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SunofKratos said:
Have finsihed the game today and here is my short impressions.

- Story is meh
+it has the best level design in the series
+ the sacle is unmatched
+ is has the biggest varity of enemy sin any God of War game yet
+ it has the best puzzles in the series
+ climbing is much better done in Ascension
+ Sliding down buildings is a whole lot of fun
+ Boss Fights are awesome
- but not as epic as the ones in God of War 3
+ only the end fight, match the boss fights in God of War 3
+ the end fight is the most epic scene i have ever played yet in my life
- Ascension sometimes had a few fights too much
+ the soundtrack is very good
- but the Soundtrack in God of War 3 is a liitle bit more agressive
+it has chapters now and no save points
+ many eneyms you can kill with mini games instead of only pushing a button
- it has some sound issues ( not many)
+ its agraphical beast- this game is really PS3 swan song
+ its the longest gow game yet
+ it has more of an adventure feelratherv than an action roller coaster
- God of War 3 has more epic moments

Fazit: In most therems Ascension is the best God of War game yet. if you like all the previous GOW games you will like this one too.

9 out of 10 points.


Great description but just because GOW 3 has more agressive music doesn't nessassary mean that it wasn't better. The music in this game was slighlty soft at times to reflect the theme. There are quite a few times where you're condradicting yourself or saying the same thing again.



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Shame on me than. Personally i liked the soundtrack from God of war 3 more.



CGI-Quality said:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-god-of-war-ascension

If there was any doubt as to Santa Monica's achievement with Ascension, Digital Foundry seals the deal.

And there we have it :D

"Side by side with GOW3, the visual improvements are vast - we're looking at substantial boosts to lighting, physics, animation, and a radical overhaul to the visual effects pipeline."

 

(Fuck me @those pics)



SunofKratos said:
Have finsihed the game today and here is my short impressions.


Fazit: In most therems Ascension is the best God of War game yet. if you like all the previous GOW games you will like this one too.

9 out of 10 points.

The feeling of the adventure was a thing I enjoyed a lot in GOW1-2, and it is missing in GOW3, and also there are no real puzzles in gOW3.  That is why GOW:Ascension has best pacing than GOW3.

Yeah, GOW3 is more epic no doubt about that, because it is the great finale of Kratos Vengeance. But still GOW:Ascension is one hell of game.   If it had more epic boss fights and story, in would surpass GOW3 by a lot, but still I think than overall GOW:Ascension is the best GOW game yet.



My heart was racing on the last scene lol Well fucking done. I am REALLY enjoying this game.

And you know ... maybe it's just me, but I find I liked the boss battles a lot. Those old dudes were interesting to fight, and battling those 2 furies at once was kool too. It was only the first boss that was a no brainer, but let's be honest, the first boss is always like that in GOW games. I refer to that because I read a review that came down on the first boss fight because it was 'too predictable'. Oh please. Reviewers just want to bitch about something these days. What do you guys think?

The story could have been executed in a better way. And all that jumping around didn't help either. Pulp Fiction did the jumping around in an interesting way, but that wasn't the case here. It wasn't bad or anything to me, just lacking. I thought they could have done better, but I don't mind so much. Combat is BOSS in this game.



 

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Yeah i really think the only bad thing Ascension does is the story.



Weedlab said:

My heart was racing on the last scene lol Well fucking done. I am REALLY enjoying this game.

And you know ... maybe it's just me, but I find I liked the boss battles a lot. Those old dudes were interesting to fight, and battling those 2 furies at once was kool too. It was only the first boss that was a no brainer, but let's be honest, the first boss is always like that in GOW games. I refer to that because I read a review that came down on the first boss fight because it was 'too predictable'. Oh please. Reviewers just want to bitch about something these days. What do you guys think?

The story could have been executed in a better way. And all that jumping around didn't help either. Pulp Fiction did the jumping around in an interesting way, but that wasn't the case here. It wasn't bad or anything to me, just lacking. I thought they could have done better, but I don't mind so much. Combat is BOSS in this game.

The bosses I enjoyed and I will mention + rate according to the series are as follows xD =>

The final fight - 10/10, one of the best moments in GoW. It might not be my favourite, but it sure was amazing.

The intro fight - 9.5/10, while it is a bit short (kind of) it is a true spectacle.

The twins that guard the Oracle - 9/10, this was a huge surprise for some reason. it was the closest thing to the Hercules fight. I really loved this. Mechanically: It could be the best of all fights in the game.

Fighting the furies together - 8/10, a great moment.

 

(Did I miss anything?)

 

In general though: The snakes part was amazing despite not being a boss: It was breathtaking. The manticore fight at first was also pretty neat, even though its a "mini boss" I suppose. I was in complete awe after the intro when you enter this lush forrest. It felt like revisiting Shambhala from Uncharted 2 hahaha.



I completed 'Trial of Archimedes' first time. Felt like an absolute beast afterwards.



TrevDaRev said:
I completed 'Trial of Archimedes' first time. Felt like an absolute beast afterwards.

:D



Phew ... just beat the trials on Titan mode (very hard). I need a cigarette. lol



 

Playstation = The Beast from the East

Sony + Nintendo = WIN! PS3 + PSV + PS4 + Wii U + 3DS