029: God of War (2005)

By April 18, 2018PODCAST

We burn the Blades of Chaos into our forearms and try to take down Ares in God of War.

Developer: SCE Santa Monica Studio (w/ Bluepoint Games & Sanzaru Games for the Remaster) | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release Date: March 22, 2005

Jacob, Mike and Moe travel to Athens in order to find Pandora’s Box, tear our enemies limb-from-limb and feel 13 all over again.

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Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)

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Show Notes (spoilers):

  • 2:45 How did you play God of War (2005)?
  • 3:50 A quick refresher about David Jaffe and Incognito Entertainment (note: Shannon Studstill was the Producer)
  • 5:35 God of War in three words
  • 6:55 “This game was designed for 13 year old”
  • 9:20 Jacob brings up X-Play
  • 13:25 Moe writes a God of War Book Report
  • 15:50 The game’s cutscenes
  • 19:00 This game is “super Zelda-ish” and comparisons to Darksiders
  • 20:50 The game’s length
  • 22:45 We talk about Kratos’ abilities and upgrades (Blades of Chaos, Blade of Artemis, Rage of the Gods, Poseidon’s Rage, Medusa’s Gaze, Zeus’ Fury and Army of Hades)
  • 25:10 “You’re bad at video games, how about we move your difficulty down for you.”
  • 27:05 We talk about specific enemy types (i.e.: Centaur, Gorgons and Cerberi)
  • 30:30 The most challenging sections of the game
  • 32:35 Jacob and Moe give Mike heck about using a walk-through and Mike fires back
  • 35:35 The Pinky and the Brain connection in God of War (2005)
  • 37:00 Differences between modern games and older games
  • 39:40 Our thoughts on Kratos “the character” in God of War and other Sony mascots
  • 42:07 Did they explain Kratos’ tattoo? Also, Kratos tattoos.
  • 43:40 Quick Time Events and Resident Evil 4
  • 47:05 Ares: Olympic Javelin Athlete
  • 48:15 The Final Battle
  • 49:15 The ending and “who is that vagrant?”
  • 52:45 The game’s camera and final thoughts
  • 56:00 A big God of War 3 spoiler
  • 56:25 Instagram, iTunes Reviews & Discord
  • 58:25 May 2018 Games