an refined revision of the first GOW that manages to surprassed it in every way possible.

the gameplay is immensly improved, combat is more meatier and satisfying, traversal and platforming is much better and upgrading stuff is no longer an shore like in the prequel.

the scale is impressive considering the system it was developed, it's visuals are still pretty good even today and the presentation and world-designs are downright phenomenal.

the narrative is pretty good too though I miss the style of storytelling featured in the first game, it is still one of my favorite stories in the series though.

the pacing and level-design is also pretty amazing, it is an lesson on how you can pace your game well overall.

perhaps the only gripe I have with the game is some of the magic spells featured in the game, having another Medusa head power felt uninspiring especially considering the removed spells that was cut from the game before release, some of the weapons are also not that exciting to play such as the Spear Of Destiny or even the Blade of Olympus.

overall GOWII is still the best entry in the series, it does so many things so well that is hard to surprass it overall for me.