The team over at 1up, brings an end to their "God of War" week coverage with their preview for God of War 3 by Matt Leone. This is a massive multi-page preview that is def worth the read.

Sitting in the appropriately-named Clarity Theatre in a Beverly Hills office building earlier this week, listening to new God of War director Stig Asmussen explain his plan to "define this generation," I initially didn't think much of his line that lumped together the Battle of Normandy and Cloverfield, figuring it was just hyperbole built for a pull quote.
As the day went on, though, I kept thinking about that line and the concept of comparing God of War 3 to a real war. Then I saw a scene from the game where a swarm of grunts became smarter and more organized when their Centaur commander arrived to fight alongside them. Then I heard lead designer Todd Papy refer to the Cyclops and Harpy -- both of which players can now ride on, as one of the game's new features -- as "our tank" and "our helicopter." And at this point, I'm pretty well convinced that, on a conceptual level, this war connection is the main difference between God of War 3 and the rest of the series.

Daigoji_Gai via 1up.com »