but im not sure how the original narrative, often recognized as one of our best, stacks up against the depth and variety of film.
What? Isn't the basic premise of the God of War games "Kratos was betrayed by the gods! Kratos will now kill (and occasionally bang) the gods as revenge!" Granted, I haven't paid much attention to the newer games, but is it actually considered a good story? Decent, passable, something like that OK. But "one of our best"?
Eh, a lot of people seem to think the stories of the old games were genuinely good Greek tragedy, but I've never agreed. It felt like the writers were unable to decide if they wanted to make schlock or drama, as the games constantly zigzag between the two to their detriment. And personally, I found every attempt to make Kratos sympathetic to fall completely flat.
The new game is considered on par with The Last of Us (as in gaming's equivalent to Citizen Kane) by the gaming press. Which means it's completely pretentious and full of itself.
What? Isn't the basic premise of the God of War games "Kratos was betrayed by the gods! Kratos will now kill (and occasionally bang) the gods as revenge!" Granted, I haven't paid much attention to the newer games, but is it actually considered a good story? Decent, passable, something like that OK. But "one of our best"?
Eh, a lot of people seem to think the stories of the old games were genuinely good Greek tragedy, but I've never agreed. It felt like the writers were unable to decide if they wanted to make schlock or drama, as the games constantly zigzag between the two to their detriment. And personally, I found every attempt to make Kratos sympathetic to fall completely flat.
The new game is considered on par with The Last of Us (as in gaming's equivalent to Citizen Kane) by the gaming press. Which means it's completely pretentious and full of itself.
I doubt the author has played any God of War game, yea the story is there and is sad but is meh.