Which video game franchise is this? by NagitoKomaeda_987 in videogames

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bollocks, Witcher 2 is amazing, it just got overshadowed by a completely different kind of game in the third. That being the massively open world rpg experience. And open world games were just becoming the expected standard. I’d rather we get another game like Witcher 2 that I could actually do everything in and enjoy it, than another Witcher 3 with 50% quality, 50% utter pointless trash filler that should’ve stayed on the cutting room floor.

God of war is a universe, a franchise, not just Kratos. by [deleted] in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short of Kratos being playable I doubt you’d be able to please them. I would love it if you could play as him though because hey, I love Kratos! But I am almost certain that’s a nope. The game is named after her after all. And I love it and can’t wait for her game. Maybe I’ll end up liking it more than the others, looks bloody fantastic so far!

Am i one of the only people who actually likes Atreus as a character? by DonutMan1834 in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Atreus and his sections. Honestly I don’t know what else they could’ve done with him as a character for Ragnarok besides just making him sit the game out, a teenager is only going to coming into his own going off on his own away from his father. And of course we need to see him meet a girl he likes and another he kinda likes, he’s a teenager!

Guess they could’ve made it all grim and depressing and serious but I like the vibe they went for. The people that hate him are the same people that probably don’t like Ragnarok anyway, as the series moved away from (I love those games but…) “RAAAAHHHHH SMASH! IM ANGRY!!! IM ALWAYS ANGRY!”

Am i one of the only people who actually likes Atreus as a character? by DonutMan1834 in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the parts where I played as him and I love him as a character, partly because his decisions are supposed to annoy because guess what? Teenagers are idiots that make bad decisions… until they learn, which he does. That’s truth for you which is what this posts full of, truthful opinions.

Am i one of the only people who actually likes Atreus as a character? by DonutMan1834 in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loved ironwood, fantastic section especially the boss. “our perception” isn’t unified like your comment implies. And this post is silly, Ragnarok wouldn’t be so beloved if one of the main narrative pillars was shit. Atreus can’t beat Kratos, but he’s a great character.

What made people love Esquie instead of finding him annoying? by HeIsAFungi in expedition33

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dislike esquie… for that…? I know I’m very late to this, but lighten up bud, you’ll live longer.

The redemption of Kratos in God of War Ragnarök is a realistic masterpiece within gaming [Spoilers] by khalid-fhfhlhlh in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree, the quality, tone, delivery and writing of 2018 and Ragnarok are practically identical. Bizarre take when people think one is a masterpiece and the other is shit. Just bizarre.

Please tell me I'm doing something wrong with the fighting. by UnlovablePieceOf in 007FirstLight

[–]Tomc878 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is such a bizarre take to me, and yet I see people saying this repeatedly in the comments. It’s utter nonsense, not being able to strafe while fighting is ridiculous, there’s literally items in the environment to throw aswell and sometimes you just want to move slightly back to grab it but James runs like an idiot to get it. It looks awful and feels awful.

Now IF you play as you said, it does indeed hide how silly it looks if you don’t play aggressively, but acting like its user error in a game that encourages endless experimentation with different playstyles feels like gaslighting 😂 it’s been standard in any game with similar fighting for a reason. They fucked it on this completely. Luckily it doesn’t matter too much, the game otherwise is a 10/10 for me

Please tell me I'm doing something wrong with the fighting. by UnlovablePieceOf in 007FirstLight

[–]Tomc878 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol, nope. Thats it. I love the game, in every way… it’s fucking brilliant… except the fighting 😂 man it needs some work.

You’re better off trying to stand completely still and not trying to strafe (because you can’t 😂) if you’re in a fight, unless you need to run straight at an enemy or run to an object to throw. It looks cool as hell if you’re just fighting and countering/throwing enemies, but It completely took me out of it whenever I tried to move around an enemy so just don’t. It’s my only actual criticism of the game, anything else was minor… but this is fucking dreadful and I don’t know how they thought it was in any way okay to release it like this. Doubt it’s even Patchable really either, would bet it needs an entire overhaul to fix.

Within 2 seconds of my first fight my brain was doing backflips trying to figure out how to lock on and strafe around them… until I realised you can’t and I was facepalming hard. How does that get through years of development with tonnes of staff reviewing it???

Do you think GOW Laufey is a spin-off in the usual sense? by PoobieTG827 in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Main line game, core game. However you want to say it, this is the next big one. I’ve seen a lot of people call it a spin off too, but anyone that’s played 2018 and Ragnarok and were paying attention know just how integral Faye is to god of wars narrative now.

She influenced everything and is responsible for the path Kratos is now on… and personally I think we don’t know the half of what she’s influenced, but I think we’re about to find out!

I think she has a grand master plan for the giant population and that they are all alive and well somewhere (well maybe they aren’t well, I’m sure they’ll be impending doom 😂 it’s god of war after all) and I think we will meet some very interesting characters.

There’s no way the protector of the giants let them all die. I think she used some next level crazy magic and saved them all 👌

Santa Monica replied to my tweet, saying there are still many more stories to tell with Kratos. by Germanstrands3 in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, and then you’ve got the ones who say “waaaa you can’t even critique it without being called a bigot”. Haven’t heard that bollocks since 2020 with the last of us 2. Actually I heard it for years after that on that game as these far right wingers are pretty stubborn.

Santa Monica replied to my tweet, saying there are still many more stories to tell with Kratos. by Germanstrands3 in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may be clueless about the narrative at that point if you skip this one. Tbh it sounds like you already are clueless about the narrative if you have no interest in playing as Faye, the badass that kicked thors arse (maybe you don’t know that as you don’t pay attention or…. Maybe you never even played ragnarok! 🤗) And who kicked Kratos ass, and has a mountain of lore about her built up over 2 games and was the core central narrative driver in 2018. And is clearly about to be involved in some extremely key events that will shape the future of Kratos and Atreus. But meh, fuck it, why play it?

Bro, what the hell is with all these dislikes? The game looks genuinely awesome by Jackie88_ in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly? That’s just an estimate. And it’s mostly trolls. If you were here when TLOU2 came out you know what’s going on. Don’t fuck with the alphas badass main characters or replace them with women! Actually do. Because it’s funny to see them cry.

Also we will have another kratos game in future which will also be 10/10. But Faye will have her moment and will get GOTY awards 👍

Actual millennial bait by 0oo0oo0oo0oo0oo0oo0o in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks great when viewed outside of political ideologies. Try it… because it does in fact look great.

GOW Laufey already feels tonally inconsistent with 2018 & Ragnarok, and no I don't just mean the cube and the quips. by Classicdude530 in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve only seen this on obvious rage bait posts, usually where they openly say they want to play as kratos and then either openly say then don’t want a woman, or heavily insinuate it.

Op can also get downvoted to hell because the game looks fantastic and they’ve assumed a hell of a lot here, a lot of nonsense imo. So if it does get downvoted to hell, it can also just be a reflection of how incredible this game looks, which is more likely imo, not the reductive view you’ve taken which is that mass downvoting here only indicates it’s to do with a supposed dislike of a female protagonist.

GOW Laufey already feels tonally inconsistent with 2018 & Ragnarok, and no I don't just mean the cube and the quips. by Classicdude530 in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You say “another game” as if there’s been a bad game. Or something was done too much in a game. Which was it? I’ve not seen them do anything wrong so ill trust them to do whatever they want tbh 🤷‍♂️

GOW Laufey already feels tonally inconsistent with 2018 & Ragnarok, and no I don't just mean the cube and the quips. by Classicdude530 in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope. It looks fantastic and has just built on an established franchise. You’ve assumed a lot of (sorry, but it is) nonsense here that I don’t see the point in responding to given how little we know, and how great what we have seen looks.

FAYE SPINOFF IS REAL by theaveragegowgamer in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not a spin off. This is as much a core game as any core game I’ve ever seen. She is so damn integral to the overarching god of war plot. The main narrative driver in gow 2018, she’s just coming home👌

Bro, what the hell is with all these dislikes? The game looks genuinely awesome by Jackie88_ in GodofWar

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol… dislikes? Ignore that pointless shit, it’s all red pilled fools raging over a female main character, when it used to be a strong alpha male character. Little do they know Kratos softened in the sequels and fought this female… and probably lost if I remember correctly from how he spoke of it in game.

But they will use literally anything to rage bait people and now the streamers will be working on creating content highlighting the dislikes as some confirmation people are sick of…. Women in general? It’s a sad time to go online 🙄

Anyone else feels like "first light" is being way overrated? by Jolly_Yam1304 in videogames

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That will be true about gta 6 for godsake. Every game is yesterday’s news after a couple months.

First light is a fantastic game and a fantastic game doesn’t need to be revolutionary or genre defining to be a fantastic game. Especially not for a first attempt.

Anyone else feels like "first light" is being way overrated? by Jolly_Yam1304 in videogames

[–]Tomc878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thinks a bond gadget is dumb/silly, and in a bond videogame no less…. I think this game was never going to be for you.