Forum Overview :: INC's God of War :(

You're still missing my/FoK's point by Mischief Maker 03/31/2005, 9:48pm PST Neither of us is arguing that normal mode isn't a cakewalk as far as OTTAGs go. In fact we're actively agreeing that thanks to its forgiving health bar everyone, even your non-HARDCORE!!! friend can play, enjoy, and beat it. Try this: get all the blue orbs in DMC3 then have your friend play it on easy mode from the start. He just might be able to button mash through the first 2/3rds with little frustration. Now you turn on Spartan or God mode and then tell me GOW is still just a silly little button-mashing cakewalk. The point is that it shouldn't be a mark off that GOW is accesable for the regular folks instead of automatically responding to anyone who tries to play it by kicking them in the balls and roaring, "YOU ARE NOT WORTHY OF MY GREATNESS!!!" like Ninja Gaiden and DMC3. DMC3 has a more varied and complex combat system with tons of customizability and hidden layers of sophistication when you start working for the best combo ratings possible, but only OTTAG dorks like you and me give a shit about that stuff. And that's exactly why I recommended GOW over DMC3. You get fantastic production values that makes the game fun just to watch, vicerally satisfying combat that's only as complex as you want it to be, and most importantly, a minimal frustration to accomplishment ratio. To the average player, all DMC3 has to offer is graphics that are good for the PS2, cutscenes that subtley satirize action games/movies whose humor might go over some people's heads, and difficulty that can make beating the game feel more like work than fun.

Micro review by FABIO 03/28/2005, 8:48pm PST     clarification (special review for Curst!) by FABIO 03/28/2005, 11:21pm PST         Raise the difficulty level, powerup the blades of chaos. NT by Mischief Maker 03/29/2005, 8:51am PST             ...smash controller. NT by I need clarification 03/29/2005, 10:03am PST                 ...recycle joke NT by I-82 Jew 03/29/2005, 10:35am PST                     ...run to Caltrops and gaily heap retarded anonymous criticism hithter and yon. by Zseni: Warrior-Poet 03/29/2005, 10:48am PST         Re: clarification (special review for Curst!) by curst 03/31/2005, 11:24am PST             "Too easy" (too easy) by Fullofkittens 03/31/2005, 6:48pm PST                 I can only speak for BG&E. by Bill Dungsroman 03/31/2005, 7:08pm PST                     HARDCORE!!! Rrrrrragh! I R 133+!!!!!!1!!! by Mischief Maker 03/31/2005, 8:29pm PST                         Re: HARDCORE!!! Rrrrrragh! I R 133+!!!!!!1!!! by Chemdem 04/01/2005, 4:54pm PST                             They partake in the sex act compulsively, and without joy NT by Maude L. 04/01/2005, 5:26pm PST                     Yeah, why hasn't FABIO chimed in on this thread? by FABIO 03/31/2005, 8:50pm PST                         You're still missing my/FoK's point by Mischief Maker 03/31/2005, 9:48pm PST                             Analogy by Mischief Maker 03/31/2005, 10:01pm PST                                 I think I need one more analogy NT by FABIO 03/31/2005, 10:29pm PST                             so by FABIO 04/01/2005, 5:31pm PST                         Re: Yeah, why hasn't FABIO chimed in on this thread? by Fullofkittens 03/31/2005, 10:59pm PST                             Re: Yeah, why hasn't FABIO chimed in on this thread? by curst 04/01/2005, 8:00am PST                 Re: "Too easy" (too easy) by The Happiness Engine 04/07/2005, 11:22pm PDT                     Re: "Too easy" (too easy) by Fullofkittens 04/08/2005, 1:01am PDT                         Re: "Too easy" (too easy) by The Happiness Engine 04/12/2005, 8:09pm PDT     Heeee's just aaaaa stereooootype NT by The Specials 03/29/2005, 10:57am PST     So everyone thinks the balance beams made the gameplay unbalanced? by I need clarification 03/31/2005, 11:49pm PST         I actually like the balance beam parts a lot. NT by extarbags 04/09/2005, 1:54pm PDT