God Of War Is Not A Masterpiece ...

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GribbleGrunger said:

slab_of_bacon said:

 

I the term "story game" to refer to one that is linear and has a great deal of cinematics incorporated into it.  Not a knock, just a preference against that style.  Truth be told, I've never played any God of War game.  But the majority of your complaint seemed stemmed from the story part of this game hence my comment.  

 

 

 

My reason for not agreeing with the media that this is a masterpiece is based upon the comparisons with TLOU that were thrown around willy-nilly by some sites, one actually saying it was better. A lot of people on some forums and on Twitter translated that to mean the story telling and narrative arcs where better. I decided to address this and so obviously I'm going to centre my argument around that premise. I love a well made story driven game, which was the focus for many reviews and pundits. On playing it, I immediately noted it wasn't anything close to TLOU but it isn't terrible as a whole, just badly incorporated at moments of high emotional impact, something that needs a tight mechanic in order to maximise the pay off. Levity is something that can be thrown in without so much focus, unless you're making a comedic game, and then the focus has to be equally as well crafted. 

GOW isn't a linear game like TLOU, although that had many open spaces. The term used for this is 'open linear'. GOW is pseudo open world and is designed similarly to Demon's Soul or Bloodborne, meaning you can explore for hours without coming across a cut scene. However, when you do, it HAS to follow the same criteria as TLOU design wise but of course not tonally.  

 

Again I wasn't being specific.  I haven't read any of the media's reviews nor was I claiming the most recent installment of God of War is linear.  I was merely staying that story games are very linear and that they do not appeal to me.  I'm happy to keep this thread near the top if that is the point.