[PS2] God of War?

This is one of the PS2 exclusives that I missed out on by having an Xbox for a few years. Finally the time has come for me to get a PS2 and I'm curious...

Is it really as good as the reviews say? Why? Is it one of those "scream 'ZOMFG AWESOME DID YOU SEE WHAT I JUST DID?!' at the screen even though you're alone" games? Or what?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The Greatest Hits status had nearly made up my mind but I figured I'd seek out some non-gaming press opinions before committing to getting it the same day as my PS2. The context sensetive deaths did it. I need this game

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Darkelf

It's the PS2's Ninja Gaiden IMO.

Well, that tears it. Guitar Hero and Shadow of the Colossus will have to wait. This is the game I NEED. Like an infant needs food. Like a crackhead needs a rock. Like Michael Jackson needs... ok I'm done.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I played DMC and DMC 3 and I must say that God of War sounds cooler. DMC was pretty cool, Dante had this sort of arrogance and the scene where

Spoiler:

he gets stabbed by his sword and rises up through it

was certainly badass the first time I saw it. DMC 3 I felt was just trying way too hard to capitalize on Dante's "cool factor" if you will. Not to mention the virtual necessity of playing the first few missions a few times to build up some points just so one could attempt to overcome the difficulty of the game. It also felt artificially difficult. Here's to hoping God of War is challenging in more of a Ninja Gaiden sort of way

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Monkey King

Are you crazy, man? Buy both! Eat your cake and have it too.

If it was a tossup I'd say buy SotC first, but that's just my own personal preference. Neither game will be a waste of your money. God of War is probably a tad overrated, but it's still a damn fine game. I am still in love with the final battle sequences, especially the twist at the very end. Also boobies.

Actually a bit of good news since that. My GF is getting me the PS2 for our 1 year anniversary and she misheard me. She thought a PS2 was $199 when I had told her $99. So I'm going to be starting my PS2 collection with all 3 of those presumably awesome games

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Lord Jaroh

I would have to say that God of War is single-handedly the best game to come out in recent years. Definately play it, if you haven't already. RPGs nowadays could learn from God of War's storytelling.

And the most excellent news is that God of War 2 is due out in only 7 mere months.

Want some MOSTEST excellent news? Here's an excerpt from David Jaffe's (director of God of War) blog:

Quote:

I CAN tell you that God of War 2 is shaping up very, very nicely. I played a bunch of levels last week and it's really, really fun. The art and music is much better than the first game and there is some damn fine level design going on in the new game. As Cory and I have said to the press, this is the second act of a bigger story. And when you are making a game, you never really know if the game will turn out good enough to merit another one in the series. But after last week, I can say I am very confident of our chances to be able to complete the GOD OF WAR trilogy. You never know, but that's me just putting it out there.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Gechmir

DMC. What a horrible-ass series. Worst story-representation ever. Never got into the games. Tried #1 & #3 ><

Buy SotC. It's not a game, it's an experience /__\ God of War is damn fine. But SotC is gaming *perfection*. Pure. And. Simple.

I expect so. When I played through Ico I had a wad of paper towels taped to my chin to catch all the drool

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Vampiro

There's so much wrong with this post. Mainly the praising of DMC and the dislike for SotC.

Fix that.

I fixed yours, if that's any consolation.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Just watching the various trailers and gameplay videos of SotC have had me impatient to one day get a PS2. Some people might think "WTF all you do is run between a bunch of boss battles and that's all there is to do?!" I say that's brilliant. Especially considering I've heard that some of the colossi take an hour just to figure out how to get to the weak spot. How can you honestly watch a video of one of the guy riding his horse up to this massive being, running up the sword and trying to climb up it and NOT want to play it? IMO, it's games like that which seperate those who view games as a (potential) artform and those who view games as an opportunity to do something with their TV besides stare at it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Well, from what I know of the game, the boy has a sword which shows him the direction of the next colossus. Without such assistance, I think Kratos would be found mumbling in some field "there's nothing to kill... it's so pretty... but there's nothing to kill..."

How ya doing, buddy?

Poor Kratos


This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.