Episode 7: Video Game month part 2
Disclaimer: I own nothing involved in this review
"Hi I'm the Irate Werewolf; I play them so you'll avoid them." Mistress of the Dawn says.
"Hello I'm the Classic Critic; I remember it so you're not required to." Airnaruto says before he pulls out a PS3 game that had just recently come out. "What I hold in my hand is probably the most cinematic, violent, and bloodiest video game ever to grace the PS3 system God of War 3, the final chapter of the saga of Kratos." Airnaruto explains.
"Before we review this game let's run down what's gotten Kratos to this point." Dawn says before going through a cut scene of Kratos's life. "In the first God of war game we learn that he was originally a Spartan military captain and a fierce warrior who swore his life to Ares the god of war and for his devotion he was given the blades of chaos, however as Kratos victories increased so did his bloodlust, leading him to even slaying his own wife and daughter out of blind rage. It was later revealed that Ares had tricked Kratos into killing his family, after finding Pandora's box and killing Ares as ordered by the gods of Olympus, Kratos is forgiven of sins, given a new set of blades from Athena called the blades of Athena, and crowned the new god of war but he's still haunted by the nightmares of his wife and daughter's death at his hands." Dawn explains before handing it over to Airnaruto.
"In God of war 2 which takes place about 10 years after the events of the first game we find that Kratos isn't exactly content with his new position, and he's not accepted by the other gods of Olympus because Kratos's Spartan army are out conquering all of Greece. After receiving multiple warnings from Athena, Kratos goes off to stop a monster of some kind and is told by Athena who gives him the blade of Olympus that only with that sword could he slay the beast. However it's all a trick set up by Zeus to render Kratos mortal so he could kill him." Airnaruto says.
(Scene of Kratos being killed by Zeus is shown)
"After escaping from the realm of Hades, Kratos is sent back in time to find the sisters of fate, stealing the wings of Icarus from their namesake owner, and running into some familiar faces who inform him that Zeus has pretty much destroyed Sparta across several of the titans who agree to help him on his mission of vengeance against Zeus. He's then sent back to the exact moment when Zeus killed him only to fight Zeus head on using the blade of Olympus." Airnaruto says as the scene plays out.
"However just as he's about to slay Zeus, Athena sacrifices herself taking the blade through her gut, laughing manically Zeus returns to Olympus to rally the other gods of Olympus to unite and destroy Kratos but not before Athena tells Kratos why Zeus fears him." Airnaruto explains.
Athena: Zeus was consumed by the fear of being killed by you his own son.
Kratos: His Son?
"After realizing this fact, Kratos is now more determined than ever to destroy Zeus so he goes back in time to the point of the Great War between the gods and the titans to recruit the titans of the past to take on the gods of the present." Airnaruto says
(Kratos sitting on Gaia's shoulder)
Kratos: Zeus! Your son has come home; I bring forth the destruction of Olympus.
"Talk about intense for a warrior wouldn't you say Dawn?" Airnaruto asks.
"I'll agree on that and this where we conclude the saga with this game." Dawn says.
"Released on March 16, 2010 the game is God of War 3." Airnaruto says before adding a side note. "Don't worry despite the fact that there will be a few spoilers, because the game is still fairly new it would be considered a sin to spoil the ending also I don't own a PS3 or a copy of the game itself; now let's get on with this review." Airnaruto says.
"The game picks up right where the previous one left off with Kratos and the titans climbing up to the side of Mount Olympus with Gaia and Kratos leading the way and right off the bat Kratos gets attacked by legions of undead soldiers." Dawn says.
"It's not long before you get thrown into a boss battle with Poseidon god of the sea and trust me it's not a pretty fight." Dawn says before we see the fight play out.
Poseidon: the death of Olympus means the death of us all.
Kratos: Then prepare for your death Poseidon.
"After each god is killed a certain catastrophe will occur in Poseidon's case the seas end up flooding the base of the mountain and just when you think you're about to get vengeance on Zeus, you get sent plummeting down into the realm of Hades where you get the blades of exile from Athena's ghost." Airnaruto says before handing it over to Dawn.
"Well now that we've gotten the opening parts of the game out of the way lets get to the focal points of this game." She says, "The graphics in this game very fine tuned and the design of the levels looks incredibly realistic and detailed. The combat system while hasn't changed it has gone through a few tweaks in the arsenal aside from the blades of exile you later pick up the claws of Hades, the bow of Apollo, you recover the Blade of Olympus, the Neman Gauntlets and even gain a new weapon known as the Nemesis whip, and each of these weapons are badass." Dawn says as the weapons are used in numerous ways.
"The puzzles in the game that you have to solve are pretty straight forward but quite tricky to figure out as you progress through the game but there's one puzzle you have to do twice that involves fucking Aphrodite goddess of love….twice." Airnaruto shuddered.
"Thank God that those scenes from the game are cut out otherwise this game would have gotten an adults only rating." Dawn commented.
"The violent massacres of your enemies are also beautifully detailed such as, slicing open a centaur until his entrails fall out, ripping the eye of a Cyclops out of it's socket, to even murdering some of the other Olympian Gods and instead of the trigger buttons being in the dead center of the screen to pull off a sickening move that causes bloodshed they're actually correspondent of the attack buttons on the controller." Airnaruto says as we Kratos ripping off the head of Helios.
Helios: AAAH!
"Whoa that's just sick." Dawn screamed out.
"Now to be honest the only flaws I can find in this game are that the game play suffers from having one cutscene too many interrupting the battle and the story line is a bit too one dimensional not to mention that the gore and bloodshed is perhaps too detailed as well as too many real time moments during the fights get kind of annoying." Airnaruto says before turning to Dawn.
"We would tell you the rest but a promise is a promise concerning spoiling the game ending." Dawn says.
"All in all aside from a few flaws in the plot, and overly cinematic overtones, if you're either an Atheist who likes to knock some ancient deities off their pedestal or just a guy who's hobby is seeking vengeance against the gods and willing to kill all gods and titans that get in your way then you'll love this game because it just allows the biggest badass in video games today cap off his quest for payback and go out with a bang." Dawn says before Airnaruto wraps it up.
"So together MisstressofDawn and I give this game a perfect rating of 5 stars...5 Bloody stars that is." Airnaruto says.
"Well there you have it part two of video game month is in the books folks tune in next time when Dawn and I look back at video game from a by gone era." Airnaruto says.
"So until next time I'm the irate werewolf…" Dawn says.
"And I'm the Classic Critic…"Airnaruto says before they conclude the show.
"We remember it so you're not required to." They say in unison.
A/N: Well gang there you have it best way I can describe and review the final chapter in the God of War saga so remember to read and review.
God of War 3 recap:
Pros: Great visuals, new intense ways to brutalize enemies, kick ass arsenal of weapons, great combat system and good pacing for the game.
Cons: too many cut scenes between game play, overloaded with flashbacks and the plot of the game is a bit generic.
Final rating: ***** Bloody stars