God of War III is going Multiplayer

A recent scan taken from the latest European Playstation Mag reveals that God of War III may get a new multiplayer mode. As reported earlier, those who were brave enough to earn the Platinum trophy received a link to a secret Website.

The secret Website shows a countdown timer and a storm brewing in the background. As the counter ticks down, the storm seems to get worse. There has been a great deal of speculation as to what will be revealed, ranging from DLC to a new game announcement.

The site’s URL reveals a hint to what it could be. Part of the URL has the words, “Spartans Stand Tall” in it. Many speculated that this could be a hint to some kind of multiplayer DLC.

The latest scan taken from the European Playstation Mag is actually quite telling. The headline seems to indicate that this will be revealed in April 2010, which does coincide with when the counter on the site will expire. The scan also reveals that the multiplayer mode will be delivered via DLC.

The pictures reveal a Mortal Kombat like versus fight screen, with health bars on both sides and a timer in the middle.

Gods of Olympus

Hmmm.. gods of Olympus (X-men), titans.. Kratos.. could this be the unveiling of God of War “Kombat,” with fatalities and killer combos? I’m getting Goosebumps just thinking about it. Stay tuned for more information.

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Cronos

Regarding the speculations made on the recently teased website upon getting Platinum Trophy in God of War III. A lot of people out there trying to figure it out ! I’m listing below some selected points and you can head to Official GOW Forums for more info.

http://www.godofwar.com/spartansstandtall/

Leonidas's shield

Leonidas's shield

Warning Spoilers follow:

On the modern monument to the battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas’s shield has a representation of Deimos.

Deimos’ voice actor is listed in the credits as “Josh Keaton” (the same man who played the Young Spartan in God of War 2 and the Boat Captain you see in both God of War 1 and 2), but Deimos never appears in God of War 3 (this leads me to believe this going to be DLC, rather than a whole new game).

To those who are unaware, Deimos is the son of Ares and Aphrodite.

By: BJtheLegend

But I’ll go one further by saying that perhaps the “Young Spartan” is Deimos!

kratos changed the fate of the Spartans when he stopped Zeus from destroying Sparta, and it’s rather odd that the Young Spartan never appears again.

Isn’t it a BIT ODD that this one spartan could put up such a fight against kratos (the battle is pretty damn hard on god mode)?

then there’s the strange voice you hear while floating in the water in kratos’ mind, as you catch a line that wasn’t said in god of war 3: “A Spartan never lets his back touch the ground. Right brother?”

And it sounds EXACTLY like Josh Keaton!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXkw672fUJ0 (go to about the 5:16)

http://i43.tinypic.com/10h3fvr.png (look at the shield on the Young Spartan’s back!)

Doesn’t it look like the SAME shield that’s on the Spartans Stand Tall website!?!

By: BJtheLegend

All of that stuff sounds good,but I’m thinking that kratos (now in control of the power the box gave him) can not not be killed by stabbing him self so he pulled his own body to the ocean to try to drowned himself, when he lands in the water he starts to understand more things( like Athena said she could after becoming that ghost form) and then knows he must kill her because of the evil from the box got to her before she died and is now going to stop at nothing to kill humanity. So Athena teams up with kratos`s brother who was locked away in a chamber in Hades doman to kill everything. Now kratos must kill them both for humanity to truly be free of any gods, hopefully a titan made it so we can fight him too (or maybe three titans). Anyway maybe the only weapon that can kill Athena is also the only one that can kill kratos and kratos`s brother is the only one who knows where it is because he spent his whole life trying to find it. Ive been thinking a lot about this and im prob way off, but i really don’t want a psp game to come from the website.

Also i think the website will be done in 8 days because it only took ten days to fill half way, if it started the day the game was released.

By: STEBO-

I like all the ideas presented here really. But I just wonder if anybody noticed the spot where kratos lays atop. It has the form of a Phoenix Bird and as you may know The Phoenix Bird in Mythology represent a bird that burns itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new reborn one.

Anybody can notice the bird clearly in the accompanied pic here: http://twitpic.com/1bixm9

And about the ending, I loved it. It works as an end actually and also it can be extended to a new game again exactly like a Phoenix bird. this is called Cliffhanger in movies and games and what awesome about the idea is that he died on an actual cliff too

Update:
just noticed another thread discussing that !! however, worth spreading

By: Gradly

Going back to the whole thing about Deimos:

1. Since all the voices in the darkness were from Kratos’ past, if Deimos is truly the voice, then Kratos already encountered him, so, with what we have now, there’s no reason to believe that we will encounter him in future DLC.

2. The so-called “phoenix” looked more like an eagle (the bird of Zeus) to me, which is more appropriate being that it is on the top of Mount Olympus

3. The part after the credits is an ambiguous ending. We last saw Kratos with a giant hole in him, bleeding profusely, and people think that he is alive because he dragged himself off a cliff? What’s more likely is that SSM can use that to either say “Kratos is dead, we will not make a sequel” OR “Kratos was saved by *insert name/action here* and GoW 4 is in production” depending on what the future holds.

4. As for the cut ending, they seem to talk about it more along the lines of an alternate ending, rather than an extension of it

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God Of War III Media Kit

The MotorStorm: Pacific Rift press kit was our favorite until WE received the God of War III media kit. This stunning package amazed us even before opening the box and looking into it.

The whole box is fabricated from solid wood (yes, this is real wood!) with a unique hand-painted red stripe on the front; this red painting is different on every copy. Our wooden box is 25cm long, 20cm wide and 5cm high. After removing the lid you can see a thin brochure for explaining the game’s new features along with some great artworks and screenshots.

Under the brochure there is a containder divided into 3 parts. One holds the small-sized art cards with a God of War III logo on their back and artworks with a golden frame on the front. These cards have dimensions of 7.4cm x 11.9 cm. There is also a small metal coin in the box with Kratos’s face. In the other containers you can discover the dark game disc and light media disc. The last piece of the package is a small poster tied together with a bloddy textile.

God of War III Media Kit

God of War III Media Kit

God of War III Media Kit

God of War III Media Kit

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http://www.godofwar.com/spartansstandtall/

Attaining a platinum medal in the PlayStation 3′s God of War III rewards players with the address to mystery web page Spartans Stand Tall. What’s it mean?

So far, we’ve got is this web address: http://www.godofwar.com/spartansstandtall/

It takes you to a web page that features the sights and sounds of a rainstorm, along with a quarter-filled meter in the upper right hand corner.

That is all. There’s not even a countdown clock, unless we’re supposed to be counting the number of raindrops.

We have asked Sony for an explanation for the site, but let’s all be skeptical together about them spelling things out.

Back in 2007, a God of War countdown website revealed two things: A high-definition graphics mode in God of War II and the name of the then-forthcoming PSP game God of War: Chains Of Olympus.

Usually websites like this send gamers into a tizzy wondering what they could be teasing. But let’s first explore a more fundamental question: Is this even a tease?

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God of War III Blood & Metal EP

Soundtrack | 89 tracks | 3CD | MP3 256 kbps | 395.36 MB

Disc 1 | Disc length 58:55

01 Escape From Madness 0:38
02 The Vengeful Spartan 1:21
03 Kratos and the Sea 2:21
04 Have Faith 1:21
05 The Splendor of Athens 2:09
06 This City Will Be Your Grave 0:24
07 Ares Destroys Athens 1:13
08 Mind the Cyclops 2:09
09 Athenian Battle 3:07
10 Exploring the Ruins 2:02
11 Athens Rooftops Fighting 2:39
12 Save the Oracle Challenge 1:35
13 Kratos’ Evil Past 2:01
14 Too Late 1:58
15 The Great Sword Bridge of Athena 2:17
16 What the Oracle Spoke 1:09
17 The Story of Chronos 1:17
18 Battle the Lethal Sirens 2:28
19 The Temple of Pandora 0:36
20 Pandoran Cyclopes Attack 1:42
21 The Architect’s Mysteries 2:00
22 Zeus’ Wrath Divine 3:04
23 The Underwater World of Poseidon 3:04
24 Minotaur Boss Battle 1:57
25 Burning Visions 1:15
26 Pandora’s Box 1:00
27 Hades, God of the Underworld 1:13
28 The Fury of Ares 1:26
29 Duel With Ares 2:26
30 Enthroned on Mount Olympus 1:57
31 God of War End Title 5:06

Disc 2 | Disc length 68:12

01 God of War II-Main Titles 2:59
02 The Glory of Sparta 3:10
03 The Way of the Gods 2:13
04 Colossus of Rhodes 2:22
05 The Bathhouse 2:02
06 Death of Kratos 4:12
07 The End Begins 1:57
08 Typhon Mountain 3:14
09 Waking the Sleeping Giant 1:49
10 Battle for the Skies 2:12
11 Exploring the Isle 2:19
12 The Isle of Creation 3:20
13 The Summit of Sacrifice 2:35
14 An Audience with Cronos 2:07
15 The Barbarian King Returns 2:00
16 Bog of Lost Souls 2:19
17 Battle in the Bog 2:00
18 Crossing the Lowlands 2:07
19 Atlas 3:37
20 Palace of the Fates 2:48
21 Phoenix Rising 2:16
22 Ashen Spire 1:06
23 Athena 0:56
24 The Battle for Olympus 3:11
25 Junkie XL Colossus Remix 4:24
26 Blood of Destiny 2:43
27 God-Like 2:14

Disc 3 | Disc length 58:56

01 God of War III Overture 3:36
02 Call to Arms 2:41
03 Poseidon’s Wrath 2:33
04 Revenge Falling 3:10
05 Anthem of the Dead 1:18
06 Depths of Hades 2:54
07 The Forge of Hephaestus 2:19
08 Labor of Destruction 1:37
09 The Three Judges 1:40
10 The Lost Souls 2:38
11 Duel with Hades 1:44
12 Tides of Chaos 4:24
13 Stalker 1:55
14 The Muse’s Song 2:07
15 Brothers of Blood 2:45
16 Lure of a Goddess 2:08
17 The March of Tartarus 2:00
18 The Great Machine 3:02
19 Pandora’s Song 2:27
20 Revenge Rising 1:34
21 All for Nothing 2:23
22 Rage of Sparta 1:41
23 In the Face of Fear 2:01
24 End of Vengeance 4:19

Blood And Metal:

1. Killswitch Engage – My Obsession
2. Trivium – Shattering The Skies Above
3. Dream Theater – Raw Dog
4. Taking Dawn – This Is Madness
5. Opeth – The Throat Of Winter
6. Mutiny Within – The End
7. The Turtlenecks – Even Gods Cry [Bonus Track]

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The Turtlenecks – Even Gods Cry lyrics

Looking over Mount Olympus
Revenge is in my soul
A mere misunderstood victim
With no one and nowhere else to go

Now I’m headed for the mountain peak
Destined to stop this losing streak
Destroying all that’s in my path
My face is ashen, I need a bath

They used to call me captain
I’m no stranger to Spartan Laws
But merely following orders
Only added to my flaws

Like a hobo on a holiday
I haven’t got a home
Like a parrot on a tricycle
I’m feeling so alone
I’m crying on the inside
For that which I once had
Folks don’t see me for who I really am
The God of Sad

These blades say stay away
If you want to know what’s best
A chip put on my shoulder
And my anger to the test
Cuz, I’m one vicious mama-jama
It’s known around the hood
I killed my very own flesh and blood
Oh, that Ares ***** punked me good

I’m hulking out big time
And my rage I’ll freely vent
To Hades with serenity
And anger management
Killing is no sport for me
It’s long since lost it’s thrill
But when I check my to-do list
It says, pick up eggs and kill

There’s a secret to my happiness
Tucked inside that box
But need I look inside myself
To open up let my cheer unlock
Zeus he was my father
But no joy did that bring
Never taught me to grow or ride a bike
We had a cats in the cradle thing
In my mind’s eye I laid down my sword
I’m a killer but more than that
I can sing of love and sunshine days
Betcha didn’t know that I could Scat
Dobadedaba badobadedaba badobadedada
I had no friends alone am I
A testament that even Gods can cry.

You mortals no not the toll it takes
To be the God of War
It’s nothing your high school guidance counselor
Would ever steer you toward
Blood is all I’ve known in life
My violence knows no low
Even as I write this song
I’m drinking wine from a human skull

All this carnage I have wrought
It’s no good for my image
Sometimes I’ll just slay a goat
Merely for a scrimmage
You don’t want to cheese me off
Or think you can oppose me
I’ll rip your head off with my hands
How’s that for a trophy?

So I ride to face my destiny
To claim that which is mine
And yes I’m riding a Unicorn
It was the only thing I could find
I’ve lost track of why I kill
It’s just something that I do
I should get in touch with my inner child
But I’d probably just kill him too

Zeus, almighty Zeus
I call upon you for an answer
Why must I be forced to kill?
I really wanted to be a dancer
Father I beg of you
Take me for all I’m worth
These sex games are not who I am
They bring merely superficial worth
Being an angel of death is hard
Not a life that most would pick
Sure it gets me lots of tail
But that gets old surprisingly quick
Thinking maybe I’ll get a cat
To show my softer side
That could work but failing that
I’ll bludgeon my P.R. guide

Sometimes I feel that life’s a game
And I’m a character being played
With multiple levels, power-ups
And unlock-able Easter Eggs
If I should come across you
And kill you ’til you’re dead
Please don’t take it personally
It’s just, there’s a circle above your head

Oracle please show me the way
To get where I want to go
Spin gold from this bale of hay
And get me my own reality show
For me killing’s the only way
And death my only drug
But even a man who’s bathed in blood
Sometimes needs love

*Random scatting for the rest of the song*

Chris Roper,Executive Editor of IGN PlayStation team gets Laid Off

Chris Roper, the long time IGN Editor, Executive Editor of PlayStation team, and host of IGN Podcast Beyond who recently reviewed God of War 3 was laid off. He confirmed it via his twitter account.

Job listings keep telling me to resume. Resume what? Working? Yes, please let me resume that in some way. But how do I “submit” resuming?

The news came soon after Garnett Lee losing his job at 1up.

IGN hasn’t made any formal announcement regarding Chris Roper.

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God of War III Reviews

The God of War III review embargo has lifted and if you doubted the game’s imminent success, well then you were wrong. We’ve gathered up a list of reviews for you, all expressing some sort of desire or positivity for God of War III.

To sum up all of the reviews: amazing visuals, huge scale, unbelievable boss battles and all you could want in a Kratos-starring game.

• 1UP – A/A+
• 9Lives.be – 9/10
• Ars Technica – No Score
• CVG – 9.2/10
• Destructoid – 10/10
• Eurogamer – 9/10
• G4 – 5/5
• Game Informer – 10/10
• GamePlanet – 8.5
• GamePro – 4.5/5
• GameSpot – 9.0/10
• GamesRadar – 10/10
• Gamereactor – 9/10
• Gamervision – 10/10
• Gamerzines – 97/100
• GameTrailers.com – 9.2/10
• Gaming Nexus – A/A+
• IGN.com – 9.3/10
• IGN.com AU – 9.4/10
• IGN.com UK – 9.4/10
• IncGamers – 9.2/10
• Joystiq – No Score
• Kotaku – No Score
• MTV Multiplayer – No Score
• PlayStation LifeStyle – 5/5
• play.tm – 94/100
• PSNation – A+/A+
• PSU – 9.5/10
• PSXtreme – 9.8/10
• Strategy Informer – 9.3
• TSA – 9/10
• TVG – 9/10
• Videogamer – 10/10
• Videogamesdaily – 8/10

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God of War III Blood & Metal EP

Game: God of War III
Album: Blood & Metal
Year: 2010
Genre: Death Metal
Quality: mp3, CBR 256kbps
Total time: 00:28:39
Size : 59 MB

Tracklist:
1. Killswitch Engage – My Obsession – 00:03:37
2. Trivium – Shattering the Skies Above – 00:04:35
3. Dream Theater – Raw Dog – 00:07:27
4. Taking Dawn – This Is Madness – 00:04:09
5. Opeth – The Throat of Winter – 00:05:39
6. Mutiny Within – The End – 00:03:11

Digital Booklet included
[Download] 14 sources
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKV8_NogSUY

Can’t wait two weeks till God of War III releases? Then why not sate your ungodly lust by hitting the jump to reveal the first ten minutes of it right here. We’re inclined to let you know it’s pretty spoileriffic, but will that stop you reading on? Go on, you know you want to.

We knew you’d give in. If like us you got a little too impatient to check it out we’re sure you’ll agree that it’s looking pretty special – the scale is jawdropping.

Thankfully it’s not a total spoiler. Did we mention it’s in German? Well it is. So that’s at least something for non-German speaking temptation-giving-in gamers to hold onto.

We imagine it won’t be on there too long before it gets pulled from YouTube. So if by the time you’ve read this and still want a peep, just hit that play button up there. But don’t say we didn’t warn you.

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In the end there will be only chaos

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to Sony’s God of War III event here in Hollywood. At the event, under the light of those cool fake torches that blow around paper to look like fire, various members of the development team showed off the first 30 minutes of the upcoming PlayStation 3 title, in addition to answering some questions about the highly (highly!) anticipated game.

After a presentation from Game Director Stig Asmussen projecting some game footage on a huge screen, all the members of the press were led into a huge room full of stations where we could actually play the final build of God of War III. Well, the first 30 minutes of the final build, anyway.

And I am here to tell you that the first 30 minutes of God of War III are the best first 30 minutes of any videogame I have ever played.

You really are not ready for this game. Seriously.

I am on such a high from the extraordinary experience of playing God of War III, that I am ready to take you through a detailed walkthrough of every visceral, out-of-control second of the awesome opening. Hit the jump for more hyperbole than you can handle.

The first 30 minutes of God of War III

God of War III (PS3)
Developer: Sony Santa Monica Studio
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
To be released: March 16, 2010

[Disclaimer: This section of the game includes the sequence already covered by Nick Chester back in January, but it expands into much more. If it starts off familiar, keep reading. Trust me.]

After hitting start on the now-classic, half-of-Kratos’s head title screen, God of War III starts, literally, exactly where God of War II left off. With the goal of attacking Mt. Olympus and the gods themselves, Kratos finds himself on the back of Gaia, as she and her fellow titans are scaling the side of a massive cliff.

In a gorgeous cutscene that is rendered in real-time (you are not ready!), Zeus and a few select gods (boss battles later in the game, perhaps?) stand at the edge of the grand temple and observe the titans climbing Mt. Olympus.

Immediately, Zeus orders some of his guards to jump from the temple onto the back of the titans in hope of stalling their progress.

At this point the playable game begins.

The first 30 minutes of God of War III

The camera swoops down from the heavens onto the moving, stone- and tree-covered arm of Gaia. On it, Kratos is perched, massive sword in hand, ready to do battle.

For fans of the series, the immediate good news is that God of War III on the PlayStation 3 controls and feels exactly like the God of War games of the past. And that is most definitely a good thing. Without any hesitation, I was performing killer combos on the hordes of guards, blood and experience orbs flying everywhere.

While the initial tutorial battle with a handful of guards commences, the action happening on-screen all around Kratos is out of control. Since you are on the back of a huge, moving titan, the ground under Kratos is constantly moving. In the background, all of Gaia’s body realistically sways just out of focus. Even cooler, the other titans scattered around the cliffs can be seen ascending the mountain. Really, there is so much eye candy to stare at that it is almost too much to handle.

The first 30 minutes of God of War III

After defeating all the guards, Kratos moves forward by raising a tree that has bent over Gaia’s arm, blocking his path.

At this point a new cutscene begins. Back in Zeus’s temple, the god Poseidon steps forward and dives off the top of the mountain. As he falls, he thrusts his entire body into a climbing titan, knocking it and Poseidon into the water below.

After a huge splash, the water turns into a giant whirlpool.

And then it happens.

From the whirlpool, a huge water snake with the head of a horse and crazy crab legs shoots out. The water snake grabs a hold of Gaia, pulling her down off the mountain. Gaia holds on, refusing to let go.

Immediately after grabbing Gaia, multiple water snakes emerge from the whirlpool, each one taking hold of a different titan.

Then the action switches back to Kratos and the player takes control again.

It’s hard to explain without seeing it in action, but you really have no idea how good the graphics are in this upcoming sequence. As Kratos moves around on Gaia’s arm, Poseidon’s water snakes are swirling around everywhere in the background. The camera spins around, showing all the attacking titans while Kratos battles multiple incoming enemies.

It is ridiculously epic.

As he moves forward, Gaia’s arm suddenly shifts and one of the water snakes jumps in front of Kratos, wrapping itself around Gaia’s arm.

Enter the first boss battle. Well, the first stage of the first boss battle (again, you are not ready).

The first 30 minutes of God of War III

At this point Kratos must attack the huge water snake, dodging attacks from both his horse head and crazy crab arms. Once his energy is depleted, something amazingly cool happens.

The water snake shifts and twists Gaia’s arm. With this, the entire screen spins around, throwing Kratos underneath Gaia’s arm. Hanging on for dear life, Kratos must now battle the coiled water snake while hanging from under Gaia’s constantly moving arm. It is OUT OF CONTROL COOL!

The first 30 minutes of God of War III

This dance continues in many different positions. As the arm spins around, Kratos finds himself alternating between standing straight, hanging below, and even clutching to the side of Gaia’s arm.

After a long battle, Kratos gets the water snake’s energy low enough to perform his legendary context-sensitive QTE finishing move. Here is a good time to mention an improvement that God of War III implements that helps things dramatically! In the two previous God of War games, QTE symbols would be in the middle of the screen, displaying whatever button needs to be quickly pressed on the PlayStation controller. It worked great, but sometimes the reaction time was so short it was hard to hit the buttons quickly enough.

In God of War III, the on-screen prompts actually appear in a section of the screen related to where the corresponding buttons are placed on the actual PlayStation controller. Meaning: the “circle” symbol will appear on the right side of the screen, the “X” on the bottom, the “square” on the left, and so on and so on. This sounds really minor, but it helps so much and allows you to not miss the incredible visuals by concentrating too hard on one area of the screen. It’s a brilliant (if subtle) improvement.

Once he finishes off the water snake, Kratos is thrown to the side of Mt. Olympus. What follows is a lengthy level full of platforming, fighting, and puzzle-solving: all the classic elements of a great God of War game. The twist is, while traversing through the inner and outer workings of Mt. Olympus, Kratos has to deal with battling the many different water snakes at different points. The entire sequence is very similar to the opening Colossus of Rhodes battle in God of War II … but much more visually stunning (you are not ready!).

After making it through the level (which includes a gorgeous sidetrack through Gaia’s heart), Kratos is confronted with fighting one final water snake.

The first 30 minutes of God of War III

But this is no ordinary water snake. As the snake coils around Gaia, trying its best to pull the stubborn, strong Gaia off the cliff, it reveals itself to be only a small piece of the main boss: the god Poseidon.

That’s right; all the water snakes are only the tentacles of Poseidon, who has grown enormous in size.

Kratos stands in front of Poseidon — all in real-time and completely playable, mind you — as the titans move all around him. Gaia struggles to stay on the cliff and screams in agony as the water tentacles start to rip her apart.

The battle with Poseidon begins and, I will tell right now, it is one of the most ridiculously over-the-top, awesomely designed boss battles I have ever played.

Basically, Kratos has to fight Poseidon on many different stages and levels. There are sections where he has to swing his sword and blades while dodging attacks; there are sections where Kratos has to jump around as Gaia moves and twists below him; there are even sections where Kratos swings all around Poseidon with his grappling hook, flying through the sky like he has wings (it is unbelievably cool), all of this ending in a wildly satisfying finishing move.

But that is not the best of it. Right before I was asked to stop playing in fear of revealing too much, the coolest part of the opening sequence presented itself.

Once the giant Poseidon is defeated, he becomes small again and Kratos knocks him to his knees on the cliffs of Olympus. At this point, Kratos basically beats Poseidon to death using a series of QTE moves. But here is the kicker: all of this happens FROM POSEIDON’S POV. The uncomfortably long beating sequence is shot entirely through the eyes of Poseidon. It is out of control. Like, seriously out of control.

And even though I have explained everything in detail, I will keep the very last QTE move you perform secret. You need to experience it yourself without it being spoiled to fully experience its impact. It is just as clever as it is shockingly violent.

So, yeah. That was it. After defeating Poseidon, my play time came to an end and I walked away unbelievably impressed. The look on face for the entire 30 minutes was priceless. My mouth was hanging open the entire time. I think I even let out a few audible gasps and “woahs.”

At first glance, God of War III does nothing new. It really feels exactly like the other two games in the series. But the core mechanics in God of War are so great, changing too much would be a bad idea.

But that doesn’t mean everything is the same! Obviously, the game is a huge step up visually from the previous games, displaying the best graphics I have ever seen in a videogame — yup, even better than Uncharted 2. And the few new mechanics I saw implemented in the first 30 minutes of the game are original enough to feel fresh, but not too different to feel awkward.

Basically, the first 30 minutes I played were perfect. Absolutely perfect. The graphics were jaw-dropping; the gameplay was solid and already addictive; and there were more “holy sh*t!” moments in the opening sequence than some games have in their entireties.

Obviously I recommend God of War III to anyone who owns a PlayStation 3. If you own a PS3, there is no excuse to not pick this up when it is released on March 16th. Heck, even if you don’t own a PS3, get the game anyway! I bet even holding the box would be a cool experience.

Even though I only got to play the first 30 minutes of the game, I can say with confidence that God of War III is going to offer an unforgettable experience — easily one of the best this generation.

You are not ready.

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