It’s certainly familiar enough for veterans to pick up and feel comfortable with, and also different enough for those who were asking for Santa Monica to mix it up a bit more. That’s all you really need to know.īeing the sixth game in the series, God of War: Ascension does indeed try to do something different with the gameplay and combat. Just as a refresher - following the death of his wife and daughter (by his own hands), Kratos seeks revenge on Ares, the original god of war, and the Furies which have imprisoned him. The ancient Greek mythology-based setting still works, and there is clearly no shortage of stories, set pieces, creatures and characters to pull from. And you know what, it didn’t really matter. I thought I sort of knew or understood the God of War story well enough, but Ascension, being a direct prequel to the first God of War title, sort of lost me a bit.
God of War: Ascension is stunning, really. It’s difficult not to touch on how pretty the game is right out of the gate, so I had to just get that out of the way. The texturing, lighting, special effects, character and enemy models and animation are practically without peer, especially considering how damn smooth the game runs. The image quality is pristine with nary a jagged edge to be found.
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There is no way that the aging PS3 should be able to effortlessly power the insane visuals and sense of scale that God of War: Ascension provides.
Like Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica are gods (pun intended) among developers. Now that I’ve spent a dozen hours or so kicking ass as Kratos once again, I suppose I’m glad they didn’t end it at number 3 after all. Both Sony and the PS3 probably did need God of War: Ascension in the same way that Microsoft and the Xbox 360 needed another Halo and Gears of War game.
GOD OF WAR ASCENSION GAMEPLAY SERIES
WIth God of War III seemingly wrapping up the saga, who would have figured that the series needed another game? Well, the series itself didn’t, really. Yes, that includes even the excellent PSP releases and HD enhanced versions. Prior to the release of God of War: Ascension on the PS3, I would say that I have played through each of the five previous God of War installments a minimum of 2 times a piece.
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