So to the side here is a preview of my drawing of Kratos, unfinished. Turns out, he isn’t as hard to draw as I expected (though that’s not to say it’s easy). I hope to complete it one day, but with school back in session, time has once again become scarce. Well, it’s scarce when you have a choice between drawing and playing God of War 3.
Having just beaten the game today, I can say without doubt that this is the most epic game I’ve ever played. Okay, ONE of the most epic games I’ve played, since with games like Uncharted 2 and Mass Effect, it’s really is hard to pick just one, but that’s beside the point.
The point is that God of War 3 is an amazing game and between the scale and the action, epic is more than appropriate to describe the game. Graphically, it’s stunning and perhaps one of the most detailed games I’ve ever seen. From wandering around the underworld to traversing the Titans, this game has shown how much progress we’ve made from generation to generation. I was on YouTube looking at videos of the first God of War game that came out only 5 years ago and it’s hard to believe that there was a point in time where THOSE graphics were considered amazing. But it’s pretty laughable now, especially considering Kratos is running around on the PSP with graphics nearly identical to the PS2 versions.
Gameplay hasn’t changed too much and Kratos is back to the good ol’ strike, dodge, strike and quick time event formula. While some would say that’s a bad thing, for me, this is a perfect example of why fix what doesn’t need to be fixed? We do get new weapons to play with along with new magic attacks, so the game still feels plenty fresh. As for the quick time events, you won’t care that you’re pressing X for the hundredth time when you’re watching the amazing action sequences. There’s even an in game item that you can unlock to automatically accomplish the quick time events so you can just sit back and enjoy the visuals.
Overall, it’s a fitting end to the trilogy. While not necessarily the most rewarding ending, it’s satisfying. Kratos sought out to do what he does best, destroying anything and everything in his path. Of course, he does so with flying colors, even though most of the color is blood red.
