Cory Barlog says God of War III in good hands

35 Comments by Alexander Sliwinski Jan 3rd 2008 10:00PM
Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3

Cory Barlog, lead developer on God of War II, wrote in his blog today that God of War III is in good hands. Barlog says Sony's Santa Monica team is very talented and he already did the story and design for the third game before parting ways with Sony, he says Kratos' finale will end with a "very big, very epic bang though."

Barlog doesn't give any indication what he's currently working on, simply saying he's "cooking up several things." Poor Kratos seems to chew up and spit out his lead developers. All we need now is the Ready at Dawn lead on God of War: Chains of Olympus to quit after production and we'll have a bona fide curse on our hands -- it'll be the Madden curse of action games.

[Via GameDaily]

Tags: barlod, cory-barlon, god-of-war, god-of-war-iii, godofwar, sony

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LilCo187: Jan 3rd 2008; 10:07PM

Look for God of War 3 to drop early 2011........

Rich: Jan 4th 2008; 9:15AM

good, gives me time to finish II!

HighFiveJesus: Jan 3rd 2008; 10:15PM

David Jaffe is still a creative consultant. But yeah its kinda strange how each director doesn't want to work with that studio or sony anymore. This game is truly BRUTAL.

I project a late 09, early 10 release.

mr nimblewick: Jan 3rd 2008; 10:17PM

What's with games and trilogies nowadays?

zuburi: Jan 3rd 2008; 10:55PM

Seriously! It seems like it'd be limiting in a lot of cases. How about making as many (or as few) of the games as it takes to get the story across? Instead, it seems like people are pigeonholing themselves into "this series HAS to be three games."

SQUIRTFORCE: Jan 3rd 2008; 11:03PM

No kidding, I'd rather they made none than three.

samfish: Jan 4th 2008; 1:24AM

I wish they'd make a Zelda trilogy.

I'd settle for a two parter, though.

flameofdoom666: Jan 4th 2008; 2:31AM

Samfish,

OoT and MM. Technicallyyyy.

Powerlord: Jan 4th 2008; 2:59AM

or even better, Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons.

SQUIRTFORCE: Jan 3rd 2008; 10:18PM

I bet this gets a surprise March release.

Carlos: Jan 3rd 2008; 10:45PM

Wow! A lot of predictions posted here... You guys can all be analysts. How about a more accurate prediction: It will only be available for the PSTriple and will rock your face off!

Gun Barrier: Jan 3rd 2008; 11:11PM

soooooooo this is definitly a ps3 exclusive right?

HighFiveJesus: Jan 3rd 2008; 11:16PM

God of War 3 is a PS3 EXCLUSIVE and there are NO plans to develop a 360 version of the game. In other words, yeah expect a port in 6 months.

Gun Barrier: Jan 3rd 2008; 11:19PM

lmao woa u totally got me with that surprise at the end of ur comment! nice! +1 for u =D

Hyams: Jan 4th 2008; 10:35AM

Sony is developing and publishing it. So ... yeah, it's definately a Sony exclusive.

Derek Rudolph: Jan 3rd 2008; 11:19PM

Another sequel fueled by Sony's cash? This is the exact reason why Sony is not doing so well with the PS3. We are getting this same old crap from the same old IPs over and over again. Its the next generation, and gamers don't want to see Rachet or Jak or Kratos or any of those old farts doing their old thing. Sony needs some first party creativity to fuel their system.

Ace121212: Jan 4th 2008; 12:14AM

Right, Sony is somehow the only one responsible with sequels. Totally not a fanboy comment in the slightest.

samfish: Jan 4th 2008; 1:28AM

Mario, Samus, Link, Sonic, Master Chief, Banjo, Lara Croft, NiGHTS and the Bionic Commando all say "HI DEREK RUDOLPH!"

Sadly, Viewtiful Joe, Amaterasu and Gene the God Hand do NOT get to say "HI DEREK RUDOLPH!"

I swear if I had the money I'd be glad to personally fund a sequel to any of Clover's games :(

Noshino: Jan 4th 2008; 5:29AM

Nate, Nariko, Sgt. Nathan Hale, Keats and Ellen say all Hi to you...

and yah, I miss Clover, samfish, let's start the "grow a Clover" foundation!

Tremada: Jan 4th 2008; 11:58AM

Speak for yourself. I definitely want to play God of War 3. The first two were awesome, and the PSP game will be great too.

Jak851: Jan 3rd 2008; 11:44PM

That's not true, I would love to see another Jak game. And I can't wait to play God of War III.

driven2sin: Jan 4th 2008; 12:59AM

sony is basically another sega already with low sales of console and a few title that is best to just sell to run on teh 360

gaming wasn't that complex before so a company like sony could do well in a non serious time but only microsoft can do real gaming now so leave it to them - they have the skillz

sony should of just stuck with walkmans

mr nimblewick: Jan 4th 2008; 1:40AM

Hey now, don't compare the PS3 to the Dreamcast.

The Dreamcast had plenty of good games.

colinbell: Jan 4th 2008; 4:55AM

you should of just stuck with Spanish or the Russian or which is the native language of you and leave the english flamebait to the one who are the one who are the english knowers

Noshino: Jan 4th 2008; 5:14AM

as far as I remember, Halo, being the only system seller and developed by Bungie that was back then owned by Microsoft, isn't a hardcore game by any means....

tell me one of Microsoft's first party studios that has a "Hardcore" game....

as far as I remember, Epic, developers of the UT series, which is known as one of the most hardcore franchises, and Gears of War aren't owned by Microsoft...

Please, next time, try to prove your point before stating something as a fact...

cc123: Jan 4th 2008; 8:15AM

Are comments actually getting more stupid in 2008?

driven2sin: Jan 4th 2008; 12:27PM

thanks you for feeding my troll for the new year - it can hibernate now

Geist: Jan 4th 2008; 3:44PM

Is it walkmans or walkmen? I'm never quite sure.

flameofdoom666: Jan 4th 2008; 2:34AM

God of War 3 is a finale? Thats awful. I want more then a PSP and PS3 version. In my opinion, this is Sony's best franchise. It has the best story, presentation, and the gameplay is superb.

Noshino: Jan 4th 2008; 5:17AM

actually, I think Jaffe himself said that there is enough space for more games, but that the story would end in GoW 3...blah, I need to find the interview...

Jtenma: Jan 4th 2008; 3:38AM

So much Sony hate...damn..I WOULD like to see another Jak game though.

ThornedVenom: Jan 4th 2008; 9:38AM

Can't we all just get along and go "Yay God of War 3!" ??

Hyams: Jan 4th 2008; 10:39AM

Don't be silly. It's a PS3 game, so there HAS to be flaming.

B1gC72: Jan 4th 2008; 3:47PM

hey i love what Sony is doing now with their old and new IP's. i get new versions of the games ive been playing for years (Ratchet & Clank, God of War, Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy, Warhawk, etc.) plus some new franchises (Uncharted, Resistance, Heavenly Sword, etc.). plus it's the same thing all the other companies are doing too with games like Halo and Mass Effect for 360 or Mario and the Brain Training games for Wii. its just how it works, if a company finds success with a game then of course they are going to want to tap into that money again. im just glad that alot of these franchises are sticking to trilogies because they can destroy the legacy of a game if they drag it on too long.

cant wait for God of War III though!

Ryan: Jan 7th 2008; 1:08PM

Ok, I understand console progression. They want you to buy the latest and greatest in order to keep you buying. But with GOW one and two both on the PS2, I am very saddened to hear that GOW3 is a PS3 exclusive. Call me cheap, call me old fashioned, but I will not buy a Playstation 3 just to finish this series. Looks like I need to start asking around to see which of my friends has one. I'm sorry, but the 360 has outdone the PS3, and I really wanted to own GOW3. :[

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