God of War (Playstation 4 Review) | ReadersGambit

Norse gods will fall and boys become men in Esler's review of God of War.

[lociefer]

"Cons:
Poor performance
Combat loses its shine"

Herp derp im special gib meh cliks

[AspiringProGenji]

More like, I cannot combo and experiment for shit

https://twitter.com/sunhile...

[Brave_Losers_Unite]

Zelda: Breath off the Wild
OVERALL 10/10

PROS
Completely shakes up the formula
Massive, believable Hyrule
Gorgeous graphics

CONS
Frame rate issues on Wii U

So framerate issues isn't docked here. And a pro is the graphics but no mention of it in God of War. Lmfao Nintendo fanboy

Tekken 7 (Same Reviewer as GoW)
8.5

PRO
Interesting new mechanics < LOL
Fantastic soundtrack
Lots of customisation options
Combat feels great

CONS
Story is a massive let down
Less game modes than previous entries
No tutorial for beginners

Oh and this game also got a higher score https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[badz149]

"Gorgeous graphics" for BoTW but no mention for one of the best console graphic to date in GoW! LOL that's how you see how pathetic and insecure Nintendo fanboys are among the reviewers! and when they are called wearing the nostalgia glasses, they flipped out!

now suddenly performance matters! GoW performs almost all the time 30fps on the standard PS4 but it was a no issue back when BoTW runs at the 20's fps on the Switch! hypocrite much? AND..."combat losses its shine"?? but the simplistic and easy combat for BoTW didn't?? WTF? if you're gonna review troll a game already regarded as one of the best this gen, at least do it with plausible reasons, not blatant fanboyism like this!

[sonarus]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I don’t feel anyone needs to defend god of war the game honestly stands for itself. This game is amazing. A true evolution of a game. This is like jump from mgs1 to mgs2/mgs3. Just amazing

[ShadowWolf712]

If he really didn't dock as many points for similar complaints in other games, this kinda smells like someone tring to "fix" a "meta" rating somewhere.

[morganfell]

""Gorgeous graphics" for BoTW but no mention for one of the best console graphic to date in GoW!"

I have railed for years against sites which have no standards. Basically all of them. Written, detailed standards that lay out clearly for what points are awarded and why they are deducted. Reviews have degenerated into fanboyism written by fanboys with an intent. These persons do not like standards because having such holds them to a marker that does not allow them to damn a great game out of jealousy while overlooking chasm wide faults with other titles. Standards create concrete barriers to those acting without reason yet employing an ill gotten purpose. Enforceable standards are the first step in removing the individual's personal likes and dislikes from a review. For a generation of supposed writers that often feel their opinion is more important than serving the community, such an omission is too great a blow to their ego.

[AKS]

On WiiU, huh? It has drops to 20 fps on both systems. I noticed last year according to reviewers not holding a rock solid 60 fps in Nier: Automata was a major disappointment yet drops to 20 fps were barely noticeable...as long as they were in Breath of the Wild.

[DigitalRaptor]

It's really not hard to pick apart bad reviews for this game.

The combat in this game is deep and rewarding... it loses its shine how, exactly?

[UltraNova]

Not very shiny 7.5/10 s/

[Brave_Losers_Unite]

Wa

[xPhearR3dx]

For me personally the combat is extremely repetitive with section after section having similar objectives/task. Visuals and set pieces are breathtaking, but I just can't get into the gameplay. HOWEVER, if I was a reviewer, I wouldn't review this game. The only reason I played it is because I game share and my cousin wanted it. I've never been a huge fan of the series or the combat. I don't know if that's the case here, but lately I've been seeing lots of reviewers reviewing games/genres that have no interest in. Obviously there's always going to be people like myself that don't care for X game, this case of God of War. At the same time, it's just not my type of game. If a reviewer has the same mentality, they shouldn't review the game.

I can totally see why this game is getting so much praise, but it's just not for me. I would like to finish it as the story is actually interesting for once (for me). Then again, I'm not too far in I don't think. I'm in the process of climbing the mountain after SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER. So maybe it switches up and doesn't feel as repetitive to me later on. I do like the single camera angle. I would actually like to see that done more, it's extremely immersive.

[Aceman18]

Lol at this review

[TheGoodestBoi]

I thought the performance was impressive especially considering the visuals and there hardly being any loading screens, I personally didnt notice any frame dips either.
I also think the combat is another positive aspect of the game. I doubt the reviewer experimented with combos and swtiching stances much if he thinks it a negative

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Man the combat is so deep especially once you get the switching stances for both axe and bare handed it just opens up a whole host of new options

[OB1Biker]

'Combat loses its shine'???
I can't even.. The game combat is straight mind blowing. Sooo good.

[kneon]

I finished the game and probably never even used half the moves available. I'll try to expand on that on my second play through, though I'll need to change gear as my stats aren't currently high enough for some of the moves. It may take more than 2 play throughs to really fully explore the combat.

[doggo84]

Exactly. The combat is brilliant in its own right and i never experienced any major performance problem that hampered my experience

[bluefox755]

Performance for me has been rock solid the whole time, and the combat has only gotten more enjoyable as I get better at it.

[Ceaser9857361]

"Poor performance
Combat loses its shine"

Like seriously!! I dont want to waste any words other then LMAO! on this guy

[showtimefolks]

😂 Just 😂

Poor performance and combat is so much better than before. Now you can't just button mash it takes actual skills

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Lol right poor performance my ass and combat never loses it shine or gets boring. They are def looking for clicks with this review especially since we have digital foundry already having done their hands on with it and there was no poor performance which blows my mind this site would try to say that

[OffRoadKing]

The poor performance thing is total bullshit, the other is subjective but for me I felt the combat got better the longer you play. Thanks for the heads up. Not clicking that garbage.

[Mithan]

Yep, I didn't click through and wont. I don't think you need to give God of War a 10/10, but anything lower than a 9 is just crap IMO.

[UCForce]

“Combat loses its shine” That’s a big no.

[GNCFLYER]

This is the comment I was scrolling for. Did they even play this game? The combat is one of its strong points and never loses shine.

Lol what were they thinking with that comment?

[Big_Game_Hunters]

exactly, it never had any to begin with

[chrisx]

What a click bait review.

[UltraNova]

It would be if it was released within a week of release...

This review is not very... shiny 3/10 - IGN

[Relientk77]

Funny how weeks after the game came out, now come the clickbait reviews

[OffRoadKing]

They feel its safe to do them now, to have tried to drop these garbage reviews while all the 10's were rolling in would have made them look even dumber then they already do.

[Shiken]

My thoughts exactly...Goty for sure.

[blackblades]

I remember there being a way to down vote a site. I dont see it no more it needs a comeback.

[AspiringProGenji]

I like how any minimal complain is worth giving a game lower than average score these days

“Poor performace”
The game performs really well with very minimal dips

“Combat loses its shine”
There are two weapons (three if you count shield), each with a shit ton of abilities and combos, then there’s the bow which helps you link combos/juggles as well. So there’s no excuse to experiment and keep the combat fresh

[Jinger]

I really wouldn't say a "shit ton" of abilities and combos. There are a decent amount, but it's too bad a lot of the cool moves are behind a cool down meter. So once you use those up you're left with your basic light/heavy attack and a couple stance changing moves. Plus switching between your second weapon isn't the quickest so chaining together moves between all the weapons isn't as satisfying as it was in the old GoW games. But using Atreus strategically to keep a juggle going is rewarding, but very rare unfortunately in the harder difficulty settings.

[Germaximus]

Exactly what Jinger said. It amazes me that so many people don't seem to understand this.

[AspiringProGenji]

He is only partially right. I can still chain combos using different weapons even tho there’s a slight delay. Not only that but you can use 4 runic attacks using both weapons so that’s a plus. Also you can lower the cooldown with gear. The game gives you a lot of options for different playstyles so no excuses

And there’s nothing wrong with the cooldown. It is called balance. Choose the ones that fot your playstile and all set. Thet afe in cooldown? There are still many abilities you can use to combo

And again, juggging is not rare. You just need to use heavy attacks and once done keep the momentum. The juggling here isn’t as forgiving and eqsy to cheat hordes as the old games. Take that as you will

[Aceman18]

That's why I use the "boy" arrow to keep them in the air when I juggle them upwards. I can switch real quick and keep my combo going.

[DivineAssault]

Try some new tactics dude.. There are MANY ways to damage/combo foes.. Spamming the same 4 hit combo is dull and not very effective on higher difficulties.. Also try changing up Atreus' summons and your runic attacks and work them into your moves

[OffRoadKing]

Switching between weapons is literally one button press and the cool down can be shortened by using the proper load out. You're not even nitpicking right.

[Christopher]

I swapped between them easily. I think it just takes practice. Fire off a spinning axe special or AOE special, switch immediately and go to town. Hold triangle at any time to switch back to axe, don't use dpad for swapping to axe. Let alone melee attacks required no switching at all, so shield breaks or trips were always immediately accessible.

I think the problem with this game is much like the earlier ones, you could experiment but usually the tried and true is all you needed. There were a ton of rage and melee things I used only once or twice because I didn't need to.

[Jinger]

@Everyone who replied

I think most of the problem is that I'm playing on Give Me God of War difficulty, and enemies will go into a rage mode and attack more frequently and when they are in rage mode you can't start juggling them with just a heavy attack. More often then not you can't even interrupt an enraged enemy so pulling off long combos isn't very frequent for me.

I have to constantly be dodging and countering since it just a takes a few hits to kill me. Most of the time when I experiment with juggling combo's it's only 1v1, which isn't very often. Then it makes it worse that enemies in this difficutly take upwards of 20 or so hits, so between that, then going rage mode (becoming harder, stronger, faster, longer) I end up having to resort into more cheap attack patterns otherwise when I do moves I get locked into an animation and that is almost certain death.

@Christopher

I'm going to try that Triangle move to switch from the blades to the Axe quicker. My main thing is it just feels clunky changing between weapons where as in the old games it was smooth and quick.

[boing1]

Combat loses shine if you play on easy. There is no need for strategy then.

[morganfell]

But that isn't even true then because even on easy you cannot button mash your way through the game.

[Sunny_D]

This is true.

[boing1]

Well, I played on easy at first and there is a huge difference IMO. Of course you can't button mash through everything but it's way more forgiving if you're trying to.

[Big_Game_Hunters]

same applies to GMGOW, just roll spam and fully upgrade the kid to let him do all the work.

[trooper_]

A.K.A, I can't play the freaking game for squat.

That's how this review should be renamed.

[SuperSaiyanGod41]

Funny thing i left a comment in gamecritics who said he beat it in 17 hours but he flat out lied because in his review he says, that old fans will be disappointed that the axe is the only weapon in the game. Exposing him and he deleted my comment lol, come to find out they are a bunch of Nintendo fanboys smfh.

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

"Combat loses its shine"...dafuq? Uhhh no it doesn't especially on give me a challenge difficulty. I love the combos and combinations of your attacks and "Boy's" arrows.

Plus this difficulty actually forces you to think and use some strategies as certain enemies or groups with multi types of enemies will require you to engage them and different ways and prioritize one over the other.

Another clickbait review easily.

[THC CELL]

Someone just wanting clicks ((pass))

[chris235]

just by watching the score for the review i sense the smell of clickbait.

[AnubisG]

7.5? Get out of here you clown.

[Apex13]

This is the score I have the game much to the disapproval of many. It's a really good game but it's not a leap beyond God of War, and games like the last of us have done the buddy system better in my opinion. I can't stand the dialogue of the son, and how he says "Boy" every time. The mechanics are standard GOW. It's a brilliant game but i honestly feel that 9 or 10 was a stretch. Games like Red Dead 2 And last of us will be worthy of that score I'm sure.

[TKCMuzzer]

So, its a brilliant game but only a 7.5. You logic makes no sense, you know what brilliant means? Games don't have to do something new (Mario, princess gets kidnapped.......again) to be a 9 or 10. They just have to be very good at what they do, and God Of War is very good at what it does.

[Apex13]

Yes it's brilliant but 7.5. Which part of that escapes your logic? It's not a 9 or a 10 game. Imo. You bring up Mario, do you know the game reinvents itself every single time regardless of the goal? Hence it's always popular.

[Christopher]

I'm going to agree, you really can't call it brilliant and then give it an 'above average' rating. I think you're communicating your point poorly here.

[Apex13]

I don't understand why something can't be called brilliant and not get above average score??? It's above average so what should I call it? It's a brilliant game but it's not a mind blowing experience that a 9 or a 10. The game hasn't evolved that much, dialogue is ok bit can be relative, the combat system hasn't changed bar adding his son to help out, it's still the good game that is GoW. However, the evolution to say what Tomb Raider did in its reboot really isn't here. Sorry, if you don't agree. It's a brilliant game because I don't hate it, I'm enjoying my time with it and for what it is but it hasn't evolved that much.

[Christopher]

Brilliant is the same as saying exceptional. Most things aren't 'brilliant' especially since 'brilliant' is in comparison to even the 'better' games out there. Yet you are giving it a slightly above average score. That doesn't say what you think you're saying.

[zeuanimals]

There's so much wrong with this. TLOU's buddy system was basic as hell compared to GOW's. You couldn't actually any of the other characters and they were mostly useless in combat. Atreus will attack, stun, hold enemies, and shoot on his own. You can also obviously tell him when to shoot and when to summon.

And it's way above the previous games in every department, are you kidding me? The combat in the previous games had more button combos, but the combat was a lot more basic. You can pretty much keep enemies in a constant stunlock or juggle them until they're dead in the previous games. You didn't have to worry about battlefield awareness or your strengths and weaknesses based on gear, both of which completely change the dynamics of combat and expands it into being a more thoughtful game.

Seriously, go back and play the previous games and try to tell me that you actually took a step back during combat to think about what you need to do. I used to play the previous games high because I didn't need to think; just button mash, muscle memory for combos, and slightly impaired reflexes for dodging and parrying and I was pretty much fine on the hardest difficulty. I wouldn't dare try that with the newest game.

[Apex13]

Rubbish, the TLOU buddy system was done better. Get over it, you won't change my mind lol. I don't get this emotional outcry that everyone is doing if someone says the game isn't a perfect 10 or a 9. It is what it is and people will take it all differently.

[zeuanimals]

You gonna go into detail why TLOU's barebones buddy system was better or are you just gonna say it's better without backing it up? Opinions are fine but they're rubbish if you can't back it up.

[Apex13]

TBH, you didn't make a compelling argument for me to even get into detail. I'm still playing the game and just beat the Dragon. However, this is the score I think it deserves.

[gammaray13]

whats the matter little boy, can't you beat the game is it too grown up for you

[Apex13]

Zzzzzzzz

[InTheZoneAC]

Troll Fail

GoW kept me engaged the entire time from start to end like Horizon, The Last of Us, Uncharted 1-3 and Bloodborne. These games are all one of the greatest of all time.

[TallonIV]

I agree about the combat it does gets stale after awhile. I also don't like the fact that a majority of the bosses are trolls, more variety would have been nice.

[UCForce]

You do know there are Valkyrie boss fights, right ? These are tougher than the trolls.

[AspiringProGenji]

You have been hating on the game since release. Not surprises there

[Einhander1971]

Who ever wrote this worthless review needs to get a new hobby. GOW is a technical marvel, I have standard PS4 slim and I certainly haven’t had any performance issues it looks and plays amazing. I also have BOTW and that’s stunning also:)

[Germaximus]

As good as it is, combat is literally the worst thing about the game.

Good review.

[UCForce]

Nope. I bet he didn’t use all abilities and skill.

[Christopher]

Camera is the worst.

[BlaqMagiq1]

*Best thing about the game.

[TheSplooge]

Seems about right!

[UCForce]

Well, not exactly.

[Donnie81]

One positive is even the games low scores are still pretty good

[OB1Biker]

Yes I feel a bit sad for trolls. Easy kills for Kratos.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

The combat is the best thing about the GoW series. I’m not sure what this reviewer is talking about. Right when the combat begins to get repetitive you unlock new moves to spice it up again.

[pabadamus1]

This review comes across a bit disingenuous. I am not one to fault a negative or middling review if the critique is clear and honest. If this is an honest unbiased review free of agenda then so be it. Sadly the way I read it suggests otherwise.

A 7.5, in actuality, is not a bad score. We need to take critique from both ends of the spectrum with a healthy dose of skepticism. We also need to curtail this over reactive, knee jerk behavior to contrarian views. If the game is good, as the consensus suggests, it will rise above bias, agenda and defamation.

[The 10th Rider]

Not to mention all great games get these kind of reviews. Throwing a fit and drawing more attention to it does absolutely nothing. If the reviewer genuinely felt this way about the game, it's not going to change his view. If he did it to spite the 10/10 reviews or to troll the complaining only encourages it. Just accept that people are going to throw out reviews like this for every game and move on.

[OB1Biker]

Yes but its not even about the game at this point. Everyone knows by now that the game is more than great..
Its about gaming journalism incompetence. Always forgive, never forget.

[pabadamus1]

"Everyone knows by now that the game is more than great.. " Not everyone. It is OK if people disagree with the consensus. Everyone doesn't have to like what everyone else likes. Again, if this is an honest review or If there is an agenda then so be it. It doesn't make a difference. What should matter the most are our individual experiences. For me the 7.5 is not the issue but some of the critique seems purposely erroneous or exaggerated.

[Blaze929]

" If this is an honest unbiased review free of agenda then so be it" why is every God of War review under a 9/10 some clickbait conspiracy to you all lol? It's just one person's opinion and guess what, not all opinions are the same.

Clickbait logic makes no sense because who's actually clicking on the article? You all, just to point out stuff in the comments.

[pabadamus1]

Readers Gambit: "God of War is a poorly optimised game and there are no two ways about it. On a standard console it will struggle to hit a stable 30FPS and the Pro does not fair much better as it chugs along hoping to hit a stable 60FPS."

Digital Foundry: "Lastly, there is the base PlayStation 4, which is capped at 30fps and here, the level of performance is remarkably like the PS4 Pro with the higher resolution option engaged. Frame-rates generally hold steady at 30fps but there are dips in performance during specific sequences, which does reduce fluidity... The occasional dips below 30fps are frustrating at times but the overall level of consistency is generally solid."

RG will have it's readership believe that the game chugs and struggles to reach a playable frame rate. DF's tech analysis shows a performance profile similar to most other high fidelity console games of this generation... mostly steady fps with occasional drops. There was never any mention of poor optimization. Now, one of these analyses comes across a bit hyperbolic, purposely erroneous or disingenuous and it's not DF's. I will concede that the perception of fluidity is somewhat subjective but the consensus falls too far on the other side of RG's purported experiences and sentiments for it not to be taken with a large grain of salt. There are other points I take issue with in the review but this was the most glaring. Look, I will never fault a person for their opinion but I will always be wary of agenda.

[OB1Biker]

What I meant is everyone knows the game is a hit and of great quality. Not everyone has to like it. e. g I acknowledge the Witcher 3 to be one of the top games of this gen even though I couldn't get into it.

[MattE]

Game is at least a 8.5 minimum but does get repetitive in combat and performance isn't rock solid..

[Kribwalker]

i can agree with that so far for me. I’m about 1/3 through the game right now myself

[AspiringProGenji]

Be honest bro, the game has been a 8.5 to you even before playing the game, and it can only go lower no matter how good the game gets later on, which it does... We know how biased you are

[Kribwalker]

honestly i went into this with hype. i read the reviews and decided to buy it over gamefly or waiting for it to drop in price like i do most SP games. I’ve been enjoying it so far and i’ve heard the game gets better as you go. So yeah so far i’d say it’s a 8.5 and if what everyone says i’d true i’ll like it even more

[UCForce]

Repetitive ? Really ? There is abilities and skill tree you can upgrade. Not to mention you have talisman to spice thing up.

[MattE]

True, but most games are a tad repetitive.. doesn't mean it's a big negative

[gangsta_red]

Seriously, my only complaint so far is how in some situations the camera is too close, right over Kratos's back and when you try and dodge the field of view can't be seen and you dodge right into a pillar or wall and then get hit or killed if the enemy is blinks red.

That is my only real major gripe so far of the actually gameplay. Other criticisms I have are mainly nit picks and would be nothing against the actual game.

Other than that it's been pretty good so far.

[Christopher]

Do a Valkyrie fight and then come back and tell me about how much fun losing target lock is.

Also, dodging sideways into a wall rarely doesn't result in still dodging red attacks. Some enemy AI actually eggs you into walls because you naturally want to dodge away from the wall, but don't, dodge into that wall.

[AspiringProGenji]

@Chris, Then you are the problem. Watch your surroundings!

[gangsta_red]

@Christopher

"Do a Valkyrie fight and then come back and tell me about how much fun losing target lock is."

There's two things funny about this part of your comment...one is the target lock fiasco which I just now started noticing. Running around multiple enemies and either loosing my target lock or me accidentally moving the lock on to another enemy and going for the kill only to start chopping an enemy that was full health.

And two, my friend is having a ridiculous time fighting a Valkyrie, I haven't made it that far yet but he's loosing his sanity trying to beat her. I can't wait to see what this fight is about as I have heard it's ridiculous...and I'm playing the game on a hard difficulty.

[RabbitFly]

@gangsta_red and @Christopher

I don't recommend using the target lock in God of War (ps4) at all. Kratos has enough auto-target for it to be pretty much redundant. You have more control and oversight over your surroundings if you learn to play without it.

It works better in Souls-likes because they usually don't require you to have as much battlefield awareness, mostly because you usually fight fewer enemies at a time.

[Christopher]

***I don't recommend using the target lock in God of War (ps4) at all. Kratos has enough auto-target for it to be pretty much redundant. You have more control and oversight over your surroundings if you learn to play without it.
***

Anyone telling me this hasn't done valkyrie fights, which is the only place where you need target lock. If you don't have target lock for almost every valkyrie fight, then you are massively limiting your ability to dodge quickly and they move fast and very far for their attacks.

Otherwise, yeah, you don't really need target lock. But, Valkyries? Yeah, target lock or don't see the valkyrie at all as it moves way too fast to keep up with the slow and clunky camera.

***@Chris, Then you are the problem. Watch your surroundings!***

Yes. Of course. Having beaten the game and only one valkyrie left, I am definitely the problem. What do I know?

[UCForce]

Well, you can say that. But at least, the combat is engage enough for me. Even the first God Of War game, you have the blade of chaos. At first, you have limited moves to use but when you maxed out the blade of chaos. You have full combos and going crazy with it.

Edit : @ghostrider32 You made a terrible joke.

[gammaray13]

this reviewer gets 2/100 for being a complete idiot and a time waster

[SegaGamer]

Nobody forced you to read it. Why can't the majority of people on here accept others opinions? Nobody is forcing you to agree. Just accept that this person has a different opinion to you, or is that too much to ask from you people these days?

[Father__Merrin]

ReadersGambit? More like ReadersShitbit..

[GamingSinceForever]

I can see the game not getting a full 10/10 after beating it, but anything below an 8.5/10 is clickbait to me.

[DivineAssault]

HA! Yeah right

[Elda]

Silly review!! The combat is awesome,always trying different abilities with both weapons while trying different move sets on the skill tree with enhacements & talimans. My only gripe is every boss should have been different with epic battles,other then that I'm loving the game.

[Majin-vegeta]

Sounds like the game was too challenging for the OP...I can see why xD

[jokerisalive]

7.5???? really?????? I cant see this game getting less than 8 and thats really pushing it imo.

[PLAYWATCH76]

Yea, okay. This review is laughable.

[Silkside]

Septic you're a POS, who doesn't deserve to be a gamer. Go troll somewhere else no one like you mate. Look at your disagrees on every comment.

[Xavi4K]

Well it deserve 8.5 at least

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

not even gonna click the link lol

[Blaze929]

but comment, and make it even more hotter to appear on the front page. What logic?

[megaleo009]

You need visits?uajajaja,put 5.0 in revew.

[GrizToof]

I see this review got a bunch of attention it didn’t deserve, crap there I go adding to it.

[Goozex]

I'm still playing the game and honestly this is one of the best games I've played this gen. This website clearly wants the attention and can only do so by putting down the talented team behind this amazing game.

[Hakoom]

everytime i see a review like this i wana puke...

[Snk91]

It's great to see that everyone doesn't share the same opinion. To me God of war is the best game this generation so far. But again it's good to here another person's opinion as indicated in this article.

[Big_Game_Hunters]

NOOOoo it was supposed to be SONY's turn!!!!!

[PS3_Noob]

He gave it 7.5 to add some credibility to the review, like it is good game not great. lol

But everyone knows or secretly knows that it is not just a great game but one of the greatest game this gen whether you like it or not.

[michellelynn0976]

Yeah the combat is ok at best. Great level design, decent story (a bit cliche) cool boss fights, decent length, good weapons, but eh combat. 8/10. Not as good as Horzion, but very good game.