This review contains spoilers
"ZEUS, YOUR SON HAS RETURNED! I BRING THE DESTRUCTION OF OLYMPUS!"
Refines every aspect from the previous one except the story, which is now just a generic revenge fantasy. Climbing is less annoying, there's a tighter orb collection window, Kratos looks far more hideous outside of cutscenes (what did they do to my poor maniac) and none of that storytelling charm or the magic of Kratos' exceedingly tragic backstory is present here. The weight of his actions are invisible. Whenever the guy tortured or maimed or did whatever horrible acts you felt a bit of wince. But now, Kratos' actions are just, there. He sacrifices random people in the most inhumane way and all you can think of is just, "oh okay he's doing that again."
I guess there is a hint of poetry in how the player is equally desensitized to bloodshed as Kratos. But idk man I just want a good story that isn't a middle ground between purportedly more exciting events, which unfortunately this one seems to be. So yeah overall it's a cool time but it definitely won't leave as much of a mark as the first game did.
(also who the fuck gives a shit about athena liek 😹😹😹)
7/10
Refines every aspect from the previous one except the story, which is now just a generic revenge fantasy. Climbing is less annoying, there's a tighter orb collection window, Kratos looks far more hideous outside of cutscenes (what did they do to my poor maniac) and none of that storytelling charm or the magic of Kratos' exceedingly tragic backstory is present here. The weight of his actions are invisible. Whenever the guy tortured or maimed or did whatever horrible acts you felt a bit of wince. But now, Kratos' actions are just, there. He sacrifices random people in the most inhumane way and all you can think of is just, "oh okay he's doing that again."
I guess there is a hint of poetry in how the player is equally desensitized to bloodshed as Kratos. But idk man I just want a good story that isn't a middle ground between purportedly more exciting events, which unfortunately this one seems to be. So yeah overall it's a cool time but it definitely won't leave as much of a mark as the first game did.
(also who the fuck gives a shit about athena liek 😹😹😹)
7/10