@themightyant nah I don’t think they wanted to move on, I think it was wanting to tell the story right coupled with not wanting fans to wait essentially 10 years since 2018 to get ragnarok. Also there are doors left open at the end of this for it to continue in VERY interesting ways. I’ll leave it at that but you would have to do some pretty vague post game content, and then look it up online and listen to some spoiler casts with the director Eric Williams to see what I mean I don’t think they are done with it yet 👌
@Colour given that basically two game of the gen contenders came out this year, it’s one of the best years in gaming. FW was also great and there were a bunch of other great games. But ragnarok is the clear GOTY for me.
@gipsojo innovation doesn’t dictate what GOTY is. And the innovation and going open world hurt it in some ways. It’s simply not as good a game as sekiro and bloodborne for me. Still absolutely fabulous though.
Whereas gowr is practically perfect and nails every aspect of what makes a game great for me. It’s simply astonishing they managed to top how 2018 to make as close to a perfect game as I’ve seen in a decade or more. GOTY? Probably GOTG for me, but I’ll happily have something else come along to knock it off that throne haha.
@ItsBritneyB_tch we will my friend - full spoilers for post game content… you have been warned.
In a spoiler cast director Eric Williams said the animations/poses that tyr does in the different animations when you find him around the realms hint at where they may go in the future. He is doing some tai chi poses in some cases, it’s definitely strange! So there’s something to it. But he hasn’t revealed plans as they are still doing just that, planning and so nothings concrete.
Given that atreus is off finding giants, Kratos is the new leader, and the mask leaves so many unanswered questions about what all that is about, couple with the fact that different mythologies have been hinted at since 2018… and I’m sure they had plenty of ideas for other pantheons before they even settled on Norse… the sales of these games is incredible (I don’t like the money angle but I honestly think these guys have a ton of ideas and wouldn’t continue if they knew they couldn’t nail it) there will definitely be another god of war imo.
Personally I can see there being some kind of invasion of Kratos’s realm, he killed the entire Greek pantheon, now he has taken over Asgard, some other pantheons may think they are next. Also atreus’s story is left up in the air and there can be a lot left to explore regarding Kratos’s new path as a leader/general. I mean, also have to bear in mind just how creative these guys are. I think the mask and the knowledge behind it would be interesting to explore from an Egyptian/Chinese/Japanese mythology angle, maybe they already have said knowledge and use it in some way.
Anyway it’s useless to speculate as they will likely go their own way but… the door is definitely still open!
@Robinsad best game of the gen for me so far, need the dust to settle but it’ll be up there for a long time. Been a very long time since I was that hyped, then fully platted a game and saw everything it had to offer and felt so fulfilled afterwards with my hype being exceeded. Elden was definitely fantastic too though.
@Korgon elden is fantastic but as a souls game, sekiro and bloodborne are better imo. Elden is too big, and has a lot of balancing issues and reusing some bosses, feels too large exploring sometimes. I’ve platted and played to death all the games except ds2 and elden just didn’t have the same ultra polished feel for me by the end. Open world design always does this to games and although it’s still incredibly innovative in the open world department, it suffers because of that open world design.
That being said it’s still incredibly polished and is one of the best games of the gen. But ragnarok just beats it hands down for me in every way, incredible game. Need the dust to settle but I have a feeling it will be one of my all time faves now.
@TeapotBuddha for me it’s ragnarok all the way. I preferred bloodborne and sekiro to elden ring. There were a few too many balancing issues during the game that left a bitter taste in my mouth . Even during the main games obligatory bosses. And the game is frankly too big and empty, yes it’s good to have lots of content, but the game is just too massive. It took 150 hours for my first playthrough to do everything and that is FAR longer than any other souls game took, the pacing just drags towards the last third (that being said, the end game and lead up to it were among the best parts of the game and in all soulsborne games, so it’s definitely still incredible).
And I’ve platted and ng+ every from soft soulsborne game except ds2 so there’s no git gud here lol. It’s still one of the games of the gen, a game doesn’t have to be bad for another to be great. But gowr beats it handily for me as my favourite gaming experience in years.
Ragnarok is by far the best game this year for me. Elden ring was fun and had more content and playtime, but that isn’t the decider for GOTY. It’s about quality and GOWR has everything beat in that department, it’s just sublime. That’s not to say elden ring doesn’t have quality content, one game doesn’t have to be bad for another to be great. They are both game of the gen level experiences and of course it comes down to personal preference. But damn… ragnarok just blew me away from start to finish and had me crying multiple times throughout the campaign. I’ve platted it now and it’s been a while since I felt so complete after finishing a game, if that makes sense! I was so hyped for it and it actually exceeded my expectations in every way. And it’s actually a very long game. Most games of this type are 20-30 hours with side content. I did everything in this game (and I mean literally everything - post game spoiler ——
Even the trolls/stone dragon and post game convos with tyr, love it) and it took me over 70 hours to get through. GOTY and I’ll be surprised if it’s not game of the gen. Will take something extremely special to knock it off that throne. But I hope something does! I love great games 🥹
Fingers crossed it’s at least as good as xii, I hope it’s as good as 9…. One can only dream. The lack of party is already a MASSIVE blow for me, but I’m trying to give them the benefit of the doubt… it’s hard though😂 will just have to give them a chance and hope they make this a masterpiece!
God of war is an absolute masterpiece imo. Was absolutely blown away to the point it ruined other games for me for a good year or 2 after it came out! Everything else just fell so flat in comparison and still even to this day.
Horizon is a great game, nowhere near GOW however. The sequel was also a great improvement on an already great game and I loved it. I respect your opinion but I truly can’t understand it for the life of me! Maybe you could try GOW again with a more open mind? But maybe I’m just being arrogant thinking only my opinion matters. Probably the latter, but that’s just how good I feel it is. And that sentiment still echoes around the web to this day.
I really really hate it when people say that GOW is overated as even if the game wasn’t for some people, no one can deny the scope quality and polish of the game. Or the passion that went into it. Puts most games to shame. Most of the people I know who’ve said it isn’t for them have said just that, it’s not their type of game.
However if you like great narratives, and action/exploration/fantasy or metroidvania type games, it really is the perfect meld.
I only hope we get games of similar quality to GOW in the future, because we haven’t since. Well besides TLOU2. Holy hell was that game also on another level. Complete masterpieces both 😁😁
@Benjiro I completely agree. When 12 came out in 2006 I initially was disappointed as it did pale in comparison to the others, story wise. Now I look back on 12 with such fond memories and it really is a great game in its own right…
13 and 15 however… very different story. I couldn’t possibly have been more hyped for either of them, all the whole thinking the return of the ff games I loved was right around the corner. Only for them to be so so bad that it still burns me to think about them! 😂 overdramatic I know but it is true. I can only hope this one will bring what I’ve been hoping for.
The setting has me hyped, the look of the battles does not. And the characters we have seen too little of so far. But they had better all be as deep and nuanced as vi/vii/viii/ix and x or I’ll be disappointed yet again. Id say I refuse to get hyped again but, pfft, just can’t help it!
Come on Yoshi p, blow us away with a real deep emotional story and world filled with wonder. Not some half ass attempt like xv and xiii were!
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Re: God of War Ragnarok Gets Its First Game of the Year Award from TIME Magazine
@themightyant nah I don’t think they wanted to move on, I think it was wanting to tell the story right coupled with not wanting fans to wait essentially 10 years since 2018 to get ragnarok. Also there are doors left open at the end of this for it to continue in VERY interesting ways. I’ll leave it at that but you would have to do some pretty vague post game content, and then look it up online and listen to some spoiler casts with the director Eric Williams to see what I mean I don’t think they are done with it yet 👌
Re: God of War Ragnarok Gets Its First Game of the Year Award from TIME Magazine
@Colour given that basically two game of the gen contenders came out this year, it’s one of the best years in gaming. FW was also great and there were a bunch of other great games. But ragnarok is the clear GOTY for me.
Re: God of War Ragnarok Gets Its First Game of the Year Award from TIME Magazine
@gipsojo innovation doesn’t dictate what GOTY is. And the innovation and going open world hurt it in some ways. It’s simply not as good a game as sekiro and bloodborne for me. Still absolutely fabulous though.
Whereas gowr is practically perfect and nails every aspect of what makes a game great for me. It’s simply astonishing they managed to top how 2018 to make as close to a perfect game as I’ve seen in a decade or more. GOTY? Probably GOTG for me, but I’ll happily have something else come along to knock it off that throne haha.
Re: God of War Ragnarok Gets Its First Game of the Year Award from TIME Magazine
@ItsBritneyB_tch we will my friend - full spoilers for post game content… you have been warned.
In a spoiler cast director Eric Williams said the animations/poses that tyr does in the different animations when you find him around the realms hint at where they may go in the future. He is doing some tai chi poses in some cases, it’s definitely strange! So there’s something to it. But he hasn’t revealed plans as they are still doing just that, planning and so nothings concrete.
Given that atreus is off finding giants, Kratos is the new leader, and the mask leaves so many unanswered questions about what all that is about, couple with the fact that different mythologies have been hinted at since 2018… and I’m sure they had plenty of ideas for other pantheons before they even settled on Norse… the sales of these games is incredible (I don’t like the money angle but I honestly think these guys have a ton of ideas and wouldn’t continue if they knew they couldn’t nail it) there will definitely be another god of war imo.
Personally I can see there being some kind of invasion of Kratos’s realm, he killed the entire Greek pantheon, now he has taken over Asgard, some other pantheons may think they are next. Also atreus’s story is left up in the air and there can be a lot left to explore regarding Kratos’s new path as a leader/general. I mean, also have to bear in mind just how creative these guys are. I think the mask and the knowledge behind it would be interesting to explore from an Egyptian/Chinese/Japanese mythology angle, maybe they already have said knowledge and use it in some way.
Anyway it’s useless to speculate as they will likely go their own way but… the door is definitely still open!
Re: God of War Ragnarok Gets Its First Game of the Year Award from TIME Magazine
@Robinsad best game of the gen for me so far, need the dust to settle but it’ll be up there for a long time. Been a very long time since I was that hyped, then fully platted a game and saw everything it had to offer and felt so fulfilled afterwards with my hype being exceeded. Elden was definitely fantastic too though.
Re: God of War Ragnarok Gets Its First Game of the Year Award from TIME Magazine
@Korgon elden is fantastic but as a souls game, sekiro and bloodborne are better imo. Elden is too big, and has a lot of balancing issues and reusing some bosses, feels too large exploring sometimes. I’ve platted and played to death all the games except ds2 and elden just didn’t have the same ultra polished feel for me by the end. Open world design always does this to games and although it’s still incredibly innovative in the open world department, it suffers because of that open world design.
That being said it’s still incredibly polished and is one of the best games of the gen. But ragnarok just beats it hands down for me in every way, incredible game. Need the dust to settle but I have a feeling it will be one of my all time faves now.
Re: God of War Ragnarok Gets Its First Game of the Year Award from TIME Magazine
@TeapotBuddha for me it’s ragnarok all the way. I preferred bloodborne and sekiro to elden ring. There were a few too many balancing issues during the game that left a bitter taste in my mouth . Even during the main games obligatory bosses. And the game is frankly too big and empty, yes it’s good to have lots of content, but the game is just too massive. It took 150 hours for my first playthrough to do everything and that is FAR longer than any other souls game took, the pacing just drags towards the last third (that being said, the end game and lead up to it were among the best parts of the game and in all soulsborne games, so it’s definitely still incredible).
And I’ve platted and ng+ every from soft soulsborne game except ds2 so there’s no git gud here lol. It’s still one of the games of the gen, a game doesn’t have to be bad for another to be great. But gowr beats it handily for me as my favourite gaming experience in years.
Re: God of War Ragnarok Gets Its First Game of the Year Award from TIME Magazine
Ragnarok is by far the best game this year for me. Elden ring was fun and had more content and playtime, but that isn’t the decider for GOTY. It’s about quality and GOWR has everything beat in that department, it’s just sublime. That’s not to say elden ring doesn’t have quality content, one game doesn’t have to be bad for another to be great. They are both game of the gen level experiences and of course it comes down to personal preference. But damn… ragnarok just blew me away from start to finish and had me crying multiple times throughout the campaign. I’ve platted it now and it’s been a while since I felt so complete after finishing a game, if that makes sense! I was so hyped for it and it actually exceeded my expectations in every way. And it’s actually a very long game. Most games of this type are 20-30 hours with side content. I did everything in this game (and I mean literally everything - post game spoiler ——
Even the trolls/stone dragon and post game convos with tyr, love it) and it took me over 70 hours to get through. GOTY and I’ll be surprised if it’s not game of the gen. Will take something extremely special to knock it off that throne. But I hope something does! I love great games 🥹
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Fingers crossed it’s at least as good as xii, I hope it’s as good as 9…. One can only dream. The lack of party is already a MASSIVE blow for me, but I’m trying to give them the benefit of the doubt… it’s hard though😂 will just have to give them a chance and hope they make this a masterpiece!
Re: Rejoice! Final Fantasy 16 in 'Final Stretch' of Development, Says Producer
@Blaze215 that’s an… interesting take!
God of war is an absolute masterpiece imo. Was absolutely blown away to the point it ruined other games for me for a good year or 2 after it came out! Everything else just fell so flat in comparison and still even to this day.
Horizon is a great game, nowhere near GOW however. The sequel was also a great improvement on an already great game and I loved it. I respect your opinion but I truly can’t understand it for the life of me! Maybe you could try GOW again with a more open mind? But maybe I’m just being arrogant thinking only my opinion matters. Probably the latter, but that’s just how good I feel it is. And that sentiment still echoes around the web to this day.
I really really hate it when people say that GOW is overated as even if the game wasn’t for some people, no one can deny the scope quality and polish of the game. Or the passion that went into it. Puts most games to shame. Most of the people I know who’ve said it isn’t for them have said just that, it’s not their type of game.
However if you like great narratives, and action/exploration/fantasy or metroidvania type games, it really is the perfect meld.
I only hope we get games of similar quality to GOW in the future, because we haven’t since. Well besides TLOU2. Holy hell was that game also on another level. Complete masterpieces both 😁😁
Re: Rejoice! Final Fantasy 16 in 'Final Stretch' of Development, Says Producer
@Benjiro I completely agree. When 12 came out in 2006 I initially was disappointed as it did pale in comparison to the others, story wise. Now I look back on 12 with such fond memories and it really is a great game in its own right…
13 and 15 however… very different story. I couldn’t possibly have been more hyped for either of them, all the whole thinking the return of the ff games I loved was right around the corner. Only for them to be so so bad that it still burns me to think about them! 😂 overdramatic I know but it is true. I can only hope this one will bring what I’ve been hoping for.
The setting has me hyped, the look of the battles does not. And the characters we have seen too little of so far. But they had better all be as deep and nuanced as vi/vii/viii/ix and x or I’ll be disappointed yet again. Id say I refuse to get hyped again but, pfft, just can’t help it!
Come on Yoshi p, blow us away with a real deep emotional story and world filled with wonder. Not some half ass attempt like xv and xiii were!