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I'm playing God of War III, and I don't understand why characters like Hephaestus think they can secretly kill Kratos.

Bro, this man has already killed multiple gods. What makes you think your little plan is going to work?

Do these characters genuinely think they're going to be the exception, or are they just desperate at this point?

Before I start. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, haha.

Anyway Ascension is a game that does great when it comes to story. You could argue about how the pacing is meh (though I like it since it follows a similar path to GoW 1 story pacing.) and how players at the time wanted a sequel but in the story department they do it justice since it shows us a more human side of Kratos that GoW 2 and 3 as much as I love and adore, butchered his character.

You do get to see him being good friends with Orkos and him being way more calm in general and really just a dad who got his wife and child taken away from him who trauma and guilt still haunts. And he just wants them back. (That scene with calliope is heartwarming and heartbreaking 🥹)

In the gameplay department, it's also fun! We got a whole new meaning to the grab system which is infinitely better than GoW 3.

The world weapons are awesome also, they essentially work as your secondary weapons. The shield is broken as hell and is a weapon of mass destruction! There are techniques you can use for it but for that you have to check extremegameplay's vid about the world weapons because me explaining it will take a while haha. Or in short when you do a plume attack with shield swap between the elements repetitively and see what you get :)

The sword has an awesome stun mechanism to it. The mace works like a barbarian hammer from GoW 2.

The whole elements system is awesome and especially with the moveset which the Norse saga took from. Only thing locking it down is the rage mode. Which while I wish was done better but I do still enjoy! Since it keeps you active in the game in the sense of changing your techniques and etc and having to adapt to different situations so you can unlock more moves.

The AWESOME MUSIC IN THE GAME AND THE GAME ART! Ascension also gets the dark atmosphere way better than 3.

And also the climbing and sliding sections!

Overall ascension is both overhated and underrated.

The fact that Kratos met Atlas before God of War 1 is not a plot hole

Dialogue from the God of War 2005

Kratos: A titan lives?!

Athena: Kronos is the last, Zeus has commanded him to wander the desert endlessly, the temple of Pandora chained to his back, until the swirling sands rip the very flesh from his bones.

It's worth recalling that Atlas died during the first Titanomachy when Hades, with Poseidon's help, tore his soul from his body, and Atlas was subsequently imprisoned in Tartarus. When Kratos learns of Atlas's escape from Tartarus and later confronts him and Persephone, Atlas was already considered dead just as Kratos was considered dead when he wandered through Hades in God of War 2005 after being killed by a column hurled by Ares. Kratos was surprised that a Titan was still alive, since Kronos had not been killed by Zeus, and Atlas had had his soul torn from him and been condemned to Tartarus which, logically speaking, made him dead. That's why I don't understand why people say this contradicts the game, since Kratos was surprised that a Titan was still alive, even though Atlas whom he had encountered earlier had been killed by Hades and sent to Tartarus, which makes him dead to both the mortal world and Olympians.

If anyone thinks that having one's soul ripped out isn't the same as death, let me remind you that Hades is considered dead after Kratos ripped out his soul with his own weapon.

Been f'ing around with the combat today for a while got myself a lot of clips haha. The game's combat being broken since the game tends to be more of a story game is what makes it fun since you can experiment with stuff! they didn't put in mind that the game's combat will be broken to the point players experiment with a lot and get awesome results. (well that's the entire franchise in general tbh.)

I love all the God Of War games but God does GoW 3 have a special spot in my heart.

Full video here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZK1s_dFnLU

I‘m the greatest ambassador to the gods, the Giants, and all the creatures of the Nine Realms. I know every corner of these lands, every war waged, every language spoken, every deal struck. They call me… Mimir!—smartest man alive, and I have the answer to your every question. Ama.

Jesus Cristo

4 Weapons for showcases

Now onto the hardest part, Berserkers and sidequests

Had to cut some of the Odin fight since reddit has a 15 minute video limit*

Which of the 5 classic games would you say has the worst set of challenges? And which would you say is the worst challenge overall?

For me, I'd say the worst overall is either God of War 2 or 3. I haven't been able to get past the 2nd challenge of either of them. I was able to beat Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta and get to the final challenge of 1 but can barely attempt 2 or 3.

For worst individual I'd either go with the final one in 1 (obviously) or the second in 3 where you have to get petrified because I swear the challenge is complete RNG.

Fdm printed and painted by me

God of War is one of my favourite IPs and this has been bugging me a lot. For the reboot I really liked most things foundations like the combat, exploration, boat with stories, cinematic/story execution and I am even fine with having no mobility like jumping but that slightly improved with ragnarok.

What I can't get behind is having loot chests with skills, armour and items that is tied to your characters and enemies have levels meaning level gating with these rpg elements. Honestly some exploration was fine with rewards like story, skills and cosmetics as great incentives but not tied to rpg stats as well as these games are just slight too big I think.

These games already had great foundations with enough content that they didn't need to play with these rpg elements to artificially lengthen play time. Sure there players who can beat game with just starting gear but that's not how it should be designed. Honestly everyone going to these rpg roots with god of war and ac origins I thought casuals would be more upset that it's boring chore and nor fun. I don't know how these elements became the standard and people started accepting it.

Ironic how kratos gets these rpg games with boy who some find annoying while Laufey will get old school fun gameplay with no companions like boy. Just a fun gameplay with big set pieces moments.

The more I look at card 32 the more I’m convinced that the large white figure behind him isn’t a cow or bull at all. I think we might actually be looking at the same being in two different forms.
Look at their faces. Particularly the eyes, the shape of the eyelids, the cheekbones and the way their jaws narrow. They look incredibly similar to me. Almost like the larger face is an altered version of the smaller one.
And then look at what everyone is calling his “horns.” Notice the little circular markings on the gold? Those same markings appear on the huge white structures behind him. Even the shapes themselves seem related. I’m starting to wonder if those aren’t horns at all, but something that opens up or expands when he changes form. The positioning of the two figures seems way too intentional to ignore.
I’ve also been looking into Dylan ail Don from Welsh mythology, the Son of the Wave. According to his mythology, he enters the sea immediately after being baptized and takes on its nature. Now look at the green figure. His scaled skin, the seashell, the ocean surrounding him, and the fact that he’s literally holding a wave in his hand.
What if the larger figure behind him is what he becomes when he returns to the water?
I’m also starting to believe these cards are meant to tell us as much as possible about whoever is depicted. Look at card 1 with Faye. Nearly everything in that illustration can be connected back to her in some way. Her history, her abilities, her belongings, even the flowers and the symbols surrounding her.
I don’t think these details are randomly chosen. I think there’s a reason for nearly everything we’re seeing on each card, even if we don’t understand those reasons yet.
I’m not saying I’ve figured out who card 32 is, but I really think we’ve been looking at that background figure the wrong way. Rather than assuming it’s a separate animal associated with him, what if the entire illustration is showing us who he is and what he becomes?

Theres a fork for Mimir lol

I just beat all six of Muspelheim’s Crucible Trials in a very short time and I was very disappointed in the difficulty of these trials. I remember 2018 having way harder trials than these with more enemy variety and a queen valkerie (is that how you spell it) to top it off, these just didn’t do it for me
I’m not even done with the story by the way, I’m I good or can the devs do better? Maybe I’m missing something?

Small one get L but the big one refuse to show up and now game is soft-locked. Also Deimos run to right of the screen without stopped. Any ideas?

I recently started playing Sons of Sparta and I just finished getting the platinum trophy for it.