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.