God of War II (2007)

Only played for a bit over an hour tonight but it already just feels soo much nicer to play than the first game. The combat feels a bit smoother, enemies less meaninglessly tanky (though this may change further in?), and the different combos feel more fun and unique. I also like the glimpse you get of a maxed out Kratos with all his moves before they take them away from you, similar to in Metroid games. It helps make the power scale for the game a bit more believable, considering he was "maxed out" at the end of the first game.

God of war 2 is a 2007 cut-and-shoot, action and adventure game.The game's producer, SCE Santa Monica Studio, and its distributor, Sony Computer Entertainment, have done a great job.The story of the game is as follows.The new God of war after Ares' death is Kratos, theis is still haunted by the nightmares of his past and is shunned by the other gods for his destructive ways. Ignoring Athena's warnings, Kratos joins the Spartan army in an attack on Rhodes, where a giant eagle suddenly drains a large part of his powers and uses it to revive the Colossus of Rhodes. While fighting the statue, Zeus presents Kratos with the blade of Olympus, a powerful sword that Zeus used to end the great war, requiring Kratos to fill the blade with the rest of his godlike power. Despite being mortal once again, Kratos defeats Colossus, but is mortally wounded. The eagle reveals that it was Zeus who said he had to intervene because Athena refused to do so. Zeus then gives Kratos one last opportunity to be loyal to the gods, but Kratos refuses. Enraged by his defiance, Zeus kills him with a knife and destroys the Spartan army. Kratos gradually drifts into the underworld, but is rescued by the Titan Gaia. Gaia tells Kratos that she once raised the young Zeus, who betrayed the Titans as revenge for the cruelty inflicted on his brothers by Zeus's father Cronos. Fate has instructed Kratos to prevent death, to find the "sisters", who can change the time, and take revenge on Zeus. With the help of Pegasus, Kratos finds the lair of Typhon, Gaia's brother. Imprisoned under a mountain, Typhon becomes enraged at Pegasus' invasion and traps, forcing Kratos to explore on foot. Kratos encounters the Titan Prometheus, who is mortally chained and tortured by Zeus' order to set fire to humanity. Prometheus begs to be freed from his torture, so Kratos confronts Typhon to steal his magical bow. To escape, he blinds a huge Titan, and then uses it to free Prometheus, who falls into the fire and finally survives eternal torment. Death unleashes the power of the Titans, which Kratos absorbs, uses it to free Pegasus and then fly to the island of Creation. Just before reaching the island, Kratos fights and kills Theseus to awaken his gigantic stone horses, a gift to the sisters of Cronos' destiny to change their own destiny, which gives Kratos access to the island. There, Kratos encounters and defeats several enemies, some of whom are also searching for the sisters of destiny, including his old enemy, the barbarian King, the Gorgon Euryale, Perseus, and an immortal version of Icarus. Eventually, he encounters the imprisoned Titan Atlas, who is angry with Kratos for his current situation.After Kratos announces his intentions, Atlas reveals that Gaia and the other Titans also want to take revenge on Zeus for their defeat in the Great War. Atlas also reveals that the Blade of Olympus is the key to defeating Zeus and helps Kratos reach the "Palace of fate". After escaping the traps and defeating more enemies, including the Kraken, Kratos encounters an unseen enemy, who turns out to be a loyal Spartan soldier in search of the sisters. Before dying, the soldier informs Kratos that Zeus destroyed Sparta in Kratos' absence. Enraged, Kratos becomes even more motivated and frees a Phoenix, taking the creature to the sisters' castle, where he confronts two, Lakhesis and Atropos. After they refuse his request to change time, Kratos fights them. Meanwhile, the sisters try to change the outcome of Kratos' Battle with Ares, but Kratos kills them both, then confronts the remaining sister Clotho. He kills her using his own traps, in order to return her to the point where she betrayed him, Zeus bought the "Loom" of "Destiny". Kratos surprises Zeus, seizes the blade of Olympus and finally incapacitates him. Athena intervenes and begs to stop Kratos, as he will destroy Olympus by killing Zeus. Kratos ignores her and tries to kill Zeus, but Athena sacrifices herself by falling on the blade, allowing Zeus to escape. Before dying, Athena reveals that Kratos is actually the son of Zeus. Zeus feared that Kratos would usurp him, just as Zeus had usurped his own father Cronos. Kratos declares that the reign of the gods has come to an end, then travels back in time and saves the Titans just before their defeat in the Great War. Together with the Titans, he returns to the present, and the gods watch their old enemy climb Mount Olympus. Standing on Gaia's back, Kratos declares that he has brought the destruction of Olympus.The gameplay is as follows.in this game consisting of 20 episodes, you are trying to kill the creatures and pass the episode.The music of the game is beautiful.If you are not too obsessed with graphics and you like retro games, this game is for you.My rating for the game: 10/10 (y) Good games to everyone 🙂

The saga of Kratos continues with lots of blood, shouting and QTEs. Kratos loves to yell, almost as much as he likes brutally murdering folk. This doesn’t necessarily make for a likeable, relatable protagonist, but it sure as hell makes for a good time. This game plays much like the first, except it emphasises the use of magic and there are far more boss fights, most of which are a blast. There are a few new ideas like some on-rails Pegasus sections and some new power-ups (you gotta have that Golden Fleece!). Oh, now he can hang from the ceiling instead of just climbing up walls, which doesn’t seem like a big deal, but for some reason this game loves to make you do it. I really wish I could send a letter through to time to let them know that it really isn’t as cool of a mechanic as they think it is. It doesn’t matter though, this game is a lot of fun and it sets up what I imagine is an absurdly over-the-top sequel. The only problem I really had with this game was the plot. It is very entertaining, but by expanding the scope of the story they lose the simple elegance of the original’s character-driven tale of revenge. Still, a damn fine sequel.