Nothing New at TGS, well sort of.......

Hi everyone thanks for continuing to follow this blog. As you guys may know by now, we did not really show anything new at the 2009 Tokyo Game show. I know that many of you are disappointed and to be honest I wish that we had shown something new as well. In the other hand the team is focusing their time on finishing the rest of the game and sometimes putting together trailers and demos can set us off track. This doesn't mean that new info will not be coming out in the next few months however. There is alot of the game that we have not shown yet and we have many surprises still in the bag. As I was reading some of your posts I noticed that you guys are very observant in regards to the fine details of what we have shown so far. I will go ahead and discuss some of the points brought up by EDK1010 as well as some of you guys

The TGS GOW3 Demo: Even though we did not show a new trailer or a completely new demo in Tokyo we did do some work to localize it for the Japanese audience. We felt that it was important for as many people as possible to be able to try out our game. Some of the changes done to the demo include swapping out civilians for soldiers. We also did some work to make the Helios head rip not as graphic as the E3 demo. No we didn't just place a black censor bar over the screen, the animator that worked on that sequence, Michael Carr, created a new camera that showed less. Apparently the Japanese sensors have some issues with showing certain things, like the civilians dying and Helios being killed in such a graphic manner. By placing soldiers, people who are trained for battle and ready to die in war, instead of helpless civilians, we were able to pass the censors. However the were no issues when we showed them the Chimera, Centaur and Cyclops kills since they are mythological creatures and are depicted as evil monsters. Another thing to note was that Helios was also re-dubbed to scream in the Japanese language. These changes were all done for Japan only. The final game will be like the E3 demo.


GOW3 demo: As you might have heard, the GOW3 demo will be part of the GOW collection package. I will reveal more details about the demo the closer we get to the release date of the collection.


Uncharted 2: I am very happy that our neighbors over at Naughty Dog have created such an amazing game, judging from the incredible Meta critic score it has received so far. Right now it is their time and Uncharted 2 will be in the spotlight. I am looking forward to playing the game and it is only a few weeks away. This is why you guys have seen so much of Uncharted lately. We have many things planned for GOW3 as we get closer to the release date. The hype machine has not fully left the station yet.........


Item Switching: We really can't get anything past you guys can we? When Kratos summons the firebow and the Helios heads, each with their own unique summon animation and "spawning" effect, his blades will remain on his back. These items are magical in nature and will materialize whenever Kratos needs them.

The Photo on this post: We passed this picture around the studio and we were happy with what we saw. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 was empty, one person was playing Bayonetta, and group of people were gathered around GOW3. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Ninja Gaiden series, even got to meet and shake Itagaki-San’s hand, and I am looking forward to playing Bayonetta, from the creator of the original Devil May Cry and have influenced the creation of GOW, but I have to admit that seeing that photo felt pretty good!