E3 2009 First Impressions Review: GOD OF WAR 3

I played this game for about 30 minutes and it blew me away! This is such a dramatic step up from the first two games. I was only able to play the game to a certain point, and it looked like it was only going to get even more epic at the point where it ended. There are a few new controls in the game that are easy to get a handle on, so it won't screw you up too bad. But it can get really tricky at times as well. But what good game doesn't? The gameplay is incredible! I love how the game smoothly switches between the gameplay and cinematics. It's as if they are one and the same. The transition is flawless.

God of War 3 is violent as hell! The blood flows in this game, like Pepsi in a Pepsi factory. It gets all over the place, except in your face because as much as you would like it to be real, it isn't.

The graphics are insane! There is no one that will be disappointed in them. The settings and monsters that you get to fight and destroy look fantastic.

Here is the Plot:

God of War III takes place right after the events of God of War II, with Kratos upon Gaia's back eager to exact vengeance on the Gods and make them "suffer". As seen in the trailers, the whereabouts of the Blade of Olympus is unknown, even though Kratos had been wielding the blade at the end of God of War II. Little information has been released on the battle between the Gods and Titans that will explain the end of Greek Mythology. A more recent screen shot shows Helios on his knees with a bloodied face, Kratos is also in the picture grasping the god's head, about to tear it off with his bare hands. Helios' head is a since confirmed weapon, which also confirms his death at an unknown point in the game. Seen in a gameplay trailer are iron or bronze boots with wings on them, that greatly augment Kratos' acrobatic abilities. The wings and nature of the boots suggest that Kratos, at some point in the game, battles and kills Hermes, before taking his boots.

So how did I do? Well, lets just say that I had about 100 people watching me play. The pressure was on, and truth be told, I embarrassedmyself a few times. There was one part that I had trouble getting through, and I actually broke a sweat. But! I eventually got through the demo and the was good in the world.

I really don't have a favorite part of the game, the whole thing was awesome! You got to fight one big beast after another. I think I fought four of them in the demo, and killed each of them in the most brutal way possible. The best kill of the game though, was ripping a godlike man's head off with nothing but my bare hands. It was awesomely graphic! You see the skin pull and snap away from his body and everything! That picture at the top is how the head ripping begins.

This is a must have game!