God of War Retrospective
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- God of War Restrospective. The series I've been planning to make since the new game was announced. With the reboot being released this Friday, I decided that this is the perfect time to take a look back at the original game that started it all.
This is my most ambitious video to date by a long shot so I'd love to get any feedback you might be willing to provide for the next two videos in the coming weeks. I really appreciate you giving this a watch and hope you enjoy!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:29 - Development History
03:29 - Opening Sequence
10:30 - Story
16:17 - Characterization
24:03 - Presentation
29:43 - Combat
36:46 - Enemies
41:38 - Bosses
45:06 - Platforming
47:59 - Puzzles
51:57 - Level Design
56:58 - Final Thoughts
QUICK CORRECTION: In both this video and the second retrospective I referred to Kratos's voice actor as Terrance C. Howard. His name is Terrance C. Carson and I'm sorry for this silly mistake. It will be fixed and addressed in the third video.
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Fun fact: every God of War game (except the newest one, I haven’t played it yet) has a spiral stair case you go up with the camera pointed top down. You mentioned cinematography and that immediately came to mind.
I noticed that while replaying through the games. I think it is Ghost of Sparta that breaks up this sequence by blowing the staircase up midway through.
@@DecayingReverie
Oh yeah. That was the biggest twist in the series for me lol.
Technicaly wrong as I don't believe God of war betrayal has one
@@scottelliot8240
You’re really gonna hold a mobile game from 2007 against me? Lol
Can we just give this man a clap cause this video is almost an hour long and no ads?
The first 3 main entries to the game are some of my favorite games of all time. It was fun to play and I personally like that it wasn't overly complex or hard to master the combat system. To buttress your point on the story, this is the only game series ever that my wife would just watch me play, she would say:" I want to see what happens next" generally speaking she does not play or care about video games at all
It seems everybody forgets about bad parts or never played the first God of War. Great review.
Thanks! Nostalgia makes fools of us all I guess.
I would say this my is my favorite. This is what I wanted my 3D Castlevania to be
Which part
@@MightyNifty truly , but when I think of GOW , I do really rely on my nostalgia , but god damn the cyclone of chaos on ground was useless
@@sourabhsingh7821 the bad part in GoW1 is the entirety of hades
There’s a part where you say “if it’s not fun, it shouldn’t be in a video game”. I disagree, gaming has the potential to make you feel all sorts of emotions beyond just fun. All art forms have this potential. I agree that for this game in particular the sequence you were discussing doesn’t work in the way they intended but I don’t see the problem with the idea if it had been executed better.
For example if a game develops a character that you grow to love and then requires the player to kill that character for important thematic reasons using mechanics throughout the game then of course that moment wouldn’t be fun. It would make you feel uncomfortable, sad, or horrified. All of those are perfectly acceptable emotions to feel in a game if executed correctly.
You know, you're right. I do wish I could change that wording as what I meant was "entertaining" or "compelling" rather than specifically "fun"
Shit like this is why gaming is where it is right now. The whole "cinematic" thing is getting on my nerves. If yall wanna play a glorified cutscene for 8 hours be my guest but now EVERY new game has to be like that. I blame "The Last of us". Feels like it made it a standard.
Georgi Hadzhiev except there’s plenty of gameplay focused experiences if you want them. Tons of great indie games, platformers, action games, puzzle games, etc. you’re focusing on the 2% of AAA games that try this. Even other AAA games like Monster Hunter World, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Breath of the Wild, etc don’t fall under the glorified movie category you’re putting them under. You only notice more when a game is similar to The Last of Us or Uncharted, there’s barely any games like that tho if you’re really counting. The internet has created this sort of reactionary counter opinion against anything even remotely “cinematic”. It’s like saying film shouldn’t take influence from literature and theatre. You’re acting like every game now is The Order 1886, when gameplay focused experiences like Dark Souls and Overwatch style shooters are some of the biggest most popular games out now.
I can agree with you to an extent but don't bring Overwifu into this. I cut my teeth on the Original Team Fortress Classic and the mod for Quake so that don't impress me. The thing is, when you have an IP, and you reboot it, it seems hip and cool for it to be in this, cinematic style. It happened with Tomb Raider, it has always been the case with the Modern Military shooters and now it happened to Kratos. While I am it, fuck David Cage and fuck Heavy Rain. I don't have an argument with that, I'm just venting.
I know there are games which are still untouched by the cinematic plague but tell me, remember when the DMC reboot happened? We tore that thing a new one. But now, Kratos gets a free pass. And why? "It's mature". F U C K T H A T. You want maturity? Go play Silent Hill. It was "cinematic" long before all of this shit and it did it 10x better.
To get back to the actual point, yeah if it ain't fun don't touch me with it. I've beating GoW 1 on god mode and the only reason I did it is because it was fun. Even if it was infuriating at times, it was still fun. It still looked good and played good and killing things was still fun. It never felt like a chore. I can't say the same for the new one or the DMC reboot. Hell Silent Hill, for all it's restrictions and old design choices, is still fun. It gets different emotions out of you but it is damn satisfying to wack or shoot things. The moment you take the fun out of it, well, can you really call it a game? Just make a novel out of it and be with it.
Georgi Hadzhiev I guess we just fundamentally disagree. I had fun in the new God of War plus a range of other emotions. All I can say is I’m glad there’s plenty of options for what types of games we want to play. You don’t have to like the new God of War and I can like it. However I do agree, fuck David Cage. Lol
I actually played it for the first time recently and loved it to death honestly. It's very cathartic and fun being a ruthless killing machine.
Though I do agree on the tightroping sections being annoying with horrible control. My balance isn't the best and it just makes me want to go back to slicing things lol
Also Poseidon's Rage owns. It's very DBZ and I love it.
The production values in this are incredible, you should be proud of yourself
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed. 😁
This was really well done man. I see some other comments about some valid criticisms but they don’t take away from the video for me. You were able to speak about a series dear to me without constantly repeating yourself or sounding like you’re reading off of a script. The length of the video feels natural as opposed to stretched out and repetitive. Also showing relevant cutscenes and gameplay was good in keeping viewer attention. I can’t imagine this was easy to piece together, and with such a low sub count this is just working for free with little reward, and I respect that a lot because I can tell this video was important to you. You aren’t a massive channel just making a rinse and repeat video and that’s a great breath of fresh air. I’m definitely subbing and I’m excited to see you do more like this!
Thanks so much! That means a lot and glad to have you on board! 😁
Hey man im only about 30 mins into this video but I want to say thank you and that I hope u never stop doing youtube. I just saw that u also made a video about Jak and Daxter (my favorite game to have ever been created due to nostalgia). Channels like this are what keep me living from day to day and appreciate what it is to be living. Thanks so much man for all of ur insane hardwork and sacrificing all ur time. Know that u are appreciated 💙💙💙
These videos are excellent, I’ve been waiting for a retrospective of this series like this. You’re clearly someone who understands the strengths of each game.
Thanks a bunch! Much appreciated :)
Amazing job on everything in the video was great I loved your attention to detail even down to the notes in Pandora’s Temple it was incredible the amount of work that was put in. I’ve played these games countless times and I enjoyed everything in this video great job!
Very glad I found this channel. There are plenty of long-form critics on UA-cam but few of them go into the necessary depth that such length warrants, or use such well-constructed arguments.
26:41 Kratos' sandals 😂😂😂 attention to detail!
54:17 dude it’s the Eureka effect. It’s intended to make the player say, “oh shit wait a minute I remember those chests I couldn’t open before, maybe now I can take care of those archers.” Like man have you ever played a Metroid game??
I just finished gow 1 in the ps3 , it took me about 9h , while watching your video i had a blast , such an informative/entertaining work i didnt feel the 58 min duration , i know i m late to this but keep up the good work 👍👍👍
okay this was beautifully well done retrospective, you gave this retrospective the effort it deserves I
was very impressed at how well thought-out and informative this video was. you get a sub sir!
you didn't talk about the God difficulty and the bonus stuff like the challenge room or the replay value like the unlockable skins
as for the combat it is pretty much well known that once you unlock god difficulty and start playing you will start seeing just how amazing and akward the combat can be. this difficulty undeniable adds a new layer of depth and challenge to most of the fights you encounter along the way. the annoying parts do become about ten times more annoying because of how much damage you can take from an enemy attack, the beginning areas' enemies can pretty much kill you in 3 hits. and you start getting punished for making bad decisions and QTEs start becoming a strategy in the fights.
those are the only things i thought you should have explored more.
again beautiful video
Thanks so much! As far as your questions go, I decided against covering god mode both for the sake of time and as you said, it kinda just makes the good parts better and the frustrating parts worse. And I would have liked to cover the challenges, but they feel so separated from the main game that I felt keeping them out made the video more cohesive. Those are very good points though so thanks for sharing what you know!
i feel ya
You know out of all the reviewers I came across, you're the only one that brought up the infamous difficulty fiasco. I remember how difficult this game was even on Normal. For the PS2 era, this was Ninja Gaiden trilogy NES difficult. The one good thing I'll say about it is you at least don't have to start several levels back if you die on the final boss. Still a very hard game.
Never attempt God mode.
It's brutal, but fun.
@@Ytnzy250 Yeah. God mode's a b*tch. Especially with them fire Cerberuses.
Gow 1 has the best, cohesive story in the franchise , including the new norse one. I enjoyed this one the most- maybe cuz it intruduced the not yet tired format- Ripping things in two, killing a god, finding the thing- repetitively reused and barely developed in the sequels. Climbing out of hades is badass the first time, doing it 3 times takes that away. Gow 1 lacks the annoying forced walking sections, and oscar bait feel of modern games, but it has its own ps2 generation annoyances, like the quick time events. It is the opposite of pretentious.
Loved playing as An Atypical main character, about as bad as the antagonist.
Sander Tegneby it definitely has the best story, but GOW2 has the best of everything else (except for graphics and scale, which goes to gow3)
Agreed. It gets plenty of refinement, which is sorta thrown out in 3. 2 still has the most enemy types i think. 3 has the best bosses. I liked Zeus, he was a more compelling antagonist, But underused
Tho it has superior puzzles, enemies, for me, I much prefer pandora's temple as a setting and its environments, the island of creation is just kinda pretty,but bland out door and indoor places , with a very dull color palette compared to the first game vibrancy.
2 felt like it was dragging all the way into the temple before the sisters for me, Which i didn't feel with the first game. too little going on with its story for the length it had.
Sander Tegneby hmmm, I felt the opposite. Gow1 seemed to have the blandest environments (basically the desert temple, and burning Athens) whereas the island was a bit more varied, take for example the beginning which takes place on the giant horses. Tho gow3 definitely had the most spectacular boss fights, I still think gow2 did a great job of expanding the amount in gow1 (three whole fights), while still making the big boss fights feel epic. God of war 3 almost was too epic, and those moments had less impact when you fight a giant spectacular boss over and over again.
Lots of people also praise Ghost of Sparta's story, you should check it out, I know I will
It's funny the you say the new one feels like oscar bait because I wish films that got nominated for Oscars were anywhere near as good as the Norse God of War.
This guys deserves way more subscribers.
Awesome retrospective definitely subscribed and rung that bell
Fantastic video man, you know your stuff, definitely going to play this now 👍👍
7:29 fun fact. you can negate the hydra attacks by using magic or L2 button (i think) and when they scream you can block to make sure that you do not fall of the edge.
though i think that this counts as exploits
Just finished your vid. This was a very fair review. I agree that this game has aged on some level, I've played this game god knows how many times, and many of the annoying bits you highlighted annoyed me as well, but yet, I still constantly come back to this game, there's something about it that's just special.
I have to kind of disagree on there being a shortage of quiet sections, while there are a shit ton of enemy encounters, the quiet sections that the game has are just amazing. After you leave the Oracle's temple, you can ascend the cliffs that overlook the sea, and travel to the cliff that you see Kratos throw himself off of at the beginning of the game, and the main theme plays in this tranquil and beautiful low key that's absolutely haunting. Plus the cinematography is just goddamn incredible, because the camera cranes downward as Kratos reaches the cliff, to the point where all you see is his silhouette against the night sky.
There's a few moments like that that, for me, make up for the fact that there's a shit ton of enemy encounters. Whenever you leave Athens and the orchestra just starts out big and the chorus chimes in, JESUS it never fails to stir a reaction from me. You're leaving this city behind at the mercy of this sadistic Olympian, and the choir feels like some kind of eulogy or something.
All the moments where you see stuff in the background, like when you're climbing these cliffs and you see a top down view of Cronos crawling across the desert in the background, or when you get to the Cliffs of Madness and you can see Athens burning in the Horizon.
The side story with the architect was also compelling, and none of it was told via cutscene, there's so much this game communicates to you without ever exiting the gameplay. That's why it's still my favorite entry in the whole franchise, it has this immaculate atmosphere that none of the other games have come close to replicating.
Sorry about the long post.
Haha no apologies necessary. I was thinking of mentioning the cliff actually, but since it's an optional destination I figured I could leave it out as not every player would see it, though I agree it's a great addition!
Just finished the first one after not having played any other than gow4 and man you hit the nail on everything I felt playing that game. Can't wait to play the others and watch your review/retrospective on them
Great video! You did a great job analyzing all the content. I am so looking forward to the new game! I also enjoyed the little bits of humor. RIP metal band album cover.
Thanks man! Yeah, I have the new game sitting on my shelf, but want to finish the other 2 retrospective before playing it. It's just taunting me lol
MightyNifty Why would you put yourself through that, lol?
Not sure. Probably to prove I can. Oh, and cus views lmao
You really really deserve more atention. What an amazing review
I was always a big fan of the God of War franchise. Can't wait to see the rest of this series.
I hope it lives up to your expectations! :D
This was a great video. I am in the process of going through all three games and I just beat GOW 1 working on 2 now.
YES the wall of Hades was beyond aggravating same for the plank walking section where you have to jump over the spinning blades…
I’m glad you touched on both the good and the bad of this game as several areas you mentioned was what I was thinking as a first time player of this series. Only GOW game I’ve played up until now was the recent 2018 one.
Great video! Subscribed! Number 361. Look forward to more and watching others you have done. Keep up the great work!
dude, the plank walking sections and just the janky platforming in the game in general was a fucking godsent for me after playing the newest game lol
i would say that in harder difficulties the rope fights are cool. because it values great positioning. it actually makes you think about the point of the rope you must be.
There's some cool platforming mixed with puzzles, like the one with the oracle.
And there's box you must push in the begining.
@@Shiketaum nah the rope shit is just unfair
How did Aries not destroy Athens immediately? He was big as hell just stomping on people😂😂
He probably took his time destroying Athens knowing full well the other gods couldn't intervene.
I had a similar experience when I played back through the series recently. I remembered the first game being a lot better than it actually was. I guess I was remembering how much better God of War II did things than the first.
In a alternate universe where arcades didn't basicly die out this first game would have been an amazing arcade game
250th like! Wait... What?! Only 250?! This video is so great! Why is it so underrated?! Good job btw.
33:17 the audio in that voice over of yours was inconsistent with the rest, just thought I'd point that out. otherwise great vid, this is one of my favorite games of all time, I'm glad I finally found a video that details why it's so good.
Ahhh! I know, I'm so disappointed! I didn't notice it until like 5 days after the upload somehow. Still, live and learn. Glad you enjoyed the video!
A bit of criticism here. Towards the later half of the video you say it's not a big deal that some sections of the game get frustrating because it won't take too long until you're onto something else. However in section 10 you dedicate minutes of script to point out that the game unnecessarily drags. The length and detail put into that criticism somewhat invalidated your earlier statement, given that it seems as if you think it's a big enough problem to talk at length about it.
I think those two talking points: the forward momentum of the level design changing regularly, and the fact some sections go on too long, should have been combined in the script. This way you don't need to revisit an earlier talking point later in the video.
Otherwise its all really good. Judging by the rest of your videos long form content like this isn't your main bread and butter but I hope you do more videos like this.
Thanks for pointing that out! I think it's got more to do with the sections in which I mentioned those. Like how fluid animation might look really nice and be welcome for presentation, but could be criticized in terms of making combat clunky (for example, not for this game), but I see where you're coming from. Glad you enjoyed the video! :D
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@PHILL SHIVELY you are so right that we all remain speechless 😂
Interesting note, in a part where you have to push a cage with a captured soldier there was no soldier for me. It was another genereic mob enemy.
Hmm, going by your username I'd guess you're not from the US, so maybe your country censored burning a man alive or something? Idk haha
MightyNifty yes it got censored in other countries.
The gatekeeper at Pandora's Temple is the best character
I'm a proud owner of the PS3 trophy for getting through the Hades spike pillar in one try. That's one of the FEW trophies I'm proud of earning.
You should be proud: it's the only area of the game that the developers didn't play test before shipping the game. And it shows.
Dude. Wow. I love it! Reminds me of Hbomberguy and his game breakdowns.
Thanks so much man! I'd never seen his stuff before, but checked it out and he's great.
Awesome video man! Personally, I have never played a God of War game but am super stoked for the upcoming Dad of War release, so this video is a great help in catching up on the lore!
-Ratter Tatter
Thanks so much! I'm super stoked for the new game too. My only regret is that I won't be able to play it until I finish the retrospective 😥
MightyNifty it’ll make it that much more fulfilling to get the full experience so fresh on your mind before starting. :]
Very true! I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.
can we just appretiate how well timed 28:43 is
I absolutely love Pandora's Temple.
First play back in the day I was hooked on the whole franchise there was a disc with no case laying in my rooom randomly I believe it was my cousin’s I played it and loved it got pass the hardest level and finished the game and had many playbacks and lots of memories this obviously absolutely being to me one of the greatest video games I ever played in life everr!!!
Combat while climbing those nets is"nt frustrating if you use the moves available like grabbing an enemy with O and bashing it against the ropes(or wall) and pull them down from above ;or you you could jump climb up top and deal with enemies there.As for the part where you have to kick a box while archers are firing isn"t hard either and just a matter of timing
I don’t understand why people say the old games don’t have a deep combat system. In my opinion they really do
what an unbelievable video essay creator you are .... love from india
54:47 you have no idea how many times i found muse keys and didn't know what to do with them. Also 4 muse keys i thought there are only 2 so if you miss them well replay the game.
I didn't even know the box could break at the beginning I always got it to the end on my first try every game
The first 2 games were notorious for not reading properly on PS2 😬
The captured soldier begging for his life was a standard enemy just groaning when I played through, does it change due to difficulty or region?
I feel that the criticism of GOW1 is well thought out but keep in mind that it was 2005. When I first played it through and through, I didn't think, this game was good but I wish the enemies had a bigger hit box or more AI issues. Great review overall keep it up
First M-rated game I ever beat. Absolutely blew my mind how brutal it was.
I have to disagree about the hydra not having telegraphed moves. It twists its body a certain direction and you can consistently tell which side it’s going to bite, it even does a specific movement before it’s scream attack. The only attack I couldn’t figure out the tell for was the fast bite the smaller heads do when you get too close. I was constantly getting hit by those
Of the matter of enemys not attaking while doing a QTE, i noticed that enemys can atack you when holdin a archer, and also when your protecting your family from the clones, they cant attack them while your doing a QTE.
amazing analysis. instant sub for me.
Much appreciated! 😁
This is just the only analysis of this game that truly goes in depth into the game and explore it's themes and game design. Always felt God of War was really underrated in terms of its story and the structure of the Greek tragedy.
He doesn't want to kill The Gravedigger/Zues.... for a few weeks
Could you do a retrospec on the Spyro the Dragon series
Idk why... But whenever I watch a retrospective... It's glaringly obvious that they didn't play the game in its entirety... God of wars God mode is one of the hardest games I've ever played.
They come in it as if it's easy because they're playing it on easy. On easy you can play the game and not differentiate in between your tactics. When you're playing it on the motor difficult settings you have to learn the other attacks. And utilize them when the time is needed.
2nd criticism. Most of the critiques are based on the limitations of the hardware itself or based comparing games that come 5 to 10 years later.
3rd criticism. You're asking for more breaks in the action and then criticizing them for breaks in the action. Plank walking. When quite a few of the puzzle solving areas do have a lack of action.
I’m pretty late to this but I have to say that I really enjoyed the first of god of war, even with its flaws it had good combat, weapons, Powers, puzzles and just gameplays overall. I have to say that the way the temple was made and how the PS2 was able to take run these graphics and for how good the game actually looked for 2006. It’s definitely in my top 10 games
You mean 2005.
Everytime i play god of war i use the infinite magic glitch so that i dont have to worry about mp consumption. Leads to much more chaotic and fast combat, and it wasnt patched on the ps3 re release
Had me thinking Lucious Lyon voiced Kratos when you said Terrence Howard lol
love
Kratos, the Wolverine of gaming
The square triangle ×3 is a far better combo...why noone notice that??
Yeah, the balance beam obstacle course during the Challenge of Hades, and the Spinning Pillars of Doom in Hades (funny how both are related to Hades) were two of my least favourite parts from the game. But the puzzles are definitely the game's strong suit, at least compared to the platforming. However, I will say that the one with the block you have to push before the floor spikes come up is infuriatingly bad, since there is zero wiggle room to succeed if you're just a little bit slow. And the one where you must push the Athenian soldier (or an undead one if you're playing the censored version) in a cage up the incline, while having to fight through so many of the more tougher undead soldiers, until you can go to the next point to rest the cage
One question: You mention that you played the re-release, which seems to be the version on display here, but why didn’t you play it in full screen? The version I own has the option of basically zooming in and covering the entirety of the screen instead of having these unnatural looking black bars around it.
As far as I can tell the video doesn't have black bars, but maybe I'm mistaken? Only certain parts with developer commentary have them because that's how the commentary is framed.
MightyNifty Yes, the developer commentary has massive black bars around it, but the gameplay has some too, only really tiny, but noticeable still. I presume it’s because the God of War Collection is in 720p instead of 1080p.
Ohhh, I didn't check which video this comment was on and thought it was the Jak and Daxter retrospective. I chose not to play it in full screen to be more true to the original while also preserving the cinematic feel they were going for. It's not for everyone though so I probably could have mentioned that choice in the video haha
MightyNifty Ah, so that’s why :D
Just wanted to say I really enjoyed this video. I‘m currently playing through the series for my first time and I‘m a sucker for long reviews and retrospectives.
Thanks! And I hope you enjoy the games: D
I disagree about the plank walking lol I always loved it.
I had a MUCH bigger problem with the lack of checkpoints in some sections. I forget what it's called but there's a sort of maze in the game or something. The lack of checkpoints is incredibly infuriating. Made me rage quit rhe last time I played. Still haven't gone back
The lack of loading screens sort of reminds me of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.
Or the Sands of Time trilogy games
47:12 As a Mortal Kombat player, I can vouch that this is true and it happened to me on this section. Worst part of the game by far. But still loved it btw haha. I would've been disappointed if the Netherrealm was easy to escape.
No one is talking about how he said Terrance Howard as Kratos 😂
This. I wanted to make sure someone said it before I did.
Onimusha also was mentioned by David Jaffe not just DMC 🤦🏻♀️🙄🙅🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️which inspired Jaffe in making GOW
29:09.
Bro. T.c. Carson played kratos not Terence C Howard
The first god of war was actually trash when it came to combat machines. I liked the game just bc of the added story to the series as a whole. Tho the broken circle smashing quick time events just took all the fun out of the game and made the final boss fight a total drag. The combat itself was just messy, and the lack of intense boss fights and crazy random things happening throughout the game made the game drag on like a mf. I also hated the constant boring puzzle after puzzle the game kept throwing in your face. Tho it was their first game and old as hell so I'll give them a break. Every other game after the first one was perfect. God of war 2 was the one that sucked me into the series tbh. Just could never get passed the broken combat in one. The only part I liked in one was the first fight with the hydra. Idk tho, I'm sure there's people who disagree. Just my opinion on the game.
Im kinda curious for gow2 review now...its generally considered the better version
@Mike McCokiner i think 3 is the worst and 1 is the best haha
He doesn’t thank Kratos he thanks the gods which was a mistake
Zeus never said the gods cant wage war agenst each other
I have played and beat the game on the hardest difficulty and it introduced me to a new experience as well as to quickly adjust the flow of combat by strategizing the weapons and magic to suit for better advantages.
the 3 things that make darksiders better than god of war are 1 darksiders has a better story and a more immersive world that actually feels alive since there is an in universe reason for everything that exists 2 the story of the darksiders games may not be tightly connected but they are meant to showcase each horseman's role in the overall story i do admit that god of war shares this trait but in darksiders case its not overly complacated example in darksiders 1 ulthane gives war mercy we are never told why untill darksiders 3 there are plot points like these all over the series in god of war the revealations come from nowhere in one off sequences that are forgotten just as quickly in darksiders case these actually help you keep pace with the story and understand the world as a whole 3 god of war has far too many button mashing qte's that can make progression impossible if your reflexes are not fast enough darksiders 1 only has this in the final boss fight darksiders 2 also does this as well but only during the fight with the crowfather but you can pass the fight even if you fail the qute unlike god of war and the first daksiders DS3 doesnt have any qte's at all and all of this coming from a guy who has beaten god of war 1 2 3 ghost of sparta and chains of olympus ghost of sparta is the best simply because of callisto's bracelet that gives you an automatic win when it comes to every qte i wish the other games had an item that bypassed the qtes
God of war is better
Terrance C. Howard!?!?
That’s how you spell Carson. H-O-W-A-R-D
@@ChocolateZteak Hahahaha.
29:08 I think you meant TC Carson
God of war 1 is the perfect one, the sequels were a mistake.
Like many other series the squels muddy the water and bend established lore so the whole plot kinda loses meaning.
I just want an honest and true remake of the 1st god of war with the graphics of god of war 3. No "reimmagined" bullshit, no retcons or liberties in the plot. I want as close to the original as a remake they con do because god of war 1 really deserves better graphics to truly make those cinematic set pieces shine
4:11 "No game before God of War utilized its camera this well" - this has to be a joke, right? On a game with mostly fixed camera angles
God of War got a story as good as The Lord Of The Rings
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31:55 they did do this for God of War: Ascension, and it was a horrible mechanic
I read comments ,ı wanna add some things
It is still my favourite game.In long term i prefer skyrim anyway i have some critics on video
5:44 you saying climbing is slow boring useless..It is not slow at first you are able to jump.Even climbing you have many combat option to use.I dont think useless because different and it showing Kratos can fight every where and also part.
after you are complaining during box sliding why it is destroying?Because those moment we should learn archers using bow frequancy.Game shows it is not ordinary platforms.
ın some part telling abouth enemies are repetetive.U kinda right but thinking variation of enemies i dont know.There are too many enemies.Even archers evolving they will starting throw bombing arrows.
u complined some huge life bars.U could use medusa gaze,Rage or trying throw out to stage.After all for example most of time u could just skip without killing
47:16 i am fighting gamer and that part i loved.there are many people loving dark souls for difficulty.This game only difficult in platforms if u dont play at hard.
yeah thats all .Great video thank very much.
TC Carson, not Howard
Terrance Howard is the best Kratos, I enjoyed him as Rhodey in Iron Man
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Its Terrance c Carson not howard lol
Terrance Howard is the best Kratos, I enjoyed him as Rhodey in Iron Man
@@kangarooogaming2071hes just killin the gods mayne
I like the hell level is all of the bad parts of the game put into one stage.
You used Skyward Sword to compare God of War is a very terrible example. There a huge year ago between. Those 2. I can see the Zelda element. Chest,check,collecting pieces to increase health,check,going around a dungeon collecting power ups defeating bosses? Check. If you're going by art style then again Skyward Sword a terrible example. 2005 right? So Twilight Princess would be the better one to choose of that time.
you should have played on hard
Not square + square + triangle, square + square + triangle + circle
Wait no not you agien
Your issues with the platforming section of Hades would be solved with getting good
“Lots of poor design choices.” I liked your idea for a mixed blue, green, and red orb chest to reward good players-I had never even thought about that idea before; however, sometimes you sound like a hater who can’t stand that everything won’t go your way in a Video Game. They’re meant to be challenges that require YOU to solve, not the creators to make everything obvious, quick, and full of basic, cut and dry puzzles. Sorry you couldn’t figure out that the two moveable statues have two purposes at the Temple of the Oracle, and I’m sorry to hear that everything that takes patience is actually “tedious” and “poorly designed” because it wasn’t instantly over. I guess they should have called you in 2004 so they could properly make an action series with obligatory combo counters and sex scenes.
Almost every issue you have with the combat could have been resolved if you did a bit more experimentation or if you played at a higher difficulty. Maybe don't try to speak about things you don't know enough about.
The only problem is the combat, to repetitive, God of war 8 out of 10, batman 10 out of 10
So yall REALLY gon let him call T.C. Carson ,Terrance C Howard for 4 YEARS?!?!? THATS FOUL.👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿