In the end there will be only chaos. This was all that was provided when God of War III was first announced, since then fans had to wait quite a while to get their hands on this game but the towering power of Kratos and the artistic environments make it worth the wait. It may or may not be the best of the series but an epically proportioned sense of scale definitely makes this the biggest one to come and a perfect farewell for Kratos. Fans of the series will have no difficulty at all in starting their campaign as all the previous gameplay aspects have been retained. The changes made have been for the better for aspiring players which are absolutely fun to be familiar with.
Now anyone who even considers buying the game will know where the previous one left off. Kratos is not happy, after being betrayed by his father Zeus his quest for revenge has only just begun. Fresh from beating and defying time and the sisters of fate Kratos, atop the Titan Gaia and accompanied by the other Titans begins to approach Mount Olympus. However, killing gods is hardly a walk in the park and from here the fight begins, which goes on till the very end. Although the gameplay will undoubtedly keep you satisfied for the most part, if you're in to see heartfelt sentiments or long conversations, you could be disappointed. For the majority of the time the storyline floats in the same way, enemy approaches you, claims to be the one to finally kill Kratos and end up dying brutally by his hands. Of course the meaning of this all is to clarify beyond your doubts that nothing at all will get in Kratos' way to get his revenge on Zeus, not if it means breaking your uncles neck or bludgeoning your brothers face. Given these circumstances players may begin to waver with the linear storyline, however spirits will be lifted near the end when the game really picks up. From then on the story becomes the life and soul of the events culminating with the historic ending, although whether you gain your closure depends on your perspective.
Just like all the games in the series gameplay largely centers around ripping the guts off your enemies. This one is no exception, in fact God of War III is the most brutal entry to come. This time round you will get to feel exactly what its like to gouge things out. The realism shown in these moments awe inspiring. Players will end up using the quick time events option more and more, the way Kratos methodically cuts parts off his enemies has never been as detailed uptil. His efforts are highlighted, for instance while trying to kill a Cerberus, you can see Kratos' legs and arms flex with each step as he desperately tries to corral the wild beast for his victory. Same brutal methods are taken when killing other enemies as well yet they vary in techniques. Again Kratos uses his chains for most of his conquest, this time he allies himself with the Blades of Exile, almost replicas of the Blades of Athena albeit a few moves and power difference. These aren't your only weapons though. More weapons have been included for your disposal, the Claws of Hades which allows you to summon souls from the underworld. The nemesis whip which gives the edge of electricity and most importantly the Nemean Cestus which is crucial to the plotline. Magic has been merged with the weapons so that each weapon has its own unique way of finishing off your enemies.
Along with your magic you will also be granted Magical items, these include the carried forward Golden fleece. The bow of apollo which is also as important as the Cestus. Comparisons with Prince of Persia will be raised when you acquire Hermes boots which allows you to scale walls easily and efficiently. Hopefully without giving away spoilers, Helios' head will be used to unlock certain doorways and many hidden chests which help you increase your magic, health and rage of sparta feature. Implementing your weapons into attacks give pretty much the same results like the previous games. A few helpful tweaks are there, you can control a cyclops after completing a QTE. Kratos' repeated attacks drive it to flail its club at its own allies helping you significantly. The game isn't all about brutality though, puzzles are inserted from time to time to stem the flow of the non stop action. These aren't quite the genius level of the challenges of pandora's temple from the first game, indeed one puzzle in particular where you are required to string together a melody feels a little cheap.
People will tire of this word but Scale is what keeps coming to the head everytime you play the game. Right from the beginning you'll know that you're in there for something bigger and better even though it's hard to believe there's anything bigger than being on Gaia's huge shoulder climbing the huge mount Olympus. Killing enemies has been made ever more realistic, boss fights culminate int he most brutal kills seen like ripping off Helios's head with your bare hands and watch the blood fall on Kratos's face. There's little to doubt that God of War III is the epitome of realism. The game is arguably the best looking game of all time. It is not the cutscenes which will awe you but the whole game itself. Even in game everything is so realistic you will feel as if you're there yourself. The quote Blood is thicker than water is proven here when you'll see just how much blood can actually be spilt. Whether you're in a cramped cave or riding on the back of a furious Titan, the visuals in God of War III are stunning. The ease with which the camera zooms in and out during epic battles is jaw dropping. The lighting effects are equally stunning. Torches flicker realistically on surfaces and characters, creating an eerie effect. And these technical wonders are further enhanced by an artistic touch that gives every section of this game a unique look that is a joy to stare at. God of War III is simply gorgeous.
Accompanying the amazing graphics is the touch that makes the game truly realistic which is the sound. The slicing sound that rings around when you cut off an enemies head or the tinkling or Kratos' chains when you move is unreal. Games these days always have something else for you to do when you've finished playing the core aspect and you'll be disappointed to know that God of War III doesn't offer much more. There the usual challenges for you to complete after you've finished the story mode. Too bad these are probably the least original that the developers could have thought of. The game cannot be given a reprieve on this area as the challenges are neither entertaining nor fun. This makes the game that maybe only fans of the series could enjoy or particularly action adventure oriented players.
Giving the respect and hype surrounding God of War III the experience makes it worth the wait. How the game fares with value over money or closure of storyline is upon the player and his point of view. There is no denying however that God of War III is the biggest game of the series and the perfect farewell for Kratos.
The PlayStation 3 is Sony’s most interesting home console ever, but what’s most interesting of all is trying to nail down the very best games on a console with hundreds of incredible games. Let’s give it a shot.
We desperately need Motorstorm back. Evolution is no more though and this makes me sad
Sly Thieves in Time
Stay the Party
Portal 2
Dj Hero
Demon’s Souls
God of war Ascension
2 of those games got railed through the “gaming media” during release.
Sly and god of war.
Both of which were fantastic games.
Yes it’s a decent list of popular games with a heavy hand on FPS and no Warhawk or Starhawk 2 of the best games (not sale wise) on ps3.
I would buy a Starhawk again even if it didn’t have a graphics upgrade hell I would even take a new one with micro transactions 😱🤯
I've noticed a recent nostalgia for the PS3 and I don't get it for me it's been my least favourite generation to date and I've been gaming since the NES I just feel like the ambition of the developers outweighed the capabilities of the consoles so I remember lots of games running in the lower end of 20fps range and I remember for the first time ever actually disliking the duelshock 3 and it's curved triggers
Sure there were some standouts and great games but that's the only gen I switched entirely to PC gaming
Maybe the recent nostalgia is because pretty much all of its games are trapped on that console. People want to play them on more modern hardware. hell... if XB can do it then so can Sony. there are competent emulators out there that can run on PS4/5 hardware but Sony just wont let them become official... why is that?
If we are talking least favorite generations (personally) then this one is certainly mine. i had more fun playing 8th, 7th and 6th gen stuff than 9th. And it isnt like i dont have access to do so... the heavy hitters just havent shown up anywhere close to those previous gens. The few here and there just doesnt cut it compared to the likes of constant good games that showed up in 6th, 7th and 8th gen. hell.... I'll even throw in 5th gen has been better than this one.
I tend to agree there's lots of amazing games locked to the PS3 like GTA IV or mgs 4 but then again my issue was never with the content the PS3 had but rather it's performance many other people have said the PS3 felt like it couldn't walk and chew bubblegum at the same time using PSN and downloading a game could take a few minutes to just start a download.
I typically don't worry all that much about performance I've never had a problem with games that run at 30 but games like crysis 2, Skyrim are good examples where the performance was so unstable you would never even touch the top of the frame cap and the hitching was worse than say Goldeneye on the n64
I think emulation is more than possible on the ps5 though it's just that Sony has no incentive to rush it's development it will likely be a ps6 feature if it ever happens at all.
But yeah the 9th gen has been so bad from a content perspective thats a given I see constant articles where people are frequently expressing their disappointment around the industry as a whole right now to much live service competition that sinks longstanding studios and consumes Devs time less ambition and games cost so much to make they have to play it safe.
The 5th gen was easily better than the 9th we had some all time greats crash, Spyro, Tony hawk, mgs, Mario,64, Goldeneye, Mario kart 64 the list goes on. The 5th gave us a new dimension and I remember being blown away by how much more open gaming had become the 4th gen with the mega drive and SNES was great and very easy to still revisit some of the greatest games of all time came out like earthbound, secret of mana, sonic , Mario world etc but saving our games was still not a standard function or a given so gaming was still evolving but it was very impressive to see some of the tricks Devs used like dithering to give us new experiences those earlier gens limitations bred innovation.
if XB can do it so can sony? I didn't know xbox had a cell processor in their older consoles, that's the reason why ps3 was so cool, but also the reason why games are hostage there and no, xbox did nothing similar even though their backward compatbility is good, they always had a similar architecture to their consoles.
Sorry Michael... I guess you missed the obvious part where i said there are already emulators out that do this. and that is what XB is doing... emulators for OG and 360 games. Its why the full slate is not BC on XBO/Series.
Kratos' journey in God of War 3 was an angry rampage against the Greek Gods, resulting in some of the best boss battles in gaming.
They went from amazing, huge scale bosses to shirtless Norse people with tattoos...
The only good boss in the new god of war was the mountain dragon.
I like the new GOW games, but I do feel that the brutality of the games were toned down way too much in favor for (what some people may call) heartwarming stories. I think both things could co-exist, but if I had to choose, I'd rather have the brutality back.
Agreed. I... barely even remember any of the bosses in Ragnarok even lol. Story bosses only, optionals excluded. Kinda wish Kratos was still an all brutal angry man that way we do go after pretty much all the gods in each mythology. New gow, you feel bad about them...
I have to agree. Some of the best boss fights. Felt so good to get a new weapon when you beat em. The Hades fight and Hercules fight were dope. The Poseidon fight was fire especially when you went first person. Damn I want to play it over. Sadly all I have is 3 and the new ones. That's why I want a remaster of the first two.
And we will never.. EVER, get an insane awesome game like this ever again (at least not directly from SSM and Sony)
Hey do you remember those Atreus sections and that Angrboda section where you collect fruit or whatever the f was happening? No. You remember when Kratos ripped off Helios’s head just to use as a flashlight. You remember when he chopped of Hermes’s legs to just so use his boots and you remember the Aphrodite section, when he was gutting Centaurus’s with guts spilling out and when he tied a half naked girl to the gate mechanism pulley thing or whatever it’s called just so she can hold the heavy gate by being mangled into a bloody mess. Good times. 😂
Mark my words, maybe not God of War, maybe not SSM, but a few years from now, the story will be one of vengeance, the protagonist will be there, the gameplay will meet the expectations, and the right team will be put together, it will feel so refreshing again, and we will rejoice. It’s inevitable.
I remember it slightly more fondly because with only 2 characters it was nice to have less yapping and mimir not yelling forced tutorials at me
I do love the hades fight...so fricken brutal how you bash him into the ceiling with his own weapons over and over.
The Opening Levels that hooked gamers from the outset.
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good review ;)
couldn't agree more. I personally thought god of war I is the best, some say 2 is the best. But 3, wow it's incredible with all the stuff going on, destruction, scale and so on. But at the end of the day what #1 provided is still the best in the series.
Nice review man! I agree. but I dont know why ppl feel its less amazing then 1 and 2. 3 had the most epic Boss Fights IMO. All the fights were epic!