A lot of people gave this game an unfair treatment simply because it was the follow-up to the amazing game that is God Of War 3. I believe it's hard for any game to follow that one up only a couple of years afterwards. It is a solid prequel that has fun boss fights as well. In my opinion this game is the equivalent of Batman Arkham Origins. As that game came out after Arkham City (arguably the best game in that series) and Origins like Ascension was also a prequel. If you enjoy the older God Of War games then Ascension is definitely worth checking out. If you're newer to the franchise I would actually recommend playing this in chronological order as you get to try out mechanics from 3 while also having your introduction to the franchise not be as dated as God Of War 1 is

Although Ubisoft definitely played the hell out of people by hyping up visuals and features that weren't in the released version of the game. I personally found a lot of enjoyment in Watch Dogs. For starters I have not played too many games taking place in Chicago and having accurate locations you could visit in the city as well! It was a cool expierence for a game that could've easily been in New York like a lot of similar story settings would have done. The hacking mechanics are also fun if this is your first Watch Dogs game. The driving could've been much better, I may or may not be spoiled by games like Gta that have really good driving mechanics. Other than that though the game is pretty solid for being a new ip at the time

Red Dead is a strange experience for me because the first several hours of this game bored me to death and it was rough getting through it outside the opening sequence which was cool. A close friend of mine praises this game anytime it gets mentioned so I pushed through and after several hours, I can say the game gets pretty fun. It's like watching One Piece as a newcomer. I have to watch dozens of episodes till it actually gets good, which may not be for everyone but aye Cowboys are pretty dope