Too often I see that people don't bother finishing this game, and others bashing on it for what? Being made by Ubisoft? Taking inspiration from Breath of the Wild?
The game is a super fun time, and left me wanting more. The world is simply vibrant and beautiful, with a new landmark everywhere you look. And exploring said landmarks rewards you with something to upgrade your amazingly customizable gear. The combat is fluid and fun, and encourages experimentation and improvising. The puzzles are creative, and I love that it recommends "cheating." Can't reach that high ledge? Use Ares' Wrath to triple, quadruple, or even quintuple jump. Need more weight on that pressure plate, but don't want to backtrack? Make a statue of yourself and plop it down.
Love that the team clearly did its research, bringing to light some of the more obscure parts of the myths. Its take on the Greek pantheon as a simple dysfunctional family instead of completely homicidal is a refreshing take after so many edgy darker versions that we've gotten over the last decade, and it's nice to see they even go through their own character arcs. Freaking Zeus decides to become a better father, who'da thought?
My only complaint? It feels too short! Weird right? I know we get some in the Lost Gods dlc, but I would have loved to see full blown regions for Poseidon, Artemis, and other gods.
An Underappreciated Masterpiece
Too often I see that people don't bother finishing this game, and others bashing on it for what? Being made by Ubisoft? Taking inspiration from Breath of the Wild?
The game is a super fun time, and left me wanting more. The world is simply vibrant and beautiful, with a new landmark everywhere you look. And exploring said landmarks rewards you with something to upgrade your amazingly customizable gear. The combat is fluid and fun, and encourages experimentation and improvising. The puzzles are creative, and I love that it recommends "cheating." Can't reach that high ledge? Use Ares' Wrath to triple, quadruple, or even quintuple jump. Need more weight on that pressure plate, but don't want to backtrack? Make a statue of yourself and plop it down.
Love that the team clearly did its research, bringing to light some of the more obscure parts of the myths. Its take on the Greek pantheon as a simple dysfunctional family instead of completely homicidal is a refreshing take after so many edgy darker versions that we've gotten over the last decade, and it's nice to see they even go through their own character arcs. Freaking Zeus decides to become a better father, who'da thought?
My only complaint? It feels too short! Weird right? I know we get some in the Lost Gods dlc, but I would have loved to see full blown regions for Poseidon, Artemis, and other gods.
9/10, totally recommend.