God of War III does something no other medium could do before. It places milestones for greek mythology, for action games, for brutality in entertainment media and for a lot of other things. This should be played by everyone, not just gamers.
Story: Maybe the only weakness of the predecessors is wiped out by this game like the enemies are wiped out by Kratos. The arc of revenge shows us not only the gods of olympus and their shiny mount olympus, but also the dark underworld and gigantic titans. This game has not a single point where you feel bored and it includes nearly everything of the best what greek mythology brought us. Dadälus labyrinth, the Hades, the olymp, the gardens of olymp, the tartarus and so much more. If someone says he is interested in greek mythology and hasn't played this game he is shurely NOT interested in the materia!!! This game is a must! (9/10)
Gameplay: The gameplay of the first two titles was near perfection, this IS perfection. You not only get the chaos blades and some spells. No, you get uncountable weapons and gear throughout the game when beating bosses or reaching certain points in the story. So your playstyle will change over the time without losing quality. The possibilities you have in this game cannot be told with words, you have to experience them yourself. Also the sex minigame with aphrodite shows how you can implement sex in videogames perfectly and be woth a R-Rated. (10/10)
Graphics: I played the remastered version of 2015 and this looked so good, I did not saw a difference to games released nowadays. So good work remastering this masterpiece Sony! (8/10)
Violence: I have to do this because this game is the best piece of entertainment I played in my whole life speaking of the usage of violence. No movie, tv show or any other videogame has created such a masterclass brutality. The finishing moves of the centauri are just brilliant. In general there is nearly always blood on your screen and when it comes to boss fights this is going beyond perfection. The finishing of Poseidon, watched frim the player out of the perspective of the god of the seas is just ART! Also the fight against Hermes, showing Kratos cutting his legs showing the bones is amazing. The detailed animation of organs flashing out of the gigantious titan Chronos is also worth a watch. This game is a new benchmark of using violence in videogames and it is until today not reached again. (10/10)
Verdict: I say this now for the third time but if someone interested in greek mythology did not play this game yet, you can't keep him serious. But this is now beyond greek mythology perfection, this is now a must play for every human being over 18. Only exception is if you cannot see blood.
With this said, go and play this game it is more than worth your time!
(9/10)
Story: Maybe the only weakness of the predecessors is wiped out by this game like the enemies are wiped out by Kratos. The arc of revenge shows us not only the gods of olympus and their shiny mount olympus, but also the dark underworld and gigantic titans. This game has not a single point where you feel bored and it includes nearly everything of the best what greek mythology brought us. Dadälus labyrinth, the Hades, the olymp, the gardens of olymp, the tartarus and so much more. If someone says he is interested in greek mythology and hasn't played this game he is shurely NOT interested in the materia!!! This game is a must! (9/10)
Gameplay: The gameplay of the first two titles was near perfection, this IS perfection. You not only get the chaos blades and some spells. No, you get uncountable weapons and gear throughout the game when beating bosses or reaching certain points in the story. So your playstyle will change over the time without losing quality. The possibilities you have in this game cannot be told with words, you have to experience them yourself. Also the sex minigame with aphrodite shows how you can implement sex in videogames perfectly and be woth a R-Rated. (10/10)
Graphics: I played the remastered version of 2015 and this looked so good, I did not saw a difference to games released nowadays. So good work remastering this masterpiece Sony! (8/10)
Violence: I have to do this because this game is the best piece of entertainment I played in my whole life speaking of the usage of violence. No movie, tv show or any other videogame has created such a masterclass brutality. The finishing moves of the centauri are just brilliant. In general there is nearly always blood on your screen and when it comes to boss fights this is going beyond perfection. The finishing of Poseidon, watched frim the player out of the perspective of the god of the seas is just ART! Also the fight against Hermes, showing Kratos cutting his legs showing the bones is amazing. The detailed animation of organs flashing out of the gigantious titan Chronos is also worth a watch. This game is a new benchmark of using violence in videogames and it is until today not reached again. (10/10)
Verdict: I say this now for the third time but if someone interested in greek mythology did not play this game yet, you can't keep him serious. But this is now beyond greek mythology perfection, this is now a must play for every human being over 18. Only exception is if you cannot see blood.
With this said, go and play this game it is more than worth your time!
(9/10)