Hot take: poseidon is the best intro boss in the god of war series . The fact that you start the game and you fight one of the most important Olympians is amazing. The fight is very memorable and the love playing this boss every single time. Also the quick time event is my favourite in the series.
Nah, I would argue Collosus as the best intro fight. Poseidon was one of the big 3 gods of greek Pantheon. I would have wanted more *Man to Man* fight with him like Hades and Zeus. He rarely give Kratos a challenge and got wooped pretty easily
Hot take: the tackle move in God of War Ghost of Sparta (L+Circle) is heavily underrated. It's really useful as it allows you to throw enemies like in the PS2 games and it can trigger qtes. You can even use it in the air!
Agreed that very good thing it was much better then circle same for thera Bane I think they should.have made thera Bain the bar of god of war accession
Hot take: God of war 2 is the best in the series, it continues a story which was really hard to make a sequel out of and at the end sets up an amazing finish for the Greek pantheon in the next game.Voice acting,character design and level design are all phenomenal and don't get me started on the soundtrack. P.S your an amazing content creator
It’s because it was a side game and was also directed by someone else not the creators of god of war so they would either just have him not appear in the next main line god of war game or have to kill him off. They could have written him being somewhere else but god of war 3 was the last in this saga and they already had issues writing the story in god of war 3 and adding Deimos wouldn’t have made it any easier
@@jc._.goated6666 he could have been in the next side game and than die there I mean his introduction is kinda rushed , like he dies soo fast The next side game could have focused on Kratos and Deimos working together and then all of a sudden the gods do some sh*it in order to kill Deimos whitch angers Kratos leading in for a similar ending that we had in the "Ghost of Sparta" And the gameplay would be interesting to see with you using 2 characters for puzzles or just combat combos (Or a multiplayer story-like) Sorry for my bad English
5:12 I don’t see it as a full redemption. Pandora shows us that Kratos still has humanity, but it is too late for him. Even Pandora wasn’t enough for his revenge to end, he let’s her go during Zeus’s insults because he couldn’t control his rage. When the power of hope helps Kratos forgive himself for his past mistakes, what does Kratos do? He still kills Zeus with no hesitation. He is already lost. After Zeus dies he finally realizes what he has done to the world and what revenge cost him. If he didn’t let her go, he might’ve another child to raise, Pandora. Maybe a new beginning without Faye & Atreus, just Pandora. In the end, Kratos knows there is no turning back, he is a monster and he kills himself. But we already know what happens after actually. GOW3 was just a setup for a fully redemption arc in GOW(2018).
Hot take: ascensions multiplayer was so fucking fun. You and your friends get to make your own warrior with the powers of either zeus, ares, poseidon or hades? And use them warriors to fight other people's warriors in classic maps and fight other bosses like hercules, the giant scorpion, and the massive cyclops? Completely underrated and overlooked.
hot take: kratos trying to help pandora is not him turning good but in In his subconscious mind she reminds him of his daughter so helping her will kinda compensate him killing his daughter
Hot take: Runic attacks should have been linked to the rage meter, sort of how in fighting games (like Mortal Kombat) there is a super meter that allows for powered-up attacks. I think that this would work well since most runic attacks are already just powered-up skills, for example, glaive storm is a charged up version of the hunter-killer skill. This would also add more player agency since you could choose either use the some rage for a runic attack or save it to go into spartan rage mode.
Hot take: God of War Ghost of Sparta while a fun game had some of the most boring magic attacks, don't get me wrong they're cool but when you have something like GOW 2 and it's magic you it can't compete.
Hot take: GOW 1 has the best Story of the greek saga. I love how It ends and how you can enjoy It stand alone. Also, congrate for the 10k sub, you deserve more.
The saving pandora thing wasn't Kratos trying to change. He saw Calliope in her and didn't want her "daughter" to die again. Zeus may have said she's just a tool, but that's not how Kratos saw her. Also love your videos, they funny as hell
Hot take: I personally enjoy the blades of exile more than the blades of chaos, the combat was funner to use than the blades of chaos. I’ve recently started watching you and your honestly a awesome TH-camr ❤️
Hot take: I think it would had been better if in GOW 4 when you begin your first battle with the blades of chaos they should had put the soundtrack "Glory of Sparta" but the GOW 3 version, when you fight Hercules. Idk, that soundtrack it's the best in the series when you are in a combat sequence or a boss battle.
Hot takes: 1. Colossus of Rhodes is the best opening boss out of all GOW games. 2. GOW2's Pursuing destiny is the best calm music out there. Also keep up the work.
My take: Athena is the truth antagonist because she wanted the death of Zeus.She even saved him only to be in a higher rank in the underworld. She used Kratos as a weapon for the destruction of Greece.
I have to disagree about GOW3’s story not being that good. Kratos’ journey has actually been disrespected by many fans and players. The whole point of him as a character is showing the consequences of pushing one so far. Kratos seeking “redemption” is beautiful because honestly he’s still human. The man was a warlord who bit off more than he can chew then was used as more than a pawn by almost everyone! Hell even Hephaestus! How THE FUCK are you betrayed by the blacksmith of Olympus 😂😂 like come on. Anyway we can talk about it but I think 3 is the perfect wrap up to any trilogy I’ve ever played personally and call it what you will but I enjoyed EVERY head busting, eye gauging, torso splitting moment the ghost of Sparta has allowed me to watch.
Hot take: Everyone helped kratos and even Ares did but he didn't wanted kratos to have any weakness and thats why he convinced to kill his own feelings, his own family. I feel bad and the last line "I was trying to make you a great warrior" kratos"You succeded" that was epik
Hot take: the blades of chaos should get an upgrade in ragnorock, maybe collect greek relics and infuse them with the blades to make them stronger maybe barrels or red orbs as a nod to the original. (but that's my personal opinion)
Hot take : they should add Blue Kratos as a costume in a new god of war game and if you equip the skin it also changes the blades of chaos to the blades of Athena
I think in 5:42 is that at this point of time, kratos has still not forgiven himself for killing his own family, he's trying to atone and redeem himself for what he did to his family in the past. At this point of time, he still haven't forgave himself, that came later when zeus instilled fear in him
*Hot Take #2* God of War 2 voice acting was much more savage and sounded so much better because Carson was younger and had the vocal chords for every single line to bs delivered perfectly, you can clearly see him deteriorating a bit in GoW3 even though he did a phenomenal job there too.
The guy who said the blades don't look good on Kratos' back was talking about the blade of CHAOS. You talked about the blades of Athena and Exile. I agree with both of you.
To be fair, the blades of chaos and the blades of athena are the same design, minus the color scheme, (blades of athena being gold instead of silver) so..
Hot take : Poseidon , being the second only to Zeus shouldn't have been killed in the beginning as the intro boss .. I find it a bit disregarding and disrespectful to Poseidon , should be at least weakened just to finish him up for good just before facing Zeus , giving him more challenge
Oh shit my hot take made it in the video. Hell yeah man. Anyways, addressing how I worded my comment: saying Chris did not deserve it was a bit harsh. I think a better way to say it is to just say TC Carson was robbed. I admit having a bit of bias against Judge for how he almost turned down GoW4 because he realized it was a game script, but overall he does the job well. I still think Carson deserves it more. Counter argument for how it's a tiny bit harder to enjoy the story: sure not everyone played the older games, but in that case you might as well remove any references to them at all (the blades of chaos, kratos telling the truth, etc). I don't think 2018 is a disaster because the voice actor is different, I just think it would be more "complete" if carson did it. Anyways, thanks for including my hot take in the video. Can't wait to see what else you upload.
Hot take: I believe that god of war ascension multiplayer was underrated. Santa Monica studio should really give another shot making god of war multiplayer standalone game this time and in my opinion it would be pretty good since Sony is looking to make live service games
Boss fights against bosses your size are better than ones against larger than life bosses since they match your speed and keep you on your toes, meanwhile larger bosses require you to wait for an opening in their big attacks, they're better for spectacle, but not as fights (they're still good though).
Hot take: the nemesis whip is the least best weapon in god of war 3 not including head of Helios, bow of Apollo or boots of hermes because if you don’t know how to use it it’s not that good
Hot take: God of War 3 is my fav game by far, but when Ragnarok is released, I feel like it will be as good “maybe better” because Odin, Thor, Freya, etc. are all going to be bosses, the Hyperion ram is going to be standard move, and u can visit all the realms
Hot Take 1: Deimos was wasted potential. He could've fought with his brother and help mentor Atreus, as they were both given a somewhat colder impression by Kratos, but from different perspectives. Hot Take 2: I personally think the Blade of Olympus was one of, if not, the most important weapons due to how its presence upholds the weight of the story, like being the one thing that can stop the Titans and consequently, Zeus. Hot Take 3: The prophecy at the end of GOW4 was incomplete. I feel like Sigrun, current Queen of the Valkyries, would help Kratos find a way to return to the mortal plane and assist him in killing the Norse Pantheon rather than guide him to Valhalla.
Mjolnir is a hammer so that makes for a different move set than the Axe, apart from throwing it and its element is lightning, so the elment is also different and this way you have all the elements on your side.
Hot take: while kratos weapon design and implementation are nearly flawless, I cant imagine how developers came up with two spinning chains with axe-swords on the ends for a weapon mechanic. Objectively, it makes little sense. Kratos is strong enough to wield the blades, that much is certain. But he would have needed telekinesis to keep those blades from going off edge on the spin. Love the content! Also Aphrodite wasnt even that hot, come fight me.
7:35 You'll probably disagree with me, but there's three ones that i think are neat in this regard with carrying weapons on one's back. From the games Darksiders, Legacy of Kain: Defiance and Kya: Dark Lineage. just think the Chaoseater of War from Darksiders is awesome. Just love the wailing, monstrous faces embedded in the simple outline design of the thing. And the notches in the ring pommel and top of the blade help in making it a strong silhouette. And the harpoon shape just make the Harpoon Tackle feel *so* nice. And in Darksiders 1, you can find some Enhancements that give the blade visually different effects too. So if you want them to cry blood, leak poison, burn in unholy fire or emit a purple miasma, you can! For me, it helps that personally i have a closer connection to Darksiders than GoW comparatively. And the Soul Reaver from the Legacy of Kain series is iconic as well. Although only Kain wears it on his back, whenever he *does* have it. Both the Reaver and Kain are legendary in their own right, though. As for Kya, she doesn't actually wield a sword as such, but a boomerang object called a Boomy that has a recurve shape with a ring with a hole in it in the middle. And her way of carrying it is quite unique-- the Boomy's shape allows for it to utilize the circular handle as an aiming reticule for manual aiming mode, and be carried as a hair clip for her blue dreads. Also, she kinda *can* use it as a sword. It's the final unlockable move you can find, and is a charge attack that sees Kya rotate the Boomy in the palm of her hand, which emits a BIG LONG LASER BLADE when the attack button is released and she spins around. And the length is dependant on how long you charge it for. You'll probably not agree, but I just like them.
I think if you get Mjornir it would be a fun change up as a super heavy weapon so you can have blades of chaos as your light multihit lower damage weapon for larger groups of weaker enemies, mjornir as your slower but much more damaging weapon with shorter range so you can go ham on bosses and heavier enemies, and leviathan as a in between option.
Hot take: Kratos has no right to be angry at Ares about him tricking him into killing his first family, since Kratos offered Ares his LIFE (not just his soul, Gaia), and his family is part of his life.
I think Vengeful Spartan didn't play, because this story was not about revenge and Kratos had moved on. He picked the blades to save his only family not to destroy another god.
@@xxiii262 nah man chains of Olympus kratos is better than the norse , betrayal doesn't count as one of the series and ascension is not as bad as norse kratos
Ares was the best protagonist because he made u kill innocent people made u the ultimate power hungry monster and even made u kill his own family what more do u want from him except zues tricked Kratos in Gow2 to put his godly powers into blade without realising and without much thought so Ares is the one for me
Hot take: God of War 1 has the most frustrating parts in all of the games. Fighting the cerberus dogs, the underworld section, the kratos clones. I'm getting angry just thinking about it.
The Cerberus dogs were worse in god of war 2 you had to fight them with a room full of them and also these hammer dudes that had hella hp forgot the name
@@jc._.goated6666 I actually don't remember the cerberus dogs in gow2, I'm just at the beginning of replaying that game after years. But in gow1 it is pure chaos, 6 at the same time and you can kill so many without ending the encounter. Not 100% sure but I believe that dps, not the amount of kills makes you win. After a long time I realized that the combo triangle, triangle, triangle, dodge would be the best. Sure once I tried that strategy I beat it immediately on hard so if you know what you are doing it is easy, but the initial experimentation and trial and error is frustrating as hell.
@@Grivian yeah I just either use Poseidons rage on the little dogs or press O on them that’s the easiest way to defeat them if not that then launch the little shits in the air and do some combos on them
@@jc._.goated6666 I do remember being so angry while playing GoW2 as a kid that I was screaming and throwing the controller, which made my mom mad at me. But I don't remember a section as bullshit as the balancing spike section with the awful checkpoints or the spike wall in gow1, or the kratos clones. I've played gow1 for the first time recently on hard and I'm not sure I will replay it on god mode because or the kratos clones lmao.
Hot take: Gow ascension and gow4 have the best rages In ascension you have to earn the rage and that makes it fun In gow4 there are a lot of moves like boulders fists kicks jump and smash the ground it is a lot fun(also love your content)
@@darkbrogaming976 I agree that the rage in ascension is kind of limited but the reason why I love it is that the player need to be good to earn it.(and also this reminds me of concentration of Vergil)
@@huzaifshahid8308 yea I mean but still i think it was fully focused only on multiplayer they made it like that skill game cause of multiplayer and that ruined ascension
@@darkbrogaming976 I agree with you but the reason why I like ascension rage because you have to be good at the game I agree with you that the options are limited.(sorry but I haven't played the multiplayer)the things that ruined ascension in my opinion are the story pacing,only one weapon.its not the worst game but it's not the best game it's 8 in my opinion.
Hot take:The Blade Of Olympus was actually one of the best weapon created in the franchise after the blade of chaos/exile/Athena it had some cool features in God of war 3.and they should add it in God of war Ragnarok as well.
Hot take: T.C Carson should have voiced Kratos in the flashback in God of War 4. By not doing this SantaMonica are trying to rewrite history when it should be honoured! There’s hope for Ragnarok… who am I kidding.
Hot take: Leviathan axe is the greatest non-chained/secondary weapon in the series (By that I mean every weapon except Blades of Chaos, Athena and Exile). It was forged from 20 Frost Troll Screams... Give or take... And rivals Mjolnir itself, and it also means many things for Kratos since it's a weapon passed down to him from his wife.
We need more cool video game characters with an iconic axe as their main weapon. The only other character i can think of is Eddie Riggs from Brütal Legend with the Separator. I suppose he carries *two* axes, but of different kinds.
I personally think it’s because of the voiceovers cuts if you notice in gow2 it’s only loft levels but In gow3 there are lost voiceovers and when I say it I mean too many of them
hot take:in the other god of wars when you upgrade your magic instead of increasing damage and area they should have made it so that when you use the magic attack it should take les of the magic meter
Now I've been playing the GoW franchise since I was three, with my mom and dad on the ps2 (im 18 now), and I grew up on 1 and 2. Never could play GoW 3 (except for the demo) but I did my research, watched the full walkthrough just like with Ascension, those two are the only GoW games I haven't played, because I didn't own a PS3 or PS4. So I know what im talking about, but if I could play them for myself I'd love to. My *HOT TAKE* is.. God of War 2 by far has the best story, best end and cliffhanger to a third installment (which is great storytelling) making the third even better just like GoW2 did to it's predecessor GoW1, and is overall the best game in the series considering the time it was released, the nostalgia, and all the aspects that were by a margin less superior than GoW3 just because it's an older game.
Hot take: GOW 3 is much less fun to replay than other games due to unskippable cutscenes and a lack of unlockable bonus material. You get only one alt costume, the rest you had to pre order which as lame as hell bc half the fun of ps2 era games was all the extra cool unlockable outfits, weapons, minigames etc
additional hot take: i HATED the upgrade system in GoW2018 bc i hate fetch quest crap where i cant upgrade something without one specific ingredient in some random spot vs letting my skill with the game earn me red orbs and then i can pick and choose what to upgrade in the moment. ALso hate how the experience you get in game is so paltry compared to completing tasks and story checkpoints bc you end up just grinding for resources and it feels like a chore.
Hot take ⚠️ If it will even be obtainable in game in the first place, I don’t think Mjolnir will be a weapon or an upgrade/fusion, but a new set of runic attacks. Kinda like Atreus and his moves, but mjolnir would have more. But I’m really hoping they pull a blades of chaos and straight up give it to us with a skill tree n all, cause a big part of GOW has always been the variety with weapons. Hot take #2 ⚠️ I don’t mind if there isn’t another weapon. There’s already a shit ton to do and there will be new upgrades/moves/runic attacks. A whole new weapon might make other fighting methods redundant.
Hot take: poseidon is the best intro boss in the god of war series . The fact that you start the game and you fight one of the most important Olympians is amazing. The fight is very memorable and the love playing this boss every single time. Also the quick time event is my favourite in the series.
Nah, I would argue Collosus as the best intro fight. Poseidon was one of the big 3 gods of greek Pantheon. I would have wanted more *Man to Man* fight with him like Hades and Zeus. He rarely give Kratos a challenge and got wooped pretty easily
Poseidon has a Great BGM Too, Loved it. The beginning of it is just 🔥
@@Sxqshxm BGM ??
@@dominus2184 background music. Which i agree with!
Hot take: the tackle move in God of War Ghost of Sparta (L+Circle) is heavily underrated. It's really useful as it allows you to throw enemies like in the PS2 games and it can trigger qtes. You can even use it in the air!
And its really useful to run away from enemies
Respect, since that’s my fav game
Agreed that very good thing it was much better then circle same for thera Bane I think they should.have made thera Bain the bar of god of war accession
It can totaly trivialize deimos even on the Very Hard dificulty
It's also great to use in the air for speed running. I fondly recall skipping a whole sliding section with one long L1 O.
Holy crap I'm honored to have been featured in the video, thanks dude!
I promise I'm not edgy though, I know the username might imply that 😂
Hot take:
God of war 2 is the best in the series, it continues a story which was really hard to make a sequel out of and at the end sets up an amazing finish for the Greek pantheon in the next game.Voice acting,character design and level design are all phenomenal and don't get me started on the soundtrack.
P.S your an amazing content creator
Damn man I had a very similar hot take written like 10 minutes ago, good to see like-minded fans in the comments.
that's not a hot take to be honest, many would agree with you. one hot take would be that "God of War Ascension is the best in the series"
Not a hot take but i still agree. GoW 2 was something different. The ambience, level design, story, sountrack, boss fights were all phenomenal.
For me tied with Gow Ghost of Sparta.
Ares: that night I was trying to make you a great warrior
Kratos: you succeeded (slash)
Stab*
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My hot take :
They killed Deimos way too fast
They should have kept him for the next game and have some multiplayer stuff with Kratos and Deimos
It’s because it was a side game and was also directed by someone else not the creators of god of war so they would either just have him not appear in the next main line god of war game or have to kill him off. They could have written him being somewhere else but god of war 3 was the last in this saga and they already had issues writing the story in god of war 3 and adding Deimos wouldn’t have made it any easier
Yes
@@jc._.goated6666 he could have been in the next side game and than die there
I mean his introduction is kinda rushed , like he dies soo fast
The next side game could have focused on Kratos and Deimos working together and then all of a sudden the gods do some sh*it in order to kill Deimos whitch angers Kratos leading in for a similar ending that we had in the "Ghost of Sparta"
And the gameplay would be interesting to see with you using 2 characters for puzzles or just combat combos
(Or a multiplayer story-like)
Sorry for my bad English
EXACTLY
@@Hidrozlais ghost of Sparta was the last side game in the saga Ascension was a prequel and nah your English was good don’t worry about it
5:12 I don’t see it as a full redemption. Pandora shows us that Kratos still has humanity, but it is too late for him. Even Pandora wasn’t enough for his revenge to end, he let’s her go during Zeus’s insults because he couldn’t control his rage. When the power of hope helps Kratos forgive himself for his past mistakes, what does Kratos do? He still kills Zeus with no hesitation. He is already lost. After Zeus dies he finally realizes what he has done to the world and what revenge cost him. If he didn’t let her go, he might’ve another child to raise, Pandora. Maybe a new beginning without Faye & Atreus, just Pandora. In the end, Kratos knows there is no turning back, he is a monster and he kills himself. But we already know what happens after actually. GOW3 was just a setup for a fully redemption arc in GOW(2018).
I also think Kratos surviving from blade of olympus in GOW 3 is a reminder in GOW that he cannot take his own life.
@@crowofjudgement4718 Zeus didnt died either after being stabbed by it. Both are that strong
Hot take: ascensions multiplayer was so fucking fun. You and your friends get to make your own warrior with the powers of either zeus, ares, poseidon or hades? And use them warriors to fight other people's warriors in classic maps and fight other bosses like hercules, the giant scorpion, and the massive cyclops? Completely underrated and overlooked.
hot take: kratos trying to help pandora is not him turning good but in In his subconscious mind she reminds him of his daughter so helping her will kinda compensate him killing his daughter
It's not a hot take it's a theory
Hot take: Runic attacks should have been linked to the rage meter, sort of how in fighting games (like Mortal Kombat) there is a super meter that allows for powered-up attacks. I think that this would work well since most runic attacks are already just powered-up skills, for example, glaive storm is a charged up version of the hunter-killer skill. This would also add more player agency since you could choose either use the some rage for a runic attack or save it to go into spartan rage mode.
Interesting...
Liu Kang in Mk Shaolin Monks has Rage Mode.
Hot Take: the Nemean ceastus are the best weapons in the entire GoW franchise. They are just so satisfying to use and they sound amazing.
Hot take: God of War Ghost of Sparta while a fun game had some of the most boring magic attacks, don't get me wrong they're cool but when you have something like GOW 2 and it's magic you it can't compete.
Hot take: GOW 1 has the best Story of the greek saga.
I love how It ends and how you can enjoy It stand alone.
Also, congrate for the 10k sub, you deserve more.
Yes cuz back then goes we’re idolised as gods, from lady goddes afrodite to sex mini game
Agree 100%
The saving pandora thing wasn't Kratos trying to change. He saw Calliope in her and didn't want her "daughter" to die again. Zeus may have said she's just a tool, but that's not how Kratos saw her. Also love your videos, they funny as hell
Hot take: I personally enjoy the blades of exile more than the blades of chaos, the combat was funner to use than the blades of chaos. I’ve recently started watching you and your honestly a awesome TH-camr ❤️
Hot take: I think it would had been better if in GOW 4 when you begin your first battle with the blades of chaos they should had put the soundtrack "Glory of Sparta" but the GOW 3 version, when you fight Hercules. Idk, that soundtrack it's the best in the series when you are in a combat sequence or a boss battle.
Hot takes:
1. Colossus of Rhodes is the best opening boss out of all GOW games.
2. GOW2's Pursuing destiny is the best calm music out there.
Also keep up the work.
My take: Athena is the truth antagonist because she wanted the death of Zeus.She even saved him only to be in a higher rank in the underworld. She used Kratos as a weapon for the destruction of Greece.
I have to disagree about GOW3’s story not being that good. Kratos’ journey has actually been disrespected by many fans and players. The whole point of him as a character is showing the consequences of pushing one so far. Kratos seeking “redemption” is beautiful because honestly he’s still human. The man was a warlord who bit off more than he can chew then was used as more than a pawn by almost everyone! Hell even Hephaestus! How THE FUCK are you betrayed by the blacksmith of Olympus 😂😂 like come on. Anyway we can talk about it but I think 3 is the perfect wrap up to any trilogy I’ve ever played personally and call it what you will but I enjoyed EVERY head busting, eye gauging, torso splitting moment the ghost of Sparta has allowed me to watch.
True
Also, I do not believe that him trying to save Pandora was sudden and random. It was because she reminded him of Calliope
He got betrayed by Hephaestus because Kratos wanted to kill his daughter.
It is Kratos fault for pushing him.
and they say kratos finally have actual character moments on gow 4 lol. nonsense
Ooh, I wouldn’t wanna argue with you, handsome
what the fuck bro?
do you think zesty is not handsome? How dare you
you good?
Aye yo
Get this in the ñext hot takes
Hot take: Everyone helped kratos and even Ares did but he didn't wanted kratos to have any weakness and thats why he convinced to kill his own feelings, his own family. I feel bad and the last line "I was trying to make you a great warrior" kratos"You succeded" that was epik
Amazing Thumbnail !
Hot take: the blades of chaos should get an upgrade in ragnorock, maybe collect greek relics and infuse them with the blades to make them stronger maybe barrels or red orbs as a nod to the original. (but that's my personal opinion)
And i like the way ares doing the rock "🤨" lmao
I hope Deimos will come back that like my hot take but I love your videos
Hot take : they should add Blue Kratos as a costume in a new god of war game and if you equip the skin it also changes the blades of chaos to the blades of Athena
Can't wait for the retrospective on the old games man
My favorite type of videos on this chaneel
Channel
ARES is the THANOS of GOW Universe : Change my Mind
Hot take: The magic effects on the gow asencion blades makes them look the best in the franchise
Hot take: god of war 4 is no longer a heck & slash game
Congratulations for your first speedrun & 10k sub :D
Hot take kratos's daughter should be in god of war ragnarok and talk to Atreus about how kratos used to be before he came to the norse
Hot take: hot take
I think in 5:42 is that at this point of time, kratos has still not forgiven himself for killing his own family, he's trying to atone and redeem himself for what he did to his family in the past. At this point of time, he still haven't forgave himself, that came later when zeus instilled fear in him
*Hot Take #2* God of War 2 voice acting was much more savage and sounded so much better because Carson was younger and had the vocal chords for every single line to bs delivered perfectly, you can clearly see him deteriorating a bit in GoW3 even though he did a phenomenal job there too.
Hot take: Colossus the of Rhodes in GOW 2 was the best tutorial boss
that take is colder than my dead cat
Of course IT is
Hot take: My favorite realm in god of war 4 is Muspelheim, in it's challenges you get to kinda feel like a god killing a 100 enemy's at ones
Hot take : the best blades os chaos design in gow series is the blades of chaos from gow ascension
The guy who said the blades don't look good on Kratos' back was talking about the blade of CHAOS. You talked about the blades of Athena and Exile.
I agree with both of you.
To be fair, the blades of chaos and the blades of athena are the same design, minus the color scheme, (blades of athena being gold instead of silver) so..
Hot take : Poseidon , being the second only to Zeus shouldn't have been killed in the beginning as the intro boss .. I find it a bit disregarding and disrespectful to Poseidon , should be at least weakened just to finish him up for good just before facing Zeus , giving him more challenge
ARES DESTROY MY ENEMIES
Nemisis whip is easily the best secondary weapons in the franchise
I feel like someone wold already comment on this but on 7:35 i think the guy was talking about the first blades that kratos used in gow 1
Ares was the only god who killed kratos effortlessly. Kratos needed the embodiment of hope.
Charon did the same thing. Same with Zeus.
HOT TAKE: they should add customizable hair for Kratos as Red Dead Redemption 2 has. IMAGINE KRATOS WITH HAIR.
Smiling Kratos is cursed enough
Nice vid, these are my favourites
Rock on dude! Totally awesome!
Oh shit my hot take made it in the video. Hell yeah man. Anyways, addressing how I worded my comment: saying Chris did not deserve it was a bit harsh. I think a better way to say it is to just say TC Carson was robbed. I admit having a bit of bias against Judge for how he almost turned down GoW4 because he realized it was a game script, but overall he does the job well. I still think Carson deserves it more.
Counter argument for how it's a tiny bit harder to enjoy the story: sure not everyone played the older games, but in that case you might as well remove any references to them at all (the blades of chaos, kratos telling the truth, etc). I don't think 2018 is a disaster because the voice actor is different, I just think it would be more "complete" if carson did it.
Anyways, thanks for including my hot take in the video. Can't wait to see what else you upload.
Hot take: I believe that god of war ascension multiplayer was underrated. Santa Monica studio should really give another shot making god of war multiplayer standalone game this time and in my opinion it would be pretty good since Sony is looking to make live service games
Pandora reminded Kratos of his daughter that's why he didn't want her to die at the end..
Boss fights against bosses your size are better than ones against larger than life bosses since they match your speed and keep you on your toes, meanwhile larger bosses require you to wait for an opening in their big attacks, they're better for spectacle, but not as fights (they're still good though).
Hot take: Zeus is the hardest boss in gow 3 (chaos mode), especially the third phase when you're inside gaia
No greek enemies in norse you say? As you always say, past Zestus didn’t know about it
Hot take: the nemesis whip is the least best weapon in god of war 3 not including head of Helios, bow of Apollo or boots of hermes because if you don’t know how to use it it’s not that good
to me it has the best magic attack but its just a too weak compared to the BoE for me to main it. But, i still prefer it to the claws.
@hood337 yes I know it is op when you know how to use it but my point is that it requires much more skill than the other 3
Hot take: God of War 3 is my fav game by far, but when Ragnarok is released, I feel like it will be as good “maybe better” because Odin, Thor, Freya, etc. are all going to be bosses, the Hyperion ram is going to be standard move, and u can visit all the realms
Hot Take 1: Deimos was wasted potential. He could've fought with his brother and help mentor Atreus, as they were both given a somewhat colder impression by Kratos, but from different perspectives.
Hot Take 2: I personally think the Blade of Olympus was one of, if not, the most important weapons due to how its presence upholds the weight of the story, like being the one thing that can stop the Titans and consequently, Zeus.
Hot Take 3: The prophecy at the end of GOW4 was incomplete. I feel like Sigrun, current Queen of the Valkyries, would help Kratos find a way to return to the mortal plane and assist him in killing the Norse Pantheon rather than guide him to Valhalla.
Hot take : best level/area in gow 2 is atlas
hot take: kratos eats corn
Hot take: killing enemies with heavy weapons like nemean cestus is way more satisfying than killing them with baldes.
You're all wrong, the best antagonist was and still is the king cerberus.
love the videos
Hot take kratos getting blades in gow 4 was easily the most goosebumps moment in gow series
I kinda like the rpg mechanics that the new game has adapted to , it kinda makes the game fun and more grind able
Mjolnir is a hammer so that makes for a different move set than the Axe, apart from throwing it and its element is lightning, so the elment is also different and this way you have all the elements on your side.
hot take: baulder is a waste of a boss fight only thing he is, is a damge sponge
God of war 3 weapons look the same at level 1 and 5, I miss their evolution in the other games
God of war 2018 is a reboot of the franchise that’s why it’s not called gow 4
Hot take: while kratos weapon design and implementation are nearly flawless, I cant imagine how developers came up with two spinning chains with axe-swords on the ends for a weapon mechanic. Objectively, it makes little sense. Kratos is strong enough to wield the blades, that much is certain. But he would have needed telekinesis to keep those blades from going off edge on the spin.
Love the content!
Also Aphrodite wasnt even that hot, come fight me.
Cool paragraph bro but
Aphrodite wasn't hot???? My bro are you listening to yourself!?
@@ExtremeGameplays1 sorry,I change my answer to " dang, how dem blades spin tho"
also ye I liked her assistants more *finger guns*
7:35
You'll probably disagree with me, but there's three ones that i think are neat in this regard with carrying weapons on one's back. From the games Darksiders, Legacy of Kain: Defiance and Kya: Dark Lineage.
just think the Chaoseater of War from Darksiders is awesome. Just love the wailing, monstrous faces embedded in the simple outline design of the thing. And the notches in the ring pommel and top of the blade help in making it a strong silhouette. And the harpoon shape just make the Harpoon Tackle feel *so* nice.
And in Darksiders 1, you can find some Enhancements that give the blade visually different effects too. So if you want them to cry blood, leak poison, burn in unholy fire or emit a purple miasma, you can!
For me, it helps that personally i have a closer connection to Darksiders than GoW comparatively.
And the Soul Reaver from the Legacy of Kain series is iconic as well. Although only Kain wears it on his back, whenever he *does* have it.
Both the Reaver and Kain are legendary in their own right, though.
As for Kya, she doesn't actually wield a sword as such, but a boomerang object called a Boomy that has a recurve shape with a ring with a hole in it in the middle. And her way of carrying it is quite unique-- the Boomy's shape allows for it to utilize the circular handle as an aiming reticule for manual aiming mode, and be carried as a hair clip for her blue dreads.
Also, she kinda *can* use it as a sword. It's the final unlockable move you can find, and is a charge attack that sees Kya rotate the Boomy in the palm of her hand, which emits a BIG LONG LASER BLADE when the attack button is released and she spins around.
And the length is dependant on how long you charge it for.
You'll probably not agree, but I just like them.
Best series maaannnnnnn
I think if you get Mjornir it would be a fun change up as a super heavy weapon so you can have blades of chaos as your light multihit lower damage weapon for larger groups of weaker enemies, mjornir as your slower but much more damaging weapon with shorter range so you can go ham on bosses and heavier enemies, and leviathan as a in between option.
Nice
Hot Take: *OLD AND BALD POSEIDON COULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER BOSS THAN YOUNG AND HAIRY POSEIDON IN GOD OF WAR 3. HE WAS OLD AND BALD IN GOD OF WAR 1*
Probably cause the OG dev of Gow 1 was gone lol
Hot take: Kratos has no right to be angry at Ares about him tricking him into killing his first family, since Kratos offered Ares his LIFE (not just his soul, Gaia), and his family is part of his life.
Kratos offered HIS life, not his family's.
Hot take:posiden's rage is the most op majic attack next to the magic attack in god of war 3 with the blades of exile and cronos rage
Quick answer yes he was
I think Vengeful Spartan didn't play, because this story was not about revenge and Kratos had moved on. He picked the blades to save his only family not to destroy another god.
Hot take: The norse kratos is the worst kratos in the series, angry kratos was just the best, weapons, moves etc..
Nah man, worst kratos was either chains of Olympus or GOW betrayal or GOW ascension
Grow up
@@xxiii262 nah man chains of Olympus kratos is better than the norse , betrayal doesn't count as one of the series and ascension is not as bad as norse kratos
Not a hot take but it will be very interesting if you could make an in depth video about the best side weapon like you did with the blades of chaos
Ares was the best protagonist because he made u kill innocent people made u the ultimate power hungry monster and even made u kill his own family what more do u want from him except
zues tricked Kratos in Gow2 to put his godly powers into blade without realising and without much thought so
Ares is the one for me
Hot take: God of War 1 has the most frustrating parts in all of the games. Fighting the cerberus dogs, the underworld section, the kratos clones. I'm getting angry just thinking about it.
The Cerberus dogs were worse in god of war 2 you had to fight them with a room full of them and also these hammer dudes that had hella hp forgot the name
@@jc._.goated6666 I actually don't remember the cerberus dogs in gow2, I'm just at the beginning of replaying that game after years. But in gow1 it is pure chaos, 6 at the same time and you can kill so many without ending the encounter. Not 100% sure but I believe that dps, not the amount of kills makes you win. After a long time I realized that the combo triangle, triangle, triangle, dodge would be the best. Sure once I tried that strategy I beat it immediately on hard so if you know what you are doing it is easy, but the initial experimentation and trial and error is frustrating as hell.
@@Grivian yeah me neither but after replaying it this week after a year or so they were very annoying far more annoying than in god of war 1
@@Grivian yeah I just either use Poseidons rage on the little dogs or press O on them that’s the easiest way to defeat them if not that then launch the little shits in the air and do some combos on them
@@jc._.goated6666 I do remember being so angry while playing GoW2 as a kid that I was screaming and throwing the controller, which made my mom mad at me. But I don't remember a section as bullshit as the balancing spike section with the awful checkpoints or the spike wall in gow1, or the kratos clones. I've played gow1 for the first time recently on hard and I'm not sure I will replay it on god mode because or the kratos clones lmao.
Hot take: Gow ascension and gow4 have the best rages
In ascension you have to earn the rage and that makes it fun
In gow4 there are a lot of moves like boulders fists kicks jump and smash the ground it is a lot fun(also love your content)
It's good but you are limited in ascension which does not make it fun it takes away that beat em up game
@@darkbrogaming976 I agree that the rage in ascension is kind of limited but the reason why I love it is that the player need to be good to earn it.(and also this reminds me of concentration of Vergil)
@@huzaifshahid8308 yea I mean but still i think it was fully focused only on multiplayer they made it like that skill game cause of multiplayer and that ruined ascension
@@darkbrogaming976 I agree with you but the reason why I like ascension rage because you have to be good at the game I agree with you that the options are limited.(sorry but I haven't played the multiplayer)the things that ruined ascension in my opinion are the story pacing,only one weapon.its not the worst game but it's not the best game it's 8 in my opinion.
Hot take:The Blade Of Olympus was actually one of the best weapon created in the franchise after the blade of chaos/exile/Athena it had some cool features in God of war 3.and they should add it in God of war Ragnarok as well.
Hot take:
T.C Carson should have voiced Kratos in the flashback in God of War 4. By not doing this SantaMonica are trying to rewrite history when it should be honoured!
There’s hope for Ragnarok… who am I kidding.
Hot take: Leviathan axe is the greatest non-chained/secondary weapon in the series (By that I mean every weapon except Blades of Chaos, Athena and Exile).
It was forged from 20 Frost Troll Screams... Give or take... And rivals Mjolnir itself, and it also means many things for Kratos since it's a weapon passed down to him from his wife.
We need more cool video game characters with an iconic axe as their main weapon. The only other character i can think of is Eddie Riggs from Brütal Legend with the Separator.
I suppose he carries *two* axes, but of different kinds.
Why didn’t people like the gow ascension multiplayer? I enjoyed it a bunch 😃
I personally think it’s because of the voiceovers cuts if you notice in gow2 it’s only loft levels but In gow3 there are lost voiceovers and when I say it I mean too many of them
Hot take: I have more style than Zesty
hot take:in the other god of wars when you upgrade your magic instead of increasing damage and area they should have made it so that when you use the magic attack it should take les of the magic meter
HOT TAKE: BLADES OF CHAOS(Greek Saga) ARE 2ND BEST LOOKING BLADES AFTER THE BLADES OF EXILE
Hot take: God of war 3 had the best weapons in my mind because u can do combo's and stuff, U can't get wrong with it.
Hot Take: Hephaestus is the hottest God of War character
Now I've been playing the GoW franchise since I was three, with my mom and dad on the ps2 (im 18 now), and I grew up on 1 and 2. Never could play GoW 3 (except for the demo) but I did my research, watched the full walkthrough just like with Ascension, those two are the only GoW games I haven't played, because I didn't own a PS3 or PS4. So I know what im talking about, but if I could play them for myself I'd love to. My *HOT TAKE* is.. God of War 2 by far has the best story, best end and cliffhanger to a third installment (which is great storytelling) making the third even better just like GoW2 did to it's predecessor GoW1, and is overall the best game in the series considering the time it was released, the nostalgia, and all the aspects that were by a margin less superior than GoW3 just because it's an older game.
Hot take: GOW 3 is much less fun to replay than other games due to unskippable cutscenes and a lack of unlockable bonus material. You get only one alt costume, the rest you had to pre order which as lame as hell bc half the fun of ps2 era games was all the extra cool unlockable outfits, weapons, minigames etc
Hot take: Zeus Hades and Poseidon are the coolest bosses in greek trilogy
Zeus and Hades : Yes👍
Poseidon: Nope ☹️
Hot take:Gow betrayal is better than gow 2018, FIGHT ME
Hot take: Atreus should be the new protagonist of the franchise. It’s better to leave kratos for some time at least and tackle a new character.
They won't do it tho it would be awesome
Hot take: the blades of chaos in gow 4 are better then the leviathan axe
Hot take: ascention is super underrated and i personally think it is best game in the franchise.
additional hot take: i HATED the upgrade system in GoW2018 bc i hate fetch quest crap where i cant upgrade something without one specific ingredient in some random spot vs letting my skill with the game earn me red orbs and then i can pick and choose what to upgrade in the moment. ALso hate how the experience you get in game is so paltry compared to completing tasks and story checkpoints bc you end up just grinding for resources and it feels like a chore.
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If it will even be obtainable in game in the first place, I don’t think Mjolnir will be a weapon or an upgrade/fusion, but a new set of runic attacks. Kinda like Atreus and his moves, but mjolnir would have more. But I’m really hoping they pull a blades of chaos and straight up give it to us with a skill tree n all, cause a big part of GOW has always been the variety with weapons.
Hot take #2 ⚠️
I don’t mind if there isn’t another weapon. There’s already a shit ton to do and there will be new upgrades/moves/runic attacks. A whole new weapon might make other fighting methods redundant.