God Of War 3 Head Rip

This is the infamous head rip that set E3 ablaze when it was shown during the game play, I thought you guy's would like to see it for yourselves. Most sights are not showing it but we keep it GULLY over here!! Post comment to let me know it this will make you buy the game or is it to gruesome. I personally think that it is what next gen gaming is all about.

[Hiruma Youchi]

Gore to its Finnest.

[360isthebestps3sucks]

yep.. god of garbage war 3 looks dated...

[Monkey D Luffy]

wasteman

[drdistracto707]

Kindly tell us all how that looks dated...

try finding a game on 360 that lets you rip somebody's head off

[irish-leprecaun]

no more gay gamestop employees stoping me from buying a game!

[KingKionic]

WTF!

Edit

Ok maybe my first comment was offensive but on a serious note.

wow

[GamerPS360]

too violent :(

[The_Zeitgeist]

Then don't buy it. The rest of us just popped gore chubby's.

[menoyou]

AMAZING!!

[SaberEdge]

Gruesome! But that is what God of War has always been like.

The graphics are nice too.

[KKanjiAnkh]

It's not worth losing your head over, LMFAO.

[Sarcasm]

Looks like he won't be the... Head of Olympus anytime soon... Mwa ha ha ha...

(austin powers)

[chrisnick]

kratos is the best looking character model that ever existed.

[Sarcasm]

Aside from the brutal head rip, does anybody else notice how insanely detailed Kratos is? The blood stains on him, the scars. Man that's one mean looking dude.

[phosphor112]

I cringed when I saw like the skin tear up and stuff. That was f*ckin brutal!

[Lord Anubis]

i'm scared

[raztad]

I dont mind the head ripoff but those graphics are insane, even though the video is low quality

[GamerPS360]

hitting disagree on my first post telling me that this is not violent. God help your soul if you have one.

wait : I don't believe in God.

[Darkeyes]

One can actually see the skin develop strain when it's pulled and the expressions on Helioses face of sheer fear is priceless... Man those GODs are in for some violent endings. I hope Kratos rips Zeuses head and thrusts it up his ass.

[eelnats2000]

**Regarding your comment below, on the next page**

if you have a problem with this game, then dont buy it.

Just dont play it if it makes you sick.
This is what GOW is all about.

Im guessing you dont watch scary movies as well?
Maybe no war games for you too?
I guess you dont really like the idea of Left for dead, or maybe shows like House or CSI because it has some sort of blood?

Do you start petitions against them too?

[Jaces]

Delicious. XD

[KKanjiAnkh]

That's how you tell a M****F**** to let go my EGGO.

[Johnny Jiron]

The ripping, the blood curdling scream or the fact that at the end he looks to wipe his ass with the head (yes I know he isn't, I'm just saying)

Anyways at the very end it says to hold L1 and then tap R1 to remove the head...I say this would be a moment to implement that six axis and have you twist and yank with the controller...or maybe thats a bit to far eh?

[Rainstorm81]

herees aa more detailed pic of kratos holding helios head

http://www.flickr.com/photo...

[Trebius]

Try to keep a cool head... *snicker*

[Dark General]

Is the reason I brought my Ps3 back in 2007 immediately after finishing GoW2.

[FamilyGuy]

I read all the comments so far and a couple people said things that stood out.

Heilos is still a god and immortal
When Kratos rips his head off he's still kinda alive because he's screaming when you use the head.
The "Helios Head" accessory is used to find secrets in the game and to blind enemies along with cause enemies to emit light once Heilos is shined on them for a short period of time, with the purpose being so that you can see who you're attacking in a dark room.
To find the secrets with Helios Head the controller will shake to let you know when you're near a secret but i don't know what happens for those without DS3 controllers to know a secret is present.

Agreed: The six axis would make good use on tearing off his head on this part.

This is the final episode of a trilogy but that doesn't mean it's the last GOW. There's still room for prequels anywhere within the story. I myself can imagine one that starts before all of this where you command Kratos as Army General(?) of the spartans or something like that.

BTW: I got all that from reading and watching trailer and gameplay vids so i was just bundling the info for those who didn't read those answers.

Props to HipHopGamer for finding a non-youtube vid cuz im sure youtube would get reports and take it down.

The vid actually gives Uncharted 2 a run for it's money in the in-game graphics category.

[Winter47th]

Wow, it's not that I have a problem with violence in video games, it's the method and the cause of'em, the guy was helpless, he didn't look like a monster or even attack Kratos, why brutally rip his head off when he can't defend for himself or post any threat? just for kicks and how 'badass' it looks? there's a blur between what's violent and what's sick, this, was sick.

[FamilyGuy]

He didn't do it "for kicks"
He did it as revenge for the things that the gods put him through.

The developers did it "for kicks" and as you can see by the majority of the comments here that it was a welcome inclusion into the game. The fact that there's only like 1 360 fan here complaining about this PS3 exclusive is testament to that.

Even 360 owners want this game and they admit it.

[Winter47th]

What does wanting this game by the 360 fans have anything to do with this..

When you rip somebody's head off in combat, hey, he asked for it, but when he's lying there, powerless, that you take it is as an advantage and cut his head off when he can't even stand up, that's ****** up.

The concept of GOW has always been intriguing, the game is a masterpiece, it's a war against monsters and mythical gods, but the execution has to be better than this, it's a revenge, sure, but that doesn't mean it has to be so sadistic.

[thesummerofgeorge]

Ummm... That's what games are for... KICKS. If you're playing your games for any other reason, and only ok with doing your virtual killing if you have a good enough motive in the fictional storyline, then you have issues. The game is all about gratuitous violence, and it's fun for that reason, so don't play games like GoW if you don't like that.

[Winter47th]

That's what they've said about Hostel, if you don't like seeing people helplessly strapped in a chair getting their eyes popped and their guts torn open, just for 'kicks', don't see it. I'll play GOWIII for the story and gameplay, but this's one part I ain't gonna enjoy.

[thesummerofgeorge]

hahaha, sure buddy, you wont enjy it... Can't feel that strongly about it if you'll still buy it and play it through.... can't be that fvcked up. And this is hardly like hostel... he's out for revenge, and you don't even know the context of the situation, they could have just been fighting, and that was the end of it.

[The Great Melon]

@Winter47th

If you watch the video, he is not just laying there. When Kratos tries to rip off his head the first couple times, Helios flashes him. He is still fighting. Also this is the last of the fight probably.

[Darkeyes]

@Winter47th... Dude GOW isn't was the weak hearted and people who follow principles of non-violence...

For the reason why Kratos rips Helioses head.. Well for one, the head is required to show him the doors and ways that only Gods can see.... He can't carry Helios entire body everywhere.. Another thing why he rips his head is cause Helios betrayed him.. Just play GOW:COO on PSP and you will know what I mean. He saved Helioses ass back then and Helios returned the favor by bloody plotting with Zeus to kill Kratos in GOW2 (well it was Zeuses plan, but all the other Gods supported him)... Well if I got killed and then got a chance to come back from the dead, I would definitely kick the ass of the one who killed me or plotted it.

And at the end of all this, it's a bloody Game... Don't get senti for game characters... I mean they are polygons for Gods sake (Oh I mean Kratoses sake).

[gambare]

Now THAT'S the Kratos everyone expected

[FamilyGuy]

Exactly, I' don't like or watch the Hostle movies because of the way I feel about that but I don't go complaining against those who find the fictional story entertaining.

You can see it being ok during battle but not on a helpless character? Strange:
1. I'm sure there was a fight first
2. Helios was still fighting back
3. It's easier and more believable for him to BE ABLE to rip the head off of someone hat's injured over someone that is still standing and fighting toe-to-toe. It wouldn't make sense to rip off someones head during a battle without making them helpless or fataly wounding them first.

[LastDance]

One brutal move closer to not being released in Australia

[callahan09]

The animation is realistic. I'm impressed with their work. And kind of disturbed by their imaginations! Hah

The way Helios' eyes move while he's getting his head ripped off was really disturbing and realistic looking to me. I'm starting to think this game really does have the most impressive graphics and animation of all the games at E3 this year. As of last night I was definitely still giving that nod to Uncharted 2, but this game takes the cake. Both are stunning.

[TheForgotten0ne]

He didn't do it for kicks. Hellios is imortal, and we see he is still alive even after Kratos have ripped his head of.

So he did it to stop hellios, and to get revenge. If he hadn't ripped his head of Hellios might not have died. That simple.

And I thought this was a way better way to do it that just cut it of. Gives a personal touch from the developers, and it's more original then just use a axe or sword or something!

[UJUSTLOSTONE]

this is the very tale end of the these to fighting.

Kratos was fighting the footsoldiers and Helios the guy getting his head ripped off, was taking pot shots at him. Helios was also fighting a titan, who are kind of allies with Kratos (even though they will turn on him also)

Anywho Helios had it coming. lol

Go to gametrailers to see the whole scene unfold

[TradingWarStories]

WTH is wrong with you? It's a game. People play games to escape from everyday stresses and your here complaining about it being too 'sick', don't watch the video then, dont buy the game. It's people like you that are ruining gaming's direction. Since the Wii, Sony & MSOFT have been jumping ont he motion control bandwagon.

The Wii is a FAD! It sucks the only thing it is good for is entertaining people when their around but my PS3 can do better(not being biased, my xbox has RROD'd). So please go play on your Wii, I don't recall you complaining about mad world? or GTA where you can shoot people heads off.

[aksmashh]

With the chainsaw but thats abit crazy. I hope you can throw his head or drop kick it after

[dantesparda]

Was that violent! God damn!!! whew! and this is coming from a guy who never thinks its to much. I feel sorry for that guy, jesus! Kratos, calm down man, that dude is PISSED!!!

[raztad]

Not sure why you (fellow ps2, ps3 owners) are doubting Sony SM talent. For Kratos sake, those guys made GoW1&2, the best looking games on the PS2 (running at 480p). PERIOD. GoW3 will be at 1080p, EPIC in scale and with even better visuals than these. UC2 will rise very high the bars when released this Fall, but GoW3 will go even further. No doubts about it.

[djevolve420]

Come on, lets not start this. The game is better with gore. what we going to have gow3 be like mortal kombat and turn sissy on us.
sick of all the talk of, this is to much gore or sex in games is way out there. come on, you put the darn M Rated on there for a reason. it means don't buy unless you can handle the game or ur not old enough. just like the soccer moms or religous freaks of america to get into everyone elses lifes, telling everyone what should be acceptable.
I can't stand those types of people, just cause ur husband/wife hates your guts and is with the secretary/boss, maybe that should be enough for you to not be a busy body.

Push the envelope, don't let these religious nut balls push you around.
They all can't realize that evolution is a fact and they are just pooping on our parade.

[GameForFame]

But that's why it's soooo f***ing awesome! hah, is this really gathering a lot of heat from people?

I mean, I could see a few people making a big deal, since some seem to look for any opportunity to jump on a game/scene/single part but it's not that crazy. I mean, the other God of War games had some intense moments, maybe no head removing moments, but dayum...it's the next gen and we gotta represent with some style! This game is going to be f***ing ill, and who cares if it doesn't come out in certain territories....

...that's why the region free PS3 games are so easy to import. Just buy the US copy, that'll be as bloody as any of them.

[AriesFury]

This is no more violent than GTA or Gears.

[red5ive]

i was cringing the whole time kratos was trying. wtf?!

[I love video games]

wow i cant wait to rip someones head off, too baddass

[zizco5]

jajaajja you are a pusssssyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

[ChozenWoan]

Yea, it's a no brainer... for gamers anyway.

I hadn't played GOW 1&2 until just a few weeks ago. Boy was I missing out. EPIC is an understatement. Ohh the Violence, the Gore, the "Twins" ohh my!

Gore, Sex, and Orchestra!
That's GOW for ya.

[Sarcasm]

Winter47th, stop acting like a little sissy girl already.

Nobody had a problem in Gears of War when you chainsaw dudes in their backs and cut them in half. Nobody had a problem when you stepped on and crushed their heads into morsels even though they're already down.

It's God of War... War = Terrible things. Kratos used to be the God of War... He's one messed up dude. He'll kill anyone who gets in his way if he needs to, and Helios got in his way.

[Karum]

Ripping off Helios' head isn't just gore for the sake of gore, if you've watched the video from E3 you'll know that there's a very good gameplay reason for ripping it off.

And as for you playing the game for the story, gore and brutality has always been a big part of God of War and Greek Mythology in general.

[BLuKhaos]

WOW Now this is hardcore.Too bad this game will get censored because of whinny soccer moms throwing the blame off themselves for being lazy,fat whores and not doing their jobs as parents.

Edit:I thought about something;This would be a great game for someone who has anger management problems.

[KaBaW]

I agree with him on the helpless part. Just like in war, don't kill civilians.

But, as you said, I'm sure that he was fighting Kratos and that was the end of the fight.
Besides, he's a God(right?), so Kratos gonna do his thing..
And, so, I say rip that muh'fruckers head off! :D

[rockleex]

FATALITY!!!!

BTW, Helios is not "helpless". He's a god, an immortal. And this is a war. Hell, if you saw the previous segments of the demo, Helios was riding around on his horses fighting the Titans(the good guys).

[- Ghost of Sparta -]

<3

[theEnemy]

Badass.

[LONEWOLF231]

Now that looks awesome! It is extremely detailed and true to life. Wow just WOW. Was that Helios by the way...........??????

[PyReX-]

Yea, that's Helios

[Sarcasm]

that's what's left of Helios at least lol

[gta2800]

How did Helios become mortal? Was he even immortal to begin with? I was under the impression that all the gods in Olympus were immortal.

[Hububla]

That doesnt mean you cant rip his immortal head off and keep it attached to your belt so you have someone to chat with for the long journey to the top of mount Olympus! even kratos gets lonely....

[TheForgotten0ne]

Bubbles for you! Laughed by that comment! Sweeeet!

[TradingWarStories]

Maybe even some sexy time ;o *rollyeyes*

[Aggesan]

^^ Better knock out his teeth first then.

[kaelix]

dude that was gnarly @_@ I WANT THIS NOW :O hope it gets better more gore

[lloyd_wonder]

Kratos is a beast!

[KaBaW]

I could take him......

With help from an army of Spartans! ;)

[Hudahudahuda]

BEHOLD THE POWER OF HELIOS B!TCHES

[Rifle-Man]

At first, I thought that was a bit much. Now that I've watched it a few times and I'm totally desensitized, I think it's a little bit cool.

[ultimolu]

Yeah! :D

[deshon09]

so good

[Kyur4ThePain]

Don't fck with Kratos!

[kaveti6616]

-

[The_Zeitgeist]

That was brutal. It's almost too bad Jack Thompson was disbarred. It would almost be funny to hear him rant on Fox News about this one. He would find some way to turn it into Kratos having sex with the head simulation.

[eelnats2000]

HAHAHA

jack thompson. I almost forgot about that dude..

[kaveti6616]

Don't say his name. He will return if you do. His name is taboo.

[Avenged Sevenfold]

INSANE!!! Cant wait to play this.

Breaking news!!! March 11, 2010.

12 year old rips of kittens head. Police say boy was playing God of War 3.

[Persistantthug]

or was that actual playable in game footage?

[PyReX-]

Actual Playable game footage!!!

[rogimusprime]

...I was there watching it at E3. They had about 16 people at a time playing it. but i got to the sony booth at 5pm and the dude working the GOW III booth said i couldn't get in line since the show closed at 6 and there were too many people in line for me to get to the front in an hour.

So i just watched....and was pretty satisfied with that.

[Johnny Jiron]

at the end of the vid it says to hold L1 and tap R1 to remove head and the controller will rumble or something lol. Says Helping Head I think...

[skatezero246]

in game playable footage, and yet some fools say it looks like God of War 2 in HD lol

[DNAgent]

Now if Kratos shat down his neck he would be doing something only Duke Nukem could ever dream of.

"I'll rip your head off and s**t down your neck!"

[TheBand1t]

If you beat the 2nd boss in Duke Nukem 3D, he does rip his head off and shíts down his neck.

[LinuxGuru]

Wow. That was disgusting.

But that is what God of War is all about, people. If you don't like it, don't watch or play it.

[K-man00]

to helios i can´t wait to see what he is going to do with zeus.

[FiLTHY ESKiMO]

One thing you got to love is seeing Helios blood stained on Kratos´s body. Hahaha. It is like they took notes from naughty dog with the water, and just applied it to blood.

[Obama]

To the people who said it's a bit too much, are you guys even gamers XD?

[San Frandisco]

yo obama,it will be these ppl that will complain:

1) 360 fabgirls crybabies.

2)kids under the restricted "M" rating that know their moms wont buy or approve of this game.

3)anyone under the influence of jack thompson.

4)PUSZY'S !!

[GamerPS360]

or Me.
There is no difference between this game and Rape fantasy Japanese game.

Oh, You must feel "He-Man" pulling head off in video game.

[artgamer]

It can get a bit heavy on the stomach the first time around, I mean, we've been taking off heads in FPS and hack & slash games for a while now but this is probably te first game to really make it look real and believable, and show the emotions on the victims face aswell.

This won't end well with the press but its a nice thing to know that in America two people in Mass Effect laying in bed is a billion, zillion times more worse and disgusting than this.

Only in America baby

[hatchimatchi]

wow, whos this moron above me saying that this is no different from a fantasy rape game.

hmmm, rape and a fictional story about greek mythology.....

yea i see the connection.

some people are incredible.

[popup]

You think that is bad, check out this REAL footage of someones head getting ripped off!!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[San Frandisco]

HOLY FVCK MAN!!!!!!!
thats was Intensly Brutal... soooo fvckin gorey.
no game comes close to this wutsoever.

So much fvckin detail in this beheading its heart pumping.

ONLY ON PLAYSTATION MUTHER FVCKERS!!

ps: imagine a kid imtating Kratos in real life and another kid imitating marcus fenix .. now imagine them getting into a fight.. who would win?

EXACTLY!

EDIT: @ Avenge sevenfold
- lol haha yeah no doubt dude... little kid would look like kratos on hot shots golf.
psshht wen you weld the power of kratos,size doesnt matter.

[Avenged Sevenfold]

lol the kid would bust out his cliffy b. plastic lancer. lmao!!! and get castrated by the kratos fan!

[TheColbertinator]

That part of the vid was ferocious as hell.Sony Santa Monica isn't holding back the M rating

[Bathyj]

So this game will be PG13 then?

PS
Oh my God, the FKN graphics.

[Jrome]

so much detail O_O...so much gore...so much God of War O_O...can't wait ^_^

[soul899er]

OMGWTFBBQ!!!!!!!! XDDDDDDDD KILLZOWNED!

[eelnats2000]

KILLZOWNED!

bubbles for you

[GamerPS360]

I am gonna have to start petition against this. Too violent.

edit below :

Dude, why are you calling me p^ssy ? Did your mother teach you anything other than disrespect others ?

Violence don't refine Real Man. And, If that's what you believe, I hope you never have any family.

[MEsoJD]

Don't play it

If its a movie

Don't watch it

if its etc...

^_^Go ahead start a petition at it so I can point and laugh^_^

P^SSY

[hatchimatchi]

it's the exact reason there is a ratings system.

No different from the movies.

Kids under 17 shouldn't go see R rated movies, same goes for mature games.

im 24, if i wanna see someone get their head ripped off in a video game i have every right to see it happen. Special Interest groups that try to get video games banned are downright stupid and ultimately it messes with our freedoms as individuals. I prefer the government to not have it's hand in every aspect of my life, especially video games.

If you think it's too violent or if it offends you, DON'T PLAY THE GAME, it's that simple.

[ultimolu]

I've seen movies worse than this buddy, trust me.

[kaelix]

They have mini s3x games in the first 2 GOW what makes you think some petition is going to stop the gore from spilling? Santa Monica designed this game for just that BRUTAL GORE if you find it too much then don't play it.

[eelnats2000]

if you have a problem with this game, then dont buy it.

Dont force your opinions on other people by trying to convince them and "start a petition" against buying the game.

Just dont play it if it makes you sick.
This is what GOW is all about.

[Snoogins]

Quit your whining.

Oh it's too violent! I'm going to start a petition against this because I don't agree with it! Sorry pal, this is art and should not be censored by you or anyone. As has been said, if you don't like it, then don't associate yourself with it. No one is forcing you to look at it. What you're doing here is forcing your perspective down our throats, expressing (abusing) your freedom of speech to take away that freedom from someone else. Do yourself a favor: turn off your TV, turn off the radio, lock your doors and windows and don't read books or newspapers or visit any museums that feature violent art, especially anything from 16th-century Spain. The world is way too violent for you.

[GamerPS360]

People like you guys makes me laugh.

I have seen way worse than this in "Real Life". Trust me, you don't want this. May be, someday you will understand when time is right.

[Darkeyes]

@GamerPS360... Hey jerk just dump the PS3 if you have one, go buy a Wii and play sh*tty Mario games without any violence... Start a petition... Ya like people are going to give a rats ass if you go do that... You might even get beaten by few GOW fans. If you don't like it then don't play it.

Don't try to fu*kin influence me not buying this game.

[GamerPS360]

You seems really mad. LOL

You need anger management Class.

How am I trying to influence you not buying this game ?

And, I do have Wii. It is the best console for family fun.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

Clearly a video game for adults. Their are other games out there that might be better suited for your taste like Pokemon or LilBigPlanet.

[skatezero246]

knock yourself out theres a million of people who will laugh at you and disagree with you as there laughing. If it's to gory for you don't play it stop being a crybaby

[WildArmed]

I understand where ur coming from.
But I think their aim from the very begining was to achieve just that.
Although, I'd prefer orbs came out of him instead of blood (lol) ala GoW2/1.. but w/e.
I just hope the gameplay is fun.. got a few action games coming this year n 2010..
thank god the market isn't all FPS like the last few years were

[Henry Cain]

Sony is the real deal cant wait for this and the many other excellent PS3 titles.

[mrb3ar]

man where did all these wussies come from?? Its GOD OF WAR. - That clip kicked ass btw

[skatezero246]

there butthurt because it's ps3 exclusive or there two young 2 play it

[ssipmraw]

somebody needs to make a gif of this asap

then replace the head of helios with various other microsoft characters

[gta2800]

I have a question. Helios is a god...which makes him immortal. Anyone know what happened here? How did he become mortal? I want this game so bad by the way. God of War is my favorite franchise ever! It actually saddens me that this will end here. This is just one of those epic games that you wish never ended. But all good things must come to an end eventually. March 2010 can't come any sooner!

[OrganicMachine]

they say no mortal can kill a god.. Kratos isn't a just an average joe, his father is Zeus, and the Titan's bestowed him powers..

yea, he can kill a god..

just like those elves, you don't stab them, they'll live forever, if yous tab one of them, they'll die.. speaking out of fantasy.. hehe

=======

just like the first god of war when Kratos stabbed Ares, he opened the pandora's box, he was still mortal but his was given the power that rivals the god of war...

[Silly gameAr]

That was so fuking raw. The graphics are insane . Just wow.

[skatezero246]

agreed .... and to think some people tried saying it looks like god of war 2 in HD

[hatchimatchi]

i hope the ratings board doesn't try to slap this with an AO rating. That would suck.

[nin9ty--fou4]

that would suck

[TwistedMetal]

Then when god of war 3 comes out they are like to much gore im scared. This game is epic and is AAAA status. it gets an extra A for being ps3 exclusive which ps3 exclusives quality is second to none. also becuase its the god of war franchise which is epic. GT5 gets the AAAA status as well. basically anything show from sony at E3 gets the AAAA status becuase they are crazy awesome exclusives.

[NMC2007]

It's funny that in the US this is perfectly fine but if you show some T&A then you will have a bit of trouble, hm.

Nothing against this but I just find that kind of odd that in the US, the female body is worse than pulling off the head of someone, ah well.

*goes back to downloading pron & playing Wipeout HD*

[CaptainKratos]

HOLY CHIET!!!!that was freaking awesome!!!

[Saaking]

Wow that was horribly awsome! I mean think about it if you actually cringe at this that means that the graphics must be insane. This will be GOTY 2010!! :)

[kaveti6616]

No holds barred is what God of War is known for. If I want to rip his head off, I'm gonna rip his head off.

[Brixxer600]

The game ? Bring it on
His head ? Rip it Off !
Brilliant

[Veneno]

because it looks incredible!!!

[The_Zeitgeist]

Yes that was game play. It was from a context sensitive part.

[TrevorPhillips]

holy crap now this game is amazing and insane omg cannot wait till march i want this game

[forumcudude]

That was too much!

If this kind of violence will continue,
The goverments will make embargo for games in their countries!

Video gaming endustry will going to sink it self with this kind of games im for sure!

When GOW3 released, i think most contries will embargo it and David Jeffie sells only a million GOW3 and f..ckd up in the business!

Theres a line that you have to stop!

[KKanjiAnkh]

Oh it's time to stop now, but it's okay to chainsaw the h311 outta people?

This games title has the word WAR in it, the last time I checked that didn't mean shower your neighbouring country with daisies.

The line has been drawn by Kratos, and it seems he's fully aware what side he's on.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Jaffe is, in no way, involved with God of War III.

He's working on Twisted Metal for PS3.

[TrevorPhillips]

Lets see what the xbox fans have to say now

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

I'm an Xbox fan and I thought that looked sick. What's your point?

[Monkey D Luffy]

always looking to start an argument.

[OrganicMachine]

I want this now...

[TrevorPhillips]

after seeing the gameplay at E3 and watching this video everybody wants this game now and I'm pretty sure the xbox fans want it too lol

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

Easily the best looking head rip ever in gaming. Wow! If you guys want to see how a REAL HEAD RIP looks like.... pm me. ;)

[TrevorPhillips]

everybody who thinks this game sh1ts on gears of war agree with me.
everybody who thinks cliffy B is a show-off agree with me.
everybody who thinks PS3 is a monster agree with me.

[George Costanza]

Your a proven PS3 fanboy, why aren't you in the Open Zone? Even your profile proves it,

"Wanna Real Game Then Buy A Real System And That Is The PS3."

On topic, GOW 3 looks amazing, can't wait!

[W1ldWolf]

looks dope, thats why I play games.... to do crazy sheite I cant do in real life... dont like dont play... simple

[USMCj]

Jesus Fuc$ing christ. They are really pushing the envelope arent they!

20$'s says if that stays, then it gets an AO.

[bageara]

for all those little 360 owners, its enough to make them piss their pants and go crying to their mommys at least theyve got little milo to play with.lol

[Cerberus_Hunter]

http://www.destructoid.com/...

You defy the GOD OF WAR!?

[2FootYard]

Something similar happened at my local Wal-Mart.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Bubbles...

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

...not because of the Violence, it's because i don't want Mr.Anything.You.Say.Sir.Kratos to come round my house and rip my head off!!! ;-D
Go for the ChatTwitterBots!!! They don't like you!!! ;-D

Hmm...i can see this getting banned and made worse by the C*CK-SUCKING LOVING Micro$oft internet sites!!! :-/

Oh well if it gets banned in my country i'll just import it!!! ;-P

[Calvin_ISA]

A video that I can watch instantly w/o having to enter my damn birthday! :D

And Kratos is a brutal mo-fo! That was wicked seeing the throat tear. >:D Get 'em Kratos, go get 'em!

[TheMART]

YES GIMME MORE GORE!

The only game for PS3 I am really looking foreward to for 2010. But damn it has some nice gore effects in it.

Now Germany will be facked again! Stupid Germans. Thank God I live in The Netherlands, gore all the way!

[d0nT wOrrY]

you don't deserve this masterpiece from Sony.

[talltony]

its not like your buying any more games on xbox 360. you just like to say only game i'm getting this and only game i'm getting that. It's your loss you dont play all the other great games coming out not mine!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

No Uncharted 2?

No Gran Turismo 5?

No Ratchet & Clank?

No Fat Princess?

No Heavy Rain?

No MAG?

Seriously, Mart?

[saimcheeda]

M Rating doesnt even mean anything...a 3 year old kid could have GOW III!!good for me too coz i'll be 16 when it comnes out!!

[psycho360]

If you love so much gore go watch Faces of Death 1 till 4. Games are for entertainment not expressing something that drastic. Anybody watched the beheading of that Wall street journalist ? I guess not since you kiddies just like to blow and hype things to kingdom come and in reality are bunch of zit faced nerds who faint when they see a small cut. THat is all i have to say to SDF members.

[Obama]

Yes I have seen serveral real life beheading videos; don't act like you are a tough man just because you have seen them too.

[LarVanian]

Some people here are having difficulty watching this scene.
Does anybody remember how Theseus lost his head in GOW2? I wonder how some of you guys reacted to that scene.

[No FanS Land]

theseus? wait is this the one you smash is head over the door?

[Carl1412]

You repeatedly smash a door closed on his head...if i remember right

[LarVanian]

Both of you are correct.
One of the most brutal deaths I've ever seen in a game.

[Carl1412]

Yeah same here, it was incredibly brutal and violent, and insanely fun.

The ripping of Helios's flesh though is something else

[No FanS Land]

F yeah I so much like that moment in GOW2!

[DHEvil]

Make 'em pay, Kratos!

Just too awesome.

LOL, but I love the way he just calmly puts the head away in his pocket when he's done ripping that head off, haha :D

[CSM-101e]

Congratulations, you have an opinion. I don't like violence, either. Well, y'know, REAL violence. The kind that actually matters. War, murder, rape - REAL people losing their lives or very humanity. This is a game, just in case you thought it was real.
I suggest that if you really don't like violence, then don't pay your federal tax. After all, how many bullets, bombs, and soldier's final trip to Arlington do you think you've paid for? At least one; just like most of us.
Oh yeah, game looks tight, and I'll shut up, cuz I could be wrong

[denied]

BUT you people sayin this is to violence are way to G@Y,Its a game and if you "CAN'T" tell the different from this and real life then this game ain't for you. Just like GTA people crying about you been able to k!ll the COPS, Who the F<ck cares, again is just a game,If you have kids that are to young to play this don't buy the game for them and you are to weak stoumach don't play. To be honest with you they whole point of games are to do thing that you know you would not do in real life. For example Halo is in outer space when can't do that,RESISTANCE back in that days fighting eliens in WW1, come on it just for fun. NO one CRY when saw hit the movies screen, NO what was every one reaction? WOW! that movies was so kool. so please get GOW back, Cuz we all know L4D is just as BAD but its on the 360 and thats ok. thank i made my point. KIK IF YOU WANT, BUT I MAN ENOUGH TO SAY IT LIKE IS YOU PUSSIS.

[Toolster]

For me this has gone too far, We have hostages around the world acctullay getting there heads cut off in front of camera's and we all think is awful and rightly so (think if it was you mum/dad or just someone you know and you wont think its funny) and now we have this act in games and that graphic, its to much!

Im not a prude and I play my fair share of violent games and enjoy them IMO this is unnecessary and brings nothing to the game other than shock value.

I know I will get a heap of disagree's but thats how I feel.

[electricgta]

lol toolster you dikhead, people like you are dumb and annoy me.
what if it was your mum? u would be sickened. its happening right now..sickening but this is a game and does it look like a joke to you? is anyone laughing/ you said it. its for shock value he's a god of war so u do anything to kill em its just to show kratos personality hes fukin badass lol

[bunfighterii]

Who rides a high horse onto a video game website?

'I play my fair share of violent games and enjoy them' Shot yourself in the foot right there buddy.

Take your self righteous speil to the BBC. And while your there tell them you have no problem using guns in games to kill realistically rendered soldiers, or run people over in realistically rendered cities (assuming you've played any generic fps or GTA) but your digusted when 'the Ghost of Sparta rips off the head of Helios'. You confused little poof.

[aldesko]

There's also people getting shot around the world... should guns be banned from games, too?

[thereapersson]

It's the fact that Kratos stores it in his you-know-what! LOL

[denied]

PUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSISPUSSIS PUSSIS PUSSIS.

Are kidding me? This is to violence? But its ok to chain shaw all day? Its ok in ninja gaiden to rip head off? I am gettins it right? Its ok to play violence game on the 360 PIECE OF SHYT SYSTEN? Please SHUT THE FOCK UP.Its a game, Games gives us the freedom to do what we know we will never never will do in real life.Yes killing cops in GTA is bad,but playing with g@y tony is good for you 360 owners, im fine witht that.having a mall full of zombies its ok too? please shut up and lets us true MEN play GOW3 ONLY ON THE PLAYSTATION 3.

[Toolster]

You know there is a reason you only have one bubble!! if you have something to add you dont need to swear and be a jerk about it!!!! everyone is entitled to there thoughts.

[bjornbear]

Be sure the news is going to use this as more ammo.

Next expect to hear "our children will be practicing to rip other peoples heads off"......xD

[PirateThom]

So, it'll be banned in Germany and Australia?

Seriously, though, that's awesome.

[Silly Mammo]

Well it is a M rated game.

[Tr10wn]

It should be M+++ with that scene, that's the best violent scene i ever seen in a video game.

[urdead18]

Ahahahahha that was awesome. Didn't God of War Chains of Olympus give you a head as an item? To turn enemies to stone or was that GoW2?

Anyway, day 1 buy no matter what,looking incredible.

[bunfighterii]

That was totally cool.
What's the bet it gets banned by the OFLC (Australian censors)?
Thank god for region free ps3!

[rawd]

I wanna head rip that dork Milo

[Cajun Chicken]

...F**king hell. Even for God of War that pushed it.

[pwnsause]

Realistic head ripping is not possible on the 360, BEHOLD TEH CELL!!

[bujasem_89]

RIP IT RIP it off i tell u lol but i mean i know its kratos but this is the god of fire i mean he went down just cause a TITAn squished him that's gay i wouldve survived that XD loooool but not the head ripping ofcourse

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Was that a reference to a certain movie starring Crispin Glover...involving rats?

[g-nome]

If it is a bit too much for you - then go play some Mario Bros or Ratchet and Clank.

[knightoftears]

Ouch!!! you gotta hate when that happens...lol. For those speaking as if Kratos just runs through the game snatching heads off people...please go back to the toilet from which you popped out. It's a game, and not only a game it GOD OF WAR!!! The name itself should tell you the theme...my God there are some whiny people. But Helios didn't do anything...he was helpless....blah blah, well then why not invite Helios over for dinner or something or stash him in your closet so Kratos can't find him, yeah that will help the poor guy out. Get real, it's a game, nothing more...and an AWESOME one at that!!! Can't wait!!!

[Conan-O-Brady]

OMG , If Kratos did that to Helios imagine what he could do with "MILO" . :)

[Carl1412]

LOL that's awesome

[PotNoodle]

He needs to rip his head off, if you watch the full demo videos he used his head as a weapon/torch type thing later on in the game.

[critical]

SICK...

[TrevorPhillips]

david jaffe and the santa monica scee thank you for bringing us an amazing game u guys rock kudos 4 u guys :)

[xionpunk]

that's the first time a video game has ever made me cringe.

[Chapulin]

and If you don't like it go play Flower or Viva Pinata.

[13bmko]

All i can say is WTF!! I love it, but at the same way worry about way too violent it may get BAN~!

[felidae]

i can't f*****g wait!

[Ripyealip]

PWNEDDD!!!!!

[G4drake]

its GRUESOME, its INSANE, my mom fainted when she saw that............. man i want to buy this game, to bad that i don,t have a ps3, also that game WILL cost 190 bucks in my contry

[ricki-dydonuts]

toooooooooooooooooooo brutal.
cant wait 4 this game

[God_of_War]

Now thts the thing no xbot can do!!!!

[Etseix]

kratos comes more bada** than ever :)

[PopEmUp]

If Kratos can Riped Master Chief Head off, now that is awesome :P

[ThaGeNeCySt]

That was AWESOME!

AAAAHH!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR MARCH!

[Javier19]

Its never too violent baby! that was awesome.

You can blow a head off in slow motion in fallout 3, and watch parts of brain, skull and eyes splatter the ground.

But, THIS is too violent?

[debuchan]

for the PG edited version of this clip
When Kratos is about to rip helios head it will turn into a cake.

I WANT CAKE!!!!! arrghh

[G4drake]

too bad that the CAKE is a lie

[gamingparadise]

"No matter if you're man or monster, Kratos will make you his b**ch"
-Gamesradar
Saw the video yesterday at gamesradar.com (has some pretty funny stuff, I LOLed at the quote above since it was a caption from a screenshot of the video link above)

Anyways, this is a must buy for me.

[dogmeat eater]

That was some brutal sh!t. This game is going to kick @ss.

[dogmeat eater]

expect an edited version of GOW 3 in Australia. They edit/ban everything over there.

[pwnsause]

just import if it happens, i mean it could be pricey, but its damn worth it.

[AliC]

Strange that no one has raised similar complaints about the Predator trophy kill from AVP3, almost as gory.

[Cyb3r]

Holy Sh!t Jack Thompson is gonna be Pissed

[G4drake]

*look at game*.......*look at JT*

.......you think?

[dogmeat eater]

For 10 years or something? I don't think people really care about Jack Thompson anymore.

[rukia_chan]

fatality of kratos

kratos wins :P

[Bloodshedder]

love it, now we just need to ripp off Hercules head!

[dan_chan89]

cant wait *hopes its not cencsored/ banned in Aus* D:

[tiamat5]

That was brutal .The way Helios's eyes rolled around in his head. The way Kratos slowly pulled his head off. The way the skin separated for his neck. I do believe that they have created the baddest bad ass ever. I don't anyone else can compare. I mean if he did this to Helios, just think of what he is going to do to Zeus. I tremble just thinking about it.

[Death2494]

THERE WILL BE ONLY CHAOS!!!!!!

[pwnsause]

MY VENGEANCE IS EVERYTHING!

[GeoramA]

Whoa. Kratos ripped off that dude's head IN FULL DETAIL!

They said GoWIII would more gruesome that the first two, guess they weren't lying.

[dkblackhawk]

awesome! can't wait now :P.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

the problem is, the more realistic the violent material in our games is getting... the more of a problem it'll have getting past ESRB. I also can see this getting so much attention from mainstream news channels. The other GOW's were brutally violent as me and other fans have come to love. But the media will take lots of attention to this game.... cause A. It's a blockbuster game that'll have a huge release. B. The violent nature of the game is more realistic looking!

[G4drake]

what about the sex mini game

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

it was definatley risky enough for a game, but it still wasn't as visual as that hot coffee found in San Andreas remember? lol

With drake being in your name I'd assume you got the Uncharted 2 Beta? Im about to go get on. Uncharted is my most fav. PS3 franchise hands down!!!. Can't believe the Beta looks so damn beautiful!

[Pandamobile]

Awesome :D

[bjornbear]

You won't get it any more HARDCORE than this =D!! HAHAH my god i just can't get enough of the video =P

Does that mean i'm sick? =(...

[durran3]

This game will be banned in Japan, Germany and Australia if lol...

[dogmeat eater]

Dont they have rape simulator games over there? I'm pretty sure the Japanese can handle this game. Australia is where they ban everything. It must stink to live there.

[ssipmraw]

ok

1. japan have supposedly banned all rape sims

2. the ps3 is 100% backwards compatible

[Bloodshedder]

EPIC!!!!!!!!

[gamingisnotacrime]

............

[zerocrossing]

the head ripping isnt going to stop me from buying the game as im a GOW fan but it does raise the question onece again when does video game violence go to far and lets face it there is a limit that most decent people wont cros, the question we should all be asking our selves is how gory does a game have to be so that we wouldnt buy it ?

[umechumach]

this game is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

[hakis86]

This game will be awesome!

[Word2BigBird]

how could this not get you excited? omg!

[SakiWarsame]

need to just grow some balls. That was nothing short of awesome. Seriously, it's just a game.

[Daz]

i like the way he jst puts in his back pocket after woulds :P

Cant wait for this game.

[shamon]

march can't get here soon enough.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Lol I saw this the other day and thought it was awesome! I cringed at first, but come on the dudes pissed, he's an ex god and he wants revenge!

[PS360PCROCKS]

God Of War III motto "Heads will roll, no seriously, heads are going to f'ing roll" haha too awesome :)

[xg-ei8ht]

Sarcasm

Yep the blood stains happen in realtime:)

[rubixCubos]

So the head rip...

Hmmm, I really like that character model of Kratos: It looks absolutely incredible.

I'm expecting GOW III to be the best action game ever.

[NateDPG]

Pffff tsk tsk Milo is much better, interacting with a little boy is so much better...NOT

[BLuKhaos]

Interacting with little boys eh?

[TheMan004]

AMAZING JUST AMAZING you can actually see Hellios skin tear.

[Silent]

that could have been Hulk's head lol

[Ziggazee]

Wow

[Salta_nelas]

Ingame carnage!

[Neo604]

that is an eyes opener.

[ShadowCK]

It's very wrong and sick. Nothing more.

[ssipmraw]

yes because a bot like you clearly has played the previous games in the series.

[elcompa425]

Makes me want to change my name to KRATOS!!! lol

[Rixynator]

have you played mortal kombat? what's the difference?

[troylazlow]

and this is a kids game?

[Magna Farta]

is anyone else a little creeped out by how Helios' eye rolls around just as the skin starts to tear away, pretty horrific but damn does it look good.

[dolomite]

Well looks like Helios won't be Heading anywhere soon...

[The_Kills]

I thought would look 20X more realistic. I guess they werent shooting for realism with the brutality.

[Homicide]

LOL! What's up with the huge video? It looks pretty brutal; just the way I like it.

[ReaperXL7]

They tricked him into brutally slaying his own wife and child, and then force him to relive that moment over and over again, so yeah if I were him i'd be pretty pissed off myself.

I would think that Santa Monica is showing this kind of stuff to the ESRB right now anyway, that way when the final game is finished they don't have to delay it.

The game is rated M, and honestly I have seen much more brutal things in movies than this, hell take the High lander franchise, the whole premise is a bunch of immortals who have to chop each others heads off so there can be only one.

Helios is the Sun god, that also makes him immortal which you can tell when his head is removed is head is still "living" to a certian extent, and this is the end of the boss battle so they have probably been going at it for about 10-15mins.

Kratos is a beast, if you can't handle what he is bringin than don't play the game, thats the best advice I can give you, it's not ment for children, and if Kids get their hands on it thats just due to bad parenting.