@thorne: But this is incredibly stiff. The Mass Effect Citadel had small groups of people, or just random NPCs with ambient dialogue that you didn't interact with. You could stumble upon someone down on his luck in one area, or another guy trying to get into a bar and failing to convince the bouncer. All of these could just be fictional passers-by, nobody you would interact with.
What we see here instead are single individuals seemingly waiting, actually waiting, for someone to approach them. It scratches the veneer of fiction, and takes at least me out of the game.
Its not fair...god of war deserves a win...why couldnt this come out january1. Dang only hope is jeff filibuster but he cant beat 4 guys saying its good. SMH. happy the game is good but i just wanted a year where a rockstar game comes out and doesnt just make everything else irrelevant since they have money and can take years to make a perfect game. Good show thou. Good show. Once again. I hope an amazing game thats not open world makes goty one year. Like a super good fighting game. or a really good action platformer like mario galaxy in the past. Oh well.
it looks like god of war vs rdr2 is this years mgs4 vs gta4.
Or Saints Row the Third vs. Skyrim. Buddy, that was a showdown.
@drachmalius: One key to Kratos in this game is not the character himself and what he says, but what others say about him and to him. His overall attitude actually plays well with your actions as a player, what with the wanton violence. The family dynamic is phenomenal, a fantastic way of showing someone slowly figuring out what it means to both care for your kin, and respect their own capabilities. That dynamic plays neatly with a third mythological character you're introduced to as well.
Plus, his grouchy nature belies other stuff, and they dig into that in a less dramatic, but more effective, fashion than the old God of War games. I'll say no more than that.
@xenolon: Now, I know what you're saying. But since I can't tell if you're being all the way genuine here, I also want to point out that those instruments are tragically plastic. Like, wow, duder, those are some horrible-sounding subjects of noise production. Bet money any front-facing band instrument in the mix would grate on everyone's nerves.
Can I just say that Dilbrad is absolute genius for its specificity. And Jeff's representation is perhaps one of the visually funniest characters that I've ever seen.
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