CVG

Crytek's Kingdoms 'nothing like God Of War'

When Crytek showed off Xbox 360 exclusive Project: Kingdoms at E3 in June, the bloodied, statuesque hero and his fearsome glare were a little reminiscent of a certain Sony Santa Monica classic.

However the German developer has set the record straight - telling CVG that Kingdoms is "nothing like" the God Of War series.

Crytek boss Cervat Yerli revealed that the studio has completed around one-fifth of development on the game - and said it's "quite different" to anything the firm's previously created.

"I think [GoW comparisons] are quite off the mark at that point," he said. "It won't be anything like God of War for sure."

He added: "We're like 20 per cent complete. It's very, very early days. We're experimenting a lot with it; we're trying a lot of cool ideas.

"We know what we want to do with the game and the concept of what makes this game unique has improved and now we're trying new things around this. I think people will be quite surprised with what this game is about because it's quite different from what we have done in the past."

Kingdoms was the only non-Kinect 360 exclusive announced by Microsoft at E3.

Yerli has also revealed to CVG that Crytek has discussed making a PS3 exclusive with Sony in the past.

Meanwhile, EA announced earlier this week that the release of Crytek's gorgeous-looking FPS Crysis 2 has been delayed until the first three months of 2011.

Dante's Inferno was supposedly "nothing like god of war"

I'm sorry but only Santa Monica can pull off a game in the same league as GOW...so no wasn't expecting it to be 'like' GOW either

Eh, the God of War comparisons were just knee-jerk reactions because the initial teaser showed a soldier from historic  Mediterranean culture brandishing a bloody weapon.  For all we know it could be a WRPG or something.

your wrong... everybody knows or should know Bayonetta currently holds the title for best action game his gen. Bayonetta fars surpasses Groan of War

lol we are all entitled to our own opinions but no, you can't say 'everyone' knows it's the best action game cuz I for that matter disagree heavily. Heck I don't consider them to be of the same genre. For me personally Bayonetta is fun, true but it's more about fan service and hype and nothing else. So no, not 'everybody knows or should know about what you think to be fact.

oh and ps: Let's take this discussion to the profiles if you insist, I do not want to derail this topic by any means.

The complete irony in that statement..lol.

:) not more ironic than saying everyone should know that ones personal choice to be fact

again let's take this to profile walls if you insist, this is just derailing the topic now

...says the guy who hasn't played God of War III.  :P

Bayonetta and God of War are two completely different styles of hack n' slash.

for some reason the reply I made to you didn't get posted, weired. Anywho yeah I agree I think it's gonna be an Action/RPG or a Brawler :) We will surely see more of it at E3 2011