i'd start with GOW1,i love the classical gods kind of storyline so even though i don't generally play button mashers,i enjoyed it,i'd call it action/platform puzzle its pretty toughgoing in certain places too so i'd say you'd need to be commited,
i found GOW2 to be less button mashing but maybe it was becasue i was used to it,but i think they did work on that,
there are combo's to deal with all monsters i think,i don't know what zen is on about,and it has good upgrades to decide on,
it is a blockbuster game and you just have to ride with it,personally i thought they were great storys/cutscenes and gameplay sequences








