Board 8 > So I recently got God of War (PS4)

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And I really don't want it to end.

I think I'm pretty near end game and I'm still doing a bunch of side stuff but like this may be the greatest game I've ever played.
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GotY 2018 right here
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I could literally sit and listen to the lore and stories for hours.

The writing alone is amazing.
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God of War was incredible

I'm still amazed how it managed to feel so familiar while also being wildly different

It just completely blew me away and I had already gone in with high expectations
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I dunno why I waited to start it.

And I'll admit the first hour with new combat and button combinations I was very apprehensive.
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It's pretty great.

I could do with the camera being pulled back a bit though.
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It's very good!

I didn't bother doing the postgame activities, though. The combat wasn't quite good enough for me to play without the story carrot dangling in front
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I also think I am nearing the end. I am about to flip over Tyrs temple.

I probs won't be doing any post game stuff but I am having a blast.
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5th best game of 2018!
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banananor posted...

It's very good!

I didn't bother doing the postgame activities, though. The combat wasn't quite good enough for me to play without the story carrot dangling in front

I feel like When you fight the valkyries the combat gets a lot better but apart from that I never really felt like I was reaching my limits, maybe in the Musselpheim challenges?
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TotallyNotMI posted...

I also think I am nearing the end. I am about to flip over Tyrs temple.

I probs won't be doing any post game stuff but I am having a blast.

Exactly where I am and I stopped plotting to do a ton of side stuff. Favors, other realms, etc.
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LiquidOshawott posted...

banananor posted...

It's very good!

I didn't bother doing the postgame activities, though. The combat wasn't quite good enough for me to play without the story carrot dangling in front

I feel like When you fight the valkyries the combat gets a lot better but apart from that I never really felt like I was reaching my limits, maybe in the Musselpheim challenges?

I tried one early and got wrecked. Wanna go back and give it another go now that I'm pretty jacked
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Beat this last night!
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The Valkyrie Queen on Give Me A Challenge mode is probably one of my favourite boss fights in a video game. Such a great fight.
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TotallyNotMI posted...

Beat this last night!

I'm on the edge. Finished the Baulder battle, not even realizing I was initiating it. But then I stopped before I am supposed to head to Jottunhein. I'm assuming we get there, have some scenes, toss the Ashes, and then game end. I'm going to guess that Freyas Fury will wait till God of War II (5)

Can you "complete" the game before doing end game? Or are certain things not going to open up to me until after "the end"?
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LiquidOshawott posted...

I feel like When you fight the valkyries the combat gets a lot better but apart from that I never really felt like I was reaching my limits, maybe in the Musselpheim challenges?

I beat one of the spoilers during the story and one after- it felt more like the game was playing me, rather than the other way around (they have a very strict 'if enemy does this, you must do that' pattern once you identify what each move does)

It was fun, and I'll probably go back and finish them eventually, but I wasnt in the mood to do that repeatedly at the time
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Obellisk posted...

Can you "complete" the game before doing end game? Or are certain things not going to open up to me until after "the end"?

Yeah, you can complete everything before completing the story, but you can do it afterwards too. Make sure once you have finished the story to go back to your house and check the bed though.
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One of my favorite games of all time and definitely my game of the generation. Kind of itching to do a new game plus playthrough.
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Oh, I beat this tonight. Pretty good.
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Definitely top 3 game of 2018. I loved the story.
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I beat it this weekend.

Beautiful game. Pissed I missed shit in heilheim.
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JackMan posted...

The Valkyrie Queen on Give Me A Challenge mode is probably one of my favourite boss fights in a video game. Such a great fight.

Fuck her

excellent fight bit Goddamn was it hard
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I was like one hit away from killing Muspelheim Valk. Like one hit. After so many tries.

She kills me with her unblock able foot on face.

I almost broke something
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Finally killed the Musphelheim Valk and felt very accomplished and realized that i didn't miss anything in Helheim first run through.

Well on my way to Platinum, down to about 20 Ravens and I think 6 or 7 more Valks oh yeah, and Nifelheim, ugg.
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The Muspelheim one was fun cause it's very different than the rest of the Valkyries.

Niflheim actually isn't that bad once you understand what's going on, you get some pretty good gear through it too.
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After I got her patterns down and learned when to time my dodge roll to avoid her stepping on my face it got easier. Also relaxing and not trying to do more damage than possible in each opening.
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Yea that's a major theme when it comes to the Valkyries. You really need to just be patient and learn the timings.
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GotY 2018
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Three trophies left.

I'm missing 5 treasure map treasure locations. Easy fetching real quick. And impossible challenges in Muspelheim.

This game is truly amazing.
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