LogFAQs > #948871804

I hope everyone had a good Christmas, or other holiday. I spent most of the last few days with family, but yesterday I got home with enough time to play God of War.

The section on Atlas' face is mostly a platforming tutorial based on the Icarus Wings, which are basically the same as the glide from Spyro. Atlas gets angry when he sees Kratos, because he apparently screwed him over last time they met. Either I'm forgetting something from the first game or that happened off-screen between games. Kratos persuades him to let bygones be bygones by promising to kill Zeus and Atlas gives him a ground-shaking stomp attack for his final spell. It's the most distinct from its GoW 1 counterpart of all the spells you get in this game, but it's similar to the Army of Hades in that it's essentially a "fuck you, I win" button. I use it a lot, and even fully upgraded it. It's especially handy in some of the more troublesome sections of the mid to late game, like one where you have to protect a translator and another where you have to push a statue while infinitely-spawning enemies harass you, which is just as frustrating as it was in the first game. There's a 2D battle in a pitch black area against a guy who turns out to be one of Kratos' old Spartan soldiers and breaks the bad news that Zeus wrecked the city. Then Kratos uses his corpse to weigh down a switch while he fights a big tentacle monster. That boss fight was a little disappointing for me. It's kind of a puzzle battle rather than a tough test of your skill in the combat.

After that's done, Kratos finally makes it to the Temple of the Fates, which I assume marks the last stretch of the game. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it up before tomorrow.

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I'm playing every game from GotD 2020! Games Completed: 13/129
Currently Playing: God of War II