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God of War III: A closer look
- March 16, 2009 09:53 AM PST
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God of War 3 is "absolutely shocking" to look at, but GamePro's not afraid to take a closer look at Kratos ripping the head off Helios the sun god.
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According to GamePro's senior editor Sid Shuman, "God of War III is ten times bigger than Shadow of the Colossus," referencing the gargantuan size of the environments and angry Titans. "Instead of climbing up the Titans, you're actually playing entire levels on them." Visually, the ferocious energy of God of War II is captured with photorealistic graphics for God of War III; "There's a sense of power to it all," says Shuman, and "the graphics are absolutely shocking." Because the graphics are so good, the camera pulls in tighter on the characters and showcases gorier, more brutal animations than ever before. As you can see here, Kratos rips off the head of Helios the sun god with striking realism. Let's take a closer look.
DETAIL 1: Rip off his head - As Kratos tugs on the head of Helios the sun god, senior editor Sid Shuman says, "You're in control the whole time; it's a quick-time sequence like in the other games." It's shocking really, "You can see the fear and anguish in Helios's face as Kratos strains to tear his head off." The breaking point occurs when the neck skin tears and stretches, revealing muscle tendons and copious amounts of blood. The camera never looks away.
DETAIL 2: The Golden Fleece - Kratos is still in possession of Jason's Golden Fleece from God of War II. As you can see here, the Golden Fleece is majestically rendered in high definition, smattered with blood, and reflects light in real time. The Golden Fleece was used to reflect projectiles in GoW II. In GoW III, however, senior editor Sid Shuman says he did not see this move performed yet, "but wouldn't be surprised if it's in the game."
DETAIL 3: The Blades of Chaos - The primary weapons of choice, The Blades of Chaos, still remained chained to Kratos's wrists and are accompanied by new weapons and items in GoW III. The Cestus, for example, are a pair of huge spring-loaded gauntlets. The Cestus enables Kratos to bully his way up close to enemies, and also grants him a nimbler dodge move that allows him to literally counterpunch incoming attackers.
DETAIL 4: Supreme animation - Kratos's facial expressions are hyper detailed with scowls and individually modeled teeth, which he bears often when performing strenuous combos and speaking angrily to the gods. Also, notice the attention to detail on Kratos's chipped and broken fingernails.
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- Mar 16 2009 at 01:27:11:PM PST
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Sounds awesome. I know I can't wait. Just hearing about the environments makes the game sound that much more awesome. I know they can pull it off.
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this is gonna one of the most awesome rpg on this gen , follow by uncharted .
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QwietStorm wrote:
Neither God of War or Uncharted are RPGs. Why would you say that?
Haha. LOLs.
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"The breaking point occurs when the neck skin tears and stretches, revealing muscle tendons and copious amounts of blood."
wow. That is awesome. I cant wait for this game. I think it would be more realistic to pull off the head by using the analog stick, instead of a quick-time-sequence. This is the second awesome hack and slasher for the ps3 to come out, after heavenly sword. This, however looks better. LOL!!! RPG!!!
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Lol, RPG's? By the way, first BITCHES. I couldn't resist. Excuse my outburst, please.
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