GOW 2 is coming. Oh yeah, and its coming along nicely
Yes I've been away for a while. The reason? Well I found HD upconvertors for my PS2, Xbox and Wii so I've been stuck in all that is gaming goodness.
If you've followed my blog or know me at all you've picked up that I'm a huge fan of David Jaffe's "God of War" (GOW) game. In GOW, you take the role of the dual blade weilding Kratos (who's fallen out of favor with the Gods) and enter the dark world of Greek mythology which comes to life right before your eyes. All the classic mythological creatures and places come to life and suck you into one of the best games of all time. Believe it or not its one of the few (and I mean like 4 or 5, ever) that I went and paid retail price for the day it was available. Trust me, that's saying something!
Well after Mr. Jaffe moved onto bigger and better things at Sony, his second in command Corey Barlog has taken the helm of the sequel, God of War 2. After defeating Ares and becoming the new God of War at the conclusion of the first game, our boy Kratos is now left to dealing with all the petty jealousy that goes on among the Gods. As a result of all this Olympian jealousy and fighting, Kratos is killed and must try and find his way back to the land of the living. His journey includes a visit to the island of the Fates, who are truly the greatest deities of all because they oversee the futures of everyone.
GOW was one of those games that got everything right. The gameplay was spot on and engaging. There were puzzles but they were "rolled into" the story of the game and didn't feel like puzzles at all. The story line was fantastic and as you followed Kratos on his journey you learned more and more about how he came to be the man he is and what he was fighting for. And lastly GOW blew everyone away with stellar graphics. Now that's saying something because the game came out for what was thought to be the end of the PS2's life. Honestly is showed jsut how much power the PS2 had and had a number of people (including me) asking why did we need a next gen console when the PS2 could deliver games like GOW. The designers heard our prayers and since GOW 2 is also for the PS2 they focused on next gen TVs. Most of us have upgraded to HDTVs since the original God of War shipped so GOW 2's programming team has spent quite a bit of time on making sure the game looks solid if players run it in high definition.
This screen shot of the boss battle is just schaweet ain't it?. Oh yeah, there's more news too. Looks like there will also be a donus DVD that will come with the game and your 'ole buddy Dutch will be on it! I guess the conversations I had with Corey at E3 were worth showing. I consider myself very lucky to know both David and Corey and even more lucky to get into the bonus DVD.
Now, there is already talk of GOW 3 and I've heard that David and Corey are both working the "creative juices" to start working on it after GOW 2 hits stores (should be in March by the way) but the only question is will it only be for PS3? If so.....I will have to go out and buy one.
More posts coming, Dutch.
If you've followed my blog or know me at all you've picked up that I'm a huge fan of David Jaffe's "God of War" (GOW) game. In GOW, you take the role of the dual blade weilding Kratos (who's fallen out of favor with the Gods) and enter the dark world of Greek mythology which comes to life right before your eyes. All the classic mythological creatures and places come to life and suck you into one of the best games of all time. Believe it or not its one of the few (and I mean like 4 or 5, ever) that I went and paid retail price for the day it was available. Trust me, that's saying something!Well after Mr. Jaffe moved onto bigger and better things at Sony, his second in command Corey Barlog has taken the helm of the sequel, God of War 2. After defeating Ares and becoming the new God of War at the conclusion of the first game, our boy Kratos is now left to dealing with all the petty jealousy that goes on among the Gods. As a result of all this Olympian jealousy and fighting, Kratos is killed and must try and find his way back to the land of the living. His journey includes a visit to the island of the Fates, who are truly the greatest deities of all because they oversee the futures of everyone.
GOW was one of those games that got everything right. The gameplay was spot on and engaging. There were puzzles but they were "rolled into" the story of the game and didn't feel like puzzles at all. The story line was fantastic and as you followed Kratos on his journey you learned more and more about how he came to be the man he is and what he was fighting for. And lastly GOW blew everyone away with stellar graphics. Now that's saying something because the game came out for what was thought to be the end of the PS2's life. Honestly is showed jsut how much power the PS2 had and had a number of people (including me) asking why did we need a next gen console when the PS2 could deliver games like GOW. The designers heard our prayers and since GOW 2 is also for the PS2 they focused on next gen TVs. Most of us have upgraded to HDTVs since the original God of War shipped so GOW 2's programming team has spent quite a bit of time on making sure the game looks solid if players run it in high definition. 
This screen shot of the boss battle is just schaweet ain't it?. Oh yeah, there's more news too. Looks like there will also be a donus DVD that will come with the game and your 'ole buddy Dutch will be on it! I guess the conversations I had with Corey at E3 were worth showing. I consider myself very lucky to know both David and Corey and even more lucky to get into the bonus DVD.Now, there is already talk of GOW 3 and I've heard that David and Corey are both working the "creative juices" to start working on it after GOW 2 hits stores (should be in March by the way) but the only question is will it only be for PS3? If so.....I will have to go out and buy one.
More posts coming, Dutch.
posted by Dutch DeGay at 7:28 PM
1 Comments:
I'm not a gamer, but GOW sounds like an amazing game.
Want to buy me a PS2, Dutch? :)
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