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Squilliam on 12 April 2009
TheThunder said:
waron said:
fanboys of this series think that GOw3 will be a system seller everyone eles - not so much(especially since there is already plenty similar games on ps360 and few new will come before gow3 as well).

GOW3 best game in it's genre? keep dreaming - but hey let's assume that somebody was on crack and saw the future. probably most hyped series, but it's not the best one not even close.

 

I don't normally call people on their comments I usually just ignore semi-trolling posts but I would like for you to provide any post from any well known and respected GOW fan or Sony fan or any video game fan for that matter that said GOW III will sell shit load of HW

don't give dudes with 30 - 100 post who make crazyman stupid predictions or don't have any logic 

 

 

I've gotten into a couple of arguments when i said that it wouldn't... *one lasted over 3 pages*

 



Tease.

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TheThunder on 12 April 2009

@Squilliam

if it's ok with to say who is the person ??



DiplomaticImmunity on 12 April 2009

idk, it will be a good game regardless



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Squilliam on 12 April 2009
TheThunder said:
@Squilliam

if it's ok with to say who is the person ??

Normally I don't kiss and tell, but in this case I can't anyway. I don't recall their names, but one had round 500 posts and the other around 1000.

 



Tease.

BxN on 12 April 2009
Slimebeast said:
saimcheeda said:
Slimebeast said:
I perdict 88% on Gamerankings, 1 million copies first week and 3.3 million lifetime sales.

 

 your sales predictions sound right but i think it will have a 93 or 94% on game rankings

 

 But I think Hack'n slash genre will be punished in reviews this gen, it's honestly becoming an old fashioned genre. Remember that some other huge franchises have been punished this gen, for example Resident Evil went from 95% RE4 to 86% RE5.

 

Devil  May Cry or Ninja Gaiden would've been better examples because RE 5 clearly deserved his average score. All the other third person shooter franchises have evolved with the new gen while RE stayed the same.

 

As for God of War, no doubt that it will be an exception and end up with at least 92% on gamerankings. God of War is awesome, even if it's a hack and slash, it always had great reviews (not a single GOW game is under 90 on metacritic) and even the old GOW games are still better than those new ''next gen'' hack 'n slash. Except for the first one, DMC has always had good reviews (but not great), I don't think anyone expected it to get anywhere near the 93 the first DMC got.

Ninja Gaiden II/Sigma just didn't deserve high scores because they haven't really evolved much, other than HD graphics and more blood. They still looks the same as they did on xbox. Also, Sigma got very good reviews (88 on metacritic) and we pretty much all agree that it could've been better.

If any hack 'n slash game can restore the genre this gen, I think we all agree that it's God of War.



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Theory on 12 April 2009

Because its God of mf War



Red4ADevil on 12 April 2009

You can say its a breathe fresh of fresh air for the hack and slash genre.



saimcheeda on 12 April 2009
BxN said:
Slimebeast said:
saimcheeda said:
Slimebeast said:
I perdict 88% on Gamerankings, 1 million copies first week and 3.3 million lifetime sales.

 

 your sales predictions sound right but i think it will have a 93 or 94% on game rankings

 

 But I think Hack'n slash genre will be punished in reviews this gen, it's honestly becoming an old fashioned genre. Remember that some other huge franchises have been punished this gen, for example Resident Evil went from 95% RE4 to 86% RE5.

 

Devil  May Cry or Ninja Gaiden would've been better examples because RE 5 clearly deserved his average score. All the other third person shooter franchises have evolved with the new gen while RE stayed the same.

 

As for God of War, no doubt that it will be an exception and end up with at least 92% on gamerankings. God of War is awesome, even if it's a hack and slash, it always had great reviews (not a single GOW game is under 90 on metacritic) and even the old GOW games are still better than those new ''next gen'' hack 'n slash. Except for the first one, DMC has always had good reviews (but not great), I don't think anyone expected it to get anywhere near the 93 the first DMC got.

Ninja Gaiden II/Sigma just didn't deserve high scores because they haven't really evolved much, other than HD graphics and more blood. They still looks the same as they did on xbox. Also, Sigma got very good reviews (88 on metacritic) and we pretty much all agree that it could've been better.

If any hack 'n slash game can restore the genre this gen, I think we all agree that it's God of War.

 

 Righto



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Dr.KennethNoisewater on 12 April 2009

I don't get it either. I mean 3.5 million or whatever the first one sold is really good, hell its great, but then the second game dropped off under 3 million.

Its not a system seller. Its highly anticipated and should be great, but its no savior.



mike_intellivision on 12 April 2009

The question is how many people who played the first two installments -- and want to play the third -- have not yet upgraded to a PS3?

Because of the removal of B/C, upgrading was not automatic.

However, looking at the potential base, there is probably only a couple of hundred thousand potential consoles sales (10 percent of the GoW II sales) out there to be had. I would imagine that everyone else already upgraded or does not care to do so.

(Based upon Heavenly Sword numbers, the maximum is 1M, but I doubt it will generate that many new console sales).

Mike from Morgantown



      


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