God of War (2005)
God of War is a third-person hack and slash action-adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). First released on March 22, 2005, for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) console, it is the first installment in the series of the same name and the third chronologically. Loosely based on Greek mythology, it is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif. The player controls the protagonist Kratos, a Spartan warrior who serves the Olympi
Game Information
Platforms: PS Vita, PS3, PS2, PS Now
Franchise: God of War
Developer: SCE Santa Monica Studio
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
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God of War belongs to 6 collections
1. 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die (book) (collaborative: moderated by Veterini - 11 stars)
2. Wikipedia's List of Video Games Considered the Best (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 4 stars)
3. D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 1 star)
4. PS2 Games available on PS3 (NA or EU PSN) (collaborative: moderated by 90sCoffee)
5. Antiquity era games (collaborative: moderated by Veterini)
6. AAA Games (collaborative: moderated by Veterini)
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| Jul 10, 2022 |  |
morphinapg | 69 45th |
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I think overall, this was better than Ascension, but being an older game, there are a lot of frustrations, especially when they make you mash circle faster than feels possible, as well as a couple levels, the worst of which being the spinning towers in Hades. That being said, the story, while a little jumbled in presentation, is pretty good, the locations are good, the puzzles are interesting, and the gameplay still feels great in 2022.
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| Dec 18, 2020 |  |
Heliophage | 78 67th |
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The flashy, splashy, button-mashy beat-or-slash 'em up action genre was very, very hot in the PS2 days. This may not have been one of the earliest to the party, but it certainly was one of the flashiest. What it lacks in innovative gameplay, it more than made up for at the time in cinematic flair. The standard fights between bosses and puzzles feel like filler, and I do wish it hadn't done quite so much to popularize the notion that nothing says "epic battle" quite like QTEs, though.
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| Feb 12, 2020 | mwestcott | 77 24th |
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God of War is a fast paced and fun hack and slash game. Although it doesn't often rise far above being just that. The bosses are large and epic for sure, though the whole affair can feel a little too easy at times.
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| Oct 21, 2019 |  |
Antonio P | 60 63rd |
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Good game. Again I was rating this higher back in the day when it first came out. Now it's long it'll take about 10 hours to beat and the puzzles in these games are a huge problem.
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| Jun 10, 2019 |  |
War Machine | 75 76th |
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love the story, setting, combat. puzzles and wayfinding got too annoying. fam ashes coat his skin. gods wont allow suicide, make new god of war
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| Jul 15, 2018 |  |
NothingsGood | 5 2nd |
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I played the first level, and I just don't get it.
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| Mar 21, 2018 |  |
omgfridge | 9 52nd |
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Where it all begins.
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| Feb 17, 2018 |  |
martryn | 80 67th |
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The first God of War was fun. Cinematic boss fights, enjoyable gameplay, etc.
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| Jan 30, 2018 |  |
JSchlansky | 75 79th |
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Mashing circle faster than you thought was possible to fight the hydra at the beginning and you still ain't fast enough
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| Jan 28, 2018 |  |
Daisoujou | 70 34th |
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The aesthetics are nice. I think enjoying this game is largely predicated on finding it cool, which it truly was when I played it as a teenager. It's a lot less so in retrospect, but it's still decent fun.
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| Jan 28, 2018 |  |
BillyShears | 70 54th |
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Dim the lights, lock the door, pull the shades. PS2 boobs.
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| Jan 28, 2018 |  |
Ocelot | 45 36th |
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square, square, triangle
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| Jan 28, 2018 |  |
Velvet Crowe | 62 48th |
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God of War is fine as spectacle junk food but the combat can be tiring. There's little reason to ever mixup your moves and fights drag on while you hit mindless enemies into a massive chain stun. It's also really easy to break the game with a ton of infinite grabs, goofy ai exploits, broken abilities, etc. I do think the game has pretty cool ideas about how it utilizes grabs and environmental collision, but I don't think it really salvages how weak its core is.
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| Jan 28, 2018 | law | 14 74th |
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The game is responsible for the QTE, the quick time event, so I'm almost of a mind to dock it points for its legacy. The difference between it and most of the videogames that aped it is in the execution of that game mechanic.
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| Average Percentile 50.42% from 234 Ratings |  |