Don't leave me hanging man...
The environment of the game is actually a living memories from the previous game. I think the developer might be a little lazy and put up some of the old puzzle back in. I mean, how many time did you use your bow to solve puzzle? once or twice? Kratos has been put to use his wings that he "borrowed" from icarus almost all the way of the gameplay. This sucks, a medieval, brutal hero, who can now fly? sheesh... kinda girlish don't you think. Combat
The applaudable addon is the power to slow time. This power lets you slay beast and man without the technical knowledge of blocking at the right moment. What would be cool is having a special skill that is only enabled when in slow time mode. Like dodging, special finishers, i know it sound like VJ (Viewtiful Joe), but hey, minus the blood, gore and nipples, this game combat sucks harder than VJ. Though, at certain time, a specific button press / axis twist is required to finish an opponent and this definitely make gamer feels like they themselves are finishing the opponent, which is a good thing.
Sound
I dont like the mainstream time soundtrack, by saying mainstream, i meant that the soundtrack follows the same era of the game. You dont have to use ambience sound too much, i feel like being brainwashed. Why dont they put some metal / black metal sound in there? at least that crosses the time era and we can feel like we are really in the game instead of watching some old school flick.
For me, i buy this game because i like the plot, zeus, titanes, olympus, gods, greek mithology, spartans. And the fallen god, kratos... he's one helluva dude. The courage, brutality yet compassion that he share truly satisfy viewers like me, i think.
My final bout: This does not cut it to be a sequel, more like a second disc to the first disc in God Of War 1. Although, the effort of the developers to bring back the era before zeus, the titanes, are truly a remarkable and aspiring one. As, even in the greek myth doesn't state so much about the titanes. A great game for the follower of the series. As i said before, without the blood gore and nipple, this truly is a less left to be desired about.