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First God of War 3 Review is out… unsurprisingly you have to buy this game

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The first God of War 3 review has been revealed by the Official Playstation Magazine (UK) and unsurprisingly the game is apparently very good.

Apparently it missed out on the perfect 10 because, in the words of the reviewer, Nathan Ditum

“The game is inches away from scoring 10/10, and it’s only the familiarity of the core gameplay that makes it feel less than the very, very best.”

Which makes absolutely no sense to me at all, God of War 2 was released nearly a millennia ago (well it feels like it) so any familiarity of the core gameplay is welcome and shouldn’t really be a downside.

Nathan carries on to say

“But it’s definitely the biggest, and if this is the finale (and the corpes littering the stage by the end of the game suggest it might be), then God of War III gives PlayStation’s toughest hero the send-off he deserves”

Other games that OPM have given full marks to recently are

  • Uncharted 2
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Metal Gear Solid 4

Source: TheLostGamer

Last Updated: February 12, 2010

23 Comments

  1. Worm

    February 12, 2010 at 09:29

    Not much of a reputation if they gave LBP a 10…

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    • Fred

      February 12, 2010 at 10:16

      LBP in my opinion one of the best games this generation.

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      • RSA-Ace

        February 12, 2010 at 10:25

        I have to agree with that as well.

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        • Naudran

          February 12, 2010 at 10:44

          And I have to totally disagree. LBP was seriously one of the most boring games out there… SP or MP. Bought it, played it… been sitting there collecting dust ever since.

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          • Nick de Bruyne

            February 12, 2010 at 11:07

            I wouldn’t call LBP a 10/10 game, but I must say that I really love the game. It really is pure simple fun that both hardcore and casuals can enjoy. It’s just awesome

          • WitWolfyZA

            February 12, 2010 at 12:23

            I concur, awesome game my GF loves it to bits

  2. riezo

    February 12, 2010 at 09:41

    Must agree with the previous comment. It missed on a 10 because “….it’s only the familiarity of the core gameplay that makes it feel less than the very, very best.”

    Then what is the very very best? The very first hack n slash?

    IT SCORED THE SAME AS BAYONETTA PS3, not possible!

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  3. lans

    February 12, 2010 at 10:35

    these fools are the same people that gave god of war 1 a 6/10, and god of war a 8 out of 10 so anything they say is phail!

    What is with this garfield approach to ps3 games, the god of war trailer was awesome especially when zeus man handles kratos and kratos was fighting gaia, i seriously think you guys should become an xbox only exclusive site. call it http://www.360lazygamer.co.za ill even pay the domain fees for 3 months

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    • Naudran

      February 12, 2010 at 10:50

      I’m seriously confused what makes you think this article is a 360 fanboy article?

      You fanboys really need to start getting a life and stop worrying what console is the best, or whether an article bashes your favourite console. Really? Isn’t there nothing more important for you out there?

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    • SlippyMadFrog

      February 12, 2010 at 11:07

      lans, seriously dude, grow.the.f*ck.up

      This review is from the Official Playstation Magazine for crying out loud! Are you going to call them Xbox fanboys as well?

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    • Fred

      February 12, 2010 at 11:15

      Opm UK’S reviews are mostly spot on , but I agree to some extent that they have actually under rated some of my favourite games ( pacific rift 7/10 as example ).

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    • LazySAGamer

      February 12, 2010 at 11:20

      But lans… I specifically said
      “Which makes absolutely no sense to me at all, God of War 2 was released nearly a millennia ago (well it feels like it) so any familiarity of the core gameplay is welcome and shouldn’t really be a downside.”

      Which means I disagree with the downside stated by OPM.. which means I think the game should have possibly been rated higher…

      However if you want to pay for the domain I will Happily take it 🙂

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  4. Ruslan

    February 12, 2010 at 11:05

    I am just having a laugh at how a super hyped game is granted a 9/10 and folks still complain? Good lord, its only a game which already has TWO sequels. Besides, Dante (from DI) can whoop Kratos’ butt anytime. :whistle:

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  5. lans

    February 12, 2010 at 11:22

    well if all articles are civilised and proper, people will start talking about random unrelated crap like kotaku so i will attack all whom i see is a threat. I am in the anti-stealth troll society

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    • Nick de Bruyne

      February 12, 2010 at 11:27

      It seems that everything you personally disagree with is stealth trolling?

      Reply

  6. riezo

    February 12, 2010 at 11:31

    A crappy review is a crappy review.

    Its not the score Im complaining about. Ruslan you know the 3 reasons I cant believe this review.

    I dont know where the fanboyism comes in though. Fanboyism isnt the issue at hand here. Lazy didnt do the review, he posted a review.

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    • LazySAGamer

      February 12, 2010 at 11:36

      ? What are the 3 reasons behind you not believing this review?

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      • Nick de Bruyne

        February 12, 2010 at 11:50

        Yeah Riezo, spill the beans dammit.

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        • riezo

          February 12, 2010 at 12:13

          1. Its not very well written
          2. It reveals a spoiler
          3. It seems their reviews arent very consistent

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  7. Bacon

    February 12, 2010 at 11:47

    I find it quite amusing that everyone is arguing about the review of a game that, quite clearly, no one has played yet. However, God of War is by far my favourite franchise and I will be getting and thoroughly enjoying this title even if OPM gave it 0/10.

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  8. spl0it

    February 12, 2010 at 12:06

    The PS3 is crap and you all know it
    Xbox 360 FTW!!!

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    • Flamebaitboy

      February 12, 2010 at 12:27

      Do you by any chance work for Lazygamer? Because no one else are bigger fanboys than them. I work for them to so I know. Oh and the PS3 sucks. Even the Wii is better.

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      • mitas

        February 16, 2010 at 11:02

        um LANS no offence but dude you wanna troll or just leave plain insulting comments i suggest on a tuesday night go watch a movie for r15 , and leave the posts here alone some of us like to think we can have inteligent conversations here so fuck off

        Reply

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