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Xoj on 28 February 2010
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.

no, kratos is made by an american side of sony.

he IS BADASS, but he is loved like those japanese chars ;p



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iLLmaticV3 on 28 February 2010

UBER Epic game is UBER Epic.



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Twistedpixel on 28 February 2010
Xoj 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.

no, kratos is made by an american side of sony.

he IS BADASS, but he is loved like those japanese chars ;p

He needs to cry to show his softer side to make his manly side seem more manly. Its the next step.



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nicholasphan on 28 February 2010

okay stop judging it based on the old build! what's wrong with you guys



scabob on 28 February 2010

DBZ >>>> GOW



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Dallinor on 28 February 2010
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.



 

Twistedpixel on 28 February 2010
Dallinor said:

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.

Why lower your standards because of the medium?. If GOW 3 aims to be cinematic then I judge it as cinema. Only if a game aims to be purely a game in a tradition sense do I see the need to judge it as a game. NSMB is a game and theres no qualification needed. I fully intend to compare GOW 3 to Avatar in 3D because they are both cinematic experiences. If it falls short then the measure of the cinematic experience for this type of cinema is how far it falls short of the mark.



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ps3-sales! on 28 February 2010
STEKSTAV said:
I played the demo and it looked good and all.. but i think Uncharted 2 looked better. The gameplay in the GOW3 demo was okay, but i didnt really feel the "epicness" and/or "awesomeness" that often comes with the reports of this game.

Ill still pick it up though.

That demo is from the e3 build, which was probably put together in a rush around June Of 2009.



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