Wired: God of War III seems to be the end of Kratos' story. That's probably for the best.
Now, now, put down the pitchforks. I am a fan and proponent of the God of War series. I thought the original game was nothing short of a revelation, a clarion call to fans of action-adventure games that we should accept nothing less than astonishing set pieces, uninterrupted level flow, a heart-pounding soundtrack and a perfect in-game camera.
I was barely able to voice a half-hearted complaint that the sequel served up more of the same, because more of the same was still better than practically everything else in the genre. I even enjoyed all 4.5 hours of the PSP game.
God of War III, released last month for the PlayStation 3, is still in the top tier of action games. But it is also the weakest console entry in the series by a mile. Like its predecessors, it's a fun action game lavished with a few years' worth of loving polish. But the level design is chaotic and disjointed. The gameplay struggles under its own weight, laden with far too many moves and button combos. And everything that was surprising in 2005 is predictable in 2010 - especially, but not limited to, the story.
Spoiler alert: Big God of War III spoilers follow.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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its not the games fault the ur a noob and cant remember the combos, + if u didnt like the ending/the storytelling so much u can cry in the corner, u dont have to blog it
No
pass that sh!t, it has to be good.
Now I have to go play it again, to make sure he's wrong.
"I am a fan and proponent of the God of War series."
Guys seriously, if he is a FAN, he would remember the combos because they have all been the same since the first game. Not to mention couldn't remember the Blade of Olympus' name. Rucking Fetard. He has no clue what he's talking about.
The Blade of Whatever?! Please. I think Mario Brothers 2 needs a review you n00b.
people like this don't DESERVE to play video games.
HITS HITS HITS HITS !!!! ITS SCREAMING ALL ALONG THE STORIE, WOW SERIOUSLY !! THOSE HIT SEEKER GUYS NEED TO QUIT SOMEDAY !!