The birth of one of Sonys most iconic franchises.
God of War tells the story of the not so angry and pretty broken spartan Kratos. Yeah that right he wasn't always an angry meathead like some people claim to be. With that being said God of War along with Silent Hill and The Last of Us is one of the few franchises that show whats so wrong with the gaming community of people claiming themself to be "true" gamers.
The story shows piece by piece who Kratos is and why he is doing the things he does in the first game. His motivations are clear and relatable. He's not really a good person but still far away from the Kratos most people think of in the greek era games. He is tragic yet badass at the same time.
Now to the gameplay part. The game plays very well but shows some of its age compared to GOW2 and 3. It's still a fun an challenging experience though. The best part is the combat. The game offers alot of enemy variety and a fine variety of combos, weapons and magic tricks to deal with them. The worst part is the platforming, especially the ones when you are in Hades. Cough Spike Pillar Cough.
The score is also magnificent and the unlockables are fine. I used to have some love–hate relationship with the level design. It kinda reminds me like in old surival horror games were you are trapped in an isolated place with traps and monsters that try to kill you. I like that, but the level design could be a bit more colorful. That bright brown patterns doesn't really do it for me but I came to like it a bit more know on my 3rd playthrough.
With that being said GOW1 is one of Playstation 2's best titles and one of the reasons why the Playstation 2 and it's era are the best in gaming.
10/10 Ripped out Gorgon Heads.
God of War tells the story of the not so angry and pretty broken spartan Kratos. Yeah that right he wasn't always an angry meathead like some people claim to be. With that being said God of War along with Silent Hill and The Last of Us is one of the few franchises that show whats so wrong with the gaming community of people claiming themself to be "true" gamers.
The story shows piece by piece who Kratos is and why he is doing the things he does in the first game. His motivations are clear and relatable. He's not really a good person but still far away from the Kratos most people think of in the greek era games. He is tragic yet badass at the same time.
Now to the gameplay part. The game plays very well but shows some of its age compared to GOW2 and 3. It's still a fun an challenging experience though. The best part is the combat. The game offers alot of enemy variety and a fine variety of combos, weapons and magic tricks to deal with them. The worst part is the platforming, especially the ones when you are in Hades. Cough Spike Pillar Cough.
The score is also magnificent and the unlockables are fine. I used to have some love–hate relationship with the level design. It kinda reminds me like in old surival horror games were you are trapped in an isolated place with traps and monsters that try to kill you. I like that, but the level design could be a bit more colorful. That bright brown patterns doesn't really do it for me but I came to like it a bit more know on my 3rd playthrough.
With that being said GOW1 is one of Playstation 2's best titles and one of the reasons why the Playstation 2 and it's era are the best in gaming.
10/10 Ripped out Gorgon Heads.
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i also loved how out of reach and otherworldy the gods looked, it took an entire game just to take one down
NovaNiles
1 month ago