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Ok, beat it last night. Yeah a bit anti-climatic but it still worked well story-wise.
The final battle was the only time where the camera was retarded but even then it wasn't a big deal.
And as for the escort mission, you can one-hit kill most of those guys with a grab. I also used Poseidon's Rage a shit ton of times (you get more magic orbs from the guys you beat)
So yeah, fun game, incredibly overhyped but it fed my bloodlust. :)
Anyone got some advice on how to beat Ares' last form?
'Cause I'm about to pitch my PS2 out the window.
If you beat all the clones, this should be cake. Just run until you get a good shot in and run again.
The clones were pathetically easy compared to this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razor Ramon
I tried it thirty-seven times, and I still couldn't beat it. I had to shut down the PS2 before I smashed the controller in utter frustration.
I don't know how long it's been since I played a game that frustrated me this much. Probably Final Fantasy Tactics, or the original X-Wing.
Again, all I did was run until I knew I could hit him without getting hit back. It takes a while but you don't get completely assraped.
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Video of it here, too.Quote:
You'll have to make use of a completely new weapon for this battle, and while the Blade of the Gods has a number of unique moves they're almost entirely useless. The attacks (such as Zeus' Gift and Athena's Gift) are too slow to be effective, and they'll leave you totally vulnerable to Ares' attacks.
In fact, almost every one of the attacks at your disposal is pretty useless, and unfortunately you don't have your magic powers to fall back on. The one attack that is effective is the CIRCLE button combo. Start the fight by playing defensively, blocking his sword swipes. You can block all but one of his normal attacks, so as long as you're patient you'll be rewarded with an opportunity to counter-attack. Wait for Ares to finish his combo (usually ends with either an air launcher attack, or an attack from his back-mounted spires) and then counter with your own combo using the CIRCLE button. Just repeating this pattern alone should be enough to defeat Ares.
Occasionally, Ares will start glowing and teleport away. When he does this, stand completely still in the center of the arena. Ares will summon four spires (sometimes fewer) that come out from the ground and quickly smash together in the center. If you wait for the spires to form, you can immediately roll sideways and shoulder charge away to move out of the blast the spires create when they smash together, effectively dodging the attack. After this, you can run up to Ares to let out an attack or two before blocking his combos and countering with your own.
Ares' sword will sometimes glow bright orange as you're attacking him. This'll let you know that he's about to engage a weapon clash. When both your weapons clash, mash the CIRCLE button—if you succeed (it's not hard) you'll deal a massive amount of damage to Ares, and he'll be left stunned afterwards for a quick follow-up combo. Repeat this pattern of defend and attack and Ares, the great God of War, will die at your sweaty hands.
Things have been very quiet in regards to God of War 2 news and previews. Any new news on the sequel? I saw some gameplay vids months ago and thats it.
will be moved to the ps3 i bet.
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I'm slowly playing through God mode, like one level a month or whenever I remember I'm supposed to be playing it. I can't wait to try Aries then.