Like has been said countless times a new mythology, protagonist and new mechanics would be great whilst still retaining the God of War title. Hopefully this happens next-gen.
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God of War: Ascension reviews
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Like has been said countless times a new mythology, protagonist and new mechanics would be great whilst still retaining the God of War title. Hopefully this happens next-gen.
MrCookiepants
Member
Oh dear. This is a bit disappointing. I was expecting an 85 at worst.
Vire
Member
Nothing is inherently wrong with Kratos in the earlier days...
Except for the fact that there's been two prequels already on the PSP.
I'm hoping that's what Stig is working on.
I think it is highly unfair to judge all the reviewers based on a few console fanatics like Aegies. We still have reviewers who gave a mediocre game like UC3 an aggregate of 92 on metacritic.
I think Stig is working on an open world shooter ( includes vehicular combat etc.. )
But it should is my point. You can't take a year off with a sports franchise, well unless you are NBA Live.
IHaveCandy
Banned
Only Chains of Olympus took place before God of War 1.
90TilInfinity
Member
Is there another mythology even remotely as interesting as Greek? Genuine question, because Iliad and The Odyssey are classics in literature and Greek mythology is something most people have at least a passing interest in. I can't recall any popular stories of revenge etc in Norse, but then again I don't know much about it.
For me, they'd be better off making on Heavenly Sword with a new combat system than taking on some new mythology.
IHaveCandy
Banned
I'll never understand how anybody can simultaniously think Uncharted 2 is GOTY, while Uncharted 3 is mediocre.
Pretty much then at end of new guys game show Kratos foot appear as a tease maybe as a villain later or fight alongside whatever they feel like if they feel the need to keep Kratos around. The title God Of War is still usable as each mythology has it's own version so they can keep the name to help sell copies
Vire
Member
Absolutely,
Indian/Hindu but I doubt they would touch that with a ten foot pole in fear of offending people.
Norse Mythology is especially rich, with all sorts of stories of betrayal, lust and greed.
Yeah, it's pretty much the same game. I guess in THAT respect you could be down on it.
Boss Man
Member
Holy shit.
Everyone should watch this. That would have been incredible. Proof that the series has a lot of room if they would just get a bit creative with it. Each game could handle a different mythology/setting, and you could stall by going back and doing sequels/spin-offs for each of them.
The current setting is parched though, hopefully a new direction will come with the new generation.
Great point.
GhostOfLawlight
Banned
Yes, FIFA really. It is a yearly franchise but you would never see a reviewer mention that.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I wish I wasn't on mobile to explain how that series went from 9/10 to 6/10
GhostOfLawlight
Banned
And why not?
Sounds like the game ramps up after the opening
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/07/god-of-war-ascension-review-in-progress
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
I don't get this either. Halo 4 is moving forward whereas a new God of War is moving back. They have nowhere to go with the series after God of War 3 IMO so instead of rebooting it maybe w/ new mythology they go back for another prequel.
I want a game of kratos being potty trained. It is a vital part of his history we have to see.
IHaveCandy
Banned
No God of War 4. God of War 3 ended the series in a complete way. I like Ascension for telling an earlier story. I wouldn't mind if this was the last God of War game, or at least the last Kratos game. I don't want God of War to go Halo on us. I felt Halo 3 was a perfect ending. Then they ruined that perfect ending with another trilogy that so far seems a bit dull. I would have much rather they made a Halo game that had a whole new story with a whole new Spartan. Of course, that won't happen because Master Chief is too marketable, but it would have been better.
I'm not surprised by the overall reviews, nor the scores from particular outlets or journalists (Edge, Agies etc). If I were a gambling man I would have put good money on both of these reviews being below an 8-8.5 with confidence, irrespective of the game itself.
Having said that, I'm also not surprised some other outlets have reviewed it in the lower or upper 8's instead of 9's. From the offset I felt GOW Ascension simply was not as ambitious as GOW3, and needed to do more to set itself apart. I didn't even like the multiplayer BETA and felt they spent far too much time promoting and advertising it. My guess is that they spent too much time on the multiplayer component and not enough on the single player, the bread and butter of the GOW franchise.
Having said that, I'm also not surprised some other outlets have reviewed it in the lower or upper 8's instead of 9's. From the offset I felt GOW Ascension simply was not as ambitious as GOW3, and needed to do more to set itself apart. I didn't even like the multiplayer BETA and felt they spent far too much time promoting and advertising it. My guess is that they spent too much time on the multiplayer component and not enough on the single player, the bread and butter of the GOW franchise.
Because UC2 is a masterpiece while UC3 has worse shooting mechanics, worse pacing, worse story, worse animations ( Nathan Drake walking like a drunk and stretching his hand even when he is 4 feet away from a wall...) and worse set pieces.
Rosters change, rules change and upgrades are worked on. Some argue for yearly updates for a single game, which I am down for. I just don't see this happening.
What?
This is exactly why I want to keep it at Greek mythology.
then again...where else can they go with the story? everyone is dead now in the god of war universe lol
why cant we just have massive spartan and babarian battles with some mythological creatures thrown in or something lol
very sad to see that never happen in a god of war. Always wanted to see kratos fight with his fellow spartans and it makes me a sad panda that will never happen
lol, I wonder who he had a blood oath with then?
Boss Man
Member
I take some issue with this. How is God of War 'moving back'? The combat is notably improved and the addition of (apparently good) multiplayer is rather significant. Aegies' review worded the prequel this way and it came across really slanted.
Crimson_Gold
Member
I loved both. 2 had a better story IMO
But the team that worked on the game was way bigger than GoW III it seems.
I want to play as the Sperm that created Kratos
IHaveCandy
Banned
That is a ridiculous claim. They spent time advertising the multiplayer, because it was the newest component to the game. That is not a sign at all that the multiplayer was the greater focus or impacted the single player. Even Sessler says the multiplayer in no way seems to impact the quality of the single player.
Yeah, you're delusional.
Small question - could you point me to one original idea or thought or amazing moment that you see in this vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JYTxQf9DN_0#t=188s or any other part of the campaign that is not done in other FPS's a hundred times before. Please show me one. Just one.....
And it would need to be, given the new multiplayer and co-op components that did not exist in GOW3.
According to some of the reviews, none of the levels quite match the scale of some of the titan fights in GOW3, that to me is another example.
To me God of War is video game comfort food. You pretty much know what you're going to get and there is something reassuring about that. To drastically change the formula would risk losing what makes the series special. Of course, maybe a little risk is a good thing, but I'd rather SSM take what they've learned over the years and make a whole new property than overhaul a proven success.
QTE to rip open the egg.
I meant story wise.
Of course. How can we consider kratos story complete until we see every second of his life?
GoW 5: the awkward teenage years where kratos works up the courage to ask the popular girl to prom
IHaveCandy
Banned
Yeah, I never got the hype about that demo showed at E3. If you like Halo, then great. Another Halo game that is surely fun to play with a great multiplayer. I love Halo and I really enjoyed Halo 4. But I didn't have to pretend it was a new experience. It was a Halo experience, which is exactly what I wanted.
Another example of what?
GhostOfLawlight
Banned
So, basically just a few patches would have enough.
Of the single player not getting the same attention or level of ambition as it did with GOW3.
Agreed.
Dragon1893
Member
Never heard of this Gies guy before but this thread tells me all I need to know.
You don't know why it exists? Each main entry in the franchise has sold more than the one that came before, of course there will be another one because it's obvious people want it.
Hell, you could ask the same about any sequel. What a ridiculous statement.
That "cheap blu ray player" tweet is gold. Having a fanboy of this calibre running a site is something else.
You don't know why it exists? Each main entry in the franchise has sold more than the one that came before, of course there will be another one because it's obvious people want it.
Hell, you could ask the same about any sequel. What a ridiculous statement.
That "cheap blu ray player" tweet is gold. Having a fanboy of this calibre running a site is something else.