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[Bragr]

God of War 1 and its massive scope and vistas and its sweeping crowd clearing combat topped by its brutal no-nonsense story kicked off one of the biggest Playstation franchises.

The second game added more bosses and was hailed as a more refined version of the previous game, but came out very late in the PS2 lifecycle.

Chains of Olympus might have lacked some of the massive scope and sheen from its console brethren but was an excellent PSP version of God of War.

God of War III was one of the finest examples of a third-person action-adventure we ever saw in its first few hours before losing its luster later on.

The second PSP game, Ghost of Sparta, continued the strong example set by its predecessor.

Ascension was an okay prequel spin-off with a less interesting story and a multiplayer mode that didn't quite live up to the name but still had the same great presentation as its forbears.

God of War 2018 reinvented the franchise and is known as one of the best PS4 titles.

 

[NewYork214]

I had to go with GoW 3. Game was just epic and wrapped up the story pretty good. Wish the new games were as brutal.

 

[BennyBlanco]

God of War 3 was the most fun I ever had with a God of War game. Bought 2018 on ps4 and again on Steam but have never finished it. Feels boring compared to the old games.

 

[ParaSeoul]

2018 dominating the the poll proves how short the memory of gamers is.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

God of War II​

&

God of War 2018​

 

[NeonGhost]

2018 dominating the the poll proves how short the memory of gamers is.

It’s a great game just has horrible pacing issues back and forth u that stupid mountain

 

[TexMex]

If forced to pick, probably 2. Loved the first and really upped the ante. Pure gameplay and spectacle and it was awesome.

To be clear I love most of these and 2018. Very surprised to see 3 with such a lead because I always thought it was the weakest next to Ascension.

 

[Danjin44]

Original God of War mostly because I never liked the plot about Kratos being son of Zeus, makes this whole needing Ares help in the 1st game pointless since if he is demigod from the beginning why was he about get killed by normal barbarian?

 

[The Stig]

Really hard to say. Ive played them all except ascension and loved them all.

GoW 2018 is just undeniable.

 

[kyliethicc]

Boi of War

 

[Varteras]

I loved the original trilogy. The first God of War still holds a special place to me, as does the third one. But God of War 2018 managed to set itself apart from the earlier entries with me. Probably the most important thing it did was made me care about the characters.

 

[Rick Dangerous]

Gow 3 is by far the best and most fun.
Sheer spectacle and awesomeness.
Poseidon and hades fights are some of the best ever.
Gow 2018 was ok for me. Tedious, not enough memorable bosses, and back and forth between location. Minus the sex mini game. So strictly inferior to 3.

 

[Flutta]

Imagine picking boi of war over the others. What a soft generation of gamers we have.

 

[Codes 208]

2018 dominating the the poll proves how short the memory of gamers is.

Different strokes and all that. GoW3 has the most fun combat, but damn GoW4 felt more compelling and im a sucker for the setting and the souls-like gameplay

 

[GreatnessRD]

Can tell what kind of Generation we're living in. Everyone love the Sage Version of Kratos in '18 and not the straight killer who wanted all the smoke from 2 and 3.

GOW3 Kratos was not to be fucked with

 

[Topher]

2018 dominating the the poll proves how short the memory of gamers is.

I loved all the God of War games (except Ascension) and 2018 was simply the best.

 

[ZywyPL]

GoW3 is the pinnacle of the series, it went dowhill since then.

 

[Danjin44]

Imagine picking boi of war over the others. What a soft generation of gamers we have.

Combat wise in my opinion GOW 2018 has the best one but original trilogy has more fun enemies and bosses you fight and for my personal taste I liked original trilogy's more fantastical aesthetics more than "grounded" look of GOW 2018.

 

[Bartski]

Dadtos 2018, but I also liked 3 a lot. Very different games.

 

[Physiognomonics]

2018 is the best game. 3 was excellent. I also liked Ascension. I found 2 very repetitive and tedious.

 

[nordique]

For me 2018 because it was a complete package and had the huge nostalgia piece when you get your special cut scene that connects the this game to the prior series

 

[Kilau]

Would be God of War III except for the game breaking glitch at the ending where you get stuck pressing circle.

 

[Certinty]

God of War III, the scale of epicness and the variety is simply unmatched. What a disappointment the last game was given whilst it improved it a lot it faltered in so many other ways the franchise excelled at.

 

[protonion]

2>2018>Ascension>3>ghost>1>chains

A collection of the old games remastered to gow3 level needs to happen asap.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

GOW 2018 by a massive margin.

 

[elliot5]

GoW3 was fun and epic for the time, but i enjoyed 2018 way more and it stuck with me.

 

[Captain Toad]

2018 by a large margin. They're all good.

 

[OZ9000]

God of War 2 and 3 are easily the most epic of the franchise.

God of War 2018 is good but feels more boring. The kid is annoying as fuck. And the lack of bosses is criminal.

 

[Guilty_AI]

GOW 1 or 3 for me.
Went with the first because the plot and overall character arc still made sense back then, and the game didn't start off from or ended in a cliffhanger.

GOW 2018 isn't even God of War for me, its just a completely different game wearing the IP's skin to boost sales and reviews.

 

[Fart Knight]

One of my first platinums(PS3)I believe.

 

[AmuroChan]

1. God of War 2018


2. God of War 3
3. God of War 2
4. Chains of Olympus
5. Ghost of Sparta
6. God of War 1


7. Ascension

 

[Yoboman]

2018 dominating the the poll proves how short the memory of gamers is.

Its just the best game of the lot

 

[Chukhopops]

Both were good but III has more memorable moments, way better boss fights and I prefer old Kratos to new Kratos.

 

[CosmicComet]

Original God of War mostly because I never liked the plot about Kratos being son of Zeus, makes this whole needing Ares help in the 1st game pointless since if he is demigod from the beginning why was he about get killed by normal barbarian?

Because he was outnumbered by the barbarians and Alrik (the Barbarian king) was not some normal man either. He was a chosen champion of Hades and may as well have been a demigod himself with the way he effortlessly wielded that war hammer which was as big as himself. That thing likely weighed 500 lbs.

Kratos actually fought Alrik three times.

-He beat him before the events of GoW1 in the Dark Horse comics one on one.

-He was on the verge of getting killed by Alrik in GoW1's flashback scenes.

-And obviously he beat Alrik once and for all in GoW2 when the latter came back as a revenant.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I think the 2018 reboot was better then the old games. And I grew up playing the old games.

 

[TintoConCasera]

NuGoW is pretty cool but my fav is 2.

 

[CosmicComet]

Anyway the definitive list:

1. GoW2
2. GoW3
3. GoW '18
4. Ghost of Sparta
5. GoW1
6. GoW Ascension
7. GoW Chains of Olympus
8. GoW Betrayal

 

[Danjin44]

Because he was outnumbered by the barbarians

Seriously!? the guy "suppose" to be demigod not normal person to can easily get killed by bunch of humans. Original God of War was never meant to have sequel, this is why new director had to come up with new way to continue the story.

 

[Sleepwalker]

I miss the brutality from old, but not the gameplay

 

[CosmicComet]

Seriously!? the guy "suppose" to be demigod not normal person to can easily get killed by bunch of humans. Original God of War was never meant to have sequel, this is why new director had to come up with new way to continue the story.

You didn't read the rest of my post?

 

[adamsapple]

2018 is objectively the best game.

But I have a soft spot for God of War 2. I really dug it back in the day. A *LOT* more than the first one.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

God of War 2018 for unironic game quality and story maturity.

God of War 3 for INSANE crease factor value. The entire old series has you crying laughing the entire time and the gameplay is kinda bad on the low. Enemies with no hit stun? Bruh. Really did like the moment of Kratos being invested in Pandora it was VERY surprising he was like that over her.

Gonna vote GoW 2018 but I am curious how many GoW 2018 shills have actually played them all.

 

[Danjin44]

You didn't read the rest of my post?

I did but we fought him again in the 2nd game, I’m mostly talking just 1st game’s story.

 

[synchronicity]

1, 2 and 3 are all level for me. I also loved the PSP entries and Ascension, although not quite as much as the trilogy.

2018 is a significant step below them all for me.

If I had to give it to just one though, man that's tough. 3 has the spectacle, 2 is a lengthy and varied adventure, but the original still stands out as having the best narrative and was just phenomenal overall. I think I'd pick the first.

2018 dominating the the poll proves how short the memory of gamers is.

And how little I understand the bulk of gamers.

2018 is objectively the best game.

Why do people say things like this in discussions that are invariably opinion-based? No, there is no objectively correct answer.

 

[yurinka]

I think 2018 for several reasons. One of them being that it's the one who innovated the most in the genre, adding more narrative elements integrating them super well in the gameplay. It also offers a certain open world-ish freedom being able to choose between different interconnected branches of the map. Regarding combat, it got stuff from other genres like the souls games, giving the game a more unique take inside the genre while also opening it to people from other genres like the souls.

And well, everything is super polished and top notch.

 

[Banjo64]

Gotta go 3>2018>1/2

3’s opening sequence alone elevates the game to one of the all time greats. I worship at the alter of Poseidon.

 

[CosmicComet]

I did but we fought him again in the 2nd game, I’m mostly talking just 1st game’s story.

Then I don't know how you could repeat a point that was wrong.

Kratos was outnumbered and Alrik himself was never just an ordinary man.

And there are tons of demi gods in Greek myth and most of them are nowhere CLOSE to mythically powerful like Hercules was.

Perseus was another famous demi god son of Zeus and he was never hyper powerful. Just very brave, skilled and resourceful.

Kratos was always intended by Jaffe to be a son of Zeus and he fully intended for there to be sequels, he just wasn't sure the first game would be popular enough to warrant sequels. That's why it ended open ended the way it did.

So no, your points are simply not accurate.

 

[adamsapple]

Why do people say things like this in discussions that are invariably opinion-based? No, there is no objectively correct answer.

It has among the highest amount of critical reception and definitely the highest recognition via game of the year awards. So that qualifies it as an objective statement I reckon.

 

[mitch1971]

Best GOW 3. That start. Great specticals all the way through. The world scaling. You felt small in this world but powerful.

Worse GOW accension. Still can't work out the new fighting mechanics on this one. If it ain't broke....

Overrated GOW 2018. Another game that had all the fun bled out of it by post-TLOU. It needs to be serious, grounded. Get fucked, give me back the mad torturing bastard that is kretos, not guilt ridden grumpy dad.

 

[Danjin44]

Kratos was always intended by Jaffe to be a son of Zeus and he fully intended for there to be sequels,

I guess I didn’t know that because from I remembered from the 1st game it never hinted Kratos would son of Zeus.