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Ready at Dawn gets technical about God of War: Origins Collection on PS3

by David Hinkle on Aug 12th 2011 11:30PM

Oh, you just thought they tighten up the graphics a bit and call it a day, huh? No way, José -- converting PSP games that run at 480 x 272, 30 frames a second, to full 1080p, 60 frames a second is no small task. Ready at Dawn had to get its hands dirty and create a custom PS3 version of its internal engine for God of War: Origins Collection, Nathan Phail-Liff recounted on the PlayStation Blog today.

"We ended up going through every single character in the game and doubling or tripling polygon count by hand, as well as up-rezing and re-painting every texture across both games at 4x resolution on both characters and environments," Phail-Liff said. He also said Ready at Dawn had to re-render every cutscene from Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta in the new PS3 engine. Finally, there's also going to be full stereoscopic 3D support in both games.

God of War: Origins Collection launches for the PS3 on September 13, 2011.

Source: PlayStation Blog

Tags: god-of-war, god-of-war-origins-collection, kratos, playstation, ps3, psp, Ready-At-Dawn, scea, sony

Reader Comments (32)

Good news!
They didn't touch the cinematics in the first GoW collection and it showed.

@ChaosBladez Agreed. That was the only thing that held the collection back. The games looked great otherwise.

@ChaosBladez

"They" didn't have anything to do with the first collection.

So they turned Anit-Aliasing on. Great!

Still looking forward to finally playing the PSP games on my PS3.

@Surkov

No, they remodeled and retextured most of the assets in the game. Big difference.

@(Unverified) In the video, all of the characters visible have the exact same polygon counts.

awesome cant wait for this, and the MGS collection

Am I one of the few that actually prefered the PSP version :/

@Spunky Monkey 190906

Its completely understandable good sir, I prefer both; How can you lose with that?

@Spunky Monkey 190906

Yeah, the new snazzy one does look nice, but it lacks that "Holy crap, how is this possible on a handheld?" bewilderment. Still, it's great either way.

It's out so soon? That's cool, I'll have to pick this up.

Looks clean and crisp. Love it. Definitely going to get it when I have the chance, I missed ghost of Sparta, because I don't own a psp.

I know, I meant "they" as the general term for the developers. No need for nitpicking ;)

The time wasted on 3D could have been used for important things I would assume. Could be worse. They could be wasting it on Move support. Hopefully the final product doesn't have any issues because of it. The God of War franchise deserves the absolute best.

3D is reduced to a one line, end of article blurb. Poor 3D, you are not loved.

@Jacksons

What the hell are you talking about?

that sounds like a lot of work but it looks great and i'll certainly show my appreciation with my monies

I wonder if they'll make a PSV port?

And enough with the 3D bashing on every game that has 3D support. Some of us have 3DTVs and projectors and appreciate the extra effort from devs to add 3D support because 3D gaming is awesome.

@Mr Hett

both games are available on the playstation store. I would hope that someone could just download those on the PSV

@eat it Yeah the psv is backwards compatible with psp game downloaded off of psn.

..........but where's the hand......

@xThePunisherx
Try the link in the part where it says "Ready at Dawn had to get its hands dirty..."

I'd say I have to get this but the fact is I haven't picked up GoW3 yet... still not willing to pay $30 for a game I'll only play through once. I bought GoW1 for $20 and GoW2 for $10. Unfortunately they looked like shit on my HDTV despite upscaling. Unless you're on an SDTV, backwards compatibility is a joke and not a loss for PS3 owners in my minority, controversial opinion.

@(Unverified)
you're missing out on the third one.
also the remakes look great and can be had for like $20

PSP version looks sharper and less like an N64 game. They seem to have replaced some textures with noticeably low poly models. Not sure that's a good idea.

@Dick Socrates

Are you being sarcastic?

@Dick Socrates

I understand what you're trying to say, but your nostalgia is failing you. Go back and play any N64 game on the actual console. There is no anti-aliasing on the models. They're all jagged and look like crap.

Too. Many. Games!!!

My wallet... Can't breathe.

(sound of drowning in plastic)

Can't wait to check out the PSP games for the first time.

I might've missed this bit of info, but I thought this collection was only confirmed to be released in Germany?

I love the GoW series but apparently not enough to purchase a PSP to play these - I'm pretty stoked that I get to play them now. I'm kinda jonesing for more Kratos, even if he is a miserable prick.

Also to really appreciate the visual upgrade you need to view the video in full screen with HD turned on, otherwise it's hard to see the comparison.

God of War: Origins Collection Info

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The God of War franchise has set the bar for the action-adventure genre, selling over 11 million units worldwide and receiving various awards, while enjoying critical acclaim from the videogame industry’s top media. This began in 2005 when Sony Computer Entertainment America’s (SCEA) Santa Monica Studio introduced God of War, a game that won over a dozen ‘Game of the Year Awards.’ Then in 2007, the award-winning development team introduced God of War II, the second chapter of this sprawling odyssey, followed by God of War III in 2010, the franchise’s first title designed for the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) system and one that sold over 1 million copies in its first week of release last March. In 2008, the adventure moved to the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system with God of War®: Chains of Olympus, a game that is currently the highest rated PSP title of all-time on MetaCritic.com with a score of 91. Developed by Ready At Dawn Studios, in collaboration with SCEA’s Santa Monica team, Chains of Olympus has been praised by fans and critics alike as one of the best portable gaming experiences to date. The same creative team then continued that excellence with God of War®: Ghost of Sparta for the PSP and PSPgo systems, detailing a journey that takes place after the conclusion of God of War, telling the story of Spartan warrior Kratos’ ascension to power as the new God of War. Combining intense action, a fresh storyline, stunning graphics, and depths of scale never-before-seen on the portable platform, Ghost of Sparta was also critically acclaimed, boasting a current MetaCritic.com score of 86. Now, discover the origins of Kratos with the definitive compilation of God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta on a single Blu-ray disc for the first time! Fully remastered in 1080p and stereoscopic 3-D, players will discover the dark past that continues to haunt the Spartan Warrior, and why he is forced to choose between his own personal redemption and saving the ancient world from destruction.

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