Is anyone else disgusted by God of War?

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

[QUOTE="cheese_it"]God of War is extremely shallow, repetitive, and pretentious. Yet, extremely popular. So yes, I am disgusted by it.cheese_it

Explain your argument first.

This is why I love Kratos- He doesn't care about anyone, kills almost every person he meets and at the end everybody hates him for some reason.

GTA disgusts me. I hate playing any game where I have to do things that I wouldn't do in real life.

God of War is the same way. The so called "Hero" is a totally evil jerk.

Some people would call him a typical Anti-Hero, but I'm not convinced that anything he does is good.

And yet this is one of the most talked about games on Sony's systems; Why do people like this crap? What happened to real heroes? You know, the ones you could look up to?

TheElfChild

Well I guess while everyone is enjoying God Of War III you could bake cookies or something.

"The so called "Hero" is a totally evil jerk."

You totally just owned Kratos.

The only protagonist I've seen that I wished death upon more than Kratos was Michael Corleone.

Well I guess while everyone is enjoying God Of War III you could bake cookies or something.

shawn7324

Dude...

Don't insult baking cookies like that. Baking cookies is awesome. If I had all the flour and stuff in the world, I'd totally bake cookies instead of playing videogames. Infinite replay value.

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Well I guess while everyone is enjoying God Of War III you could bake cookies or something.

MetroidPrimePwn

Dude...

Don't insult baking cookies like that. Baking cookies is awesome. If I had all the flour and stuff in the world, I'd totally bake cookies instead of playing videogames. Infinite replay value.

GTA disgusts me. I hate playing any game where I have to do things that I wouldn't do in real life.

God of War is the same way. The so called "Hero" is a totally evil jerk.

Some people would call him a typical Anti-Hero, but I'm not convinced that anything he does is good.

And yet this is one of the most talked about games on Sony's systems; Why do people like this crap? What happened to real heroes? You know, the ones you could look up to?

TheElfChild

LOL. GoW3 does not disgust me aand many others. Sure it has strong gore but if you been sheltered of course its going to disgust you. Anyway, the game was never about being a hero,but its about vengeance and wrath.

RadecSupreme

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[QUOTE="TheElfChild"]

GTA disgusts me. I hate playing any game where I have to do things that I wouldn't do in real life.

God of War is the same way. The so called "Hero" is a totally evil jerk.

Some people would call him a typical Anti-Hero, but I'm not convinced that anything he does is good.

And yet this is one of the most talked about games on Sony's systems; Why do people like this crap? What happened to real heroes? You know, the ones you could look up to?

TheElfChild

So what games do you play ? The Sims ?

and its God of War what do you expect ? creating rainbows in battlefield ?

If you want to talk about disgusting games, how about postal? Its basically a murder simulator.

umm dont play the game then. face people are evil and they like to know whats its like to be evil. the point of a game is to take you to a place and do things you couldnt do in real life. nothing beats banging a hooker in gta than running her down with the car and taking your money back, or killing gods, who doesnt want that... NO ONE THATS WHO!river_rat3117

GTA disgusts me. I hate playing any game where I have to do things that I wouldn't do in real life.

God of War is the same way. The so called "Hero" is a totally evil jerk.

Some people would call him a typical Anti-Hero, but I'm not convinced that anything he does is good.

And yet this is one of the most talked about games on Sony's systems; Why do people like this crap? What happened to real heroes? You know, the ones you could look up to?

TheElfChild

The amazing gameplay and story surpasses the fact that the main character is a bit mean.

I think a lot of people are mis judging Krato's character. **SPOILERS** When I think of Kratos, I think of him as a story character, not "That dude that goes around ripping evil zombie soldiers apart, and killing gods", I think of a very conflicted soldier/man, who unwittingly bit off more than he could chew, and went from trying to redeem himself and forget memories of himself slaughtering his family whilst under Aeries' control, to a broken man turned power-hungry god killer, hell bent on revenge for getting the cold shoulder by all the other gods. ***SUPER DOOPER SPOILER ALERT DO NOT READ IF YOU DID NOT PLAY GOW II***!!!! [spoiler] Including, and especially his own father, Zeus, which just adds more fuel to the fire. [/spoiler] now, I will admit that it's not the most unique story line out there, and Kratos is by no means a role model. But he wasn't designed to be that way. This is not a game for a 10 year old to play. It's an adult game that both appeals to fans of macabre, and those who like a bit of drama. It's not too much drama, but by no means is it shallow IMO. Also, I really love the way the developers have given Greek Mythology their own little "holywood" style twist. It's great! Not to mention it's pretty awesome to see other peoples renditions of all the gods, and other mythological beasts/creatures/figures. but whatever. Keep thinking of it as just a shallow blood and gore fest. Way to judge a book by its cover I guess. :/0rin

Im disgusted that I have to wait to play it :P.

Kratos is a pretty imo guy considering he is the god of war.

I hate playing any game where I have to do things that I wouldn't do in real life.

TheElfChild

Wat

I hate playing any game where I have to do things that I wouldn't do in real life.

TheElfChild

I'm not convinced that anything he does is good.

TheElfChild

He shagged 2 girls in a hot tub.

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I hate playing any game where I have to do things that I wouldn't do in real life.

Wat

so im guessing you didnt like the teletubby mod in L4DTheCoreGamer_

[QUOTE="TheCoreGamer_"]so im guessing you didnt like the teletubby mod in L4DCait__Sith

I don't like Kratos either, but that doesn't mean the God of War franchise isn't great to play.

Also, while I did find Kratos to be completely overrated (particularly in the badass department), I wouldn't go so far as to say he was bad enough of warranting disgust. Now, Kane and Lynch were just repulsive.

Verge_6

Kratos needs a chill pill

You know what would make an awesome fight? Kratos vs. Alex Mercer. The hate in that room would be colossal!

[QUOTE="Verge_6"]

I don't like Kratos either, but that doesn't mean the God of War franchise isn't great to play.

Also, while I did find Kratos to be completely overrated (particularly in the badass department), I wouldn't go so far as to say he was bad enough of warranting disgust. Now, Kane and Lynch were just repulsive.

GTA disgusts me. I hate playing any game where I have to do things that I wouldn't do in real life.

God of War is the same way. The so called "Hero" is a totally evil jerk.

Some people would call him a typical Anti-Hero, but I'm not convinced that anything he does is good.

And yet this is one of the most talked about games on Sony's systems; Why do people like this crap? What happened to real heroes? You know, the ones you could look up to?

TheElfChild

Some games need to be played knowing that it's just going to be over-the-top. God of War is one of those games. It's based on freaking mythology, so you're bound to see some weird stuff. Plus, creative liberties aside, I think the developers set the right mood for the game.

Games now take a darker tone because of the stride toward realism. No one's perfect, and you're likely to see more and more choices in games that are in the gray of the moral spectrum. As for your so called "real heroes", there's still plenty of them. Master Chief, Ratchet and Clank, Link just to name a few.

Good games sell. God of War has solid gameplay and an interesting story to boot. That's reason enough, no?

[QUOTE="cheese_it"][QUOTE="Zaibach"]

[QUOTE="cheese_it"]God of War is extremely shallow, repetitive, and pretentious. Yet, extremely popular. So yes, I am disgusted by it.Trinners

Explain your argument first.

• The gameplay is primarily button-mashing combat spliced with quick time events and a few simple puzzles. There is little planning or reacting involved--you get away from the attack ranges of your foes and press Square as quickly as possible. It's not the shallowest gameplay I've experienced, but it's no Ninja Gaiden.
• Bare-bones upgrades.
• Only a handful of weapons and sub weapons.
• Way too few attack combos and abilities (as indicated by the last 3 bullets, this game simply lacks depth and variety).
• Complete seriousness at all times, resulting in unintentional humor and a tedious, nonstop "I will destroy you!" overtone.
• Kratos has no depth as a character whatsoever. He was forced to kill his own family and has become an organic version of The Terminator. Every other character is essentially a hollow archetype.
• Way too easy, even on the Titan difficulty.

I hate playing any game where I have to do things that I wouldn't do in real life.TheElfChild

I agree to the extent that Kratos is a real dickhead. I've hated his character ever since he rescued the ship captain from falling down the hydra's throat just to take his key and intentionally throw him backdown into it.

Well, I don't think it's fair to complain about Kratos being less than a role model - the designers intended it that way.

But it needs to be said that if Kratos he was a Dungeons and Dragons character, he'd be Chaotic Evil. He barely even qualifies as "anti-hero" - he's practically a villain protagonist.

I would describe him as such: A whiny psychopath.

I agree to the extent that Kratos is a real dickhead. I've hated his character ever since he rescued the ship captain from falling down the hydra's throat just to take his key and intentionally throw him backdown into it.

Bubble_Man

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I agree to the extent that Kratos is a real dickhead. I've hated his character ever since he rescued the ship captain from falling down the hydra's throat just to take his key and intentionally throw him backdown into it.

cheese_it

[QUOTE="cheese_it"][QUOTE="Bubble_Man"]

I agree to the extent that Kratos is a real dickhead. I've hated his character ever since he rescued the ship captain from falling down the hydra's throat just to take his key and intentionally throw him backdown into it.

PannicAtack

In all honestly no matter how good or bad A VIDEOGAME char is it is not a hero. I lol at All Time Greatest Hero...I lol hard. But then again who is looking for a videogame hero anyway? (some guy said it before me and it should have ended there!)

In all honestly no matter how good or bad A VIDEOGAME char is it is not a hero. I lol at All Time Greatest Hero...I lol hard. But then again who is looking for a videogame hero anyway? (some guy said it before me and it should have ended there!)

HumanoMexicano

Fictional Hero= Twilight sh@t.

Fictional Hero= Twilight sh@t.

HumanoMexicano

[QUOTE="HumanoMexicano"]

Fictional Hero= Twilight sh@t.

cheese_it

You clearly haven't read these forums where these people fap over their fictional heroes/consoles WITH much warmth. Very sad.

[QUOTE="cheese_it"][QUOTE="HumanoMexicano"]

Fictional Hero= Twilight sh@t.

HumanoMexicano

You clearly haven't read these forums where these people fap over their fictional heroes/consoles WITH much warmth. Very sad.

[QUOTE="HumanoMexicano"]

[QUOTE="cheese_it"] Fictional heroes don't have the same status as genuine heroes. One can declare heroics in fiction without warmth. cheese_it

You clearly haven't read these forums where these people fap over their fictional heroes/consoles WITH much warmth. Very sad.

1) Their is, but it doesn't mean jack.

2) No sh...

I also really dislike kratos, ...to the point where I side with the other gods ...I dont know maybe Zeus might kill him in the end, hopefully, ...not certain though, coz, u know ...its Zeus, he can get a bit sloppy ....but if it was Kratos vs Odin! ....kratos would get owned so badly!

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Sorry if I went off topic, I tend to take fictional characters too seriously,

I also really dislike kratos, ...to the point where I side with the other gods ...I dont know maybe Zeus might kill him in the end, hopefully, ...not certain though, coz, u know ...its Zeus, he can get a bit sloppy ....but if it was Kratos vs Odin! ....kratos would get owned so badly!

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Sorry if I went off topic, I tend to take fictional characters too seriously,

ethanradd

Ragnarok. He got owned for all eternity. Man all gods are lame in the final days eh? ??? Washu/Odin/Zeus/Jesus everytime the final battle becomes more anti-lulz.

TC, you seem to be forgetting something. You're interpreting the character with the personality of a normal person. Kratos, is the GOD OF WAR. It is therefore implied and shown why this title was bestowed upon him after killing the previous GOW aka Ares. Knowing this, i thought it was very ingenious of the developers to stick to this personality instead of making him more "humanistic" as you may call it. Kratos is the personfication of hate, anger, and violence,all that is WAR. Now imagine if they portrayed the GOD OF WAR with a more normal attitude. Can you really call that person the personification of war? I don't think so.