God of War Review (⸸ Zephyroth ⸸)
It's rather sad to see so many Triple-A game companies over the last decade focus on repetitive gameplay and constant microtransactions - their focus being to keep you paying and playing their game over and over again.
Gaming was supposed to be 'a movie where you have the control' but that concept has been lost in time, due to greed.
Not God of war...
God of War is 5 year old console game, that was released on Playstation, and then re-ported to PC - and their PC port stands up better than most other AAA titles that have been released. It didn't crash once, neither did I have any fps drops throughout my journey. I was surprised by how stable the port was.
The game comes with a mechanically sound and fairly satisfying combat system. If you know the trilogy you will be happy to know the fighting is very much the same - to a degree. Hack and slash, but remember - there is a boy travelling with Kratos now, so the extreme and brutal god that Kratos used to be, is repressed by the fact he now has to fight along side his son. But that allows for an exciting new set of fighting mechanics. Kratos being the front line power house and Arteus the back line archer.
This mixture makes for a very interesting battle mechanic.
Kratos, the fearsome ex Greek god who once wore the mantle of God of War, has escaped his violent past to Midgard. The earth of Norse legends. There, he starts a family and lives a quiet life in the woods. But Midgard has its own pantheon of gods, with their own agendas. The presence of a foreign god in their land can't stay unnoticed for long and the past Kratos is trying to forget is but one unfortunate encounter away.
An interesting world based on Norse myth, full of lore to discover and things to learn. Perhaps most importantly, some absolutely beautiful vistas and many wonderfully fantastical locales to discover. The game does allow you to visit several realms, so there is a fair amount of variety. The world is further enhanced by the obviously high production values. The graphics and music is absolutely breathtaking and fitting - I was left standing around on occasions just admiring the view.
All in all, this was a wonderful worthwhile experience. We certainly need more high-budget, quality single-player games on the platform. Particularly those lacking loot boxes and other such monetisation nonsense. I certainly recommend it to all fans of single-player action-adventures, as well as Greek and Norse myth.