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How God of War: Ragnarok's Director Found Inspiration in Classic NES Games - IGN

How God of War: Ragnarok's Director Found Inspiration in Classic NES Games

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"When I was in 4th grade we had to write a book about all the things we might want to be one day, and it required us to explore 10 different paths,” he says. “My final outcome was fighter pilot, mostly due to me seeing Top Gun. But the wild part was the runner-up entry (was) “game designer”.

 

[Kataploom]

Luigi: This pipe... It's very green
Toad: Yes it is...
Toad: I think you can get in
Toad: Try getting into the pipe
Toad: Maybe there's something down inside
Luigi: Maybe there's some hidden immunity star somewhere here... MAYBE...
Luigi: That's a hell of a tall flag stick... Maybe you should try jumping on it... Just saying...

I can see where, actually

 

[Mr Hyde]

When I was in 4th grade I got beat up for liking Nintendo.

 

[Ezekiel_]

Nice title change mods, what were you thinking Punished Miku ?

 

[GymWolf]

When I was in 4th grade I got beat up for liking Nintendo.

Was your school full of sonic fanboy nutjobs?

 

[Punished Miku]

Nice title change mods, what were you thinking Punished Miku ?

I was just reading the article and saw those giant circular feet, and I lost it. It all went downhill from there.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Was your school full of sonic fanboy nutjobs?

No, not really. It was just older guys who thought NES was for nerds and pussies. Just everyday school I guess. The 80s and 90s were kinda rough being a video game fan.

 

[Fake]

I don't recall any NES game giving tips before even get to the puzzle.

 

[K' Dash]

No, not really. It was just older guys who thought NES was for nerds and pussies. Just everyday school I guess. The 80s and 90s were kinda rough being a video game fan.

I mean, they were not wrong, lol.

Spoiler

jk

 

[Hawks Eclipse]

Eric Williams' blogpost on animation cancelling gave me a newfound appreciation for all the games mentioned therein.

It also illustrates that he knows his stuff, though it should be obvious that "game designer" and "game director" are two different roles.

Combat Cancelled

Normally I would not write this kind of article but since it is a new year and was sort of prompted by some God of War questions in the past...

pushing-buttons.blogspot.com

 

[digdug2]

Oh, I most definitely can see the influences that 80's-90's games had on God of War. This game has 'Metroidvania' elements, and there's no denying it. There are plenty of places that you're unable to visit until you unlock the proper upgrades. In terms of combat, it leans heavily into Punch-Out!!, which is actually quite awesome. I feel that the combat is inspired by the Soulslike games too, which coincidentally enough, take a page out of the NES' playbook. There are some tough-as-nails boss battles in GOW: R, even when playing on 'give me balance'.

 

[Shifty1897]

The 80s and 90s were kinda rough being a video game fan.

Ain't that the truth. I'm happy knowing kids today generally aren't getting beat up or shunned for liking video games. Our generation paved the way to bring video games into the mainstream and normalize them.

 

[deriks]

I don't recall any NES game giving tips before even get to the puzzle.

That's how we became man