Ho, ho! What a hilarious title.
I was absolutely infuriated by my inability to get past those cerberuseseses (cerberii?) last time I played, and so I put the game to one side. Indeed, I put the game aside long enough to start and finish another game entirely. With God of War III now on the shelves, I realised I should get back and play through the original games.
All reports appear to be that the second game follows through from the plot of the first, so diving into the third will probably not make as much sense as it would if I had two games’ worth of backstory.
Once I had figured out how to get past that particularly difficult initial set of three-headed canines (use the gorgon’s head to turn them to stone) the rest of the challenges were not especially taxing, though, I must confess, that doesn’t mean Kratos didn’t die another hundred times in the process. That is due to my incompetence more than anything, however.
The puzzles were definitely tough, however, the epic battles were undeniably the most entertaining part of the game. No real surprise, I suppose. Battling the Guardian of Pandora was an enjoyable challenge, slowly wearing the enormous bull-headed beast down to size.
The subsequent build up from that point to Pandora’s Box itself was spectacular. The story itself subsequently twists unexpectedly with the Show ▼
With all of that behind Kratos, the final encounter and subsequent reward is best described as “epic” – using the word without any hyperbole whatsoever.
I also found the ending a little bittersweet. Kratos never received what he truly sought in undertaking the trials… something that is tied in to the opening of God of War II.
So, now I’m moving on to God of War II. I’ve dipped into part of the first level already but I’ll talk more about it here once I’ve progressed further.
How did you feel when you finished God of War?
And how do you think the second game holds up against the first?
