Reply With QuoteDidn't the reviews land like 6 weeks ago?
The reviews are landing... Gamespot gave it a 9.2, and IGN similarly in the 9 range... anyone pick this up yet (it was released today) ?
Didn't the reviews land like 6 weeks ago?
Do you honestly trust any reviews that come out that far in advance? I sure as hell don't.Originally Posted by JPR
I didn't check when the review was written, and assumed it was new.
The IGN review you refer to was posted on February 12th.
Based on what was said on the various 1up Podcasts, the game was done and sent out for official review over a month ago. Apparently this sometimes happens so that two significant news events don't overlap too strongly. I forgot what else was supposed to be happening with Sony. Maybe it was just GDC and the Home thing.
edit: To your point, though, I preordered a while back and will be picking it up tonight. The first level demo that I played was a very pleasant more-of-the-same. I'm looking forward to it.
I'm guessing it would be wishful thinking that it actually contained a month's worth of gameplay.
I'm still not sure if I'm going to pick it up now or wait. I enjoyed GoW 1, but it was pretty short.
It's not out in a lot of stores right now... however, the Playstation store in San Francisco has a ton of them in.
The eb near me has at least 20 non pre order copies, and I think 12 pre order ones. The guy at eb was telling me that hard in gow2 is as hard as god mode in Gow 1.
Well, better than trusting IGN, IMO.
Oooh.. maybe I'll stop by after work and snag one. I didn't preorder because I didn't even have my PS2 hooked up anymore, but since I broke down and bought a PS3, I'll give it a go. Thanks for posting. :)
Is the 2 disc set normal for Gow2, or is it a limited run for the first shipment?
Sony sent copies to all review outlets at the same time (early Feb), and told online it was okay to review them early, hence all the early reviews.
*makes saving throw verses saying anything about GoW2*
Demo hooked me - I'll see if there are any at the EB and/or CompUSA on the way home from work. We'll see how GoWII competes with Crackdown for my attention...
One of the guys at my local EBGames had his face painted like Kratos. It was scary.
What happened was that Sony apparently sent copies of God of War 2 way out in advance so the coverage wouldn't take away from some big announcement they were making at the time GoW2 was actually shipping, which I guess is Home? For all I know they could announce a date of Killzone tomorrow. Anyway, that's apparently why EGM and 1UP and I guess a bunch of other places had the reviews done a month ago.
Anyway, why isn't this in my God of War 2 thread? Why you always gotta front, Kuni?
I'm tempted to go grab GoW2 tomorrow, but with now online stuff, it seems like theres no rush to grab it before the qt3ers playing the multiplayer stop in a week and a half from now as they usually do. On the other hand, if I wait until the price drops significantly, I may not be able to go back to last-gen. Even using the PS2 controller now feels awkward after using nothing but the 360 pad since November.
This has to be the most over the top game I've ever played. It starts out big, and just doesn't let up. It's almost ridiculous.
It truly is the swan song of the last generation. Everything you thought was possible when you first got your PS2, this embodies.
What a way for the generation to close...
Just wondering but does the game start off in the same place in the demo just like how it was with Gow1's demo?
Didn't play the demo, but this one starts in Rhodes, with the obvious boss fight one would have there.
And I agree with flyinj, this is the most over the top game I've seen in a long time.
Game starts off identical to the demo, with a few minor additions and changes.
Also, I am getting my ass handed to me by the Collossus on Hard mode. I just finished God difficulty in GoW1 this past weekend, but this is madness.
What are you talking about? There's no multiplayer in GoW2.
Ah, that's why there's no rush. It made sense in my head.
Should I get the original GoW first? Or does this one stand okay alone?
I say play the first God of War, uh, well first. Not because the sequel is so different or anything, but because it's so good you don't want to miss out on any of it. Not sure if you could really go back to the first after playing the new one.
Play the original.
Also because Kratos' situation in GoW2 is a direct result of the events of GoW1. It's a straight up sequel and playing the first helps a lot in terms of knowing why Kratos is such an angry man. Also, yeah, it's a great game. I'm playing through the first currently before jumping into the new one, and it really hasn't aged a day.
GoW was an amazing game, but I do have one pet peeve. Did anyone else find the last boss fight to be ridiculously difficult relative to all the other bosses in the game? That's the only place I had to actually turn down the skill level out of sheer frustration. I hate cheesing my way through the ending after getting that far.. so that stung.
Still, GoW was awesome and I highly recommend it. Looking forward to picking up the sequel soon!
You mean the part where they took everything you'd earned thus far away from you and forced you to fight the most difficult enemy using a control and combat scheme completely unprecedented in the rest of the game?
Yeah, I yelled a bit. GoW1 does actually end on a pretty sour note because of that fight.
Well, not completely unprecedented. You did get a sword in the early mid-game, which controlled just like the sword at the end...but yeah, nobody actually used the thing. I know I didn't.
I didn't turn down the skill level, mostly because I had no idea you could. I almost never finished it, instead I kept trying till I was ready to punch a hole in the TV, somehow I actually beat it. Going to be very pissed if they pull the same crap again.
Posting Permissions