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War on Olympus vs Ragnarök
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SoullessApples
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Ragnarok war was pretty fast, like it was to short. The visuals were cool though.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
One of the most important Greek gods and you call him the water dude lmao?
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
- Scope, vision, length, and badassness = GOW 3 War on Olympus
- Combat depth, set pieces, production value, and build-up = GOW Ragnarok.
BouncyFrag
Member
I voted for Olympus but Kratos…
was epic AF!!!!
blowing the horn to kick off Ragnarok…
GymWolf
Gold Member
i wasn't sure how to write his name in english, better call him water dude than violate his name
I wasn't sure about kronos neither since it's called crono in italian language.
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Right? That scene and its build-up was so epic. I got goosebumps in my ass!
Quantum253
Member
Olympus: Young warrior full of rage and anger set to destroy the world. Great set pieces, combos, and weapon variations. Story was okay, but gameplay and waiting to see what next big set piece or act of violence was what made it good.
Asgard: Mature general whose gone through a long journey and almost at redemption. Story and character development are amazing along with set pieces. The story and what happens next to the amazing set of characters are what keep you engage and not wanting to put it down.
By far Ragnorok in terms of character development, open world building, and gameplay. One of the best games I've played in a long time. I would anticipate an Atreus ( named in memory of Kratos' younger brother) and Kratos live action show over Last of Us any day.
Asgard: Mature general whose gone through a long journey and almost at redemption. Story and character development are amazing along with set pieces. The story and what happens next to the amazing set of characters are what keep you engage and not wanting to put it down.
By far Ragnorok in terms of character development, open world building, and gameplay. One of the best games I've played in a long time. I would anticipate an Atreus ( named in memory of Kratos' younger brother) and Kratos live action show over Last of Us any day.
Sleepwalker
Member
The older gows felt like they had bigger stakes and more spectacle.
I know narrative wise Ragnarok was a world ending event but they made it feel very small in scale during gameplay imo.
I know narrative wise Ragnarok was a world ending event but they made it feel very small in scale during gameplay imo.
Werewolf Jones
Member
Actual Ragnarok war was an insult to players as a reward for slogging though the game. The assault on Olympus was actually compelling and a worthy conclusion to a trilogy.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Breh, Ragnarok was a fucking joke!
YukiOnna
Member
Ragnarok was the epitome of a wet fart in this regard, all I could think was "That's it...?". And no, Kratos being an old man and all general has nothing to do with how they structure and focus on events in the game. It absolutely still could have been a massive game/half game length event. It felt like the game built up to Fimbulwinter than Ragnarok, lol.
Easily War on Olympus.
Easily War on Olympus.
Ar¢tos
Member
i wasn't sure how to write his name in english, better call him water dude than violate his name
I wasn't sure about kronos neither since it's called crono in italian language.
Skull-Knight
Member
Ragnarok was JOKE.
Daneel Elijah
Gold Member
At the end of GOW 2, we have Kratos in a great CG cinematic claim war on Olympus. In GOW 3, the CG became real time gameplay. You can't beat that upgrade. It was just amazing. In GOW 3, Kratos explain what he did and what he will do. Kill Zeus, and he did. This is lost on Ragnarok. But I voted for Ragnarok anyway. Because the build up is better. Even with all the small defaults that take away from perfection. Ragnarok is just a so much bigger game. As a young man GOW 3 was the best I could imagine. With GOW 2018 and Ragnarok I found out that there is still more to do with gaming. And the fact that the set pieces are not as good as GOW 3 was not a failure but a choice from Santa Monica. They concentrated on the story. So we may have some in the next one. In a sense Ragnarok is the GOW 2 again. So we still have a GOW 3 to "finish" this saga and move on from old kratos and angry Atreus. I trust them and can't wait for the next game.
Kokoloko85
Member
Both Awesome. Beating Zues was more epic. Combat, gameplay and how story was better done in Ragnarok. But OGtrilogy felt more epic in alot of ways.
Old Kratos over Young Kratos.
Old Kratos over Young Kratos.
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March Climber
Member
There was nothing left after Olympus. Nothing.
Games of Today
Member
I thought for sure the entire wall of Asgard would come crashing down. I thought there would be an apocalyptic storm. I thought we would fight along side the world serpent. I thought friends would die during the battle.
I mean come on.
I mean come on.
PuppetMaster
Member
Ragnarök was fairly disappointing to me. The entire final "battle" felt no different from the previous 10 hours of the game.
Not to mention the fight with Odin was lame compared to the final fight with Zeus. Felt like I was beating up a frail old man. Not the god of gods.
It was my most anticipated game this year. So I really wanted to like it. But overall I felt it was much weaker than the previous game. And honestly was a bit of slog just to complete it. I hated every time the game made me switch to playing as Atreas and the B plot It was such a momentum killer.
Not to mention the fight with Odin was lame compared to the final fight with Zeus. Felt like I was beating up a frail old man. Not the god of gods.
It was my most anticipated game this year. So I really wanted to like it. But overall I felt it was much weaker than the previous game. And honestly was a bit of slog just to complete it. I hated every time the game made me switch to playing as Atreas and the B plot It was such a momentum killer.
Games of Today
Member
What happened to the actual giant "Ragnarok"? You just step through a portal at the end and ignore him. Is he still on the loose?
They could always bring him back and have him attack Egypt.
They could always bring him back and have him attack Egypt.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Ragnarock was a let down and fell flat. The final bosses were also a real bore.
Seems like FFXVI is about to out set piece the new God of War games from what they've shown in the trailers and deliver much more memorable encounters.
It's a shame as this was the bread and butter of classic God of War.
Seems like FFXVI is about to out set piece the new God of War games from what they've shown in the trailers and deliver much more memorable encounters.
It's a shame as this was the bread and butter of classic God of War.
The Stig
Member
I think Olympus was a bit more epic but it was the entire game, ragnarok itself was pretty much the ending of the game.
I think I preferred Ragnarok because of all the characters involved but I totally understand preferring the huge/epic nautre of the war on olympus
edit - man the god of war series really is consistently good.
also to those with a ps4/5 God of War 3 remastered is great!
I think I preferred Ragnarok because of all the characters involved but I totally understand preferring the huge/epic nautre of the war on olympus
edit - man the god of war series really is consistently good.
also to those with a ps4/5 God of War 3 remastered is great!
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Sleepwalker
Member
We went from 15+ film to saturday morning cartoon.
YukiOnna
Member
Thank god they specified the God of War they took influence from was the classic trilogy. Set pieces and scripted portions are important IMO.
Yoboman
Member
GOW3 at least the first 30 minutes. Wasn't much to it after that
Apparently that's the only part of GOW3 that Barlog finished before leaving. The man has a different eye for what's possible. While Ragnarok ending was cool, I reckon Barlog direction would have way more spectacle in the Thor and Odin fights for Ragnarok
Apparently that's the only part of GOW3 that Barlog finished before leaving. The man has a different eye for what's possible. While Ragnarok ending was cool, I reckon Barlog direction would have way more spectacle in the Thor and Odin fights for Ragnarok
Umbasaborne
Banned
Bad ass kratos > sad dad kratos
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
As good as the game was, the Ragnarok event was pretty meh. Not being able to get a greater scale/scope and just focusing on the consecutive camera shot aspect of the game really let it down.
Games of Today
Member
Yea I think it's the classic director switch which is a problem as old as time. Just look at the Star Wars reboot trilogy for a great example.
Or even Naughty Dog with Bruce Straley out of the picture keeping Druckman's personal ideas in check. Uncharted trilogy compared to Uncharted 4 as well with Amy Hennig leaving.
killatopak
Gold Member
Olympus was amazing. They could sell me a game with just the intro and I would buy it. It was epic and an amazing showpiece when my friends visited.
sankt-Antonio
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GoW3, for the simple fact that Kratos called every shot. Mean, badass and ruthless.
In Ragnarok he is a little bitch that gets pushed around and told what to do by every single cast member. Meh.
In Ragnarok he is a little bitch that gets pushed around and told what to do by every single cast member. Meh.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Alpha toxic masculinity Kratos vs Demodded but not Denutted Kratos
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BootsLoader
Banned
Olympus of course. The scale of the battles themselves was unbelievable. Kratos reminded Kratos. Not a lot of chit chat and combat gave you a lot of satisfaction in comparison with Ragnarok.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
They were both amazing experiences.
But yeah the Oympus war was faaaaar more EPIC. There's no argument about that.
The final conclusion of Ragnarok was not all that satisfying from a spectacle perspective. It certainly was satisfying in terms of tying up all the character stories and sub-plots; with the most egregious exception being the Loki Mask one.
But yeah the Oympus war was faaaaar more EPIC. There's no argument about that.
The final conclusion of Ragnarok was not all that satisfying from a spectacle perspective. It certainly was satisfying in terms of tying up all the character stories and sub-plots; with the most egregious exception being the Loki Mask one.
tommycronin
Member
Cmon now it's Olympus clearly.
HazukiSensei
Banned
Lol anyone who says ragnarok has to have been 10 years old when god of war 3 came out.
Even god of war 2 had a more badass ending than ragnarok
Even god of war 2 had a more badass ending than ragnarok
Shubh_C63
Member
Ragnarok build up was really insane. I was genuinely excited, but I guess the path was more important than the destination.
