I know they are a meme on here but for those who have finished them, how do they compare to the Greek trilogy
I prefer the norse games. I am not a hack and slash fan and while I have played all the greek games, though I didnt finish ascension, I dont really like the combat and its also an easy hack n slash where you can square, square triangle your way through 99% of the game.Norse games combat on the other hand is top tier, has real player creativity, especially ragnarok and while both games have their own issues (lack of enemy variety in 2018, weak story in ragnarok and switching to the boy) I think they are miles above in quality and gameplay than the greek games.I would love if the remake just ports the nu GoW gameplay into the greek stories.I dont think they will do that though as its a full redesign and will piss off the OG fans.
>>734993364They're different kinds of games to me
>>734993364It's like comparing Civ to Age of Empires.But on it's own merit, the new GoW is pretty weak in everything but visuals and storytelling, and even there, it's only decent for a video game.
They're better because the weapon movesets have a lot more going on with them. They feel like DMC weapons and you aren't pushed to spam the same combo over and over as is mostly optimal in the older games
>>7349933642018 is alright, pacing kind of sucks and I wish it had more enemy types but it was a good time overall. Rangarok was fucking dog shit, the story was so fucking bad it made any improvements to combat meaningless to me. The gameplay is good but you're there for the story and spectacle everything, not the combat. Original trilogy will always be best, 3 especially.
The norse games are BETTER
I unironically love the first one. Baldr is a cool villain then they go full mcu in ragnarok
>>734993364>GoW1>GoW2Loved them>GoW3It was ok>NuGoW2018It had its moments, but ultimately I didn't enjoy it much. >RagnarokTurned it off after a few hours. I don't like the new games. >Remake announcementFucking stop this shit already.
>>734993364>over the shoulder cinematic crap maladapted to the genre, repetitive assets, repetitive enemies, lame puzzles, open world crap that's also repetitiveI don't even wanna touch it with a ten feet long polet. played gow 1/2/3/psp
>>734993364i tried the first GoW, the fixed camera shit sucks, I can't believe some people liked that mechanic. Have no interest playing DMC or Early RE games for that matter either for that reason.
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>>734993364Boss fights are all pretty good (when they are not recycled) and theres more debth and expression in the combat when you have all the tools than you might think without messing around but there are a few little things . (Like sometimes enemies randomly super armor through attacks that normally stagger them and hit you) that can be really off putting. Exploration is boring and railroaded. Graphics are pretty great all around and if you like Norse myth theres a lot of cool shit.
Why is Atreus such a scrawny weakling compared to his father?
2018’s story is pretty good, despite all the memes you see on /v/. Gameplay is ok, but suffers a lot from very low enemy variety and pretty limited combat tools. Valkyrie Queen is cool boss though.Raknarok’s story is dogshit, holy shit it’s bad.Kratos has lost all personality and become agreeable progtagonist man. In 2018 he didn’t want to talk to anybody except Atreus, and only begrudgingly accepts side quests if there’s promise of a reward. In Raknarok he gleefully offers to help every random NPC with their mundane side quest, like they don’t even ask, Kratos will speak up and say “we should help the residents here!”. And the main story pacing is just weird, it was clearly originally intenddd to be a trilogy, but they decided they didn’t want story to conclude in 2030 so just rushed it all out into one game. The big end of game set peice is comically underwhelming, a tiny linear corridor with basic enemies, and the big Raknarok stuff happens in the skybox using tiny background models. Whats especially weird is that there’s a huge high effort zone right before endgame that’s 100% optional. The optional side quest area has way more effort put into it than Raknarok itself. Plus earlier in game there’s multiple sections where you play as Atreus and the games pacing just freezes solid. You think it’s gonna be 10 minute story bit, but it goes on for like 2 hours.But the gameplay itself is way better than 2018. Much more enemy variety, better bosses, more variety in stuff you can use.
>>7349933642018 is definitely disappointing after the Greek trilogy. There's no fucking jump button. Cinematic kills and QTEs are so minimal they might as well not exist. The little hand axe sucks so bad the game immediately improves a ton when you get the classic GOW blades. As a game, it works okay. Timed parries and juggle combos are present and as good as they should be. Boy acts as a sort of assist since he can shoot bad guys while you're doing other stuff. The RPG shit is annoying, especially when you look at wrist armor that grants 20 defense. Overall, it's alright, but a big step down for the series.Ragnarok sucks. It's like the same game as 2018 but a million times worse.
>>734993364the original trilogy is amazing, the reboot is souls slop light with trash combat
Even before all the memes and finding about how gay and caprshitty the writing is, I tried to play it with no preconceived notions and it was just genuinely a bad game to play. Boring cinematoc walking, puddle deep fighting, and occassional baby tier puzzles
>>734993364It's slow. Everything is slow. You move slow, the axe is slow, the dialogues are slow, the rowing is slow, the climbing is slow, the boy is slow, the menus are slow, even the fucking fast travel is slow and has you go through two loading screens and one dialogue.
>>734993364should've called it boy of war because the kid is vasly better at killing things with the added benefit of range than grandpa of war well into the endgame and costs a pittance to max out.
>>734996909the only correct opinion right here, Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta are okay games as well if you need more of the classic trilogy, never played Ascension
2nd one is fucking awful really1st one is acceptable in terms of it being a new and original style of game, which is last of us 1 style baby sitting walking simgameplay is overall slop tieryou play for the cutscenes/dialog/story and not the exploration because its boring and linear mostly
>>734993364Don’t listen to retards with a hate boner. It’s a Sony game so it’s bad for 90% of /v/ automatically. You can tell most of them didn’t even play the game and reiterate the same opinions they’ve heard online.2018: Great reboot, combat is significantly better and more nuanced than just going ▪▪90% of the game. It’s so hilarious to see people praise the trilogy, when back in the day it was considered a joke. Story and pacing are very good, dialogue is good, characters are mostly good. My only two gripes are the usual - repetitive troll fights and overdone gear system. I’d rather have fewer more unique looking sets with no upgrading whatsoever.That said - unlike the originals, build variety actually exists and you can have at least a couple of distinct playstyles. I like that they didn’t just ditch the trilogy and there are numerous references and nice story moments related to the past.Side content is nicely designed and doesn’t feel like a chore. All quests usually have a unique reward (like an armor set) and a nice mythos to go with them. Not your usual slop open world - just some extra zones with optional quests. Some of the best boss fights are optional content (Valkyries).Ragnarok: if you like 2018 - it’s more of the same, but mostly in a good way. There’s WAY more variety and content. It even goes self aware - and the first time you meet the same repetitive troll from the first game and go “not again” - Kratos just chops his head off in a cutscene without a fight. Combat is slightly more polished with interesting additions like mandatory shield break and rage alternatives. Story is a hit or miss, if you can tolerate some Reddit dialogue here and there. But it’s not as bad as they say. Overall the story is not as tight as 1-3 but it’s not a fair comparison, because it’s hard to compete with “kill them all” kind of story.Slightly more bloat but positives outweigh the negatives by far.
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