im crying this is my favorite game.
looking at the entirety of the story since 2018, the way each character has grown, in my opinion, is unparalleled in the gaming space, with narrative twists & developments that consistently had me feeling surprised, but not shaken, eager, but not antsy, and excited, but not overzealous. This was the first game where i felt as though my desires gameplay-wise were shaped in part by what I predicted Kratos would want, whereas, typically in RPGs, I don't care enough to consider what the protagonist may be thinking (outside of the main story beats). The trajectory of the plot all throughout kept me hanging on every moment without making me feel rushed, ultimately culminating in one of the most beautiful, triumphant, and satisfying video game endings I've engaged with.
This is the type of game where you re-do the big combat encounters just to "get it right".
looking at the entirety of the story since 2018, the way each character has grown, in my opinion, is unparalleled in the gaming space, with narrative twists & developments that consistently had me feeling surprised, but not shaken, eager, but not antsy, and excited, but not overzealous. This was the first game where i felt as though my desires gameplay-wise were shaped in part by what I predicted Kratos would want, whereas, typically in RPGs, I don't care enough to consider what the protagonist may be thinking (outside of the main story beats). The trajectory of the plot all throughout kept me hanging on every moment without making me feel rushed, ultimately culminating in one of the most beautiful, triumphant, and satisfying video game endings I've engaged with.
This is the type of game where you re-do the big combat encounters just to "get it right".