Six – God of War 3 is NOT a 10

*Minor Spoilers*

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First off let me say God of War 3 is an excellent game in terms of gameplay and graphics. You will not find a better looking game on the Playstation 3. The combat has been improved from the two previous games by adding three additional weapons to your blades. Instead of using the d-pad to choose a power, it is now used to select your weapons. Each weapon has one power assigned to it. In addition to the 4 main weapons, Kratos can do a few more things. By holding down L2 and either X, triangle or square, Kratos can run fast using Hermes’ boots, blast enemies with light using Helios’ head or shoot arrows. With the vast array of weapons and abilities Kratos has at his disposal, combat is much deeper than the previous two games.

Without spoiling too much of the story, the basic premise is “god killing”. Almost every boss fight you encounter is a greek god that you end up killing.

Let me stress one last time, this is a great game. You’d be a fool not to play it. The thing that bothers me is that people all over the Internet have been freaking out when God of War 3 gets less than a perfect score from a review site. So here are my complaints and reasons as to why this game is not a 10/10.

1. The game is fairly short in comparison to the majority of games released this gen. God of War 3 can be completed on the normal difficulty in under 8 hours. I think there are a few things they could have done to lengthen the story but not kill the pacing. Cory Barlog, game director of God of War 2 mentioned an Atlantis level that was cut from the game. That level could have been great in 3 since you fight Posiedon right away. Since they have already done time travel in God of War 2, I would have loved an entire 1 hour or so level as Kratos before he gave his soul to Ares. Just to run around as Kratos with a sword and shield on the battlefield could have also been awesome. Overall I just felt the game was a bit short.
2. In my opinion, three out of the four main weapons you get are far too similar. Other than the Cestus, your other three weapons are all on chains. I’m sure there is one other weapon type that could have been used.
3. The game is a bit repetitive as well. Three seperate times you fly up or fall down a tunnel and have to navigate your way passed falling debris and wooden beams. Also you fight the same enemy types over and over again. A bit more variety would have done wonders.

These are minor flaws in an otherwise stellar game. Everyone does not need to freak out when God of War 3 does not get a perfect score. Enjoy the game.

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