it is like splitting hairs though.  They're both so fully loaded.  2 has the Sisters, colossus, Zeus, Krakken, Perseus (I think, the one that turns invisible), Barbarian King and Theseus but 3 counters with Hades, Poseidon, slightly worse Zeus (imo but maybe that's just because there was less hype after already facing him once and nearly killing him), Hercules (favorite in the series love that slugmatch and the finish), the scorpion (random but a cool fight), and Hermes.  2 has that awesome horse whipping and flight sections, but 3 has you flying through the shafts at breakneck pace and fighting a level (Cronos) the size of a city.  I don't know!  Good thing I can play both in HD lol

For the sake of simplicty fior the average reader, maybe just add a little caption stating "Final score not an average"
But it's a well written reveiw, certainly got what you thought of the game across well ^^

Wow i can't wait to see the final battle now, i was hearing that in reviews saying the ending is amazing but for some reason they still give the game like an 8, made no sense.

I am hardly that far into Ascension yet but I am loving it so far. I really like how different the combat feels without completely mixing it up. I'm anxious to get investing into the multiplayer (Leonidas baby!) but am waiting until the weekend when I can make that xp bonus go to work for me. Hope I see lots of you online experiencing the MP, it was a welcomed change to an online experience that was so different from other games.

A friend felt that what I said was not a representative of the 9 I gave the game. I personally disagree but I did add a paragraph to summarize my point basically. I felt that'd be a good addition.

->

"Despite the story lacking in comparison to previous titles: there is still an adventure that is enjoyable with some of the best gameplay, graphics, sound, puzzles and more. That is in of itself, rather spectacular. The campaign may be an 8/10 at best but the multiplayer saves this game from falling short compared to the standards that has been set by the rest of the series."

And guys: The MP is fun as hell!

Perhaps that is what I am implying :P

No seriously though, I see the 5/10 as average. It was a very average story. It didn't add a whole lot to the game in my opinion. Luckily the rest of the game is pretty damn good. Maybe even above the rest of the series which says a lot. Thanks for reading, appreciate it!

A story can be badly told as well as just plain bad.

I would say that the story itself is rather ..-little-.

Theres not much "story" going on. I wouldn't say that the story itself is bad. I did enjoy some of it hence the average score (5/10).

But the biggest negative factor is the story telling. That on the other hand is nearly lacking completely especially at the beginning of the game.

I'm sure if someone could look into the amount of cutscenes or voice acting work and compare them to previous GoWs, we would see something rather surprising in terms of how little Ascension has. As for a GoW fan: I feel Ascension added the least to Kratos. Even Chains of Olympus did a better job at that. Even if you dislike all that "Hope" in GoW3: It was still much more in terms of content when it comes to Kratos as a character.

Ascensions story is even less existant. I hope GoW2 is putting you off too much :P.

Thanks, I will totally do that in my future reviews! Cheers for reading!

Glad you did :D

No idea! I played Dante's Inferno ages ago at a friends and I never really finished it. I can't recall it!