Way over the top, sure. But I don't care. Its mad fun.

I'm not suggesting there's any reason to hate on it in any way, people are just way too over the top with their liking of it. Like GTA IV, Uncharted 2 and others; people are so hyped about the games with the main reasons being that the predecessors were awesome. GoW3 looks to be a pretty great game but, like the others, it's getting much more of an easy ride than it should be. There's a lot we don't know yet people are proclaiming it as 2010 GOTY, best game on PS3 and whatnot, which is ludicrous. If it was a new IP and we only knew what's been released about 3 (and the whole hack and slash revolution happened because of another game) people wouldn't care about it as much as they do now to any degree.

Oh, and believe me, people complained about it happening for RE5. People complained A LOT (thinking about it's like having 'nam flashbacks )

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GoW3 looks to be a pretty great game but, like the others, it's getting much more of an easy ride than it should be. There's a lot we don't know yet people are proclaiming it as 2010 GOTY, best game on PS3 and whatnot, which is ludicrous

I never really pay much attention to that, really. People talk about any successful franchise as a GotY, I mean look at Mass Effect 2?

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Oh, and believe me, people complained about it happening for RE5. People complained A LOT

Heh, I know...I complained all the time. Hell it's the first RE I ever sold back. Though I meant the fact that its one of the most successful RE's out there...banking sales and all. I mean, a LOT of people complained, but hardly anyone out there gave two shits evidently.

It's not just the GOTY stuff though, it's the whole fact everyone believes the game's going to be one of the best games ever with such little detail. That was just an example of it.

And yeah, people bought the game so sales weren't hurt but a lot regretted it, hence why the ridiculous amount of hype it had was such a bad thing; which was my point.

And thus my point is proven.

Not caring about innovation =/= not wanting innovation.

If it aint broke don't fix it.

If they wanted innovation and turned GOW into a turn-based RPG just to make the combat fresh, I wouldn't buy it. Even if they added in a targeting system (outside of the long-distance weapon) I wouldn't use it.

Innovation isn't needed here, thus the reason it will mostly stay the same. If anyone has a problem with that, then just don't play it. But don't harp them for not being innovated when the combat is near flawless to begin with.

Is it just a natural reflex for people on the internet to take anything they can in the wrong way for a reason to complain?

Are there a million hack and slash games like GoW now? Yes. Is the only reason GoW is so loved because of the previous games? Yes. If it was a new IP would it be getting a free ride even though it's exactly the same as the others? No.

When did I say innovation was essential? If this was a new IP people wouldn't give a shit about it because there's no innovation; THAT was the point. I didn't say innovation was needed. I didn't say the game wasn't going to be good. I'm talking about the closed-minded nature of most gamers in reply to another comment asking about it.

This isn't me harping on, this is me explaining what I meant because apparently you people are too thick to understand anything that you can't moan about.