May 09, 2007

GoW 2 further impressions

Ok, I've delved a little deeper into God of War 2. A few more impressions.

First, I am now playing the game in "HD Mode". You need to basically press some button combination as the game loads to get it to run this way. Why not just have an option in the game itself? It is kinda tricky to get it to work on a PS3, since the PS3 controller turns off when it is loading a PS2 game, so you need to quickly try and turn it on and hope you can input the code in time. Annoying. Also, it is not a "real" HD mode (720p/1080i), I forget the exact resolution, but it is only slightly higher than 480p. That being said, to me, it makes a huge difference. Really. The game running in just regular progressive scan had a soft, almost blurry look to it. In this enhanced HD mode, it looks very, very crisp. I like.

I played for about an hour yesterday and I was having a fantastic time! This game is just fun. And visually (and not just because of this new HD mode), the game is now looking absolutely gorgeous. I just had to "adapt" to non-HD again, but I have been floored by the game's graphics. The section I am by now, which takes place on some ancient ruins, floating by some island (hard to explain) looks absolutely phenomenal. The colors and lighting really come together, and again, the sense of scale is fantastic. Everything looks large and vast! This series is going to blow people away when it is released for the PS3.

I'm really looking forward to my next session. I do not want to put it down.

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