God of War III Special Edition Thread (You may or may not be dissapointed)

The_Spaniard

Now I am not making this as a thread to primarily discuss the game, but the special edition that has just been announced. You can discuss the game if you want, but I'm sure there is a much better much larger thread for that, that I could not find, or else I would have posted this in there.

The Ultimate Edition will feature the following:

Exclusive Collectibles
• High-End Sculpted Replica of Pandora’s Box
• Limited-Edition God of War Art Book featuring exclusive art, content and interviews

Exclusive Digital Content (Available via PlayStation Network voucher codes on day of launch)
• God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges
• Premium Kratos Skin – Dominus
• God of War: Unearthing the Legend Franchise Documentary – a full-length movie documentary depicting the history of the God of War franchise
• God of War Trilogy Soundtrack – God of War, II, and III scores from the game (mp3 digital download).
• God of War: Blood and Metal EP – a heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God of War (mp3 digital download).

But it keeps getting better for the fans. Those that pre-order God of War III at select retailers will receive a voucher code for first access to download the God of War III E3 2009 Demo starting today, plus you will receive an exclusive downloadable skin from the following retailers: Amazon, GameCrazy and GameStop.

Price will be 100 bucks according to GameStop.

Looks fairly standard for a 70 dollar special edition, but with an admittedly cool looking plastic box that tacks on an extra 30 bucks. Overall I'm disappointed because I think including the revamped PS3 versions of DoW1 and 2 being included would have made this a slam dunk. What do you guys think?

jayjay

This might appeal to serious collectors but I've got other things I could spend $100 on!

The_Spaniard

jayjay wrote: »

This might appeal to serious collectors but I've got other things I could spend $100 on!

I am a serious collector and will probably get it just for the box, I'm seriously disappointed with what's inside though.

THEPAIN73

I might get it. I mean... it's only $40 more dollars than say the game alone.

Golden Yak

I don't even have a PS3 yet and I'm tempted. Artbook and 'Making Of' are of great interest to me.

Radikal_Dreamer

Personally, if the stuff like the soundtracks were all physical things I probably wouldn't mind plunking down the extra 40 bucks. As it is now, I dunno, I don't think I will.

The_Spaniard

Golden Yak wrote: »

I don't even have a PS3 yet and I'm tempted. Artbook and 'Making Of' are of great interest to me.

That's just the thing though, while art books and making ofs are awesome and all, that really doesn't set this aside from any other assembly line SE. I mean a lot of games come with the art book/soundtrack for free if you pre-order and the making of is something you often see on the disk anyway. The box is a great start, a great foundation, but what's inside of it has to be fantastic too to warrant the extra 40 bucks. I'd be running to GS right now to pre-order if they included the blu-ray edition of GoW1 and 2, along with maybe a small statue of Kratos doing something cool or a figure.

Analrapist

If I open that box, fake blood better spray in my fucking face.

Graviija

THEPAIN73 wrote: »

I might get it. I mean... it's only $40 more dollars than say the game alone.

That's kind of a lot, no?

You know, I don't think I've ever consciously bought a special/ultimate/Night Vision Goggles edition of any game. I don't think GoW3 will change that. But I will be getting the hell out of the 'vanilla' game, though.

The_Spaniard

Analrapist wrote: »

If I open that box, fake blood better spray in my fucking face.

No, I want it to make me giant!


:winky:

donhonk

I was almost on board, but the Soundtracks arent CDs? Fuck that!

DarkWarrior

Too much digital content for the cost. Way too much digital content. I wish they'd stop giving art books and give cooler things, statuettes, actual soundtracks, bonus dvds or whatever.

Undead Scottsman

I don't understand why the soundtracks and the making of movie aren't on physical mediums.. it's not like there isn't going to be room in that box..

DarkWarrior

Undead Scottsman wrote: »

I don't understand why the soundtracks and the making of movie aren't on physical mediums.. it's not like there isn't going to be room in that box..

Like iTunes, can charge as much but much less cost involved. That box must be smaler than it looks or very sparse inside.

Radikal_Dreamer

What they should have done is made a decent cardboard slipcase, an artbook that'd fit in there, and a card with the deluxe download information for all that shit and then sell it for 80 bucks. The downloaded stuff doesn't really cost them much, but they add enough value that I think a ton more people would jump on a deal like that rather than a 100 dollar thing with a box.

Casually Hardcore

Or, you can talk with your money and refuse to pay $40 for a plastic box.

Seriously, if Atlus can give us an OST and an Artbook at no extra cost (Persona 2), then I dont see why the hell every other company can.

The_Spaniard

ethugs4life wrote: »

Or, you can talk with your money and refuse to pay $40 for a plastic box.

Seriously, if Atlus can give us an OST and an Artbook at no extra cost (Persona 2), then I dont see why the hell every other company can.

Yep that's exactly what I was saying.

UnbreakableVow

I don't care about the soundtracks, the skin, or the seven challenges.

I like the box and probably the documentary.

That's not enough for $30 extra.

TeeMan

I wonder who'll be playing on the heavy metal CD. My vote? Manowar

Cantido

I think of Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of a Great Apocalypse fitting GoW.

EDIT - c'mon TeeMan, who wouldn't kill Zeus to this? Even the middle sounds like GoW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-hsa1a7kyM

TeeMan

Manowar have an album already called Gods of War so they've pretty much shotgunned it :lol:

Unco-ordinated

Boo! I worked so hard on my old GoW3 thread.

Anyway, if that comes over here I'll probably buy it. The God of War soundtracks have been amazing so far so I'll probably use them more than a Making Of DVD, which only ever watch once.

Oh and I'm downloading the God of War 3 demo now. Yay!

Kuribo's Shoe

I will probably get this.

UnbreakableVow

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

Boo! I worked so hard on my old GoW3 thread.

Anyway, if that comes over here I'll probably buy it. The God of War soundtracks have been amazing so far so I'll probably use them more than a Making Of DVD, which only ever watch once.

Oh and I'm downloading the God of War 3 demo now. Yay!

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Unco-ordinated

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

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I'm awesome. Also:

God Of War III PSN Demo Voucher Code – Check Your Inbox This Weekend!

Hi everyone

I’m Thach Quach, European Software Product Manager for God of War III.

I hope you guys are all excited about what you’ve seen or read about this highly-anticipated PlayStation 3 exclusive. If not, you should, it’s going to be an epic, pulse-pounding and brutal adventure .

For those of you who haven’t had the chance to play the God of War III demo which was on the show floor at E3, Gamescom, Tokyo Game Show and other SCEE events throughout 2009… well… some GREAT news for you: we will be emailing out some demo voucher codes to a selected number of PAL PSN users who registered to receive the SCEE promotional newsletter. If you haven’t opted-in to receive it, it’s unfortunately too late to be in with a chance to be picked for this promotion, but it’s worth you registering today to be considered for future SCEE offers (simply go to the PlayStation Network icon on the XMB, select Account Management => Account Information => => Notification Preferences, and tick the relevant boxes).

Make sure you check your email inbox over the weekend and hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones to receive a voucher code allowing you to download this demo instantly from PlayStation Store! Remember, it’s a random selection and only a limited amount of vouchers are being sent out so good luck

And if you still haven’t heard about Kratos or seen anything about God of War III, here is a trailer we released earlier this year:

I also wanted to update you on the ‘God of War III Ultimate Edition’ which was announced for the North American market by SCEA. No need to panic guys, we are not forgetting you! We will also announce the Special/Collector’s Edition and extensive pre-order plans in place for the PAL region. So watch this space, you won’t be disappointed for sure

That’s it for now… For those of you who haven’t seen them, below is a selection of God of War III screenshots we released not so long ago.

Any comments or questions let me know and remember to check your inbox this weekend. Enjoy the demo if you are one of the lucky ones to receive it!

Thach

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2009/10/30/god-of-war-iii-psn-demo-voucher-code-%E2%80%93-check-your-inbox-this-weekend/

The download's going ssssssoooooo ssssssslllllllllooooooowwwwww though. It seems to download a few megs, stop for a few minutes and then download another few megs. Sony really needs new servers.

UnbreakableVow

You are solidifying my hate for every non-American nation.

Unco-ordinated

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

You are solidifying my hate for every non-American nation.

Sorry, what? I can't hear you over the sound of Kratos ripping Helios' head off.

It finished downloading this morning (yeah, it took that f'n long) and I played through it. Framerate gets a little janky at times but that'll be fixed by March. Otherwise, it looks amazing and plays pretty similarly (with refinements to elements Chains of Olympus brought in).

donhonk

Who wants to let me borrow their PSN to download the demo! Isnt there some account... share or something.. hmm we should get a list going like neoGAF does.

Cantido

So how angry is Kratos in it? Is he angrier? Perhaps the angriest? Does he have a move that ends the world?

UnbreakableVow

Cantido wrote: »

So how angry is Kratos in it? Is he angrier? Perhaps the angriest? Does he have a move that ends the world?

SCE Studios Santa Monica has the used the power of the Cell Processor to put his anger level at nearly 1400 times above what it was in God of War II.

donhonk

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Cantido wrote: »

So how angry is Kratos in it? Is he angrier? Perhaps the angriest? Does he have a move that ends the world?

SCE Studios Santa Monica has the used the power of the Cell Processor to put his anger level at nearly 1400 times above what it was in God of War II.

Which is to say, mo fuckin LIVID!

ManetherenWolf

So I just downloaded the GoW3 demo with my preorder code. (Gamestops now have them for the preorders. The code is active now, and there is also a code for a costume unlock (The prototype Kratos design).

GOD DAMN.

spoiler about one thing in the demo.

Spoiler:

You rip off Helios' Head. And use it as a god damn FLASHLIGHT.

HyperAquaBlast

The one thing that doesn't make sense is why not put the HD upgrade games in there? It just makes sense and you could bust up the price a bit if they want more money.

Antihippy

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

You are solidifying my hate for every non-American nation.

edit: oh wait vouchers.

Whoops.

ManetherenWolf

HyperAquaBlast wrote: »

The one thing that doesn't make sense is why not put the HD upgrade games in there? It just makes sense and you could bust up the price a bit if they want more money.

Probably because they are selling them seperately now, because they want to get God of War in everyones minds again now before the Holiday so everyone will be hyped up for it when 3 comes out. and they would rather do that and have it out there for EVERYONE to buy, than to make it for a limited edition thing only.

And they wouldnt do BOTH, since no one who bought the collection seperately would pay to get it again in the Ultimate Edition.

UnbreakableVow

Antihippy wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

You are solidifying my hate for every non-American nation.

edit: oh wait vouchers.

Whoops.

Man I hate when people do this.

What did you say?!

Antihippy

I was going to say just make a PAL account.

UnbreakableVow

I just...I just had a thought.

They selected certain PAL people to get a voucher for the demo, right?

I have a PAL account...gotta check that email...

Be right back!

UnbreakableVow

FFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Why did I get my hopes up

ManetherenWolf

you know... you could just go get a preorder code from Gamestop.

UnbreakableVow

That'd be great if I had pre-ordered either God of War Collection or God of War III.

Also if it weren't 1:30 AM as well.