Playing through God of War... disappointing

[goingcia]

The latest one. Gorgeous fooking game but

- Combat is so dull and simplistic

- One kill animation per enemy type got old fast because...

- Little enemy variety

- No epic boss fights after 5 hours in (wtf?)

- Convoluted as fukk story. (When the Witch started explaining world travel chit i was likr wtf r u talking about)

- Convoluted rpg mechanics that are needless for a game like this

- Lore is way less interrsting than greek mythology

I hope it gets better but man Im bummed after being so hyped for it

[BearyManilowe]

Sounds like you should stick to FPS then.

[Muzzlrpress]

Only thing I can agree with you on are enemy variety and boss fights. The story was awesome imo. You're still early in it though. Report back after completion.

[LtGoose]

Still 100% better than Witcher 3


Also OP stop playing it on the easiest difficulty

[R3L3NTL3SS]

I've been saying that...

It's an extremely underwhelming game in every single way aside from combat being pretty decent and visually.
8/10 at best.
RDR2 was way better in every way and should have won GOTY over it easily.

[BraneyGumble]

What's going on, big guy?

Still 100% better than Witcher 3


Also OP stop playing it on the easiest difficulty

Sekiro
GoW
Bloodborne
Horizon
Shadow of the Colossus

In b4 someone says Witcher 3 so you waste your money



Edit: lolz wiztard^

Witcher 3 is absolute dog chit. It somehow manages to be more boring than Death Stranding.

[R3L3NTL3SS]

Still 100% better than Witcher 3

Lmao, Witcher 3 is a WAY better game in literally every single way except probably combat.

Witcher 3 must have touched you somewhere since you bring it up in like every thread your cringey ass posts in.

[BearyManilowe]

I've been saying that...

It's an extremely underwhelming game in every single way aside from combat being pretty decent and visually.
8/10 at best.
RDR2 was way better in every way and should have won GOTY over it easily.

RDR2 was a boring fukking snoozefest. People like to talk about how cool it was to go hunting and ****. If I wanted a hunting sim they make Big Buck Hunter arcade games.

I cant think of a game that bored me more than RDR2

[LtGoose]

Lmao, Witcher 3 is a WAY better game in literally every single way except probably combat.

Witcher 3 must have touched you somewhere since you bring it up in like every thread your cringey ass posts in.

In what universe is that even remotely true?

BRB ohhhh you're only 10 hours in, give it another 20 hours and it's going to be amazing

BRB ride your horse here, talk to one person, ride your horse back

BRB b-b-but muh side quests

You take COPE to whole new levels lol

[BraneyGumble]

In what universe is that even remotely true?

BRB ohhhh you're only 10 hours in, give it another 20 hours and it's going to be amazing

BRB ride your horse here, talk to one person, ride your horse back

BRB b-b-but muh side quests

You take COPE to whole new levels lol

You have described Skyrim, the ADHD offline MMORPg experience. What does it have to do with TW3?

[bongowongo]

Lol what? I'm a simple dude and the story was easy as fuk to follow .... Are you playing on easy? Also lol at saying no epic boss fights 5 hours in when you've already done the initial stranger fight, and most probably the dragon boss battle.





But yes, OP I can see the issues you're having esp if you love the previous god of wars ..... Huge, spectacle boss battles wasnt present for the new series, at least not in the frequency of the older titles, but when it does boss fights, like the stranger / dragon, they were absolutely amazing and just as on par with the previous games. Enemie varieties were lacking and every single mini-bosses were just stupid trolls that got old quick.


RPG systems could have used some more tweaking, but it was servicable.




But lol at saying the story/lore was convoluted .... It does an amazing job with Kratos, his son, and fleshing out all the players in the current game and the overall lore, I'm guessing you were either not just paying any attention or just beelining the entire main story/fast travelling .... There's so many moments when you're just exploring that Mimir, Kratos and the entire party comments on random stuff .... far more fleshed out and explained compared to the previous games. The level design, art was top notch.



It wasnt a perfect game, but it did so many things right and brought back a sense of wonder and awe and left you wanting more ..... Just fukkin lol at writing off the game of the generation..... No other Console/PC game comes as close to the masterpiece that is GOW.

[Elvis.Costello]

Agree on enemy variety and could have used more boss fights. But I still think it was really fun. I will also say I agree with the half assed RPG **** that literally every game does now.

I’d say prob my second favorite PS4 exclusive behind Bloodborne. (Haven’t played Ghosts yet but I’m excited to in 60fps on the ps5.)

[goingcia]

Sounds like you should stick to FPS then.

What in my post points to FPS? If anything, it's underwhelming because I loved the original trilogy so much.

Lol what? I'm a simple dude and the story was easy as fuk to follow .... Are you playing on easy? Also lol at saying no epic boss fights 5 hours in when you've already done the initial stranger fight, and most probably the dragon boss battle.





But yes, OP I can see the issues you're having esp if you love the previous god of wars ..... Huge, spectacle boss battles wasnt present for the new series, at least not in the frequency of the older titles, but when it does boss fights, like the stranger / dragon, they were absolutely amazing and just as on par with the previous games. Enemie varieties were lacking and every single mini-bosses were just stupid trolls that got old quick.


RPG systems could have used some more tweaking, but it was servicable.




But lol at saying the story/lore was convoluted .... It does an amazing job with Kratos, his son, and fleshing out all the players in the current game and the overall lore, I'm guessing you were either not just paying any attention or just beelining the entire main story/fast travelling .... There's so many moments when you're just exploring that Mimir, Kratos and the entire party comments on random stuff .... far more fleshed out and explained compared to the previous games. The level design, art was top notch.



It wasnt a perfect game, but it did so many things right and brought back a sense of wonder and awe and left you wanting more ..... Just fukkin lol at writing off the game of the generation..... No other Console/PC game comes as close to the masterpiece that is GOW.

Hmmmm. I have not reached a dragon but sounds intriguing. I've just entered the dimension with the flying *******s.

I'm not on easy. The combat is challenging, it's just not very fun. The trilogy had a very impressive looking combat with the blades flying around fluidly, looking cool, feeling satisfying with that final snap of a combo. Here, there are two types of swings, one of which just bounces enemies from the ground like they're rubber. Maybe I need to unlock moves or something. Right now, it feels like someone wanted to make a Souls combat system but changed his mind halfway through.

The story hopefully gets better. I just got turned off by the sudden shift in direction when you reach that black smoke. One moment you are going up a mountain on a personal quest, then you encounter some black smoke and to pass it you suddenly have to travel to some alternate dimensions and do some convoluted chit. Her whole explanation of that part was like an instruction manual

brb, there is a tree of the world but this is not it and the serpent bit thor and you have to move the bridge to go to another dimension because a tower is not here and the ancient light... like wtf are you talking about sloot?

It felt more 'show, don't tell' in the original trilogy, with great mythological characters.

Granted, I'm not far enough into it to give it a final verdict. It just didn't grab me so far like the first three did from the very first second.

[ohiostate124]

Sounds like you should stick to FPS then.

This, especially if you couldn’t follow the story.

[HotCheetos]

Hopefully I disagree with OP. Loved the 1st three GoW games and finally bought it last night for $10

[BearyManilowe]

What in my post points to FPS? If anything, it's underwhelming because I loved the original trilogy so much.




Hmmmm. I have not reached a dragon but sounds intriguing. I've just entered the dimension with the flying *******s.

I'm not on easy. The combat is challenging, it's just not very fun. The trilogy had a very impressive looking combat with the blades flying around fluidly, looking cool, feeling satisfying with that final snap of a combo. Here, there are two types of swings, one of which just bounces enemies from the ground like they're rubber. Maybe I need to unlock moves or something. Right now, it feels like someone wanted to make a Souls combat system but changed his mind halfway through.

The story hopefully gets better. I just got turned off by the sudden shift in direction when you reach that black smoke. One moment you are going up a mountain on a personal quest, then you encounter some black smoke and to pass it you suddenly have to travel to some alternate dimensions and do some convoluted chit. Her whole explanation of that part was like an instruction manual

brb, there is a tree of the world but this is not it and the serpent bit thor and you have to move the bridge to go to another dimension because a tower is not here and the ancient light... like wtf are you talking about sloot?

It felt more 'show, don't tell' in the original trilogy, with great mythological characters.

Granted, I'm not far enough into it to give it a final verdict. It just didn't grab me so far like the first three did from the very first second.

It's really not hard to follow the story, I feel like you're intentionally making this sound more confusing than it is.

[Stackerbruh]

I truly loved this game. The brutality, the combat, the graphics and level design (grandiose, especially with some endless dungeons like Muspelheim and Niflheim).
Tho there are some things i would have liked to see differently:

- No Jump.. i mean what? C'mon the old god of wars had jumping and it gives way to platforming. I mean look at Nier Automata, so much more combat and platforming potential
- Boss fights too few (and kinda underwhelming)
- Too similar sub-bosses, missed opportunity here
- Some game mechanics (the crystal puzzles)

Other than that, everything in this game was of epic proportions, 9/10 for sure for me

[goingcia]

This, especially if you couldn’t follow the story.

There are no FPS with good stories? k..

I truly loved this game. The brutality, the combat, the graphics and level design (grandiose, especially with some endless dungeons like Muspelheim and Niflheim).
Tho there are some things i would have liked to see differently:

- No Jump.. i mean what? C'mon the old god of wars had jumping and it gives way to platforming. I mean look at Nier Automata, so much more combat and platforming potential
- Boss fights too few (and kinda underwhelming)
- Too similar sub-bosses, missed opportunity here
- Some game mechanics (the crystal puzzles)

Other than that, everything in this game was of epic proportions, 9/10 for sure for me

That's another thing. Brb, have to run around obstacles that are less than a foot high. Sometimes, no obstacles because invisible walls will prevent you from jumping off a ledge here but not a few inches from here. In this day and age?

I'm seriously hoping it will improve but not impressed so far.

[MrBourbon]

If the fight with The Stranger doesn't count as epic I don't know what to tell you

[Coal Man]

The latest one. Gorgeous fooking game but

- Combat is so dull and simplistic

- One kill animation per enemy type got old fast because...

- Little enemy variety

- No epic boss fights after 5 hours in (wtf?)

- Convoluted as fukk story. (When the Witch started explaining world travel chit i was likr wtf r u talking about)

- Convoluted rpg mechanics that are needless for a game like this

- Lore is way less interrsting than greek mythology

I hope it gets better but man Im bummed after being so hyped for it

Agree. I played it to completion but wasn't Wow'd by it. When it ended it didn't fill me with a feeling, nom sayin?

Pacing was all over the place, combat didn't feel tight and satisfying, I like the feeling of weapons CONNECTING but I didn't get that feeling. The skill trees didn't feel satisfying either. The enemy variety was ABYSMAL lmfao most things were just re-skins. Barely any boss fights. Lots of corridor to corridor, maze to maze, cave to cave type of play. It was so linear and didn't feel as varied as I'd have liked.

I tried to replay it a few months ago after a couple years but couldn't get into it. Meanwhile, I could play something like Horizon over and over.

So yeah I agree, it was a really good game but not great.

[Coal Man]

Still 100% better than Witcher 3

Lmfao. God of War can't even lick Witcher 3's shoes. W3 is in another dimension.

I am mind blown that a rational human could make your statement bro. There's not even one category that GoW wins in. The game just isn't nearly as polished and well written.

[LtGoose]

Lmfao. God of War can't even lick Witcher 3's shoes. W3 is in another dimension.

I am mind blown that a rational human could make your statement bro. There's not even one category that GoW wins in. The game just isn't nearly as polished and well written.

Imagine believing this.

I can't fathom what thought process lead to this conclusion but now I know you don't have a clue about good games

[ohiostate124]

There are no FPS with good stories? k..

You are trying way too hard itt

[Deathstroke]

I tried Witcher 3, I even got the stupid CE on day one.

I think it beats God of War (2018) for sure.

[taskmob]

Lmao, Witcher 3 is a WAY better game in literally every single way except probably combat.

Witcher 3 must have touched you somewhere since you bring it up in like every thread your cringey ass posts in.

Says the guy who always has cyberpunks cawk on his mouth. Phucking *******.

[R3L3NTL3SS]

Says the guy who always has cyberpunks cawk on his mouth. Phucking *******.

Says the guy who is convinced a 1080 tv is better than 4k. Phucking *******.

[MiamiLife305]

Agreed

Stopped playing around 6-10 hours in

Combat is boring and the RPG elements are pretty bad, cant convince myself to keep playing

God of War 1-3 were much better and badass

Pretty graphics, thats about it

Also cringe everytime they try to show off Kratos trying to get closer to his son but pulls back

such emotion
such sad
such dad

[BigBallsMcgee]

Negged

[stuntmanhy]

I've tried over and over to get into the GoW series and I've just been unable to. I really want to like those games, I can't quite place why they don't grab me, the premise is really appealing but I just lose interest after a few hours everytime I try and play one.

I thought the new one would be different, I lasted about 6 hours into it and gave up. It's just the way it is, plenty of people love the series so I get that it must be me that's wrong.

[JayJ350]

It's just your typical Sony affair when you really get down to it; a heavy focus on a cinematic style experience. You are either the target audience for this kinda chit or you are not. The people who love it just so happen to be really loud with a big presence in video games media.