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Dallinor on 28 February 2010
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Twistedpixel said:
Dallinor said:
Twistedpixel said:
Somehow I get the feeling that the people who say GOW = Epic are the same people who say Bleach main guy, Dragon Ball Z - Goku I think or Naruto main guy = Epic. Too easily impressed IMO.

I have no idea who Goku is, but after watching the trailers for GOW III I think 'epic' is an apt description.

The scale of the game looks absolutely huge, and the context - a hero fighting against gods- would certainly lend itself to the definition of the word.

About as epic as SS3 Goku fighting that pink guy who can blow up the world if he wanted to?

I'm not really familiar with Dragon Ball Z or whatever it is your deriving your comparison from. However, taking a quick look on google, I would hazard a guess that the characters "SS3 Goku" and "Pink guy" are propably stylized super heroes with crazy hairstyles, little to no back story, proclaimers of cheesy one liners and are generally depicted in a wide range of different cool poses. Not what I would consider epic material.

That's not to say Kratos is much different, but this is a game we're talking about. I think the sense of what's 'epic' changes according to the medium. GOW III looks to me to be an epic videogame.

I suppose anything with a hero and great scale can be considered epic. In my personal opinion though, I refrain from using the word unless both the content and presentation of the material is at a very high standard and it impresses upon me it's gigantic scale and titanic struggle.

Greek Mythology is based on ancient stories and beliefs that thousands of people held for hundreds of years. It's been the creative influence of an innumerable amount of artistic works, while DragonballZ is a cartoon many children watch on noon tv. The substance of one holds more weight in my book then the other, even if it has been somewhat basterdized.