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Kratos is once again back for revenge, but will this game live up to the expectations?
In God of War: Ascension, you play as Kratos, the ghost of sparta, who has broken a bloodoak with Ares,
Kratos is locked up and tortured by the furies, the keepers of justice.
When Kratos Escapes from their prison, he begins his quest for the eyes of truth, to kill the furies.
And then break the bond with Ares, to finish him off.
The story in god of war: ascension's is great, as you get a look into his earlier life, and how he became who he is.
As for gameplay wise, the combat is super smooth, and looks incredible as always.
In the previous games, you could buy new weapons and so on, but in ascension, you cannot buy new weapons.
You can upgrade them though, which really makes a different.
God of War, has always been known for the Quick-Time events, usually, I am not a big fan of them, but in Ascension, they add to the experience in a good way,
being able to completely destroy a creature in an incredible brutal way, looks awesome, and feels very rewarding.
The God of War fixed camera, both makes and breaks the experience.
It really does make you enjoy the environment and the beautiful game that this is.
But, sometimes it is just taken too far,
it will at some battle moments zoom way too far away, so that it is almost impossible to see yourself, and the fight,
other than the slight moments of zooming away, the locked camera works really good.
Just like the graphics in this game, the creatures are both terrifying, and stunning at the same time,
there are a load of different creatures and bosses, which makes it even more interesting.
A thing that the God of War games have been criticized before with, is that it is repetitive,
in Ascension, it is not as repetitive as the earlier ones, they have really worked to make it non repetitive, with new puzzles and exciting areas.
A new addition to the God of War series, is the multiplayer, this is phenomenal and is a great addition to the franchise!
In the multiplayer you can play up to 8 people, in 4 modes, there is the usual “FFA” “Team Deathmatch” and so on, but with a God of War twitch,
for example. In the map: The Desert of the Lost Souls, you play two teams of four in a deathmatch type area,
but in the background, we have Titan Cyclops Polyphemus, who is attacking the player while you are fighting around, this really adds to the experience.
God of War Ascension, is a game that both old and newcomers to the series will enjoy, it is about 8 hours long on the normal difficulty,
and the multiplayer adds a lot of extra hours if you are interested in that,
the only downside is the slight overuse of quicktime events, and the fixed camera.
We give Ascension a 9/10. For more gaming news and reviews, head over to BetaLoot.com
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