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Couldn't resist the PS4 Pro God of War bundle for $399 at Target - that's a steal.
Pretty much everywhere was sold out but I got lucky. Your local Target may still have one for local pickup so check it out.
And now I'm ready for Red Dead Redemption 2 as well. Good to be back!
That bundle looks pretty sweet. Congrats!
I just booted this up...7 min install, 15 min download, and now another 30 min download. WTF?
Or you know instead of waiting 2 year. You can support good developer that make great games? They could of thrown in loot boxes and other bs but didn't.I think I'll wait for the price to drop I mean uncharted it going for 11.00 now.
I think I'll wait for the price to drop I mean uncharted it going for 11.00 now.
I rather wait 2 years the price will drop like a rock and maybe pick it up for 14.95 Then keep the disk for 20 years and it will go up in value maybe.
I rather wait 2 years the price will drop like a rock and maybe pick it up for 14.95 Then keep the disk for 20 years and it will go up in value maybe.
You're a very interesting person. You're the one who started this thread, you posted all these videos, you talked about how you're "so into this franchise", and you seemed genuinely excited for its release. Then the reviews come out, and it's essentially the most highly praised game on the PS4, one of those rare console defining experiences that we reserve the term "can't miss". Then there's us phlebs telling you, yes it's absolutely worth the hype and a fantastic game. And you're response is "eh, I'll wait a couple years until it's on sale?" I mean, did you not know it would cost $60? Or are you just trolling us and I'm an idiot for not paying attention to your handle?
Don't worry I'll put you on Ignore for life thanks nice knowing ya.......
You're a very interesting person. You're the one who started this thread, you posted all these videos, you talked about how you're "so into this franchise", and you seemed genuinely excited for its release. Then the reviews come out, and it's essentially the most highly praised game on the PS4, one of those rare console defining experiences that we reserve the term "can't miss". Then there's us phlebs telling you, yes it's absolutely worth the hype and a fantastic game. And you're response is "eh, I'll wait a couple years until it's on sale?" I mean, did you not know it would cost $60? Or are you just trolling us and I'm an idiot for not paying attention to your handle?
Game is fucking unreal. Definitely more difficult than other GOWs, but its matured into an extremely deep game. Not disappointed at all. Possibly one of the best console games Ive played in over a decade. Dare say its the best looking game on any platform atm, including PC.
PS4 Pro, about 4 hours in, havent seen any "noticeable" framerate drops in high rez mode. Nothing to detract from the gameplay. Love the art direction and the pace of the game.
. Dare say its the best looking game on any platform atm, including PC.
PS4 Pro, about 4 hours in, havent seen any "noticeable" framerate drops in high rez mode. Nothing to detract from the gameplay. Love the art direction and the pace of the game.
I'm still having a blast. The graphics are unreal, gameplay is fun, and there's just a ton of polish all the way around. There are definitely some tough spots if you insist on killing everything. I've only run into a couple monsters I can't kill and I'm under the impression you probably aren't supposed to try yet.
I suppose the only real gripe anyone will probably have is that it's not very God of War'esque. At all. It's so much of a departure that I don't know if I'd even recommend it to fans of the original games. It's better in a ton of ways, but it's a totally different type of game. It's essentially Raider Souls.
So far shaping to be my favorite game this generation. I just got to the part where...I'm taking my time and doing all side quests possible and playing on the second hardest difficulty. Honestly the story telling and presentation in this game is Naughty Dog level or even better.I met Mimir for the first time and chopped off his head.
If there was any generation to pickup a Sony platform it would be this one. They are destroying in the exclusives department.
Not sure if it's the way they intend for you to play, but running like hell and spamming the axe throw/return works wonders thus far. I'm probably 5-6 hours in and that's what I do in most battles. It mostly takes you out of harms way and it hurts a ton. I want to do some of those longer ground-based combos, but I find myself always getting hit out of them.
Another strategy I use a lot is the move where you charge up R2 and Kratos does a powerful axe smash that triggers a mini-cinematic whenever it lands. You can charge it up while your son is shooting arrows to kinda/sorta stun lock some enemies while they walk into it.
I'm playing on hard and the game is definitely most flawed during the first 5-7 hours of this game. I found it extremely tedious and annoying to play i almost quit, it has a difficulty curve in reverse.
They really should have given you more abilities and combos and damage to start with being unable to launch or stagger 90% of the enemies making combos useless annoying and being able to counter projectiles should have been in there by default.
Whether they mean to or not, I find most games tend to do that. Dark Souls (and the clones) included. The games get easier because you do more damage, you have better gear, you no longer get 1-shot killed, etc. Either that or all of the new techniques end up being worthless because by the time you unlock them they enemies no longer get by them. Nioh was like that.
I'm playing GoW on whatever the default is and I'd say it's challenging by fair. I don't think I've lost the same fight twice in a row and I tend to know what I did wrong. Well, except for one optional battle where the enemies are like level 8 and you're at most level 2. I bailed on that one after getting insta-killed twice in the middle of a 5-minute attrition battle.
The cues for being attacked from behind do feel a little off, although I'm on the run so much I don't notice all that often. There's no stamina meter, so there's no real penalty for sprinting from one side of the battlefield to the other over and over.
Maybe we played different games or are understanding this differently, because Dark Souls doesn't actually do that -- you can kill the starter enemies in 1-3 swings of an axe, not 50 like in GOW when playing the second-highest difficulty.
So GOW's difficulty slider seems little more than a enemy bullet sponge multiplier; the enemies are still dumb as rocks and aren't any more aggressive. Maybe it shouldn't even be there. Because no matter how "skilled" you are, your damage output sucks and all you can do is chip away.
Also, I just want to say after seeing so many memes about how often Kratos calls Atreus "BOY!" in the game...it's really interesting how the devs chose to tell the story. So many instances you see Kratos start to reach toward Atreus to comfort him, then stops and pulls his hand back. You get a perfect picture of the inner struggle, how he really doesn't hate Atreus, but he also doesn't want him to be weak so he feels the only way to accomplish this is being a hardass. But deep down he wants to love him. It's excellent storytelling.