Well, I actually won this game sometime last year--but after God of War III, I needed to buy the Collection and play through GoW I and II.  Won I last week, won II this week.  Some thoughts of this game after playing III. 
 
--In my opinion, the best game of the series.  After finishing III, I had the idea tat II was better--and after playing through it, I believe it is the best God of War game.  The scope of the game was bigger than III.  Although that might sound silly, considering how III had the titans and all, II just seemed to be a bit more epic in scope.  I think that it has to do with the environments.  In III (and a good part of I), you are in a dungeon/hades/labyrinth to some extent.  While II definitely had those bits, the parts in between  were filled with nice vistas and open environments.  I couldn't put my finger on it after finishing III, but after going back to II and seeing the variety of environments and outside areas, it made the game feel just a bit bigger in scope.    

-I also think that this game had the best story of the 3 games.  It not only seemed to have the most story in terms of quantity, but also quality.  The presentation of the cut scenes (both in engine and cinematics) were fantastic.  Voice acting was superb, and there seemed to be a bit more character progression.  That being said, Kratos started angry, and ended angry--but the motivations seemed true enough for a game where you go about killing Gods.  

-The graphics stand-up even today, and even after playing III.  While GoW I's graphics seemed to have aged a bit--II's graphics are still pretty great and the art direction is spot on.  

-Gameplay.  The developers managed to make the combat more fluid and quicker compared to the first game.  I still think that III had the best combat (that is to be expected though--as III is just a refinement of I and II's combat), but II's combat system is better than the first.  I still never used the hammer or the spear (or even the magic other than the lightening one) though.  

-Man, I was an idiot in my initial play through of this game.  There is a part in the game over half way, where you have to turn a crank to make a grapple point come down.  You then have to grapple it, and let it take to up to the next screen.  While you are trying to do this--these bat/harpie-like things keep respawing and attacking you either knocking you off the grapple, or preventing you from turing the crank to bring down the grapple.  Well, the first time I played this level it must have taken me about an hour to get past this point.  I would use the lightening and turn the crank, then use lighting to grapple, and then prey I wouldn't get hit.  It took me FOREVER to get past this the first time and was the one part of this game I was dreading (like the Hades spike thing in GoW I).  Well, it turns out you can wall climb and destroy the respawn points for the enemies and thus have no obstacle to the crank/grapple thing after you destroyed the 3 nests.  Damn, I was a fool to miss that the first time. 
 
-A great game, loved it from start to finish.  Since I played the GoW collection, I just need to finish the challenge modes to get my first Platinum!!!  

Well, I actually won this game sometime last year--but after God of War III, I needed to buy the Collection and play through GoW I and II.  Won I last week, won II this week.  Some thoughts of this game after playing III. 
 
--In my opinion, the best game of the series.  After finishing III, I had the idea tat II was better--and after playing through it, I believe it is the best God of War game.  The scope of the game was bigger than III.  Although that might sound silly, considering how III had the titans and all, II just seemed to be a bit more epic in scope.  I think that it has to do with the environments.  In III (and a good part of I), you are in a dungeon/hades/labyrinth to some extent.  While II definitely had those bits, the parts in between  were filled with nice vistas and open environments.  I couldn't put my finger on it after finishing III, but after going back to II and seeing the variety of environments and outside areas, it made the game feel just a bit bigger in scope.    

-I also think that this game had the best story of the 3 games.  It not only seemed to have the most story in terms of quantity, but also quality.  The presentation of the cut scenes (both in engine and cinematics) were fantastic.  Voice acting was superb, and there seemed to be a bit more character progression.  That being said, Kratos started angry, and ended angry--but the motivations seemed true enough for a game where you go about killing Gods.  

-The graphics stand-up even today, and even after playing III.  While GoW I's graphics seemed to have aged a bit--II's graphics are still pretty great and the art direction is spot on.  

-Gameplay.  The developers managed to make the combat more fluid and quicker compared to the first game.  I still think that III had the best combat (that is to be expected though--as III is just a refinement of I and II's combat), but II's combat system is better than the first.  I still never used the hammer or the spear (or even the magic other than the lightening one) though.  

-Man, I was an idiot in my initial play through of this game.  There is a part in the game over half way, where you have to turn a crank to make a grapple point come down.  You then have to grapple it, and let it take to up to the next screen.  While you are trying to do this--these bat/harpie-like things keep respawing and attacking you either knocking you off the grapple, or preventing you from turing the crank to bring down the grapple.  Well, the first time I played this level it must have taken me about an hour to get past this point.  I would use the lightening and turn the crank, then use lighting to grapple, and then prey I wouldn't get hit.  It took me FOREVER to get past this the first time and was the one part of this game I was dreading (like the Hades spike thing in GoW I).  Well, it turns out you can wall climb and destroy the respawn points for the enemies and thus have no obstacle to the crank/grapple thing after you destroyed the 3 nests.  Damn, I was a fool to miss that the first time. 
 
-A great game, loved it from start to finish.  Since I played the GoW collection, I just need to finish the challenge modes to get my first Platinum!!!  

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