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5.0 ★
What an amazing piece of art this was.
( + + ) The story. A perfect mix of side and main story, with some amazing twists and sweet plotlines. The story was interesting from the beginning and kept me engaged throughout the entire game. Also perfect length of story imo, finished the main plotline in about 30 hours. And lets be real: who doesn't love hearing about nordic mythology?
( + + ) The characters. Kratos and Atreus have such an amazing energy with some loveable father - son moments but also some difficult moments, which perfectly shows the ups and downs of parent - child relationships. Aside from that, the whole bunch of side characters we meet were lovely designed and fit so well into the entire story!
( + + ) Animations & Camera: The entire game almost felt like watching a movie: a very epic, well - made movie. Each of the rune attacks, the different weapon fighting animations... The big fight against the dragon left me standing here jaw to the floor, i loved it so much!
( + ) Very personal but: all achievements are able to be gathered post - game, so i could really enjoy the story / game and then get to the achievements and collectibles post game. I really dislike when a game has missable achievements ;/
( + ) The puzzles around the map were the perfect difficulty. Sometimes i had to think a bit longer on how to progress, but it never made me frustrated trying to figure out the solution.
Above I named the main reasons why I loved the game so much, but in my eyes the game did everything right that you can do for a (story - driven) videogame. From the character / creature designs, to the level design, the animations, the cinematics, the story, the side characters, the side quests, having your son as you secondary abilities and even have Mimir by your side telling you stories. We also can't forget about these HUGE characters we had like the World Serpent, the dragons, the frozen giant, it's just crazy. There is really no end to the points that make this game fantastic!
PS: The valkyrie queen was a pain, but after gathering enough rage and upgrading all I got i made it after my fourth try!
What an amazing piece of art this was.
( + + ) The story. A perfect mix of side and main story, with some amazing twists and sweet plotlines. The story was interesting from the beginning and kept me engaged throughout the entire game. Also perfect length of story imo, finished the main plotline in about 30 hours. And lets be real: who doesn't love hearing about nordic mythology?
( + + ) The characters. Kratos and Atreus have such an amazing energy with some loveable father - son moments but also some difficult moments, which perfectly shows the ups and downs of parent - child relationships. Aside from that, the whole bunch of side characters we meet were lovely designed and fit so well into the entire story!
( + + ) Animations & Camera: The entire game almost felt like watching a movie: a very epic, well - made movie. Each of the rune attacks, the different weapon fighting animations... The big fight against the dragon left me standing here jaw to the floor, i loved it so much!
( + ) Very personal but: all achievements are able to be gathered post - game, so i could really enjoy the story / game and then get to the achievements and collectibles post game. I really dislike when a game has missable achievements ;/
( + ) The puzzles around the map were the perfect difficulty. Sometimes i had to think a bit longer on how to progress, but it never made me frustrated trying to figure out the solution.
Above I named the main reasons why I loved the game so much, but in my eyes the game did everything right that you can do for a (story - driven) videogame. From the character / creature designs, to the level design, the animations, the cinematics, the story, the side characters, the side quests, having your son as you secondary abilities and even have Mimir by your side telling you stories. We also can't forget about these HUGE characters we had like the World Serpent, the dragons, the frozen giant, it's just crazy. There is really no end to the points that make this game fantastic!
PS: The valkyrie queen was a pain, but after gathering enough rage and upgrading all I got i made it after my fourth try!