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Alot of the time I'll be playing will be in-between calls at work so being able to pause any time is important. The only one I've played is god of war but I never finished it .

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[–] Wermhatswormhat@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wow, surprised nobody recommended God of War. It’s by a mile better than any other game in the franchise, won game of the year if memory serves right. And then when you play that one you get to roll into Ragnorok which is arguably even better.

[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Do you need to have played the earlier games for it?

I got this with my PS4. I already had the GOW 1&2 collection for PS3, so I figured I'd beat those and maybe get 3 first. But the first game is... rough. I'd say it hasn't aged well, but honestly I don't think it holds up to its contemporaries well.

I played it on-and-off for a few years now and finally beat it a couple weeks ago. I'm debating if I even want to bother with the 2nd game now.

[–] LittleTarsier@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

I would say no. The earlier games are very very different types of games. If you played the earlier games, I think you'll appreciate Kratos' journey more but it's not necessary, imo.

[–] TooMuchDog@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Definitely not, I played GoW 2018 first. I loved it so much that I went back and played every other previous GoW before GoW Ragnarok came out. The others are very different (but still very fun) games, and it definitely makes you appreciate Kratos' story better, but they are by no means essential.

[–] Wermhatswormhat@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Like everyone said, nope not at all. I played a couple of them, but there’s a nifty YouTube video chronicling his journey in Greece!

[–] wcSyndrome@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

It's not required to play the previous games, there is some reference to them and the emotional impact of one scene may be diminished but that's about it. I'm sure there are video recaps you can watch if you decide to skip the previous titles