Never heard off! I'll go "hunting" for it!

Can't play it on my G3. Sad but true.

No kidding, right? The game is all, "You can't play any more, ever. You gotta pay up." And I'm all, "I'm just gonna play something else. You don't own me." And then I move my head back and forth in a sassy manner and wag my finger aggressively.

The way to do a demo is the way they did the one for God of War II. You spend fifteen minutes fighting this one gigantic boss all over the rooftops of Rhodes. Then about the third time he knocks you halfway across the city, you find yourself on the top floors of a building, looking out a window onto the war-torn landscape. Then the boss sticks his head in front of the window and glares in at you with his giant eye. You stab him in the eye, he reels back in pain and slams his fist into the building, KNOCKING IT DOWN WITH YOU INSIDE IT, and the demo ENDS RIGHT THERE as the entire building topples toward the ground. "God of War II. The End Begins in March."

I physically had to buy the game when it finally came out. It was like an addictive substance in my body until then.

It's hardly subconscious advertising. The point is that the demo ends on a high note, and I wanted to see what happened next. Timed demos usually end on a sort of "aaw" note, and that's not the final impression you want to leave a player with.

Part of the reason I like God of War so much (it's one of the most satisfying game purchases I've ever made) is that it doesn't draw on the same Tolkien-inspired Dungeons and Dragons mythology as everything else. It's a tribute to the great stories of Greek mythology, with some liberties taken for the purpose of keeping the game exciting and playable. There's certainly things about the game that could be a shade more intelligent or less meat-headed, but it weaves together the elements of gameplay, story, character, and technology better than almost any game out there.

But if you're hellbent against aggression in games, then it's most definitely not the game for you. It's one of the most violent games out there. I don't go for all these First-Person Shooter things, or the military simulators, or Warcraft, but give me a game with an original premise, a stylish presentation, and solid visceral gameplay that allows me to let off a little steam? Heck, yes. Sign me up.

I never cared for Bud Redhead, though. I like those kinds of games a lot, but I never cared for the level design or the control in that one. Wish I could try Cave Days.

VernJensen wrote on 31.03.2007 at 02:28:05:


It won't work on a G3.