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Press Start: New God of War deserves better than original trilogy

The three main God of War games left a lot to be desired. Here's where the original trilogy was weak and how God of War for the PlayStation 4 could improve.

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chrisx2544d ago

The original God of war Trilogy is a Masterpiece so I really don't know WTH your talking about

Swiftfox2543d ago

I disagree to a point. The first God of War was brilliant. The characterization of Kratos, his look, his fighting style, his antimations--all characterization through gameplay. The story was also classic Greek tragedy--a man of power brought low by his action and being reduced to passionate but impotent remorse.

God of War 2 is when the series takes a bad turn in narrative. As fun as the game is to play the character of Kratos is reduced to a petulant child abusing his power and taking revenge on the God who punishes him for it.

God of War 3 sees Kratos becoming a caricature. Wrapped in a story which wouldn't make it as a direct to DVD Disney film, saying he's learned lessons and then murdering everyone anyway--a git with no redeeming value.

As fun as the God of War games are, only the first was completely in and of itself brilliant. The other two while expanding the game play, drop the narrative and character ball so hard they had to completely rewrite the character for God of War 4. The glaring mistakes of the God of War trilogy need to be accepted and addressed.

KwietStorm_BLM2540d ago

God of War 2 is when the series takes a bad turn in narrative. As fun as the game is to play the character of Kratos is reduced to a petulant child abusing his power and taking revenge on the God who punishes him for it.

lol literally quoted Zeus from God of War III. Nice. Anyway, That is the whole point of Kratos' story. Taking revenge on the gods who used him and did him wrong was literally what drove him. He wasn't reduced to anything. That's what he always was. Kratos isn't a "new" character now because of any missteps previously. It's because his story and purpose to his story concluded at the end of the trilogy. Saying he learned lessons and murdered everyone anyway.you have it backwards. He killed the gods and then relinquished his power. He has a new purpose now, a new life.

CP_Company2543d ago

i think,it is good,that they started fresh reboot,they release many games with the same mechanics.it was time to change that a little bit.still there is going to be a lot of fight,but now we will get and more story,feelings,new perspective.

CrimsonWing692543d ago

Dude wtf, the original trilogy was awesome and God of War when it first came out was really incredible for its time! Who writes this garbage!?

Chumdiddy2542d ago

The baitiest title to ever clickbait lol
What's next?

"Mario: The Worst Mascot Ever"
"Zelda: The Games Should Be Called 'Link'"
"COD: Didn't Sell As Well As You Think It Did"
"GTA: Overrated or Immature Garbage?"

Gtfo lol

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God of War Needs to Redefine Kratos' Purpose Clearly and Quickly

Whatever form the next God of War game takes, it needs to be clear about what role Kratos is playing, lest the franchise lose direction.

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Nacho_Z11d ago

I'm pretty sure it'd be a major mistake having Atreus as the main character in the next GoW. Seems to me like at best people tolerate him and his gameplay sections.

Ideally the story for the next game would be that Atreus has gone missing in Egypt, Kratos gets mad about it, picks up Mimir and goes on a god killing rampage.

Mad_Matt11d ago

If that is an option for the dev team then they need to make it a clean slate. No Atreus, No Mimir. That's what happened when he changed pantheons before. Lets Kratos be in that world. But it will be a difficult task to complete. Kratos and his past demons are getting a bit redundant as far as story telling goes.

Nacho_Z11d ago

Yeah there's not a lot of meat left on the bone story wise. Personally I'd happily accept any goofy reason they could come up with for why Kratos is in Egypt chopping off heads. I'm personally not that bothered about the finer points of the storytelling, although they do it well.

The_Hooligan10d ago

I would still like to have Mimir in the next game. They (devs) can justify it by saying that Mimir wants to gain knowledge about other realms/pantheons. Also, personally I think Alastair Duncan did a great job as Mimir and would love to see the continuation of the small banters Kratos and Mimir had in the past games.

goldwyncq10d ago

The point of Ragnarok's ending is to show that Atreus is his own man now. Having Daddy Kratos save him in Egypt after getting himself into trouble would just undo his entire character development.

Nacho_Z10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

The point was more to do with getting Atreus out of the way rather than him being saved. Let's say he's off on his own adventures then and invent another reason for Kratos to be in Egypt.

Could be that Kratos thinks he's been captured or killed as motivation but at the close of the game it turns out Atreus has been up to his own shady shenanigans.

Lionsguard10d ago

They need to bring back the "God of War" in God of War. I was expecting to unleash hell and fury in Asgard against Thor that they really talked up in the first game but all we got was brooding middle aged dad drunk in a beer hall. Ragnarok was still "good" but I left that game expecting a lot more.

InUrFoxHole10d ago

Tried Rag... just couldn't get into it. Felt like more of the same. I would welcome a Kratos only game again.

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The Best Video Game Opening Levels In Gaming History

The Opening Levels that hooked gamers from the outset.

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After Death Stranding, Here are 5 Games Apple Should Port to iPhone

Now that Death Stranding has landed on iOS, here are five other PS4-era blockbusters that we'd love to have to play on our iPhones at any time.

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