so the new one is getting pretty much universal rave reviews. Anyone played it yet?
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Thursday, 12 April 2018 12:44 (six years ago) link
not yet - don't think it's officially released until next week
the wave of hype has def intrigued me but it seems to be impossible to pre-order a copy for anything less than full price, which is nuts
― #TheBeatlesIn5Words Both surviving members are Vegan (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 12 April 2018 12:53 (six years ago) link
i also wanna know whether, five years on, nhex has cleared the original gow from his backlog
― #TheBeatlesIn5Words Both surviving members are Vegan (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 12 April 2018 12:55 (six years ago) link
ah okay. The "single shot" thing sounds particularly interesting...
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Thursday, 12 April 2018 13:04 (six years ago) link
ha! i eventually did finish it, probably not too many months after that post. my opinion remained the same, dumb fun, but a bit clunky, typical for that generation of action games. GoWs 2 and up - still unplayed six years later. the backlog guilt keeps me from going for the new one...
God Hand by comparison was pretty amazing, as was Bayonetta. (Bayonetta I waited almost as long to get around to, maybe I got to it three years ago?) Both exceeded GoW in outrageousness, gameplay and stupidity, proving you should go all in with this sort of thing. The sober shift in the new one to emulate The Last of Us looks interesting.
― Nhex, Thursday, 12 April 2018 15:55 (six years ago) link
So this is pretty fun! The story hasn't really taken off for me (scenes that are supposed to be infused with emotion or wonder are falling flat), but at least the dialogue is sharp and funny.
I like the gameplay though, and at least for me the puzzles have been a highlight, sitting at the sweet spot between comprehensible and challenging.
Combat is good, but at times I wonder if I'm just button mashing since there are so many moves and combos available.
― Uncle Dad né Corporate America (Leee), Monday, 3 September 2018 17:44 (six years ago) link
If nothing else, this game is doing a great job of making heavy melee attacks actually worth using.
― Cold Stone Cream Austin (Leee), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 19:08 (six years ago) link
The fingerprints of The Last of Us are all over this game.
― Nag Reddit (Leee), Saturday, 8 September 2018 18:53 (six years ago) link
Something very weird is how depopulated the world is. OK there are plenty of monsters, but not humans.
― Nag Reddit (Leee), Monday, 10 September 2018 23:19 (six years ago) link
before i played the game,
- minor mechanic-based spoiler -
i accidentally saw a complaint that all of the puzzles involve looking up and then throwing an axe at some switch. i wish i wouldn't have read that, because then i spent the entire game with that in mind, until by the end i was just wandering around saying "guess i'll throw an axe at the sky" as i explored new areas.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 10 September 2018 23:51 (six years ago) link
And finished. A little surprised at how short the main game is. The praise for the story is not warranted IMO, but I really enjoyed killing monsters. That is my review of this game of war called god of war.
― Nag Reddit (Leee), Monday, 17 September 2018 23:39 (six years ago) link
So I'm not much of a gamer (haven't owned a system since NES), but back when I lived with some gamers I played God Of War I and II and had a blast and was thinking about trying to pirate one of these to help fill the quarantine time.1) Which is the best of the series?2) Am I wrong in thinking If I just get the right usb wireless controller I can play one of these off my PC, either straight up pirated or through some other <$40 means?
― Fetchboy, Thursday, 14 May 2020 00:17 (four years ago) link
I'm a bit into this now and really enjoying it. It seems like a real technical marvel, but that's coming from someone who has more or less missed out on decades of advances.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 17 May 2020 03:50 (four years ago) link
― circa1916, Sunday, 17 May 2020 06:13 (four years ago) link
I'm still enjoying this, though I can see why someone might not like this type of game. It's almost more of an interactive cartoon, but some of the puzzles and battles are tricky. Looks great throughout, of course, really impressive. The one problem I've run into (which I haven't yet tried to remedy, maybe it's easy) is sometimes I'll, say, open a set of doors that in turn seems to advance the story, but it then forces me forward when I was hoping to backtrack and get some other stuff/exploring done first. I think I'm still pretty early in the game, though, so I assume there will be time for exploration later. On the plus side (which again could be a negative for some) nothing is so difficult or confusing that I've had to look up solutions, so I've been playing it blind, which means I have no clue if I'm missing tons of stuff. I assume I am.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 22 May 2020 13:43 (four years ago) link
2) Am I wrong in thinking If I just get the right usb wireless controller I can play one of these off my PC, either straight up pirated or through some other <$40 means?
― ciderpress, Friday, 22 May 2020 13:51 (four years ago) link
Still loving this game, tons of fun, impeccably designed and written so far, just challenging enough at times, but imo only when you want it to be.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 June 2020 17:30 (four years ago) link
Had my first valkyrie fight, which was pretty cool (and I understand they only get more difficult). I really like the writing in this, and heck, the relationship between bonehead and his kid; when Boy was awol I kinda missed having him around! But there are so many fun details, from listening in to Atreus yapping with the talking head to watching the boy waste time while I'm standing around, exploring, sliding across ice. A lot of work went into all of this, and if there is some degree of repetition in the battles and boss reskins, I'm not bored of them yet. The only drag is the fast travel system, which is (ironically) kind of tedious, but it's not the end of the world.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 June 2020 23:53 (four years ago) link
I miss Josh Plays Dark Souls
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 5 June 2020 14:55 (four years ago) link
Bloodborne is in the queue! DS2 is not off the table, either. And Sekiro.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 June 2020 15:12 (four years ago) link
Nice. I think you would have the best time with Sekiro, since it's tuned for single player. Bloodborne is a little faster paced (aggression is encouraged), DS2 is slower paced (more similar to DS1 in that respect, although in every other respect its the odd one out - animations, mechanics, etc). And Sekiro has a very particular rhythm as far as defense and offense are concerned, but it's cool.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:19 (four years ago) link
Second valkyrie down. I basically move the plot forward one step at a time, then spend a bunch of time on side quests. Only just now realized that I haven't been upgrading as often as I should, and that I haven't equipped some pretty powerful stuff I had in my arsenal. Dunno if it's my settings, but one thing I like that makes things easier is that when you die a few times in a row, it seems the next time you start the fight the enemies are already down in health a bit, like a handicap. Makes you feel less bad for being, like, one Sparta Fart away from beating a boss before dying, since you don't have to start from scratch the next time.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 June 2020 22:00 (four years ago) link
You've taken down more Valkyries than I have now!
― Swoler Bear (Leee), Friday, 5 June 2020 22:47 (four years ago) link
This game could be called "God of Spam," lol.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 6 June 2020 00:02 (four years ago) link
I've not been following a guide for this one, because it's pretty straight forward, so I literally have no idea how far I have to go, but I feel pretty overpowered right now, which is still kind of fun. It could simply be because I did something out of general order and came back over-equipped or something. Also, only just now realized the neat trick this game plays with load times. It's all designed to look like one seamless interrupted "shot." That is, the only time the screen goes dark is when you die and restart. Other than that, the cut scenes and other stuff is integrated seamlessly and unbroken into the action, which is cool.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 8 June 2020 14:42 (four years ago) link
Oof, maybe I got lucky with those first two valkyries, because the next two I faced kicked my ass with "Dark Souls" expediency. That's usually a hint to come back later, especially when it comes to optional bosses.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 21:08 (four years ago) link
Amusingly, I just finished the main storyline. I was convinced there was going to be some sort of bait and switch and final boss or something, but then the credits started rolling and I thought, huh. Oh well, there are still all these side quests and other things to do. And I find the writing and design and all that stuff absolutely impeccable, so I may stick with a bit longer, just for fun.Anyway, that's the downside of not following any guides. Surprises abound, but no one to intervene and say, hey, you are getting close to the end of the game, maybe take a break from the main quest and go do all this other fun stuff first.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 01:49 (four years ago) link
Did you see the secret ending?
― Shade Kool-Aid (Leee), Tuesday, 16 June 2020 01:55 (four years ago) link
No! But I leaned it exists when I googled to see if that was really the end.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 03:19 (four years ago) link
Wow, full blockbuster tease! Surprised they didn't announce that as part of the PS5 thing.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 04:00 (four years ago) link
going in
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 16 June 2020 23:06 (four years ago) link
Who could care about Kratos at this point? He's an irredeemable asshole and he spends the whole game killing EVERYONE― i'm gonna need a +1 so me & a friend can kick you in the balls (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:35 PM
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 13:52 (four years ago) link
yeah, this game is basically, can an irredeemable asshole be redeemed? should they?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 14:01 (four years ago) link
paired with a nice subplot of "will i be able to sacrifice my chattering pre-teen to another god in exchange for a better weapon?"
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 14:36 (four years ago) link
You know he's thinking about it.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 15:39 (four years ago) link
since kratos is the strong silent type, i made sure to speak for him throughout the game, firmly reminding my son that he would be traded at the very first opportunity for personal gain, and that my only remaining hope for my own life was to find that opportunity and take advantage of it
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 15:48 (four years ago) link
started God Of War this week. right now i'm paddling around a lake trying to shoot green parrots and grudgingly helping out spirits. fun game, even if it's a bit more 'on rails' than I'm used to. also Kratos is an absolute lunk who regularly refuses to do what i ask him. Atreus is a pain in the arse. beautiful game though, and never boring
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 15:19 (three years ago) link
what is the relationship between this and Horizon? is it by the same team in any way? so many similarities
― Specific Ocean Blue (dog latin), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
no relationship other than them both being made by sony-owned studios
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
I am all over this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-4GvjKcfs
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 September 2021 21:32 (three years ago) link
That looks very good, although are those the PS5 graphics? I'm still struggling to see much improvement on PS4. Atreus especially looks like a talking dummy. I bet it'll be awesome though. Must go back and defeat those bloody valkyries one day.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, 10 September 2021 09:55 (three years ago) link
they need to go on a quest... for winter jackets!!
― lag∞n, Friday, 10 September 2021 12:50 (three years ago) link
Eh, they're Gods, they keep it cool.
xpost Yeah, I never finished with the valkyries. I find it hard to keep going once I finish a game's main storyline, plus they were significantly more difficult than anything else in the game.
As I understand it the biggest improvement on the PS4 (so far) is load-times rather than graphics. I mean, the last God o War looked great! I did see this trailer for some Chinese monkey god game in progress, though, and the fluidity and detail looked like an advance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOMIwsupy9k
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 10 September 2021 12:57 (three years ago) link
Of course reviews of the new one (what little I've glanced at or seen excerpted) are over the top positive. This may end up the second AAA game I ever pay full price for.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 3 November 2022 14:03 (one year ago) link
My contribution to this thread will be GOD OF SNORE.
― Rabbity Gainsborough (Leee), Thursday, 3 November 2022 17:44 (one year ago) link
god of bore
― ciderpress, Thursday, 3 November 2022 17:51 (one year ago) link
woww
― lag∞n, Thursday, 3 November 2022 17:55 (one year ago) link
It's going to be an excellent playable movie with some frustratingly twitchy challenges, a decent but if action and some great voice acting. Got it on order
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, 4 November 2022 00:51 (one year ago) link
god of chore
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 November 2022 00:55 (one year ago) link
Plod of Floor.
― Rabbity Gainsborough (Leee), Friday, 4 November 2022 01:00 (one year ago) link