It’s kind of strange that a company would release a video walkthrough of how to beat a boss before a game releases, but in this case it’s not really a new release just a re-release… so it’s fair game, I guess. Anyway, Sony let loose a near 10-minute video featuring Kratos whipping the butt of Hades, literally. And while some sadomasochist probably fapped off harder to the whole whips and chains motif more than a lonely, 50-something housewife to the Blu-ray release of 50 Shades of Grey, the video is mostly aimed at showcasing how improved the gameplay is of God of War III on the PS4 than its initial release on the PS3.
The first two minutes or so is Kratos whipping the legs and buttocks of Hades, and then finally he manages to bring the behemoth to his knees where he climbs up his red, bloody skin and rip open his chest and start slashing and hacking on a meat chunk that eventually flies off and starts sliding around on the ground like some sort of loose, appendage-puppet from a David Cronenberg film. I kid you not, just check it out for yourself if you’re unfamiliar with the God of War series.
The video works as an excellent showcase for how you can beat the boss and avoid losing a lot of health while doing so.
The jump timing, the pattern memorization, the combo adaptation… it’s all there for anyone who needs some help bringing the big man down to his knees… literally.
Apart from all the fetishized violence, the game is another in the long line of remastered re-releases for the eighth-gen consoles. It’s becoming quite common place for the PS4 and Xbox One to get remastered editions of games that are barely a few years old on the Xbox 360 or PS3 as opposed to getting new games.
I don’t mind remastered games so long as it’s a remaster of an actual old game and it actually deserves the remastered treatment. I did like Halo: The Master Chief Collection because if you’re going to charge $60 for an older game, that’s how you do it.
God of War III: Remastered is set for release on July 14th, exclusively for the PlayStation 4. The re-release sports 1080p resolution and 60fps gameplay. You can keep track of the title by paying a visit to the official God of War website.