Hero-of-Time Posted May 1, 2018 Author Posted May 1, 2018 1 hour ago, drahkon said: Started the game again on Give Me a Story and after the first fight I increased it again to the second to highest (Give Me a Challenge). The lowest difficulty is really easy... I also decided to leave the HUD on. During my first playthrough I turned it off completely except for gameplay notifications. Yeah...someone should've told me that the off-screen enemy indicator is a life saver. Good lord, I made this game even more difficult than it was by turning that setting off Anyway, looking forward to playing this again going for 100% completion Could you not have just lowered the difficulty and then mopped everything up in your first save file? Nothing is missable.
drahkon Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: Could you not have just lowered the difficulty and then mopped everything up in your first save file? Nothing is missable. Nope, once you set it to Give Me God of War it can't be changed. Only the lower three can be changed at any time.
Hero-of-Time Posted May 1, 2018 Author Posted May 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, drahkon said: Nope, once you set it to Give Me God of War it can't be changed. Only the lower three can be changed at any time. Seems a bit weird. Actually, I think Yakuza does this as well when you play on Legend difficulty.
Shorty Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 I've just popped into this thread to say damn, this game is good. Best single player game I've played in a long while, and gorgeous to boot. Maybe the first time I've really appreciated what my OLED TV can do. I stopped in awe at one point early on, because it looked like I was standing in a piece of amazing concept art. You know how concept art often just looks that much bigger and better than the final product, but in this case the game looked like the art. And all that on top of a game that's fun and challenging and thoughtful, and focussed enough not to tire me out like your average open-world game.... It's really something else. 2 1
drahkon Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 5 hours ago, Choze said: When can we talk spoilers? Spoiler anytime, if you use this feature?
Blade Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 All of this talk is making me really want the game. But backlog. I may fuck the backlog off. Although I still have Horizon to play. 2
Nolan Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 Credit roll. Is it perfect, no. Is it a masterpiece, maybe. Is it a damn fine excellent piece of media, definitely. Spoiler Lit all the Braziers and received an enchantment that outright reduces Valkyrie damage, so that’s a grand thing to find out and should help greatly. Have to do that and track down the various Ravens and grind out Mist Echoes in Niflheim. On to niggling story issues (major spoilers time). I get that part of the theme is gods are dicks, and the mythology isn’t exactly wrong there but as I recall the Giants were also kind of huge dicks as well. We really only get half the story here. They’re also playing pretty fast and loose with Loki, who’s typically Thor’s half brother and raised by the giants. Also tricksy like a hobbitses. So their further story plans should be interesting. Mistletoe arrows! Freya flips shit asking who supplied them and then calling them evil and burning them. Why did absolutely NO ONE think to relay this to Sindri and try to investigate why he may have given them evil arrows??! Followed with Dues Ex Oblivious on Freya not noticing that one was part of the quiver strap. Ah well. I’m gonna go pass out now cause it’s 4 am. Back to nightshift for me.
Map Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 Wrapped up the platinum today, incredible game! An amazing experience that I was sad to see come to an end, would love to see some more content but it doesn't sound like they have any DLC planned so hopefully we might get a NG+ at some point instead. So where do they go next? Spoiler Surely the next game will resolve the confrontations with Freya and Thor during Fimbulwinter and maybe address what happens with the Valkyres. Will it include Ragnarok and Odin? Or could that slip to a third game and a trilogy? What was also interesting was the Jotnar shrine with the other symbols of Egyptian, Celtic and Japanese mythology would be amazing to explore those as well at some point. 1
somme Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Map said: So where do they go next? Spoilers (Hide contents) Surely the next game will resolve the confrontations with Freya and Thor during Fimbulwinter and maybe address what happens with the Valkyres. Will it include Ragnarok and Odin? Or could that slip to a third game and a trilogy? What was also interesting was the Jotnar shrine with the other symbols of Egyptian, Celtic and Japanese mythology would be amazing to explore those as well at some point. 1 Spoiler I read the other day that the director wants to make a further five games. I'd be happy with that as I enjoyed this one a lot more than I expected (I had no expectations as I have never played any of the previous games and had read up very little on this entry.) I imagine Freya will be pissed for a game and then come around to help defeat Thor or Odin. I noticed the Egyptian symbol as well, so I'm really hoping we delve into Egyptian mythology at some point, as it's my favourite of the mythologies. Anyway, great game. The story kept me hooked the whole way, which doesn't happen often with games. Horizon is the only other one of recent times I can remember loving the whole way through - actually thinking about it AC: Origins was another I enjoyed. And it was great hearing Christopher Judge/Teal'c's voice the whole way through. It was a great game, indeed. 1
Map Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 12 hours ago, somme said: And it was great hearing Christopher Judge/Teal'c's voice the whole way through. It was a great game, indeed. Yeah Christopher Judge was great. Spoiler I loved Mimir, him passively teaching me Norse mythology while I paddled about in my boat was a great way of hearing the lore. Made me laugh when I found out Troy Baker and Nolan North voiced Magni and Modi as well.
drahkon Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) God of War sold 3.1m copies in three days Quote PlayStation 4 exclusive God of War has sold a staggering 3.1m copies in its first three days on sale worldwide. It's the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive to date. Impressive. And well deserved. Edited May 3, 2018 by drahkon 2 1 2 1
drahkon Posted May 6, 2018 Posted May 6, 2018 A couple of friends and I gave a copy of God of War to one of my best mate's for his birthday. I watched him play the first few hours today. Oh boy, the joy on his face during The Stranger fight. Pure happiness. 1 1
Jimbob Posted May 24, 2018 Posted May 24, 2018 And that is God of War done and dusted (story-wise anyway). Easily my favorite game of 2018 so far, and we've still got many months of 2018 to go. Spoiler I agree with others, once you got the Blades of Chaos, it became a little samey. With the Axe, at least the combat was varied enough and you had to consider your next move. The final battle was easily one of the best moments in gaming i've seen in a long time.
Ronnie Posted May 24, 2018 Posted May 24, 2018 38 minutes ago, Jimbob said: And that is God of War done and dusted (story-wise anyway). Easily my favorite game of 2018 so far, and we've still got many months of 2018 to go. Thoughts (Hide contents) I agree with others, once you got the Blades of Chaos, it became a little samey. With the Axe, at least the combat was varied enough and you had to consider your next move. The final battle was easily one of the best moments in gaming i've seen in a long time. I was in love with the game until you got past that point. The last 5 hours or so felt a little all over the place, and most of it felt like padding. Also the combat took a nose dive for me, because of what you mention above.
Hero-of-Time Posted May 25, 2018 Author Posted May 25, 2018 Apparently the game has sold over 5 million copies in it's first month. Crazy. I'm loving that Sony's single player, heavy narrative games are showing that there is a market for such games. It's great to see them do well when you have an industry pushing for multiplayer focused titles or the GaaS model. 3
drahkon Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: I'm loving that Sony's single player, heavy narrative games are showing that there is a market for such games. Yeah, and it seems Sony will continue to create and support those types of games. Quote Apparently the game has sold over 5 million copies in it's first month. Crazy. That's insane. Will be interesting to see if The Last of Us 2 can sell more.
Hero-of-Time Posted May 25, 2018 Author Posted May 25, 2018 34 minutes ago, drahkon said: That's insane. Will be interesting to see if The Last of Us 2 can sell more. I think Spider-Man has a good shot at doing those kinds of numbers.
drahkon Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: I think Spider-Man has a good shot at doing those kinds of numbers. Oh boy, I keep forgetting that this game is coming out this year, too. I can't keep up But you're right. If it turns out to be a good game the Spider-Man brand will do the rest. Edited May 25, 2018 by drahkon
Jimbob Posted May 25, 2018 Posted May 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: Apparently the game has sold over 5 million copies in it's first month. Crazy. I'm loving that Sony's single player, heavy narrative games are showing that there is a market for such games. It's great to see them do well when you have an industry pushing for multiplayer focused titles or the GaaS model. And to believe some believed the single player genre was dying, Sony invested into this and it's paying off. 5 million copies in 1 month is beyond impressive.
Blade Posted June 3, 2018 Posted June 3, 2018 Now that my wedding and honeymoon are over I have fucked off the backlog and decided to buy this. Just wow! I have played just over 2 hrs and just beaten the stranger. The graphics and scenery are just out of this world. I also loved how that stranger fight turned out. i felt like I was in a film. The story has gripped me from the start. I haven't played any previous God of War games. I'm hoping that won't be too detrimental following the story. I cannot wait to play more! 2
Cookyman Posted June 3, 2018 Posted June 3, 2018 I'm hanging on until E3 as apparently this and a number of other titles will be reduced.
drahkon Posted June 12, 2018 Posted June 12, 2018 Quote Since the launch of the game, from every social media and forum corner in this realm, the single most requested enhancement has been to add New Game+. It’s with our greatest pleasure to create this in honour of you – our fans. [...] In New Game+, you’ll start a new game with many upgrades you had from the completion of your last main quest, such as armours, pommels, talismans, and more…except your strength to open or kick down doors remains the same. And yes, when I mentioned it won’t be just a sunny stroll pulverizing Draugrs and Nightmares like your weapons are on auto-pilot, the difficulty will be harder. PlayStation Blog Uhhhhhhh. Nice. Might make a New Game+ run my Platinum trophy playthrough then 1
Map Posted June 12, 2018 Posted June 12, 2018 31 minutes ago, drahkon said: PlayStation Blog Uhhhhhhh. Nice. Might make a New Game+ run my Platinum trophy playthrough then Great news, been holding off a second playthrough hoping for NG+. Will give me a chance to try out photo mode as well.
Happenstance Posted June 13, 2018 Posted June 13, 2018 Just completed the game. Really enjoyed it. Looking forward to working on some side quests now.
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