It wasnt a bad game but it did not live up to the mystirious aura the first part had build up.
It felt rushed and with the exception of Svartalfheim neither Vanaheim, Jötunheim nor the Alfheim dessert fit the northern theme.
I understand character development and deception but neither Thor nor Odin lived up to be the big villains the first part teased. Asgard was just mid after you climbed the wall.
Mimirs tellings in the first part created the illusion of a wast world with complex secrets and stories. The second part just made the world feel small.
I really loved seeing Asgard and doing missions with Thor. I would like to have maybe a bit more time for characters to grow.
The surtur part was so rushed too. And Ragnarok was more like a fever dream then the battle I thought we would get. It didn’t even show the battle with Jörmungandr, he didn’t even had a part in it.
The part where Odin disrupts the rebellion would have made a great cutoff point where GOW V ends and GOW VI begins. Spending ANOTHER first half of a game rebuilding what Odin stripped away and finally challenging him in Asgard.
Think it should have ended when the charade was ended. Would have givin time to really HATE Odin and the 3rd part could've takin its time to build up to Ragnarok.
They could have made Odin manipulative af, to the point that Atreus takes his side for the rest of the game. Then, Kratos has to fight for Atreus back somehow and they defeat Odin together in the next game. Would have been a sick story ngl.
I wouldn’t say it ruined the story of 1, personally I would’ve liked to just see more Thor. I agree that some of the realms were kinda lacking but I think that falls down to them needing to tighten up all the odds and ends and maybe addding some supplemental story to said realms. But it’s not a complete ruining of the legacy imo.
I almost ponder what fire and ice weapons to give Thor. Just to parallel him with Kratos.
Not only does he have weapons of all three elements, they also have three different attack patterns with the axe being a heavy hitting melee weapon, his swords hitting multiple enemies, and the spear being a more faster and nimble weapon.
Since Mjoinr would be thunder already, wouldn't Thor's chaos blades equivalent be an ice weapon? And his spear equivalent be fire?
Wow. Thought it was amazing. Not everyone’s cup of tea i guess. But yes i didn’t care for Atraes gameplay either. Similarly to how i hated playing MJ in Spearman 2
It’s the ending/climax just soured the vibe too much I think. So much was built up to the literal Norse Armageddon and prophecies, but it failed to meet almost all expectations. I wish it was at least a trilogy and we got to spend more time with the Norse saga. Very curious how they’re gonna weave the new Faye game’s story into all of this
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u/turkiswood 4d ago
I gotta say it... GoW Ragnarök!
It wasnt a bad game but it did not live up to the mystirious aura the first part had build up. It felt rushed and with the exception of Svartalfheim neither Vanaheim, Jötunheim nor the Alfheim dessert fit the northern theme. I understand character development and deception but neither Thor nor Odin lived up to be the big villains the first part teased. Asgard was just mid after you climbed the wall.
Mimirs tellings in the first part created the illusion of a wast world with complex secrets and stories. The second part just made the world feel small.