I've never played any of the previous God of War games before, nor was I really interested in playing this one. However, after seeing it being sold for a bargain bin price, I decided to try it out and was pleasantly surprised with the journey it takes you.
From the very first moment I got to take control of the game, I was immediately taken aback by its graphics. Every single area of the screen is filled with stunning and careful detail, making it very easy to be immersed in the world of God of War. The best part of it all, the detailed graphics don't even hamper the loading speed at all!
The combat is also quite excellent, providing a challenging difficulty that's hard to master while also being accessible, without it requiring a demanding well-timed action. Normally, in these types of games, I would just button-mash my way through the fights, but the accessibility really made me feel like I was in control.
The one thing that I was looking forward to experiencing the most though was its story. Almost every single video I watched considers this game to be a storytelling masterpiece, unfortunately, I didn't quite have the same reaction as others. I actually found it quite simple, but simplicity doesn't necessarily mean bad.
I really loved the way it portrays the relationship of Kratos and his son Atreus and the way they develop throughout the course of the journey. I also found Atreus to be such a precious companion to the story and a very helpful character during gameplay.
The thing I really didn't like about the game though was the repetitiveness of the gameplay loop. It felt like there weren't really a lot of things to do aside from fighting bad guys. The amount of backtracking also made the pacing quite slow in some instances.
Even with some of its issues though, it still does make me want to play previous God of War entries, despite being completely different from this one, I'm definitely most excited about 2018's sequel, Ragnarok!
From the very first moment I got to take control of the game, I was immediately taken aback by its graphics. Every single area of the screen is filled with stunning and careful detail, making it very easy to be immersed in the world of God of War. The best part of it all, the detailed graphics don't even hamper the loading speed at all!
The combat is also quite excellent, providing a challenging difficulty that's hard to master while also being accessible, without it requiring a demanding well-timed action. Normally, in these types of games, I would just button-mash my way through the fights, but the accessibility really made me feel like I was in control.
The one thing that I was looking forward to experiencing the most though was its story. Almost every single video I watched considers this game to be a storytelling masterpiece, unfortunately, I didn't quite have the same reaction as others. I actually found it quite simple, but simplicity doesn't necessarily mean bad.
I really loved the way it portrays the relationship of Kratos and his son Atreus and the way they develop throughout the course of the journey. I also found Atreus to be such a precious companion to the story and a very helpful character during gameplay.
The thing I really didn't like about the game though was the repetitiveness of the gameplay loop. It felt like there weren't really a lot of things to do aside from fighting bad guys. The amount of backtracking also made the pacing quite slow in some instances.
Even with some of its issues though, it still does make me want to play previous God of War entries, despite being completely different from this one, I'm definitely most excited about 2018's sequel, Ragnarok!