terri s

I’m a casual gamer , if you’d asked me 13 years ago and I would have laughed because I was anything but casual . Now I’m an adult and have a career, family and bills . With that being said , I am not easily sold on purchasing games and giving my little free time to them . It’s far easier to play a few matches of whatever fps shooter and call it a night . Requires no thought . This is the first story driven game I’ve played in well over a year . It is truly a masterpiece. The visuals are good, the story is immersive and offers fantastic character development. A slew of characters to partner up with . The dialogue is A+, not just in the cut scenes but as you roam through a given level . The characters often have conversations that deepen the lore, the development and sometimes goof off . The mechanics are great as well. Something is SO satisfying about comparing how lunky the chaos blades start out , to where they end up . The combat is so seamless and feels true to the GOW series , even the old ones . The new weapons are fun and though it doesn’t FORCE a them down your throat , there are times that you just use them and just might find they are entertaining, but it never takes the chaos blades from you . The upgrading is great . I find that the system is not overly confusing, there are plenty of options and possible okay styles to suit you . Atreus feels useful , and playing as him was a shocked me with how enjoyable it was . I can’t express enough how great this game is . As someone who played the first 3, and the newest two - the revamped versions are just unbeatable . It takes all the awesome concepts of the first games, and doubles down with a deeper plot with intense substance . The originals did that too , but it was often overshadowed with Kratos just being a dick - I get it that’s who he was but it did get old . Get this game - you will not regret it . Just an absolute joy from start to finish