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[begotten]

I've been a long time God of War fan but Naughty Dog is PlayStations' #1 for a reason.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Haven't played the sequel but I remember enjoying the first nuGOW a lot, so I'll go with that one. Game had cool combat and it felt like an adventure.

TLOU was a very cool game too, but I didn't like the sequel near as much, mostly because of the pacing and writing.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Well, given that I've actually PLAYED TLOU, my vote obviously goes to God of War.

 

[Drizzlehell]

God of War isn't a duology. Those are direct sequels to a series that spanned six games by the time GoW 2018 came out.

 

[Vick]

Interesting about your putting GOW '18 over GOW:R in gameplay. What did you like more about '18? It's been a while since I played 2018, but I thought GOW:R refined and expanded on it from what I remember.

It's a combination of factors.
Played them back to back at GMGOW difficulty and found GoW (2018) much better tuned, every encounter felt perfect whereas in Ragnarök I noticed in many instances limitations in the camera system, to say one.
Axe and Blades also felt (and sounded) much more impactful in the first one.
Also hated the linear sections in Ragnarök, mostly because story and characters felt dumbed down quite a lot to me.
Plus, no procedurally generated farming levels in Ragnarök, and since I did all side content along with the main Quest it meant basically no end-game content as I saw no reason to put hundreds of hours in the game like I did in Ivaldi's maze.

Boss battles in Ragnarök are amazing and the Crater level design is absolute perfection, but I just prefer the first one because it felt like a real arcade game instead of whatever Ragnarök wanted to be.

 

[Captain Toad]

Four great games, but my vote is easily God of War.

 

[Moses85]

I like TLOU2 most of these 4 games.
But I like GOW 2018 more than first tlou2.

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

God of War 2018 was the only good video game out of any of these 4 mentioned, but even then it had its host of issues and is a weaker experience compared to the previous entries in the franchise. If I can only choose between these four, then it would be God of War.

 

[rofif]

I like TLOU2 most of these 4 games.
But I like GOW 2018 more than first tlou.

 

[Neff]

GoW has Atreus so TLoU

 

[gow3isben]

God of war by a milestone. Not even close.

 

[semiconscious]

the only game out of the 4 that i liked was the last of us. so i'm gonna abstain...

 

[Max_Po]

Tough to pick ..

 

[MasterDerico]

 

[Arachnid]

Hard to say. From a gameplay perspective, TLOU2 was the best. Meanwhile, TLOU1 was the worst (it had the best story of all four, but I tend to prioritize gameplay experiences). GOW and Ragnorok are more consistently good, but neither are on TLOU2s level.

I dislike TLOU1 gameplay wise enough to tip the scales though. I'll give my vote to GOW.

 

[Topher]

TLOU 2 was my favorite out of all of them. Then TLOU, GOW 2018, GOW R.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

God of War is a great franchise and enjoyed 2018 and Ragnarok, but TLOU just hits differently.

Both TLOU1 and TLOU2 felt like generation-defining games. Ragnarok just didn't. It feels like a game lost in time a more polished 2018 game that came out in 2022. TLOU2 looked and played like a PS5 game on PS4 and I had no idea how they did that.

I had some issues with TLOU2 but I had more issues with Ragnarok in terms of story telling, pace, and game design.

 

[Robbinhood]

Literally impossible to choose, the best two series in the last decade.

 

[Zero_Karisma]

I love GoW but easily The Last of Us for me.

 

[fran.fernandez]

Odin and Thor.


Actually Odin I'm GoW was really well made. The voice actor was awesome . He did even convince me hahaha

 

[dreamstation]

Where is Horizon?

 

[Sleepwalker]

Where is Horizon?

Not worthy of this conversation despite being good.


For me GOW easily.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Not worthy of this conversation despite being good.


For me GOW easily.

Spider-Man 2 will enter the conversation next year, but hopefully built from the ground up on PS5 alone, which hopefully gives it the nod over the other duologies.

 

[FearlessBelgian]

TLOU 1 was a masterpiece, Gow 1 is very good, the second is less good and TLOU 2 is a horendous game, the worst of all... Best in gameplay and graphics but the story is horendous...

 

[-Zelda-]

God of War, no contest.

 

[sainraja]

While I have enjoyed The Last of Us games, I didn't connect with them as much as I did with Uncharted and God of War. So, I would have to say God of War based on the choices available. I did start a second play-through of TLOU where I was enjoying it more than the first.....and now that the remake is out, I will do so.

 

[light2x]

GoW R is the same boring game with a different story.

TLOU2 did actual gameplay innovations.

 

[CLW]

TLOU2 story is just a mess so GOW

 

[Flabagast]

TLOU2 story is just a mess so GOW

How is GOW R story not a mess ? You spend half the game following objectives that are side goals at best and do not advance anything (looking for Tyr, Alfheim, Vanaheim, does someone remember why we got there in the first place ?) and the other half chasing MacGuffins that do not matter at all in the end (the useless mask, the useless prophecies)

GOW R story is a putrid pile of shit which goes all over the place and does not commit to anything. It is easily the worst story, amateur hour of all 4 games listed in this thread.

 

[Jennings]

Well, they didn't kill Kratos the protagonist at the start of Ragnarok, so I guess that makes GOW better.

 

[Beechos]

Last of us is superior.

 

[Gamer79]

God of War. A couple of story decions in TLOU part 2 I can not stand.

 

[Nautilus]

If it wasn't for TLOU 2, TLOU could stand a chance.

 

[Gamer79]

 

[tmlDan]

i cant answer this, they're so different

 

[roosnam1980]

GODess of war

i voted for GOW duology tho

 

[-Zelda-]

Someone mentioned "goddess of war" and now I really wish they would bring Heavenly Sword back with some QOL.
And while we are on it, can we please get Sony to release a physical PS5 collection of all the other God of War games?

 

[Neolombax]

God of War. Liked the story more than TLOU, and I felt the gameplay was more exciting.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Atreus getting spanked vs Ellie getting spanked.

 

[xBlueStonex]

 

[Coconutt]

God of War 2018 > The Last of Us Part 1
God of War Ragnarok > The Last of Us Part 2

 

[-Zelda-]

Was that commissioned by Neil Cuckmann so he can jerk off to it every night?
I threw up in my mouth a little when I saw this. Whoever the artist is, they have real skill that is wasted on such a trash tier character.

 

[gow3isben]

Was that commissioned by Neil Cuckmann so he can jerk off to it every night?
I threw up in my mouth a little when I saw this. Whoever the artist is, they have real skill that is wasted on such a trash tier character.

The cuckmeister 100% has a fetish to be carried around by some roided up muscle chick

 

[kyliethicc]

The Last of Us is much better

 

[gow3isben]

The Last of Us is much better

Please delete this or imma have a panic attack

 

[Aenima]

GoW. I enjoyed both games and Ragnarok is the natural conclusion to the nordic gods story. I only enjoyed the 1st TLOU and its a game that dont even needed a sequel.

 

[Represent.]

Please delete this or imma have a panic attack

God of War is the way it is today because of The Last of Us. If it wasn't for TLOU, Kratos would still be an angry fuck with zero depth.

Both games followed in TLOU footsteps, its clear as day.

 

[Elder Legend]

God of War easily. No contesr.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

TLOU

GOW seems derivative in comparison

 

[Mossybrew]

No contest. TLOU is better in terms of both gameplay and story.