God of War 3 was undeniably the most talked about game of E3 2009. You seriously could not get away from all of the buzz and chatter about the third and last in the chart-topping, PS3-exclusive God of War series. During the Sony Press Conference I know I sounded like a fangirl when I excitingly let out a little squeal of joy when they started the demo, and I know I definitely cheered Kratos on when he gutted the Centaur. I was not the only one who was cheering at the site of the bloody carnage though -- the whole theater was!
God of War is one of those games that only comes around every so often -- as soon as you started playing it you knew you were in for an amazing ride. God of War 3 is the end for Kratos and the end of such an epic series, so with that comes an amazing amount of excitement and expectations. Can it live up to everything people are expecting it to be?
Absolutely.
God of War is already a classic favored by millions. God of War 2 was great but it did not bring the same amount adoration and cult following as the first one. Naturally, I was worried that the third one would follow the same steps of becoming a becoming a great game but not a instant classic like the original. My worries and reservations vanished as soon as the controller was put in my hands and once again I took control over Kratos.
Playing God of War 3 was like riding a bike; even after so long and so many games since I played the last God of War title, I picked back up on the controls effortlessly and began my bloody reign in this 30-minute demo.
The game is gorgeous and will allow Kratos to explore areas up to four times larger than anything we saw in the previous titles. Also, the amount of pure brutal gore made me as giddy as a school girl. The first two games were gory, but the third makes those look like a warmup. The quick-time events are much easier to see as the buttons prompts are located on the screen where they are on the controller, and they are more forgiving than then last two games were.
There is still a lot that we still do not know about God of War 3 since its release date of March 2010 is quite a bit away, but we do know that the game picks up right after God of War 2. Kratos is still pissed and he wants revenge more than ever. The game will also allow up to 30 enemies on the screen at once -- that's much more than the previous 15 we saw in God of War 2. We also know that only two new weapons have been confirmed so far: Blades of Athena and the Cestus (a pair of heavy gauntlets). Also, both the Golden Fleece and the Icarus' Wings are back from the last God of war title as well. There may still be a lot to be announced,but God of War 3 is already one of my most look-forward-to games.
Live God of War 3 E3 demo from the Sony Press Conference:
