Wow, what an opener that was. Sony started its E3 2016 press conference on the front foot, dealing out a God of War PlayStation 4 gameplay demo, and it's honestly not what we expected. For a start, the property's trademark combat has seemingly been altered to a large degree, with fights now resembling an action game akin to something like Dark Souls - but we'll be damned if we go ahead and claim that this the Dark Souls of God of War, and we'd encourage you to avoid doing so as well.
As expected, though, the game looks stunning, although it sadly doesn't have any kind of release window just yet - all we know is that it's "in development", so we'll probably be waiting a while. In any case, this is arguably the kind of shake-up that the franchise needed, and we're all aboard for something a bit different.
Watch the gameplay that we've embedded and let us know if you're ready to axe mythical creatures in the comments section below.
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This game might make me warm up to Kratos. I hated him in the previous games. It looks great though.
kratos is the best
my favorite playstation icon ever.
Looked great!
WRU release date!
wow amazing.gameplay.the man.the legend.kratos is back hahaha.come out and play.this is epic.my favorite playstation franchise of all times.work up .
I've always loved the God of War games, and seeing Kratos makes me feel like I'm getting hyped for the original and sequels all over again.
It looks stunning in every way, GOW needed rebooting where the hell Could they have gone? What the gameplay footage shows i love it's different but still GOW, love the Spartan Rage.
I'm glad they did this! I did not care for the originals at all. Now I'm all on board for this reboot! The combat looks superb!!!!
Game of the show by a country mile, nothing came close to topping this for me.
I was completely blown away by this. What an intro to the conference. It looks awesome.
Did anyone think it was Horizon first when the trailer came up?
I wept at the end. This could be an enthralling tale between father and soon in a Norse mythological adventure. Action packed and grown up. On my list to buy.
I dared to suggest the "fixed" gameplay camera would be ditched at the time of the game Art leak. Only for most push square folk to scoff at my outrageous suggestion !
Not what I expected but in a very good way. The sort of lava damage falling the punch was really freakin cool!
I was stunned when I saw Kratos appear out of the shadows. The game mechanics have changed in a huge way but I expect to enjoy this. There was enough gameplay to get me on-board. I wonder what the story revolves around though.
I was stunned when I saw Kratos appear out of the shadows. The game mechanics have changed in a huge way but I expect to enjoy this. There was enough gameplay to get me on-board. I wonder what the story revolves around though.
Completely reinvent the wheel for GoW - looks fantastic. Having played through four of the five games, seeing this fresh take on the franchise has got me hyped - awesome opener.
Looks incredible, genuinely thrilled to see it in motion.
I must admit that the end made me uncomfortable. It was almost too real, in a sense.
I must admit that the end made me uncomfortable. It was almost too real, in a sense.
Never played any God of War games but that looked excellent. It was a good clip to show and glad it wasn't just a CG trailer.
exactly what Rudy says above. really looking forward to this.
Finally a GoW that's actually playable. Count me in.
This is game of the show for me, I actually don't expect this since I think their last game (ascension) is boring. They make kratos a real person rather than a cartoony rage incarnation.
Wow. Quite the graduation to PS4. Well done.
Its more like uncharted 4. I love what I saw and I will say it's different not only the game but also Kratos. The guy went from being a killing machine to someone who wouldn't even hurt a fly but I'm hyped up with what I saw. Definitely will be one of the best games for this generation
Game of E3 to me, The Last of Us mixed with Thor and Dark Souls to make a awesome return of the series.
Color me impressed.
The game needed a fresh start this looks better and i think less tired.
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