PSXE Poll Update: GoWIII Lives Up To Its Massive Hype
When there's as much hype surrounding a game like God of War III, it may seem almost impossible for the title in question to reach such lofty anticipated levels.
But as far as most of our readers are concerned, the most recent Kratos masterpiece does indeed live up to the massive amount of accumulated hype; the majority even say it's one of the best games they've ever played. That's hardly a huge surprise, though, considering the super high review scores and overwhelmingly positive response from the public. There's little doubt that this one solidifies the franchise's place in history and in truth, we could be looking at the greatest video game trilogy of all time. There's almost nothing wrong with the third game - despite a few minor platforming issues - and the level of visceral entertainment, provided by brutal insanity and nearly perfectly honed controls, is exceedingly impressive. Prior to this poll, we asked to name the one game that has the best shot of winning Game of the Year in 2010, and the majority went with GoWIII. You weren't prophetic; y'all just knew the game would indeed be that good, and there wasn't much argument surrounding the fact.
Now, after a totally insane first quarter, we finally face a bit of a break. April doesn't have the star power of March and even the potential blockbuster for late-April, Red Dead Redemption, has been pushed into May. So you might have some time to catch up on your backlog of games; our question is, what gem from 2009 do you regret missing? Which one will be tops on your "catch-up list?" We'll do bad things to you if you haven't played Uncharted 2 yet... Fair warning.
Related Game(s): God of War III
3/28/2010 9:25:37 PM Ben Dutka
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LimitedVertigo
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 9:52:42 PM
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I did the unthinkable and chose to pop in JustCause2 before finishing XIII. What I was thinking might be a 10min break turned into 2hrs a little bit ago. It's amazing, it is such a fun game and I can't imagine anyone getting bored or running out of ideas. I put it back in its case and I'm going to finish XIII before I play JC2 again. I can't wait though!
Naztycuts
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:44:02 PM
chedison
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:47:30 PM
kraygen
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 2:24:30 AM
Gordo
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 9:58:30 PM
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Loved Killzone 2 and Assassins Creed II but hated Batman for some reason.
I've just bought Metal Gear Solid 4 so after another playthrough of GOWIII and maybe a quick playthrough of Heavy Rain I'll be that universe for a while.
Then maybe another playthrough of Uncharted 2.
How can you get bored of those classics?
WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 10:03:27 PM
chedison
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:52:13 PM
Naztycuts
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 12:33:42 AM
Scarecrow
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 12:42:43 AM
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 1:15:13 AM
chedison
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 1:41:56 AM
BikerSaint
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 10:02:11 PM
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BTW, just playing U1 now, but I've been frigging stuck for 3 hours on chapter 12, trying to get the jet-ski up the rapids.
Either I shot a couple explosive barrels thereby getting shot & die too fast, or while shooting the bad guys, the current pushes me into a damn barrel.
(I think a couple of those guys must have found themselves a frigging "1-shot, 1-kill" cheat code) LOL
Gordo
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 10:44:20 PM
Alienange
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:14:39 PM
Hezzron
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:56:00 PM
WolfCrimson
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 3:14:54 AM
Hezzron
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 9:28:50 AM
WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 10:02:12 PM
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*Agent Smith voice*
"Welcome back Mr. Dutka, we missed you."
Alienange
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:15:23 PM
Jalex
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 10:10:47 PM
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Personally, I think far too many people missed out on 'Demon's Souls' and 'Flower' (well, I don't know exactly how many people actually bought 'Flower', but it doesn't seem like enough).
Scarecrow
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 12:45:14 AM
shadowpal2
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 10:22:48 PM
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NoSmokingBandit
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 10:54:16 PM
chedison
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:50:58 PM
Scarecrow
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 12:46:50 AM
WolfCrimson
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 3:18:14 AM
NoSmokingBandit
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 8:26:18 AM
I completely agree. Theres only a few good platforming games left, and with Insomniac mentioning they might take a break from R&C...
I dont care if it looks like a cartoon or a little kids game. Its fun. Plain, simple, innocent fun. Remember when games used to be fun? Yeah, thats what R&C is all about.
Milonakis
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:42:46 PM
chedison
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:50:22 PM
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Out of Dragon Age: Origins and Street Fighter IV, I'd have to pick SF. Just because DA didn't appeal to me much and been a fan of SF since I was a kid. Then again there's Super Street Fighter IV coming out this year so I guess I won't be missing it after all :P.
michiganfan1983
Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 11:57:39 PM
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InBlackestNight
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 12:33:43 AM
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Scarecrow
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 12:50:26 AM
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I have played some of it, but still need to get that GEM
I blame Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls....sheeesh the quality of those two games is just too much for words
I plan on getting R&C: CIT ASAP
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Ooooooh yeah, ps3 has no games...
PS: Welcome back Ben! It was weird not seeing up to date psxe articles
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Kai200X
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 1:05:28 AM
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Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time (No)
inFamous (Platinum'd)
Assassin's Creed II (Platinum'd)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Platinum'd)
Killzone 2 (Yes)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Platinum'd)
Street Fighter IV (No)
Demon's Souls (Yes)
Dragon Age: Origins (No)
Flower (Yes)
I just got Flower few days ago and I'm loving it. Totally beautiful and to my surprise (well maybe not that suprised) it was made by who else? Santa Monica Studio. Those guys are insane good. Anyway, I guess out of three Nos I don't really regrets missed any of them. Ratchet and Clank probably will be fun, I'm not interested in Street Fighters anymore and Dragon Age is not my kinda game. Looking forward to Hokuto Musou!
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Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 1:55:06 AM
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OriginalSin
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 2:43:56 AM
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I am totally blown away by it and it is simply amazing. I have 1 or 2 small issues with it but nothing hectic but other than that it's perfect in my opinion.
But I have to say that it is a close contest between GOWIII and Uncharted 2.... I love both games equally so I won't be able to say which one is best but damn man we are so lucky to have games like these in our court.
I mean fanboyism aside.... After the last 3 games that we received as exclusives (Uncharted2, Heavy Rain, GOWIII) I just can not for the life of me understand why any true gamer out there would not own a PS3 by now. I mean really...
On the other hand I also received Assassin's Creed II yesterday so I will be getting into that as soon as I am done with GOWIII.
Then as soon as I can find a copy of Heavy Rain in stock somewhere it will be mine...
wakkaoaka
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 3:57:41 AM
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It looks like I need to upgrade my brains GPU before I go get an LED TV and GOWIII. Oh yeah, and how the hell am i gonna compute 3d HD LED detail! Defo gonna have to stay away from the formula one in gt5 whilst playing in 3d mode on an led tv.
I dont regret not playing the games in that list because I know I can still buy them :) I regret not getting ICO when it first came out... if only i wasnt 12 and a bit more mature then.
FullmetalX10
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 5:34:33 AM
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Geobaldi
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 5:55:26 AM
JackC8
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 7:39:59 AM
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I'm happy to wait for all the latest and greatest games to come down in price a bit. They'll still be just as fun when I eventually get around to them.
Irievibes
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 9:26:48 AM
BikerSaint
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 7:10:40 PM
I'm like you,
Since I'm a collector, I'll wait till some great used price drops to get mine, or for new games, I'll wait for both, a price drop, with a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" deal at the same time too.
And since I'm still buying older games(especially the old PS2, and xbox games) to add to my collections, I've got a huge backlog of over 1200+ games I've stillgot to play catch-up with.
On the PS3, I've bought inFamous, Killzone 2, & R2, but haven't had to time to play them yet(still playing Uncharted 1 & Prototype).
And, sometimes when I get stuck in a game for way too long, I'll just walk away from it for months & come back to it later with some fresh new ideas to get out myself of that spot.
***MGS4 SPOILER ALERT*****
(I still need to go back to MGS 4 again, cause it was one of those I walked away from. I spent 5 hours over 3 days just trying to put the knockout needle into Vamp in the 4th(or 5th?) chapter. So I guess it's about time I go back in & try to give MGS4 another shot(pun intended).
I still want to get these PS3 games too, & U2 is a "Must Have" game for me, but since the rest of them aren't on my "must have first" list, I'm still waiting for the next big used price drop, & a B2-G1F deal at the same time.....
R&C: A Crack in Time
Assassin's Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Demon's Souls
Dragon Age: Origins
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gumbi
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 8:32:50 AM
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If I had to pick one I'd say Batman. The demo was really good, and I'll get it eventually... so many games to play, so little time to play'em.
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Irievibes
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 9:25:05 AM
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ohter than that i got valkyria chronicles , but i play that one sporadically its easy to catch up ont he story after long whiles of not playing it, havent finished it yet, @ chapter 11 i believe..then of course i havent even bought JC2 or heavy rain yet so thats even more games to play.....oh gawd, i need vacations...
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Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 10:07:45 AM
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smileys_007
Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 4:35:46 PM
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God of War III









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Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 9:50:51 PM