@Mass,
The story in god of war is simple enough to get you through the game, but it's HOW it does it which makes it great. And some of your mundane characters in that game are Greek gods and beasts of burden xD, not quite mundane, that and the game never falters from it's feel, the environments, enemy's, and music all feel perfectly blended in it's execution, and although this site seems to hate the interactive movie sequences, they've never been done better in any series.
The combat might not be as detailed as say Heavenly Sword or Ninja Gaiden, but the combat is much more than just remembering combo's also, it's very situational and certain things only really work on certain enemy's, and the grabs make for very diverse combat which constantly shuffles you between combat and interactive movie.
If your purely a method gamer, I can see this game having lasting appeal, but if your looking for a total package of epic feeling, adrenaline, awe inspiring moments melded with some of the greatest cinematography the production world has ever seen, God of war is a game for you :P
From 0 to KICKASS in .stupid seconds.
