God of War font used to tease 'unannounced psp title'
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Feb 16th 2007 at 8:25PM }
PSP Fanboy points to some rousing evidence that developer Ready At Dawn could be prepping a God of War game for PSP. Formed by an ex-Naughty Dog member, and stocked with former Blizzard staffers, RAD received overall praise for its Daxter platformer last year. On its website, RAD now hints at an "Unannounced PSP Title" in the works. While still blank, the info page for the upcoming title features a blood animation filling the site's top navigation box (displaying Daxter screens). The blood is followed by overlaid "Coming Soon" text presented in a familiar font ... The same font used in the God of War games...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alex @ Feb 16th 2007 8:33PM
Only one problem:
God Of War fucking sucks.
Nice to see PSP is getting such "high profile" exclusives.
Tim @ Feb 16th 2007 9:34PM
Alex is the most blind fanboy that I have ever had the displeasure of having the experience of reading such biased crap from.
It's nice to know he thinks that one of the greatest games of our time "fucking sucks". Enjoy being the only person that hasn't succumb to this games' awesomeness.
Genius @ Feb 16th 2007 8:44PM
@1
You are an idiot, no really, you are.
Ironhide @ Feb 16th 2007 9:01PM
God of War 'ONLY' sold enough to make it completely profitable, not to mention it made it to greatest hits very quickly, of course it fucking sucks.
You sound like a idiot fanboy. Can't you give kudos where kudos deserves?
Alex MacIntosh @ Feb 16th 2007 9:07PM
It sucks, plain and simple. Next Joystiq will run a story about how we're being teased with Bubsy 3D font.
TopaZ @ Feb 16th 2007 9:06PM
Great news! Never got to play pt.1 but these pt.2 screen have me jonesin for some kratos action
ERRrr @ Feb 16th 2007 9:19PM
Wow... I never knew how many Xbox or Nintendo Fanboys there were on Joystiq. (Alex and Alex..) Morons.
Someone @ Feb 16th 2007 9:26PM
@1 & 5
No, you suck and your an idiot.
serb @ Feb 16th 2007 9:26PM
"Only one problem:
God Of War fucking sucks.
Nice to see PSP is getting such "high profile" exclusives."
ur 1 in a million
rom @ Feb 16th 2007 9:32PM
I'm torn. It could suck that the game announced might be just a port. If it's not, then it would still suck since I don't plan on ever buying a PSP. Why can't they just annouce a PS3 version? I might actually consider buying one then.
Evan @ Feb 16th 2007 9:34PM
So what? Sony used the Spiderman font in their PS3 teasers, and even on the actual PS3, however they didn't release any Spiderman games for it!
obo @ Feb 16th 2007 10:46PM
"one of the greatest games of our time"
... huh? It's a button masher, not fucking Civilization!
Alex @ Feb 16th 2007 10:52PM
Fanboy to what?
You stupid bastards, a person can't just, you know, not like an overrated game?
Strangler @ Feb 16th 2007 11:16PM
"God of War 'ONLY' sold enough to make it completely profitable, not to mention it made it to greatest hits very quickly, of course it fucking sucks."
it doesnt matter how much it sold, okami also didnt sell well does it mean it also sucks? come on god of war got like almost perfect ratings by any real critics, and so did god of war 2 (ign gave it like a 9.7).
MosquitoControl @ Feb 16th 2007 11:05PM
#6 - you mean, uh, one?
He's an idiot, true. I don't see how anyone can say GOW sucks. It did 3rd person platforming-type gaming better than just about anything else of late. It took the Ninja Gaiden formula and made it fun (made it more over-the-top and easier.)
"Among the greatest games of our time" is almost as idiotic. It's a lot of fun. It isn't great. Lots of games are lots of fun. Did this innovate at all? Have a good storyline? Transcend gaming? No. As mentioned, it's no Civ. It's no Doom or Half-Life. It's no Super Mario Brothers. It's no Warcraft or Final Fantasy.
It's just a very well done game created by a delusional moron.
Chufmoney @ Feb 16th 2007 11:35PM
GoW games are beautiful for the PS2. They have great action sequences, and engaging plot, and a character that is over-the-top, in a good way. People can hate it just because it's a high profile game all they want, but that does not change the fact that it is a great game. Sure lots of idiots out there just like it because they can "rip shit apart" but it is a solid title even beyond the violence. The level design and puzzles in the game keep the pacing between fights and the artwork in the game makes it one of the more memorable titles the ps2 ever saw and most definitely the best SCEA put out. IF this franchise gets a PSP version release I would hope that it takes a different route than what has previously been seen. GoW for PSP should consider recreating the game while staying true to its world, much like Killzone did when it made the leap to PSP.
Chufmoney
www.eat-sleep-game.com
dvnt @ Feb 17th 2007 12:27AM
Well, knowing how Sony recycles fonts, it probably means nothing. One glance at the PS3 box and you think, "Oh a new Spiderman game must be in that $600 box!"
Shane @ Feb 17th 2007 12:28AM
Strangler I think you are missing something.
When he said, "God of War 'ONLY' sold enough to make it completely profitable, not to mention it made it to greatest hits very quickly, of course it fucking sucks" I am pretty sure he was being sarcastic.
You must sell quite a few copies to become greatest hits.
Strangler @ Feb 17th 2007 12:31AM
what I dont get is why they wont port virtual fighter 4 or 5 to the psp considering hwo well tekken did?
Natrino @ Feb 17th 2007 12:56AM
I wouldn't put much stock in a font used by Sony.
Spiderman font on the PS3, anyone?
I guess that's one way to save money.
Sonic Wang @ Feb 17th 2007 1:15AM
#14 "It did 3rd person platforming-type gaming better than just about anything else of late. It took the Ninja Gaiden formula and made it fun"
Now, i loved God of War and i cannot wait for God of War 2 (Not coming out in Aus til mid April! GAH!), oh and this Alex guy is a tosser, but to say it took Ninja Gaiden formula and made it fun would be incorrect. To start off, it's obviously most inspiration for GoW came from Devil May Cry, not Ninja Gaiden. Also DMC's and esspecially Ninja Gaiden's combat system is far supieror to GoW. On God Mode in GoW, flaws in the combat system really show through as most attacks are useless and you're best off sticking to the light attack combo and heavy attack combo (Plume of Prometheus often, too), and using grabs at any possible chance (grabs are insanely powerful). For instance one esspecially useless attack was Block+Square. This attack would often be initiated by mistake (if you release block and press Square a millisecond after, it would do this attack), once started it couldn't be stopped and you're are really vulnerable when doing this attack. The Blade of Artemis was also completely useless. Also, there were too many areas in GoW on God Mode that were just down to pure luck and not skill and were to infuriatingly frustrating.
Finishing NG on hard, i never really experienced such flaws, only the major flaw of the camera (I hope they've fixed for NG Sigma). All the weapons had their moments (but i mostly stuck to the Dragon Sword, Plasma Saber Mk II and Vigoorian Flail) and there weren't any instances which where down to pure luck.
Having said that, again GoW is one of the best games i've played and i look forward to GoW2 as much as NG Sigma, DMC4 and (hopefully we'll be seeing soon) NG2.
HenryJonesJr @ Feb 17th 2007 1:59AM
God of War is, arguably, one of the greatest games of all time and without a doubt the greatest example of it's genre. I didn't own a PS2 until a year ago (so I'm no fanboy) and it's only because of God of War that I own it now. Played and beat it at a friend's house and was so impressed I turned around and bought a PS2 and my own copy of GOW. It's the only game right now that would get me to buy a PS3. I have a PSP and a GOW title would be a "Must Buy" for me. Hope it's true!
Ironhide @ Feb 17th 2007 5:28AM
Strangler I was being completely sarcastic to the tosser that said it 'fucking sucked'. I don't particularly like Sony, but even I have a PS2 for some very good games.
Look. I'm in the game industry and have seen my share of crap out there, but games like God of War come out ratehr infrequently. GEars of War, God of War, Okami, Dead Rising, Viewtiful Joe, Resident Evil 4, Ninja Gaiden, etc, all do something to a genre and either improve on it, or reinvent it. You can't remake a wheel into something non-circular, but you can take it and make it into something unique.
This whole fanboy thing is for the birds. If it's for your platform of choice it's a spectacular offering. If the series goes to another system, it's overrated. If it's exclusive to one console, you never liked it in the first place. Fanboys of all shapes suck ass. I happen to find my 360 does everything the ps3 does only as good if not better, plus if I was planning on going hd movie formats I'd chose a multiplayer stand alone instead. LG has one now. I can wait until others offer one. Am I a fanboy? No! I just can't justify a 700+ tax price of a ps3... Nothing is available i want for it.
Dissident @ Feb 17th 2007 12:47PM
If you check the page again, you'll see the font is changed. So much for GoW PSP.
geekjutsu @ Feb 17th 2007 1:18PM
Though I don't go as far as saying "it sucks", I do think God of War was pretty overrated. I played through a few times and wasn't very impressed with it. It was a bit fun but not as awe-inspiring as people said it was.
"Greatest Games of our time"?
Not really.