No it shouldn’t. new god of war fans should stick with the nu-god of war games. if you didn’t like the series back then, then stay on the other side. the trilogy is for , or at least should be for, classic fans
@VenomUK yeah that is pretty weird and unfair. the guy literally created the series and character yet he’s kicked to the curb as if his input on his own s*** doesn’t matter. very strange
@Perturbator bro most of these people that like god of war today aren’t the same people that liked the classics. the norse games are reboots of a nu-god of war for nu-audience
So tired of anime fighters at this point, can we please get something different, even that new flop 2xxko or whatever tf it is, is another one. Mortal Kombat is the closest we have to a more grounded and grit fighter, but Mortal Kombat is trash now. The fighting game landscape right now is like if the shooter genre only had games like fortnite, apex, Overwatch, and no COD, Arc Raiders, or Battlefield 😒
i wanted real pixel art, 16 or 32-bit hack n slash beat em up as prime greek kratos with over the top gore and shredding again in a brooding gritty atmosphere like ghost of sparta and GoW1.
@Krlozgod I don’t understand the need to personally verbally attack & insult someone over their opinions of a video game. He’s criticizing the games, not you. I have no idea why people take others tastes for entertainment as personal attacks.
Sammy, WHAT IS PIXEL ART?? i thought PIXEL art was 16-bit graphics? this game looks like clip art , how is this game pixel art? WHATS PIXEL ABOUT IT?
also, i agree with jaffe. I miss dudebros like him in the industry, he knew the vision of god of war & what it was meant to be. what they’ve done to the franchise should have been done with another character within the same universe, and they should’ve dedicated this 2D slop game to their new character
it was not the 2D game i was expecting at all. I wanted greek kratos in a dark brooding game in 16-bit
@J2theEzzo and seeing it from neptunes point of view! it was amazing how they pretty much integrated cutscenes with gameplay, and they did an excellent job displaying how terrifying kratos really was! Each god feared him and died in agony and it was all so satisfying; while kratos was a bit of an ass, people don’t understand that the gods were even worse! god of war 3 was PEAK kratos and the series at its prime!
@johncalmc same here, i was expecting pixel graphics and over the top pixel gore and action platformer with an atmosphere and art style akin to mortal kombat 3
@J2theEzzo i wholeheartedly agree & my thoughts exactly. God of War 3 in the early 2010’s really showcased the power of the cell and how next gen the PS3 truly was at the time; it was a spectacle and jaw dropping, no other game at the time was on the level of god of war because it was a technical marvel and the spectacle and wow-factor was unmatched. the gameplay itself was so damn good that it didn’t even feel like 30fps because of how smooth and slick the gameplay was. What people know of modern games today, the PS3 did first and was the only console capable of doing it at the time
@jgrangervikings1 xbox’s reputation as “the” shooter system is long gone. i don’t know what your comment is getting at other than a console war that’s also long gone
@DonkeyFantasy i’m kind of inclined to agree, and i blame sega for it. Sonic lost his edge from the early 2000s era because Sega started copying Nintendo and trying to align Sonics identity and world to be like Mario’s all the way down to the redesigns of Sonic & characters and different lore.
@Carnage " ‘plug and play’ is a big part of the appeal of consoles."
But how often is anyone unplugging their machines? Especially with the severe lack of couch co-op games these days and the widespread use of online internet connectivity, i doubt many people are taking their consoles anywhere as much; PC is not hard to plug in anymore: plug the PC unit into your power outlet, connect the monitor to the pc, connect the keyboard and mouse...and??? (mind you, im speaking for pre-built PC's such as mine)
"It’s true some people love to tinker but some just want to get into it."
PC automatically optimizes and sets itself up, the tinkering is entirely optional & you can download/install games and play them right away. its 2026, PC's has come a long way and does all the heavy lifting, it's not the days of old anymore.
"Another big part of the appeal of consoles is the subsidized hardware."
Weve have been in the era of diminishing returns going as far back as the PS4 era. It's already a well known fact that the majority of PC players are playing on low end to mid hardware; you do not have to upgrade your PC as much anymore, arguably less than buying a new console at this point. console is more expensive than PC in the longrun on pretty much every facet all the while providing significantly less value
@DKG-85 “I'll never understand why anyone would want to game on PC!?”
Superior hardware & power, very flexible options and features to tailor your experience just how you want it with no limitations; want to play god of war with an xbox controller? want to play halo with a dualsense? want to play some nintendo games with a keyboard and mouse? Want to play on your TV in big picture mode? Want to add extra to the game you’re playing with mods? PC has it all. There’s so much freedom & customization with PC it’s ridiculous. Not to mention access to playstation and xbox networks & gamepass but with FREE online. I thought i’d be the last person to ever get on PC but it was perfect timing for me as pc is easier than ever to get into now and i only use a controller, i dont have to use keyboard and mouse, PC will work with virtually anything that you plug into it that has buttons - even a toy.
“ There's no physical games so you don't own anything ”
You don’t own any games anymore regardless as any updates you download could block access to the game & most discs don’t contain the full game on it. you buy physical and still have to install and download updates whereas digital bypasses that. Also, there is a thing called external storage, i have plenty of digital games on my USB stick and External SSD. i rather have games stored on a single memory device vs junky game cases/DVDs that could get damaged, lost, or stolen. Digital is also extremely convenient; i couldn’t care less about holding a DVD in my hands, man.
Also i just want to add that having 2 windows open with a running game and an adjacent window with NFL games showing all on one screen is the coolest thing ever. I can play games and watch videos at the same time! can’t do that on console. I could even run multiple games for example, while i’m matchmaking in an online game i’ll just tab out and play another game until a match is found with my main game.
i’ve been wanting to hook my ps3 up again and buy more hidden gems on its digital store, but just havent had time so i’ve just been playing some marvel rivals here and there
it is my fix after all for a series i used to love that was killed by blizzard
what a shame, Xbox had the potential to surpass playstation. Xbox in the past was known for having better hardware (OG xbox, not 360), better software, controller, and a better network functionality and they squandered it all for TV, kinect, & always online. While it’s cool that some exclusives are being shared these days, i do miss when there was a reason to own all 3 brands. now its just been PC and PS5 for me (my switch is dormant) and let me tell you - pc really is the future! all exclusives on one machine to play with any controller i want and free online on powerful hardware is a godsend
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Re: Poll: Should God of War Trilogy Remake Adopt the Gameplay Style of Ragnarok?
No it shouldn’t. new god of war fans should stick with the nu-god of war games. if you didn’t like the series back then, then stay on the other side. the trilogy is for , or at least should be for, classic fans
Re: 'It's a Terrible First-Party Game': God of War Creator Expands on PS5 Side-Scroller Criticism
@VenomUK yeah that is pretty weird and unfair. the guy literally created the series and character yet he’s kicked to the curb as if his input on his own s*** doesn’t matter. very strange
Re: God of War Dev's Next Big PS5 Exclusive Plotted for 2027 Release
@RBMango lol sony studious are creatively bankrupt
Re: Opinion: The Euphoric Reaction to PS6's Rumoured Delay Really Confuses Me
not only is ps5 the worst playstation ive ever owned, but pc really put a massive dent in it this gen for me.
Re: 'It's a Terrible First-Party Game': God of War Creator Expands on PS5 Side-Scroller Criticism
@fatpunkslim2 lol, he made the greatest god of wars and twisted metals; what are you talking about.
Re: Fans Are Already Debating Whether God of War's PS5 Trilogy Will Cut the Series' Sex Minigames
@Perturbator bro most of these people that like god of war today aren’t the same people that liked the classics. the norse games are reboots of a nu-god of war for nu-audience
Re: Fans Are Already Debating Whether God of War's PS5 Trilogy Will Cut the Series' Sex Minigames
of course it will. it’s wrong to be edgy these days.
Re: Anime Crossover Fighting Game Iron Saga VS Is Mech-ing Its Way to PS5 This Year
So tired of anime fighters at this point, can we please get something different, even that new flop 2xxko or whatever tf it is, is another one. Mortal Kombat is the closest we have to a more grounded and grit fighter, but Mortal Kombat is trash now. The fighting game landscape right now is like if the shooter genre only had games like fortnite, apex, Overwatch, and no COD, Arc Raiders, or Battlefield 😒
Re: 'Not Likely': Spider-Man 2 Dev Crushes Xbox Port Dreams
PC is the future
Re: Hands On: God of War: Sons of Sparta Shows Real Promise with Lovely Pixel Art and Punchy Combat
i wanted real pixel art, 16 or 32-bit hack n slash beat em up as prime greek kratos with over the top gore and shredding again in a brooding gritty atmosphere like ghost of sparta and GoW1.
Re: 'One of the Worst Decisions Ever Made': God of War Creator Tears 'Total Crap' 2D Title Apart
@Krlozgod I don’t understand the need to personally verbally attack & insult someone over their opinions of a video game. He’s criticizing the games, not you. I have no idea why people take others tastes for entertainment as personal attacks.
Re: 'One of the Worst Decisions Ever Made': God of War Creator Tears 'Total Crap' 2D Title Apart
Sammy, WHAT IS PIXEL ART?? i thought PIXEL art was 16-bit graphics? this game looks like clip art , how is this game pixel art? WHATS PIXEL ABOUT IT?
also, i agree with jaffe. I miss dudebros like him in the industry, he knew the vision of god of war & what it was meant to be. what they’ve done to the franchise should have been done with another character within the same universe, and they should’ve dedicated this 2D slop game to their new character
it was not the 2D game i was expecting at all. I wanted greek kratos in a dark brooding game in 16-bit
Re: God of War Trilogy Remake Announced for PS5
@JohntheRaptor “easily”? so god of war 3 doesn’t even stand a chance against 2, huh. Can you please tell me what’s so great about 2?
Re: God of War Trilogy Remake Announced for PS5
@J2theEzzo and seeing it from neptunes point of view! it was amazing how they pretty much integrated cutscenes with gameplay, and they did an excellent job displaying how terrifying kratos really was! Each god feared him and died in agony and it was all so satisfying; while kratos was a bit of an ass, people don’t understand that the gods were even worse! god of war 3 was PEAK kratos and the series at its prime!
Re: God of War: Sons of Sparta Is the Long-Rumoured 2D Game, Out Now on PS5
@johncalmc same here, i was expecting pixel graphics and over the top pixel gore and action platformer with an atmosphere and art style akin to mortal kombat 3
Re: God of War Trilogy Remake Announced for PS5
@J2theEzzo i wholeheartedly agree & my thoughts exactly. God of War 3 in the early 2010’s really showcased the power of the cell and how next gen the PS3 truly was at the time; it was a spectacle and jaw dropping, no other game at the time was on the level of god of war because it was a technical marvel and the spectacle and wow-factor was unmatched. the gameplay itself was so damn good that it didn’t even feel like 30fps because of how smooth and slick the gameplay was. What people know of modern games today, the PS3 did first and was the only console capable of doing it at the time
Re: God of War: Sons of Sparta Is the Long-Rumoured 2D Game, Out Now on PS5
@awp69 i was expecting some cool 16-bit graphics
Re: God of War: Sons of Sparta Is the Long-Rumoured 2D Game, Out Now on PS5
@SoulsBourne128 not many. there’s greek spin-offs? i thought every game from the greek games tied into the trilogy..
Re: God of War Trilogy Remake Announced for PS5
also who wants to bet sony monica won’t keep it 1:1 to the originals ..
Re: God of War Trilogy Remake Announced for PS5
@JohntheRaptor i don’t get the hype for 2 honestly. 3 surpasses it
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' Free Super Monkey Ball Update Available Now on PS5, PS4
forcing players that don’t want to play festivals to play it again for the fifth time…
Re: Here's Your Chance to Tell Sony What You Think of Horizon Hunters Gathering
@8bitOG welcome to the master race! it’s great here and we enjoy games from $ony and Micro$oft alike , along with some nintendo emulation 👍
Re: Unsurprisingly, Marathon Will Be Part of the Latest State of Play
@get2sammyb i said most. you listed 3 games from this current gen compared to how many flops from the ps5 era?
fortnite is not from this gen.
Re: Unsurprisingly, Marathon Will Be Part of the Latest State of Play
“ Multiplayer games of all types tend to attract a negative response during video game livestreams, though,”
Because most of them sucked this entire gen.
Re: Here Is Why Sony Put Helldivers 2 on Xbox
@jgrangervikings1 xbox’s reputation as “the” shooter system is long gone. i don’t know what your comment is getting at other than a console war that’s also long gone
Re: Most of Highguard's Dev Team Laid Off Just Two Weeks After Live Service Shooter's Launch
@Lavishturtle more like brain dead corporate suits that took over a once great & niche entertainment medium
Re: Most of Highguard's Dev Team Laid Off Just Two Weeks After Live Service Shooter's Launch
when’s the next video game crash happening? i’m waiting for the reset
Re: PSA: This Is Your Last Chance to Grab Yakuza 3 Remastered Before Its Ridiculous Removal
@dskatter you can redownload digital at any time and also store it on an external
so that external could even count as a physical 👍
Re: Sony's PS5 Fighter Marvel Tokon Confirms 20 Characters at Launch, Single Player 'Episode' Mode
i don’t know how i feel about this game anymore.
Re: PS5's First State of Play of 2026 Tipped for Later This Week
@Rich33 “ the PS5 gen has possibly been the best gen of console gaming yet”
Thats rich
Re: PS5's First State of Play of 2026 Tipped for Later This Week
@Bingoboyop Sammy is a huge horizon fan so of course he likes that horizon hunters crap despite all the red flags 😂
Re: Horizon Hunters Gathering Is Guerrilla's Next Big PS5 Game, Horizon 3 Still Years Away
@jFug yes. also, damn was 2017 really nine years ago?! 😭
Re: Horizon Hunters Gathering Is Guerrilla's Next Big PS5 Game, Horizon 3 Still Years Away
Reminds me of outlast & how the devs sold out for live service slop before releasing a third game
Re: Sony Finally Confirms Horizon Co-Op Game, Horizon Hunters Gathering for PS5, PC
@get2sammyb because the ps3 era was great?
Re: Rumour: Starfield PS5 Release Date Is Set for 7th April
@trev666 @Divergent95 maybe people just have high standards
Re: Overwatch Ditches the 2, Launches 5 New Heroes in Blizzard's Bid to Revive the Shooter
@Leetware1 you missed out on one of the greatest PvP multiplayer experiences for not giving it a fair chance then
Re: Overwatch Ditches the 2, Launches 5 New Heroes in Blizzard's Bid to Revive the Shooter
Can they bring overwatch 1 back online now? remove the “2” all you want, it’s still s*** stained from what’s been done
Re: No, GTA 6 PS5 Physical Copies Won't Be Delayed
@JohnKarnes you will when you have to download the rest of the game 😂
Re: Today in Weird Sony Patents: AI-Generated Podcasts Hosted by PlayStation Characters
@SodaPop6548 it’s not. like anything else you don’t like, just ignore it and don’t click news about it.
you = / = us
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Initial Sales Didn't Meet SEGA's Expectations
@DonkeyFantasy i’m kind of inclined to agree, and i blame sega for it. Sonic lost his edge from the early 2000s era because Sega started copying Nintendo and trying to align Sonics identity and world to be like Mario’s all the way down to the redesigns of Sonic & characters and different lore.
it sucks
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Initial Sales Didn't Meet SEGA's Expectations
game is littered with flaws and grotesquely overpriced
Re: 'We've Got Much More in Store': Legendary DOOM Developer id Software Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Not really. DOOM 2016 was great but that’s pretty much it. i haven’t tried dark ages yet, waiting for a steep sale
Re: GDC Survey Reveals Developers Are Twice as Interested in Making Games for PS5 Than Xbox
@Carnage " ‘plug and play’ is a big part of the appeal of consoles."
"It’s true some people love to tinker but some just want to get into it."
"Another big part of the appeal of consoles is the subsidized hardware."
Re: God of War TV Casting Continues with Mimir, Brok, and Sindri Actors
This show is for fans of nu-god of war , not the original.
Re: Highguard (PS5) - Jack of All Trades PS5 Shooter Is Fine
@Northern_munkey Out of curiosity, have you played the Left 4 Dead games ?
Re: Highguard (PS5) - Jack of All Trades PS5 Shooter Is Fine
@GamingGod lol 😂
Re: GDC Survey Reveals Developers Are Twice as Interested in Making Games for PS5 Than Xbox
@DKG-85 “I'll never understand why anyone would want to game on PC!?”
“ There's no physical games so you don't own anything ”
Also i just want to add that having 2 windows open with a running game and an adjacent window with NFL games showing all on one screen is the coolest thing ever. I can play games and watch videos at the same time! can’t do that on console. I could even run multiple games for example, while i’m matchmaking in an online game i’ll just tab out and play another game until a match is found with my main game.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 618
i’ve been wanting to hook my ps3 up again and buy more hidden gems on its digital store, but just havent had time so i’ve just been playing some marvel rivals here and there
it is my fix after all for a series i used to love that was killed by blizzard
Re: Highguard (PS5) - Jack of All Trades PS5 Shooter Is Fine
i have zero interest too many games like this already
Re: GDC Survey Reveals Developers Are Twice as Interested in Making Games for PS5 Than Xbox
what a shame, Xbox had the potential to surpass playstation. Xbox in the past was known for having better hardware (OG xbox, not 360), better software, controller, and a better network functionality and they squandered it all for TV, kinect, & always online. While it’s cool that some exclusives are being shared these days, i do miss when there was a reason to own all 3 brands. now its just been PC and PS5 for me (my switch is dormant) and let me tell you - pc really is the future! all exclusives on one machine to play with any controller i want and free online on powerful hardware is a godsend