God of War (PS4)

[Hero-of-Time]

6 minutes ago, drahkon said:

I'm going to gush over a certain part from the beginning section of the game (i.e. the first "quest" or "mission" or whatever you call it), sorry

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The fight against The Stranger has instantly become one of my favourite moments of my video gaming history (maybe even the favourite).

I mean...how awesome was this? The fight itself, i.e. the gameplay; the cinematography (the one-shot style is perfect for this); the sound (music and effects); the spectacle.

If somebody had filmed me during that 15 minute fight...would've been a funny video. Me sitting on my chair, grins and expressions of anger, fear and marvel switching from moment to moment. I moved my entire body in a wave of accomplishment when I landed a last second block

Loved that part..

Spoiler

When he punched Kratos and sent him flying I sat gaping at what had just happened. I was furious with the guy and took pleasure in landing any hits I could. Dat moment when you unleash the Spartan Rage. 

 

[Ronnie]

Love the interaction between Kratos and Atreus. Still struggling with combat, I think I need to be a bit more patient and stop rushing into attacks, and dodge/parry more.

I'm exploring every single corner, finding lots of chests. Liking the puzzles a lot.

[Ronnie]

So a yellow attack indicator means you can't parry with your shield and you should just roll dodge out of the way? Red means you can parry? Is that right?

Presumably axe attacks are stronger than your fists? So always best to use that in melee combat?

Edited April 20, 2018 by Ronnie

[Hero-of-Time]

3 minutes ago, Ronnie said:

Presumably axe attacks are stronger than your fists? So always best to use that in melee combat?

It depends. It may be quicker to switch to fists and then lower their stamina bar to get an instant kill/big damage attack by press R3. Also, some enemies are immune to axe attacks, so you will have to use your fists at some point anyway.

[Ronnie]

17 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:

It depends. It may be quicker to switch to fists and then lower their stamina bar to get an instant kill/big damage attack by press R3. Also, some enemies are immune to axe attacks, so you will have to use your fists at some point anyway.

The game seems to really throw you in at the deep end, with lots of enemies from all angles from the very start. Hope I get more used to it.

[drahkon]

Sweet Jesus...the highest difficulty doesn't fuck around. Two or three mistakes and you're dead...My progress is very slow because of that.

But it's not frustrating. Combat is so much fun.

[drahkon]

Oh boy...I'm tempted to not progress too much until the photo mode is added

 

[bob]

[/url] Oh boy...I'm tempted to not progress too much until the photo mode is added [emoji3]
 

By the sounds of it, you aren't progressing very quickly at all anyway.

[Julius]

 

[Tales]

Should have pre ordered...Went to the stores straight after work but they were already sold out. Ordered it online just now so I'll have it next week instead.

[drahkon]

13 minutes ago, bob said:

By the sounds of it, you aren't progressing very quickly at all anyway.

I assume, you're talking about how I get wrecked?

Yeah, but I'm getting better and better.

Edit:

I take it that DLC is now confirmed?

Edited April 20, 2018 by drahkon

[bob]

I assume, you're talking about how I get wrecked? [emoji14]
Yeah, but I'm getting better and better. [emoji3]

Yes, it was a good natured jibe, a gentle ribbing or light banter.

I am wondering about getting this game though.

[drahkon]

1 minute ago, bob said:

Yes, it was a good natured jibe, a gentle ribbing or light banter

That much I figured, but the link you posted is going nowhere

 

1 minute ago, bob said:

I am wondering about getting this game though.

Do it.

[bob]

Do it.

No idea where that link came from. I hate Tapatalk sometimes.

[The Bard]

Deciding whether to get it, but is it full price £53 level good? Used to cheap PC prices so unused to that kind of price.

[Julius]

55 minutes ago, The Bard said:

Deciding whether to get it, but is it full price £53 level good? Used to cheap PC prices so unused to that kind of price.

May I ask where you’re finding it at that price? It’s £46 on Amazon at the moment.

[bob]

It's £48 in Sainsburys right now if you can find stock.

[Ronnie]

The map is horrendous isn't it? I'd almost go as far as saying it's useless. Why so zoomed out?

I was also wondering when side missions might be unlocked? I'm at the, shall we say, next area (3-4 hours in) and all I've been able to do is follow the main questline.

Stunning game though

[Nolan]

I hadn’t even checked the map until you mentioned it. It’d call it borderline useless. I’ve just returned home in the game after initial events so looking at the map I’d say it’s not meant to be a minimap like GTA or some Zelda titles where it gives mostly complete information. I think it’s purposefully a guideline of “this is the general area points of interest are in these directions, try to find them” type map. 

But yeah in terms of being useful in finding your way through a maze like area....it’s useless. 

 

Also, not technically a map, they didn’t indicate north. It’s really just a drawing. (props to whomever knows what show Ive referenced) 

[Hero-of-Time]

5 hours ago, Ronnie said:

The map is horrendous isn't it? I'd almost go as far as saying it's useless. Why so zoomed out?

I was also wondering when side missions might be unlocked? I'm at the, shall we say, next area (3-4 hours in) and all I've been able to do is follow the main questline.

Stunning game though

In terms of side quests, it will open up soon. I've spent the last hour or so doing a few of them. I initially started out doing one but then ended up doing a bunch of others while doing the first one.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the map either. It's far too vague. Luckily the quest marker shows which direction to go in, although I'm not sure why that is locked at the start of the game. Curious design decision.

[drahkon]

Woke up early, went to the gym, have to do some shopping now but then it's back to GoW Haven't played as much as I wanted yesterday. Wasn't feeling too well, but it's all better now.

 

Usually I don't like "sidekicks" in video games but Atreus is a welcome exception. Interactions between him and Kratos feel natural, both during "cut-scenes" and gameplay. He's a huge help during fights. At first I didn't use his bow and arrows that much, but they are vital to success.

By the way, what difficulty are people playing on? I'd love to see a fight against Draugrs on a lower difficulty than Give Me God of War. I'm interested in how much their behaviour changes between difficulties.

Also:

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"Fucking Gratitude get over here"

I laughed

 

Edited April 21, 2018 by drahkon

[Dcubed]

I can't pick this one up yet, but I'm wondering about the mixture of combat and puzzle solving/exploration in this game.

 

What I loved about the original games is how well they combined the combat with light puzzle solving and exploration.  They were more like linear Zelda games than DMC style Stylish Action games.  All the footage that Sony have put out though has been pretty much entierly focused on combat though, so... How combat heavy would you say the game is so far? Is it more or less combat focused than the original trilogy?

[Hero-of-Time]

Puzzles still play a part in the game, even more so than in previous entries, I'd say. In past games the chests for upgrades were easily found but now you have to figure out small puzzles for each of them. 

[The Bard]

15 hours ago, Julius Caesar said:

May I ask where you’re finding it at that price? It’s £46 on Amazon at the moment.

Oh I mean the digital copy, I'm not in the country at the moment and physical copies are going to be hard to come by at the moment.

[drahkon]

The game opened up a little just now. However, there are a lot of enemies in certain areas that kill me in one hit, so I'll avoid these for now. Need more Hacksilver for better equipment.