Does GoW get any better?

Castlemadeofsand · Nov 23, 2018

Got the game upon release and played it up until beating the dragon boss. I liked aspects of the game but it hasn't gripped me like the previous games which were more epic and fun. Im wondering if it's worth finishing the game up. So far the story is okay but not that riveting, the combat can be cool too, but the bosses are absolute garbage. I don't know how they managed to make such fun bosses in the other games and not here

EDit: I also don't like the crafting and rpg stuff, but that seems to be optional

George Romero · Nov 23, 2018

the lack of boss fights is real issue, but if you the game dont click on you until now, you should drop and play another game.

Izzard · Nov 23, 2018

For me it didn't improve if I'm honest, and I was left with a feeling that it lacked epic fights. It felt like a chore to finish.

Dragon1893 · Nov 23, 2018

The first boss fight against

the stranger

blew my fucking mind. If that is absolute garbage I don't know anything anymore.

Hooks · Nov 23, 2018

If you don't like it now I don't believe you're going to magically start enjoying it in the next few chapters.

Linus815 · Nov 23, 2018

I thought the game peaked in the first hour or so, that was 11/10, the rest was a 8/10 for me.

Liam1884 · Nov 23, 2018

The first fight against the Stranger is one of the best moments in a game in 2018.

Absolute garbage? Lol, nope.

Ge0force · Nov 23, 2018

After beating the dragon boss, I also realized how much I missed the epic boss fights from the previous GoW games. I really hope they bring them back in the next game!

Castlemadeofsand · Nov 23, 2018

Dragon1893 said:
The first boss fight against

the stranger

blew my fucking mind. If that is absolute garbage I don't know anything anymore.

It looked cool but the actual gameplay was not good. If you want to play engaging bosses with good gameplay try something like metal gear rising

StuBurns · Nov 23, 2018

Liam1884 said:
The first fight against the Stranger is one of the best moments in a game in 2018.

Absolute garbage? Lol, nope.

I will never understand this opinion. It's not even a real boss fight. You can't do it perfectly and avoid the constant interruptions for cutscene nonsense. It's an awful boss fight.

The Valkyries are the only redeeming thing that game has combat wise.

Kolx · Nov 23, 2018

The stranger is garbage? are you sure we played the same game?

Nephilim · Nov 23, 2018

Drop it.

TheThirstyPrisoner · Nov 23, 2018

Dragon1893 said:
The first boss fight against

the stranger

blew my fucking mind. If that is absolute garbage I don't know anything anymore.

Funny you should say that as I played exactly up to that point and then dropped the game due to boredom. I hope to eventually get back into it, but the other games in the series always grabbed me pretty quickly—not this one.

Castlemadeofsand · Nov 23, 2018

Hooks said:
If you don't like it now I don't believe you're going to magically start enjoying it in the next few chapters.

How much left is there after the dragon? If I'm over halfway I might just see it through

SmittyWerbenManJensen · Nov 23, 2018

It only gets worse and will be even more disappointing to you. The ending is abrupt. The final boss stinks. I recommend dropping it.

Liam1884 · Nov 23, 2018

StuBurns said:
I will never understand this opinion. It's not even a real boss fight. You can't do it perfectly and avoid the constant interruptions for cutscene nonsense. It's an awful boss fight.

The Valkyries are the only redeeming thing that game has combat wise.

Cutscene nonsense? Haha, you were clearly looking for something different then, that this game didn't offer you.

It's a phenomenal fight.

Agent 47 · Nov 23, 2018

Yeh the bosses aren't the best in the series, but to stop playing a game because the boss fights aren't mind blowing is a bit ridiculous. They're good bosses just not as epic, frequent and over the top as previous games.

Gamer17 · Nov 23, 2018

TheThirstyPrisoner said:
Funny you should say that as I played exactly up to that point and then dropped the game due to boredom. I hope to eventually get back into it, but the other games in the series always grabbed me pretty quickly—not this one.

So u played the first 20 min. Of the game and u dropped it ? U do know first boss fight is 10 to 20 min from the start of the game right ?

Flevance · Nov 23, 2018

I dropped it myself and went back to it after two weeks maybe, it isn't bad, just a bit overrated. It went from 8/10 to 9/10 for me tho when I jumped into the side content.. and yeah, there were some cool bosses in there

Fiery Phoenix · Nov 23, 2018

It's more of the same as you advance through it. If you're not enjoying it now I doubt you will later.

StuBurns · Nov 23, 2018

Liam1884 said:
Cutscene nonsense? Haha, you were clearly looking for something different then, that this game didn't offer you.

It's a phenomenal fight.

No question, I really hated pretty much all of it besides the Valkyries, and even then, I didn't love those.

Castlemadeofsand · Nov 23, 2018

I see people really liked the first boss fight. Can you guys elaborate on why it was good other than the cutscenes and it looking cool?

The combat was shallow, you had no skills at this point. It was just you slashing him or punching him over and over with the occasional block or dodge. It lasted too long and was just repetitive and you had no tools at your disposal to make it interesting

Just like the trolls or other boss fights, there was nothing to make it interesting

Deleted member 15428 · Nov 23, 2018

The big problem of this game is the lack of replay value. It's wish I hadn't bought it at full price.

TheThirstyPrisoner · Nov 23, 2018

Gamer17 said:
So u played the first 20 min. Of the game and u dropped it ? U do know first boss fight is 10 to 20 min from the start of the game right ?

Yes.

Wispmetas · Nov 23, 2018

Funny, I dropped the game right after the dragon boss haha
The games just wasn't doing anything for me honestly at that point. It was feeling a bit repetitive and really not enjoying the gameplay.

Liam1884 · Nov 23, 2018

StuBurns said:
No question, I really hated pretty much all of it besides the Valkyries, and even then, I didn't love those.

Most definitely wasn't a game for you then.

It's my GOTY by far.

wondermagenta · Nov 23, 2018

Liam1884 said:
Cutscene nonsense? Haha, you were clearly looking for something different then, that this game didn't offer you.

It's a phenomenal fight.

Does presentation alone make a fight "phenomenal" when it's mechanically completely shallow?

Fastidioso · Nov 23, 2018

Castlemadeofsand said:
Got the game upon release and played it up until beating the dragon boss. I liked aspects of the game but it hasn't gripped me like the previous games which were more epic and fun. Im wondering if it's worth finishing the game up. So far the story is okay but not that riveting, the combat can be cool too, but the bosses are absolute garbage. I don't know how they managed to make such fun bosses in the other games and not here

EDit: I also don't like the crafting and rpg stuff, but that seems to be optional

Well if you expect more spectacular fight, forget it. This GOW is more hardcore and less epic like the past. But I admit, bosses fights really missed me. And the gore galore too.

Knight in Shining Armani · Nov 23, 2018

Setting it to easy and going back to the old control scheme really helped me personally.

Doesn't sound like you dislike the new controls tho.

Carbone · Nov 23, 2018

not really.. it gets worst.
I was blown away by this game after being skeptical before release.. then after 5 hours in i found it pretty boring with a huge lack of scale. Getting to the Bifrost, seeing all those realms gate and exploring only a few was a huge letdown to me. Why would you do this to the player ?
Yes the game looks amazing, combat is great.. but i didn't find in this game what i'm expecting from a GoW game. ( Action, gore, epicness, huge scale environments).

Dragon1893 · Nov 23, 2018

Castlemadeofsand said:
It looked cool but the actual gameplay was not good. If you want to play engaging bosses with good gameplay try something like metal gear rising

Yeah, I've played Rising and I think it's a masterpiece. It's possible to like both approaches.

Nintendo · Nov 23, 2018

StuBurns said:
I will never understand this opinion. It's not even a real boss fight. You can't do it perfectly and avoid the constant interruptions for cutscene nonsense. It's an awful boss fight.

The Valkyries are the only redeeming thing that game has combat wise.

Stranger boss fight is the best fight in gaming.

texhnolyze · Nov 23, 2018

The cutscenes, constant chatting, and story were what kept me going until the end. I didn't like the RPG elements too, and I'm a huge RPG fan.

Gamer17 · Nov 23, 2018

TheThirstyPrisoner said:
Yes.

Yeah what u r saying doesn't make sense to me. Imagine dropping Witcher 3 or mgs5 or rdr 2 after 20 min cause it didn't grab u enough lol.but you do you ;)

Liam1884 · Nov 23, 2018

wondermagenta said:
Does presentation alone make a fight "phenomenal" when it's mechanically completely shallow?

I mean, there's a lot more to that fight than just how incredible it all looks.

-PyramidSong · Nov 23, 2018

The game isn't for you. Drop it.

Elven_Star · Nov 23, 2018

I'm playing through it right now. It's my first God of War game.
The production values are insane. I love the music. I love the designs. I love the combat. I love the Kratos-Atreus dynamic. I love love love this magical world.
It grabbed me from the very beginning. Maybe it's just not for you. Thankfully, there's no shortage of great games these days. Play something else. Life's short :P

Edit: Opting out of this thread now. Don't want the game ruined. I swear, Era hates videogames.

big_z · Nov 23, 2018

I think it's the best gow game but the constant loot/treasure really drags the game pacing down. Menus are bad too and they "princess in another castle" the story one too many times. As a whole the characters and story we're good and worth the time but if you're not enjoying it or expect something closer to the originals it might not be for you.

Deleted member 47700 · Nov 23, 2018

No, the first hour is far and away the most interesting and consistent part of the game.

archenemy · Nov 23, 2018

I was totally skeptic about GoW when my gf bought it on launch. I lost my taste for big AAAs in the last decade, except for the occasional Nintendo's tentpoles and I just didn't want to see them do to northern mythology what they did to the greek.

A few weeks ago, she restarted her playthrough and I made the effort to pay attention and play with her, and I've been very pleasantly surprised by the game. It was hard for me to get into it in the first few hours but bit by bit I got quite entranced: the rhythm of the combat, the plot, the art direction... it's not a perfect game but it really excels at everything it tries to do. It's definitely one of the best gaming experiences I've had this year.

So in my opinion: give it time. I'm _really_ glad I did.

-PyramidSong · Nov 23, 2018

Castlemadeofsand said:
I see people really liked the first boss fight. Can you guys elaborate on why it was good other than the cutscenes and it looking cool?

The combat was shallow, you had no skills at this point. It was just you slashing him or punching him over and over with the occasional block or dodge. It lasted too long and was just repetitive and you had no tools at your disposal to make it interesting

Just like the trolls or other boss fights, there was nothing to make it interesting

Your description of the fight can be apply to any boss fight in previous gow games. It was fun and epic. Thats all.

Castlemadeofsand · Nov 23, 2018

Dragon1893 said:
Yeah, I've played Rising and I think it's a masterpiece. It's possible to like both approaches.

It is, like I said I like the combat in this game, it's unique and the axe mechanic is awesome. But they haven't used it in interesting ways at all. The throwing mechanic could have been used in a ton of cool ways for the bosses (maybe it is later?) but from what I played they did nothing with it.

Carbone · Nov 23, 2018

Liam1884 said:
I mean, there's a lot more to that fight than just how incredible it all looks.

like what ? please elaborate !
because as many pointed out, i also think it's pretty poor from a gameplay perspective. i was blown away the 1st time, thn on my second run i realized it was just a graphical showcase.

wondermagenta · Nov 23, 2018

Liam1884 said:
I mean, there's a lot more to that fight than just how incredible it all looks.

And what's that? You're mashing R1 and when you're not doing that you're pressing X to dodge. It's not like there's any strategic value in varying up your attacks (which is true for most of the game). Compared to fights like Jeanne or Vergil it's a complete joke.

TheCreationTS · Nov 23, 2018

drop it. if you didn't enjoy it so far that won't change

ghostcrew · Nov 23, 2018

I think the game is amazing but if you're not into it by the time you've reached the dragon boss then you're probably out. It doesn't change a great deal beyond that.

HellofaMouse · Nov 23, 2018

You are pretty deep into the game, if its not doing it for you yet just drop it.

ScribeofGeadhain · Nov 23, 2018

Dragon1893 said:
The first boss fight against

the stranger

blew my fucking mind. If that is absolute garbage I don't know anything anymore.

Really? See I felt as if that section was indicative of the game's overall pacing issues, since the fight goes on for literally 10m to the point of unsurprising tedium even after half a mountain gets dropped on the guy—because I'm sure that worked as Kratos is limping away.

Fantastically produced game, but not for me. I'll probably skip the next entry.

MeltedDreams · Nov 23, 2018

Castlemadeofsand said:
Got the game upon release and played it up until beating the dragon boss. I liked aspects of the game but it hasn't gripped me like the previous games which were more epic and fun. Im wondering if it's worth finishing the game up. So far the story is okay but not that riveting, the combat can be cool too, but the bosses are absolute garbage. I don't know how they managed to make such fun bosses in the other games and not here

EDit: I also don't like the crafting and rpg stuff, but that seems to be optional

It's a great game overall, but lack of good bosses and set pieces like previous games is bummer. Best bosses in the game are optional (Valkyries).

Castlemadeofsand · Nov 23, 2018

So for people saying to drop it, is it safe to assume the story doesn't really get more interesting? Not worth seeing that aspect to the end?

I like the magical stuff like the turtle and giant snake and the head of that dude that I have. If there's more of that I might like it

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