God Of War Soundtrack

Rusty Hearts Interview

It’s no secret that the GamerGaia team enjoy Rusty Hearts, and we’re going to guess that if you've gotten a closed beta key you are too. So, to continue on our string of Rusty Hearts coverage, Tina Lauro and I spoke with Mark Hill, game producer for Rusty Hearts, and gained some further insight on Rusty the game through interesting answers to questions surrounding the design choices that Perfect World Entertainment took with the title and the details of the  closed beta .

Nino - What’s it like to work at Perfect World Entertainment?

Mark Hill - It’s great! You know, what’s great about it is that we have a lot of really dedicated people that really care about the games, and they really care about the fans and the players. We come from a perspective of really listening to our players and making positive changes based off their feedback. We have the ability to make those changes here, so it’s really cool. Along with the very rapid expansion of the company, it’s really exciting and it’s great to work here.

Nino - So what can you tell us about Rusty Hearts in general?

Mark Hill -[Something players would take away after playing Rusty Hearts] would be the whole new gameplay experience that it offers. It’s different from not only most of our other games, but a lot of other free-to-play MMOs on the market. It’s something completely new and fresh and that’s what we’re most excited about. We've already seen a lot of great feedback on things like the action orientation of the game and the strong campaign style that a lot of players are really into. So, I guess just the uniqueness of the game is one thing that I really hope they come away with.

Tina - The game industry is very obsessed with making characters that are really original and customizable, and have the player really feel like they have ownership of the character. What made you decide to make the player pick from set character models that you don’t edit physically?

Mark Hill - Well I actually read your preview too, and I think you brought it up that you’d like to see more customization, right?

Tina - Right! 

Mark Hill - Right, along those lines: even though you do pick from one of the three main characters, the reason you do that is because the game is very narrative-driven, and these characters are actual personalities within the story, within the game, and within the development of the story. What I've said before is if you played God of War, God of War would not be the same game if you didn't play as Kratos. If you went through a character creation process and picked someone that looked like you or something, and you just played as a random person it would’ve really been a much different and much lesser experience.

God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP Official Soundtrack Revealed ...

I'm Joel Yarger, Music Supervisor on God of War: Ghost of Sparta, and I bring the sound of music to the PlayStation.Blog today. As you probably already know, God of War: Ghost of Sparta is the second God of War game from Ready At Dawn Studios and I think it outdoes their previous effort, Chains of Olympus, in pretty much every way! I've personally been involved with the music for the God of War franchise since God of War 2 and it's always fun to see where we can go with it. There were many new elements in this game to draw inspiration from, everything from the new story and main characters to the new environments and cities. We had plenty of concept art, good screenshots, some gameplay videos, and of course both the script and game director (Dana) to help us along the way. Here are four samples from the game that I think help showcase some of the inspired work both Mike and Gerard contributed.

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Intermediality and Storytelling

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GameAxis Unwired

Cash Tracks, Compose, Produce, and Sell Your Original Soundtrack Music and Jingles