Frankie_Says_Relax
01-14-2008, 07:19 PM
Picked up the demo at Gamestop today ...
since the demo is short (about 15 minutes worth of gameplay), I'll make my review as brief as possible.
I put off playing through the first God of War game until it was a "Greatest Hits" title, which while a good move financially for a gamer as prolific and frugal as I am, was also a big mistake for one who likes fun action / platformers as much as I do.
I didn't wait on God of War II and I'm glad for that.
If the demo is any indication of what's in store for the whole game experience the PSP game looks to have all of the superbly high production values and ultra tight play control of the first two games in the series.
Even the "evade" control which any G.O.W. player will tell you is integral to completing the game and it's "bonus" tasks frustration-free is BRILLIANTLY re-mapped from the 2nd analog stick to simply holding both L and R. It works absolutely perfectly, and didn't take more than a few seconds to adapt to.
I was glad to see a CGI segment in there with a voice-over from Terrence Carson (Kratos) as it's usually in "portable" projects like this that companies think that they can (or are forced to) leave out voice-overs. So, I'm sure we'll get a nice meaty story full of great cut scenes and voice-overs from all the principal voice-talent from the series.
I'm HUGELY impressed with this one, I had to keep reminding myself that I wasn't playing in on a PS2, and if PSP hasn't had a system seller yet in the US (IMO it's had plenty ... but, there always seem to be critics that will ignore any and all successes when it comes to PSP.) this has GOT to be it.
They should have the demo UMDs at your local Gamestop now, so go reserve a copy and see if they'll give you one!!
since the demo is short (about 15 minutes worth of gameplay), I'll make my review as brief as possible.
I put off playing through the first God of War game until it was a "Greatest Hits" title, which while a good move financially for a gamer as prolific and frugal as I am, was also a big mistake for one who likes fun action / platformers as much as I do.
I didn't wait on God of War II and I'm glad for that.
If the demo is any indication of what's in store for the whole game experience the PSP game looks to have all of the superbly high production values and ultra tight play control of the first two games in the series.
Even the "evade" control which any G.O.W. player will tell you is integral to completing the game and it's "bonus" tasks frustration-free is BRILLIANTLY re-mapped from the 2nd analog stick to simply holding both L and R. It works absolutely perfectly, and didn't take more than a few seconds to adapt to.
I was glad to see a CGI segment in there with a voice-over from Terrence Carson (Kratos) as it's usually in "portable" projects like this that companies think that they can (or are forced to) leave out voice-overs. So, I'm sure we'll get a nice meaty story full of great cut scenes and voice-overs from all the principal voice-talent from the series.
I'm HUGELY impressed with this one, I had to keep reminding myself that I wasn't playing in on a PS2, and if PSP hasn't had a system seller yet in the US (IMO it's had plenty ... but, there always seem to be critics that will ignore any and all successes when it comes to PSP.) this has GOT to be it.
They should have the demo UMDs at your local Gamestop now, so go reserve a copy and see if they'll give you one!!