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Oh. My. Gods.
RickVoid:
I hope Kornel will forgive me for this topic, and I am aware that this community is more PC oriented than Console, but I am just too excited to keep to myself one of the greatest PS2 games produced to date.
I am speaking, of course, of God of War II.
I have always been a big fan of Greek Mythology. When the first game was released, the little geek in me went crazy with "ZOMG I remember that character!" while the hardcore gamer in me was more than sated by the bloodlust of your player character, Kratos.
I am aware that not everybody on here will have played either of these games, so for the moment I'm going to avoid posting spoilers. (As much as it kills me to do so. The plot is just too good not to discuss.) What I'd like to do is see if anybody else has played this or the first one, and then start a discussion going. Maybe it can even help out people who have played the games, but don't know enough about mythology to really "get" it.
And if it inspires Kornel to create a rougelike based mainly upon Greece, Sparta, and Greek Mythology in general, so much the better! :superbigsmiliehere:
BDR:
I hate you. I only have the first, and I haven't finished it yet. ;_;
RickVoid:
I've gotten all the way to the very last fight with Ares on Spartan Mode in the first game.
Of course, because the difficulty is so insane by that point, IO have yet to beat him on that setting.
BTW, the ending of the first game does not dissapoint.
(Edit) Okay, I'm going to add more now because I feel like typing. In my opinion, this game is one of the best examples of storytelling I've seen in a video game since the end of the Legacy of Kain series. Also, it feels like you are in an ancient greek epic poem, like the story could have been a part of the real mythology.
Also, the chain blades. In any other title, your weapon would be simply that; your weapon. But the developers took it several steps further. They're not just his weapons, they are physical ties to his master Ares. While having weapon the can be taken from you seems like a great idea, it is a constant reminder to Kratos of his dept and slavery to Ares, in the same manner that the ashes of his family, permanently bonded to his flesh, are a reminder of what was taken from him, what his quest for power truly cost him. It takes a character that is just an absolute monster, a person that you can't help but despise for what he is, and then show him as this deeply wounded character, who hates himself just as much as anybody else.
Whew. :)
BDR:
I finally beat the first game on Normal/Hero. :D
Ares really is a bitch to fight in the third battle, but there seem to be two main strategies.
1. Chip him, then run away like a girl before he ass-rapes you.
2. Get into the grab position somehow, win the button mashing contest (and thus beat the crap out of him instead of letting him beat the crap out of you), then either repeat, switch to tactic 1, or just swing away and hope you can hurt him more and faster than he'll be able to hurt you.
I won by swinging away after doing #2. Somehow I don't think this'll work if I get around to playing God mode.
RickVoid:
You don't need to beat the game on god mode to unlock everything, contrary to what the extras say. Spartan mode is sufficient.
Of course, as I say that, I have not yet beat Spartan mode myself. Grr. The Ares fight is just insane.
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