bad if you played with the sword during the game and knew how to use it, but taking away your blades and making you fight the final boss with an unfamiliar weapon is doo-doo...especially when he's spamming you with unblockable attacks.
I can't believe how much I'm loving II though. It has spot-on gameplay/presentation/difficulty/puzzles etc. I do have a memory of an irritating QTE at the end though...not looking forward to that.
I found Ares to be the biggest design "flaw". I'm guessing that it wasn't so bad if you played with the sword during the game and knew how to use it, but taking away your blades and making you fight the final boss with an unfamiliar weapon is doo-doo...especially when he's spamming you with unblockable attacks.
I can't believe how much I'm loving II though. It has spot-on gameplay/presentation/difficulty/puzzles etc. I do have a memory of an irritating QTE at the end though...not looking forward to that.
Though I did go "That was a bit of a easy final boss battle."
03-22-10, 05:36 PM
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03-22-10, 06:19 PM
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03-22-10, 11:09 PM
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03-23-10, 07:44 AM
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03-23-10, 08:08 AM
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03-23-10, 09:16 AM
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Because they want you to think you're going to get rewarded sexually for saving her. So "it" is the proverbial "it".
03-23-10, 09:16 AM
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03-23-10, 11:59 AM
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Re: Official God Of War III thread of deserving a 10 not bias journalism
Goddamn the Cestus rocks. I have it at level 4 i think, and they tear through everything. Awesome.
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ass last night, and felt bad for pulverizing
Just kicked
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03-23-10, 12:03 PM
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Re: Official God Of War III thread of deserving a 10 not bias journalism
One of the godly possessions will auto complete the QTEs for you on a subsequent run through.
03-23-10, 12:05 PM
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03-23-10, 12:12 PM
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03-23-10, 01:35 PM
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03-23-10, 01:37 PM
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Re: Official God Of War III thread of deserving a 10 not bias journalism
A couple things about the godly possessions abilities:
1) They only work on the difficulty you collected them on
2) They disable trophies
So, there's little point to it except to just blow through the game and see all the cutscenes.
1) They only work on the difficulty you collected them on
2) They disable trophies
So, there's little point to it except to just blow through the game and see all the cutscenes.