Posted by Rob on March 29, 2010 – 11:59 pm
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Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, borderlands, combat, elika, first impressions, gamefly, god of war III, gold, PlayStation 3, prince of persia, PS3, ps3 review, trophy
I got Prince of Persia in from Gamefly today, and decided to leave God of War III alone tonight so that I could check it out. I had tried the game about a year ago (had actually earned 6% of the trophies playing for about an hour when Steve brought it over), and I remember liking it, so it’s been on my queue waiting for a shot. While the game looks and feels good, I still have some early complaints.
One of the first things I noticed is the awesome look of the game. The characters are done in cell shading (a la Borderlands) and are very crisp, clean, and look like they came out of an awesome comic book. So the game is all about navigating the world, obtaining energy orbs. To do so requires the Prince to be extremely acrobatic as he leaps between ledges, up walls, and across roofs. There is little combat, but that’s not my biggest complaint. The story is good, and the gameplay further develops the story as you go (by talking to your partner Elika), so the basics of the game I like.
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Posted by Rob on March 20, 2010 – 11:40 pm
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Tagged as apollo, big bad bob, bigbadbob, gaia, God of War, god of war III, gods, gow III, greek, hades, hermes, kratos, mt. olympus, PlayStation 3, poseidon, PS3, ps3 review, river styx, titan, zeus
I just have to say that the minute you pop the game in, you are pretty much blown away. The game starts with the credits rolling against animations of the two previous games, bring you up to speed and refreshing your memory of the stuff that went down in the previous installments. Then the fun begins.
The game picks up right where God of War II leaves off…Kratos is riding the titan Gaia as they scale Mt. Olympus to wage war on and kill Zeus and the other gods. The game is full of plenty of cut scenes to really get into the story, and most of the first stage deals with Kratos fending off an attack by Poseidon, who takes on the from of a man/water horse/crab creature. The level design is amazing as Kratos jumps between Gaia and Mt. Olympus as he tries to save the titan from the god. The boss battle with Poseidon is huge…not only is Poseidon’s form large in scale, but it is spread out across the level, meaning you will fight him for a bit, he will retreat, and you will chase him down to his new location. As you run through the level you are reacquainted with Kratos’ move set, and also get to kill some minions.
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Posted by Rob on March 20, 2010 – 3:33 pm
Gamestop finally delivered, and I received my copy of God of War III in the mail today. While it only cost be about $4.00 (I had $50 in giftcards, and then $10 free coupon for complaining to them, and then free shipping- only had to pay tax), it was still annoying to have to wait four days for it’s delivery. But now it is here, and I can’t wait to rip Zeus’ head off and toss it off Mt. Olympus!!!
Posted by Rob on March 13, 2010 – 9:57 am
It has finally come…March 16th is just around the corner, meaning that in a few mere days God of War III will be making it’s way to my house (I pre-ordered it from Gamestop.) I really have no idea what to expect. I have been avoiding reading up on the game, ignoring any review or article I see about it in magazines or online. I have also boycotted the demo and have not touched it, since I did not want to go into the game with any misconceptions based on anything that was not the final version of the game. God of War III is definitely one of my most-anticipated sequels, and would only be overshadowed by the release of a Kingdom Hearts 3 on the PS3.
Once I receive the game, you know darn well that all other games will be stepping aside for the time being, and all my gaming time will be solely devoted to the masterpiece which is GoW III.
Posted by Rob on February 25, 2010 – 9:10 pm
Today’s PSN update includes a demo for God of War III, and I for one am not downloading it. Not because I hate God of War, but because I don’t want to ruin the experience. I have the game pre-ordered from Gamestop, so I am definitely going to be owning it when it launches in a few mere weeks. I don’t want to spoil it by cheating and taking a peek at the demo before playing the finished game. That being said, I am not going to play the demo.
But I know it is going to rock!!!!
Posted by Rob on February 9, 2010 – 5:53 pm
I am always flaunting the Gamestop giftcards I receive from doing surveys. I had two saved up (totally $50), and was all set to pre-order God of War III from them. However, I also checked out Amazon (since I pre-ordered Bioshock 2 from them) and compared the two offers.
Gamestop offers:
- the game for the full MSRP of $59.99
- an exclusive skin
- free “value” shipping, which takes 5-11 days
Amazon offers:
- the game at a discounted price of $56.99
- an exclusive skin
- $10 off your next video game purchase from Amazon
- free release-date shipping, meaning I get to play the game the day it comes out
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Posted by Rob on January 27, 2010 – 12:45 pm
So I filled out the final survey I needed to get my third Gamestop giftcard today. I got my last one in November, and now its January. Getting $25 every two months is sweet! I still have the one from then, so I now have $50 stockpiled, which pretty much covers a brand-new game.
Now the question is, what do I buy? When it comes down to it, there are two choices: Dynasty Warriors Strike Force or God of War III. This is gonna take some time to figure out…
