God of War III

 PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Mar 16, 2010
User Score
8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4092 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,653 out of 4092
  2. Mixed: 192 out of 4092
  3. Negative: 247 out of 4092
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  1. Tokyochuchu
    Mar 19, 2013
    4
    Everyone loves God of War III. Everyone but me. Sure, the game looks beautiful and has a fairly interesting tale to tell, so I can partially understand why people rave about it. Unfortunately, the simplistic button mashing gameplay, ultra-linear environments and truly awful jumping mechanics are harder to lend praise to. God of War III was a game that I just couldn't muster much passionEveryone loves God of War III. Everyone but me. Sure, the game looks beautiful and has a fairly interesting tale to tell, so I can partially understand why people rave about it. Unfortunately, the simplistic button mashing gameplay, ultra-linear environments and truly awful jumping mechanics are harder to lend praise to. God of War III was a game that I just couldn't muster much passion for and ultimately had no fun with. Despite an entire decade separating the two titles, I would still much rather play the original Soul Reaver than God of War III.… Expand
  2. denvise
    Jul 23, 2012
    4
    This review is written by somebody that has played GOW 1 and 2 and I'm being 100 truthful in this review.
    This game is dated, it's everything we hate in game today, button mashing, quick time events and lots of just stupid mini puzzles and confusing level design + fixed camera.
    Yes it is epic at times, but in the end you'll just spend most of the game mad at all the problems, and most    This review is written by somebody that has played GOW 1 and 2 and I'm being 100 truthful in this review.
    This game is dated, it's everything we hate in game today, button mashing, quick time events and lots of just stupid mini puzzles and confusing level design + fixed camera.
    Yes it is epic at times, but in the end you'll just spend most of the game mad at all the problems, and most epic moment you wont even be able to enjoy because they are quick time events, so you'll just be looking at the little markers on the extremes of the screen.
    I wish I'd never bought it, I only got it to see how it ended.
    For me this was a true Greek tragedy. 4/10    … Expand
  3. asdasd33a
    Jan 31, 2014
    4
    Before I start I have to say that God of War and God of War 2 were and probably still are action games of their time. They had just the right mix of simplistic action thrown into a great setting. If God of War 3 would have came out in PS2 days instead of 2010 while I probably would be more likely to overlook glaring issues that are present in this game. The first and foremost of them isBefore I start I have to say that God of War and God of War 2 were and probably still are action games of their time. They had just the right mix of simplistic action thrown into a great setting. If God of War 3 would have came out in PS2 days instead of 2010 while I probably would be more likely to overlook glaring issues that are present in this game. The first and foremost of them is that apart from graphics the game has not evolved from previous titles and even may have been simplified further in GoW3. The combat itself feel very unresponsive when comparing it with other hack and slash games even not of AAA category like Conan, Sengoku Basara Samurai heroes and Afro Samurai. Not only is it unresponsive but its flow is constantly interrupted by quicklime connected to finishers, counter moves and all the bosses are littered with them instead just letting player fight bosses with weapons of their choice. Since this is a boss heavy title lets talk about bosses. Depending on the difficulty level you can just button mash through all of their attacks or on higher difficulty levels due to inability to cancel combos you can only do 1-2 hits and then wait for boss to do its thing and hope bad camera angle doesn't make you take a hit. Neither of the approaches is very fun. Apart from combat there is platforming and it is terribly executed with atrocious camera angles and jumping technique.
    This GoW game also lacks a story or interesting characters that in some way enhance the experience.
    To me it feels like this game was all about graphic and no substance.    … Expand
  4. Dark_half-Elf
    Apr 27, 2013
    4
    Perhaps one of the most over-priced games. Let's start with the pros: Excellent graphics; Excellent management. It is a pity, because this end pros and cons of starting: The game is incredibly dull and boring; No action, all the action is very slow (it slashers!) The story is idiotic, like her characters, trying to understand someone's motives and seek logic useless. Fixed camera is just aPerhaps one of the most over-priced games. Let's start with the pros: Excellent graphics; Excellent management. It is a pity, because this end pros and cons of starting: The game is incredibly dull and boring; No action, all the action is very slow (it slashers!) The story is idiotic, like her characters, trying to understand someone's motives and seek logic useless. Fixed camera is just a shame; Quick Time Events is only hatred, in heavy rain, and it's done to the place and a lot to think over. Game from Santa Monica for kids who like violence in games, because the game has nothing more to offer.
    Prior to DmC, Bayonetta, Blades of Time and others, it has still a long way, it is unlikely Santa Monica ever be able to make a quality slashers.    … Expand
  5. Empyrea
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    The reason I rate this game with a 0 it's because I was finishing this game and now I'll have to watch the end on youtube because a bug. I'll start from the begining. First, in the middle of the game I saved the game but then I couldn't upload it, not even the autosave. So I upgraded the game and I could continue. But now that I was literally at the end of this game I found a bug that IThe reason I rate this game with a 0 it's because I was finishing this game and now I'll have to watch the end on youtube because a bug. I'll start from the begining. First, in the middle of the game I saved the game but then I couldn't upload it, not even the autosave. So I upgraded the game and I could continue. But now that I was literally at the end of this game I found a bug that I probably created but a game so famous should have fixed it by now. I tried to jump throgh the spears after a combat while the spears were going down (SO DON'T DO THAT). After doing that everything went wrong. I couldn't save the game the first two times. Then I finally did it and I though it was fixed so I didn't create a new game but then I went on and the game froze in the middle of a cinematic. I tried many things (uploading the autosaved included) but it happened the same thing over and over again and I'm stuck. So yeah, that's why I give it a 0 because they don't deserve more. If it wasn't for all this problems maybe I would have rate this game with a 7 or 8. I didn't like some puzzles because they were infuriating and there's too much blood for my taste (although I knew it was a gore game). In the last God of War for ps4 I think they restrained themselves. What I loved the most were the gigantic creatures.… Expand
  6. CTAN
    Jun 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not really enjoy it. The direction shifts too much from the previous ones. Maybe the game us not for me.… Expand
  7. Broyax
    Feb 6, 2023
    0
    Il s’agit comme son nom l’indique du troisième épisode du rageux qui veut tout tabasser, y compris l’Olympe…! certes, c’est bien réalisé, bien joli (pour de la PS3) et la VF est de bonne qualité… mais la caméra est souvent fixe et les esquives se font avec le stick droit (c’est débile).

    Mais surtout, le jeu entier est un gros couloir bourré de scripts et un festival de QTE en tous    Il s’agit comme son nom l’indique du troisième épisode du rageux qui veut tout tabasser, y compris l’Olympe…! certes, c’est bien réalisé, bien joli (pour de la PS3) et la VF est de bonne qualité… mais la caméra est souvent fixe et les esquives se font avec le stick droit (c’est débile).

    Mais surtout, le jeu entier est un gros couloir bourré de scripts et un festival de QTE en tous genres à faire mourir de honte tout le catalogue Quantic Dream ! tout cela est donc très vite lassant et très répétitif : mon pouce a dit non. Et ma manette aussi.

    Un pseudo-jeu tout dans l’esbroufe donc, le strass et les paillettes, tout dans la gueule, rien dans le sac. Un pseudo-jeu pas amusant du tout qui braille dans tous les sens et en fait des tonnes… Un pseudo-jeu bête et très superficiel et vraiment très con.    … Expand
  8. ShadowShadex
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Very terrible writing, gameplay sucks. If you like watching movies this game is for you as there is more cutscenes then gameplay.
  9. Mrwren
    May 11, 2023
    3
    I think all the visuals and story are cool but the gameplay is trash. All have to do is mash buttons until they break
  10. marlon157
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    Deixou muito a desejar, como uma continuação foi fraco em todos os sentidos

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#2 Best PS3 Game of 2010
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#5 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2010
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#1 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2010

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 101 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 101 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 101
  3. Negative: 0 out of 101
  1. Video Game Talk
    Jan 18, 2011
    90
    If you liked the previous God of War titles, you're going to feel right at home with this one.
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  2. Telegraph
    80
    But despite God of War III being afraid of flying too close to the sun -lest those carefully crafted wings should melt- the journey is relentlessly exciting; a blistering spectacle told in blood and thunder. Truly epic, then. And I defy anyone to argue with the definition this time around.
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  3. GameWatcher
    93
    God of War 3 is fantastic, and has at least three scenes that are utterly magnificent. Design and gameplay-wise, it's absolutely stunning. The downside is that it doesn't have that clear cut perfection that its predecessor had; the polish shine that brilliantly lit up our eyes when we first enjoyed God of War 2.
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