God of War is Good But It's No Resident Evil 4

God of War has been lavished with a lot of praise, receiving perfect scores from plenty of game outlets (this one included), putting it well ahead of the competition on Metacritic.

[Eonjay]

Its another "God of War is good but its not Bugatti (or other random comparison) therefore somehow the game is lacking" article.

[AspiringProGenji]

God of War is not sliced bread so I’ll just stick to looking at this amazing water in SoT

[JaguarEvolved]

Resident evil 4 is good but it's no goldeneye 007.

[naruga]

why i dont like neither God of War neither RE4??? :P:p.....both games are made for the millions of casuals and lack a lot in atmosphere , feeling and design ..though i would admit RE4 in terms of gameplay is far superior (not matter if it wasnt a proper RE game and after it RE series destroyed itself)

[AspiringProGenji]

God of war is anything but casual.

[FloydianAndroid]

If we’re talking water sims SoT is goty .

[S2Killinit]

God of War is good but its not doog.

[UCForce]

@naruga You just extremely hate Western Gaming audience, aren’t ya ? Keep saying like that and it won’t be pleasant.

[morganfell]

gamerevolution is not good and it isn't even passable journalism.

Anytime a great game comes out you can almost anticipate with accuracy, depending on the week after launch, when the typical hit-trash pieces will appear. It is so predictable it would be boring were it not such a disservice to gamers.

How does this article serve the public? These ridiculous sites forget that real journalism is for the people, not for money or some writer's over inflated ego that thinks his personal importance matters. Hey mr writer, you aren't a rockstar. You're high school garage band material

[UCForce]

@naruga And you also hate Western gaming.

[Derceto]

Goldeneye 007 is good, but it's no Pong.

[Mr Marvel]

What's SoT?

Oh wait, you mean that 69 metascore game with a 5.0 user rating. LOL

[doggo84]

"both games are made for the millions of casuals and lack a lot in atmosphere , feeling and design"

LOL, k.

"though i would admit RE4 in terms of gameplay is far superior"

LOL thanks for admitting it, as a person that tries to trash every PS game, that must have been hard for you

[Mr Lahey]

@naruga

Were you born a troll or did the internet break you?

[UltraNova]

Wow for Mr writer (as Morgan puts it) to go as far back to RE4 to try and bring GoW down a notch, the game is sure as hell making some fanboys ravenous with jealousy. Jelly overload.

PS: In what planet does a simple camera commonality warrant a comparison between a game like RE 4 and a game like GoW?

[bloop]

@naruga: GOW casual? Can you upload some videos of you fighting some of the Valkyries or clearing the realm tears in Ivaldi's workshop to show how casual it is?? Normal difficulty will be fine.

[notachance]

@naruga casuals, really? Then there must be a bug in my game because many enemies are capable of OHKO-ing me and it's only the second hardest difficulty.

[Petebloodyonion]

I believe the 1st game to offer free movement in 3d from a 3rd person perspective would be Cyber Sled from Namco.
It's an old Arcade game that came out in early 90 that would play like Virtual on
It was a heck of a good tank game.

[its_JEFF]

@naruga okay, that's your opinion and probably a valid one... but in your opinion, what games, that you've played, have great atmosphere/feeling/design/game play? I like having a good debate, that's what forums are for right? or are we just making statements that we don't have to backup?

[Realms]

@ naruga

God of War may be popular but it's not a casual type of game specially if you play it in give me god of war, good luck trying to hack and slash your way in that mode.

[Gazondaily]

God of War is good but it's no falafel

[ScootaKuH]

Falafel is good but it's no brick. You couldn't build a house with it

[Goldby]

@scoota
but with no falafel there would be no energy to build said house

[MWH]

50 hungry bellys disagree with you, it is a falafel with extra tahina.

[SuperSonic91]

RE4 is good but its no Shadow of the Colossus who came up with that dynamic third person aiming camera system.

[fastNslowww]

If we are talking about the over the shoulder 3rd person camera system....then SPLINTER CELL (2002) did it first.

[PhantomTommy]

Resident Evil 4 came out a whole 10 months before Shadow of the Colossus and yet 9 people liked your comment. Hmmm, I wonder what that says about the chaps on N4g??

[Old McGroin]

@ fastNslowww

I think Syphon Filter got their before Splinter Cell. And even then, I'm sure someone can come up with an earlier example than that.

[Strangeface]

Lolololol

[KiRBY3000]

The original Tomb Raider came out in 1996. It was one of the first 3D game with a camera placed behind the charatacer, and it had a dedicated button to control the camera so you could check your surroundings better and plan your next move.

If we're talking over-the-shoulder aiming/firing, Freedom Fighter had one (PC game, 2003). I dont know if it's the first though. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

A year before that, SOCOM had an over-the-head aiming system, which is almost the same.

[Old McGroin]

I was actually thinking of the first game with a cover system like Gears of War, that would be Syphon Filter. As Kirby said, Tomb Raider is the earliest 3rd person shooter I can think of.

[SuperSonic91]

Okay Guys thanks for the comments.
After some reasearch I found out that the earliest over the shoulder games were Conker's and Kill Switch then Tom Clancy games like Ghost Recon and Spliter Cell 2002.

Thanks guys.
RE was just because it was a popular franchise so it got the street credits more than other great Third person shooter games.

Any research on earlier games is highly appreciated. PM me please.

We will put this arguement to rest.

[IamTylerDurden1]

Both are great all-time games. God of War is its own entity, it doesn't need to be RE4. God of War is a phenomenal game and that's what matters.

[Matrix6]

I'll do one better, "why is Gamora?"

[mechlord]

@naruga aaaaand thats how you spot a butthurt fanboy. there is no way in hell you have played god of war mate.

[windblowsagain]

Goldeneye is good, but it's no Rainbow Islands.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Neonridr]

I mean Resident Evil 4 is pretty awesome, but hard to compare these two types of games. I mean why would you want to?

[Sunny_D]

God of war needs horror!!!!

[ScootaKuH]

Resident evil needs more God killing!!

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[pcz]

Resident evil 4 reinvented resident evil. Also became the benchmark for 3rd person shooter/action games at the time.

God of war is said to do the same but in comparison to what resident evil 4 did at the time, the jump is not so revolutionary. God of wars innovation is mostly cosmetic, on the surface-superficial. While resident evil 4 was at its core an innovative design. The same way mario 64 was for 3D platforming.

I think God of war is not so remarkable when you have a bit more perspective

[Lilrizky]

I personally think it is.

When you factor how the camera changed the gameplay and the way the story is told and how much a second character is used in the gameplay and how exploration is a new factor, with how the axe behaves compared to the blades etc

I think its as much as a change as RE4 was.

[Criti-Choco]

It depends what you are looking at.

One shot camera and the form of story telling that the new GoW uses is pretty remarkable and revolutionary considering that these are things most games tend not to be concerned about.

Think about, just as articles were coming out with the whole "Single Player is dead" nonsense, this game comes out and people change their minds, that is not an unremarkable feat.

The gameplay itself is great albeit not as much as an innovative evolution as the story telling, but it does set the stage of what a fun melee base game can bring.

[pcz]

It seems God of war is praised most for masterful storytelling and it's emotional impact. But let's be honest, what does it do that hasn't been done before in Uncharted, the last of us, grand theft auto V, heavy rain etc

These games add a cinematic subtlety to games that was missing before, but did God of war take it to another level that makes it remarkable?

It's debatable.

[AspiringProGenji]

Then you haven’t played the game at all because the combat is a highlight in this game just like eveything else. What has GoW done differenttly you ask? Well it is about Mythology, and none of those games play like GoW. Also there are not cuts that pull you out of the experience and that is technical marvel in itself.

[Uken12]

They are both great games. It seems to me the gripe is that GoW is getting higher ratings than RE4 did in it's time. Which RE4 did more than what GoW 4 does today for gaming. I AM NOT SAYING GOW IS BAD OR ANYTHING.

I just think given that RE4 didn't receive all around 10's I wouldn't think GoW would either, but it did.
IMO RE4 is a 10 so it really doesn't matter to me. (I have yet to get GoW, due to time and finances lol, but I really want to play it.)

I think the problem is with "Review" sites now. They are all over the place with the ratings. And will collectively destroy a great games rating just because they have a Tribal mindset towards the console of their choice.

Also as a side note, a perfect 10 game should be held to extremely high standards. Very few games reach a perfect 10. Also a perfect 10 has to either be Evolutionary or Revolutionary when it comes to gameplay (IMO). Otherwise it would be between 9-9.9.

Metroid Prime on gamecube didn't even get 10's in it's day. And that game deserved it. Great Music, Great Graphics, Great story, great gameplay, made it feel like you were inside Samus's outfit and brought great new gameplay mechanics. But still received 9's, 9.5's but not many 10's.

[gangsta_red]

RE4 was pretty phenomenal at the time, a huge departure from the regular series. I can see the comparison between RE4 and GoW, both changed up it's popular formula and went with the 3rd person over the shoulder view.

RE4 would probably win out only for nostalgic reasons though and not necessarily because it's better than GoW.

[SuperSaiyanGod41]

2 different games though. If u want to compare a game to RE4 then compare TLOU. That's like me comparing devil may cry to The Walking Dead lol.

[gangsta_red]

Two different games that changed up their gameplay style to both over the shoulder third person action.

The play mechanices of both games are actually pretty similar.

[Brash]

Hahaha

[AspiringProGenji]

Too bad in the end RE lost itsef to the mainstream while GoW has been a solid series from the start

[Petebloodyonion]

Ok yeah, you mean Resident 7 (and made for Vr) or the revelations series
Yep, they definitely went mainstream with all titles there.

[DigitalRaptor]

GoW is in good company. I love it for many of the same reasons I absolutely loved RE4 when it came out. It's easy to draw parallels.

Not sure if it will be as impactful or influential in the long term, as RE4 was though.

[Crazyglues]

Stop you lost me at No Resident Evil 4... I stop reading after that... LoL (You just can't be serious right now)

[PhoenixUp]

Does it need to be

[FallenAngel1984]

There’s always gotta be that article

[OB1Biker]

Its...God Of War?

[FloydianAndroid]

I disagree, but whatever. They are two completely different games from two completely different genres. Personally though I prefer God of War.

[NarooN]

What a garbage premise for an artical. They aren't even in the same genre, just makes the writer seem butthurt and desperate to put the game down somehow lol.

[GNCFLYER]

God of War just retook its place among the highest tier Sony exclusives.

Uncharted, Last of Us, HZD, BB, and GOW.
Its status is legendary again and deserves to not be compared with others, there is no vs, there is God of War and its cemented among the greats.

RE was really good, it's not GOW good.

[SuperSaiyanGod41]

RE4 was the last good RE game, they all gone down hill from there. The original creator left after RE4 and made Evil Within.

[outsider1624]

The thing is we, as playstation owners wouldn't even compare these two in the first place. The only people that would say this are non ps owners.

[Kiwi66]

Strange comparison

[AntiZeal0t]

2 very different games in two very different times. Resident Evil 4 reinvented the wheel, God of War takes things lots of other games are doing and one ups them in most ways.

[Elda]

Of course it isn't! No comparison. RE4 was a good game but the new GOW is definitely much better.

[T2X]

Why does every thi g have to be better than xyz? Can't we enjoy them all in their own right?

[NapalmSanctuary]

RE4 revolutionized 3rd person shooters. GoW isn't revolutionary. Its actually quite safe as far as modern trends go. Also, RE4, while good on its own, was a terrible RE game.

[Imalwaysright]

RE4 is one of the most influential games of all time and it didn't just influence shooters. It's influence can also be seen in sandbox games like GTA, action adventure games like Uncharted, RPGs like Mass Effect and now even hack n' slash games like GoW and hellblade

[NapalmSanctuary]

I agree that it was insanely influential. Not knocking it on its own merits, at all. Its a great game. Its merits as an RE game is a completely different story though. Like the former RE games-in-development that eventually became Devil May Cry and Onimusha, there was no reason it had to bear the RE name. No need to cannibalize one of the greatest game series of all time just to bring RE4 to market.

We could have had it all: great 3rd person macabre action shooters and great new classic-style RE titles, side by side. But Capcom in all their (lack of) wisdom decided it was better to divide the fan base. It certainly didn't serve them at the time to abandon classic-style RE. On the GC, RE4 only sold about 250k more than REmake. It wasn't until it was ported to the PS2 and the Wii that it finally outsold RE2's PS release. Had CC ported REmake and RE0 to the PS2 and given RE4 a multiplat release as the first game in a new franchise, they most definitely could have doubled, maybe even tripled their profits within the same time frame. Again, my point in all this is that we could have had it all. The choice between the two was forced and arbitrary.

[Lilrizky]

In that case, it's too early to draw a comparison. we wont know how influential god of war will be for a while.

I think the whole one-shot camera, the AI stuff with artreus and just the whole way they moulded all these really well polished things together that makes something like a well designed video game with deep mechanics and variety while also feeling like an epic and emotional cinematic blockbuster at the same time.

i think in those ways itll be very influential

[Imalwaysright]

I didn't say anything about it being a good or bad RE game. I was just trying to say that RE4 influenced more than the shooter genre but... I disagree. Much like GoW franchise, RE needed the change to stay relevant as it was becoming stagnant and irrelevant. Not only that but I think that 4 is a great RE game as it kept the most fundamental thing about the franchise to me: the atmosphere even if the game was more action focused. Without atmosphere you would just have an action game http://www.escapistmagazine... like RE5.

As for sales, they were the reason why Mikami took the franchise to a more action focused experience compared to the original RE games https://www.gamesradar.com/...

[NapalmSanctuary]

I disagree that atmosphere, alone was the most fundamental aspect of classic RE. Classic RE was the sum of all its parts. The fixed camera, the zombies and bio-weapons, the beautiful pre-rendered backgrounds, the claustrophobic environments, the particular style of item management, the exploration based 3D metroidvania level design, the atmosphere, etc.. I also disagree that the atmosphere was similar between RE4 and the classics. RE4 had a distinct old-world feel but With the game moving from shootout to shootout, it had a much more frenetic feel which diminished the horror atmosphere, considerably. Classic RE had a real world feel with a slow burn but creeping tension. You weren't trying to kill everything. In fact, figuring out what to kill and what not to kill was a key aspect of the gameplay. The atmosphere only diminishes at the very end when its time to go finish the game. But all this is beside the point. If you're going to boil any series or game down to one aspect (which I don't think you can), its gameplay, not atmosphere.

"As for sales, they were the reason why Mikami took the franchise to a more action focused experience compared to the original RE games"

And as I pointed out, the sales of RE4 on GameCube were barely higher than REmakes sales on GameCube. Thats why CC broke contract with Nintendo and went multiplat with it. But they didn't give REmake and RE0 the same chance to prove themselves. The RE fan base wasn't on Nintendo consoles, as they found out with RE2, which sold around 5 mil units on PS1 but less than 1 mil on N64. Ultimately, what caused the change in direction for RE was CC's unwillingness to bring the true next gen classic-style RE (REmake & RE0) to the place were RE's fan base dwelled. They can say it was low sales, but they already knew that RE didn't sell well on Nintendo consoles. They just chose to ignore that fact until RE4 failed to sell well on GameCube.

[Last_Boss]

RE4 is trash!

[Sirk7x]

I doubt any game designer with talent would support your opinion.

[Last_Boss]

Don't matter what they think. So there's that.

[Prince_TFK]

But most action adventure games draw inspiration from RE4. So are you saying those games are trash as well?

[GamesMaster1982]

I tought Resident Evil 4 it was an excellent game but just not that good of a Resident Evil game i mean the start was good but half way through it just seemed like a action movie like 5 and 6 were all the way through , then there was the worst ever sidekick ever to look after. The classics 1 and Remake and 2 are the best in my opinioni and can't wait for the Remake of 2 the best Resident Evil ever. 7 defo brought back that survival goodness and claustrophobic surroundings

[Last_Boss]

You're right I should have used better words tbh. My tone was a bit harsh. Agreed on the RE2 remake.

[lio_convoy]

I like eating oranges, but I hate eating grapefruit. Discuss.

[TheSplooge]

This is gonna hurt some feelings 😬

[LiamKreptic]

How did this trash get here? This is like comparing apples to steak...they are no where near the same...

[HylianMigz]

wow what an accurate comparison

[lociefer]

Honestly this is the first time ive seen a game making every1 go this crazy, xbox fans r going crazy , pc fans r going crazy, basically salt all over the place.

Every1 knows sony delivers the best exclusives, why this madness now ?

[Sirk7x]

Although Resident Evil 4 is one of my all-time favorite games, and probably one of the best ever made, it is still a product of its time. 13 years ago, many ideas in 3D gaming could still be new, as developers were still very limited by console hardware. Its did influence game design greatly. To my knowledge, it was the first game that incorporated an over the shoulder style for a 3D shooter, and used ideas and camera tricks that no one had seen before. This however should not take away from the accomplishments of other games, as once so many ideas have been realized, there is little room for innovation until we can do things that weren't possible before. In the near future, AI will probably make this possible by being able to tailor and change the worlds around us as we play in 3D spaces.

[BlackTar187]

RE4 single handly made RE awesome again to the Mainstream and then ruined it going forward until the most recent.

[ILostMyMind]

Good. GoW is a great game, unlike any RE after the second.

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

The only people that hold this sentiment are people that don't won a PS4. Simple as that.

[Snakeking33]

No it’s better

[djsilke45]

who comes up with these articles lmao

[adonisisfree]

Resident evil 4 is good but it’s not God Of War...

[Belmont85]

I really want to laugh at this but I can’t. The sheer amount of detail, lore.. This has to be for clicks.

[Kumakai]

its better.

[Imalwaysright]

I can see similarities between RE4 and this new GoW but it doesn't have anything to do with the games themselves but because of what they meant for their respective franchises.

[Hardiman]

GOW had raised the bar of what a game can be and will be looked back at just like RE4 is.

[Minute Man 721]

RE 4 is where that franchise died, from survival horror to action game 😔

[Silly gameAr]

smh. These articles are getting retarded.

[DivineAssault]

God of war is good but its no covfefe

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

Its better. Re4 as overrated the last two areas of that game are not good, plus Help me Leon.

[BlaqMagiq1]

One of the dumbest articles to come out this year.

[SquareBurgers]

I’ve been saying that GoW is polished, but nothing revolutionary, however, people’s bias cloud their logic.

[Minute Man 721]

Correct

[bluefox755]

The game is absolutely better then re4, and I'm an re4 fan.

[PizzaSteve]

Hack and slash game vs a horror game? Ok whatever.

[solideagle]

No shit sherlock...who is this guy or gal? Professional journalist?

[TheOttomatic91]

True but then again no game really is, it’s great as it’s own thing I’m just glad they reinvented the series after Ascension

[Petebloodyonion]

The point of the article is: In 10 years, will GOW4 still be revered as one of the best game of all time like Resident Evil 4?

Personally, I fell that this game is blown out of proportion because it's GOW and it's a BIG BIG PS4 exclusive game.
I'm a huge GOW fan (bought the collector's edition and already put 15 hours in the game) but there are lots of flaws that would have been mentioned if the game was made multiplatform.

How come all reviews spend 3/4 of the review on Story and the great relationship between Kratos and Autrus and spend so little on gameplay (except saying it's great and satisfying)

Does it bother no one that Kratos can't jump anymore? That he feels robotic or like Ryse, must go to a marked spot to climb because a small rock is blocking the huge hole with the glowing chest?

The tedious part of finding the three runes for every apples and horn in the game (because that's fun)

Just a reminder, Heavy rain on PS3 was a perfect game everything was perfect because of the story and It was perfect until the remastered version came on ps4 suddenly it was a game that hadn't aged well.

[pyroxxx]

neither did Resi4,.. There are significant improvements of gameplay/camera made in Resi5 ,.. Still play Resi4 (actually played it yesterday,.. and damn you need hours to adapt to remaster and se how much tighter controlls are in resi 5 or Revelations2,.. it is amazing how much effort it takes to git gud a new). Wii Version was probably the best

[Prince_TFK]

I feel like most of what you had said about GOW is spot on. Although I enjoy this game very much (my early GOTY for sure) I still feel that some parts of this game are not that great, especially combat.

[rainslacker]

Today is the first time I've ever heard re4 being called one of the best games of all time.

It was a good game, and I recognize it's influence on game design, but it wasn't anywhere close to the caliber of gow in terms of actual quality. Even for it's time it was a slightly above average action game, that failed to bring what people.liked about re into the new generation. It reinvented itself by abandoning what it was. Gow kept what it was, it just switched genres for gameplay and ramped up the story telling.

[Petebloodyonion]

I guess you never read articles like the 100 games of all time from various publications.

IGN Res4 = 32 GOW (any games) = MIA
http://ign.com/lists/top-10...

WatchMojo Res4 = 9
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
EDGE
Res4 = 10
https://nintendoeverything....

[rainslacker]

You're right, I never read those lists ,because they're usually not very accurate.

It's just I've never heard general discussion say such things. I'm not saying the game was bad, although the game play certainly doesn't hold up well today. It did have some design things that most definately did influence the course of action games though.

[EricHonolulu]

Bloodborne should be up there with the bestest of the best. It kicked ass.

[Petebloodyonion]

I agree it's a heck of a game!

[masterfox]

https://i.pinimg.com/origin...

seriously what a dumb comparison, is like saying this is a good Ducati but is no bicycle XD, the only thing to notice here is just a website desperate for clicks, well you ain't getting any from me ;)

[biocharted]

I think you got the names backwards

[Xavi4K]

I enjoyed GOW more than RE2...

[outsider1624]

One is survival horror and the other action adventure. I'm just grateful got to experience both.

[Tango]

What they trying to say Adidas is good but is not Nike.

[FernDiggidy]

LOL!!!

[LoveSpuds]

Gamerevolution.com is complete dogshit......but it's no Gamingbolt.com.

[OffRoadKing]

You're trollish clickbait is good but you're no GameCritics.

[Ikenda]

God of War is good but it's not clickbait... All you brainless writers with no imagination pissed of Kratos... Kratos smash heads... Boy, aim for a headshot... (all this being said with the great voice of Christopher Judge...)

[Mr Marvel]

Haha!!! No, it's definitely nothing like RE4.
God of War is only 100x better than the over-rated RE4.
In fact, EVERY God of War game is far better than RE4 imo.

[Mr Marvel]

My left ear is great, but it's no right ear.

[Profchaos]

Re4 is no re3 IMO

[Mr Marvel]

Agreed. RE2 and RE3 were the best in the series IMO.

[DrShoe]

Gamerevolution is good, but it's no Polygon....

[AmUnRa]

O my God. thats all I can say....🙄

[Zenbaby369]

RE4 was my least favorite tho..

[Hedstrom]

For me, god of war is the best game i ever played!

[Kosic]

But re4 was sh*t...

[P_Bomb]

Both games revitalized their respective IP. No need for a VS. Win/win

[Jayszen]

In your opinIon. The God of War is every bit as good as it has been described and so was Resident Evil However, if one were to play Resident Evil 4 now, we would probably not like it as much - a game can only be judged properly in the era it was released with the games it was released against. At this time God of War is the best game out there, in my opinion. However, eventually there will be another game that comes out that will take the baton.

[Mr Marvel]

Why?... because Atreus is actually useful and well voice acted?
Meanwhile Resident Escort Mission 4 has one of the most annoyingly useless characters, who is poorly voice acted and is the main focus of the worst babysitting mission of all time.

[rainslacker]

I did find artreus annoying during battle because of the way he yells everything....particularly annoying when your fighting calories and dying a lot.

But he was very useful in battle....and even pretty much necessary for some winning strategies against the valkyries

[Copzik]

RE 1&2 were good ones. 3 not so good.
Code Veronica was also a good game.
It all went wrong from RE4. Just a modern day action shooter.

[doggo84]

A whale is great, but it's no ostrich

[pyroxxx]

No it is definitely not Resident Evil 4,.. It is completely different game.

PS: Resi 4 hasn't aged that well at all,.. you need 5 hours to get back to controls,..especially after playing Resi5 and Revelations 2 for tens of hours,.. Really wish they made strafe and camera improvements from Resi5 into remaster.

[Kokyu]

You're right its better than RE4

[NextGenCeo]

What kind of brain :)))

[Flewid638]

Considering the list of PS exclusives that have blown me way, it's not on the top of my list either.

[InTheZoneAC]

Legend of Legaia is good, but it's no Socom

[lellkay]

Resi 4 was awesome for its time, but it's barley aged well at all. I'd rather play GOW any day of the week.

[Inzo]

No it sure is no RE4...... Its better!

[DONTB]

Resident Evil 4 is good... but not that good. 7 or 8/10.

[Exvalos]

No...No it's not Resident Evil 4, the game is called um God of War? What am I missing here?

[Cobra951]

Thank God for that. I wouldn't be so impressed if GoW only measured up to RE4.

[theshredded]

I know people are going to be pissed at the title but it's true. It's not revolutionary or a genre defining game like Resi 4.

[rainslacker]

I would say it's pretty genre defining in terms of story and world structure for semi open world linear games. It excelled at both those things.

On top of that, it stayed pretty true to the gow feeling in combat, despite changing genres completely. Re4 went from a crappy controls and silky story survival horror game, to a action sequence game where the story went from serious to takin g itself too seriously while removing all the survival horror elements. Re4 is.more like a spin off to the series.

[NeodeosX]

No, you're right. God Of War is no Resident Evil 4. It's far better written, much deeper and more emotional.

[Germaximus]

Resident Evil 4 was the start of the downfall of the series. God of War is a new excellent beginning.

[TheDriz]

I actually am one of the weirdos who thinks RE4 is good and that’s about it. It’s special but I’ll never go back and play it. Played it once many many years ago and I’m good. I could see myself going back to god of war in the future but who knows. My point is RE4 is a tiny bit overrated

[rainslacker]

I thought re4 was a good game too. Not amazing, but it had it's place, and did influence game design in the genre. But it wasn't a good re game. It's more like the movies, and a couple.of the movies are actually better.

[TheDriz]

That’s a good way to put it

[zodiac909]

Well here it is. The stupidest article you'll read all day. Might as well compare crickets to airplanes.

[CrimsonWing69]

can't god of war just be praised without someone saying, "yeah it's good, but..."?

[Zabatsu]

I've never understood why people even consider RE4 great. It's mediocre, at best

[Gameseeker_Frampt]

Isn't Resident Evil 4 the game people bring up when they complain about escort missions and how bad they are?

[Tankbusta40]

Resident Evil 4 ruined the darn series!!!! Why is it such a popular opinion that the game is so great?? Resident Evil 4 turned the series into 3rd person action instead of survival horror...Resident Evil 4 is why we got 5 AND 6(Which everyone complained about). Resident Evil 4 is why Capcom rebooted the series for 7. Every Resident Evil before 4 and including Code Veronica is FAR FAR superior to 4

I have not played God of War yet...but I swear Resident Evil 4 love is so far over blown.

[Feriku]

Yeah, I never understand why people criticize RE5 for being action but give RE4 a pass. I guess RE4 kept the horror atmosphere a little better, but it had already left the survival horror gameplay behind.

[MADGameR]

A troll looking for clicks obviously. RE4 is nothing compared to God of War.

[vladstad]

sorry but god of war beats res 4 hands down in my opinion

[DwightSchrute01]

"God of War well ahead of the competition on metacritic" lol wishful thinking

[mechlord]

the butthurt community just wont stop showing it reddened ass...*sigh*

[inxine]

its weird that some articles compare two games with completely different genres. both are amazing games for completely different reasons. can we not just enjoy great games without comparing them to either dark souls (lol) or other games?

[urAsynth]

what?

[Orionsangel]

Groundbreaking games always leave a lasting impression. These are games that do something new. That take gaming to another level. They become phenomenons. These games don't necessarily introduce new genres or anything but they do it in a new and innovative manner. They are the start of something that will be imitated for years to come.

For me these games are...

Tetris
Myst
SMB3
Street Fighter II
Mario 64
Tomb Raider
FF7
Halo
GTAIII
RE4

[jeromeface]

GoW far surpasses the turd that was RE4. A game that not only ruined the franchise but also killed survival horror games in general.

[zaherdab]

god of war is good but it's not rock paper scissors !!! so it can't replace my morning coffee coz i sleep every night at 1 am .... and this is as coherent

[gleepot]

Gameplay wise and atmosphere wise it certainly doesn't measure up to RE4, but it has fantastic production values and a great narrative. Loved it.

[Tzuno]

what?

[jokerisalive]

very few games can measure up to RE4.

[Tross]

I would hope not. God of War is not survival horror, so it shouldn't play like a survival horror game.

[Einhander1971]

Both designed for casuals you don’t have a clue!! I expect I was playing games before you were born. Both fantastic games certainly not for casuals.

[deno]

Not a fair comparison. Resident Evil 4 is a masterpiece though. It revolutionized game mechanics.

[RabbitFly]

Why on earth are people under the misconception that Resident Evil 4 was the first third person shooter?

I am very confused.

This is a genre that has been around for ages.

Not to undermine the contribution of Resident Evil 4, but this is just getting silly. Resident Evil 4 was not a genre creating game.

Even the first Halo did more for the genre and that is not even in the same category.

[ghostrider32]

Dark Souls is good, but it's no Chakan the Forever Man.

[spoonard]

The funny thing is that the same site this dude writes for gave GoW a perfect score. lol

[Smokehouse]

No, but it is an excellent throwback to that era. It’s the best action/drama I have played in a long time. It has much better pacing than something like the last of us or rise of the tomb raider.

I’m playing ROTR now and it has been slow walking for the first 40 minutes. I’m still waiting for the game to start. That’s why I would group GOW in with RE or Dead Space. As great? Probably not but in the top tier for sure.