God of War III, the final installment in the legendary God of War trilogy. After I played Ragnarök: Valhalla DLC, I couldn't help but revisit this gem after a long time. I remember the first time I played this game I was only 10 years old and I went with my dad to buy a PS3 in 2010 just for this game. It's a game that has high nostalgic value for me, but I'll be as objective as I can and I won't spoil the story.

The game starts right after the epic finale of God of War II. Kratos using the powers of the Sisters of Fate to bring all the Titans from the past to his own time, shouting over Gaia's shoulder, challenging all of Olympus... If that doesn't sound cool to you, I'm not sure what will.
Like every God of War game, God of War III starts with an epic beginning and an epic boss battle. If I compare the epicness of this boss battle to other games, this is the MOST EPIC opening in ALL God of War games. This gives you a special feeling that makes you say "This is the best game I've ever played in my life!".

After the epic Intro, the real game begins. Our ultimate goal is to take revenge on Zeus by finishing him off and destroying everything and every god in our path. Even if it means bringing the whole world to the brink of chaos and destruction.

If I have to talk about the story and bosses very briefly, this game has the most epic boss battles of all God of War games, but this has both a good and a bad side. Unfortunately, after the first two main boss battles in the game, it takes too long and a lot of thing happens before you get to a proper boss battle, and again, specific characters that I won't name die so easily that I can't even call these battles "boss battles". This is probably the first thing I dislike about God of War III. Some of the gods are so weak and die so easily that I can't learn much about these characters and their deaths have little impact on me, even though their deaths wreak havoc on the world.

My second negative thing about the story is that Zeus, the main villain of the game, is not a very active villain. Ironically, we learn a lot about Zeus but we never see him actively in the game. To clarify this point, the game tells us a lot about Zeus. "How much?" you ask, "Almost every character we encounter tells us what Zeus did to them." Likewise, in general, we even learn exactly what Zeus was up to between God of War 1 and God of War 2. But I still think it's a bit annoying that Zeus first appears at the beginning of the game and then doesn't show up again until the end.
On the other hand, God of War III might be the game that contributes the most to the story compared to the other two games. There are a lot of characters, a lot of different locations. But I can't say that the plot is perfectly executed. It still doesn't give me the same flavor as God of War II. It feels like God of War III is a mixed soup, trying to tell too much and touching too many different aspects.

Also, if you liked the first God of War game more than God of War II, you will probably like God of War III. But if you still don't find the epic scenes in God of War III cool, like I said, I don't know what else will impress you... :D

Now let's move on to the gameplay.

We use the Blades of Exile in this game instead of the Blades of Athena that we used in the previous game. I won't tell you the reason of this change in order to avoid spoilers. These blades are similar to the weapons we used in GoW 1 and GoW 2, but the Blades of Exile have slightly different movements. I can also say that these blades attack a bit faster than the previous ones. But one thing I don't like about these blades is their design and the fact that they don't change shape as you level up.

If you've played any God of War game other than God of War III (including 2018's Reboot and Ragnarök), you can see that every time you upgrade your weapons in God of War games, they change shape in-game. They look sharper, more vibrant, cooler and more powerful. Unfortunately, in God of War III, none of the weapons we use, including our main weapon, change their appearance when we level up. You may not care about that, but I do.

In addition to weapons (and their spells), we also have other items that can be used in battles. Since these items aren't spells, they don't consume the mana bar, nor can Kratos use them as straight weapons whenever he wants. Instead, there is a yellow bar below the health and mana bar. This bar fills itself up very quickly over time and Kratos can only use these items when it's not empty. It's a nice addition, but the gameplay impact of these items is minimal except when they are mandatory, and the number of times they are mandatory is very small.

Apart from these items, Kratos has 4 different main weapons in this game. I personally preferred the Blades of Exile and the Nemean Cestus, which looks very cool. I won't say anything about the other two weapons, but the new weapons other than the Nemean didn't seem special to me.

In conclusion, I can say that God of War 3 is a game that has a lot of good things in it, but at the same time it feels like a soup and yet it's a great game. The music and the atmosphere are great. Kratos is even more greater. You should definitely play it before moving on to God of War (2018) and Ragnarök!

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