God of War Franchise

A hack and slash with a Greek mythology setting, similar to Devil May Cry in gameplay, but in general better developed, God of War is another brand new series for me. I started a marathon of the games using PlayStation Now.

You play as Kratos who is on a quest to avenge his dead family and take revenge upon Ares, the God of War who saved him.

With a modest game length, enough attack moves and special moves including Medusa’s Head and Zeus’s Lightning, it’s a fun game in general, until I reached the later stages, which had some painful puzzles, one of which the timing almost needs to be perfect involving pushing a crate.

Rating: 7.3

A better sequel with more refined controls, gameplay and a more epic plot happening, Kratos is betrayed by his own father Zeus and will through the guidance and assistance of the Titans act his revenge upon the Gods as he searches for the Sisters of Fate to turn back time.

God of War II is a more fun time and better paced, and features such as parrying, slowing down time and riding Pegasus make it more memorable too. Back in 2007, this was getting plenty of awards from the industry, and I can see why.

Rating: 7.6

Kratos’s vengeance is finally at hand, as the scale of epic ness is grand in part 3, where he will defeat the most famous Olympus figures in order to finish his revenge onto Ares, Olympia and Zeus.

God of War III is an impressive looking game, with even more hectic combat, more play styles and grand scenery especially when you are moving on the Titans for instance, or some of the bosses are a sight to behold.

As a trilogy, this would had been a great final part 3, as almost every major Greek mythological figure is featured, and Kratos finishes his godly crusade.

Rating: 8.2

A more straightforward prequel with more focus on action and less on plot.

It also has the most climbing moments yet, reminding me of Infamous and Uncharted. God of War: Ascension is chronologically the first, and lets us see Kratos combat the Furies of Ares. New features including destroying or restoring certain objects, or creating a clone to help you out.

It’s probably the most refined in terms of gameplay and it has some creative puzzles, but the plot is said, rather thin.

Rating: 7.8

And with these 4 beaten, I have been accustomed to God of War. There are also 2 PSP games available with side stories, but I was kind of fatigued by the formula. That is, until a new generation of godly measures stood before me...