Just can't win with some people, just too easy for some to exaggerate and make hyperbolic nonsensical comments like 'waah kratos only shouts' or 'waah square square triangle' or 'waah the former general of the spartan army and one time God of War isn't someone I'd go for a drink with' or 'waah why is he so angry, he was only lied to, manipulated, betrayed, used, tormented, killed and had the only people he ever loved taken away, he should get over it'...
Instead of challenging that nonsense head on, let's try to make this more objective. Firstly, God of War is a significantly more acclaimed series.
| Game | Score % |
Game |
Score % |
| God of War | 94 | Devil May Cry | 93 |
| God of War II | 93 | DmC: Devil May Cry | 86 |
| God of War III | 93 | Devil May Cry 3 | 84 |
| God of War: CoO | 91 | Devil May Cry 4 | 84 |
| God of War: GoS | 86 | Devil May Cry 2 | 74 |
| GoW: Ascension | 81 |
And then looking at sales, God of War 2 + 3 alone at ~10.8 million actually sold more than all 5 original games in the Devil May Cry series which total only 10.66m . An exclusive series that started late in the life of the PS2 has already sold over twice as many units in 9 1/2 years than DMC has in 13 years on multiple platforms.
The acclaim and sales obviously show that God of War is a far more beloved and popular series due to its overwhelming quality. More proof would be looking at the most 'liked' game pages on Facebook related to both series which shows just how much more beloved GoW is:
At 5.07 million likes, God of War: https://www.facebook.com/pages/God-of-War-III/112512782095056?fref=ts
At 1.79 million likes, DMC: https://www.facebook.com/devilmaycry
In every measurable way, God of War is far superior. That doesn't mean people aren't allowed to prefer DMC, but when people talk nonsense about GoW saying things like 'It's not even in the same genre' just because they focus on accessibilty and fun versus overcomplicated combat and difficulty. Or 'DMC is a better series as it has room to expand in any direction they want, but GoW doesnt' as if they've all got a guns to their heads at SMS and aren't allowed to change anything ever. It is just annoying to see such bitterness towards the one franchise that kept the genre relevant, especially since the genre is currently struggling more than ever.
And apparently after releasing a game just last year, GoW is 'now on hold' for some reason, uh, what? Why would it be? GoW: Ascension was just a throwaway multiplayer experiment, yet it still averaged a good 81% and has sold 2.5m+ (undertracked) to date and will settle between 3-3.5m lifetime... They haven't announced GoW4 =/= it's on hold, what sort of backward logic is that?! They are working on the game as we speak, waiting to reveal it when the time is right. If anything, after the reboot selling so poorly the Devil May Cry series will be on hold for a long time, maybe even dead forever.
To reiterate my initial post, God of War is significantly superior to the DMC series in every way, even the worst GoW tops the best DMC in my opinion. These pictures accurately convey my opinions on:
God of War:
DMC:
And with that, I'm done here.
