+ Very Pretty
+ Story actually interesting (gave more to tell)
~ Story structure is hard to follow both in place for the timeline and in game
~ Kratos does not develop as a character in anyway
- Puzzles are often obtuse due to ledges being hard to see
- Combat suffers due magic not being a bigger part
- Enemies are often too hard for the games difficulty.
- Mechanics for puzzles aren't pronounced in puzzle solving
- Everything feels short handed or not test as much as usual God of War fare
+ Story actually interesting (gave more to tell)
~ Story structure is hard to follow both in place for the timeline and in game
~ Kratos does not develop as a character in anyway
- Puzzles are often obtuse due to ledges being hard to see
- Combat suffers due magic not being a bigger part
- Enemies are often too hard for the games difficulty.
- Mechanics for puzzles aren't pronounced in puzzle solving
- Everything feels short handed or not test as much as usual God of War fare
Definitely the worst of the original God of War saga. The biggest crime this game commits its just being unnecessary. We already Know that Kratos killed his family, we already know he leaves Ares and works under Athena, and we already know he wants to kill Ares with everything he's got. There's nothing new to be explored with in this title. I always got the feeling it existed just because God of War was (and still is) a popular series and they just wanted to make another title.
I remember watching and episode of X-Play on G4 back before this game came out. The two hosts were speculating what Ascension would be about. Blair Herter and Morgan Webb speculated that the final scene would be Kratos killing his family in horror. This is what people were expecting. An important part of the series explained in more detail. Maybe Kratos' life back when he was a spartan general. Instead, it just felt like nothing.
An overall disappointing entry in the series, but one I really want to play again. Maybe the gameplay holds up a lot more than I remember.
I remember watching and episode of X-Play on G4 back before this game came out. The two hosts were speculating what Ascension would be about. Blair Herter and Morgan Webb speculated that the final scene would be Kratos killing his family in horror. This is what people were expecting. An important part of the series explained in more detail. Maybe Kratos' life back when he was a spartan general. Instead, it just felt like nothing.
An overall disappointing entry in the series, but one I really want to play again. Maybe the gameplay holds up a lot more than I remember.
To put it shortly, this game sucks. As for my reasoning; the camera being semi-fixed camera angles whilst being extremely far away at times made it excruciatingly difficult to see where I was. couple that with some encounters having 2 or more enemies 3 times the size of Kratos and I cannot see/defend myself. The story in this game is a very slow burn and was very confusing in the beginning as this is the first (technically second since I started GoW 2018 but decided to play the other games first) GoW. The puzzles I mostly to be enjoyable but some took a bit of time. The enemies in this game were probably the most annoying part. A lot of them couldn't be grabbed leaving you to just smack them over and over and, most of the time, they usually have super armor. Fortunately, as the game progressed I got more tools to counter these cancerous enemies but early game was... a struggle, to put it lightly.
I really thought, at the beginning, that this game was rushed, due to the existence of bugs that left me a bit unhappy. But I was not unhappy with the rest. This was phenomenal. Don't even tell me it's not that good. Yes, it is. 10s across the board, exceeded expectations and I will play it again. It is a visual, auditory orgasm and offers an unforgettable experience through unique gameplay and immensely real history.
Didn't like it as much as everyone though thats because this isn't normally my type of game. Still, a lot of fun! Artistically beautiful, has so many great set pieces and seamless transitions between them my jaw was dropped for most of my play-through. Ik this came out in 2013 so I should not be surprised but god damn its truly beautiful. Story wise good as well, for a prequel. game play very solid. Snowy portion of the game reminded me of uncharted 2 :). Overall I'd say this is a good entry into the GOW franchise.