God of War will have a positive effect on hack and slash game sales

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raulbalarezo said:

 

VGPolyglot said:
Is it even really a hack and slash anymore though? To me ti seems pretty far removed from the genre.

If you played the game you will know it is still a hack and slash game 

I have played the game, and I can tell you that it is more of a western style action RPG similar to Dark Souls or Nioh than a traditional hack and slash game.

 

God of War set in Greece was a hack and slash.

 

Bayonetta 1 and 2 are hack and slash.

 

Devil May Cry is Hack and Slash.

 

Ninja Gaiden is Hack and Slash.

 

This new God of War, while a gaming masterpiece and a true evolution of the franchise story wise, is NOT a hack and slash game.  Though I can see how you might confuse it with one since the combat is based mostly on hacking away with your axe.  However, by that logic Witcher 3 is also a hack and slash...however it also, is not.