"The weapons, for instance, have their own level of depth. Each physical weapon has its own magic attack, and that's to be used in tandem with the proper magic attacks. Titan Mode reveals this above all. I expect you didn't attempt Titan Mode since you had problems with the spikes. (Yes, the other weapons are not as versatile as the Blades -- they're not meant to be. In the first game once you got the secondary weapon it could easily abused; this was a clear set back from that, and it worked, because instead of weapons with amazing attacks the developers provided weapons with helpful magic.)"
If the weapons themselves are largely useless, why not just give you the magic attacks? Another example of poor design. "With respect to the story, yes, Kratos abuses his powers, just like Ares abused his powers. That's why Ares was dethroned in the first place. It's the role of the God of War, it is the script written for them. That's feeding into the cycle point, as I said. Secondly, the period spent in hell is markedly different from that in God of War, where as the period spent in hell in Chains of Olympus is utterly derivative. The period spent in hell in the second game lasts all of ten to fifteen minutes. (Just quickly, do not get confused with the period spent dealing with Atlas, because in Greek mythology that's a completely different place; it is, in fact, below the world, not in the underworld.) Yes, God of War II is a retelling of the classic myth. Cronus stole power from his father, Uranus, and Zeus stole power from his father, Cronus, and now Kratos is stealing power from his proverbial father, Zeus (the father of all men). Greek mythology classically turns in cycles because that's how the Ancient Greeks saw the world. God of War II's story is, in fact, closer to the original Greek mythology than Chains of Olympus. Does that make it better? No, it's better already. It just makes it more accurate and more true. (I would hazard a guess that you don't have an intimate relationship with Greek mythology; neither do I, not as much as I'd like, certainly, but, being Greek, it's somewhat rubbed off on me over the years.)"
See, I don't have a problem with the idea of the cycle of power. What I have a problem with, however, is the way they handled it. The story of Zeus stealing the power from Cronus was coherent and well-written. The story of a mentally challenged teenager in a grown man's body (say what you will, but that's "Personally, I find Kratos to be a despicable character. I think he's terrible, one of the worst protagonists of all time. He goes further towards the abyss than the typical antihero. He is, in fact, a villain. Does this make him a bad character? Far from it. He does not act like a child, nor is he immature, though you may charge him as such. He simply is unable to see beyond the task prescribed to him and the powers vested within him."
What are you talking about? It has been pointed out by others before, and if will be pointed out again: Kratos is 
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