On the face of it, God of War 3 Remastered appears to be nothing more than a straight-up port of the PS3 game, with its enhancements mostly coming from its full HD resolution upgrade and much higher, more consistent frame-rate. However, in this case, the lack of any substantial 'remastering' isn't actually a big deal - Sony Santa Monica's PS3 debut still holds up well today with a mixture of solid art design and impressively directed action sequences that still provide plenty of exciting moments.

Auto-defaulting assets to the best quality versions on offer goes a long way in making up for the lack of enhanced artwork, but what's clear is that the move to what is effectively a full 60fps lock is the major component that elevates the gameplay experience. Not only is God of War 3 now more pleasing from a visual perspective, it's actually a little less frustrating to play in its platforming areas - while combat is more enjoyable overall. If there are any doubts or regrets about the package, it comes from the sense that the developers didn't quite push the game to the full extent of its potential: the video cut-scenes could be better, while the small extras we do get, like the photo mode, fall a little short.

But these are minor gripes overall - this is a solid release. More pertinent is the value argument: we can't help but wish that Sony had released God of War 3 and Ascension together in one pack - if only to counter the inevitable and somewhat justified argument that the company is charging £30/$40 for what essentially an old game, produced with only a fraction of the original's budget. It's a lot of money for a game you may well have played before, but whether you invest now or wait for the inevitable discounts to kick in, at some point we highly recommend picking it up.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-god-of-war-3-remastered-face-off

I didn't notice it as I played GOW III R recently and GOW III on PS3 in 2010, but the 60fps has a clearly very positive effect on the gameplay.

What I did notice was that it looked better at 1080p60fps than many current-gen games do at 1080p30fps or 900p30fps.

God Of War III remastered is way better upgrade than people might have been giving it credit for.

I nearly got it yesterday, but it's not having the other games on PS4 that stopped me... would rather have had a GOW collection... :/ - for me it's just not enough for me to get it.... perhaps one it's dropped in price. I hope they change their minds and try and get the rest of the games across. I think Sony should do a collection of all their important games, I would certainly update.

At the moment I am hoping Sega do a Yakuza collection, but am not hopeful. :(

I'll wait until it's lowered in price, since I honestly wouldn't pay more than $10-$15 for a game which is now 5 years old.

I'll definitely get it when it's cheaper.

Why are they so positive? Only the framerate and resolution changed. One of the worst remasters I've ever seen (not saying the game is bad though).

In short: Better frame rate, better Visuals, not too much improved but the base game still looks great. It's up to you if you want to get it, if you haven't played this game get it.

Will definitely pick it up when it hits the $20 which I can see happening this holiday whether it'd be on Black Friday or Boxing Day.

Waiting for $20 or less. Hopefully on black friday, unless i trade another game for it first.

I'll get it when it's a bit cheaper. I still haven't completed Ascension so i may have to fire up the old PS3 before getting this anyway.