I'll try to be more optimistic, then! I should get it this week or next.

I played Hellblade too. And that game was such a borefest. It really doesn't compare to God of War. 

God of War's battle gameplay keeps opening up as you progress, becoming better and more versatile. Just the base battle gameplay is already much better than Hellblade, and then it goes up from there.

That should tell you enough.

I agree so much with this. This site isn't an echo chamber like Resetera

Will obviously this is opinion based, The OP just wants to see how many people feel the same as him. 

I think that when people come to talk about “game of the generation” than God Of War will have earned its place in the discussion. So much of what it does is in 10/10 territory that you have to say that it hits what it aims at. The voice acting and character design is phenomenal; the environmental puzzles are at least as good as any Tomb Raider; the combat is satisfying & (for me at least!) challenging. There are moments/sequences that are going to live in the memory.

That said, so far I respect the hell out of it but I don't yet love it. (I had the same problem with Horizon ZD) When people come to champion something for Game of the Generation they look for something above & beyond technical perfection.

There's no such thing as "the best game". Ask 10 random people what's the best game of n-th gen or of all times and most of them won't agree with each other. Even narrowing down to specific genres, doesn't guarantee consensus.

"One of the best games ..." is more appropriate expression.

Do you play on OG PS4 or PS4 Pro? I've beaten Horizon twice on my Pro with a 4K HDR Sony Bravia, and currently playing God of War - and the particle effects are in Guerilla Games' favor. I'm not saying GOW's particle effects are  garbage, just that HZD's is better - especially when fighting Thunderjaws and Behemoths.

The ice particles in GOW are impressive though.

Yeah it kinda is. A moment that really shines is when she has Olin on the ground with a spear in his face. The facial intensity that Aloy displays at that segment would impress any special effects team in Hollywood, I wouldn't be surprised if they took notes.

What i love about GoW is the combat system. It is better than any system in a Souls games. This how melee combat should be. I liked Bloodborne a lot, played it a lot, i think i spend more time in the chalice dungeons than in the main campaign. But what i found kinda annoying about the combat, is this constant evasion and running away in circles.

Yesterday i fought the "Queen Bee". And what a glorious battle it was. Not constantly running in circles, but attacking, pushing, make him retreat. When i finally conquered him, i was sad. I didnt want it to end. I wanted to go again. After a bossfight in Bloodborne my dizzy mind usually is glad its over.

I completed it today. Best game of the gen so far for me. So epic.