2. God of War. The ultimate best PS4 exclusives
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What's that about? The god of war once again murders the gods (this time from different mythology) and at the same time takes care of his son.
The first God of War was a phenomenal slasher, but after several fairly similar sequels and spin-offs, even such a good idea was finally exploited, clearly demanding some changes. Sony Santa Monica employees decided to make a revolution with God of War and turn almost everything upside down. Mythology was changed from Greek to Norse, and the hero himself – hitherto a vengeful incarnation of fury and rage - was given a wayward son, whom he tries to raise sensibly, restraining his raging temper.
In terms of the gameplay, the game looked a bit at the action-RPG like The Witcher or Horizon, and a bit like Dark Souls (although not necessarily in terms of difficulty, at least with the standard opponents), allowing you to take regular detours, perform side activities, develop the character, and even craft new equipment for Kratos. Also, combat has little to do with the slasher roots, still able to turn into a spectacular massacre, but now requiring more vigilance – suffice it to say that the iconic Blades of Chaos are not Kratos's primary weapon and instead his main weapon is the Leviathan Axe.
Whereas before we were dealing with very simple tales of revenge, this time the creators strongly developed the narrative, drawing an interesting vision of Norse mythology and placing great emphasis on the development of the relationship between Kratos clumsily trying to act as a parent and Atreus undergoing a great transformation during the first journey of his life.
This all sounds like a recipe for the orthodox fans of old God of War games to hate the developers. In the new part of the series, however, these changes were introduced so well, and they were all so well thought-out, that they were accepted almost without criticism. Because how can you complain about one of the best games of recent years, which courageously breaks the shackles of the past in favor of innovative ideas, tells an exciting story, looks stunning, and sounds no worse (I listen to some of the musical themes to this day). The verdict of the Gamepressure.com collective mind is unanimous - God of War is a phenomenal game!
