God of War Catch All
Reviews hit today so I thought we should get a dedicated thread up. I am planning to pick it up when it comes out on the 20th
Gaming Trend review
The apple doesn’t fall far from Yggdrasil — God of War review
God of War (PS4) - Easy Allies Review
Great title for a review!
"God of War PS4 Review - One of the Greatest Games of This Generation"
God Of War Review - Spoiler free
IGN Review
God Of War: 6 Things We Love - Kotaku
*liked the tone a lot in this one
Gaming Trend review
The apple doesn’t fall far from Yggdrasil — God of War review
God of War (PS4) - Easy Allies Review
Great title for a review!
"God of War PS4 Review - One of the Greatest Games of This Generation"
God Of War Review - Spoiler free
IGN Review
God Of War: 6 Things We Love - Kotaku
*liked the tone a lot in this one
Comments
God Of War - 11 Things We Wish We Knew Before We Played
Does anyone know if there are multiple difficulty levels? Most importantly, an Easy option? I doubt I’d get through it if there’s not.
EDIT: another review mentioned that there is an Easy option. Whew.
Give Me A Story: lets you experience the story without too much of a difficult gameplay challenge. You won’t be taking a gondola to the top of the highest peaks in all the Norse Realms, but you will have a far greater margin for error in enemy encounters.
Give Me A Balanced Experience: is the mode we’d recommend most players start with. The name says it all. We’ve tuned it to deliver a balanced, challenging playthrough.
Give Me A Challenge: is harder and less forgiving. It is recommended for players who find action games extremely intuitive, and for confident long-time God of War series veterans who’ve beat past games on harder difficulties.
Give Me God of War: is the sort of thing reserved for people who wrestle polar bears in their undies. Maybe not quite that, but it’s the most difficult mode in the game. We haven’t just made you weaker or enemies stronger; we’ve looked at enemy behaviors and placements in encounters as well, tweaking everything to make it as threatening as possible. Best of all, you cannot change difficulties once you start a game on this mode, so if you suddenly realize you’re in way over your head, you’ll have to start a new game. Don’t be sorry, be better?
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/8bruhb/god_of_war_accolades/
Mike Dunn
Executive Producer & Editor-at-Large
GAMING TREND
God of War Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"
Why can't Jack, Sam, and Daniel join him?
Is anyone getting the Deluxe version? It doesn't seem worth it, but I'm curious what others think.
Does nothing for me.
Yeah, I am exactly in the same boat. I wasn't a huge fan of the old God of War games for several reasons (quicktime events, static cameras, button mashing, etc), but this one excites me.
The fact that it's Norse mythology is like an awesome cherry on top as well.
Yes. Considerably different.
Mike Dunn
Executive Producer & Editor-at-Large
GAMING TREND
It does. Tons of lore.
Mike Dunn
Executive Producer & Editor-at-Large
GAMING TREND
Absolutely
Mike Dunn
Executive Producer & Editor-at-Large
GAMING TREND
I would at least read up on the basic backstory. I haven't played enough to know if they mention the events of the previous games in the new one, but it will definitely add to the experience if you know Kratos's story.
Also many people have talked about it compared to Horizon: Zero Dawn and when you think about that game you notice how lacking God of War's combat is. The combat is all run in and smash, smash, smash. It was great fun (for me) to set traps in H:ZD. To scan enemies for weakness, to target specific parts. I felt like I was a hunter and that made combat really exciting right up until the end. Meanwhile in GoW it is really just hit them until they don't get up.
Oh well there is enough space on my shelf for both so there is no reason not to enjoy them both.
Oh it is very much a sequel to the originals while still being a reboot for the current gen. In the first trilogy, he fought against Greek gods. In this one, they tackle Norse mythology but from the view of he's restarted his life as the story picks up. You might miss some details (like his wrist coverings) but otherwise you'll be fine.
They are touched on, but not in a considerable amount of detail. Really they mostly focus on one event that is fairly relevant to the current story, and to be honest, I only remembered that event in the abstract anyway. It was sufficient.
Mike Dunn
Executive Producer & Editor-at-Large
GAMING TREND
Here you are....
God of War | The Story So Far... Everything You Need To Know (2018)
It's not just the graphics though, it's the overall presentation. The characters are amazing and immediately engaging. While some may say the adult-child team-up has been done before, I don't remember ever being this impressed with it. The little touches are what impress and engage me the most. Like every time Atreus jumps on his back when they crawl up a wall, or the way he throws the little guy around. Or the moments he is about to touch and offer his son content but pulls back, which makes you wonder what it's like for the boy growing up without any sense of affection. But knowing that it's for his own good, or so his dad thinks. I love that they don't shove these things in your face, but they are there for your appreciation. A lot of it reminds me of early Walking Dead Rick/Shane and Carl, and of course the wonderful musical score from Bear McReary helps with that.
As for the gameplay, thus far it's been solid for me. Some minor challenges and puzzle frustrations, but for the most part I've been able to progress and keep moving forward. The problem with a lot of games of this type is just when I'm getting into it, they throw some puzzle or boss or wall I just can't get around, and even with a guide/walkthrough I get frustrated and give up. That happened to me in both HZD and the last Uncharted game. There have been a couple of moments that came close in this game, but so far I'm still going. The combat, even on easy mode, can be a challenge, and some of the big fights have been breath-taking. I really like that I can specialize in different combat options, and I like the way the 2 characters work together in combat. I'm trying to boost Atreus as much as possible since I'm really a fan of the kid, but also because I know my sucky player skills need as much AI help as possible. As the reviews have mentioned, there's a fairly wide amount of choices you can make, giving it more of an RPG feel.
Some minor nitpicks: often there are spots that look like you should be able to just walk over or jump across/over, but you just can't, even though moments ago you just jumped far higher or further or whatever. It's usually a way to force you into a "puzzle" situation to get to the next area/challenge. Frankly I'm not a big fan of puzzles in these games, so I almost wish they'd just give an option to bypass them so I can continue with the story and combat. I realize that might cut out a big portion of their proposed gameplay, but really all I'm interested in is the story, environment, characters, progression and combat. If I wanted to play a puzzle game I'd go play a puzzle game lol. But that's just me.
I thought the reviews may have been overblown but after playing, I am totally on board.
The game continues to surprise me with big and small moments, and I just feel a really special connection for whatever reason. Honestly, even if I don't make it any further, I still love what I've already played.