God of War 3 Review!

God of War 3! The trilogy in this epic series continues, God of War 3 picks up straight from where God of War 2 finished off. At the end of God of War 2, our anti-hero Kratos was charging up mount Olympus on the back of a Titan, with an army of Titans behind him. And this is where God of War 3 starts off...

 

Kratos...face-to-face with Hades (The best Boss in the game)

 

Gameplay: The gameplay is similar to the other games in the series, in that Kratos has blades attatched to his arms that he swings around. But this time, all of his sub weapons are more-or-less in the same vein...weapons on "chains" that he swings around. I found this less than creative, since his main weapon is the same. In this game, Kratos rips the head off the God "Helios", which he then uses as a weapon & it also reveals secrets. In my opinion this was another missed oportunity to give Kratos a weapon that is fun to use, since all the head really does is act as a torch...it just temporarily blinds enemies. He might as well have been given a head of lettuce to use to defeat enemies.



Kratos with his Gauntlets (They actually detatch from his hands, & swing around on chains).

 

Graphics: The graphics are amazing, as you'd expect. Kratos has never looked better, the overall attention to detail is all there. The enemies have all been creatively designed, and in general the artwork & creativity in the level designs is brilliant.

Story: Unfortunately the story falls flat on its face, it is full of plot holes & insults your intelligence at every turn. Some of the script sounds like it was written by the writers of Scooby Doo, at the end I was half expecting to hear Zeus say "And I would've got away with it...if it wasn't for those damn kids". The story takes itself waaaaaaay too seriously, which would be fine if it was of any substance, but the story is empty if you barely scratch the surface. Kratos does & says some pretty stupid things that makes him come off as totally brainless, and Athena comes off a real bitch in it...a big contrast from the deep character that the first 2 games took time to build her up as.

 

Kratos at the Doors to Olympus, about to fight an army with golden armour.

 

In summary, God of War 3 is worth a buy. Just be prepared to "suspend your intelligence" as the story unfolds. I recommend playing it on the harder settings to get the most out of it.

Some statistics: "Gamerankings" gave this game a score of 92.63% and "Metacritic" gave it 92/100.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_war_3 (opens in New Window)  - see the section titled "Reception").
 

I give God of War 3, 3 out of 5 stars.

 

I leave you with a video showing clips of the terrible dialogue:

  Video by Thr3spawn

If you are looking for a good Walkthrough FAQ (to help you get through the game), here is a link to a text file:

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps3/file/god_of_war_iii_b.txt

And here is a link to the official website for the new God of War: Ascension that will be released this year:
http://www.godofwar.com/verify_age/?next=/ (Opens in new Window)

Here is a link to a blog for God of War 3 (Warning: Contains partial nudity)
http://god--of--war.blogspot.com.au/ (Opens in New Window)
 

 

Have any views on God of War 3 that you wish to share? You might agree or disagree with my review, is there something I've missed? Feel free to comment...