This video contains spoilers for Greek mythology.

@nifralo2752

Жыл бұрын

Dose Ganymede ever appear? Or the giantomachy

I had to remind myself throughout this video that that's a PS fucking 3 title, and not 4 god damn those GoW games were absolute technical masterpieces

@TheSuperSmashBros01

2 жыл бұрын

And they still are honestly

@ShatteredGlass916

2 жыл бұрын

It's ashame Sony didn't care to port this game to future console/ or to port it tk PC, despite it's multiplayer would benefits a lot from PC release

@AlternateKek

Жыл бұрын

@@ShatteredGlass916 Sony Hates the OG trilogy, it represents brutal old age masculinity. They think its junior level story telling because Kratos isnt crying every 5 seconds.

@Vishnu_Karthik

Жыл бұрын

@@AlternateKek Sony is a Japanese company, they don't care about American politics of Gender.

@User-ge7ni

Жыл бұрын

@@AlternateKek is that why they remastered it for PS4

He's definitely gotten a fair amount nicer to the games compared to a year ago. Must be the fact that we're living in a post dmc5 world.

@Danitron904

2 жыл бұрын

TGBS before DMC5: "This fails to satisfy me". TGBS after DMC5: "I found my game, happiness, and tranquility".

@TheSuperSmashBros01

2 жыл бұрын

Capcom coming back to their senses and letting Itsuno bring Devil May Cry back to its roots with DMC5 definitely helped him look at DmC: Devil May Cry in a more positive light

@deathseraph3

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSuperSmashBros01 to be fair, might be because instead of dmc dmc being the last game in the franchise with nothing new on the horizon he now gets to look at it as something of an awkward phase the franchise got past.

@LilBoyHexley

2 жыл бұрын

@@deathseraph3 This is exactly the case. Now we can look at Dmc:Dmc much more fondly as an entry that did its own thing. Rather than the game that stole away a beloved franchise.

@mickeybat5816

Жыл бұрын

​@@LilBoyHexley Tbh I didn't have a problem with the DMC reboot. Sorta did what it was supposed to do, it got new players into the games lol. The bad publicity from the reboot, got DMC's name into the spot light, and then the remaster kinda popped off. On top of that, the game really did have things that made DMC. . . DMC. Just sort dropped the ball in actually selling it well to the fans.

Anyone who played this game will remember: "The Trial of Archimedes". If you beat that section before they patched it to be easier, you a real one.

@ttaylor7604

3 жыл бұрын

What? they patched it to be easier? I never knew...God of war had some bullshit segments in the past, but that one is just utterly broken. I mean the siren enemies' tracking attacks are just fucking madness.

@TheRealBossMoss

3 жыл бұрын

Shit was the worst. Ruined the last third of the game in what was otherwise pretty fun and reasonably challenging. The combat falls apart and it highlights how useless the elemental changes really are.

@xMobilemux

3 жыл бұрын

This is why I keep refusing to update Ascension whenever I play it.

@biostar4

3 жыл бұрын

I played it through even hard mode... Yeah, knowing that there is a patch for it is kind of understandable

@thegreatachiever4651

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Trial of Archimedes was really tough before that patch, but i completed it before the patch.😎🔥

Its crazy to think the God of War series spans seven games now. Ascension and the psp games really do get lost in the shuffle

@hopelesssituationwarrior6996

3 жыл бұрын

Chains of Olympus has a killer ending, but most of the game just feels like filler. It's just "you've gotta save Helios for reasons" with gameplay and levels that seem out of GOW1. Ascension's visuals are absolutely beautiful, but the story and gameplay are uninspired and I truly hate the back and forth between playable flashbacks and the prison opening. Feels so out of place in the series, like it's a fake game. Ghost of sparta is amazing, tho. Truly deserves as much love as the numbered entries.

@hopelesssituationwarrior6996

3 жыл бұрын

I'm still wondering why Sony hasnt ported the series to PS4 with all the new fans god of four (get it?) gained. Its easy money. Still, I would love a remake of gow1 because it hasnt aged well. Too many annoying sections make it really frustrating to play now a days, not to mention the sequels vastly improved its foundation. A remake like Resident evil 1's (the same game, just with new graphics, enemies, levels, bosses, etc) + gow'1 story (the undisputed best in the series) would be the ultimate god of war game and a perfect way to say goodbye to the greek era.

@jackm4536

3 жыл бұрын

Ascension asked for it with that awful combat meter thing. Chains and ghost yes they're very underappreciated.

@biostar4

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and even the fourth game, I think, Dante's inferno was also pretty cool. Was surprised by the sudden character and some gameplay element changes but ultimately felt like a real God of War game

@ShatteredGlass916

3 жыл бұрын

@@hopelesssituationwarrior6996 nah, remakes should be reserved for Ascension. They could make Rage Meter being more user friendly. Maybe make Rage Meter that didn't go down after every small hit (or completely drained once you stopped hitting), or maybe made them less of a hassle to filled up. Maybe make Rage Meter Attacks only took a portions of the meter instead one full bar, since all of them (aside Hades) are kinda lame (basically treat Rage Meter like Magic Bars, with portions). Also, for f*ck sake, BRING BACK NEW GAME+ FUNNY COSTUMES. It annoys me that even in New Game+, the game subtly kept reminding you to check multiplayer by making the New Game+ costume the Multiplayer's Armors, like c'mon.... *R I S E O F T H E W A R R I O R C A M P A I G N* Before the release of this game, there's a short graphic novel titled "Rise of the Warrior". It tells the story of the playable multiplayer character (the bald guy Kratos almost save in Hecatoncheires). And GODDAMN IT'S GOOD. It tells in depth on how the Furies works, how they ensnares mortals, it even ties in with the Village of Kira and the Oracle before Castor usurps. Also, the fork-lookalike chain weapon used in Multiplayer is apparently this guy's original weapon before he is imprisoned lmao

The entire KZread community: "lets review Resident Evil 8" TheGamingBritShow: "here is a review for a game nobody played 8 years ago"

@burtbiggum499

3 жыл бұрын

I mean why review it if there are a thousand others?

@MelodyMecato6156

3 жыл бұрын

It's God of War, pretty sure people played it.

@Gruntvc

3 жыл бұрын

I'm honestly sick of hearing about RE Village lol.

@baroquechevalier8516

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gruntvc same, the Lady Dimemes alone killed my interest

@hopelessent.1700

3 жыл бұрын

Creeps from the corner: “I played it about three years ago” Showed the games to my friends recently, I love it. Silence.

This just makes me miss the old voice actor for Kratos. Not to knock Chris Judge but I mean Carson will still be my favorite.

@surferOS101

2 жыл бұрын

T C Carson was the so damn good as kratos

@chuckbellerose8474

2 жыл бұрын

@@surferOS101 I couldn't agree more

@purgejmi

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't the new Kratos actor die?

@chuckbellerose8474

2 жыл бұрын

@@purgejmi I looked it up and apparently it was a hoax

@purgejmi

2 жыл бұрын

@@chuckbellerose8474 Naw bro, sorry to have to tell you, but it wasn't. "Shad Gaspard who did the motion capture for Kratos has been found dead. On Wednesday morning (California time), the body of retired WWE superstar Shad Gaspard was found washed up on Venice Beach in Los Angeles.May 21, 2020" - Nintendosmash Also, looking up his name on Google says he died... Could have just said that, didn't have to do the whole quotes and everything, but I did, so no going back now.

2013 certainly was the year of the intergenerational spin-off game. Batman Arkham Origins, God of War Ascension, Gears of War Judgement, AC Black Flag, and probably more.

@alejandroo4160

3 жыл бұрын

Except Black Flag wasn’t a spin-off

@Ava6581

3 жыл бұрын

@@alejandroo4160 Maybe, but it checks most of the same boxes as the other games listed. It doesn’t push the main narrative forward, prequel side story, an enormous amount of asset reuse from the previous title, developed by a different or smaller team, released in the intergenerational console year of 2013. Black Flag is like the AC brotherhood to ACIII ‘s ACII making AC Rogue the AC Revelations equivalent.

@MGrey-qb5xz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ava6581 imagine if black flag had unity's game play and parkour,i say that would be the perfect assassin's creed game to ever being made

@jozh911

3 жыл бұрын

Metal Gear Rising!

@TheSuperSmashBros01

3 жыл бұрын

Ava6581 Arkham Origins and Ascension aren’t spin-offs if they are canon to the games they were coming off of.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow next? :)

@JuliusCaesar103

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss, both main entries please

@jawzdeadeye

3 жыл бұрын

Hell, even do the Mirrors of Fate too. Just to complete everything.

@PiP99594

3 жыл бұрын

Like Ascension, LoS is a highly underrated character action game that I love

@brennanwn

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, good one

@firmament1325

3 жыл бұрын

Dante's Inferno, too.

Correction, "The titan Hechatoncheires" is false. Titans and hechatoncheires are two separate species in Greek mythology, and the same applies to God of War. In fact, Zeus enlisted the help of the hechatonchires to overthrow the titans. That hechatoncheires you're referring to is Aegaeon, the first to break a blood oath, and whose body was turned into a living prison by the Furies. Another famous hechatoncheires you might've heard of is Briareos, whom the deuteragonist of Masamune Shirow's Appleseed is named after. Despite being an original character separate from the myth, he too has multiple eyes, as the hechatoncheires were distinguished by their multiple arms and eyes.

@ChronicNOTAG

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't "hechatoncheires" literally mean "thousand arms" or something?

@worldscoolestperson7672

3 жыл бұрын

Damn. That’s actually pretty friggin’ interesting. Granted, you could’ve made all that up and I’d still believe you lmao

@SIGNOR-G

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChronicNOTAG heka means hundred

@johnnybensonitis7853

3 жыл бұрын

How does one manage to come across such info and then retain it?? Kudos! I couldn't read half of those words because I'm a Cro-Magnon ape, but perhaps I'll look into this further because it really is interesting as hell. The limit of my knowledge of Greek mythology begins and ends with the original GOW series lol.

@kirakirakiivvi

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnybensonitis7853 If you're looking for a digestible way to take in some of this lore, Mythos by Stephen Fry is pretty fun!

Man, I gotta say, I really loved TGB's analysis on Kratos' characterization here and what he was like by the end of the Greek era. Kratos is a character that's a lot like Caim from Drakengard in my opinion. A character that, when you see him in his proper games, just comes off as an insane, revenge-obsessed, murderous monster, but when you get a full understanding of the shit they experienced prior to that point, and the shit they would go on to experience afterwards, they suddenly become much more tragic, at least in my eyes. I sure as shit don't let the blur of trauma that is their backstories justify or take away from the horrible shit they'd go on to do, but like TGB said, in Kratos' case, when you spend years doing favors to the gods seeking just one thing, and the one thing they give you is not only something you didn't even want, but something they plan to revoke later on, it becomes much, much easier to see why Kratos fell so deep into insanity and hatred seeking his revenge against the forces that repeatedly screwed him over and over because they're a bunch of fickle assholes.

@EmotionTheory

3 жыл бұрын

Was Caim in more games than the first Drakengard?

@lolrus5555

3 жыл бұрын

@@EmotionTheory He was the main antagonist character of Drakengard 2 (Frankly, Caim was one of the few things that game absolutely fucking _nailed._ ) and is speculated to be _Red Eye,_ the head of the Legion in the backstory to NieR, but unfortunately, that's about everything in terms of game appearances from Caim, which is a colossal fucking shame IMO since he kicks all kinds of ass. The Drakengard series got more into his backstory and how godawful it was like for Kratos here in Ascenion in the Drakengard 1 and 3 prequel manga, where we see the day his life irrevocably went to shit... and all on his 18th birthday, no less! Like Kratos in God Of War 1, we learn the gist of Caim's backstory in his first game, Drakengard 1, but the manga really shows it off in detail and it's frankly so horrific that, to me at least, it quickly turned Caim into a tragic figure shaped into something monstrous by a merciless, shitty world. The fact that in all of the Drakengard routes, horrible shit keeps happening to him and he gets no happy ending whatsoever doesn't help matters either.

@UnderTheBun

3 жыл бұрын

Kratos has always been so much deeper than 2018 shills want people to believe.

@maxfordgaming9278

3 жыл бұрын

@@UnderTheBun facts,the critics doesn't understand his character.

@UnderTheBun

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxfordgaming9278 There are a lot of elements they don't understand, or are purposely misinterpreting to make 2018 seem deeper than it actually was. Not to self-promote but I put out like an hour and a half long analysis video about it a few days ago, so I'm a little hyped up about GoW at the moment lol.

I remember when Ascension was coming out, they really tried to hype up the co op mode. That's why it flew under my radar. That was the time in gaming where EVERY game had to have co op.

@Jose-se9pu

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, people were just tired of GoW after 7 years of basically getting the same game... Watch the "Raising Kratos" documentary, Sony actually threaten to dismantle Santa Monica Studios and fire all the people involved after how bad this game bombed...despite the fact they were the ones who kept demanding a GoW game to be out almost every year.

@canstermeat8171

3 жыл бұрын

I remember playing it on beta, it actually was pretty fun.

@sirblake406

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when fable 3 did that and I feel the single player suffered for it. Still a great game though, one of the greatest franchises imo.

@thaoster209

3 жыл бұрын

Coop? You mean multi-player?

@eandjproductions2

3 жыл бұрын

The multiplayer was legit good.

Did anyone else find the noise the QTE sound effects make when hitting a button in this game, extremely satisfying?

Game journos: GoW2018 finally gave Kratos depth and complexity Fans that witnessed the Kratos evolution from man to god slayer to hollow husk of anger struggling with his remaining humanity over the span of 7 games: Excuse me, what?

@TheZAibatsu

2 жыл бұрын

Although I'm yet to play the 2018 game I dislike it primarily for this criticism and although I can contribute this mindset to most people probably didnt play Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta which gives additional depth for Kratos' motivations and status in Gow3, but mostly feel like the change in direction of controls and POV kinda feel like a miss step or downgrade. What is amazing in the new game is the single take shot, but in no way is new Kratos better than oldschool Kratos (even though their technically the same person). Still cant wait to play it though to confirm if my current feelings will remain.

@Dabajaws

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheZAibatsu i mean that's fair but those are very different kinds of gameplay and everyone plays favorites weather they like it or not, i like the game for what it is but i knew full well it wouldn't go back to the old style as much as i wanted it

@TheZAibatsu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dabajaws my main point is og Kratos was so influential to games as a whole yet new Kratos feels like he's following trends (apart from the single take shot thing- which doesn't affect gameplay and is more an aesthetic feature while control wise it feels like they tried to be more soul's-ey).

@TheZAibatsu

2 жыл бұрын

To all those ppl that say the new Kratos is more more mature and isnt just a pissed off, one note lunatic, so how should this new Kratos react if Thor kills Atreaus? Cos clearly the rage he had from losing Caliope and his wife didn't justify Og Kratos' staus in Gow3 in yalls opions ?

@glenwarne6492

2 жыл бұрын

@Zerozerozero that's like your opinion man

You are a huge tsundere for this franchise.

@wile123456

3 жыл бұрын

"it's not like I like your combat system or anything, ανόητος!"

@Dan_Kanerva

3 жыл бұрын

he likes all God of War games , literally the one exception is the fast paced Dark Souls i mean... God of War 2018

@kevinnigins9488

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dan_Kanerva Dark souls is arguably faster tbh, especially dark souls 3.

@Dan_Kanerva

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinnigins9488 i would say the only souls games that are faster are Bloodborne and Sekiro

@thesecondkat

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dan_Kanerva It's a bit of an arc, he was slightly more dismissive towards the franchise in older videos. Heck, he is not even as harsh on the soft reboot in this video as he was around the time up to it's release in 2018.

Been on a God of War kick lately, so this is perfectly timed!

I think it speaks volumes of your work that a video talking about a 2013 action game is more interesting and entertaining than the plethora of analyses of newly released games found on this website. And the same can be said about the many videos you’ve made before this. Always looking forward to what’s next :) Hope you’re keeping well Charlie 👍

The God of War I hear nobody talk about.

@mekudu-man3804

3 жыл бұрын

until now

@anasevi9456

2 жыл бұрын

and all we are going to get now are stupid boring Dad of War crap since that shitty game via marketing was hyped beyond all reason.

This was the hardest of the old God of War games. I powered through this on PS Now streaming but I actually liked the changes it made to the classic GOW combat. Too bad it wasn't received as well.

@mekudu-man3804

3 жыл бұрын

I bet it came across like an afterthought.

@dragonfistX200

2 жыл бұрын

I tried but I could not get into gow: ascension combat. I liked gow 3 combat way more

@Dr._Mantis_Toboggan_Md.

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I liked this one's gameplay the best.

@cartoonvideos5

2 жыл бұрын

I think 1 is more difficult, the difficulty of ascension comes from a broken combat system

@Def_Not_Batman

2 жыл бұрын

I needa play God Of War Acension. It's too bad that game isn't on PS4-PS5 as I would have played it. I think God Of War 3 has the best combat of the OGs but God Of War 2 was my favorite because it had the best boss fights imo of the OGs, gameplay was solid to but the magic was OP as hell in 2. Currently going through the latest God Of War prepping for Ragnarok.

Always a good day when GBS uploads

@deadlyninja112

3 жыл бұрын

Real talk

@trevingsly8050

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@yes.6892

3 жыл бұрын

I found 15 dollars!

Incoming weirdos getting super mad at Brit for not liking God of War 4 even though what little he said about it here was really tame

@SIGNOR-G

3 жыл бұрын

I didnt liked it much. Had it been made with the same style of combat ad epic scales it would have been far better

@Xfushion2

3 жыл бұрын

@@SIGNOR-G Agreed, it was a fine game but gameplay wise doesn't surpass God of War 3.

@SIGNOR-G

3 жыл бұрын

@@Xfushion2 i begin to wonder if a norse reboot wouldnt have been better at this point...... A new character that brings ragnarock upon the norse pantheon.

@outkastshadowking2719

3 жыл бұрын

I actually like the GOW4 combat alot because there so much you can do with weapon abilities.

@SIGNOR-G

3 жыл бұрын

@@outkastshadowking2719 to each their own i guess. I just prefer the action style of the "Greek Era"

27:13 DMC 5 did this. Kept the stylish flashy combat system and made it very immersive at the same time... GoW 5 take notes please, don’t let us down

@justlloyd7881

3 жыл бұрын

Well, brace yourself. Disappointment is coming..

@Z-A-C

3 жыл бұрын

@@justlloyd7881 ye probably

@thaoster209

3 жыл бұрын

Probably gonna pull the last of us 2 plot, where revenge is bad for the main character but good for the villian.

@jamainegardner4193

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ab-he4vf Then why was Abby rewarded for killing Joel?

@SIGNOR-G

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackm4536 maybe you didnt do things but the pace was glorious and the scale of the various adventures were always grandious

For me all The next god of war game needs to do is a add a jump button and zoom out the camera. I’ll be satisfied if this happens.

It's interesting how GoW's first multiplayer feature gets a brief mention in this video and then glossed over. Ascension's multiplayer while new and needed a better matchmaking function was still very good, and one of my favorite things about Ascension.

It’s crazy how I just pulled out this game over the weekend. 2013 was filled with so many good games

This could be me overthinking it, but the familiar moves being hidden behind the rage power up could be a show of Kratos' progression, showing how his rage became a part of him.

It's interesting to see Brit's evolve on his assessment of the GoW series. From "Just a shallow spectacle action game" to "Pretty good, rather uninteresting story" to "A great experience that really unites the gameplay with the narrative." It's to the point where Acension is considered the better game to Revengeance! Could you imagine having that opinion half a decade ago? Rest in peace OG GoW. Better than the new one in every way.

@kermitwithamustache3885

3 жыл бұрын

Still prefer Revengeance But man I miss the old, stylish god of war DMC5 proved you don’t need to dumb down the combat and put crappy rpg mechanics to revive your series.

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

@@kermitwithamustache3885 DMC5 did dumb down the combat tho, compared to 3 and 4. Not saying it's not a good game tho. But my favourite by far is 1, the atmosphere is unique.

@RaengStinger

2 жыл бұрын

It boggles the mind, Charlie really should dive into the older entries. Most series fans and high level players consider Ascension to be the worst entry (barring Dad of Bore), 1 and 2 are just...so fucking good.

@justinduck2953

2 жыл бұрын

@@Walamonga1313 thats your nostalgia speaking, DMC 5 is better than 3 and 4 even if it doesnt have inertia. The only thing i can imagine being better in the previous games is the story in 3. But just the selection of weapons alone makes dmc 5 better, cant go back to rebellion in dmc 4 and 3 after using dsd, cant go back to giglamesh or beowulf after balrog

@introduction1266

2 жыл бұрын

No its not better lmbo. You must be smoking crack if you think the old gow is better

ngl this game could easily pass as a PS4 title with those visuals

It's sad they never re-released this on PS4. By far one of the prettiest games on PS3 and would look juicy at 60 FPS

still better than 2018 imo

@glenwarne6492

2 жыл бұрын

Hell no

@perseastheodoropoulos7367

2 жыл бұрын

@@glenwarne6492 god of war 4 is the most overrated game of all time

@glenwarne6492

2 жыл бұрын

@@perseastheodoropoulos7367 that's like your opinion man majority of people loved it

@perseastheodoropoulos7367

2 жыл бұрын

@@glenwarne6492 the game divided its old fans tho

@glenwarne6492

2 жыл бұрын

@@perseastheodoropoulos7367 not really only small portion of it most people who are gow fans do love this game

Oh boy my Favorite God of war Game that Never Get Remastered for Some reason.

@HOTD108_

3 жыл бұрын

I find it so bizarre that ONLY God of War III got remastered for Ps4. Like did they expect newcomers to the series to start with the 3rd mainline game?

@Mojavekight17

3 жыл бұрын

Because meh out of 10

Got to say i love the old gameplay and wish the new games drink more from this extremely fun and refined take on combat that defined the franchise.

What a legend. I respect a man who can stick to his guns and review the GOW games of old whether in the hell it's trendy or not. What's the new games out right now? Fuck you, that's what's out! We're talking about a PS3 game bitches! I've seen a lot of the RE: Village reviews that have been fun to watch, but TGBS is a cut above and manages to inspire interest regards of what is on the table for discussion.

@557deadpool

2 жыл бұрын

......you act like he's the only one who reviews older games

@johnnybensonitis7853

2 жыл бұрын

@@557deadpool Ugh....This is one of those YT comments I had left & forgotten until now, and seeing it again brings on dangerous levels of cringe. I'm pretty sure I thought I was leaving a hilarious comment, and I've probably done the same shit in person with other people. Holy shit! That's a scary thought lol Sorry, didn't mean to imply anything. I'm glad you reminded me of this! I try to carry myself a certain way whether online or off, but a year o lockdowns made me far less self-aware fuuucking hell. But yeah, seems like everyone reviews older games now lol. TGBS I believe is the only one who does and also happens to be swole as all fuck!

The fact that this game never got a remaster on PS4 is just sad

@Jose-se9pu

3 жыл бұрын

Considering it almost killed the franchise, Sony just pretends it doenst exists.

@HOTD108_

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jose-se9pu Since when did that happen?

@HOTD108_

3 жыл бұрын

It's sad that only 3 ever got remastered for Ps4.

@BIaziken2

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jose-se9pu Modern Sony seem pretty content to pretend everything they released before the PS4 doesn't exist.

@laworder6637

3 жыл бұрын

@@BIaziken2 gowA was straight ass.

This review was super interesting for someone who's never touched the God of War series. I'm definitely intrigued by ascensions premise and story.

The Trial of Archimedes is easily the worst part of this game. Took forever to get past it. Apparently, there’s a patch to make it more forgiving, so even the makers of the game admit that it’s rigged!

@nemeru3352

3 жыл бұрын

My first hard playthrough ended in failure there. Could not beat it. So and to replay there whole damm thing. And this is the one, gow were u. Can't turn down the diffculity. Shameful but I was ready to give up my soul

@bluecoin3771

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-vf5zd1mu8z Not to mention the Labyrinth in GoW3 and well, the final battle against Ares in GoW1 where they took away your powers in order to make it a more, “dramatic fight”. Seriously, whatever idiot who keeps making these cheap difficulty spikes in each God of War game needs to meet with Kratos’s Blades of Chaos.

This game was infuriatingly unbalanced on hard difficulty onward. Enemies were also able to shoot at you from off camera. Combined with that new meter system meant for a not very fun time.

@EqualityEarth

3 жыл бұрын

That gauntlet near the end of the game tho 🤯 at least it was ultimately doable.

@button421

3 жыл бұрын

on hard it fun on titan its hell

@BrickmanZero

3 жыл бұрын

@@button421 Same can be said for all greek gow games, tho Ascension feelt very far away too excesive compared to other games (unbalanced difficulty, each game had some difficulty spike but ascencion is unbalanced in a lot of places in hardest difficulty)

@JossCard42

3 жыл бұрын

I hated Ascension. I finished the game shortly after completing the series (1-3 and both PSP games) and I felt it was easily the weakest entry of the bunch. The combat would swing wildly from really easy to frustratingly hard (the portion where you get magic for the first time kept kicking my ass and I was on Normal). Kratos tended to blend in with the background which made it easy to lose him on screen (can someone explain to me how it's easy to lose track of a six foot white and red murder hobo?) The story was the least engaging, but that's to be expected when you've already done a prequel story and finished the main story. Where else can Kratos go without it contradicting what's already been established? This game didn't need to be made, but it's existence, IMHO, is all the evidence I needed to get on board with a God of War reboot.

@MelodyMecato6156

2 жыл бұрын

And how come nobody talks about the horrid camera angles and pitch black lighting?

Why didn’t this get a remaster ? Imagine a ps5 remaster for all the old school god of war games? Easy money. Kingdom hearts did it on ps4. Halo did it in Xbox and pc. It’s doable and old fans would pay for it.

@HorrorKidtheReviewer20

3 жыл бұрын

Especially those who prefer old God of War over new God of War

@GuyOnTheInternet53

3 жыл бұрын

It doesnt really need one, it's still one of the best looking ps3 games

@HellfireComms

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I'd love a collection for the PSP games

@HorrorKidtheReviewer20

3 жыл бұрын

@@HellfireComms We already got that via God of War Origins Collection

@12ealDealOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Sony isn't all about that "old fan" money. New Sony wants that Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Originals cinematic casul crowd money, so expect a remaster of the latest game for no reason and everyone pretending the older games don't exist.

My favourite GOW was the first one,but Ascension had smart gameplay mechanics despite being a little clunky compared to the order games.

Great vid Charlie. You opened my eyes to a lot of the finer details in Ascension's story that kinda flew over my head when I played it so long ago! I feel like Ascension came out at the wrong time, right at the tail end of the PS3's lifespan after we had already gotten the big conclusion Kratos' journey, kinda makes me wonder if it would have faired better as a PS4 title. You also reminded me that MAN Kratos did some fucked up stuff, I still get kinda sick when I think about the Poseidon princess...

God of War Ascension is actually my favorite in terms of game design and gameplay

Ascension had some issues with scripted/walky talky sections, some camera issues, and dumbed down climbing, but I thought the combat was really solid. And the enemy variety was top notch, the elephantaurs were badass. A better combat experience than 2018 for sure.

Unpopular opinion: Ghost of Sparta is the best in the early series. While lacking 3 and Ascension's flair; GoS had an incredible amount of variety in gameplay, substantial world building, great story, as well as compelling and interesting character exploration.

I was wondering where tf this video was. It was teased forever ago. And now it’s here. Btw Brit, will your DMC 3 switch review get on KZread anytime soon or is it a patreon exclusive forever?

@wonderguardstalker

3 жыл бұрын

First I’m hearing about this what the hell

@BIaziken2

3 жыл бұрын

@@wonderguardstalker He teased it at the end of the DmC vs Reveangance video nearly two years ago now.

One game im surprised you never spoke about is Onimusha: Dawn of dreams. Hack n Slahs RPG with a deep combat system, dope story, dope characters, and awesome RPG elements.

@sirfrightmare4506

2 жыл бұрын

He should speak about Onimusha 2 and 3 first.

@baroquechevalier8516

Жыл бұрын

@@sirfrightmare4506 been waiting since that Onimusha christmas video review and everythings been silent since.

@sirfrightmare4506

Жыл бұрын

I can't 'til him Somecallmejohnny review Onimusha 2.

The rage meter is basically the concentration meter of Vergil god of war version.

Just discovered your channel and been on a binge ever since. Your love for the first ratchet and clank game is very like mine haha, one of my favorite game series i've played and literally the first game I ever played was onimusha warlords. I saw you did a review on it 6 years ago and I was wondering if you were willing to cover the other ones? It's some of the best games i've ever played. Bit dark souls like but story, setting, weapons. It"s all so fantastic!

One particular reason you remain one of my top favorite KZreadrs Brit, you review games that are either underrated, no one else cares about, or games people long forgot about or never played, on top of amazing hot takes about Modern gaming today.

Ascension is definitely my least favorite of the main games, but I still enjoy it quite a bit. One thing I remember that it had going against it when it came out was the advertising camping behind it. I'm someone who's played everyone of the games when they actually released, and I remember when this one came out that it was actually hard to tell if there was even a single player in it. The adds focused SO heavily on the multiplayer, which I never had any interest in, or even tried, that I remember IGN and other sites, which at the time were still worth going to, had to put out articles saying there 'was' single player.

I remember this came with a Last of Us demo. The part of ps3 I miss the most is not having to install the games from disc.

This game was actually better than 3. Pappy did a great job with this one.

extremely underrated game. To this day i am not quite sure why it got a bad reception at the time, while I can totally see it being inferior to GOW3, its unarguably still a very good game.

Thought this game wasn't all that great from what I've heard people say way back when, but I'm glad this video proves those thoughts wrong! I'll be sure to pick this game up before they eventually close the PSN store on PS3

I still like the Devil May War games more than The Last of War.

@kermitwithamustache3885

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine unironically thinking ps4 GoW combat is better than the stylish combat we had until Ascension

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

Reboot was incredibly dull. Just another Last of Us, instead of the hack n slash action game we all knew and loved. That said, after Ascension I don't think we would've kept getting games like GOW1 or 3. They would've just kept changing the perfect formula into something annoying and unrecognisable.

@mcrsftexcel

2 жыл бұрын

@@kermitwithamustache3885 calling it stylish is a.bit of a stretch

@morkgin2459

2 жыл бұрын

@@kermitwithamustache3885 brutal*

My younger brother played the multiplayer of this game for the better part of 2013. After finishing God of War (2018), he noted that Kratos' stats are directly ripped from the multiplayer. Even locking the telegraphed L1 + Light/Heavy moves behind a cooldown timer is from the multiplayer mode. This is not mentioning the entirely arbitrary armour system. Some things that were off about Ascension -- aside from the unnecessary and broken autosave system -- include the absence of the series staple post-game challenges, and unique costumes/skins. The latter, as briefly shown in the video (but not commented upon), were multiplayer character skins. Less care was ultimately shown to this game's single-player mode, with it seemingly serving as a multiplayer tutorial.* *There really was no reason to change the parry mechanic from tapping L1 to instead pressing L1+X. It lacked the necessary polish in precision, such that even on higher difficulties, Kratos can block attacks that would have been unblockable in previous titles.

@d.samara9378

3 жыл бұрын

To explain the multiplayer tutorial remark a little further, the change to the parry system seemed to have been implemented to train players for the multiplayer.

@cartoonvideos5

2 жыл бұрын

I knew the single player's combat was completely butchered due to multiplayer. The auto save system was shit too.

Always a great time when you upload man! Notifs are on!

My problem with Ascension has always been it's desire to zoom the camera out until I'm the size of a gnat it does this frequently and annoyingly often and while other games in the franchise did do this sometimes it never did it in the middle of a damn boss fight. Otherwise it's fine as a GOW title but I can see why it effectively killed the franchise.

@CloneLoli

3 жыл бұрын

Well the franchise was basically over already, it wasn't killed by Ascension. Even if they had plans to make a new GOW title, they would have had to take their time to establish something new either way.

@REDEEMERWOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Killed the franchise? That's kind of harsh lok

@tmerchead1

3 жыл бұрын

In the recent one thd camera is too close.

@baroquechevalier8516

Жыл бұрын

@@tmerchead1 its so funny The camera is either way too close or too far Cant they just take notes from DMC4 on how to do game cameras

Remember when Sony was pushing those online passes? 🙄

@sunsetman22

Жыл бұрын

as bad as it was, at least it was a one time thing. and if you weren't buying second hand games, it didn't really affect you in any way. when they got the idea to make it a subscription like Xbox though, that's when shit got bad imo. if gaming was already an expensive hobby, then that shit straight up turned it into a luxury. it's funny though that most online games seem to be broken and rely on microtransactions nowadays, so I personally feel like I'm not missing anything.

Thanks dude my first video and I loved it could never get a ps3 and after years I finally got one in good condition, can't wait to experience the full story of Kratos. Finished everyone even the psp versions. But 3 and ascension. Thank you for the all work.

This is actually my favorite GOW and this was one of the last (new)fixed camera angle games I ever got to play. Please devs, start fixing your camera angles again 😢

I'm so happy that were finally talking about god of war in a universe where every sentence doesn't end with a half assed joke about press x to win. Like we can finally unironically enjoy god of war. I've waited for so long.

@SAMSARALIVEEEEEE

2 жыл бұрын

huh?

@CallForGrandPappy

2 жыл бұрын

What are you on? God of war combat has been good since the literal first entry.

@Sorrelhas

2 жыл бұрын

How can you press X to win if QTE's are activated with the Circle button and attacks are the Square and Triangle buttons

@diamond_dogs

2 жыл бұрын

um ok...that was always allowed

This Game is a personal favorite. Thank you for covering it 👍🤙

Seriously, first I discover your Jak and Daxter Analysis, then I find that whole series of Ratchet and Clank, then the Devil May Cry 5 review, AND NOW THIS! when you add the Sly Trilogy Retrospective from B-Mask, you both have covered my entire childhood!

Been waiting on this one since the tease back with the DmC/Revengeance review.

Here is my dream God of War game and its very non-conventional. I want a game that takes place during Kratos' years as an army General for the Spartans. You command large armies in a simplified RTS. However, like in Brutal Legend, you can personally jump into combat at any given time, lending your aide and your powers. Enemy generals can do the same (like the barbarian king with his awesome hammer you see in god of war 2). The combat here will be zoomed in and it controls like the old god of war games, hack and slash/dynasty warriors esque. You can turn the tide of that one battle, but you lose overview of the rest of the battle and sacrifice micro management of the rest of your troops. Throw in magic you unlock throughout the game as the gods bless you more, and mythical creatures you encounter in harder late game armies, as well as the ability to recruit your own creatures. The story follows to where Kratos gain ares blessing and he gains the blades, and after that point you start doing more and more horrific campaigns in servitude to ares. Eventually killing your own family. This will allow us to actually feel Kratos pain more directly, because so far all the tragedies are always in the past and references. Ascension uses flashbacks etc, but I never felt any of the game really made us 100% sympathize and feel his pain. A game like this could do it.

When Gow ascension came out I remember having a ton of fun playing multiplayer, I played it every day for a couple of months.

1:50 Don't forget that king midas made an appearance in the game as well, he's a very well known greek myth too (the king who turns everything he touches into gold if you're wondering).

Would love a video about the Prince of Persia SoT trilogy

The issue with modern god of war is that in when you play kratos you play a strange rooted "weak" Kratos but cutsceens makes kratos look like the god slayer he is

@introduction1266

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean weak and at what part?

@DomeLP09

2 жыл бұрын

@@introduction1266 I think he means the dissonance between gameplay and Lore, stuff like flipping the temple, pushing the bridge etc Things that show how strong kratos is, but then he hacks away at a single enemy instead of just punching through them. In the old games you had a dozen enemies or more flying around as kratos unleashes his attacks and combos.

@introduction1266

2 жыл бұрын

@@DomeLP09 there is no dissonance because Kratos is strong all the way through but the game will not be easy because of that. Kratos is actually stronger than he was in the last games according to the director. He unleashes all his power when he needs to. It doesn't make sense for gameplay or for story for him to go all out from beginning to end. Besides at the beginning you can tell he hadn't been in a fight like that in a long time so over time he gets back to where he was and even over that power in the past games. Not to mention he's trying to teach his son how to control his anger. Now that would be dissonance.

@jondoe7036

Жыл бұрын

@@introduction1266 Yeah, that narrative about Kratos being "actually stronger than he was in the last games" flies completely out of the window as soon as you run into a draugr with purple healthbar that tanks hundreds hits and offs you with single one, or alternatively once you encounter one of those colour-coded plagues of game design which you can't damage at all without switching weapons. So not only is this supposed to be the same madman who toppled the head brass of Greek pantheon single handedly, but the game director would also have us believe this to be the strongest he's ever been (not the only thing Gory Barlog had said in regards to the game, that struck me as complete baloney either), despite the game doing absolutely nothing to actually demonstrate this and instead it sets us up for bunch of loot-grinding BS if we'd want to see even a fraction of that strength in regular combat, since apparently Kratos has gotten too old and lazy now to be bothered to actually try in a fight where him and/or his son could die, without putting some armour on or blinging up his weapons. And ofcourse the Sloth of Sparta can't be bothered to jump over anything without designated button prompt anymore either, even if it'd look like something your average mortal could bypass with relative ease, neccesitating in lot of pointless detours, waiting around for the ginger preteen to throw you a ladder or rope and hideously tedious rockclimbing instead of any actual platforming.

Little mistake, his name is Aegaeon, not Hecatonchires. Hecatonchires just means "one-hundred hander" and describes a type of giant in Greek myth who were the offspring of Gaia and Ouranous. They were born after the Cyclopes, who were born after the Titans, Ouranous thought they were all disgusting so he had all of his children imprisoned underground, in his wife. Kronos later castrated his father Ouranous and freed his fellow Titans, but he told all the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires to go fuck themselves and left them in their underground prison. So when Zeus made plans to overthrow Kronos; all of the cyclopes and hecatonchires sided with him, except for Aegaeon, who inexplicably decided to side against Zeus in the Titanomachy, the war where he prevailed as King of Olympus, he was the only Hecatonchires to do so, which is why the Furies tortured and imprisoned him.

always in 4 a good time when u upload... thx 4 all ur work!!!

Can't wait to watch your video on this game that I have conflicting emotions for. Also your channel makes videos that I care about more than almost every other channel, so thanks for that.

The only gripe I had with this game was Kratos being difficult to see when the camera zoomed out a bit during combat. In terms of gameplay, this was my favourite GoW title. I've also wondered why this GoW title doesn't have a PS4 remaster. I know it wouldn't sell much but I'd definitely appreciate it..

@zamirewilson7424

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they could've easily bundled it with the God of War III remaster for PS4. Two solid games for the price of one, easy money.

I think with a few tweaks to its mechanics this game really could have been one of the best combat systems ever created. The way they implemented the rage mode and secondary weapons are honestly brilliant. But with that said there are shitty cooldown based items, that do the work for you, and the square square triange combo is more exploitable than ever, thanks to the rage mode where it gets a big explosion effect. Also some of the enemy designs like the brutes with their ground tracking attack can just go, and the bosses are still pretty horrible... A little bit of balancing and some intresting items could have gone a long way, in making Ascension into a classic. Also the counterattack is much better then in the older games, but it really needed a little bit of nerfing. I mean...It's just waaaay too powerful....

Ah Ascension... it was the best looking GoW game before IV came out. That was it. All I got besides that one thing was a mediocre story, lackluster villains, nerfed Blades of Chaos, weakest rage ability to date, lack of new weapons, generic magic attacks, and a depressed Kratos. Those elements made me regret my purchase of Ascension very quickly and I was happy to part with the entry then return to play Chains of Olympus again.

What a delightful surprise after a hards day work. It's always good when, TGBS uploads

I really loved this game, thought t was very underrated at the time. This video was a treat!

If Ascension came out for the ps4 in place of Dad of war, it would have been received way better since by that time, a nice old school 3rd person action game like God of war would be refreshing. I freaking love Dad of War but they did decide to go for the last of us-esque narrative which the market was oversaturated with then.

@12ealDealOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, this is all Sony wants of its first party studios anymore. Just about all the legacy talent behind those excellent games associated with the brand have abandoned ship and gone rogue. Good for the industry, but disappointing for the longtime fans like me who just want a diverse assortment of games to play with that Japanese spirit of creativity and innovation.

@GiveawaySoul

3 жыл бұрын

@@12ealDealOfficial That's just not true. If it were we wouldn't have just got Returnal/wouldn't be getting the new Ratchet. Sure there's a lot of first party games that are doing their take on the "mature" storytelling Naughty Dog has made their brand, but it's not like every Sony published title is a 15-20 hour story based third person shooter like the Last of Us or Uncharted. You're really devaluing the talent at places like Sucker Punch, Guerilla, Housemarque and Insomniac (just to name a few).

@jondoe7036

3 жыл бұрын

​@@GiveawaySoul They're not quite there yet, but based on the murmurs about their future plans, their recent treatment and moves they've pulled on their in-house studios and the general out of touch corporate shitshow they've had going on for a bit now, that seems to be the direction Sony's brass is currently steering the company towards.

Best video in a while Charlie, felt some of that good TGBS energy in this one.

Great video as always! I hope you can continue the good work!

i kinda felt that Ascencion was kinda of a wasted oportunity ,insteady of showing how Kratos escaped from Ares control, would be interresting playing as General Kratos,with him a little bit before his defeat and the pact with Ares(could be a way to introduce the mecanic of taking diferent weapons from the ground),and later having Sparta as a hubworld were you would take missions in the name of Ares, they could even mixed little bit of musou there(another better oportunity to introduce the multiplayer), ending with him killing his own family and discovering that missions were leading to plan of Ares taking over Olimpus,and Kratos messing up his plans and freeing himself from Ares servitude.....

Yeah, I don't know. I only played it once, but the game didn't really stand out to me that much. I appreciate Kratos being more human, but for the most part, it just felt kind of paint by numbers to me. I also remember the camera pulling waaaay too far out at times which made the meter reset on damage feel more frustrating. The meter reset, plus temporary weapon pickups also reminded me of Bayonetta, which made me wonder why I wasn't playing that instead.

All my favorite video essay you tubers just wake up from the grave in May? Feel like every one is dropping suddenly! I love it! We got a summoning salt video too!

God of War always blew my mind, I recall Chains of Olympus being the only one I was a bit unsure of since some of the moves felt a bit odd (Kratos bouncing a few times from being it, as well as his run) but then Ghost of Sparta comes out and does things even the PS2 version didn't do looking drastically better. Three was just an incredible visual spectacle from start to finish. I do recall beating Ascension but it was also so buggy it took me a while at launch.

I'd be fine with the rage system, if the meter didn't deplete so bloody fast.

This section where you talked about Ragnarok being more like the originals has aged poorly I’m from 2022 nothing has changed much it’s more of the same but more boring this time

For anyone interested, God of War 3 Remastered on ps4 is 10 bucks, if you didn't claim it for free back in 2018. I do wish this game got more recognition, but I think after how amazing 3 was, it's understandable. I did play the multiplayer back when it was still kicking, was pretty fun.

Yeah, I'm looking for this one. Specially for not being in other systems so far!

I really enjoyed Ascension throughout my first play-through but after I beat it on Hard then moved too Titan Mode I did think that the combat wasn't very consistent and when any main bosses or mini-bosses did any sort of attack at all would one hit you and the enemies throughout the whole game had way too much health and it felt like your blades did no damage or on the hardest difficulty everything was too damn expensive to be practical like for 80% of the game your only using the Ares Flame Element because the other ones were too expensive for red orbs and you have too save those orbs for The Blades Of Chaos too the last 2 upgrades combined is 85k orbs then upgrading your Items such as The Clone of Orkos abilitie and your amulet combined they are 10k so thats 95k orbs combined and the elements add even more The Ares one costs 8k total too fully max out and is genuinely the best one while the Hades and Zeus ones are good they are too much for practicality and overall the game is buggy like on my Play-Through of Titan I had become Softlocked and was unable too progress and that kind of killed it for me.

I've always had a huge soft spot for this game. It's scale is amazing and the combat was so nice and refreshing from the other god of war games. It's a real shame that a lot of people disliked it or pushed it aside

I specifically remember playing this game from start to finish in a single night. I rented it from Redbox and honestly enjoyed it. I didn’t care about the story or anything but I did like the combat, it was fun.

This video rocks! I would have liked it though if you had mentioned that this was the sixth game with this formula and people just got tired of it. Which is the reason that Sont went for a soft reboot, a clean slate, gameplay and story wise with the much revered Kratos still intact.

I actually liked this game way more than 3. I just liked everything about it more.

I feel like I very much dismissed Ascension back in 2013 - for some reason I found it instantly forgettable after I beat it, call it franchise burnout maybe - but this has me tempted to go back to checking it out.

I haven't actually played Ascension yet (I have it but never played it) and it's interesting that the story direction in showing a more human and compassionate Kratos was here years before the PS4 game.

3 and Ascension's visuals are gonna age better than reboot. Reboot still looks good but by the end of the current gen of consoles it's only gonna look ok.

Yo brit a lot of new action games are coming out like lost soul aside, black myth wukong, ff16,ninja gaiden collection, bayo 3 (probably) why don't you make a video taking about the upcoming action games would love to hear your opinions

Sometimes I go back just to play the I lntro of this game

Im with you i also prefer the old style of combat of god of war than the new one

If I were to play the God of War series for the first time, where would you recommend starting? Chronlogical order (presumably starting with Ascension or Chains of Olympus, whichever comes first in the timeline) or release order (God of War 1)? Alternatively, should I just jump straight to the reboot? I imagine release order gives a better gameplay experience owing to mechanical evolution, but maybe chronological is a better narrative experience?