Current Events > Finally started playing God of War 2018.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Never had any particular nostalgia for the old games and I was kinda prepared to write this one off as not for me, but I'm kind of surprised at how much I'm actually enjoying it so far. Still not sure how I feel about starting on Give me a Challenge. It seems like the exact kind of hard mode I really hate, the kind where a single mistake can take off over half your health in the beginning. Not a fan of the troll bosses, but IIRC that's not a controversial opinion? They're the exact right mix of boring and frustrating (on my current difficulty setting) to make me hate them with every fiber of my being. Still waiting for it to live up to some of the hype I've heard about it, but at least I'm ready to admit to being wrong about passing up on it without even trying it. Only just fought the fire troll near the beginning so I'll just have to see how I feel when I start playing tomorrow.

Really liking the interactions between Kratos and Atreus so I'm probably gonna keep playing just for that tbh. I didn't know I had a strong itch for "stern father teaching his son how to survive while just wanting to be left the fuck alone" but this game is scratching that itch really well so far.
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Yeah I wasn't interested in it either but it totally broke the mold of the previous games and moved Kratos forward in a good way.

In retrospect, glad it was not GOW 4 as it was a clear departure in terms of tone, gameplay, even setting.

Also, the trolls and basically everything in the game become much easier later on. Atreus seems useless at first but is OP by the end of the game. He's super fun to use.

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Yea your going to love this game especially on give me God of war difficulty the game rewards you for grinding by giving you decent equipment.

I loved the trilogy but wrote off this game cause I strongly disagreed with the ending to gow3 (thought it should of ended there) but this game proved me wrong easily the best single player game I've played this gen.

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WarfireX posted...

In retrospect, glad it was not GOW 4 as it was a clear departure in terms of tone, gameplay, even setting.

Oh, that's something I actually wanted to gush about, but I forgot because I'm tired. Game's fucking gorgeous; really just adds that extra incentive to try and explore every nook and cranny I possibly can. I think that's the point it hit me that I was actually getting kind of into it, Atreus would go one way and I'd just fuck off in the opposite direction to see if I can find any treasure.
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