Seeing Through the Eyes of Kratos
The God of War series has been universally deemed as potentially the best in the Hack-and-Slash Action genre. The first and second God of War titles were very well-received, and their upcoming bigger brother sequel God of War 3 is one of the most anticipated titles of next year. However, without the third-person action style of God of War, would it have been as spectacular?
In a recent article, it was revealed that an Art Director for SCEA, Ken Feldman, tried to convince the director of God of War 3 to develop the game as a first-person shooter. Ken Feldman states:
“I tried unsuccessfully to convince [Director] Stig to make ‘God of War III’ a first-person shooter. Kratos could have some truly badass huge weapons that rip gods to shreds. Unfortunately he didn’t see the genius in the idea.”
There’s no doubt that the third-person action nature of God of War is one of its best qualities, and it is likely a good thing that the first-person shooter concept was denied. However, it is interesting to think about exactly what would have been of this upcoming sequel to the series, and in some ways it actually sounds pretty exciting. However, the series will remain in third person for now, but perhaps God of War IV will feature a first-person perspective with full motion controller capabilities. We can only imagine.
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16 Responses to “Seeing Through the Eyes of Kratos”
“I tried unsuccessfully to convince [Director] Stig to make ‘God of War III’ a first-person shooter. Kratos could have some truly badass huge weapons that rip gods to shreds. Unfortunately he didn’t see the genius in the idea.”
They failed to see the genius in the idea for 1 reason my friend- THERE WAS NO GENIUS IN THE IDEA!
First person shooter indeed? Be gone with you Ken Feldman and crawl up micro$hafts arsehole where u obviously belong to come out with such a stupid comment! How much did they buy ur soul for then to come out with that piece of garbage? IDIOT!
hello…
nah, must not change a winning formula!
moreover, wasn’t it suppose to be the END !!! it’s a trilogy!
& yes i would really like to see Kratos in other games like they did with Soul Calibur Broken Destiny on PSP. but would like to see him on PS3
would be great some derivative or side quest games in different formats …
cheers!
“Unfortunately he didn’t see the genius in the idea.”
Sorry but I think this guy is deluded lol, there is no genius in this, only idiocy.
Not sure how you could take GOW and turn it into an FPS of any sort. I hope this guy was laughed out of the room when he suggested this.
I have only played GOW on the PSP but to me this type of game can only work from an elevated 3rd person. A bit like Batman Arkham Asylum – you could never fight in a cicular fahsion and build up combos if you can only see forward.
Its called SARCASM
Jeez St. Anger. I understand you love video games and everything to do with them, but calling someone and asshole because they have a different opinion then you? Yeah…..
Proof that our beloved hobby has (almost) sunk to the likes of Motion Pictures, where studio heads make creative calls based on 1) money (not a sin) and 2) comsumer marketing data that’s almost always wrong (“we know what the kids want”). Much like how Fox Studios executives trashed comic book movies like Daredevil and Fantastic Four, we get this. Only a select few of proven directors will actually have creative control. Developers like David Jaffe and Hideo Kojima will be (already are?) the George Lucases and Christopher Nolans of the gaming world. To extend the parallel, just like movies, web piracy is rampant, and drives up prices (movie tickets and game prices).
This is why we have bad licensed games, scores of uninteresting casual games, high prices, and intrusive ad campaigns. Nearly all of which weren’t this bad just 10 years ago. Throw in the fact that someone thought gaming might be a “recession proof” business venture (which has been proven wrong), and you can add video games to music, TV, and movies as just another cesspool of entertainment garbage where true fans of the venue have to wallow through tons of muck to find a few gems a year.
IMO, there were two good event movies this summer. Star Trek and District 9 (which was a low-budget surprise). The rest was for stupid people. In ten more years, (I’m looking at YOU Halo and Call of Duty), video games will be the same way, and I have never been more sad (unless someone has been hurt…let’s keep this in perspective).
What a horrible idea. What makes this game great is the game play mechanics. The flow of battle, the distinctly tight controls, and the ability to come out on top when your surrounded by 40 enemies. Why in the world would anyone ever think to turn this FPS?!?! Geez, I almost hope they fired him for that… Besides ruining a great game, it would just add another title to the already over saturated FPS genre, which is absolutely unnecessary.
I like it the way it is, I also play as Kratos in Hot Shots Golf
when he clobbers the ball or has a good shot he saysthings like “by the Gods”, etc
very fun
l hope that guy was fired
No kidding… GoW3 in FPV? Give that man AND his idea the axe. That’s just a retarded idea… then again, I’m not a big fan of FPV games.
It’s a relief that it didn’t happen. It would just ruin the whole thing. I also wish that they wouldn’t use kratos as a mascot for their motion control.
Going to have to agree with Natiej on this one and call sarcasm.
@GATORJV
Where in my post did i call any1 an arsehole? Please read it again……..slowly………..and thoroughly, let the words process in your little mind, then think about how you reply to what i’ve written. Ok then? That better now you’ve learned how to read words properly? Well done little man!
(gently ruffles the lil tykes hair in a playful manner- before snapping his neck and disposing of his carcass in a nearby wheely-bin)
yeah i hate FPS games..except bioshock…and a very select few others…so i am glad this did not go through…i really dont see why FPS games are so popular…all pretty much have the same kinda story….how many WW2 games do you need…..
Maybe it could of been in first person with some parkour action and a female Carbear sidekick.
Fact of the matter is if it isn’t broke you don’t fix it.