Ok, you may say that, but at least in some franchises, developers try to push it beyond what was seen before, not only a new story or weapons. For instance, Call of Duty is the same thing: shoot and kill, but they've gone beyond the same World War II space with the Modern Warfare series; another example: Sonic may be bad these days, but the latest instalments tried to do something new, as for Sonic Heroes (that trio combo wasn't something that innovative, but wasn't that bad at all) and Sonic Unleashed (ok, the Werehog sucked, but at least they tried...); Mario is always renewing our way to play it (Super Mario Galaxy changed everything we knew about 3D Mario) and Zelda is always trying to implement new features that makes the game different from the previous ones (boat in Wind Waker, Wolf Link in Twilight Princess and, perhaps, the Master Sword girl in the next game).

What I'm trying to say is that, in gameplay, God of War seems the same as it was in the first game. That's why I hate when critics and most of players say it's the best thing they've ever played, because I think we must think that a game is good when it shows something we've never played like before, and God of War surely doesn't seem like this. If it innovated besides storyline in the previous games, I wouldn't be complaining about it.

To be honest, I've never played, I just watched people playing. Ok, may be a wrong point of view by just watching and not playing, but, to me, it just looks like any other beat'em up. Yeah, it's cool to see Kratos doing like Zidane in an enemy, as well it's cool to see Jack cutting someone in half with his chainsaw. There's no essence in the game: it just shows a dark character trying to kill some people (maybe not, they're gods anyway...), I mean, what kind of legacy does it really bring to the video game industry? Ok, in about 50 years, people will remember how the franchise was acclaimed during our time, but, besides that, what remains from it on that day? It's just like Pokémon (which appears to be my favourite franchise from Nintendo, until this crappy V Generation): if, someday, it dies, I'm quite sure it'll be remembered for being a fever during some time, but it really didn't bring anything to the RPG genre, it's been the same thing since 1996...

Sorry if I upset you with the comment, but I'm trying to show (at least now) that we must see beyond the fatal headbutts and the new monsters. However, if I'm talking crap, and there's really something God of War changed in the genre, please let me know, so I could correct myself.

BladeOfGod said:
i hate this "game isn't very innovative so its not good crap".

To be honest, I've never played, I just watched people playing. Ok, may be a wrong point of view by just watching and not playing, but, to me, it just looks like any other beat'em up. Yeah, it's cool to see Kratos doing like Zidane in an enemy, as well it's cool to see Jack cutting someone in half with his chainsaw. There's no essence in the game: it just shows a dark character trying to kill some people (maybe not, they're gods anyway...), I mean, what kind of legacy does it really bring to the video game industry? Ok, in about 50 years, people will remember how the franchise was acclaimed during our time, but, besides that, what remains from it on that day? It's just like Pokémon (which appears to be my favourite franchise from Nintendo, until this crappy V Generation): if, someday, it dies, I'm quite sure it'll be remembered for being a fever during some time, but it really didn't bring anything to the RPG genre, it's been the same thing since 1996...

Sorry if I upset you with the comment, but I'm trying to show (at least now) that we must see beyond the fatal headbutts and the new monsters. However, if I'm talking crap, and there's really something God of War changed in the genre, please let me know, so I could correct myself.

Believe me, there's a lot more to God of War than brutally slaughtering monsters. It's precisely the essence of the game, the story and atmosphere, the epic feeling and characters, the variety of gameplay, that distinguish God of War from knockoffs like Dante's Inferno. And God of War is one of the few games in which excessive violence and gore are actually justified, because Greek mythology itself isn't full of ponies and fairy dust.

I don't know... It just doesn't sound good for me. I regreted playing it for a long time because of all this fanboyism existing regarding the game (maybe I'm acting like one now), but I'm pissed off now with this third game coming. I'll play the next time I have the chance, but I still think it won't amaze me as it amazed many others out there. It's my true feeling: there's something wrong with it, there's no way...

Anyway, thanks for finally explaining this game. I was tired of people describing the game with irritating phrases like "OMG, KRATOS RULES!!! BEST THING EVER!!!" and alikes.

Wait, you're irritated by people liking God of War in a God of War thread? I'm I seeing things correctly?

Two months later is still later.

No, I said I was tired of asking people why is God of War that great and having answers such as that one as the reason.