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Sab669 posted:Tough to read anything about this game without spoilers... How is it? Worth $60? All the changes to the game good or at least not bad? Extremely, extremely good and like 40+ hours long so well worth the price compared to most games.
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Apr 22, 2018 21:34
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ThisIsACoolGuy posted:It's not that I need it spelled out or anything, it's just Kratos feels really detached right now. He gets mad at protective but he never seems to be all that involved when he's actually interacting with him I guess. I never said I'd write it off completely or that there's no chance at all for him to grow on me but when the relationship is as murky as it is right now then I'm just left feeling kind of lukewarm. I think this is completely fair tbh, different things resonate with different people. But if their distance and Kratos' coldness is an issue for you, I'm pretty early on into the game and it's already starting to thaw, and Kratos opens up a bit more and I'm imagining will moreso as the game goes on. From what I understand he lived with BOY and his mother but was a distant father who went off on his own a lot, or otherwise didn't really hang out with BOY when he was home. Have you been reading the journal entries? I cracked them open for the first time last night and they're all written in perspective from BOY and some of them have good little character moments for him in them. e: Sab669 posted:Tough to read anything about this game without spoilers... How is it? Worth $60? All the changes to the game good or at least not bad? I spent a dreaded like 90 dollars CDN for it, breaking my usual launch day rule, and so far it has been very worth it. So worth it that I dropped close to another 90 dollars on a new controller b/c my current one has weird issues with the game (and is probably just dying from too much carball tbf). If you dig story based games w/ a kind of open world vibe with stuff to explore/collect and some sidequests, and 3rd person action combat then I'd say pick it up if you're interested. If you're a fan of the old God of War games I think it more than does right by them and builds off them well. I'm at a point where I'm torn between doing side stuff and just continuing the story, they're both really fun. In terms of sheer dollar value this game sounds like it has a lot of poo poo to occupy one's time with during and after the main story is done. esperterra fucked around with this message at 21:42 on Apr 22, 2018 |
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Apr 22, 2018 21:35
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I just finished Elfheim and ATM I like BOY much more than Kratos. I hope their relationship changes over the course of the game because the whole "I cant express emotions" thing feels overplayed already and there are still like 20 hours of playing. Also BOY is already extremely competent and wrecks poo poo. LMAO I in fact hope his final abilities will be like ridiculously more powerful than what Kratos has.
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Apr 22, 2018 21:37
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I kind of love Kratos' idea of mourning right now just being to showing not a whole lot of emotion, least of all empathy for his also mourning son. Last time he mourned over a dead wife things got a little um hectic.
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Apr 22, 2018 21:43
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Just fought a boss level Revenant using only the square button. UPGRADE YA BOY. Sab669 posted:Tough to read anything about this game without spoilers... How is it? Worth $60? All the changes to the game good or at least not bad? Literally the only bad thing about it is the text is tiny if you have a 4K TV. Otherwise it owns hard.
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Apr 22, 2018 21:44
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Man the game’s really telegraphing what I assume will be a boss fight climax’s with Bowki’s quiver and the mistletoe
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Apr 22, 2018 21:44
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A GLISTENING HODOR posted:Just fought a boss level Revenant using only the square button. And you can adjust the text after last night's patch, so that's not even an issue any more afaik unless it's still crap for 4K users.
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Apr 22, 2018 21:46
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esperterra posted:And you can adjust the text after last night's patch, so that's not even an issue any more afaik unless it's still crap for 4K users. Hot drat I just got the game and this is one of my big pet peeves. I don't even have a 4k but I basically stand in front of the TV most of the time as it's mounted on a wall pretty far from. The couch and I can't read the text. Where is the menu for text size?
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Apr 22, 2018 21:57
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esperterra posted:I kind of love Kratos' idea of mourning right now just being to showing not a whole lot of emotion, least of all empathy for his also mourning son. Last time he mourned over a dead wife things got a little um hectic. The game really expands on this at some point during the Alfhiem sequence. I don’t recall the exact exchange but Kratos does try to explain why he’s so quiet. Hell, him not willing to let Atreus carry the ashes whenever he asks is another tell he’s grieving in his own way. Edit: Here we all are discussing emotional moments in a GOW game. Way to go 2018.
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Apr 22, 2018 21:57
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Nail Rat posted:Hot drat I just got the game and this is one of my big pet peeves. I don't even have a 4k but I basically stand in front of the TV most of the time as it's mounted on a wall pretty far from. The couch and I can't read the text. Accessibility I believe.
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Apr 22, 2018 21:59
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Nail Rat posted:Hot drat I just got the game and this is one of my big pet peeves. I don't even have a 4k but I basically stand in front of the TV most of the time as it's mounted on a wall pretty far from. The couch and I can't read the text. Should be under Accessibility, I think.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:00
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Just fought my first Valkyrie in extremely epic fashion. Got her down on my first try, a sliver of my own health landing perfect shield parries to seal the deal. Really glad I stuck with Challenging because now my combination of skills + gear is owning. I am consistently amazed by the quality of level design. Even what you think are going to be little side areas have tons of secret rooms and treasures, or lead into some meaningful character development between Kratos and BOY. When they said GoW was going to be a 30-35 hour game I think they were being a bit too conservative, I can easily see it taking 50+ to clear out everything.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:05
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Okay, I highly recommend everyone go to (minor spoiler) muspelheim asap. It is great, especially for the goon looking for combat stuff.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:06
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NNick posted:Okay, I highly recommend everyone go to (minor spoiler) muspelheim asap. It is great, especially for the goon looking for combat stuff. Oh dang I guess I should find my way there. Is it available from the hub or does it unlock through the story? exquisite tea posted:Just fought my first Valkyrie in extremely epic fashion. Got her down on my first try, a sliver of my own health landing perfect shield parries to seal the deal. Really glad I stuck with Challenging because now my combination of skills + gear is owning. GoW is literally the game people want when they talk about wanting an open world game where there’s no fluff and everything ties into the main story. Nothing feels out of place or pointless.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:08
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I found a talisman that lets me activate Witch Time GOTY.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:09
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this game looks really loving good, i wasnt a huge fan of earlier god of war combat but this one looks great, reminds me of a grittier darksiders is that an accurate assessment, because if it is im immediatley buying it
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Apr 22, 2018 22:12
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Thumbtacks posted:this game looks really loving good, i wasnt a huge fan of earlier god of war combat but this one looks great, reminds me of a grittier darksiders That's exactly how Jeff Gerstmann described why he likes it.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:13
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Also to any newcomers despite being a mass market AAA gigundo seller this game does not gently caress around with difficulty, hard is hard.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:14
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exquisite tea posted:Also to any newcomers despite being a mass market AAA gigundo seller this game does not gently caress around with difficulty, hard is hard. Hell even Normal has some difficulty, depending on what you're doing. Probably going to bump it up to Hard soon tho, I started off with it but jumped down to Normal after murking out to that first troll dude a few times too many for how early I was.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:16
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Kilometers Davis posted:GoW is literally the game people want when they talk about wanting an open world game where there’s no fluff and everything ties into the main story. Nothing feels out of place or pointless. I love how Kratos explains AAA game mechanics to BOY. "But you go do stuff that isn't important all the time!" "Everything we find improves our ability to murder. It is not pointless. Now decipher those runes so I can get on that ledge and find some literal garbage." Also, the last few hours I God of Warred last night was entirely in Alfheim. I was stoned and getting sleep deprived and it just kept going on and on and I still don't know if I'm anywhere near the end. Holy poo poo it's a long, gorgeous area. The eerie abandoned nature of it while everything still looks pristine gives me major Dark Souls vibes. Also thanks to the goon who speculated that Atreus is actually Loki because now I can't get that theory out of my drat brain 
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Apr 22, 2018 22:17
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esperterra posted:I found a talisman that lets me activate Witch Time GOTY. I found an epic talisman earlier. It has enchantment slots. Also, it’s an aoe defense aura that makes me a one man “Hold the Line!!” while it lasts.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:17
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I cant wait to buy this for $20 in a few months
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Apr 22, 2018 22:18
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precision posted:I love how Kratos explains AAA game mechanics to BOY. Alfheim is gooooorgeous. That's the exact moment I became torn between exploration and wanting to push the story forward. I ended up going back to Midgard and doing some sidequests for the dwarves lmao.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:18
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Kilometers Davis posted:Oh dang I guess I should find my way there. Is it available from the hub or does it unlock through the story? You get there through the hub. I am not sure when it unlocks but I went exploring after the (minor mid game spoiler serpent moves the hub thing for you . I would go to the hub and see if it is open. If not, you likely aren’t far away.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:19
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Also I really dig the Lost Items tab in the store, which afaik just stores equipment that dropped off enemies and you forgot to pick up or missed?
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Apr 22, 2018 22:24
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Wolves are assholes.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:26
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esperterra posted:That's exactly how Jeff Gerstmann described why he likes it. gently caress yes exquisite tea posted:Also to any newcomers despite being a mass market AAA gigundo seller this game does not gently caress around with difficulty, hard is hard. double gently caress yes
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Apr 22, 2018 22:29
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esperterra posted:Wolves are assholes. I must have died at least ten times in a row to that loving wolf cave in Fafnir's treasure room, especially since I went there super early in the story.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:30
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esperterra posted:Alfheim is gooooorgeous. That's the exact moment I became torn between exploration and wanting to push the story forward. I ended up going back to Midgard and doing some sidequests for the dwarves lmao. People keep mentioning dorf quests but every time I talk to them they just shoot the poo poo and don't give me a quest God drat it's weird having a AAA game where I feel like I'm constantly missing things and not having a map that is helpful in any way at all if you're inside somewhere.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:32
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exquisite tea posted:I must have died at least ten times in a row to that loving wolf cave in Fafnir's treasure room, especially since I went there super early in the story. Yep, that was me just now. I managed it by spamming BOY and his fighting wolf with wolf but lol, once you focus down the purple one like 6 jump on your rear end.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:34
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precision posted:People keep mentioning dorf quests but every time I talk to them they just shoot the poo poo and don't give me a quest Weird, as soon as I went back to Midgard after Alfheim I got quests from both of them as I passed their shops.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:35
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can i make kratos wear armor and have it actually show or is it mainly for stats and poo poo im assuming he can wear stuff because its 2018
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Apr 22, 2018 22:41
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exquisite tea posted:I must have died at least ten times in a row to that loving wolf cave in Fafnir's treasure room, especially since I went there super early in the story. Haha that quest kicked my poo poo in. I’m on normal and had to restart at least 10 times while fighting the Revenants. Thumbtacks posted:can i make kratos wear armor and have it actually show or is it mainly for stats and poo poo Everything has cosmetic changes. The armor pieces you get, every time you upgrade your weapons, etc.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:47
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Thumbtacks posted:can i make kratos wear armor and have it actually show or is it mainly for stats and poo poo So far I've seen 2 types of armor, one is kinda like a 1-tit bra and the other is like a shirt.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:47
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Huge spoiler for everyone saying Kratos is emotionally retarded and it's ruining the game for them but last time he loved a wife and child in the originals he proceeded to cause the apocalypse. Game owns so much. I am in Tyr's Vault right now and I'm excited to see what the resolutions are to all the cool stuff happening while I monster mash my way to a mountain.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:48
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Sekenr posted:So far I've seen 2 types of armor, one is kinda like a 1-tit bra and the other is like a shirt. I'm wearing the Traveler set right now and I look like some rando clown who's about to get his rear end kicked in Dark Souls.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:50
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Sekenr posted:So far I've seen 2 types of armor, one is kinda like a 1-tit bra and the other is like a shirt. I found a third type in a chest that's like a weird sort of spandex shoulder guard 
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Apr 22, 2018 22:50
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Also, super early on, did anyone else catch Kratos about to say they were on a quest to carry her ashes to Mt Olympus? BOY cuts him off partway through Olympus. Been stuck at the back of my mind all game.
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Apr 22, 2018 22:51
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Retro42 posted:The game really expands on this at some point during the Alfhiem sequence. I don’t recall the exact exchange but Kratos does try to explain why he’s so quiet. He says something like "don't confuse my silence for a lack of grief BOY" esperterra posted:Also, super early on, did anyone else catch Kratos about to say they were on a quest to carry her ashes to Mt Olympus? BOY cuts him off partway through Olympus. Didn't catch this but that's cool and I've enjoyed many similar moments to this so far.
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oh my god Atreus you are BEST BOY "You know a lot about war, huh Father?" "...yes."
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