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God of War: Ascension reviews
- Thread starter Loudninja
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Why can't a review also be a critique? Are reviews just for boring ass info like "the visuals are nice, the controls are good". If all you want is a buyers guide, read IGN.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
It's not that people are concerned that Kratos is abusing this poor, evil woman. It's that the trophy text implicitly designates her as an entire class of people - hoes, women, whatever. What is literally happening on screen between two people takes on greater significance when the text designates Kratos as a member of the class "bros" and the bad lady as the class "hoes." It means something different than just one character killing another.
Nothing,from what I read the pacing is good.
Franchise fatigue.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Are you saying that anything that is meant as a joke cannot/should not be critiqued? If a joke reveals something potentially troubling about the joker, should it not be discussed?
OldJadedGamer
Banned
It is one of those games that folks really didn't need.
Yeah we'll let sales and fan response be the judge of that.
If that was the point then they did a very poor job of it.
If that was the point then they did a very poor job of it.
IHaveCandy
Banned
It is just a dumb joke. If you want to say the joke was dumb and isn't funny and unneeded, I'll agree with you all the way. But to put any more meaning behind it is just silly.
If that's the only reason then I'm hoping the reviewers back it up when the gears of war embargo drops. After all there's only been 2 console god of wars this gen and soon to be 4 gears of wars.
It's gonna happen to Gears of War too.I can see it.
I think its generation fatigue. 8 Years.
famousmortimer
Banned
Sony fans seem to be the most sensitive to review scores. And I say this as someone who has a predilection towards sony games myself. Atleast this thread isn't as bad as when Uncharted 3 dipped below 90%.
Settle down everyone. Did you enjoy the demo? The game is going to be like that. In what way do these scores matter at all?
Settle down everyone. Did you enjoy the demo? The game is going to be like that. In what way do these scores matter at all?
BadAss2961
Member
God of War 3 was great. I definitely needed another one on PS3.
Yup.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Poor SSM. They should have put in always-online DRM instead of doing what they have been doing in every one of their GoW games. Would have bumped their score probably.
I'm joking please don't do this ever devs.
Seriously. I can't fathom how anyone would be insulted by this, aside from the fact that it's a lame dumb joke.
Audioboxer
Member
We've never had multiplayer in GoW before, so didn't need is perhaps a little strong, no?
Yes, there absolutely is supposed to be one.
One is focused on informing the consumer on whether or not the PRODUCT it's a worthy purchase. The other is focused on the sentiments of its author towards the ARTWORK from a standpoint of personal perspective.
MyAbsolution
Member
Happens with every sequel/prequel.
Scores get lower because something hasnt changed for whatever reason.
Im of opinion that if it aint broke, dont fix it.
Reviewers tend to be a bit different but w.e
OldJadedGamer
Banned
I've played all three Gears and skipping the most recent one. At some point publishers need to leave good enough alone.
Roland Deschain
Member
No review has been lower than 7 and there have been several 9s. What is so bad about his?
brandonh83
Banned
Yeah, the comments in this thread and the actual review scores don't entirely gel. Typical stuff though really.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
And the world needs its Call of Duty 10.
After finishing God of War 3 the first thing I wanted was more God of War. This game couldn't have come sooner.
Not in a "review" of the game itself but in a larger critique-based discourse.
IHaveCandy
Banned
Like I just said to you, I'll gladly agree to you that it is a bad/dumb joke. Not bad as in "this is really inappropriate". It's just not funny. And if a joke isn't funny, it has no purpose of existence. And I'm not saying it isn't funny for any other reason that the joke isn't funny, not because of any worry of misogynistic tone. The joke doesn't reveal anything troubling about the joker. I really feel that this is a knee jerk reaction due to the victim here being a woman. It's nothing new for God of War. If that kind of stuff always seemed repulsive to you in God of War, fine. But please, lets not act as if they've crossed some line here not already crossed.
It also had 4 if you count the PSP games.
I also expect Gears to have similar scores.
BadAss2961
Member
Dat Greek mythology son.
T.M. MacReady
NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
4 console games and 2 handhelds since 2005. That's not "milking a franchise". Guitar Hero got milked. God of War did not.
Have we found out where some reviewers were getting stuck for hours yet, could someone who has played it post it in a spoiler tag? Though saying that, I'm not sure if I want to not know and then see if I end up getting stuck too, so a non-descriptive answer on if you got stuck or not would be welcome too.
Invested in the company.The metacritic scores rule the gaming world now so you know how that reflects on his feelings.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
So we are onto sales = quality now?
Like someone had said, this is only the 2nd God of War game to come out on consoles this gen but ok, it's milking it.
IHaveCandy
Banned
4 console games. 2 handheld games. Are you still a fan of any of the following?
Halo
Assassin's Creed
GTA
Call of Duty
Battlefield
Mario
Final Fantasy
Splinter Cell
If so, I'd find your issue with the amount of God of War games odd. The handhelds aren't really worth counting as far as milking goes. 4 God of War games in 9 years sure doesn't feel like a franchise being milked.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
Im not surprised by the reviews.But I dont care what the scores are I was going to get this anyway.
What would you give the game, right now, seeing as you've obviously played it.
You said it was a game that "folks" didn't need.
Obviously, if lots of God of War fans go out here and buy it, clearly it's not unneeded since they want another God of War game. That's probably the point the poster was making. Quality doesn't enter the discussion.
BadAss2961
Member
I hate always having to point this out in regards to Sony "milking" God of War.
I'm not into handheld gaming, so I haven't even played a God of War since 2010.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Kratos' anger has been removed, as promised, but it wasn't really replaced with anything. Ascension feels hollow and motiveless, and it's hard to get excited when the hero himself isn't capable of mustering up any enthusiasm. You'll be dragged from remarkable location to remarkable location, never knowing why you're there or what you're supposed to do. Ascension doesn't flesh out Kratos' life or give you better insight into why he becomes the ferocious avatar of anger. Instead, it just happens. Kratos isn't deeper for it, he's still just a blender--an excuse for you to spin around and act as a whirlwind of chains and blood and meat.
Boooo SSM
Boooo SSM
JohnnySasaki86
Member
This is the part that sessler doesn't seem to understand. She was a Furry, a beast, a monster. Its not like it was a female human being.
Give me a break! This is only the 4th main entry!! Let alone only the 2nd one to appear on PS3! COD and Assassin's Creed(6 in one generation?) have way more main entries and people don't complain about those getting stale?
Artimities
Banned
I have always had a ton of respect for Adam Sessler and his body of work. He is entitled to his opinion, but I will respectfuly disagree with him on this one.
I swear it seems like the world (or at least the USA) is becoming more and more apologetic for saying something wrong or hurting somebodies feelings. I mean.. it seems as if everybody is afraid to hurt someones feelings. So what if there is an achievment called Bros before Ho's. Who really cares? It is a video game. Its ok for me to kill 1000 enemies with a head shot, but I cant curb stomp a woman? I say that we all need to grow a set, and stop crying about potentially offending somebody. If this type of stuff does offend you then maybe you should stop playing games all together.
Also, if this is offensive, then I want the news to be taken off the air. I am offended occasionally when they talk about shootings and our inability to get out of debt as a country.
I swear it seems like the world (or at least the USA) is becoming more and more apologetic for saying something wrong or hurting somebodies feelings. I mean.. it seems as if everybody is afraid to hurt someones feelings. So what if there is an achievment called Bros before Ho's. Who really cares? It is a video game. Its ok for me to kill 1000 enemies with a head shot, but I cant curb stomp a woman? I say that we all need to grow a set, and stop crying about potentially offending somebody. If this type of stuff does offend you then maybe you should stop playing games all together.
Also, if this is offensive, then I want the news to be taken off the air. I am offended occasionally when they talk about shootings and our inability to get out of debt as a country.
...which is why I said I still find it dumb and can understand being offended by it, I just don't think it's as bad as if it was an innocent human woman being killed, rather than a female demon who looks humanoid. I don't disagree with you really, it's just that in this context it's more *eye-roll* worthy and less *yells in rage* (I'm not necessarily accusing you or anyone else in here of overreacting, btw).
Yeah, this. Because of the context, I just find it dumb and childish, whereas with a different context (i.e. an innocent woman being murdered) I would definitely be pretty upset/offended.
God of War 2 was released in 2007 so i can see how some feel tired of the franchise.