God of War III -- Gen. Discussion

[quote name='GameOverSuckas']
When you come out of the Labrynth and you're back on top of all of the huge boxes and there all together now with the space between them and your save spot is there.. LOOK ON TOP OF ALL OF THE BOXES WITH THE HEAD OF LIGHT THING..
There are a bunch of orbs boxes and also a minotaur horn in the ffffaaaaaaar right corner.. last one I needed.. I thought I missed one and would have to play the damn game over haha but luckily I found some no one else.. that I've seen.. has found

AND VERRRRRY IMPORTANT!! DO NOT GO TO THE SHINY POINT AT THE FAR EDGE PAST YOUR SAVE POINT!!!!! UNTIL YOU HAVE SEARCHED ALL OTHER BOXES FOR HIDDEN GOLD CHESTS!!

THIS SHINY R1 SPOT TAKES YOU DIRECTLY TO A CUT SCENE AND YOU CAN'T GO BACK UNLESS YOU SAVED.
I'm beyond elated haha[/QUOTE]

Ive seen those before, there is i think 3 hidden chests. But im the kind of guy that checks every corner trying to find those hidden chests lol. On my first play through on titan, decided to go over by the shiny spot before saving. Thus having me do the last battle in the labyrinth all over again the next day. I thought after the cut scene i would have to go by the shiny spot. IDK what i was thinking.

I actually found a hidden room on my 2nd run through that i didnt see before,
its in the place that hold pandoras box. I forget if its on the 1st or 2nd floor. But its in an alcove along the walls and there is like metal wire type stairs that you cant go down. One of the blocks on the walls will disappear when you shine light on it. Revealing i believe 2 chests, 1 secret chest, and some of that rock that can only be broken by the lion gloves. Break the rock and there are 2 more chests i think full of exp? Not totally sure. Should be able to find it when you are trying to open that crank that has pandoras box sealed.
 
Does anyone else die alot on the jumping sections of this game? I have died way more times than I have in battle by falling in pits. Awesome game besides that.
 
I kinda like it how Chests respawn in this game. You can get double the red orbs/chests/feathers/horns if you visit a room more than once.
 
[quote name='js1']Does anyone else die alot on the jumping sections of this game? I have died way more times than I have in battle by falling in pits. Awesome game besides that.[/QUOTE]


i did most of my dying in those areas where you get swamped with diff tyes of enemies all at once especially towards the end and that
cheap ass giant scorpion battle and they severly shitty and cheap flying down the tube area
i beat it last night on titan for my first and only playthrough. i have to say the story started out cool enough but towards the end i couldnt stand kratos he just came off like an asshole.

the weapons this time were more useful than they were in past game and oddly enough i was able to uprade them all in my first playthrough. alot of the stuff they had been hyping up for the game imo didnt pan out well for me. i can see they changed things around so more people could get into the series ( especially if you were buying it for the first time).

hated the ending too i know im probably the only one who did but eh. his whole
caring for pandora thing didnt make any sense at all for guy hell bent on killing off all the gods why the hell does he suddenly care about her?i get the whole family thing they kept hammering and going on about through the whole game but it still didnt make sense.
 
[quote name='flameofdoom666']I am attempting titan mode now- but the opening battle is owning me...[/QUOTE]

Yeah the first part i got past, the 2nd part was a bit tough. I just sat back and waited for him to come to me. Then blocked and hit him enough to send him back. Then waited again. The hardest part was facing the actual boss, and not just part of him.


[quote name='lokizz']
hated the ending too i know im probably the only one who did but eh. his whole
caring for pandora thing didnt make any sense at all for guy hell bent on killing off all the gods why the hell does he suddenly care about her?i get the whole family thing they kept hammering and going on about through the whole game but it still didnt make sense.
[/QUOTE]

I think
he didnt want her to die because she reminded him a lot of his own daughter.
 
[quote name='The 7th Number']Yeah the first part i got past, the 2nd part was a bit tough. I just sat back and waited for him to come to me. Then blocked and hit him enough to send him back. Then waited again. The hardest part was facing the actual boss, and not just part of him.[/QUOTE]

I just beat him. 20-30 tries? Ugh! I am on the way to my platinum I hope! :whistle2:D
 
[quote name='The 7th Number']Yeah the first part i got past, the 2nd part was a bit tough. I just sat back and waited for him to come to me. Then blocked and hit him enough to send him back. Then waited again. The hardest part was facing the actual boss, and not just part of him.




I think
he didnt want her to die because she reminded him a lot of his own daughter.
[/QUOTE]


i got that
hence the whole family theme but considering all he wants is to see olypus destroyed why would he suddennly care to save her?
 
[quote name='lokizz']i got that
hence the whole family theme but considering all he wants is to see olypus destroyed why would he suddennly care to save her?
[/QUOTE]

Really?
It was about him forgiving himself. He didn't want Olympus destroyed more than anything else. He wanted to be able to forgive himself for what HE had done. What did Olympus do? They wouldn't let him just forget the terrible things he had done. And that pissed him off. And he got power crazy and angry. Zeus got scared (due to the box) and hence his whole crusade. It wasn't about destroying Olympus (at least not mainly), it was about him moving on and being able to redeem himself. Him sheltering Pandora was a way for him to project his failed parental dealings to her and make him feel better about what he had done.

EDIT - Just got my platinum. Woo.
 
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[quote name='js1']Does anyone else die alot on the jumping sections of this game? I have died way more times than I have in battle by falling in pits. Awesome game besides that.[/QUOTE]


I thought it was just me. I swear I press and hold that 'x' button to glide over to the next section, and the damn system doesn't register it.
I don't quite cry when I get to a section that requires a few jumps/glides, but I do take a long 'sigh'. As you say, otherwise I enjoy the game.
 
[quote name='dragonjud']I don't quite cry when I get to a section that requires a few jumps/glides, but I do take a long 'sigh'. As you say, otherwise I enjoy the game.[/QUOTE]

you sigh? i usually end up cursing a lot.

then crying.

but seriously, there was this one moment in hades, really early on, after the first save point there, where i either was not used to the press and hold x bit or it really wasn't registering, but i died three or four times in a row.

did not set the best tone for the game for me.
 
[quote name='icedrake523']Yeah. There were a few times where jumps wouldn't register even though I swore I press/held X.[/QUOTE]
you all are talking about the jumping thing and it not working.. I had this happen to me sometimes too but I realized I was pressing x to jump then x again and holding it to fly .. without realizing it.. I think that's how I used to be in part 2 .. But when I payed attention I never had it happen
 
Just about to finish Titan mode...
I had to stop just as I found hope and started pounding away at Zeus' ghost. The Cerberus/Saytar fight was pretty easy but I had a lot of trouble with Zeus/Gaia fight.

Almost there...

[quote name='dragonjud']I thought it was just me. I swear I press and hold that 'x' button to glide over to the next section, and the damn system doesn't register it.
I don't quite cry when I get to a section that requires a few jumps/glides, but I do take a long 'sigh'. As you say, otherwise I enjoy the game.[/QUOTE]

It's not the game, it's just that they changed the controls since the last game. You can only double jump or glide as Kratos is going up during a jump... I don't get why they did it that way but I some trouble with jumps the first time but had no issues during my Titan play.
 
[quote name='icedrake523']They're immortal. So they'd just be stuck in his stomach, not actually digested.[/QUOTE]

what he said. zues cut him with a sword made of adamantine ( i may have butchered the spelling) and cut off cronos' penis and threw it into the ocean. it started foaming and from the foam came aphrodite.
 
[quote name='lokizz']what he said. zues cut him with a sword made of adamantine ( i may have butchered the spelling) and cut off cronos' penis and threw it into the ocean. it started foaming and from the foam came aphrodite.[/QUOTE]

I think you have that a little wrong, but considering the subject I'm not even going to bother arguing it.
 
Done. That makes it the 9th one.

The challenges were way easier than in previous GoW games... I had a lot of trouble with the stoned one but once I watched a video, it made things hell of a lot easier since I didn't realized that those birds dive bombing doesn't kill you if you're stoned, those medusa thing counter with stone gaze if you try to grab them and you become instantly stone if you fail to counter the stone gaze. The last 3 were way too easy, I got them on the first try.

Now... I wonder what that website is for.:whistle2:k I'm not gonna lie, this game has me ever more hyped for some more GoW.
 
[quote name='Vinny']Just about to finish Titan mode...
I had to stop just as I found hope and started pounding away at Zeus' ghost. The Cerberus/Saytar fight was pretty easy but I had a lot of trouble with Zeus/Gaia fight.

Almost there...



It's not the game, it's just that they changed the controls since the last game. You can only double jump or glide as Kratos is going up during a jump... I don't get why they did it that way but I some trouble with jumps the first time but had no issues during my Titan play.[/QUOTE]

Ahh, thanks for the explanation. I'll try and adjust then.
That said, they shouldn't have bothered changing it. If there's one part I hated out of this trilogy was the extended platforming section during the first time he went to hell:). I almost stopped playing.
 
That's funny. I always had issue with the way it was in II. I died a bit in that one due to falling a pit and what not due to jump/wings issues. I have had zero issues this time.
 
[quote name='Indignate']I think you have that a little wrong, but considering the subject I'm not even going to bother arguing it.[/QUOTE]

nope you were right i got them mixed up. chronus cut off his father penis the aphrodite part is correct though. i think in that story chronos dad kept doing the mom so the kids could never be born and take over.
 
I was ready to say this was the best GoW...but seriously.

FU CK
The section where you are flying down to destroy the Chain of Balance. The sequence is COMPLETELY broken. If you hit ONE, ONE piece of wood, you are basically fucked because the game then disrupts your view, and you can't see any beams coming at you, and you basically hit 3-4 more in a row before you have another clearing
this part.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']I was ready to say this was the best GoW...but seriously.

FU CK
The section where you are flying down to destroy the Chain of Balance. The sequence is COMPLETELY broken. If you hit ONE, ONE piece of wood, you are basically fucked because the game then disrupts your view, and you can't see any beams coming at you, and you basically hit 3-4 more in a row before you have another clearing
this part.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that part pissed me off too.

Don't forget your dodge button though.
 
Wait until you get past it and have to fight the flaming Cerberus and Satyrs. That's a huge pain in the ass since magic is pretty much useless since it does very little damage.
 
[quote name='seanr1221']Yeah, that part pissed me off too.

Don't forget your dodge button though.[/QUOTE]

And of course, right after I post that, I go back and beat it first try.

Now the next part is super hard too...I understand a ramp up in difficulty is needed, but this seems silly. It's pretty un-fucking believe that they give you 1 orb of health per head of Cerberus...
 
That fight was easy. Just use your big arm gantlet things. Whatever they are called and the L1 + O with your regular blades. That move is insanely overpowered in the game. You can just use L1 + O(grabs an enemy with your chains and you ram them/punch them depending on the weapon) to kill most enemies.
 
I'm on my way to a platinum trophy. I just beat the flaming Cerberus and Satyrs on titan mode. I used the cestus first with some good dodging until I got the first head. Then I used army of sparta until I could get rid of the second head. Finally, I used the rage of sparta (or whatever it's called now) to get rid of the third head. It's not too bad if you have full magic and your rage ready.

After beating this on titan, I just need to finish the challenges.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']And of course, right after I post that, I go back and beat it first try.

Now the next part is super hard too...I understand a ramp up in difficulty is needed, but this seems silly. It's pretty un-fucking believe that they give you 1 orb of health per head of Cerberus...[/QUOTE]

Are you playing on Titan? I got through that part easily on normal and even on Titan, it only took me 4 tries.

You just need to realize a few things:
1. The Cerberus spits out exploding dogs (dodge these, do not bother fighting them).
2. The Cerberus is very slow and predictable. Keep moving and don't hit him more than once or twice at a time (my favorite movie is Square-Triangle move with the blades).
3. The Satyrs are a bitch but ignore them and concentrate on Cerberus. Yes, the Satyrs are annoying but they don't do much damage.
4. Save your magic/Rage for when you're almost out of health. Hopefully, your blades are maxed out so that you get the best magic.

[quote name='lokizz']can you
get the tan and dog kicking trophy in the arena or do those trophies need to be acheived in game?
[/QUOTE]

I don't think so... I think it only works in game.
 
Thanks for the tips everyone, except I again beat the section right after I edited my post.

Also finished the game about 45 min. ago. Still a great, great game, but there are still sections of the game that needed more balancing.

In terms of combat, some sections took like 2-3 tries, where it was mostly my fault that I would die. But the part where you fight the Cerberus and Satyrs was the first where it took me probably 5+ tries and it felt like the game was getting cheap.

But the flying sections? Man. I haven't sworn like that at a game in awhile, especially with the section I bitched about earlier.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']Thanks for the tips everyone, except I again beat the section right after I edited my post.

Also finished the game about 45 min. ago. Still a great, great game, but there are still sections of the game that needed more balancing.

In terms of combat, some sections took like 2-3 tries, where it was mostly my fault that I would die. But the part where you fight the Cerberus and Satyrs was the first where it took me probably 5+ tries and it felt like the game was getting cheap.

But the flying sections? Man. I haven't sworn like that at a game in awhile, especially with the section I bitched about earlier.[/QUOTE]

I don't know if I agree with you on the balancing issue. One of the best things about this game was how different it felt at every step. Yeah, some fights were much tougher than others but I liked the inconsistency. Kept me on my feet.

I didn't like the puzzles though. They were way too straightforward.

[quote name='seanr1221']I swore way more at the spike puzzle in GoW I. ;)[/QUOTE]

Hades... Hades... GOD DAMN YOU HADES! I fucking hated that level back in the day. But in GoW Collection, I had very little trouble with it.
 
[quote name='seanr1221']I swore way more at the spike puzzle in GoW I. ;)[/QUOTE]

I remember getting pretty pissed at that section, but not ready to throw my controller like I was with that last flying portion.

At least they admitted that part was broken in GoW 1

[quote name='Vinny']I don't know if I agree with you on the balancing issue. One of the best things about this game was how different it felt at every step. Yeah, some fights were much tougher than others but I liked the inconsistency. Kept me on my feet.

I didn't like the puzzles though. They were way too straightforward.


Hades... Hades... GOD DAMN YOU HADES! I fucking hated that level back in the day. But in GoW Collection, I had very little trouble with it.[/QUOTE]

No I agree with you. I definitely noticed how many different types of game play they were able to cram into one game and I enjoyed it. But I literally mean only that one particular section with the Cerberus and Satyrs was way more difficult than any other section IMO. Any other section, if I died a couple times, I knew what I did wrong and was able to correct myself. This part though just felt cheap.
 
[quote name='seanr1221']I swore way more at the spike puzzle in GoW I. ;)[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah. That thing was a pain.

I'm getting sick of everyone talking about using rage to get by the cerberus/satyr fight... I had no rage. :cry: :lol:
 
[quote name='tenchim86']I'm on my way to a platinum trophy. I just beat the flaming Cerberus and Satyrs on titan mode. I used the cestus first with some good dodging until I got the first head. Then I used army of sparta until I could get rid of the second head. Finally, I used the rage of sparta (or whatever it's called now) to get rid of the third head. It's not too bad if you have full magic and your rage ready.

After beating this on titan, I just need to finish the challenges.[/QUOTE]

Used a cestus / blades of hades combo myself. Stick and move the cerberus with the cestus until the first head is off. Then switch to blades of hades and summon a gorgon to petrify and kill the first satyr. Back to cestus until the second head is off, then line the other two satyrs up for the gorgon to petrify. The rest is just mopping up.
 
Did they say that there would be DLC for this game? I wonder what it will be... I don't really care for more challenges but I'd love for some story related content.. but I doubt we'll get anything like that.

[quote name='A Happy Panda']
No I agree with you. I definitely noticed how many different types of game play they were able to cram into one game and I enjoyed it. But I literally mean only that one particular section with the Cerberus and Satyrs was way more difficult than any other section IMO. Any other section, if I died a couple times, I knew what I did wrong and was able to correct myself. This part though just felt cheap.[/QUOTE]

Ah, my mistake, I didn't quite get what you meant the first time. I see what you mean now.
 
[quote name='LakersForLife82481']Got a question guys: Is it necessary to play 1 and 2 before playing 3?[/QUOTE]

IMO, it makes the third game's story much more meaningful. The four games (Chains of Olympus, 1, 2, and 3) are part of a cohesive story.

With that said, if you really wanted to just play 3- you could. Overall, I think 2 is the best of the bunch though.
 
[quote name='flameofdoom666']IMO, it makes the third game's story much more meaningful. The four games (Chains of Olympus, 1, 2, and 3) are part of a cohesive story.

With that said, if you really wanted to just play 3- you could. Overall, I think 2 is the best of the bunch though.[/QUOTE]

Meh, matter of opinion really. I thought the story in 2 got a little too rich for its own good. In terms of variety and overall quality, I think 2 was better. However, the story in 1 just seemed a lot better to me.

Plus after 1, where
the gods trick you into killing your own family, and having to relive that moment over, and over again, it's tough to come up with a more dramatic story and reasons to be pissed:)
 
[quote name='erectiontown']you'd be doing yourself a great disservice by not playing 1 and 2[/QUOTE]

You should try to play chains of olympus or read up on it's plot, so you understand what helios is talking about
when he said he owes kratos for saving him before
 
id say play the games, but if you dont really want to, download the documentary that came with the UE of the game. It pretty much tells you the story from 1 and 2. But i wouldnt know where to download that. I dont think chains of olympus is THAT important. Just a few minor story parts. But it does involve a few characters in GOW3
Helios and Hades wife
, and one in GOW2
Atlas
.
 
[quote name='The 7th Number']id say play the games, but if you dont really want to, download the documentary that came with the UE of the game. It pretty much tells you the story from 1 and 2. But i wouldnt know where to download that. I dont think chains of olympus is THAT important. Just a few minor story parts. But it does involve a few characters in GOW3
Helios and Hades wife
, and one in GOW2
Atlas
.[/QUOTE]

I completely forgot about Persephone.
 
thanks for the info vinny. had to do another playthrough to get a collectible i missed so now i guess im playing it again until i can get those last few trophies. btw
whats the best place/way to get 1000 hit combo.
 
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