God of War: Ascension
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God of War: Ascension

SCE Santa Monica Studio

2013•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearglossyall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeFantastical and polished: an inventive hack-and-slash game. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

God of War: Ascension, the seventh instalment in the God of War series, acts as a prequel to the preceding games. The narrative revolves around Kratos, the protagonist from earlier instalments, who was once a loyal servant of the God of War, Ares. Tricked by Ares into unknowingly murdering his own family, Kratos breaks the blood oath binding him to Ares and abandons his former master. Subsequently, Kratos finds himself imprisoned and must navigate a path to freedom, severing the bond between him and Ares. The game retains the familiar hack-and-slash combat system of its predecessors, featuring Kratos wielding the Blades of Chaos. However, a new addition, the World Weapon system, allows Kratos to wield various weapons. Additionally, Kratos can now acquire up to four magical disciplines—Fires of Ares, Ice of Poseidon, Lightning of Zeus, and Soul of Hades—each bestowing unique abilities and...

Summary: IGDB

Story

In a war between the astronomically large deities known as the Primordials, the madness and rage of the war took form, becoming the three guardians of honor, the Furies, who were tasked with exacting retribution onto any oath-breaker or betrayer. The first victim of the Furies was the Hecatonchires, Aegaeon, who had broken a blood oath to Zeus himself. The Furies set about their task, and, believing death to be too kind for one who had broken an oath to a God, transformed Aegaeon's humongous body into a stone prison for all who would dare follow his example in the future.

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyHistoricalAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSelf destruction/implosionSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

Ancient greecePrequelHorseReligionSequelSword & sorceryFixed cameraPlatform exclusive

Details

Developer
SCE Santa Monica Studio
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Released
12 March 2013
Series
God of War
Platforms
PlayStation 3
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
7h normally
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
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Source
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