Looking for a decent God of War clone

UnbreakableVow

Violence.

Unabashed violence.

That's what I like.

Or at least, that's what I'm in the mood for. So what are some decent God of War clones this gen, maybe some that I overlooked? Are there many? Looking for PS3 and 360 games here, folks. We're not getting Dante's Inferno or God of War III until 2010 and I've got an itch that needs scratching.

I've already gone through X-Men Origins: Wolverine and am currently going through Conan.

That's pretty much it.

Elimination

Heavenly sword?

UnbreakableVow

Ah yes, forgot to mention Heavenly Sword. I've already gone through that one as well. Knew I was forgetting something.

Cantido

What about anger? I don't think anyone can be angrier than Kratos.

UnbreakableVow

Anger may be debatable, but ask yourself this question:

Can the top half of the body be separated from the lower half?

shanis

The Force Unleashed?

Blackbeard7

If you know someone with a wii you can borrow than Madworld might be up your alley.

UnbreakableVow

shanis wrote: »

The Force Unleashed?

Already beat it.

Not sure if I'd call it a God of War clone though...outside of the QTE-driven boss battles, anyways.

EDIT: No one I know owns a Wii.

Blackbeard7

Maybe Devil May Cry 4? I dunno where that ranks on your violence-o-meter though.

Edit: Prototype also has much severing of limbs but I wouldn't call it a god of war clone.

Zombiemambo

You might be out of luck. Sounds like you've played most or all of them.

UnbreakableVow

Maybe I've played them all. :?

MadWorld aside, I've played all the mentioned here.

More people need to do stuff in this genre!

aBlank

Viking... wasn't very good, but it's basically a god of war clone.

Ninja Gaiden II/DMC4 aren't clones of God of War, but they're all in the same genre.

UnbreakableVow

Viking: Battle for Asgard?

Hmm...that's one I actually haven't played. I may have to seek it out.

darklite_x

Play Conan for the 360 (though I think there's a PS3 version). You can get it at most places for around $10 if you can even find it, but I've put more time into that game that most big budget games I own (such as Rock Band, Gears of War 2, and Halo 3).

UnbreakableVow

I'm playing through it right now.

UncleSporky

Do relatively brutal combo-based 2D sidescrollers count? Because there's the Vanillaware games Odin Sphere and Muramasa: the Demon Blade. I know you don't have a Wii but Odin Sphere is PS2.

It's not of the bloody violent sort, but personally I find the combo system/hacking through waves of enemies to be fairly similar.

DarkWarrior

Where the fuck is the mention of Devil May Cry 5 btw? Its been ages since the last one.

Unbreakable don't get Viking, its a decent if mediocre game but you'll get bored very fast, the character moves so slow across the map its just a pain in the ass getting anything done.

UnbreakableVow

UncleSporky wrote: »

Do relatively brutal combo-based 2D sidescrollers count? Because there's the Vanillaware games Odin Sphere and Muramasa: the Demon Blade. I know you don't have a Wii but Odin Sphere is PS2.

It's not of the bloody violent sort, but personally I find the combo system/hacking through waves of enemies to be fairly similar.

I actually played through Odin Sphere, despite not being that crazy about it (I thought the whole circular area thing was just really dumb). Looked gorgeous, though.

LewieP

There is too human I guess, although it also has RPG elements.

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a bit like those games for about a 3rd of the time, but there is also stealthy bits (but it is stealth with ass kicking).

Red Faction Guerilla has pretty fun melee, try the demo and see what you think.

I've not played it, but Prototype?

UnbreakableVow

I've been wondering how long it would be after I got a 360 before I took the plunge into Too Human. I honestly have no clue what I'll think of it. So divisive.

Eight Rooks

Too Human is worth it cheap, it just doesn't live up to Dyack's promises and the control system - while capable of great things - verges on broken (much like GunValkyrie).

Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce controls are what Too Human should have been, but that's not out in proper console form for a while yet.

DeMoN

While it doesn't really involving swords or intricate combos, I can never recommend The Warriors enough. It was on PS2/OXBOX, and was seriously one of my favorite games from that gen.

You just punch/kick/bat/knife the ever loving shit out of rival gangs, often backed up by your own gang. I just cannot stress how very satisfying and brutal the combat is. You can seriously mess up guys with punches to the stomach and curb stomps. One time I was playing multiplayer with a friend, completely owning him, while another friend walked into the room. He saw my character sitting on his while just punching the shit out of his face, sending blood everywhere, and he just said "jesus christ".

Dragkonias

I'd say you're out of luck until Bayonetta and Dante's Inferno(if you aren't a literature nut who is completely disgusted by the idea) come out.

ArjanN

Dragkonias wrote: »

I'd say you're out of luck until Bayonetta and Dante's Inferno(if you aren't a literature nut who is completely disgusted by the idea) come out.

Pretty much everything on 'next-gen' has been mentioned. There hasn't been that much released in that genre lately.

You might like Prototype but it's open-world instead of a linear level progression.

There's more stuff if you're willing to go back to last-gen. (God Hand, Bloodrayne 2, Shinobi, Mark of Kri, Shadow of Rome etc..)

Dragkonias

Oh yeah, I forgot about Shinobi. Awesome game(and pretty cheap these days), though level design is bullshit(too many pitfalls).

slash000

What about the current gen Ninja Gaiden games?

UnbreakableVow

slash000 wrote: »

What about the current gen Ninja Gaiden games?

Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) sent my controller flying at the wall.

I haven't played NGII for this reason.

Shinobi and Nightshade were great; I actually loved the level design in Shinobi.

Dragkonias

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

slash000 wrote: »

What about the current gen Ninja Gaiden games?

Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) sent my controller flying at the wall.

I haven't played NGII for this reason.

Shinobi and Nightshade were great; I actually loved the level design in Shinobi.

Oh...then don't play NGII.

If NGI had to throwing your controller at the wall, NGII will have to mailing pipebombs directly to Tecmo.

DeMoN

From what I played of Ninja Gaiden 2, it doesn't feel nearly as good as the first one did. Though I can't explain why. It just wasn't as tight, if that makes sense.

BloodySloth

I'd just like to throw in my two cents and say Viking: Battle for Asgard wasn't that bad. I actually had fun with it, and if you're only looking for a storm of violence it's pretty much up your alley. I certainly wouldn't give it more than a rental, though. It was better than Conan, anyway (though Conan certainly outdoes it in limb-severing).

Dragkonias

DeMoN wrote: »

From what I played of Ninja Gaiden 2, it doesn't feel nearly as good as the first one did. Though I can't explain why. It just wasn't as tight, if that makes sense.

Because NGI was actually fun to play, while NGII was full of cheapout garbage...>_>

Just my opinion though.

Cherrn

No, you're right. For all the good the new weapons systems were, the rest of the design package was severely lacking compared to the first game. Luckily Sigma 2 is out in a couple of weeks, so hey!

Monger

DeMoN wrote: »

From what I played of Ninja Gaiden 2, it doesn't feel nearly as good as the first one did. Though I can't explain why. It just wasn't as tight, if that makes sense.

Personally, I think that the second game feels better than the first so far as Ryu's controls and abilities are concerned. It's the enemy design that falls flat. While throwing several hundred fireballs and exploding shurikens at you from the other side of the camera.

Too Human is a Diablo clone with all the shallower bits of Devil May Cry slapped on top. It's not a bad game (also not a good game), but it's pretty far from the God of War experience. You spend a lot of time mucking about in menus and wandering aimlessly around cyberspace.

DarkWarrior wrote: »

Where the fuck is the mention of Devil May Cry 5 btw? Its been ages since the last one.

Somebody needs to get to prodding Capcom about this. I'm not afraid to give my love to Platinum if they don't get it the fuck together.

UnbreakableVow

Ages since the last DMC?

It's been a year and seven months.

Monger

A year and seven months is too long without my fix, sir.

Dragkonias

You know, I honestly hope they venture out of the whole gothic asethetic with DMC5. I remember quitting DMC4 early because it looked just like DMC1. A change in setting would be nice.

(never played DMC3 and have been told multiple times not to play DMC2)

Canada_jezus

I actually feel your pain on this and i'm going to be picking up WET this week probably. (still have to try the demo). The hellboy game is a beat em up, but i'm sure its blood content will be toned down. (also it got terrible scores.)

edit: Other games that are not gow clones but are vaguely related, Dynasty warriors? I'm sure you can pick up one of the recent ones for next to nothing. Dark messiah of might and magic has brutal and fantastic combat.

Fandyien

Onimusha

slash000

Fandyien wrote: »

Onimusha

Which one(s)?

I mean the earlier ones were more like resident evil with a tad of somewhat sluggish combat, but from what I hear 3 and maybe DoD are more action-oriented?

Malechai

Know it's not current gen but Godhand? Custom combo's and some preaty over the top specials. Unfortunatly for all the punching of faces you do in the game there is a signifigant lack of dismemberment.

Barrabas

Dragkonias wrote: »

You know, I honestly hope they venture out of the whole gothic asethetic with DMC5. I remember quitting DMC4 early because it looked just like DMC1. A change in setting would be nice.

(never played DMC3 and have been told multiple times not to play DMC2)

I hope the next DMC doesn't make me replay through every damn level twice and fight each boss 3 times just to lengthen it.

I liked DMC3 a lot more just because it didn't do that crap. It was a pain in the ass to get working right on the computer though. It reversed the sticks on the 360 controller by default, and came with no easy way to fix that. But for the $5 I payed for it, more than worth it.