its a lame millennial remark tbh. You have one of the most amazing inventions ever created and its still not good enough. You think humankind will only be redeemed if we go back to living in caves. Your privileged ass couldnt handle it.
well he does become powerful if it wasnt for him being an idiot he wouldnt brag about his kill to the gods he wouldnt have died to begin with but zeus knows his son and knew he would fall for it
Specially considering how honest Zus is, anything that drains your godly power when he's been actively pissing off Olympus, yeah... Kratos is a real dumbass as a character, GoWIII also makes it clear he doesn't think about what the consequence of his actions, since killing the gods fucked over the world (Or at least Greece), meaning Sparta was destroyed again, and the entirety of GoWII was him trying to prevent that.
@@Lukmendes Kratos didn't care about anything except his revenge on Zeus, he isn't dumb he just doesn't give a fuck. Whole point of GoW2 is about coming back in time and killing zeus not about saving sparta. Last spartan wanted to save sparta, not Kratos. At the end of the game you clearly see Kratos doesn't care about anything all he wants is to see king of olympians die. In third game why would he think about consequences at all if he's lost everything because of gods and his hatred towards them is justified, he lost mother, brother because of Zeus and after he killed Ares gods didn't grant him his wish to get rid of his nightmares. Kratos journey shows us the consequences of revenge path and in the end of third game he realises that pandora's sacrifice was in vain and he tries to help the Greece by giving people hope. Kratos was never dumb he was just dedicated to achieve his goal just like in gow 4.
@@nikohuncho After the fight against the Last Spartan, Kratos wonders why the Last Spartan left Sparta unprotected, and once he's told about its destruction, he is rather clearly pissed, and he briefly can't even fight back against the Kraken (Gameplay-wise whenever you press an attack button Kratos starts to whine, one of his lines is even "I am cursed"), he needs Gaia to refuel his rage for him to even want to fight back, and on the fight againbst Zus, he rather clearly says "I will not let you destroy Sparta" during a QTE. So yeah, he does care, he made Sparta become a super power because of the wars, and Zus destroying it only fueled his rage further, but before that he briefly gave up, because he cared, and when Kratos' rage isn't enough to motivate him, he's depressed. And him being dedicated makes him dumb, because he only sees his objective and little else, not stopping to think if he should do it, because someone hurts him, he hurts them back, even if it fucks over everyone, including himself, and while GoWIII doesn't comment on it, him causing Sparta's destruction after he undid it in GoWII is one of the things that really shows he's a dumbass.
Still so fun, just got ppsspp and having a go on chains of Olympus, it's cool how they've reworked the combat and feel in the latest game while still keeping it excellent, although I did play through 1 2 and 3 end to end before I played the latest GoW and my old ass brain plasticity coupled with all the muscle memory from the other games fucked me up hard for ages 😅
One thing that I always loved about Kratos is his flagrant disregard for everything to do with fate, destiny, and the Gods. Even in the new game it's all on show in full view and I love it so much.
Thats my theory for the last one. Everyone thinks kratos is gonna die because of the painting at the end of gow4 but kratos has proven time and time again that nothing can stop him. At least thats my hope, i dont want kratos to die ive been a huge fan of the series since i was a kid,
its funny cause in the new game when he see's the prophecies signs of him dying its hard to tell how he reacted. Maybe he was mourning his lost love, or maybe he looked at it and said "try me bitch".
@@truffles635 that would be completely in Character and super badass. This is my official canon now. If this isn't the case I'll shit my britches in protest
Destiny was a pretty big thing for the greeks the whole thing about Oedipus' complex and a son of Kronos going to enslave the titans (Zeus) we're about the fact that no one could escape destiny, one could say that Kratos is a deconstructive device of that belief
Kudos to that Spartan dude. The guy fought Kratos like no other, and after taking the blade of Athena to his gut he had the energy to give a lot of lore while dying. Edit: blade of Athena
Just realized, Zeus said “the cycle ends here” before killing kratos which is exactly what kratos says before killing whatshisfuck at the end of the 4th game
Also the non main number games that came out in-between kinda filled in some gaps. Say even in this when Kronos references something Kratos did, why Hades has a personal grudge against Kratos, and etc. Kratos still is a violent ahole, but you understand more why he is the way he is. Say in comparison in Ascension that is a prequel made after 3, but takes place before 1. He isn't as completely without compassion as he actually feels for another who is trapped like him. Or in one of the PSP titles that explores his childhood before and after the horrible killing of his family. All God's pretty much let the events happen and especially Athena and Zeus. Then also shows even without Kratos the end of Olympus was likely coming with all the plots/machinations of others prior.
@@tyleralan1470 six from the Greek gods. Two PSP games that also had remasters on PS3. One called Chains of Olympus and other Ghost of Sparta. Then God of War Ascension which as I mentioned is a prequel released after the third main entry game.
God of War 2 perfected perfection. They made these, sort of, minor adjustments to the combat that when adding up, improved the combat IMMENSELY, and made GOW2’s combat one of the most rewarding in gaming ever. GOW3 has too much focus on offense, and Ascension came very close to GoW2, but needed more feedback from defensive plays. But oh my, they could make a million games that play exactly like GoW2 and you bet you I would play them all.
@@dre_k0 I played GoW religiously, ofc i know what the arms of sparta are. But Blades of Chaos are impossible to beat, thats why i loved Ascensions gameplay so much, they just did away with all the extra weapons and instead added magic variety to the blades themselves.
This is why I believe Ragnorok will be better than the first game, they seemed to go the God of war two route with the design, more enemies, more bosses and just more overall! We will see tho!
Original trilogy is best Gow 1 for story, adventure, environment and level design. And idea of kratos fighting his clones and hugging his family to transfer his life into them is beyond thinking and narration of gaia makes u 10x more immersed in story. The way kratos was sitting on throne in end was so badass Gow 2- improved gameplay, better bosses,good story. Cliffhanger ending makes u so hype about gow 3. Gow 2 is the perfect sequel. Gow 3 - killer graphics and sick boss fights. Qte are some of the best in the whole gaming franchise. And when kratos and zeus are engaging in the battle of strength inside gaia's heart for blade of olympus, The Qtes, soundtrack everything is godly.
@@DoctorBones1 4 as in 2018? I thought most people like that more than the original trilogy because, "Kratos is a character now." But if you mean Ass-ension, then yeah, that game was trash.
@@BaldorfBreakdowns yeah i meant 2018, not only for the character but it was just an overall good game and it deserves to be recognized alongside the original trilogy
@@DoctorBones1 For sure. I mostly see people say 4 is perfect and the OT is bad or haven't played it, because Kratos is "just mad" and doesn't have a character, though. It always seems a shame to me, because 4 is so good because of the OT. So much of what makes 4 so good is the previous games. Not that it doesn't stand on it's own, of course.
Every time the collosus’s theme song comes up, the lyrics in Greek are basically saying “Crush him colossus, save us”. Kinda like the people of Rhoades are praying for help against Kratos
0:58 I disagree. Kratos had every right to be angry and confused when Zeus in this matter attacked him. First of all the gods have that divine rule that forbids them to directly fight amongst each other hence why in the first game Kratos was always used as champion of the gods to fight against each other. So when that eagle attacked him and took his power it had to have been a god who just broke that rule to fight him. Second of all Kratos is only going around destroying cities, something Ares also did quite freely in the first game. In addition Ares also openly rebelled against the gods and he even threatened them with Pandoras box and did the gods do anything? Did Zeus himself break the rule and come down to smack Ares cause it was an emergency? Nope he let Kratos do most of the work. And we should also remember everything Kratos did for the gods in the 10 years leading up to the first game, not forgetting that one time Kratos saved all of existence from Persephone and Atlas. He'd expect the gods to at least owe him that. At this point Kratos knew the gods were Scumbags who treated him like a tool and a piece of garbage all his life seemingly just for the sake of it, but he'd still never think that the gods would stoop so low to actually betray and kill him for doing what he is supposed to do as the god of war, a position he originally didn't even chose. Athena telling Kratos he owed her something was fricking laughable and scummy to no possible end and Kratos responded pretty mildly to that. No wonder Ares rebelled against Olympus, in the mythos he was supposedly also treated like garbage by most of the gods too, although in the mythos Ares never betrayed Zeus. Regardless this game is great and I hope everybody replaying it for the memories will have a great time.
They were already scumbugs and they became more scummy when they got corrupted by the Pandora's box. The fear in the box made him more fearful of Kratos' power and thus leading him to break the rule.
He didn’t actually attack him until he drained his godly power into the blade whether that was due to the rule or his cowardice facing Margo’s at his strongest probably both but definitely cowardice
Well according to GOW3 when Kratos opened Pandora’s Box in GOW he unleashed dark energy that further corrupted the gods. Which made Zeus not trust him, and eventually betray him
I wouldn't say leading an army of men is the job of a God. Just because he's a God of war, that doesn't mean he gets to continue acting like a general. Ares did that, and the gods ordered a hit on him. It's anyone's guess what the gods in GoW actually deem as the correct usage of that office, but it's definitely not political conquest in favor of a single mortal army. Also, I wouldn't say it's in character for Greek gods to punish people for doing their jobs, assuming they're doing them well of course. Punishment for extremely minor grievances? Sure. They were assholes, but I don't know of any story where they punished someone without reason; good reason or not. Not trying to sound like a dick here with any of this, genuinely, but arguing that Kratos was doing no wrong as the god of war just ain't it chief. Hell, I'd bet 2018 Kratos doesn't even agree with that.
While Greek gods are douchebags, and GoW flanderized their douchiness, Kratos was making war for the sake of it, and Athena even mentioned he destroyed a bunch of cities, which keep pissing off people from Olympus. He is a god of war, but that doesn't mean he should actively go to war all the time, and pissing off other gods is really something he shouldn't do. Later games/retcons did him not favors too, since it's revealed he sunk Atlantis lol.
@@moistman3110 Arachne was a better weaver than Athena (one of her domains was handicraft) and so Athena changed her into a spider (Arachne as in arachnid and arachnophobia)
Just a reminder that the God of War series is like 16 years old and still holds up really really well to this day. There's still a crap ton of mythologies to explore also so the series obviously isn't going away anytime soon.
I played it at the time it was fun but to be honest the balance was bad , One of the types(if I remember correctly the water) was the most OP and everyone was taking it
@Ahmed Malaki a lot of people disliked a few things about the game, mainly getting tired of Krato’s only having one emotion which was anger and how they disliked a lot of the mechanics in the game, one was the horrible camera angles but honestly the hate for the game wasn’t anything serious enough to make it a bad game. great game and really fun and lord the boss fights were crazy, have fun whenever you play it
@Ahmed Malaki I do not know if or why god of war 3 was hated but i know that people hated god of war ascension and yes i kind of agree, it was not the best god of war game out there.
Charlie when fighting weak enemies: “This is so easy, I’m cruising this, I need a challenge” Charlie when fighting strong enemies that actually make him struggles: “This is so tedious, I’m not enjoying this, these guys suck”
There's just something special about God of war 1. In the first game he was literally a man (demigod but still) he didn't have the power of hope he got from pandoras box which arguably helped him kill the fates, monsters, and gods in the games after 1. Then after all the shit ares put him through we confront him and use the power of hope to absolutely destroy ares only to be denied peace and try to throw himself off Olympus to his death only to be denied that as well.
bruh it makes me so happy seeing charlie play GOW2 and talk so well about it. legit my favorite game ever and it deserves to be recognized as legendary
This game is a masterpiece because it's about gods and cool weapons and i love that the story is so big that it's still going on to this day, man am i excited for thor
It’s sad that a lot of people think Kratos became a deep character because he’s has a son Under the Mayo made a video on how kratos was always a deep character now I’m not saying he’s most complex character out there but he’s not 1 dimensional.
He has depth but the depth was still just different shades of "I'm angry at others for my own mistakes so I'll just go around killing everyone". Like his pretty much the bad guy in GoW2 and 3.
@@frosthammer917 in 3, yes, but there's still a little bit of humanity left in him in 2. But can you really call him a bad guy? The guy fought to hell and back for the gods 3 times, literally, and instead of getting what the gods promised, his memory of killing his family to be erased, he instead was given eternal torment aka an eternity with his traumas.
@@kingslayer5857 The gods fucked him over yes. But for revenge for a personal slight, Kratos literally destroyed the forces that held the world together, leaving it a barren wasteland.
@@frosthammer917 Being tricked into murdering your family, then having the ashes of their dead bodies fastened to your skin and forced into the position of an immortal God of War when you wanted to die, is a "personal slight"? Ok.
One of the advantages of having to constantly replay the few old PS3 games I have is that I can notice it every time Charlie is using a risky strategy in the game and thus predict his death with quite some accuracy.
@@thenamelessking375 ngl it looks cool and i loved it back then even the multiplayer but i replayed it 2 mounths ago and it was fucking horendous. Currently playing through 2 and just finished 1 they are still very good. 3 and 4 are perfection.
To be fair with Kratos's surprise at betrayel, He did so much for the gods, it's understandable he'd be surprised considering all they put him through and what he's done for them.
I love how I was about to comment "Charlie is doing a maidenless run" And then he starts the 'minigame' and immediately hits the wrong button ending it as soon as it beings LMAO LOL OMG
One of my earliest memories is when I was about 9 or 10 and I was in gamestop with my sister. I was looking for a new game but didn't even know what kind of games I like. The only games I played was pokemon snap, super Mario 64, and the really bad power rangers game for the n64. I asked my sister what I should get and she picked God of War 2. She said something like "I seen my boyfriend play this game. You might like it." I played it so much I memorize almost every line plus it started my interest for Greek mythology.
I love to imagine kratos with Charlie's sassy dialogue. "Yeah, hades doesn't even really bother me that much, it's like two floors below surface level, I'll just climb the ladders again, maybe use my swords, climb a wall, who knows"
With me recently beating GOW2 last month, I will say that in my opinion that the Fates Juggernauts is a pretty badass looking enemy and fun to fight in a way, I just love that design.
God, I will always remember GoW fondly. The first 2 games where the reason I wanted a PS2. I remember finally geting one for christmas and I binged the first 2 games in 3 days. Absolutely amazing game series, i've played every single one and loved all of em. Cannot wait for Ragnarok.
GoW2 is still perhaps the greatest of the original. Though 3 wasn’t a bad ending, and I liked the Pandora arc. But the latest GoW was still top tier. The one with Boy and Norse myth
It is I agree Linda Hunt Voicing and narrating the game was OMG I was saddened they didn’t get her to come back and narrate the new one because I mean she’s,Gaia,Oracle, narration
Glad to see you’re playing the classics. GOWII was my favorite growing up! I still remember booting it up for the first time and hearing that iconic theme play full blast through my tv! Also I’m sure you’ve addressed this already, but holy crap the bot comments on your videos are getting ridiculous…I guarantee I’ll get at least a few with this comment. Is there ANY way to fix this or is RU-vid just asinine and letting it happen?
He's played through both games on stream and no one has told him rolling counters the gorgons gaze? Damn chat This video is so nostalgic though, GOW2 is my favourite game in the series and I think it was one of the first video games I ever played, good times.
Unlike Kratos he survived being attacked by Zeus twice once in athen ND then in Sparta ND then he even beat Kratos to the temple of fates without any help from magic or titans ND wasn't even a demigod ND even held his own against Kratos for a couple of minutes.
One thing that I still fondly remember is the challenge at the end of each game. I learned when you press circle ⭕ on a Gorgon it would instantly beam you up, Scotty... Perfect time to parry with the fleece. So thats a free tip if anyone wants to play
The dialogue is so good in this game which is why it's my favorite game in the series. Sure gameplay and bosses is the best in 3 but the cutscenes are unskippable so also a big part of the game.
I wonder if he's gonna play the spinoffs. Ghost of Sparta was my introduction to GoW franchise and I've played all of them (besides the cellphone one) since then. Chains of Olympus is also amazing and really explored the dad side of Kratos before GoW 2018. Ascension is kinda meh, but it's still the same God of War we know and love so worth playing
