GoW3 scans, a bloodbath of gory details: 1080p native, no load screens, ‘more erotic’ sex minigames

February 24, 2009

Bring on the gore! With God of War III finally getting that trailer, it looks like Sony‘s media blitz is starting to kick off with a force to be reckoned. Here’s the latest: the new issue of French magazine PSM3. We got info on the resolution of the game and how it’s going to churn the most out of PS3’s hardware, details about gameplay (a new wall-run ability?!), and of course, bulging muscles, sweat, and the sex-minigame.

Some/most of the details have either been revealed before or aren’t all that surprising. But it’s nice to see them all lined up in bulletpoints nonetheless:

1080p native resolution, no obvious loading times (like Uncharted, DMC4), stable framerate (unclear whether 60fps)
No SIXAXIS tilt-sensing controls – the team couldn’t figure out a seamless way to incorporate it without making it appear to be forced or gimmicky.
GoW3 won’t have too many weapons and new features. The Santa Monica team wants to keep it simple without overburdening the player.
No co-op. No online mode whatsoever. Just pure single-player Kratos.
GoW3 engine is an evolved GoW2 engine, using the PS3 hardware to its maxed potential – Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games helped out with some development.
Real-time damage, blood, gore – the engine can even (probably?) render specific cuts on Kratos, show bulging muscles, and sweat.
Speaking of bulging muscles and sweat, the sex-minigame is back (it wouldn’t be a GoW game without it). SCE Santa Monica promises “more erotic scenes” this time around.
Kratos has a new wall-run ability (like in Prince of Persia)