I'm glad I decided not to replay the prior game before this one. I'm now about 15hrs in and... it's feeling bloated? There's a lot I like about it but to be honest I just don't think the gameplay quite supports the sheer volume of scripted long walk sequences, overlong stretches and the endless, endless talking. For the next game I already want them to take almost a step back, something shorter that relies on the combat more than the scripted sequences... and Atreus... jesus, the focus is too much on him.
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Aaaaaaaand done after 35hrs. Well it’s another fantastic game by Santa Monica and a worthy successor and bookend to the norse story, if indeed it actually is. I have a feeling were going to get a story expansion down the road at some point, maybe.
I didn’t do everything this time, only did 1 beserker, so will likely go back at some point and tidy those up.Comment
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The replay to build back into the DLC that came out a while back is going okay. I think the crux of modern GOW's issue for me is definitely that there's far too padding. I definitely enjoy the gameplay but Sony could have saved millions by making an entry half the length and the only knock on effect is they'd have money to make another game left over and a GOW entry that left a better taste in the mouth by not outstaying its welcome. Knowing how generous the DLC is there's no faulting them of providing content but ultimately GOW is too simple a beast and the modern era too small in scale compared to the Greek Gods era to hold itself at the seams.Comment
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Finsihed up the replay and yeah, the level of padding and the loss of scale from the older games mean it lacks the impact that the franchise previously had. Time to start ValhallaComment
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