well he does become powerful if it wasnt for him being an idiot he wouldnt brag about his kill to the gods he wouldnt have died to begin with but zeus knows his son and knew he would fall for it
Specially considering how honest Zus is, anything that drains your godly power when he's been actively pissing off Olympus, yeah... Kratos is a real dumbass as a character, GoWIII also makes it clear he doesn't think about what the consequence of his actions, since killing the gods fucked over the world (Or at least Greece), meaning Sparta was destroyed again, and the entirety of GoWII was him trying to prevent that.
@@Lukmendes Kratos didn't care about anything except his revenge on Zeus, he isn't dumb he just doesn't give a fuck. Whole point of GoW2 is about coming back in time and killing zeus not about saving sparta. Last spartan wanted to save sparta, not Kratos. At the end of the game you clearly see Kratos doesn't care about anything all he wants is to see king of olympians die. In third game why would he think about consequences at all if he's lost everything because of gods and his hatred towards them is justified, he lost mother, brother because of Zeus and after he killed Ares gods didn't grant him his wish to get rid of his nightmares. Kratos journey shows us the consequences of revenge path and in the end of third game he realises that pandora's sacrifice was in vain and he tries to help the Greece by giving people hope. Kratos was never dumb he was just dedicated to achieve his goal just like in gow 4.
@@nikohuncho After the fight against the Last Spartan, Kratos wonders why the Last Spartan left Sparta unprotected, and once he's told about its destruction, he is rather clearly pissed, and he briefly can't even fight back against the Kraken (Gameplay-wise whenever you press an attack button Kratos starts to whine, one of his lines is even "I am cursed"), he needs Gaia to refuel his rage for him to even want to fight back, and on the fight againbst Zus, he rather clearly says "I will not let you destroy Sparta" during a QTE. So yeah, he does care, he made Sparta become a super power because of the wars, and Zus destroying it only fueled his rage further, but before that he briefly gave up, because he cared, and when Kratos' rage isn't enough to motivate him, he's depressed. And him being dedicated makes him dumb, because he only sees his objective and little else, not stopping to think if he should do it, because someone hurts him, he hurts them back, even if it fucks over everyone, including himself, and while GoWIII doesn't comment on it, him causing Sparta's destruction after he undid it in GoWII is one of the things that really shows he's a dumbass.
its a lame millennial remark tbh. You have one of the most amazing inventions ever created and its still not good enough. You think humankind will only be redeemed if we go back to living in caves. Your privileged ass couldnt handle it.
One thing that I always loved about Kratos is his flagrant disregard for everything to do with fate, destiny, and the Gods. Even in the new game it's all on show in full view and I love it so much.
Thats my theory for the last one. Everyone thinks kratos is gonna die because of the painting at the end of gow4 but kratos has proven time and time again that nothing can stop him. At least thats my hope, i dont want kratos to die ive been a huge fan of the series since i was a kid,
its funny cause in the new game when he see's the prophecies signs of him dying its hard to tell how he reacted. Maybe he was mourning his lost love, or maybe he looked at it and said "try me bitch".
@@truffles635 that would be completely in Character and super badass. This is my official canon now. If this isn't the case I'll shit my britches in protest
Destiny was a pretty big thing for the greeks the whole thing about Oedipus' complex and a son of Kronos going to enslave the titans (Zeus) we're about the fact that no one could escape destiny, one could say that Kratos is a deconstructive device of that belief
Kudos to that Spartan dude. The guy fought Kratos like no other, and after taking the blade of Athena to his gut he had the energy to give a lot of lore while dying. Edit: blade of Athena
Still so fun, just got ppsspp and having a go on chains of Olympus, it's cool how they've reworked the combat and feel in the latest game while still keeping it excellent, although I did play through 1 2 and 3 end to end before I played the latest GoW and my old ass brain plasticity coupled with all the muscle memory from the other games fucked me up hard for ages 😅
0:58 I disagree. Kratos had every right to be angry and confused when Zeus in this matter attacked him. First of all the gods have that divine rule that forbids them to directly fight amongst each other hence why in the first game Kratos was always used as champion of the gods to fight against each other. So when that eagle attacked him and took his power it had to have been a god who just broke that rule to fight him. Second of all Kratos is only going around destroying cities, something Ares also did quite freely in the first game. In addition Ares also openly rebelled against the gods and he even threatened them with Pandoras box and did the gods do anything? Did Zeus himself break the rule and come down to smack Ares cause it was an emergency? Nope he let Kratos do most of the work. And we should also remember everything Kratos did for the gods in the 10 years leading up to the first game, not forgetting that one time Kratos saved all of existence from Persephone and Atlas. He'd expect the gods to at least owe him that. At this point Kratos knew the gods were Scumbags who treated him like a tool and a piece of garbage all his life seemingly just for the sake of it, but he'd still never think that the gods would stoop so low to actually betray and kill him for doing what he is supposed to do as the god of war, a position he originally didn't even chose. Athena telling Kratos he owed her something was fricking laughable and scummy to no possible end and Kratos responded pretty mildly to that. No wonder Ares rebelled against Olympus, in the mythos he was supposedly also treated like garbage by most of the gods too, although in the mythos Ares never betrayed Zeus. Regardless this game is great and I hope everybody replaying it for the memories will have a great time.
They were already scumbugs and they became more scummy when they got corrupted by the Pandora's box. The fear in the box made him more fearful of Kratos' power and thus leading him to break the rule.
He didn’t actually attack him until he drained his godly power into the blade whether that was due to the rule or his cowardice facing Margo’s at his strongest probably both but definitely cowardice
Just realized, Zeus said “the cycle ends here” before killing kratos which is exactly what kratos says before killing whatshisfuck at the end of the 4th game
Also the non main number games that came out in-between kinda filled in some gaps. Say even in this when Kronos references something Kratos did, why Hades has a personal grudge against Kratos, and etc. Kratos still is a violent ahole, but you understand more why he is the way he is. Say in comparison in Ascension that is a prequel made after 3, but takes place before 1. He isn't as completely without compassion as he actually feels for another who is trapped like him. Or in one of the PSP titles that explores his childhood before and after the horrible killing of his family. All God's pretty much let the events happen and especially Athena and Zeus. Then also shows even without Kratos the end of Olympus was likely coming with all the plots/machinations of others prior.
@@tyleralan1470 six from the Greek gods. Two PSP games that also had remasters on PS3. One called Chains of Olympus and other Ghost of Sparta. Then God of War Ascension which as I mentioned is a prequel released after the third main entry game.
God of War 2 perfected perfection. They made these, sort of, minor adjustments to the combat that when adding up, improved the combat IMMENSELY, and made GOW2’s combat one of the most rewarding in gaming ever. GOW3 has too much focus on offense, and Ascension came very close to GoW2, but needed more feedback from defensive plays. But oh my, they could make a million games that play exactly like GoW2 and you bet you I would play them all.
@@beegdawg I played GoW religiously, ofc i know what the arms of sparta are. But Blades of Chaos are impossible to beat, thats why i loved Ascensions gameplay so much, they just did away with all the extra weapons and instead added magic variety to the blades themselves.
This is why I believe Ragnorok will be better than the first game, they seemed to go the God of war two route with the design, more enemies, more bosses and just more overall! We will see tho!
Original trilogy is best Gow 1 for story, adventure, environment and level design. And idea of kratos fighting his clones and hugging his family to transfer his life into them is beyond thinking and narration of gaia makes u 10x more immersed in story. The way kratos was sitting on throne in end was so badass Gow 2- improved gameplay, better bosses,good story. Cliffhanger ending makes u so hype about gow 3. Gow 2 is the perfect sequel. Gow 3 - killer graphics and sick boss fights. Qte are some of the best in the whole gaming franchise. And when kratos and zeus are engaging in the battle of strength inside gaia's heart for blade of olympus, The Qtes, soundtrack everything is godly.
@@DoctorBones1 4 as in 2018? I thought most people like that more than the original trilogy because, "Kratos is a character now." But if you mean Ass-ension, then yeah, that game was trash.
@@BaldorfBreakdowns yeah i meant 2018, not only for the character but it was just an overall good game and it deserves to be recognized alongside the original trilogy
@@DoctorBones1 For sure. I mostly see people say 4 is perfect and the OT is bad or haven't played it, because Kratos is "just mad" and doesn't have a character, though. It always seems a shame to me, because 4 is so good because of the OT. So much of what makes 4 so good is the previous games. Not that it doesn't stand on it's own, of course.
Well according to GOW3 when Kratos opened Pandora’s Box in GOW he unleashed dark energy that further corrupted the gods. Which made Zeus not trust him, and eventually betray him
I wouldn't say leading an army of men is the job of a God. Just because he's a God of war, that doesn't mean he gets to continue acting like a general. Ares did that, and the gods ordered a hit on him. It's anyone's guess what the gods in GoW actually deem as the correct usage of that office, but it's definitely not political conquest in favor of a single mortal army. Also, I wouldn't say it's in character for Greek gods to punish people for doing their jobs, assuming they're doing them well of course. Punishment for extremely minor grievances? Sure. They were assholes, but I don't know of any story where they punished someone without reason; good reason or not. Not trying to sound like a dick here with any of this, genuinely, but arguing that Kratos was doing no wrong as the god of war just ain't it chief. Hell, I'd bet 2018 Kratos doesn't even agree with that.
While Greek gods are douchebags, and GoW flanderized their douchiness, Kratos was making war for the sake of it, and Athena even mentioned he destroyed a bunch of cities, which keep pissing off people from Olympus. He is a god of war, but that doesn't mean he should actively go to war all the time, and pissing off other gods is really something he shouldn't do. Later games/retcons did him not favors too, since it's revealed he sunk Atlantis lol.
@@moistman3110 Arachne was a better weaver than Athena (one of her domains was handicraft) and so Athena changed her into a spider (Arachne as in arachnid and arachnophobia)
Every time the collosus’s theme song comes up, the lyrics in Greek are basically saying “Crush him colossus, save us”. Kinda like the people of Rhoades are praying for help against Kratos
Just a reminder that the God of War series is like 16 years old and still holds up really really well to this day. There's still a crap ton of mythologies to explore also so the series obviously isn't going away anytime soon.
@Ahmed Malaki a lot of people disliked a few things about the game, mainly getting tired of Krato’s only having one emotion which was anger and how they disliked a lot of the mechanics in the game, one was the horrible camera angles but honestly the hate for the game wasn’t anything serious enough to make it a bad game. great game and really fun and lord the boss fights were crazy, have fun whenever you play it
@Ahmed Malaki I do not know if or why god of war 3 was hated but i know that people hated god of war ascension and yes i kind of agree, it was not the best god of war game out there.
I played it at the time it was fun but to be honest the balance was bad , One of the types(if I remember correctly the water) was the most OP and everyone was taking it
Charlie when fighting weak enemies: “This is so easy, I’m cruising this, I need a challenge” Charlie when fighting strong enemies that actually make him struggles: “This is so tedious, I’m not enjoying this, these guys suck”
There's just something special about God of war 1. In the first game he was literally a man (demigod but still) he didn't have the power of hope he got from pandoras box which arguably helped him kill the fates, monsters, and gods in the games after 1. Then after all the shit ares put him through we confront him and use the power of hope to absolutely destroy ares only to be denied peace and try to throw himself off Olympus to his death only to be denied that as well.
This game is a masterpiece because it's about gods and cool weapons and i love that the story is so big that it's still going on to this day, man am i excited for thor
bruh it makes me so happy seeing charlie play GOW2 and talk so well about it. legit my favorite game ever and it deserves to be recognized as legendary
One of the advantages of having to constantly replay the few old PS3 games I have is that I can notice it every time Charlie is using a risky strategy in the game and thus predict his death with quite some accuracy.
It’s sad that a lot of people think Kratos became a deep character because he’s has a son Under the Mayo made a video on how kratos was always a deep character now I’m not saying he’s most complex character out there but he’s not 1 dimensional.
He has depth but the depth was still just different shades of "I'm angry at others for my own mistakes so I'll just go around killing everyone". Like his pretty much the bad guy in GoW2 and 3.
@@frosthammer917 in 3, yes, but there's still a little bit of humanity left in him in 2. But can you really call him a bad guy? The guy fought to hell and back for the gods 3 times, literally, and instead of getting what the gods promised, his memory of killing his family to be erased, he instead was given eternal torment aka an eternity with his traumas.
@@kingslayer5857 The gods fucked him over yes. But for revenge for a personal slight, Kratos literally destroyed the forces that held the world together, leaving it a barren wasteland.
@@frosthammer917 Being tricked into murdering your family, then having the ashes of their dead bodies fastened to your skin and forced into the position of an immortal God of War when you wanted to die, is a "personal slight"? Ok.
To be fair with Kratos's surprise at betrayel, He did so much for the gods, it's understandable he'd be surprised considering all they put him through and what he's done for them.
One of my earliest memories is when I was about 9 or 10 and I was in gamestop with my sister. I was looking for a new game but didn't even know what kind of games I like. The only games I played was pokemon snap, super Mario 64, and the really bad power rangers game for the n64. I asked my sister what I should get and she picked God of War 2. She said something like "I seen my boyfriend play this game. You might like it." I played it so much I memorize almost every line plus it started my interest for Greek mythology.
I love to imagine kratos with Charlie's sassy dialogue. "Yeah, hades doesn't even really bother me that much, it's like two floors below surface level, I'll just climb the ladders again, maybe use my swords, climb a wall, who knows"
GoW2 is still perhaps the greatest of the original. Though 3 wasn’t a bad ending, and I liked the Pandora arc. But the latest GoW was still top tier. The one with Boy and Norse myth
@@thenamelessking375 ngl it looks cool and i loved it back then even the multiplayer but i replayed it 2 mounths ago and it was fucking horendous. Currently playing through 2 and just finished 1 they are still very good. 3 and 4 are perfection.
I love how I was about to comment "Charlie is doing a maidenless run" And then he starts the 'minigame' and immediately hits the wrong button ending it as soon as it beings LMAO LOL OMG
It is I agree Linda Hunt Voicing and narrating the game was OMG I was saddened they didn’t get her to come back and narrate the new one because I mean she’s,Gaia,Oracle, narration
With me recently beating GOW2 last month, I will say that in my opinion that the Fates Juggernauts is a pretty badass looking enemy and fun to fight in a way, I just love that design.
He's played through both games on stream and no one has told him rolling counters the gorgons gaze? Damn chat This video is so nostalgic though, GOW2 is my favourite game in the series and I think it was one of the first video games I ever played, good times.
God, I will always remember GoW fondly. The first 2 games where the reason I wanted a PS2. I remember finally geting one for christmas and I binged the first 2 games in 3 days. Absolutely amazing game series, i've played every single one and loved all of em. Cannot wait for Ragnarok.
The Sisters were not wrong, Gaia does betray Kratos, and it literally cannot be argued that Zeus was not protecting Olympus, when you slaughter it entirely.
Unlike Kratos he survived being attacked by Zeus twice once in athen ND then in Sparta ND then he even beat Kratos to the temple of fates without any help from magic or titans ND wasn't even a demigod ND even held his own against Kratos for a couple of minutes.
@@BaldorfBreakdowns I don't doubt it, but have you ever played Ghost n' Goblins/ Ghouls n' Goblins? Those games are literally made to be nearly impossible to beat.
Yeah, some have as much power as 9mm. Basically a ancient gun but with effectively infinite ammo. David vs Goliath was like that scene in Indiana Jones where Indy shoots the guy with a sword.
Glad to see you’re playing the classics. GOWII was my favorite growing up! I still remember booting it up for the first time and hearing that iconic theme play full blast through my tv! Also I’m sure you’ve addressed this already, but holy crap the bot comments on your videos are getting ridiculous…I guarantee I’ll get at least a few with this comment. Is there ANY way to fix this or is RUclips just asinine and letting it happen?
The dialogue is so good in this game which is why it's my favorite game in the series. Sure gameplay and bosses is the best in 3 but the cutscenes are unskippable so also a big part of the game.
![Making of - God of War 2 [Behind the Scenes]](/img/1.gif)
As a Greek I can confirm that Hades is the laughing stock of Olympus, that place is so goofy I've escaped it two times now
Goofy ahh god
@@justsomeguythatwantssometh9986 major goofy ahh
Tbf kratos killed the God of death, Thanatos, so no wonder he doesn't stay long
@@Gigachad-eh5jv 🤨
@@Gigachad-eh5jv Gordon Ramsay approves this message of “Goofy ahh god”
"I'm ten times the gamer I used to be."
*Steers directly into projectiles, walks off multiple cliffs*
shit bro you got a whole pc im so jealous
Lol
@@CrTyphoon4 thanks bro you made me giggle
And doesn't roll away from the Gorgon's beams... Lol,,, it's so funny, I love it.
Well games are easier nowadays lol
God of War 2 is indeed a masterpiece, especially the ending, since it hypes up God of War 3 so much
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Bot hosters should kys
@@jakajja4844 not surprised honestly lmao
I nearly was about to comment to the L + ratio thing but then I realised it was a bot
@@kingcrimson2615 Yeah, best not to give them too much attention, even though they're annoying
"Drain all your power into this weapon, that's how you will reach your full potential"
It's surprising how Kratos fell for that
Kros' mad
well he does become powerful if it wasnt for him being an idiot he wouldnt brag about his kill to the gods he wouldnt have died to begin with but zeus knows his son and knew he would fall for it
Specially considering how honest Zus is, anything that drains your godly power when he's been actively pissing off Olympus, yeah...
Kratos is a real dumbass as a character, GoWIII also makes it clear he doesn't think about what the consequence of his actions, since killing the gods fucked over the world (Or at least Greece), meaning Sparta was destroyed again, and the entirety of GoWII was him trying to prevent that.
@@Lukmendes Kratos didn't care about anything except his revenge on Zeus, he isn't dumb he just doesn't give a fuck. Whole point of GoW2 is about coming back in time and killing zeus not about saving sparta. Last spartan wanted to save sparta, not Kratos. At the end of the game you clearly see Kratos doesn't care about anything all he wants is to see king of olympians die. In third game why would he think about consequences at all if he's lost everything because of gods and his hatred towards them is justified, he lost mother, brother because of Zeus and after he killed Ares gods didn't grant him his wish to get rid of his nightmares. Kratos journey shows us the consequences of revenge path and in the end of third game he realises that pandora's sacrifice was in vain and he tries to help the Greece by giving people hope. Kratos was never dumb he was just dedicated to achieve his goal just like in gow 4.
@@nikohuncho After the fight against the Last Spartan, Kratos wonders why the Last Spartan left Sparta unprotected, and once he's told about its destruction, he is rather clearly pissed, and he briefly can't even fight back against the Kraken (Gameplay-wise whenever you press an attack button Kratos starts to whine, one of his lines is even "I am cursed"), he needs Gaia to refuel his rage for him to even want to fight back, and on the fight againbst Zus, he rather clearly says "I will not let you destroy Sparta" during a QTE.
So yeah, he does care, he made Sparta become a super power because of the wars, and Zus destroying it only fueled his rage further, but before that he briefly gave up, because he cared, and when Kratos' rage isn't enough to motivate him, he's depressed.
And him being dedicated makes him dumb, because he only sees his objective and little else, not stopping to think if he should do it, because someone hurts him, he hurts them back, even if it fucks over everyone, including himself, and while GoWIII doesn't comment on it, him causing Sparta's destruction after he undid it in GoWII is one of the things that really shows he's a dumbass.
"Honestly, a mistake, Prometheus. That fire led to the creation of Twitter. You deserve the punishment" is one of the quotes ever
He convinced me with that. Let him stay trapped
its a lame millennial remark tbh. You have one of the most amazing inventions ever created and its still not good enough. You think humankind will only be redeemed if we go back to living in caves. Your privileged ass couldnt handle it.
One of the quotes indeed
Just couldn't argue with it
That is eventually one of the quotes
One thing that I always loved about Kratos is his flagrant disregard for everything to do with fate, destiny, and the Gods. Even in the new game it's all on show in full view and I love it so much.
Thats my theory for the last one. Everyone thinks kratos is gonna die because of the painting at the end of gow4 but kratos has proven time and time again that nothing can stop him. At least thats my hope, i dont want kratos to die ive been a huge fan of the series since i was a kid,
It's less flagrant disregard and more of a stubborn indignation of it
its funny cause in the new game when he see's the prophecies signs of him dying its hard to tell how he reacted. Maybe he was mourning his lost love, or maybe he looked at it and said "try me bitch".
@@truffles635 that would be completely in Character and super badass. This is my official canon now. If this isn't the case I'll shit my britches in protest
Destiny was a pretty big thing for the greeks the whole thing about Oedipus' complex and a son of Kronos going to enslave the titans (Zeus) we're about the fact that no one could escape destiny, one could say that Kratos is a deconstructive device of that belief
Kudos to that Spartan dude. The guy fought Kratos like no other, and after taking the blade of Athena to his gut he had the energy to give a lot of lore while dying.
Edit: blade of Athena
You can do lots of crazy things when you're scripted to do so
@@MIKE-sc2je it makes it easier, doesn't it?
@@MIKE-sc2je yup, just like ur scripted by the government
I will be the one who will ruin your comment and say that he took a blade of athena to his gut
@kaRriHaN not cool dude
My favorite part is when Kratos says: “I’m gonna love and thunder you Zeus.” Truly a cinematic revolution.
Iconic
i'm going to kratorb all over you
Cried like a bitch while watching that scene.
That sounded better in my head
I love the old god of war trilogy and it holds up so well
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@@-whyquestion I have a bomb
@YeaMan I have two bombs
Still so fun, just got ppsspp and having a go on chains of Olympus, it's cool how they've reworked the combat and feel in the latest game while still keeping it excellent, although I did play through 1 2 and 3 end to end before I played the latest GoW and my old ass brain plasticity coupled with all the muscle memory from the other games fucked me up hard for ages 😅
0:58 I disagree. Kratos had every right to be angry and confused when Zeus in this matter attacked him. First of all the gods have that divine rule that forbids them to directly fight amongst each other hence why in the first game Kratos was always used as champion of the gods to fight against each other. So when that eagle attacked him and took his power it had to have been a god who just broke that rule to fight him. Second of all Kratos is only going around destroying cities, something Ares also did quite freely in the first game. In addition Ares also openly rebelled against the gods and he even threatened them with Pandoras box and did the gods do anything? Did Zeus himself break the rule and come down to smack Ares cause it was an emergency? Nope he let Kratos do most of the work. And we should also remember everything Kratos did for the gods in the 10 years leading up to the first game, not forgetting that one time Kratos saved all of existence from Persephone and Atlas. He'd expect the gods to at least owe him that. At this point Kratos knew the gods were Scumbags who treated him like a tool and a piece of garbage all his life seemingly just for the sake of it, but he'd still never think that the gods would stoop so low to actually betray and kill him for doing what he is supposed to do as the god of war, a position he originally didn't even chose. Athena telling Kratos he owed her something was fricking laughable and scummy to no possible end and Kratos responded pretty mildly to that. No wonder Ares rebelled against Olympus, in the mythos he was supposedly also treated like garbage by most of the gods too, although in the mythos Ares never betrayed Zeus. Regardless this game is great and I hope everybody replaying it for the memories will have a great time.
They were already scumbugs and they became more scummy when they got corrupted by the Pandora's box. The fear in the box made him more fearful of Kratos' power and thus leading him to break the rule.
They were being racist to kratos bc at first he was mortal
He didn’t actually attack him until he drained his godly power into the blade whether that was due to the rule or his cowardice facing Margo’s at his strongest probably both but definitely cowardice
In mythos they wage war on one another all the time
Just realized, Zeus said “the cycle ends here” before killing kratos which is exactly what kratos says before killing whatshisfuck at the end of the 4th game
Baldur
Was literally about to type this. The attention to detail and story truly makes this series stand out amongst the rest.
@@theyoungprod9486 Connor McGregor look alike
@@theyoungprod9486 yes thank you, played through the game 4 times yet always forget the names
Yep I caught that immediately when 2018 came out
Kratos was so “stupid” in the original trilogy because his rage and hatred took over all rational thought he could have
Yeah, but that was kinda the point I think. Like, his rage and bloodlust made him kill his family but it was pretty much the only path he knew
Also the non main number games that came out in-between kinda filled in some gaps. Say even in this when Kronos references something Kratos did, why Hades has a personal grudge against Kratos, and etc. Kratos still is a violent ahole, but you understand more why he is the way he is.
Say in comparison in Ascension that is a prequel made after 3, but takes place before 1. He isn't as completely without compassion as he actually feels for another who is trapped like him. Or in one of the PSP titles that explores his childhood before and after the horrible killing of his family.
All God's pretty much let the events happen and especially Athena and Zeus. Then also shows even without Kratos the end of Olympus was likely coming with all the plots/machinations of others prior.
@@VanTesla i thought there was only the 3 older game and the 2 new ones?
@@tyleralan1470 six from the Greek gods. Two PSP games that also had remasters on PS3. One called Chains of Olympus and other Ghost of Sparta. Then God of War Ascension which as I mentioned is a prequel released after the third main entry game.
Hes the god of war not the god of rational thinking ..
God of War 2 perfected perfection. They made these, sort of, minor adjustments to the combat that when adding up, improved the combat IMMENSELY, and made GOW2’s combat one of the most rewarding in gaming ever. GOW3 has too much focus on offense, and Ascension came very close to GoW2, but needed more feedback from defensive plays. But oh my, they could make a million games that play exactly like GoW2 and you bet you I would play them all.
@@beegdawg I played GoW religiously, ofc i know what the arms of sparta are. But Blades of Chaos are impossible to beat, thats why i loved Ascensions gameplay so much, they just did away with all the extra weapons and instead added magic variety to the blades themselves.
the true perfect game with perfect people and everything is borderlands 2
This is why I believe Ragnorok will be better than the first game, they seemed to go the God of war two route with the design, more enemies, more bosses and just more overall! We will see tho!
@@elyourmomo2885 its so mid tho
@@elyourmomo2885 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is the true perfection perfected imo
Original trilogy is best
Gow 1 for story, adventure, environment and level design. And idea of kratos fighting his clones and hugging his family to transfer his life into them is beyond thinking and narration of gaia makes u 10x more immersed in story. The way kratos was sitting on throne in end was so badass
Gow 2- improved gameplay, better bosses,good story. Cliffhanger ending makes u so hype about gow 3. Gow 2 is the perfect sequel.
Gow 3 - killer graphics and sick boss fights. Qte are some of the best in the whole gaming franchise. And when kratos and zeus are engaging in the battle of strength inside gaia's heart for blade of olympus, The Qtes, soundtrack everything is godly.
everyone seems to not like 4 for some reason, imo every single game in the god of war series is excellent
And there's the god of war for PSP (side stories) ... 2 of them i guess and are really good probably even the level of GOW 1 and 2.
@@DoctorBones1 4 as in 2018? I thought most people like that more than the original trilogy because, "Kratos is a character now."
But if you mean Ass-ension, then yeah, that game was trash.
@@BaldorfBreakdowns yeah i meant 2018, not only for the character but it was just an overall good game and it deserves to be recognized alongside the original trilogy
@@DoctorBones1 For sure.
I mostly see people say 4 is perfect and the OT is bad or haven't played it, because Kratos is "just mad" and doesn't have a character, though.
It always seems a shame to me, because 4 is so good because of the OT. So much of what makes 4 so good is the previous games.
Not that it doesn't stand on it's own, of course.
So happy that Charlie is playing the God Of War series now, can’t wait for him to play #3
@YeaMan kay why es
He already completed it on his Twitch so unless if you're waiting for video, he said this was going to play 2018 soon
He already finished GoW 3. Look at his vods on twitch.
He finished it
Sad he can't play the both psp games cause sony removed it.
I can't believe that the other gods shunned Kratos for actually doing his job as a god.
It's so on character for the greek deities, honestly.
He just did it too well. Zeus got scared he'd become more ambitious and take the throne.
Well according to GOW3 when Kratos opened Pandora’s Box in GOW he unleashed dark energy that further corrupted the gods. Which made Zeus not trust him, and eventually betray him
I wouldn't say leading an army of men is the job of a God. Just because he's a God of war, that doesn't mean he gets to continue acting like a general. Ares did that, and the gods ordered a hit on him. It's anyone's guess what the gods in GoW actually deem as the correct usage of that office, but it's definitely not political conquest in favor of a single mortal army. Also, I wouldn't say it's in character for Greek gods to punish people for doing their jobs, assuming they're doing them well of course. Punishment for extremely minor grievances? Sure. They were assholes, but I don't know of any story where they punished someone without reason; good reason or not. Not trying to sound like a dick here with any of this, genuinely, but arguing that Kratos was doing no wrong as the god of war just ain't it chief. Hell, I'd bet 2018 Kratos doesn't even agree with that.
While Greek gods are douchebags, and GoW flanderized their douchiness, Kratos was making war for the sake of it, and Athena even mentioned he destroyed a bunch of cities, which keep pissing off people from Olympus.
He is a god of war, but that doesn't mean he should actively go to war all the time, and pissing off other gods is really something he shouldn't do.
Later games/retcons did him not favors too, since it's revealed he sunk Atlantis lol.
@@moistman3110 Arachne was a better weaver than Athena (one of her domains was handicraft) and so Athena changed her into a spider (Arachne as in arachnid and arachnophobia)
I can't believe Charlie never played 3 and I can't wait to see him play through it. One of my all time favorite games and series in general
3 was dogshit compared to 1 and 2
he finished it yesterday, atleast you can watch the vods
@@bonbob9512 YESSS
My favorite in the series, the graphics are insane even now.
never finished it on my most recent play through, i’m genuinely confused how a younger me beat zeus in that final fight
Every time the collosus’s theme song comes up, the lyrics in Greek are basically saying “Crush him colossus, save us”. Kinda like the people of Rhoades are praying for help against Kratos
Fascinating!
Charlie: "I'm just too good at quick time events to be honest".
Also Charlie: Fails first sex mini-game button prompt immediately
performance anxiety
Performs gay
Just a reminder that the God of War series is like 16 years old and still holds up really really well to this day. There's still a crap ton of mythologies to explore also so the series obviously isn't going away anytime soon.
By far my favorite god of war. I remember watching my dad playing the game as a kid and thought it was so badass and cool.
@YeaMan I would rather put hot needles in my eyes than listen to your music
Bots violated you bro
Same I would watch my dad play too and I thought Kratos was hella sick
@@cloockes2992 did i ask
@@geezy9200 nice
Damn Kratos really said to gaia
"Wake up samurai, we got God to kil"
9:22 I love how Zeus is so badly integrated into the background that he looks about the size of a garden gnome
Zeus’s actual height
This game is my favorite game in the whole series. Not only the story, the songs in this game are AMAZING. The soundtrack is just way too good.
@Ahmed Malaki i played 'em all, but this one will stay as my favorite
@Ahmed Malaki a lot of people disliked a few things about the game, mainly getting tired of Krato’s only having one emotion which was anger and how they disliked a lot of the mechanics in the game, one was the horrible camera angles but honestly the hate for the game wasn’t anything serious enough to make it a bad game. great game and really fun and lord the boss fights were crazy, have fun whenever you play it
@Ahmed Malaki I do not know if or why god of war 3 was hated but i know that people hated god of war ascension and yes i kind of agree, it was not the best god of war game out there.
it still wasn't bad though, l had plenty of stuff that i liked about that game as well
@Ahmed Malaki personally i loved every single game i played tbh
no one will ever know this anymore since it was shut down, but GoW: Ascension actually had incredible multiplayer.
Honestly if they were to bring it back somehow and monetized it cosmetic only it would Be sick.
I played it at the time it was fun but to be honest the balance was bad , One of the types(if I remember correctly the water) was the most OP and everyone was taking it
@@tiivazz9101 they did multiple balance patches and even introduced new equipment over time =o
Too bad the single player was fucking abysmal
It's not shut down
“The cycle ends here” didn’t even realize they called back to this line with kratos in 2018
This trilogy was so fucking epic when it first started, crazy to see where we are with the franchise now. Still GOATed!
Wow you won a PC, aren't you lucky!
@@DevourMySeed what
@@TheBlackSpartan103 he's reffering to a bot that pretending to be Charlie on the replies. It says he won a pc lol
@@maruko8324 oh it must've realized we're not stupid so it deleted it
Charlie when fighting weak enemies: “This is so easy, I’m cruising this, I need a challenge”
Charlie when fighting strong enemies that actually make him struggles: “This is so tedious, I’m not enjoying this, these guys suck”
@ArrowSlinger I know, I’m just joking lol
hina pfp
This series makes nostalgic for games where beating enemies up makes orbs fly out and go to you, a weird niche in gaming but really fun
We all have our kinks bro
Crackdowns one of em as well
There's just something special about God of war 1. In the first game he was literally a man (demigod but still) he didn't have the power of hope he got from pandoras box which arguably helped him kill the fates, monsters, and gods in the games after 1. Then after all the shit ares put him through we confront him and use the power of hope to absolutely destroy ares only to be denied peace and try to throw himself off Olympus to his death only to be denied that as well.
God of War 2 is one of the best games ever made, the best of the genre with DMC3 and Bayonetta
I love how all the bosses talk mad shit before getting brutally murdered
Perseus puts up a hell of a fight
Speaking of QTEs, Asura's Wrath definitely has some of the best QTEs
This game is a masterpiece because it's about gods and cool weapons and i love that the story is so big that it's still going on to this day, man am i excited for thor
bruh it makes me so happy seeing charlie play GOW2 and talk so well about it. legit my favorite game ever and it deserves to be recognized as legendary
Omg! You won a free PC! I'm sure it's 100% legit and trustworthy. I'm so jealous right now!!!
Charlie really has some strong video game journalist energy whenever QTEs pop up
Same here I’m dogshit at QTEs 😓
I used to watch my grampa play every single god of war as a kid, such a great memory man
This game animation is so impressive and smooth even for todays standards
Lets go I love how he is playing every God of War! Such great streams and videos 😁
@Ankha Rule 34 no
@@arleneproductions4836 no
@YeaMan no
@YeaMan i have a bomb
1:26 "When he becomes a dad"? Even when people play the original trilogy, they forget Kratos already is a dad.
Well... "was" a dad
The Colossus’s theme at the start translates to Crush Him, Kill Kratos, and one of the lines says Save Us! That’s rad af.
i imagine someone could accidentally escape hades just by wandering around
11:20 I just realized Kratos said this exact line in GOW 2018 when he killed Baldur
same here and it’s funny because both said it but the cycle still hasn’t ended
"The cycle ends here"
Proceeds to start a war with the entire nordic god faction
yep... came here to say this
If Hades had more to it than just being 2 ladders away from ground level, it would be Dante’s Inferno
One of the advantages of having to constantly replay the few old PS3 games I have is that I can notice it every time Charlie is using a risky strategy in the game and thus predict his death with quite some accuracy.
It’s sad that a lot of people think Kratos became a deep character because he’s has a son Under the Mayo made a video on how kratos was always a deep character now I’m not saying he’s most complex character out there but he’s not 1 dimensional.
He has depth but the depth was still just different shades of "I'm angry at others for my own mistakes so I'll just go around killing everyone".
Like his pretty much the bad guy in GoW2 and 3.
@@frosthammer917 in 3, yes, but there's still a little bit of humanity left in him in 2. But can you really call him a bad guy? The guy fought to hell and back for the gods 3 times, literally, and instead of getting what the gods promised, his memory of killing his family to be erased, he instead was given eternal torment aka an eternity with his traumas.
@@kingslayer5857 The gods fucked him over yes. But for revenge for a personal slight, Kratos literally destroyed the forces that held the world together, leaving it a barren wasteland.
@@frosthammer917 Being tricked into murdering your family, then having the ashes of their dead bodies fastened to your skin and forced into the position of an immortal God of War when you wanted to die, is a "personal slight"?
Ok.
@@frosthammer917 wrong he was also depressed at the end when he tried to commit suicide
1:32:47 Shes turning into the old XBOX startup screen
To be fair with Kratos's surprise at betrayel, He did so much for the gods, it's understandable he'd be surprised considering all they put him through and what he's done for them.
This game has my whole heart, one of the first games I ever played back on the ps2. Good times
Colossus of Rhodes is still one of the best boss fights ever.
And the scariest, that thing scared the hell out of me when i was a kid
One of my earliest memories is when I was about 9 or 10 and I was in gamestop with my sister. I was looking for a new game but didn't even know what kind of games I like. The only games I played was pokemon snap, super Mario 64, and the really bad power rangers game for the n64. I asked my sister what I should get and she picked God of War 2. She said something like "I seen my boyfriend play this game. You might like it." I played it so much I memorize almost every line plus it started my interest for Greek mythology.
GoW was my childhood, but this one was always my favorite. Really showed how insane and badass Kratos is
Yeah, too bad his character now doesn't have as much balls.
I just shitted myself in a Kroger parking lot
I love to imagine kratos with Charlie's sassy dialogue. "Yeah, hades doesn't even really bother me that much, it's like two floors below surface level, I'll just climb the ladders again, maybe use my swords, climb a wall, who knows"
GoW2 is still perhaps the greatest of the original. Though 3 wasn’t a bad ending, and I liked the Pandora arc. But the latest GoW was still top tier. The one with Boy and Norse myth
Honestly can't compare the trilogy to the 4th one. It will be unfair to both God of War generations.
i like how he says hades is so easy to escape from but it was a portal to hell and the first time was carried by being kratos a literal God
??
Yessssss the legend returns, Charlie is a real one for playing these in 2022 they get no love
I'm glad when you go to hades you keep your godly weapons that enable you to climb out of it
Aren't the blades literally bound to kratos' soul?
@@triplecrosscounter Guess Ares didn't think that one through.
At this point every God Of War is a masterpiece lmao
@Kaif Din it still great
@@thenamelessking375 ngl it looks cool and i loved it back then even the multiplayer but i replayed it 2 mounths ago and it was fucking horendous.
Currently playing through 2 and just finished 1 they are still very good.
3 and 4 are perfection.
@@nikeonnk 4 is far from perfect,its a GREAT game but with obvious flaws.
Ascension is good as well
Correct
Nah the trilogy is a masterpiece ,ascension and the psp games are a 7/10 ,god4 is a 8/10
I swear, this game was my childhood. Even though it probably shouldn't have been.
I remember playing the ps vita version as a kid, it was still fucking epic, truly a classic
It had no psp version lol
@@zombiezombie3697 i think he meant ghost of Sparta and chains of Olympus
@@peerc30 ohhh okayyy, I thought he meant 2
@@zombiezombie3697 I did mean 2 but I played it on the vita thinking it was the psp
@@ninogamingvariety6594 yeah , on the vita it did release
I remember struggling at Theseus because i didn't know you could upgrade your weapons
I truly believe Zeus wasn't going through as much turmoil as the boat captain had experienced in this seires
I swear every game I pick up moist drops a “so and so is a masterpiece” video within 48 hours
Seeing the growth of this franchise is truly beautiful
I love how I was about to comment "Charlie is doing a maidenless run"
And then he starts the 'minigame' and immediately hits the wrong button ending it as soon as it beings LMAO LOL OMG
It is I agree Linda Hunt Voicing and narrating the game was OMG I was saddened they didn’t get her to come back and narrate the new one because I mean she’s,Gaia,Oracle, narration
These god of war playthroughs are amazing, keep it up my man
The fact that Kratos did this without god power is nuts.
With me recently beating GOW2 last month, I will say that in my opinion that the Fates Juggernauts is a pretty badass looking enemy and fun to fight in a way, I just love that design.
2 is my favorite in the series, i can't believe how it pushed the ps2 graphically, it still looks incredible.
Just so you know around 1:28:00 there's a back to back repeated clip during the tail end of the Zeus fight. Good set of playthroughs nonetheless!
Ye I noticed that to
Me too
The nostalgia hit you'll get from replaying GoW 1 and 2 alongside the prequels after not playing them for years is amazing
Just finally finished titan mode on this game it’s so hard but worth the satisfaction since I couldn’t beat it as a kid
24:04 i love this section of game ambience music and those arts on wall feel so aesthetic and give me chills even after all these years
This was easily the best of the original trilogy. I replayed this game so many times.
I honestly probably played it through 20 times and never got tired lol
36:26 Love how they legiterally overlooked this guy during Vallhalla. bro was not even required for the puzzle solving and still died
Puzzles and set pieces were amazing for action adventure games and I still think they are sorely missed
Charlie doesn’t understand; its a portal kratos goes through to exit hades, because its in another dimension.
He's played through both games on stream and no one has told him rolling counters the gorgons gaze? Damn chat
This video is so nostalgic though, GOW2 is my favourite game in the series and I think it was one of the first video games I ever played, good times.
Or to use Rage of the Titans.
I played this game for around 300-500 times and i never get bored of it. A timeless game.
boy that's cap
Him: I don't think you could ever kill me
2 minutes later
Kratos:* repeatedly slams his head into the door * 😂💕
This is the game that got me in love with the franchise and gaming as a whole.
God, I will always remember GoW fondly. The first 2 games where the reason I wanted a PS2. I remember finally geting one for christmas and I binged the first 2 games in 3 days. Absolutely amazing game series, i've played every single one and loved all of em. Cannot wait for Ragnarok.
God of War 2 remains my favorite of the series, everything just works
The Sisters were not wrong, Gaia does betray Kratos, and it literally cannot be argued that Zeus was not protecting Olympus, when you slaughter it entirely.
One thing i never understand is does his body just magically teleport to hades realm? And if hes dead how can he climb out back to life ☠️
No actually you can see when zeus killed him in the beginning the arms of hades claimed him and down they took him to hades same in gow 1
In a game with magic, monsters, and gods, you’re worried about disappearing bodies?
2:50 “these games are still so bad-ass” couldn’t agree more
I remember playing the original god of war trilogy multiple times as a kid and its still one of my top 5 game series
I love seeing “the cycle ends here” quote again. Glad it reappeared in the 2018 version.
The soldier who was human ND made it all the way to the temple of fates ND then went one v one against Kratos was the real God of war.
Unlike Kratos he survived being attacked by Zeus twice once in athen ND then in Sparta ND then he even beat Kratos to the temple of fates without any help from magic or titans ND wasn't even a demigod ND even held his own against Kratos for a couple of minutes.
Charlie: "Ninja Gaiden on Master Ninja Difficulty is the hardest game ever made."
Ghost n' Goblins: *Hold my beer.*
Ninja Gaiden on Mentor is nearly impossible... Master Ninja is 2 or 3 difficulties higher.
@@BaldorfBreakdowns I don't doubt it, but have you ever played Ghost n' Goblins/ Ghouls n' Goblins? Those games are literally made to be nearly impossible to beat.
43:52 I genuinely think that Charlie does not know how insane ancient slings were, they sound like gun shots when launched.
Yeah, some have as much power as 9mm. Basically a ancient gun but with effectively infinite ammo. David vs Goliath was like that scene in Indiana Jones where Indy shoots the guy with a sword.
Glad to see you’re playing the classics. GOWII was my favorite growing up! I still remember booting it up for the first time and hearing that iconic theme play full blast through my tv!
Also I’m sure you’ve addressed this already, but holy crap the bot comments on your videos are getting ridiculous…I guarantee I’ll get at least a few with this comment. Is there ANY way to fix this or is RUclips just asinine and letting it happen?
Kratos and the gore God killer guy, from thor love n balls, would be a good match together
The dialogue is so good in this game which is why it's my favorite game in the series. Sure gameplay and bosses is the best in 3 but the cutscenes are unskippable so also a big part of the game.
zeus voice actor is a legend
56:44 literally what I was just thinking
I think it’s incredibly funny how easy it is to escape Hades.
The ending of this game is such a badass cliff hanger I remember finishing this game when i was 13 and I couldn’t be more hyped