God of War III’s bosses: They’re pretty big

Thought you’d seen big bosses after playing Shadow of the Colossus? Well, uh, you had. But God of War III‘s bosses? They’re just stupidly gargantepicnormous. That’s right, I just had to invent a new word for these things. That’s how damn freaking big they are. Even seeing hero Kratos in these pics can be difficult.

Destructoid had a neat write-up of these Brobdingnagian beasts, which I just have to quote here, word for word:

“Suddenly, the ground shakes more violently than before. It cracks, and from it erupts a huge boss, a crab-like creature, dripping with water. If Hight knows what its name is, he’s not telling me, but he describes it as a “little boss composed of water and crab [and] crustacean parts.” “Little” is an understatement, as this thing stands tall among the series’ biggest baddies. It nips and swipes at Kratos, its patterns not entirely unlike that of the series’ other massive creatures. It is impressive in its size and detail, but it’s what we’ve come to expect from a typical God of War battle. Then, it happens.

“The camera pulls out in real time to reveal that this battle isn’t just taking place on any old part of Gaia, but on her arm. It’s here that you can really see the scope of these Titans, and what the technology that God of War III uses is capable of. It happens so quickly — with the player still in complete control over the ant-like Kratos — as the Titan swings her arm up and over as she climbs Mount Olympus. Kratos hangs on for his life, using his blades to dig into Gaia’s arm. Now we’re in vertical combat, the battle with the crab creature raging on.”

Hooooly crap. Bring. It. On.

[Via press release]