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[3liteDragon]

THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, LET'S FUCKING GOOOO

 

[mortal]

To think we still have yet to see what Santa Monica Studio can do focusing exclusively on PS5 hardware.
I cannot even begin to imagine what Sony's 1st party will be capable of by the tail end of PS5's life cycle.

 

[Wandering Leopard]

Good to see the Valkyries (or Valkyrie like enemies) back, had a lot of fun facing them.

 

[dugdug]

Gotta admit, I wasn’t as excited as I thought I should have been for this game…until this trailer. God DAMN.

 

[Sosokrates]

While the technology SSM is using very good the real strength of there visuals and other AAA games is the time and care that goes into creating and refining nearly every inch of the game.

 

[GigaBowser]

Oh man!

 

[jhjfss]

 

[Ceadeus]

Damn

 

[NT80]

Yeah its going to be Epic, but it always bothered me in the first game when i was fighting Baldur and everything was scripted cutscene, even the fight on top of the dragon they literally show the buttons on screen and you just press them and watch the cutscene plays, idk it just takes away from the combat, but otherwise i agree that it looks epic.

That last boss was disappointing. All style over substance. The real last boss was the Valkyrie queen.
They made the good bosses optional so as not scare people off with the challenge.

 

[Sosokrates]

Looks so much better than Starfield and Zelda.

 

[Represent.]

To think we still have yet to see what Santa Monica Studio can do focusing exclusively on PS5 hardware.
I cannot even begin to imagine what Sony's 1st party will be capable of by the tail end of PS5's life cycle.

Yep.

Its actually sickening how far ahead Sony's top dogs are ahead of everyone else in terms of visuals and production value. I mean theres really only R* outside of Sony's top guys that can match the Naughty Dogs etc.

I wish this was not the case.

 

[DeepEnigma]

No like a GoW game with Ancient Greek gods. He could also take baths with women and maybe face a titan or something.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

Holy shit!

 

[Sosokrates]

Lots of games use a combination of canned animations and physics for combat, no? In any case, why do enemies still float in the air and slowly rotate after being launched? Surely they could have come up with something more satisfying than that. It looked dumb as hell in GoW 2018 and it stands out even more here. The combat feels like it should be vicious and impactful based on Kratos' animations, but the way the enemies react to impact outside of finishers/specials doesn't cut it for me.

The only thing I wish on this front is if kratos was a bit more agile in his movements, great combat is almost like a dance not a fast paced borg drone.

 

[GymWolf]

Great fucking trailer, not gonna lie.

 

[ikbalCO]

Some of the PS Blog Screenshots:

Making thor big fat ginger tank was a genious idea. Also i love how he snaps his finger to call mjolnir back.

Pre ordered this a month ago. I was already hype and with this trailer. I can not wait.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Amazing trailer. Really got my juices flowing! Can't wait for this game.

 

[mortal]

Yep.

Its actually sickening how far ahead Sony's top dogs are ahead of everyone else in terms of visuals and production value. I mean theres really only R* outside of Sony's top guys that can match the Naughty Dogs etc.

I wish this was not the case.

No doubt, there's only a handful I can think of as well.

Although I think Microsoft have an opportunity to seriously compete in that arena, if they can successfully manage their talented Studios accordingly this gen.
PlayStation Studios still have that pedigree, so it'll be an interesting back and forth this gen, and with gamers being the ultimate beneficiaries

 

[LaughingStock]

Meh

I know it will be good and I already pre-ordered it. But... meh. It looks too much like the first game.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Meh

I know it will be good and I already pre-ordered it. But... meh. It looks too much like the first game.

I don't know if this is satire at this point or not.

 

[gow3isben]

WHO GETS THE GOTY!!!!!

Elden Ring WHO????????"'

 

[Fahdis]

Excuse me? Someone should put the Santa Monica Team into jail for molesting my eyes with this much gaming porn. HOLY SHIT!

 

[GymWolf]

Looks alarmingly generic.

 

[Certinty]

Finally a showing of the game that looks great. About time!

 

[I Master l]

Combat looks uninteresting just like GOW 2018, Top notch visuals and presentation tho

 

[TIGERCOOL]

Because it's still an action game at heart and floating enemies in that way is a sort of signal that the combo can be continued.

If you add physics in then you add in unpredictability. Games with physics based combat have never worked well. That's why you rarely see it any more, I can't think of any. If physics are added it's usually to a death animation or ragdolls on bodies.

Well, in any case... other action game devs have found much more elegant solutions to hitstun and impact animations from "normal" attacks, and particularly in air-juggling/combos. In the trailer when Kratos runs up and starts punching and shield bashing the elf that's floating in the air it's doing nothing but resetting it's fall animation - there's NO sense of impact or power behind the blows. It's a pretty big blemish on a game with top-notch presentation.

 

[Golgo 13]

Holy fucking shit - that was good. Time for a total media blackout.

 

[Represent.]

I really thought they were about to end with the Controller reveal. Would have been an incredible troll moment.

 

[Chronicle]

I got a funny feeling that you bash Thors brains in a take that hammer to do some REAL bashing.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I really thought they were about to end with the Controller reveal. Would have been an incredible troll moment.

Same, I was about to post...

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Wait...i just had a thought...how is this going to run on a PS4? 1080p, 30 fps? lmao

 

[Ferdimage]

Wow amazing, have not felt goosebumps for a trailer in a long time (Elden Ring). That last clip was all Hype!

 

[Represent.]

And to think they only showed us the Kratos bits in the trailer, he's gonna die in the Thor battle. Atreus will take over as lead for the rest of the game

Time skip.. Loki vs Odin final boss battle.

 

[A.Romero]

Hyped for sure.

I haven't paid full price for a PS game for a while but I'll do it for this. Thinking about cancelling my Amazon preorder because they are never on time.

 

[Florin4k4]

The new trailer looked OBSCURELY good

OBSCENELY*

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Looks alarmingly generic.

 

[CJ_75]

Wow o wow...this looks F amazing.
I had this feeling SMS was showing off the earlier game footage running on a PS4 (Pro). And go for maximum excitement with PS5 footage later. And here it is... Now, where is that pre-order button?

 

[Crispy Gamer]

I still can't close my mouth that was unreal!

 

[abacab driver]

I hope the inclusion of this trailer in a state of play doesn't mean Sony won't have a proper showcase this year.

 

[Spitfire098]

Looks alarmingly generic.

 

[adamsapple]

Can't wait to punch fat thor in his fat gut to death

 

[Gamer79]

 

[Sleepwalker]

Day fucking one, cant wait

 

[G-Bus]

I'm taking a day off for this and kicking the wife and kids out of the house for the day.

No more. I've seen to much here.

Those set pieces giving me some god of war 3 vibes.

 

[Batiman]

Hyped but sucks I gotta play in on a ps4. I’m in no rush for a ps5. It just sucks going back to last gen after playing on XSX for a year. I feel it’s gonna tarnish my experience a bit. First one looked great at the time though.

 

[saintjules]

No one waiting for a sale, huh

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Like I said, had no fucking doubt this thing would look like a winner. People jump the gun too damn much.

 

[Slothbeing1209]

"Looks like DLC" boys where are you??

 

[Imtjnotu]

No one waiting for a sale, huh

 

[Sleepwalker]

Need a high quality screenshot of the scene with the wolves and the eclipse, somebody hook a brother up please