I don't know what difficulty you are playing God of War 2 on, however on my first playthrough on Titan Mode it took me at least 6 hours or more of trying that sequence over and over until I beat it. On Normal Difficulty I don't remember that portion of the game being that tough for me at all.
"aaronisbla" gave some VERY good advice though, because I was about to say the exact same thing that he mentioned. I would also say that if you're still having trouble getting past...
One thing I noticed about Sony and their flagship Japanese devs. like Polyphony and Team ICO is that they always give them plenty of time to develop a title and I'm glad they get all that time.
As far as Turn 10 coming out with 3 Forza titles in about the time it's taken Polyphony to do GT5... I look at the bigger picture because by the time GT5 comes out, Content wise, it'll be equivalent of 2, if not ALL 3 Forza titles combined... no other Racing Sim is going for the Scale that...
It's still January and God of War 3 doesn't come out til' March, so I can see why Sony would wait a bit longer... I mean there's still about another 2 months to go.
I think it's a good idea for Sony to just release some new screens from the new GOW3 build and just let it Simmer in the pot for a few weeks on the Internet, then closer to release drop the new trailer as the Megaton.... the new screens are just the teaser to whet our appetite until the main course :)
The ne...
First off, to answer your questions:
-I'm a Single Player/Story Driven kinda gamer.
-The addition of Multiplayer in a game doesn't make me want to get it more.
-Story driven games I've enjoyed the most: Uncharted series, Metal Gear Solid series, Heavenly Sword, Jak and Daxter series, Fallout 3, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Dead Space, God of War series, GTA3, GTA:Vice City, GTA:San Andreas, Assassin's Creed 2 and many others.
-My thoughts on Assass...
Even if a trailer isn't shown, as long as I get to see some of the same pics that were in those Japanese magazine scans of Poseidon, but just MUCH bigger and maybe a few other new pics, I'll be very satisfied.... the boss battle versus Poseidon just looks Epic as hell and I'm just dying to get a nice HD pic of him.
I'm actually glad a list like this was made because most of the games coming out in 2010 with the most hype are sequels.
ModNation Racers reminds me lot of another Sony published arcade racer "Speed Punks" on the PS1 and I still have that game and enjoyed it a lot, so ModNation Racers is a definite buy for me.
RAGE is my second most anticipated Multiplat. of the year (Dead Space 2 being #1), I just hope it doesn't end up getting pushed back to 2011.
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Is GT still relavant? The 4+ Million people (including me) that bought the glorified GT5 demo, GT5P seems to think so. Hell, there probably isn't any other Racing Sim franchise on Consoles that can put up those kinds of numbers on a "Prologue" version of the full game.
"If GT5 is released in the coming months and doesn't offer a similar "accessiblilty" to a game like Forza Motorsport 3, will anybody outside of the hardcore simulation fans and Gran Turismo...
The PS2 selling over 300K going into it's 10th year is just a testament to the impact it really had on the gaming industry, and Sony's commitment to long life cycles. As long as the PS2 is selling I think Sony should keep it on the market.
I knew the PS3 was going to do well in December, but damn, it really surpassed my expectations.
And Kudos to Sony for one of the greatest Playstation advertising campaigns this holiday season too because I'm sure that played a vital part as well... every Sunday and Monday when I'd watch Football from September all the way well into December there was PS3 Ad's all over the commercial breaks.
GT5 has been in development for 5 Years, not 6 Years, and the amount of development time for a game doesn't always directly correlate with how much power it'll use.
Naughty Dog was just building upon an already complete game engine with Uncharted 2, so a long development cycle to achieve even more wasn't needed. UC2's development cycle in comparison to GT5's and the power that both use can hardly be compared, especially considering that Polyphony started from SCRATCH with GT5's Game...
I'd really love for the Special Edition to come in some sort of special packaging, something like to the God of War 3 Ultimate Edition or the Legendary Halo 3 Edition...
My idea for the Packaging would be a VERY detailed life sized (or near life sized version) of the Issac's helmet in Dead Space 2. In addition to that the eye areas of the Helmet are able to light up/glow brightly in the dark just like Issac's in the game... it would be one hell of a night light, that's for sure. ...
I really don't think that the Japanese GT5 delay is all that big of a deal and I doubt it's gonna mean that the U.S./E.U. version will get delayed further either.
A few weeks ago, Sony mentioned they were targeting a "Summer" release for GT5 in the West, and the 3 month Japan delay falls right in line with Summer, and like many have already said, I'm thinking a simultaneous worldwide launch.
Also, there was other Playstation exclusives like Yakuza 4, MGS: P...
The GT5 Japanese release delay and now other games like Splinter Cell and R.U.S.E. makes me think of what some people in the industry were saying near the end of last year about more game delays in Early 2010... ironically Ubisoft's CEO said this himself too:
http://www.escapistmagazine...
With all the Late 2009 delays, Q1 2010 was definitely overcr...
Dead Space 2 is my most anticipated Multiplatform title of the year and really hope it hits in 2010... If it doesn't get released until 2011, it would be a HUGE let down for me.
A lot of the releases for 2010 seem to be much better spaced out (just look at all of the big Q1- Q2 releases) so I hope that means that Fall 2010 isn't too crowded and allows proper breathing room for solid titles like Dead Space 2, because the last thing I want to see happen is games getting pushed back l...
I'm still not too sure how likely The Last Guardian will come out in 2010, but if it does, it's my most anticipated followed by GOW3, GT5, AGENT and then Heavy Rain, and that's just going off of the currently announced games.
Never tried a Yakuza game before, but I'm interested in getting Yakuza 3, and I really hope Sega releases Yakuza 4 in the West before 2011... originally Sega didn't plan on bringing Yakuza 3 to the West, so I feel pretty confident the 4th installment will hi...
I'm not sure how accurate these numbers are from VG Chartz, but I have to admit, I'm kinda surprised how high MAG's U.S. pre-order numbers are.
And God of War 3 at 311K and it's still at least another 2 and a half months away? Wow...That's like, HALF of what Uncharted 2 sold in October NPD.... looks like God of War 3 is on track to outdo Uncharted 2's initial numbers.
As much as I would like for Sony to continue the trend of introducing a new disc format each generation, I have to say, I think Sony should just stick with Blu-ray in the next Playstation unless the new format doesn't cost that much more to produce than Blu-ray.
3rd party developers are barely even scratching the surface of Blu-ray's capacity this gen. on the PS3, and if they aren't utilizing Blu-ray like they should right now, a newer/ better disc format next gen. more than like...
Sometimes it's just hard to believe that titles like Gran Turismo 5 or God of War 3 are so close to release..... not too long ago it seemed like they were AGES away (especially GT5), but damn, time has really flown by.
I'm Jealous of Japanese gamers in March like crazy... they get 2 of my most anticipated games of the year GT5 and God of War 3, in addition to Yakuza 4, and MGS: Peace Walker in the same month... 2010 is just a BEAST of a year for gaming.
Nice GT5 fanm...
I like the European Box art better because I get more of a "mysterious" vibe from it...
The US box art looks more like a Movie Poster and while I like the EU cover better, the US box art looks fine too.
I remember seeing a similiar pic as a "Place Holder" cover art for the U.S. version too... I'm just glad it wasn't used because it didn't quite continue the tradition of the other GOW box arts for me, such as like lots of detail and stuff in the background. I'm really loving the most recently revealed GOW3 U.S. box art though.
And it seems like there's even a few similarities between the E.U. God of War 3 and Heavy Rain box arts.... the E.U. Box arts look a bit more &qu...