God of War Official Thread

[Despair]

If there was nothing to break up the action then there would just be complaints that it's too repetitive. You can't please everyone.

Pretty much the case. Either it has too much action and not enough puzzles and exploration and it makes people unhappy, or its the direct opposite. Some people never happy. Just give them reason to complain. I remember Hero was complaining about DMC having all this repetetive action too.

[RedCoKid]

I finished it on "mortal" last night and enjoyed most of it. IMO the most annoying trap was the underwater conveyor belt. The protect battle at the end wasn't bad as long as I kept toward the center of the island. The balance beams & most jumping puzzles were okay. The vistas & soundtrack will be the most memorable parts a few years from now.

[johnk_]

it's been pirated in both a DVD5 and DVD9 version

anyway I just finally got a chance to play this a bit played about 90 minutes into it and I have to say the begining of the game is really well done

there are some frustrating parts, and some things I don't think work so well but overall a good game

from the sounds of it they kinda drop the ball at the end of the game which seems like a big shame

gonna have to pick this one up soon and finish it

I know.. at the time of my post, the DVD5 version hadn't been released yet.

and the end of the game is fine.. don't listen to the haters.

[MarkRyan]

I thought the last boss battle and the defend mission were fine. It was the ridiculously dumb platforming that throws the end of the game off.

[g0zen]

I thought the last boss battle and the defend mission were fine. It was the ridiculously dumb platforming that throws the end of the game off.

The underworld part was short and not as 'dumb' as you claim it to be. It has no deterious effect on the game's finale, whatsoever.

[Diff-chan]

Im gonna play Shenmue 2 now.

[Rumpy]

I finished it today and it was awesome. The people complaining about the end made it sound a lot worse than it actually is. The spinning horizontal logs were easier than the vertical climb sections, but it wasn't that hard. I died a whole lotta times but you just have to figure out the path. I found it pretty rewarding actually. And Hades was just straight up cool man.

End fight was set up really well and was fun but the problem is you lost the scale of the battle with the camera so far back. If it was like in a city where you could destroy shit and see the magnitude of the fight than it would have felt much more epic (like the rest of the game feels).

I liked this just as much as Sands of Time. Looks freaking awesome, great level design with some good puzzles (nothing earth shattering), sound is top notch, awesome voice work and a great story. I even liked the ending! I can't remember the last game ending that I felt was actually complete let alone good (extras at the end are great too). And the magic upgrades are awesome. They didn't over load you with moves and everything they give you is usefull. Great combat system...great everything. By far one of the best games of the year.

[Glass Joe]

Exactly how I feel. Great fucking game.

[Mzo]

I finished it on "mortal" last night

I think this calls for a celebration!

[RedCoKid]

I think this calls for a celebration!

There was much happiness at our apartment as the credits rolled because she & I both knew this...
"CIRCLE! CIRCLE! I'M PRESSING CIRCLE, DAMMIT!"
"Come on, jump! You can do it!!"
"Nooo, I made it! I was there already!"
"Oh, PLEASE! It barely hit me!"
...was over.

Overall, GoW was a more accessible game than Sands of Time, which I could only complete with Action Replay codes. I'm proud to say I won GoW the old fashioned way.