I played this game with the mindset that it was gonna be bad but it was actually quite decent.
I actually do not understand the hate of this game it's just a decent God of War prequel that vaguely adds stuff to the story and I don't care if it just milks the franchise and ruins the story or whatever it's fucking God of War nobody came for the story until 2018 but fuck this is 2013 we just want funny Kratos killing god things with epic QTEs and cutscenes and this game did just that.
I'd say the most mediocre aspect of the game is the main gameplay since it was dumbed down from 3, it's kinda hard to make God of War 3's gameplay even simpler but they did it. I'd say the enemies feel a bit more like damage sponges at times but the main gimmick of the combat is the hook so if you never bothered using it no wonder you'll dislike the game but once you get the hang of it it's simple and enjoyable. The level design is honestly great, I was fearing that the game would be more like a gimmicky collection of enemies' gauntlets but it just plays like a good ol' GoW game.
You can also tell that this game received a much lower budget than 3 with worse visuals and gameplay and they also tried to give this big gimmicky multiplayer mode to sell more copies I guess? I don't even know if the servers are still on so I have no idea how it plays but maybe it was fun who knows?
Anyway, if anyone wants more of the original trilogy after playing God of War 4 and 5 it's definitely worth playing! And I had a ton more fun playing this than the last two entries of the franchise.
I actually do not understand the hate of this game it's just a decent God of War prequel that vaguely adds stuff to the story and I don't care if it just milks the franchise and ruins the story or whatever it's fucking God of War nobody came for the story until 2018 but fuck this is 2013 we just want funny Kratos killing god things with epic QTEs and cutscenes and this game did just that.
I'd say the most mediocre aspect of the game is the main gameplay since it was dumbed down from 3, it's kinda hard to make God of War 3's gameplay even simpler but they did it. I'd say the enemies feel a bit more like damage sponges at times but the main gimmick of the combat is the hook so if you never bothered using it no wonder you'll dislike the game but once you get the hang of it it's simple and enjoyable. The level design is honestly great, I was fearing that the game would be more like a gimmicky collection of enemies' gauntlets but it just plays like a good ol' GoW game.
You can also tell that this game received a much lower budget than 3 with worse visuals and gameplay and they also tried to give this big gimmicky multiplayer mode to sell more copies I guess? I don't even know if the servers are still on so I have no idea how it plays but maybe it was fun who knows?
Anyway, if anyone wants more of the original trilogy after playing God of War 4 and 5 it's definitely worth playing! And I had a ton more fun playing this than the last two entries of the franchise.