Played the demo today...
Positives
* A very engaging story...atmosphere is very moody and gripping.
* Nicely detailed environments and characters.
* The FBI crime scene glasses is quite amusing... lol
* Awesome sound system.
Neutral
* Controls are an acquired taste and sometimes...
I don’t think it’s the moving level (err, Titan ride) per se, but rather the overall presentation, interaction, scope and depth that makes it feel brand new.
Speaking of Blu-ray...
Sony and Panasonic have announced that they have developed a new optical disc evaluation technology that will allow the layer capacity of Blu-ray media to increase from 25GB to 33.4GB using existing Blu-ray laser diodes. This would presumably allow existing Blu-ray...
The PS3 game of the year for me was Uncharted 2 for great art direction and sound system… Killzone 2 comes in 2nd place. The only thing that bugged me about K2 was the “too much factor”. Just too much going on screen for me too truly enjoy. Like an overloaded of pyrotechnics, soldiers...
I don't think the demo is following the storyline quite yet, however it can be two different aspects to the story. Hades is a God, so shape shifting into a Titan like figure would confuse people. Then there's the other aspect... "Hades the Titan" is the physical form of hell... while "Hades...
If there were any hiccups or slowdowns I could not tell... smooth as butter. Also there was no screen tearing at all (al la Uncharted 2) during the demo. It feels like 60fps, however it may not be locked at 60fps. Back at GDC, a few Santa Monica's developers stated 60fps in most cases and...
God of War 1 & 2 is rendered at 720p/60fps and scaled to 1080p if your TV is capable. God of War 3 is rendered at 720p/60fps with no 1080p scaling capability, the demo anyhow.
What video game made you the most heated or use the most profane language?
After recently purchasing the PS3 God of War Collection… it was God of War 1 that made me the most heated at times during the PS2 days. The enemies and bosses were not the problem; it was some of the unforgiving...