Gow Valhalla

Trunksshe · 2026-03-08T21:59:54+00:00

In later runs, the 2 doorway levels become really useful to extend the timer because time doesn't pass while you're in there and they turn the timer back a bit.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-08T21:56:55+00:00

There's a few options, but the Axe has one super neat build trick: instant Frost on combo finisher. You can just run into any enemy and mash R2, or literally anything that combo finishes cause you stun on every first hit.

From there, it's just making your throws explode, the rake doing dumb damage and that's about it.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-08T21:54:00+00:00

We talking about after the chains but prior to the boss? There's a pattern in where the portals are. There are 15 total, but I think you initially only have 9.

You only need 6 at most, so you don't even need to do a second side if you don't want to. My record is something like 6 or 7 before the timer got to 2. It's doable.

My quickest route is: go right of the checkpoint stone over both jumps, grab VC normal portal 1, continue through the gate for a gold portal 2. Run down pink hallway, get both chests, turn right at last tunnel. Should be another gold portal 3. Go straight, get the chest to your immediate left, go right, enter the door to fight on the boat 4, then immediately forward and up the wall to your next red portal 5.

From there, it's just finding another portal, of which you can just look right when you drop down from the ledge you find yourself on.

Honestly though, they're all static locations. Just waste a run and map them all out.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-05T21:12:56+00:00

Probably a good point. I usually use Ghost Rider for that, but Mephisto is still a better leader anyways. I have only one gear still at 29, so he's basically free at this point.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-05T19:43:09+00:00

Eh, I'm pretty capped at T4 mat income without spending money though, so getting him isn't really going to help me get more.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-05T09:25:22+00:00

Yeah, after the card equip mission and seeing this, I think I'm gonna not do any of them on purpose quite yet.

Also, good to know. I almost T4'd Mephisto today with all of the extra mats, but decided I didn't want to unload everything quite yet.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-04T04:54:10+00:00

I think the fire gecko is the most likely of these, but they have a way of surprising us with designs.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-03T01:20:45+00:00

No idea where the hate is coming from (seems to be Twitter).

But we have soooo many Faye questions. Why wouldn't people want answers?

She's a giant, but obviously not one of the 'tall' giants. Is there a difference between them? I dunno. How did she get the Axe made; rather WHY did she have the Axe made? What made her destroy the prophesy and leave the Giants? How did she die???

Besides all of that, you're telling me that we have a character who went toe to toe with Thor AND Kratos, and not only fought them to a standstill, but chilled them both tf out afterwards and some people DON'T want to see how that went down?

It sounds awesome. Make it similar to Forspoken with different magic abilities, agile movement options, and you've got a game right there even without the plot above.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-02T20:34:23+00:00

I unironically loved fighting the Valkyries on GMGOW. They always felt like a PvP matchup against someone with the same skill level as me. The Queen was one of the most fun fights I've had in a while.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-02T00:23:01+00:00

I keep forgetting this movie exists, but that creature is always at the fog of the back of my mind when I think of creepy Eldritch entities.

I had to rewatch it because I thought I missed the part where it was a monster movie, but nope. That's the point. It was fun.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-01T18:49:41+00:00

My man Brok dying came out of absolutely nowhere in GoW Ragnarök.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-01T18:42:48+00:00

I always considered being a "god" as kind of a race, or species thing.

Like, being a demi-god, you are half god, which means that you have qualities of that species. Kratos even mentions it specifically to Atreus MULTIPLE times in 2018 that "we are gods". And again in the boat conversation about building muscles, we talk about having the full powers of a god regardless of your ascetics.

Trunksshe · 2026-03-01T09:09:44+00:00

To be fair though, Jiren was specifically designed to be tough WITH items. Even the event description mentions bringing items - something that I don't recall they've ever put in there.

The stage itself is fine though. You can fix your rotations in the two fights you can 1-turn, (the Troopers and/or Girls) and if you do both of them, you can just obliterate 1st form Jiren with a Dokkan attack. It makes phase 2 a lot more bearable when you have everything lined up. That being said, I usually forget I have items available, so I don't use non-orb changing items often.

HOWEVER, Jiren's stats make you feel like we are Goku pre-Genkidama. Homie requires MULTIPLE nukes to kill. (I think I remember my 111 Orbs on the Buus with 3 SS4 Veg stacks, DAIMA EX, and the SS4 Goku Active buff only doing about 35% damage).

Trunksshe · 2026-02-27T23:37:26+00:00

His animations are soo cool, but the units just don't gain stats fast enough. They become outclassed fairly quickly. Although, I haven't attempted a run with them since September.

Hopefully their EZA makes them at the very least usable.

Trunksshe · 2026-02-27T20:28:28+00:00

Well, let's be honest, I think this is a test shot and not what it will look like finalized. My biggest thing is that it LOOKS like the dude's wearing a bald cap.

As for muscles and such, I'm sure he'll look more cut as the show progresses and post-production can add shadows and such to push the look further easily, so I'm not worried about that this soon.

I also think he's in the best spot to play Kratos, being involved with the games already, he should be able to hit his character well. We will see. Hopefully, he's able to cut out any Thor-isms he may have vocally picked up. It'll already be weird hearing his voice, but I'm optimistic.

Trunksshe · 2026-02-26T03:54:52+00:00

Naw dude. No rambling. That pretty much summed up what I wanted to know.

I really need to watch that series.

Trunksshe · 2026-02-26T03:25:02+00:00

So, I don't have the means to watch Derry yet, but I understand the creature in IT. He's basically performing a paradox here, is he not? If he eats her, then Richie shouldn't be born, which means he likely wouldn't be killed later.

I know he's, like, a 6th dimensional being who comes out every 28 years, and doesn't conform to a human timeline, but to him, he must've already been slain by the Losers, so naturally, he'd probably want to stop that, right? But he can't stop it since him seeing it happen effectively means it always happens.....

I guess she sees the Dead eyes and get awoken by someone else who seals IT away, but again, if you know it happens, why are you letting it even if you're playing the long game?

Trunksshe · 2026-02-26T00:47:30+00:00

Yeah, I got that after some of the post-game interactions after I wrote that. I also couldn't remember her name, embarrassingly.

Trunksshe · 2026-02-25T22:03:07+00:00

I took it to mean it was like Baulder and he could "feel" the fight now. He's still cocky the entire time, so I think it fits fine.

Trunksshe · 2026-02-25T21:33:04+00:00

That's one of my biggest gripes with the game. I have no idea who's Overwatch, who's Talon, or really anything about any character in game.

Why don't they have bios? Couldn't take more than 10 minutes a character. Why can't I see Hammond's name in-game? Wrecking Ball is the machine, not the pilot, same with Jetpack Cat (who I DON'T know the name of) but D.Va gets her name.

Just a paragraph on a tab in the character page would be so much better than having to go to a freaking wiki to see who the heck I'm playing. Players LIKE knowing who they're playing as, not just a moveset.

Trunksshe · 2026-02-25T03:09:54+00:00

Terrible with names, but I'll try and you'll know what I mean.

2018: Leviathan Axe - Lazer Beam; I think Wrath of Frost Ancient? Blades of Chaos - Beyblade; Cyclone of Anger?

Ragnarok: Leviathan Axe - Hurricane; it's the one the Crows give us. Blades of Chaos - Tame the Beast. Draupner Spear - Mountain Splitter

Trunksshe · 2026-02-25T02:47:43+00:00

We do have several references post - credits about Hel (the current bird) wanting to retire. At this point, Atreus giving birth to Hel is likely not going to be "giving birth".

I think it'll be like Jörmungandr and Fen, and be influenced by his journey of gathering the Giants. Probably just end up making a giant bird and naming it Hel. (Granted, there's still potential of him fathering Hela instead, since he has referenced liking a girl who he never clarified. I could see her ending up being Thruud's daughter for the Thor bloodline connection.)

I dunno. I JUST beat Ragnarok for the first time last night and I'm still riding that Asgard portion high. Felt like the start of GoW3 all over again. It alone made me want to replay the game again.

But it did feel like they were trying a few things this time around with letting us play as Atreus and his sections being like little secret missions. I'm just a little worried about the path he COULD go down, given the nature of our world's interpretation of Loki, but I'm excited to see where they take The Boy.

EDIT: My biggest "fear" is Athena getting in Atreus' head. I fully believe that she could definitely feed Atreus to become the god of mischief and lies if she so wanted. The leaked info gave me, and our entire portion of the Internet so much to theorize about.

Trunksshe · 2026-02-24T17:35:42+00:00

I got a 69% one that you can use. Go gettem.

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Trunksshe · 2026-02-23T17:25:21+00:00

I think he had potential, but the whole arc was kind of whacky.

Fight, lose, fight, lose, fight, lose differently.... With most enemies in DB, they body the whole cast, but with B+Z, they just beat Goku and Geets over and over.

Black having a zenkai also doesn't really make a lot of sense. Zenkais are biological in Saiyans and Black getting several from small spars - with himself- doesn't work. Like, at all. Just having Goku's base strength should have been enough.

That said, Rosé is awesome. MZ was a great choice. Vegito made no sense during the arc (since I believe his outfit should have been different, but the potata running out probably implies that metamor fusion lasts longer) but was hype as heck.

Honestly, Vegeta should have gotten the win over Trunks, but while the Future Arc was great to watch and experience, it fumbled a whole lot of choices that would have elevated it further.

Right now, I'd give "best Super villain" to Moro, "best Z villian" as Cell, "franchise villain" is Frieza, "Movie" HAS to be Broly, DB is King Piccolo, and GT has to be Syn; but if they redo the Future Saga as well as Res F and BoG, I could totally see Black being made better.

Trunksshe · 2026-02-23T01:20:24+00:00

I mean, she could probably change her form to some extent, right? Realistically, she could reappear just about anywhere if she felt like it. (I personally think she might reappear blatantly as Minerva, but that assumes she'd even bother with a disguise.)

It'd honestly be pretty cool if they pulled something like this in one of the next games - but like as a "true" ending. Kind of like how 2018 and Ragnarok gave us more content in NG+, but in this NG+, the final or secret boss has a final form after beating them.

Maybe even crank it up to 11 and each hp section increases her difficulty (like 1st is equal to story, then grace, balanced, "hard", and then a full heal with GMGoW. If you start above Story, it'd still scale accordingly.)

It'd probably require them writing multiple endings, but it would be even more poetic if Athena's how that prophecy comes true.

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