God of War Trilogy In-Depth Combat Guide

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Just in case you want an in-depth dive into the magic attacks of each game (and Ascension), check out my Magic Comparison video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWS9Y6h9iLR6esk

[@jackjackson39]

What happened to the combat guide video on god of war 3

[@nathanwinters5852]

​@@jackjackson39 i was actually wondering the same thing. I recently got back into gow3 and was looking for some technical stuff from his previous video.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

This is _obviously_ not meant to be watched in one sitting. Feel free to come back to it anytime and to check the description for the table of contents to make things easier for yourself. Enjoy! Ask any questions in the comments or reply to this comment if you want some stuff further clarified.

[@moonlight-vk6gg]

Guess what , i don't have such weakness

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

@@moonlight-vk6gg jokes on you, you'll have'em halfway through

[@moonlight-vk6gg]

@@ExtremeGameplays1 still going strong buddy

[@waluigijalapeno2080]

You can't stop me I'll consume whatever I want in one sitting

[@gurnihalsingh6252]

@@moonlight-vk6gg How about now?

[@underthemayo]

Thank you for doing this! I've toyed with the idea myself over the years because I've been asked to do it over and over. (I still may). But this great stuff. Plenty to learn here!

[@sleepy_killer]

Do them for the psp games

[@lightmohamed5700]

@@sleepy_killer yeah show them some love

[@lightmohamed5700]

Even Ascension

[@lightmohamed5700]

@@sleepy_killer hey how about YOU do them

[@shootnslash4804]

That would be good.

[@MetalGames95]

I hope the community starts realizing how fun and deep these games are. Great work!

[@ohacknslasher9217]

Just finished, and as someone who makes/apreciate strategy guides, your video is gold, solid in depth guide of games that make the childhood of so many people, very nice

[@GumersindoH]

Aaaand I just finished watching it. What was that, like, five days? Props to you zesty, for making such an in-depth guide of this bunch of masterpieces

[@sleepy9102]

Wow dude I must say you get tons of props from me. This video was so comprehensive and well thought out. It made me appreciate these classics in a whole new way.

[@montyhandal7219]

God. So much information, really doing God's work. Splitting this up into clips and reposting would be sick asf for people that won't watch all of it

[@zapan8748]

A few more things: 1. In GoW 1, you can cancel Hermes' Fury (the r1,r1,r1 combo) only by jumping; 2. In GoW 2, you can cancel the run animation of the Hyperion Charge, but again only with a jump; 3. In all three GoW games, if you press X during certain ground grabs launching your enemy (e.g Wraiths, High Priests), you can follow with a super jump, so you can attack them in the air. The same applies to the Spear in GoW 2: if you press X during the launcher animation, you'll follow the launched enemy with a super jump.

[@KM11555]

thank you so much for this zesty your guide made me revisit the old games and holly shit they’re so good it’s not a button masher anymore

[@EVG12129]

BRO , your combat guides are the best !!! . I was dying again and again in Gow2 to the magma rock minotaur thingy inside Atlas, but I heard you say to play by positioning yourself (deep hits) while using blades of Athena / Exile. I positioned myself and wow ! I took little to no damage. thank You !!!!

[@SpearEnthusiastDiletto]

This is nothing less than real masterpiece, can't wait for the director's cut of this lol. Very useful info, incredible work you made here

[@EtronX348]

Finally got GoW 3 remastered on my new console, i can finally brush up and use this guide...and become a stylish lad

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

@@EtronX348 Go get'em gamestah.

[@DaxanDaxter]

Bro, you don't know how much i admire the effort you put in these, 5 goddamn hours of the stuff i love, I really appreciate videos like these and creators like you who put in this much effort into it, I still have a lot to learn from you bruv, keep it up, and have a great day.

[@Hazhaa]

I can't imagine what you go through to make these videos good job man

[@nikopogo1]

Take a shot everytime Zesty says "it is what it is" challenge. Jokes aside, the passion and effort on display here is godlike. Long live,lord Kratos.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

It is what it is at the end of the day

[@SapphireMoon1042]

Best 5 hours of God of war Combat training I have ever seen. Keep up that great work, Zesty. ❤❤❤

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

@@SapphireMoon1042 Thanks!

[@UTNatlChamps]

I’ve never really played God of War (interested in the Norse series, though), but this is one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen on KZbin. I obviously haven’t finished it, but for you to do an over 5 hour guide for combat on this is incredible. Big props.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Anytime man

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

Why are you only interested in the Norse series? That's like being "nah I ONLY want to watch the star wars prequels"

[@supparmanpawar4203]

If you into combo stuff, highly recommend GoW 3. But it is really brutal compared to Norse's one.

[@UTNatlChamps]

@@thatitalianlameguy2235 They just seem more intriguing to me with the story, and they look more fun to me.

[@DelTunk]

@@UTNatlChamps it's great that the Norse series interests you, it's true I'd say it's deeper than the Greek saga, but the original games also have a very intriguing story that you would totally miss out on, a lot of foreshadowing, betrayal, and mixed feelings

[@Ak-FortyDevin]

just wanted to say my first video was how god of war 3 saved my life. i just related so much to ur story and ever since i’ve been a fan and watch every video and check my subscription box everyday my father first showed me god of war one way back on ps2 i was only like 6 years old and i have played every game since still have my ps2 and my god of war games

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

We're all the same at the end of the day :D

[@turanyaqublu7846]

Yoo can’t wait to watch this all in one sitting! Appreciate all the work you put into this stuff, man. Without you I’d still be spamming square square triangle-ing through these games lol

[@xxiii262]

Zesty I’m not going to lie right when you dropped this vid I had an uncontrollable feeling of playing god of war 1 just because of….. COLLISIONS

[@Whoslet]

5 HOUR LONG VIDEO, i am just about to replay the trilogy now, and this come in the perfect time, LETS GOO

[@zapan8748]

Just one or two observations to share for GoW 3: 1. You can buffer RoS activation during the BoE magic attack's animation. Will try it with Nemean Roar too. Basically, right after the magic animation has stopped, you will enter RoS; 2. You can also buffer weapon switching during a grab. Not sure if it really counts as buffering, though, but I will make sure to try it out with the L1+X variant. Would be surprised if it works.

[@zapan8748]

A few corrections and another observation: 1. Yes, you can also buffer RoS during a Nemean Roar; 2. No, you can't buffer the L1+X weapon switching variant during a grab, and afaik not during any other animation either. A pity, it would have been cool; 3. You can also use RoS to cancel the Boots of Hermes animation.

[@davidehahn1131]

So much passion in this video. You deserve more views

[@ohacknslasher9217]

5 hours of pure god of war knowledge? Imma grab popcorn!!

[@BowserElChingonAntasma]

I recently beat God of War 2 in Titan mod. Those 2 vids about the discoveries shared by Xristos Zimnas in both GOW 1 and 2 made my Very Hard runs much more smooth and efficent in crowd control. Hell, you even made me appreciate the Barbarian Hammer, a weapon that I really disliked in my first run. I'm somewhat trying to find better tecniques for improving my approach in certain encounters of Ghost of Sparta. Sincerely, Thank you. I now know where to go when I have the chance to play GOW3.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Ayeeee

[@OnePositivedude1234]

The character development this man had

[@the_hardcore_experienced]

Just finished this video, it’s the most important video you’ve made. Thank you Zesty, we’re so thankful for the hard work and the time that was taken from you to make this. It deserves the appreciation, really.

[@abdussami8813]

Damn, you said it was gonna be 3 hours long but then shattered all expectations by dropping this 5+ hour long combat guide. I hope the video does very well so that it justifies all the time and effort you have put in for thus video.

[@fattahyahya2106]

Didn't expect the guide to be this long, but it's fine. Awesome and should help people wanting to learn the combat system.

[@abdellahahlimine858]

you are the GOAT of God Of War Trilogy

[@Zoki4444]

Five and a half hours! God damn, man. You are a BEAST!!

[@vishwajeetjha4370]

Haven't finished it yet but I'm learning a lot of new stuff.Really helpful and I can see the hardwork in the video probably my favorite video yet from your channel. Great job

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Glad the video is helping!

[@LICHEDITZ15]

This is really helping me a lot zesty. I'm currently doing a Chaos difficulty run on Gow 3 and this video is really helping me out. thx.

[@player2311]

Amazing dude !! I always wanted to learn God of war. Thank you so much !!!

[@harukii_isepic5056]

Ain't no way 5 hours guide Video Masterpiece 🙏🙏

[@MrWright]

I don't have the time to watch it all in one sitting, so I'll watch an hour or so every so often (maybe spread between a couple of hours or a day). Your efforts are appreciated.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Take your time with it, man. It's never supposed to be watched in one sitting

[@bobby495]

44:19 Glad I watched this video didn’t know this until now. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. The rest was good aswell. 54:11 He be looking kinda stone like to me ngl. Na it can’t be. Good video watched it a 2X speed as I don’t really have the time to watch it all normally.

[@KM11555]

i haven’t watched the video yet but i can already tell that it’s a banger and i’ll watch it right now

[@shabranakbar]

This is the most detail combat guide i ever seen

[@Berserkerenergy]

Your The Best you make These Games even Better for me then i thought i have so much fun playing GOW.

[@mideus4460]

Imagine the hours of work put to this video. Keep up the good work man 👍

[@Devil-Joe]

I just got here after you watching my God Of War Review to get acquainted with the GoW tech

[@tryb_tbs6881]

Zesty really is the gift that keeps on giving

[@duckman7631]

Just finished it after 4 days and thx bro great vid learned a lot from it

[@tarouou4988]

GOW2's Orion Harpoon (Hold O) was so great that it's a move which helps Titan (Very Hard) runs easier in a specific encounter. (One specific encounter with some Cerberus and some of those enemies with a Mace) Throwing those little doggies against the bigger ones dealt so much damage that you can pass this encounter with ease.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Yes.

[@hazimhayderhazim9459]

I can absolutely say this is the best guide I have watched of all time now really I can't wait to return to gow1 and gow2 to try all this teck thanks man

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Thanks man!

[@trasgtrash4532]

Bro will watch it fully in parts... i love ur voice and narration... love u buddy take a brake now..

[@ForSparta3195]

I needed this, I’m just now learning that the og god of war games on the hardest difficulty are harder than the new ones, and I wanna get good at the combat

[@wiseguygr]

Wow man 5 hours guide, this is the best late Christmas giftt

[@Toomyy]

before I rlly got into this serie I thought this was just a mash [ ] game but now that I've seen this video and some others I rlly can appreciate how in depth this game is

[@themayco4353]

i think the gow community should do a wiki page, where you can find all damage numbers from all the games

[@ParaSMG]

Bro your dedication is immaculate. Thank you and bless you for this

[@javadali2215]

This is a masterpiece man!

[@HADI_YASER]

Finally I completed the video there is something leran not thing, things i learned from this video

[@HADI_YASER]

@inboxmestonemountain3 thanks baby ♥️

[@jurtheorc8117]

@@HADI_YASER I'm probably late on this, but you know the guy you replied to is a bot, right?

[@atanas2006]

The time this guy put onto making this video is truly remarkable. BTW how do you do the GoW 2 grab where you throw the enemy on the ground?

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

The option select one? Press X

[@MaxDray175]

Just got down to watching this video since all spring break I'm gonna play the god of war trilogy. Great video zesty

[@gamesthatshouldbeframed3760]

YESSS!!, It's finally out and just in time I'm about to buy a ps3 again to replay the original series again. Hyped to watch this beast of a video

[@xolotl0802]

Got some new things to practice

[@aris2840]

This game actually has combat, i only used squere squere triangle, great video!

[@gurnihalsingh6252]

I obviously have not yet watched the video, it may take some time, but I appreciate your effort and dedication to the game to make such a big video. Props to you bro, keep it up

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Thank you man! Take all your time. This is a guide, you would love to watch IF you wanted to learn the stuff so it's understandable.

[@gurnihalsingh6252]

@@ExtremeGameplays1 I watch your videos for entertainment purposes, I don't actually play these games, I just like you playing them, because you are the most stylish man alive :P

[@petwisk2012]

Amazing vídeo, GOW has so many deep systens beyond Just styling (even thou i find the grabs to be way too broken for their own good) but frankly i would'nt diss the other Guide as much as you did zesty, you can see that the combat system is for using your tools smartly tô solve the combat puzzles the game throws at you rather than Going combomad on them, but is possible to play stylishly on GOW games and that can be appealing too (This is mostly on me trying to convince my DMC friends to give another chance to the GOW games) and the other vídeo IS my Go To show them This stylish side of the GOW series... P.S is funny How other Character Action Games your Character have taunts for several reasons, and in GOW Kratos doesnt taunt but the enemies do so you can take advantage of it

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

There can always be a style to be implemented while playing. Have you watched xristos zimnas gow1 no damage V2 playlist? The man plays so elegantly without taking a single hit, but that should only come when you know the depths of the combat. Or rather that's when it's at its BEST. Top level god of war play can be considered stylish with the amount of elegance on display (when done right), but there is also background knowledge about ever little input.

[@Parth_dogra1258]

My Favorite god of war youtuber 😊😊😀

[@sherifabdelfadil7886]

Great video! Surprised you didn't include a magic section like you did for the secondary weapons. An in-depth of every weapon and magic's usefulness at every level for red-orb management would have been cool too. Potential pat 2?

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Eh, i do talk about the importance of petrification, knockback with ZF, magic attacks unaffected with difficulty, and all the good stuff for magic. No need for a section dedicated to it.

[@DasVicks63]

You know I was thinking about getting a capture card and upload KZbin videos of God of war so thank you you're so informational and inspirational.

[@LordFreezer1227]

The Medusa gaze in gow 1 the L+O costs all of your magic even if you charge it by holding O or not. It will empty fully upgraded magic meter even if you just press L+O

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Damn, really? Aight

[@sandvichmuffin4245]

Dude holy crap! This video is just what I was looking for, I've been an Xbox player for most of my life but for years I have been dying to play these games, and I said screw it and got a ps3 so I could play all the og games, and something like this is what I needed since I'm very new to the combat. Sorry for the long comment but again thank you!

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Oh boy you're in for a ride 👀 enjoy bro!

[@DarthSkywalker14]

Gl man

[@funni5036]

Holy this video is huge seems like it took a lot of effort good job and thank you for always posting amazing content!

[@ramkhapandi]

Finally i am here after your suggestion. 👍🏻

[@draculaog6793]

Finally I have something to listen to when I speedrun gow or gow 2

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

I don't think this video works good as background audio. It's a guide

[@draculaog6793]

@@ExtremeGameplays1 I talked before watching the video. What you did here is like rebuilding the lost library of Alessandria and writing the books to fill it yourself. I have been more interested watching and understanding your video more than playing on my own. I'm really sad that people do not understand the amazing combos and room-given-possibilities the game gives and only uses □□TRIANGLE. But on your channel our small community of gow enjoyers can learn and better themselves thanks to your amazing content. Praises to you for this HARDwork. 🔝

[@sleepy9102]

Amazing work zesty. I really appreciate the effort and time that went into this. Fr

[@yayeet9643]

Yall already know its gunna be a banger thx for your hard work zesty

[@GumersindoH]

Good. Five times the hours, quintuple the learning

[@abohamoda3361]

I have noticed that you can also "trick" with cronos's rage, you get s off of it too in GoW2 its a bit tight but i've done it multiple times

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Yeah. It's not tight, it's just magic i frames. This one takes away magic tho.

[@dandex866]

Thank you so much for the guide

[@abohamoda3361]

i really really appreciate the time and effort you took to make this guide it taught me a lot and I'm having a lot more fun with the games now ❤

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Ayeeee. Huge. Glad the guide helped in some stuff, man. The fun is only beginning.

[@shaileshkulkarni2502]

Didn't expected 5hrs by zesty,😎 This video us definitely going to blow

[@misterhimura036]

Another W video from my favorite God of War channel

[@poldesux]

omg the effort of making this🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@deathtoraiden2080]

You can launch Tormentors in God of War 1. The trick is that there is only one launcher with the blades against them that works and it's the least used one by most people: the roll + X move (whatever it's called). To launch them all you have to do is attack once or twice with square, confirm that they are getting hit stunned then roll towards them and press X. There you go, guaranteed launcher.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Yes. Achilles Flip attack counts as a 'bounce' just like the Heavy attack.

[@deathtoraiden2080]

@@ExtremeGameplays1 Heavy attack does not work on them though.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

@@deathtoraiden2080 It does. The second hit of your heavy attack has the 'bounce' attribute to it. It bounces them up to the air. It's the same with the L1+X attack of the blades but IN THE AIR. The big swipe Kratos does after the slashes has the 'bounce' effect on enemies and it can launch Tormentors. There is one more bounce, and it's done using the the Blade of Artemis. Just go square square circle and you'll see how it works.

[@michelpuy]

3 minutes studying: 😴 5 hour God of War combat guide: 🗿

[@bobtonuri4376]

Bruh this video is actually impressive

[@dairydregone7146]

Five Freaking Hours? Worth my time!

[@Keuslol]

Thanks again zesty for the guides this kinda easy to learn just always try to prstice

[@LaserBungalow]

Thank you.

[@nitaigauradasadasanudas]

Les go bois im hyped i specifically bought popcorn and pepsi for this

[@Pantheon75]

This is gonna be my video for a few days now gonna watch throughly

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Enjoy!

[@Naruto_Speedrun]

This guide is really helpful thanks for making it

[@Naruto_Speedrun]

Collision makes GoW 1 and 2 a lot more fun

[@Hypercritthe]

The only use fpr the orb farm of the blade of olympus is to pass the challenge that u have to get orbs really trivializes it

[@hapratama4463]

fuck me imma replay the whole trilogy for this

[@zapan8748]

About option select, GoW 1 actually allows you to cancel your grab with X, so maybe it's four options instead of three? It's a pity, though, that you can't cancel your grab without jumping. Maybe there are other ways, both in 1 and in its main sequels, to cancel grabs? I will test this as soon as I can. Would be an interesting discovery.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

It is a grab cancel, yes.

[@DasVicks63]

God of war is like in a sense of devil May cry it can be as complex and in-depth as you wanted to be but honestly it can be also casual that's why I love God of war more than like like DMC because DMC it's hard to be casual verse Gow.

[@nik774]

God of war is in the same genre as devil may cry but it has a completely different philosophy from DMC when it comes to combat. DMC is more about style and pushing the tech to it's absolute limit. In God of war you have to play optimally, multi task and pay attention to every enemy in the arena.

[@LV9999.]

Big respect to the most stylish man alive!

[@Alpharabius99]

i returned to og gow series after beating ragnarok. i am fucking rusty. i beat the gow 3 on chaos when i was fucking 10. it was like nothing. i just died 100 times on hard mod until i beat the hades lmao

[@amvslayer8657]

Well, time to grab some popcorn and make some tea

[@Navoleon.]

2024, my first time ever playing God of War 1. Im excited to finish all the games and do challenge runs maybe.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

@@Navoleon. No game does challenge runs as fun as GoW. None.

[@Navoleon.]

@@ExtremeGameplays1 Bet. I'm on a NUR+ ND right now just after beating the game on hard. Really having fun so far, though I barely have time to play games. I'm learning a lot from you and Xristos. Thank you, Zesty :)

[@pattyAom]

Can you do this on DMC3SE. Phenomenal work bro.

[@ExtremeGameplays1]

Nah. Still have a lot to learn in that game.

[@EVG12129]

Finally. Just saw your post yesterday

[@sleepy_killer]

5:38:19 hours of a masterpiece

[@Lord_Kratos69]

Collision is so strange