Kratos Taking a Break After God of War III
One of the most anticipated games, God of War III, is just a few weeks away from its release; but how long will it exactly be before fans can get another dose of Kratos? The PlayStation 3 exclusive’s director, Stig Asmussen has revealed his plans for future God of War releases in the series.
Speaking in an interview with 1UP, Stig Asmussen stated that if the Sony Santa Monica studio made a God of War title every two to three years, it would make the franchise “irrelevant.”
I think there comes a time when to maintain a high level of quality… the bottom line is you can’t get burned out, and the source material can’t always be the same. I want God of War to be one of those games where if there are more God of Wars, we’re seeing them spread out over time — it’s not like our studio’s making a new God of War every two or three years or something like that, and then the series becomes irrelevant.
I like the approach of, ‘We just won’t make Metroid for 10 years. Why do we have to keep making Metroid?’ And then when it comes back, it’s fresh and you remember why you loved that game so much. I think it would be good at this point to take that approach with God of War… For a trilogy, it’s great. Let’s put it to bed for awhile though.
When asked if he felt the same way about making games for handhelds or other forms where the series could be taken beyond PlayStation consoles, he replied, “I wouldn’t rule anything out at this point; this is just kind of how I feel about it.”
Asmussen also denied reports that God of War III had a $100 million budget, saying the number was nowhere near that figure. He further revealed that the projected March 2010 release date for the exclusive was planned since the game’s development began, and no delays were considered.
God of War III will be released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 on March 16th in the States and March 19th in Europe.
16 Responses to “Kratos Taking a Break After God of War III”
Thats a good idea, you dont need to be turning God of War into the COD series WAY over played and burnt out.
Since the back of the box of God of War III stated that Add-On content was supported, i wonder if anyone ever asked anything more about that. they may not make a new god of war, which i agree with to some degree, but DLC might be another story…
A sign of a great developer! **hint hint** a certain publisher….
I’ve loved every “different game” the old good ps2 developers have made in this generation, Naughty Dog’s Uncharted, Sucker Punch’s Infamous and Insomniac’s Resistance, so I’d love to see Santa Monica(God Of War) or Guerrilla(Killzone) make a different game and build a new IP.
Hey guys there’s a poll going on at mashable.com.
Their pitting Xbox Live VS. PSN, we need to cast a vote, and have PSN win this one. It’s pretty close now. go on there and vote!
http://mashable.com/2010/03/01/faceoff-xbla-vs-psn/
Yeah I would like to see another IP from Santa Monica. Hopefully it won’t take long though, I want to see something by next year. The console doesn’t have the much life for games to come out every 2-3 years.
Thank goodness there are good developers/publishers left who don’t make sequels just “because.”
And above, please don’t bring crap into simple discussions. That has nothing to do with the topic.
@KwietStorm
You have a habit of generalizing your opinion as if everyone agrees with you don’t you? Of course it doesn’t relate to the topic, but some people might care and vote on it. Just because you think it’s crap, doesn’t make it so to everyone else. 18yr olds these days I swear….
Xael Says:
March 3rd, 2010 at 4:49 PM
@KwietStorm
You have a habit of generalizing your opinion as if everyone agrees with you don’t you? Of course it doesn’t relate to the topic, but some people might care and vote on it. Just because you think it’s crap, doesn’t make it so to everyone else. 18yr olds these days I swear….
Actually, I’d say it’s the 18 year olds(and younger) that post **** like: “Quick! Come to this site to post how PSN is better than Live! Hurry guys! We can do it!”
However, I expect nothing less from you and most people here.
@ everyone… you have a habit of jumping on nut-nuts…please make note to selves….stop…. i wanna see GOW X!!!!
it’s not like our studio’s making a new God of War every two or three years or something like that, and then the series becomes irrelevant.
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that whay i love that Studio
@Xael
So after the quality of GOW3 taking roughly 6 years to make, you want to see a developer of Santa Monica Studios prestige to produce a new IP for next year? How good would you expect that to be, after having to follow GOW3? It would be nowhere near as polished and would completely tarnish their reputation!
All i can say is- “Don’t quit the day job to become a game developer please!”
Since this is the end of Kratos’ story, giving GOW a break is probably a good idea. But I think they will make a new IP that is in the same world as GOW but with a new character.
God Of War III is a perfect way to end the story of Kratos. No Spinoffs or Prequels. Don’t water it down like Bungie did The Halo series
Is it just me or does anyone else think that since this is the last GOW for a while that sony should give Sony Santa Monica studio the heavenly sword ip Imo i think that they could do some wonderful things with it. what do you all think about that? or do yous think they should build A totally new ip. I think heavenly sword 2 with the GOW 3 engine would be the s*%t but that just me i really liked that ip but it was just to short.
@Xael
What I said has nothing to do with anyone but myself, so I’m not generalizing a thing. Nobody’s opinion can change the fact that what you posted has nothing to do with the topic, hence my comment. 18 year olds haha I’m 27. Get a new hobby, chump.