God of War is spectacular. As someone who played the reboot-era games first, I absolutely love what this game does. The combat is fun with a solid amount of moves to play around with in the game's runtime. I love the way the narrative strings you along and gives you bits of lore before you finally see the full picture. The story drives you to go from area to area and fight a variety of enemies in a handful of environments. I love the settings in this game. I didn't realize it at the time, but Pandora's temple consists of the majority of the game. I appreciate how elaborate the temple is, especially for lore reasons. I found it amusing that the temple just kept going. Every time I thought I was nearing its end, I would push further to find it takes me back to a familiar area I hadn't seen for hours, only to unlock a door I couldn't before. God of War has very simple but interesting level design. Puzzles are not particularly complicated, but still fun and satisfying. A classic from the Playstation 2 era, I am excited to see how the sequels develop the gameplay and story.