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Post by Ulythium on Nov 17, 2022 17:15:29 GMT
I don't really have an opinion on the quality of the writing, or whether the moment was earned, but... ... if you've ever sat and held a dog you loved as it died, that kind of content in a game/TV show/movie/etc. is bound to hit home. |
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Post by Ulythium on Nov 17, 2022 17:16:04 GMT
... and the award for Most Depressing New Page Ever goes to...
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Post by dogbot on Nov 17, 2022 17:17:00 GMT
Ulythium exactly. Well, that and the fact that I care more about dogs than people, tbh.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2022 17:26:55 GMT
Him is dogbot not manbot.
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Post by 😎 on Nov 17, 2022 17:54:06 GMT
I don't really have an opinion on the quality of the writing, or whether the moment was earned, but... ... if you've ever sat and held a dog you loved as it died, that kind of content in a game/TV show/movie/etc. is bound to hit home. I mean, that’s fundamentally why it’s lazy and bad storytelling. It doesn’t create emotional reactions of any build up or world/character crafting it just goes guys remember when your dog died and sits back. |
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Post by dogbot on Nov 17, 2022 18:08:44 GMT
Or, it's used as a narrative device to show a now more grown up Atreus dealing with loss, but in a very different way to the opening of the first game. The tugging at heartstrings of the player is a bit obvious but that's not the only thing that's going on imo.
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Post by Frog on Nov 17, 2022 18:25:21 GMT
It's actually a really important character in Norse mythology, I was surprised to see it so fleetingly.
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Post by dogbot on Nov 17, 2022 18:26:57 GMT
The herald of Ragnarok, iirc? Also, Loki and Angrboda's son... |
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Post by 😎 on Nov 17, 2022 18:32:33 GMT
Late/end game spoilers: He comes back anyway, so it renders the scene even more manipulative. That they also setup several other character deaths that could have easily served as a narrative point for character growth makes it worse too. |
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Post by 😎 on Nov 17, 2022 18:38:43 GMT
Also, fwiw, (non-specific but broad spoilers) much like the first game, if you know Norse mythology you can guess a whole bunch of the story beats and so on. Some changes, some different interpretations, but the basics are all there |
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Post by dogbot on Nov 17, 2022 18:47:31 GMT
Admittedly, my knowledge of the mythology itself is very old indeed* but that's kind of the beauty of it, eh? There's no one definitive version of the stories (iirc), so they can be retold or used with artistic licence.
The whole series, from the first, is grounded in that, right?
*we all played Valhalla, I suspect.
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Post by 😎 on Nov 17, 2022 18:52:14 GMT
Wasn’t a criticism, just a comment that refreshing your memory on the mythology could spoil some stuff.
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Post by dogbot on Nov 17, 2022 18:59:31 GMT
😎 not taken that way at all. 
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Post by quadfather on Nov 17, 2022 19:07:45 GMT
I've put a good few hours in today. At the alfheim temple progress wise. But two stand out moments that made me laugh
Fuck off, I'm busy! From the squirrel and Mimir saying that Mr T might actually be enjoying smashing things up.
It's the little things:)
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Post by 😎 on Nov 17, 2022 19:24:18 GMT
Some of the meta stuff and in jokes are fun during the conversations while realm traveling. There’s a couple of direct references to Kratos showing up in various fighting games.
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Post by dogbot on Nov 17, 2022 19:36:13 GMT
I've put a good few hours in today. At the alfheim temple progress wise. But two stand out moments that made me laugh Fuck off, I'm busy! From the squirrel and Mimir saying that Mr T might actually be enjoying smashing things up. It's the little things:) I loved that. He'll be breaking pots next |
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Post by 😎 on Nov 17, 2022 20:04:19 GMT
Can you people hurry up and finish it already, I wanna talk end game.
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Post by ned on Nov 17, 2022 20:23:45 GMT
I should have seen it coming, but wasn’t expecting there to be a third weapon added about half way through. Good stuff. |
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Post by quadfather on Nov 17, 2022 20:32:08 GMT
I've put a good few hours in today. At the alfheim temple progress wise. But two stand out moments that made me laugh Fuck off, I'm busy! From the squirrel and Mimir saying that Mr T might actually be enjoying smashing things up. It's the little things:) I loved that. He'll be breaking pots next Glad to see someone else appreciated this. Love the perspective of mimir |
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Post by Duffman5 on Nov 17, 2022 21:16:30 GMT
Can you people hurry up and finish it already, I wanna talk end game. Only around 10 hours in I'm afraid...The "legit" GoW is eating into my playtime  |
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Post by Ulythium on Nov 17, 2022 22:40:56 GMT
I mean, that’s fundamentally why it’s lazy and bad storytelling.
I'm not necessarily arguing against that perspective, Grems - for whatever it's worth, I found the writing in GoW 2018 and Ragnarok (thus far) to be good, but not great - so much as copping to the fact that it got me, for better or worse.
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Post by Youthist on Nov 19, 2022 15:48:48 GMT
Just walked into the dwarven village. The PS5 graphics are insanely good
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Post by ned on Nov 19, 2022 19:19:15 GMT
Finished it. 38 hours on my save. Fucking hell. Going to let it sink in a bit before stating thoughts. For those have finished it.. the endgame seems…big. I thought I did quite a bit of the side content and there still seems shit loads more left to do. Not complaining |
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Post by ned on Nov 19, 2022 19:35:28 GMT
A warning for those that have finished the game. There are still spoilers for the post main quest content. I know. Of course there is. I stupidly thought I was safe to go on GoW Reddit having finished the story. There a couple of things regarding main characters that are revealed in the post credits content I wish I hadn’t read about instead of discovering myself. |
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Post by Wizzard_Ook on Nov 20, 2022 7:09:21 GMT
Just walked into the dwarven village. The PS5 graphics are insanely good Just got there myself. Going to take my sweet time with this. Although I have got the next week off so I might not  |
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Post by Ulythium on Nov 20, 2022 11:10:21 GMT
My only complaint with the game so far is the over-reliance on Freya's sigil arrows as a puzzle-solving technique. I get that they were going for something different to throwing the axe
but I think they overdid it, especially with such a finicky mechanic (or is it just me who finds it finicky?). |
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Post by Frog on Nov 20, 2022 11:14:05 GMT
I struggle with depth perception a bit on mechanics like that so I struggled a bit too.
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Post by JonFE on Nov 21, 2022 0:40:43 GMT
I'm playing through the GoW 2018 reboot... Considering there are blocked paths, locked chests, secret locations etc. is it safe to assume that at some point I will gain the ability to fast travel and revisit these areas?
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Post by djronz on Nov 21, 2022 7:11:38 GMT
I'm playing through the GoW 2018 reboot... Considering there are blocked paths, locked chests, secret locations etc. is it safe to assume that at some point I will gain the ability to fast travel and revisit these areas? Don't worry, I've heard the next GOW is going to be a futuristiic racing game.. |
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Post by ned on Nov 21, 2022 8:45:44 GMT
I'm playing through the GoW 2018 reboot... Considering there are blocked paths, locked chests, secret locations etc. is it safe to assume that at some point I will gain the ability to fast travel and revisit these areas? Yeah, don’t worry about missing stuff. |
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