40. God of War 3
God of War is shit on by a bunch of Devil may cry fanboies who cry profusely and cut themselves to the fact that it is, and will always be, the top selling Hack and Slash game ever. That alone is reason enough for me to put a god of war game in my top 50. But make no mistake, there are other reasons... many in fact. Truth be told, I'm not much of a hack and slash fan. But I am a fan of Legacy of Kain, soul reaver. And when I first played God of War, it was clear that David Jaffe attempted to interfuse (is that even a word?) upfront hack and slash DMC with puzzles and storytelling of LoK... with a touch of cyclops massacring thrown in for good measure. This formula's resulting dish was, IMO, pretty fucking sweet.
I only have one God of War game on my list, and that honor goes to God of War 3. To the people proclaiming the previous entries better, go back and replay the original and #2 through the GOW collection. You will (or should) realize that those game are really a last gen affair. Things feel dated... badly. There are too many block puzzles and a large portion of them are boring! The weapons... pft, what other weapons? And the boss fights have not aged well...
God of War 3 on the other hand has far more awesome. For example, the bosses are f'ing amazing and massive like Chronos and horrifyingly brutal like Hercules (shivers). If someone makes a top ten of "GREATEST BOSS FIGHTS EVA!" it should be mandatory to include at least 2 or three bosses from God of War 3. It just is. Also, the puzzles have far more variety and badass...ness (Example: cerebus and the bow). Magic system rules and the combat part is "HOLY SHIT" brutal and visceral as always. Plus, the addition of being able to pick up enemies and use them as battering rams and scorpion enemies with the BoC = pure win ^_^
GoW3's only problem is that the story just shits out with that hope bullshit... I mean wtf!!! Why would they do that! They didn't have to wing it and try and make Kratos a relateable character!!! Regardless great game, my #40.
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