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SPOILERS: God of War SPOILER Thread (SPOILER THREAD, BEWARE OF SPOILERS!)
- Thread starter Phendrift
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I feel like they can still do numbered, with the next title would being something like God of War II (2020).
He literally says "get out of my head" when she appears.
Posted this one before way back, but I just love how chaotic this area was.
Fantastic GIF, keep it up!
They're definitely not cleaving that close to Norse myth with this, Thor is clearly a greater threat than Magni. After the massive liberties they took with Baldur and Loki, this isn't much of a surprise though.
Well i don't think there is massive liberty with Loki and Baldur. Loki is still following the myth being Laufey and Farbauti's son and there is one version of the Norse stories depicting Baldur as eveil and is even mentioned in the wikia. I think making Magni and Modi die in this game and not surviving the Ragnarok is the biggest liberty they took. Unless they aren't really dead, because we still have no confirmation for their deaths anyway.
There's also the fact that every bad thing a giant has ever done is just a lie spread by Odin and numerous other liberties. This game is not close to Norse myth, it's a work inspired by Norse myth. That's not a shot against it, it's a very excellent work. You just probably can't look at actual myth and judge the power levels of anybody, including Magni who was basically just a mid game boss of no particular consequence rather than the son of Thor who surpasses his father and survives Ragnarok.
Now that would be ridiculous. I don't care how distraught you are, nobody who is sane talks to themselves or hallucinates like that.
Posted this one before way back, but I just love how chaotic this area was.
Honestly wish we could go back to this area, musphelheim is close, but something about just having every enemy in the game thrown at you in quick succession in this area was such a rush, especially that it comes at the perfect moment where you're probably really comfortable mixing up the Axe and the Blades together.
Urgh that giant gif is triggering me.
This game really suffered from enemy variety for a game this long.
Werewolf and great sword dude were like the last notable enemy types. Only like 3 types of big dudes too.
Bummer you don't fight those 2 statues at the place where you flip the travel room.
This game really suffered from enemy variety for a game this long.
Werewolf and great sword dude were like the last notable enemy types. Only like 3 types of big dudes too.
Bummer you don't fight those 2 statues at the place where you flip the travel room.
A shame the valkyries are mere arena challenges instead of story characters throughout the game because you won't see them this up close and detailed in the game. Scenes like you made here should have been their introduction scene when you enter their chamber haha.
Schizophrenia isn't out of the question for Kratos, between Athena visions in GoW2018/GoW3 and the way he killed his family.
Finished the game tonight, what a journey it was. I was absolutely set on exploring every last part and got most of the sidequest before i finished the main story. The Valkeries were awesome to fight but by doing so you get some amazing perks that really make things easier late game.
This appears unanswered to me. I guess you could speculate it's Baldur trying to draw Kratos and Atreus our.
Holy shit, Sunhi. This is incredible!
Amazing detail on that model.
HGGGGGGGNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
He literally says "I asume it wasn't me who you were talking to back there"
Hmmm are valkyrie strong in the lore? At least compare to the gods in this game haha.
Felt like every story fight was simple on normal, including baldr. Only death was against the first troll dude
Felt like every story fight was simple on normal, including baldr. Only death was against the first troll dude
Holy shit, never even noticed the giant eagle in Helheim has four wings!
I'm so happy I decided to do a second playthrough. There's just so much I missed the first time.
I'm so happy I decided to do a second playthrough. There's just so much I missed the first time.
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This game got me listening to Amon Amarth again lol
This is confirmed in the game. Mimir asks Kratos who he was talking to in his hut.
This is confirmed in the game. Mimir asks Kratos who he was talking to in his hut.
Because that only leaves the striped portion to represent Tyr's torso, which makes him look fairly strange. That, and the position you're implying he's taken and where his arm is anatomically bizarre. But sure, okay, it could be that that's all there is to his torso here. After all, it's not like they're aiming for 100% anatomical accuracy.
I'm considering the possibility that those curves are only decorative because there are other sections that seem to really just be decorative, such as the long and pointy bit between Tyr's supposed torso (the striped part) and his arm that's partially covered by his spear.
Also, I'm pretty sure an iron sculpture can stand on its own while only being partially complete so long as it has something to stand on. In this case, since it's on the wall, it won't need something to stand on. It's part of the wall.
You think the head of this creature is in the background...? And that being in the background makes something look bigger? That's not how perspective works.
You mean this?
They're different, just look at the snout. The upper portion is longer than the lower portion, which isn't the case for the one at Brok's Shop. As for the eyes, they're the same shape as Tyr's as well, so it's not really a distinguishing feature. This one also clearly has scales, whereas the former does not. This one is almost certainly the World Serpent, especially since it seems to encircle the temple. The one at Brok's Shop, though? It looks more like a canine, and given that Tyr is stabbing it, it's likely Garm.
Man, as cool as this execution is, I really wish each Troll being unique meant each had their own execution. Real shame.
Did the Wulvers get an introduction? I don't seem to recall any.
I thought the enemy variety was on par with the previous games. The boss variety or at least the set piece boss variety wasn't.
I also don't think it would have made sense in the story to fight so many bosses in their very first journey together, especially if we're talking killing Gods. God of War 1 was the same way on PS2, except this game had wayyyyy more fights in general. In God of War 1, the only God we kill is Ares, and the story goes from there.
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Truth. First I ever saw or even heard of a valkyrie was at the end of the Muspel trials. I walked up to it thinking it was some weird egg thing, only for her to emerge from her wings and promptly tear me a new rectum.
Because Kratos isnt that good of father at the beginning to Atreus so Athena was mocking him saying that he should stop trying to be. Atreus is the last thing he has left, of course it struck a nerve. Why would they make a whole game off of a father/son relationship - only to make Atreus not his actual biological son? Would be a pretty shitty twist
Yeah, I thought the game had a decent variety of enemies. I think it feels like there arent many because they really front load their introductions. I also thought they did a good of mixing/matching different combinations of them to help freshen things up.
Posted this one before way back, but I just love how chaotic this area was.
Love this. The blades look more menacing and powerful than ever before.
Amazing modelling and detail.
That and Cory already confirmed Atreus is Kratos's biological son. Nothing to speculate about there.
Why would Athena show up because of the Blades of Chaos? They weren't the blades she herself gave Kratos in God of War III. If she isn't a figment of his imagination, it makes no sense for her to appear.
Posted this one before way back, but I just love how chaotic this area was.
These chaos blades gifs look awesome, reminds me I need to get back to using them, haven't touched them since I first completed the game a few weeks ago, been making all my gifs with just the axe. XD
Some non god boss fights would have been nice. Like how they handled it in GoW2. That game didn't hold back when it came to boss fights that were interesting. You get to fight the Colossi of Rhodes, Medusa's sister, The Kraken and even Persus. That's not even counting the SoF and Zeus.
Should I upgrade my weapons to the max before tackling the end game? Also should I finish Niflheim and the other extra realm before fighting the Valkyries?
Thought Thor's sons were pretty poor characters (though having Troy Baker and Nolan North voice them is rad), Atreus's god complex was really rushed and kind of hokey (compared to the rest of his development), and that the epilogue was awful outside of its 'rule of cool' appeal (Atreus looking the same, a cut that bridges years).
The rest was fab. The dwarves, Mimir and Freya all tied in thematically and were exceptionally realized (Mimir's nipple story was especially hilarious). The pacing was great (okay, until the last 1/5 - I could have done without flipping the temple and entering the world serpent (though I can see how excrutiatingly difficult it would be to cut this idea once you've had it)), Kratos and Atreus earned their relationship (and there were a bunch of nice swerves, like Kratos unloading re: his godhood during a lowkey moment, instead of saving it for a big sequence), and the execution of the blades scene was god-tier.
Baldur was... Okay. His mommy issues tie in nicely in terms of theme, but his 'thirsting for feeling' sctick was too one note. That said, it's exceptionally hard to build a villain when you don't leave the protagonist's POV, and he served his role in the story just fine. Keeping Odin, Tyr and Thor (until he isn't) offscreen was a great decision.
But yeah, real gud game. Everyone involved put in tremendous work, and it really, really shows.
The rest was fab. The dwarves, Mimir and Freya all tied in thematically and were exceptionally realized (Mimir's nipple story was especially hilarious). The pacing was great (okay, until the last 1/5 - I could have done without flipping the temple and entering the world serpent (though I can see how excrutiatingly difficult it would be to cut this idea once you've had it)), Kratos and Atreus earned their relationship (and there were a bunch of nice swerves, like Kratos unloading re: his godhood during a lowkey moment, instead of saving it for a big sequence), and the execution of the blades scene was god-tier.
Baldur was... Okay. His mommy issues tie in nicely in terms of theme, but his 'thirsting for feeling' sctick was too one note. That said, it's exceptionally hard to build a villain when you don't leave the protagonist's POV, and he served his role in the story just fine. Keeping Odin, Tyr and Thor (until he isn't) offscreen was a great decision.
But yeah, real gud game. Everyone involved put in tremendous work, and it really, really shows.
Not for the end game as it's not extremely hard but for the Valkyries yes, got to Niflheim and Muspelheim to get the better armors and up your level.
It's amazing how easy the first Valkyrie fight is on repeat playthroughs after you've already beaten the Queen. I like how each Valk progressively has more and more moves for you to learn, leading up to the Queen. But the first Valkyrie seems to only have the blockable and highly telegraphed moves, and is almost humorously easy even on Challenge mode.
I thought the game had a good variety of enemies to fight. My only complaint, as many others have also said, would be the variety between the Trolls. I enjoyed all those fights, and I didn't mind that they were reused, reskinned, and slightly retooled, but it was too much by the end. Especially so for the Helheim Troll, "Helson." It's a lot more disappointing after hearing the devs (or was it Sid Shuman in that one PlayStation Underground video...?) talk about how each Troll had its own story and that each was unique, etc. Sure, they looked different and fought slightly differently, but they had the same face, body, and totem. It would have been way cooler to have them in different sizes and use different items as "totems" and really change up their faces and bodies.
The boss variety was alright too, and I never felt like there should have been more bosses than what we got. It felt natural to the story that they only encountered that much and in those locations. The Dark Elf King was disappointing, though. And I suppose I do wish the final boss was much more different compared to the first boss.
The boss variety was alright too, and I never felt like there should have been more bosses than what we got. It felt natural to the story that they only encountered that much and in those locations. The Dark Elf King was disappointing, though. And I suppose I do wish the final boss was much more different compared to the first boss.
So what was on the last panel that Kratos saw on the paintings from the giants? I'm still reading this thread but that thing resonated a lot it seemed kind of bad..
God! I just want the sequel now :( keep the experience and improve those areas that felt weird on the game
God! I just want the sequel now :( keep the experience and improve those areas that felt weird on the game