Despite being nominated for numerous awards and even winning Game of the Year in 2018, the creator of God of War, David Jaffe, is not a huge fan of the new direction the series has gone in. Jaffe himself hasn't worked on these new God of War games, but thinks that they're not staying true to the spirit of the character and the franchise. The creator noted that if developers want to pour their life experiences into their work, they should do it with new IPs and characters.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I only ever played the first 2 until I got a PS5 that came with Ragnarok.

They're not even the same game anymore. The originals were more akin to Devil May Cry while Ragnarok felt like it could have been an Assassin's Creed game.

I can't say much for the story since I haven't gone very far in Ragnarok (and only beat 1 and 2 back in the day so my memory on details is a bit hazy) but the game play is definitely a lot different than it started.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've always loved god of war. Chains of Olympus being my favourite one. And I still love the new ones both gameplay and story wise. I really like kratos as a character and I like the story of him finally having time to reflect on his actions in the original series and trying to better himself afterwards.

[–] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jaffe Kree

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Indeed, Jaffe does not akree.

[–] rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

I can understand him. God of War 2018 and Ragnarok have basically nothing to do anymore with the original games. They could have made a new IP but they had to take the name and characters for brand recognition.

[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

He's not wrong, do new stuff, too many remakes and remasters nowadays.

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