God of war (2005) Patient Review. First time play through

This is my first review and some thoughts I had on God of war as I just wrapped it up.

The God of war series is something I have played completely out of order. I started with God of war 3 then the remake. Only because I just had a ps4

Recently played the psp ones as well

But this was my first step with the original. One word describes this game and series as a whole to me which is Grand. The presentation wants you to believe this game is deeper and bigger than any other you would play

The booming score, the big set pieces, and giant monsters you face all present this.

I think the first half of this game moves at a wonderful pace. I absolutely loved the opening with the battles on ships at sea and the hydra.

It definitely begins to feel repetitive by the end when you go looking for Pandora’s box. And I know they had time constraints and couldn’t really play-test the end game so the last few levels get wonky

But you feel every battle and blow you deal as the god of war. You see the vision for where the franchise is now.

Sure it’s rough in patches but it’s overall still a terrific game that leaves you wanting more.

I would give this an 85/100. It’s not perfect but the vision was there and the hack and slash combat still stands up today. If you haven’t checked out any god of war game definitely do.

Wait till you get to GoW2, it's a peak PS2 game and where the series really becomes something special

Maybe it’s because I started with god of war 3 but I went back and tried playing 1 and 2, and I kept falling asleep. I tried again when I was older and still couldn’t get through it

I remember having a blast on ps2 as a kid and in 2024 on emulator. Except in Hades

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2

I miss greek gow . Norse gow is a 7 : first game 8 last game(ragnarock) 6 .
The atreus + yellow cow section killed any fun

Gow2 is a rare case where inside a trylogy they hit the nail really good . New weapons + door bossfight . (Coff coff ds2 crying in a corner coff coff)

The worst part with original GOW are some very frustrating set pieces, notably the part where you have to climb the ladder with the rotating knives, the swimming part where you are chased by the insta-kill wall and the riddle where you have to move the crates before the spikes come out of the ground.

Since the sequel does almost all of the same things in almost the same order, but bigger, I always gravitated towards the original. When I first fully finished the original, I was surprised by the number of interesting puzzles working alongside each other, like a big puzzle box, akin to the best Zelda dungeons. They are not very taxing on the brain, but satisfying nonetheless.

I’m very excited to try out the second!

With you saying this I’m curious if I end up liking the first more

The spies in the ground and the wall climb were the toughest parts. The wall climb you had to be perfect lol.

I have not played Ragnarock yet but the fact it’s so long seems like a miss step to me. I like how short these games are