Turn the angst to eleven

 

Let me get this out of the way, God of War III is one of the most technically detailed game to ever come out. Kratos’s model is rendered with so much detail that I was a little scared to look at him the wrong way. The high visual fidelity is also paired with an epic sense of scale. The battles with towering titans are something that has never been pulled off with so much style.  Now that I’ve gotten the obligatory praise out of the way I can delve into why I didn’t like playing the game.

While progressing through the story I constantly wanted Kratos to fail. His inspiration for his unstoppable rage was not justified. The means he uses to acquire his goal are completely beyond the realm of believable or reasonable. Characterizing Kratos as a cold hearted killer is not a problem, in fact it’s quite obvious that Kratos hates absolutely everything that lives. Because of this, when they ask you to sympathize him it’s completely impossible. It’s hard to root for a character with absolutely no redeemable quality. Kratos path for vengeance has led every single person in the world to hate him. By the end of the game I hated Kratos more than the enemies I was fighting. To put it simply, Kratos is a douche of godly proportions.

God of War III is an amazing technical showcase that I couldn’t stand playing.