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    What did you play most recently?

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    Hmmmm, I dont recall Kratos ever shown his soft side. Even in GOW1, the story has been saying that he is driven by the lust of power and conquest without heeding his wife's plea for him to stop. The only time I ever saw his soft side is when he is trying to save his daughter in Chain Of Olympus PSP.

     

    Now that I think about certain scenes in GoW, you are probably right. Still, I'd say that there was definitely a human side to Kratos that got lost when the Gods screwed him over. The scenes with

    Pandora

    support that.

     

    Historically speaking, I assume that the real Spartans were also quite vicious in their conquests and wars, all in the name of some ruler or deity, while simultaneously being very much warm family persons. Go figure. Some Spartans probably killed their wives too because they were at the wrong place at the wrong time. :D

    What did you play most recently?

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    Finished GoW3. It was great, with a rather striking latter third and a slight cliffhanger-ish ending. Not sure if the ending counts as a cliffhanger, though. It probably doesn't.

    Now that you have finished it, let's talk about those plotholes

     

     

    1. Why the hell Athena would want Kratos to kill Zeus after saving Zeus in GOWIII? The talking about higher existance is lame IMO

    2. How can Kratos be so out of character in the end? Like he suddenly grows a heart or something.....

     

     

    1. Because she wanted the Hope she had placed in Pandora's Box. When Kratos opened the box in the original game, all the evils that Zeus sealed inside were released, with the exception of Hope. In order to reclaim Hope, she had to devise a plan that would force Kratos to open the Box once more, since the powers in the box were the only thing powerful enough to kill the God of Gods. Since the box had already been opened in the past, the only way to reopen it was for Athena to give Kratos the incentive to use the Loom and go back to the Great War, i.e. by saving Zeus at the critical moment and "sacrificing" herself, thus further fueling Kratos' anger towards Zeus. Athena couldn't have just opened the Box herself because of the flame surrounding it.

     

    The "higher existence" form or in fact their true form (their soul, the non-tangible one) was what all the gods had kept it hidden most of the time.

     

    2. Because throughout all three games he was driven by pure anger towards the Gods and his need for revenge. In the latter third of GoW3, Pandora (a personification of Hope) reminded Kratos that all this time he had been blinded by his own rage and needed to forgive himself, simply because he was still haunted by guilt of killing his own family (regardless that he was tricked into it by Ares). One could argue that it was the blind rage and carnage that were out of character, not growing a heart.

     

    As the one of the games puts it at some point: he was a loving father and a husband -- long before the events of GoW.

     

    Watches

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    I've worn watches for the past 25 years of my life, but some two or so years ago I just simply stopped. The battery ran out, haven't bothered to get it replaced. Been using the my cellphone's clock ever since.

     

    For the record, I have a golden Omega which belonged to my late father.

    What did you play most recently?

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    Anyway, why does Hephaesteus sound so familiar? I found the dude at The Forge forging some stuff. I remember something about him being at least referenced in the prior games.

    I dont think he is referred to in any of the prior games. I just replayed GOW and GOW2, and GOW: CHain OF Olympus. SO, very positive he is not referred.

    Hmm... I still have this feeling that he was referenced in passing either in God of War or God of War II... I can't find anything to confirm this, even though it isn't that long since I finished both games.

     

    P.S. Rip Torn

    What did you play most recently?

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    HA!

     

    WTF who plays GOW for the storyline anyway? They are fucking terrible in every single GOW. If you know anything about greek mythology its a fucking joke.

    No one has ever said that GoW accurately depicts Greek mythology. It's a video game. :huh: Joke? Hell no, just lots of creative liberty. Personally, I like the storyline, despite it being a good, old-fashioned revenge story. There's nothing wrong with doing things completely over-the-top and in a highly exaggerated and violent manner.

    What did you play most recently?

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    God of War III is fucking epic. Finally got my hands on the game.

    If u ignore the loopholes in the story, yeah, it is really great. I am replaying all GOW at the moment to prepare for GOW: Ghost of Sparta, going to be released this Nov 2nd.

    I'm not nearly far enough to have an opinion about any possible loopholes.

     

    Anyway, why does Hephaesteus sound so familiar? I found the dude at The Forge forging some stuff. I remember something about him being at least referenced in the prior games.

    What did you play most recently?

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    Beat Challenge of the Gods in God of War after three solid hours of cursing and checkpoint restarting. Christ on a stick what a bitch that ordeal was. Never again. That Platinum trophy is starting to look mighty fine now, only needs more Jason McDonald.

     

    P.S. Challenge 10 is made of nightmares. Fuck Challenge 10. Game engine quirks don't help either.

    Challenge 10 is easy to me. Just need to block in time and press Square to clear the ring. Challenge 8 is the one that get me stuck with those Medusas making me their bitch :lol:

    Challenge 8 was a cake walk compared to 10. 8 boils down to dodging the Gorgon Stares (they can't stone you while you're rolling) and then using L1 + O in the air to clear the ring effectively. The problem in 8 was that, with poor timing, the Gorgons could stone you in the air while you were charging L1 + O. As for 10, no matter how much I'd [try] to block, the Satyrs would eventually push me off the platform. I took a leap of faith in reaching the final platform and managed to grab the ledge and pull myself up.

     

    Kosigrim: I had Fallout 3 at one point, and briefly enjoyed it. However, I just couldn't get past the abundant freedom of choice and the way every choice affects everything else. I know it sounds weird for me to criticize a game for being too open-ended, but I've always liked games that don't give me complete freedom.

    What did you play most recently?

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    Kudos to them for making a very enjoyable demo, and then following up on it with another. But perhaps it's giving the consumer too much of the game without a purchase?

    From what I've read, the second demo doesn't exactly feature another chapter from the main game, but rather one of the Challenge arenas in the game. My memory fails me, but something like that anyway.

    What did you play most recently?

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    Beat Challenge of the Gods in God of War after three solid hours of cursing and checkpoint restarting. Christ on a stick what a bitch that ordeal was. Never again. That Platinum trophy is starting to look mighty fine now, only needs more Jason McDonald.

     

    P.S. Challenge 10 is made of nightmares. Fuck Challenge 10. Game engine quirks don't help either.

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