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Topic	The Board 8 Discord Sports Chat Ranks Their Top 100 Respective VIDEO Games pt. 2
KCF0107 01/25/21 5:15:17 AM #237:	#76 God of War II (PS2, 2007) I'm far from an expert, but I've always been fascinated by Greek and other famous mytholgies. By its sheer influence in literature, art, and other cultural works throughout history, it is probably the mythology that I am most drawn toward. One of the more striking things you'll notice about the series is the sense of scale. The graphical fidelity might not be the cutting-edge, but it doesn't make it any less impressive and did the Greek mythology justice to give Krato's journey the feel of an actual epic. God of War II is just chock full of these self-aware moments involving the environment, creatures, or gods that show what Kratos is accomplishing should be impossible. The gameplay elements aren't revolutionary by any means, but they do an excellent job at incorporating the Greek myth theme ensure that the game never becomes tedious. I'm really high on the combat because of the faster pace, Blades of Chaos (his signature weapon), and great implementation of dodging and blocking. They may not have invented the wheel, but they perfected it in some ways. One thing that I don't think the series gets credited for enough, here at any rate, are the excellent boss fights, which I'm always dazzled by their ability to match high quantity with high quality. If I made a list of my let's say Top 50 boss fights, I would wager that this series would have the most representatives, with the more layered ones sticking out. I know that I have been talking about the series in general and not saying why II specifically, but aside from improving upon the original in just about every meaningful way, the game is meant to resemeble an ancient epic after all, and I feel like this was the series' turning point to where it totally gripped me and never let go. Also, the fight with the ~~Sisters of Fate~~ alone merits its place on this list. (Not really, but I love it okay?). --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu <cite>KCF0107 posted [p:949892953] in The Board ... [t:79241274]...</cite> <quote>#76 God of War II (PS2, 2007) I'm far from an expert, but I've always been fascinated by Greek and other famous mytholgies. By its sheer influence in literature, art, and other cultural works throughout history, it is probably the mythology that I am most drawn toward. One of the more striking things you'll notice about the series is the sense of scale. The graphical fidelity might not be the cutting-edge, but it doesn't make it any less impressive and did the Greek mythology justice to give Krato's journey the feel of an actual epic. God of War II is just chock full of these self-aware moments involving the environment, creatures, or gods that show what Kratos is accomplishing should be impossible. The gameplay elements aren't revolutionary by any means, but they do an excellent job at incorporating the Greek myth theme ensure that the game never becomes tedious. I'm really high on the combat because of the faster pace, Blades of Chaos (his signature weapon), and great implementation of dodging and blocking. They may not have invented the wheel, but they perfected it in some ways. One thing that I don't think the series gets credited for enough, here at any rate, are the excellent boss fights, which I'm always dazzled by their ability to match high quantity with high quality. If I made a list of my let's say Top 50 boss fights, I would wager that this series would have the most representatives, with the more layered ones sticking out. I know that I have been talking about the series in general and not saying why II specifically, but aside from improving upon the original in just about every meaningful way, the game is meant to resemeble an ancient epic after all, and I feel like this was the series' turning point to where it totally gripped me and never let go. Also, the fight with the Sisters of Fate alone merits its place on this list. (Not really, but I love it okay?). --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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