God of War 2018 Is A Masterpiece

[@bambulbee123]

One thing a lot of people take by granted in this game is that there is LITERALLY NO LOADING SCREEN. Every cutscene, every transition in this game is literally so smooth that so many people forget that loading screens exist in games.

[@MugenHeadNinja]

The portals between the worlds are loading screens.

[@andreadebernardis4390]

@@MugenHeadNinja they don't break the flow or one-shot camera throughout all the game however, that's what's impressive about the game

[@brandoneisenhauer8735]

The cliffs and ledges are hidden loading screens

[@zappercrab9938]

@@brandoneisenhauer8735 it is still a good immersive experience when they keep character conversation going throughout hidden loading screens tho id say

[@beautifulmanstan8840]

There are no loading screens but the game is still slow in transitions.

[@axelbjorkman3415]

When i replayed this game and realized that Baldur was not looking for Kratos but for Faye i was absolutely amazed. You are really put in Kratos' shoes, thinking its all centered around you as the main character and shows how paranoid and guarded Kratos/the player is. ''I'd thought you'd be bigger'' Faye being a giant, ''Your kind being so enlightened'' The giants were clairvoyant and could somewhat see the future. ''Far away from home are we'' Faye being in a completely different realm. All of that is so easily misinterpreted when you know as much as Kratos does. So good.

[@gamingyoshi2280]

i never noticed that holly shit but it also makes sense in because no way in hell would someone be stupid enough to pick a fight with a god tha litteraly killed the entire greek mythology

[@LaCazaLP]

BRO. Holy. That just makes soooo much sense. Baldur and Co had NO IDEA with who they where fucking. Thats also why Mimir is SO incredible shocked when he hears Kratos mentions Zeus in Hel and later realizes hes "danglin from the hip of the bloody Ghost of Sparta" If they knew...im pretty sure the first meeting would have been different. I mean. My Dude crawled out of hell 5 times. Killed a WHOLE Pantheon of Gods. Killed most of the Titans... You dont "take youre chances" with this Guy. Also Faye wasnt stupid. Im pretty sure one of the reasons why she let Kratos closer to her...was because she new WHAT he was capable of doing. He was the only one strong enough to protect her.

[@accurate9052]

Also kinda explains why Odin takes so long to respond as he is probably doing his homework about Kratos and his background hence the “back before winter set in there were a couple of mistakes, regrettable ones”

[@moneygrabber6720]

@@accurate9052I wonder if he travelled to Greece to learn about Kratos

[@Hugealligator254]

Especially since kratos was 8 feet tall back in Greece

[@PBart7]

"And you must be better than me...understand?" God knowing his history and hearing the softness towards his son, and in that line you hear his regret and guilt for everything he did. Incredible writing, the somber yet beautiful music, and the voice work by Christopher Judge, that scene always gets to me

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Yeah it immediately took me out laughing from Charlie's commentary. It's just that powerful.

[@LusciousTwinkle]

This is called cheese... it makes you sick when you have too much. He was ALWAYS A DAD. He gave up his own happiness to save his daughter and the world.

[@Miriam_J_]

@@LusciousTwinkle He was always a dad but he never felt like one. We get no time to meet them at all before they're dead. He never acted like a father either. I mean, I'm sure a lot of parents could relate to trying to raise their child to be better than they were growing up. How many can relate to having to give up your dead child to save the world? It's more than just cheese, it's sincerity. It's heartfelt and meant to touch you. The original games tried that, but who cares that he had to sacrifice having a carefree life with the daughter we never got to know? That shit doesn't matter to me, I don't know her, lmao

[@FirstLast-lw5wh]

I hope you experience the ascension this story somehow managed to achieve with Ragnarok

[@martingordon2032]

Love the scenes with them bonding, I'm hoping they break the cycle of sons killing there father's.

[@e_knees8816]

Kratos literally caused an earthquake and destroyed the environment in the first boss fight. I don’t think he wants to go full out around his son, lol.

[@ItzMalick]

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[@nirvool_6968]

@@ItzMalick no.

[@lordkratosthegodofwar6304]

@@ItzMalick Don't care, didn't ask+you are a bot

[@finnish_hunter]

Yeah the developer has said that Kratos was holding back but sometimes ingame it doesn't make a lot of sense. I mean if he held back he let Atreus almost die many times??? Kratos is made to seem weak sometimes so he doesn't literally seem like an invincible god and the enemies have no chance against him.

[@luck3367]

@@finnish_hunter his strength is inaccurate, just like how the flash's speed is inaccurate, he literally ran fast enough to be able to go back to the dinosaur period but cant even outrun a bullet in injustice. it would be ridiculous for the entire environment to be destroyed, and how it wouldnt be entertaining if the flash literally just speed blitz every character

[@janpawedwa4590]

The axe recall animation has more love and care put into it than some modern AAA games as a whole

[@Jumbotroner]

Ong

[@lionofthebluevale7170]

Cough Cyberkank 2088

[@Jumbotroner]

@@lionofthebluevale7170 cover your coughs

[@sebastianriz4703]

@@lionofthebluevale7170 Cyberjunk 2020*

[@PcGaming360]

Yeah but sadly the guy who made the axe George Mawle died in 2021 sep. Truely a master of his craft

[@JumpierNewt8956]

My favorite thing about this game is that it feels like older games. You bought the game and got the whole thing. No paid dlc story nonsense. No major glitches, bugs, crashes. No micro transactions for cosmetics. You paid the price of a full game and they gave us a full game. This game came out years ago and titles today are incapable of delivering a solid game.

[@Kavaitsu]

So true

[@gotworc]

That's pretty much every Sony exclusive lol

[@austinbatton4849]

@@Kavaitsu it’s really not but yea hop on the bandwagon of crying about everything now a days lol

[@rileysevern1968]

Same with Last Of Us 2

[@tayIon]

@@austinbatton4849 who shit in your lunchables?

[@Thebusterugglass]

Him saying “first try” after every big fight is all-time

[@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248]

first time

[@reservationatdorsias3215]

This is the greatest first try of all time

[@ItzMalick]

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[@homie_kwkm3011]

Batman

[@thedragonmaster5674]

@@homie_kwkm3011 lego Batman to be specific

[@soulsofwar8985]

"Kratos is so much weaker" I feel like people forget that in what is basically the first fight of the game (his brawl with Balder) them pushing against each other literally caused the Earth to part. They seem to forget about the golden bridge he pushes with what seems like almost no effort. There are two factors that make him seem weaker: One, keep in mind for most of the game he doesn't want Atreus to know he is a God. He wants to make himself seem mortal, he is holding back. He also doesn't want a repeat of what happened in Greece, he is holding back his strength and rage. Another thing: gameplay doesn't always line up with lore completely. This shows itself even in the first triology. So you're telling me Kratos can defeat Hercules in a fist fight and even when in bouts of strength against titans like Kronos and Atlas, but he physically struggles to open a chest? You're telling me he can't just kick down doors and gates? Gameplay doesn't line up with lore perfectly. If it did, in the trilogy he'd be moving so fast you literally couldn't see or play as him. By the third game he was supposedly as fast as Helios' light. That just wouldn't be fun to play

[@ItzMalick]

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[@giantenemycrab1192]

also if he went all out near his son it wouldn't end well, his and baldurs fight literally broke the environment so imagine if he accidentally hurt Atreus

[@ZyroShadowPony]

@@giantenemycrab1192 or even if he was safe distance he would just prod kratos as to how he is able to do that which goes back to hiding he is a god

[@boldone66]

I'm assuming most people say that due to gameplay reasons. You argue a lot about him holding back for whatever reason (even after Atreus learns the truth), but the fact remains that he does look much, _much_ weaker during these gameplay sections when compared to the original games. Now, if the reason he looks weaker is due to holding back due to Atreus and his obliviousness to them being Gods, then that'd mean he would not be under such circunstances in the next game, so I'm hoping they turn up the heat with Ragnarok. (especially mobility, my God, he walks like a Skyrim npc right now)

[@soulsofwar8985]

@@boldone66 I think the gameplay is so much slower and more methodical, in part due to the success of similar games like Dark Souls (especially DS1), and partly to give him the feeling of his story wrapping up to start Atreus' story. But the fact is, he is still the Greek God of War, Balder is easily one of the most powerful Gods in all of Norse mythology and Kratos beat him several times without even knowing his weakness. I agree he certainly *feels* weaker when playing as him, but canonically he doesn't seem to be weaker. Maybe slightly weaker, however, he certainly is no useless old man. Also, another commentor mentioned that Kratos is also likely holding back to prevent himself from hurting Atreus, which I can see. Kratos is so powerful he killed the Greek pantheon and the plot point that basically started his story is that his rage blinded him to the point he accidently slaughtered his own family (there was some trickery with Ares, but it was partly Kratos' own naivety). Now that he has a new family, he wants to do everything he can to protect Atreus. If he can create literal canyons in his front yard, it isn't hard to believe that if he went all out the surrounding area would be destroyed, and given Atreus is basically right next to him the entire game, he wouldn't want to go too far and risk hurting Atreus in the collateral Personally, I think Ragnarok is gonna be more intense. The only reason they'd keep him like that is for consistency, but I feel like Ragnarok is gonna get back to the good ole GoW multiple unique weapons (multiple as in more than 2), over the top action (even more t han just fights with a single God), and fast(er) gameplay. I highly doubt the gameplay is gonna be as fast-paced as the original triology, but I imagine we're gonna see it be ramped up a bit

[@Cannabro0420]

Atreus: "ARE YOU OKAY?!" Charlie: "No I'm not okay boy I'm on fire-" Atreus: "Father you're on FIRE right now!" Charlie: *Deadpan silence*

[@ItzMalick]

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[@dreadandfun]

Who I Atreus I only know boi

[@Votlon]

timestamp pls

[@hailrazer12]

@@Votlon 18:15

[@mrbooboohead157]

@@hailrazer12 ty

[@morrits3969]

This game is truly incredible. The acting really stands out when compared to your average game, and the gameplay (while sometimes repetitive) is sooo satisfying

[@I_quit_trolling_now]

I’m better than Penguinz0

[@ducaoftheabruzzi]

@@I_quit_trolling_now I've seen alley trash worth more than you

[@pabloescolar_]

Yeah that's my only gripe with the game which is the lack of boss/mobs variety other than that it's a 10/10 (and them being bullet or rather axe sponges)

[@morrits3969]

@@pabloescolar_ totally agree, the generic minibosses are cool for the first two times, but they are way overdone. But that is one of the few problems with this game

[@Skoshtwo]

I played the give me god of war difficulty on my first run, I found the combat awful.

[@starrycrystals8]

Everyone is talking about how great the game is, but the real masterpiece here is Charlie making this 4-hour long video. All my sincere respect to him, he’s truly dedicated.

[@I_quit_trolling_now]

I’m better than penguinz0

[@dannysankyu]

these bots, three within a minute bruh.

[@deangeloquinzell3964]

And I'll watch every second of it

[@Finger4138]

All these bots in the comments lol

[@ziadbaha1699]

All together it was like 50 hours long

[@scarypoolpartyy]

"Don't be a bitch. Tank for me Atreus." One of the legendary lines of the gamr

[@thesocker7920]

what makes this better is that a true gamr cant spell

[@bigmsx]

​@@thesocker7920e tru gmr

[@socriabbas454]

For those who are still wondering why Kratos still have the blades despite being an item that reminds him of his tragic past. There's a god of war comic, after the events in GOW 3, Kratos ventured far away from Greece, during this time he did everything he can to throw away those blades, he toss them into the ocean, buried them under a rubble or just leave it out of nowhere. Everytime he tries to get rid of the blades, the blades always comes back to him, a sad reminder that he can't really escape his past.

[@Sm0k3turt]

I like tyat

[@lethals8929]

Is it cannon? Who did the comic?

[@colorgreen8728]

It’s cool because we cannot escape our pasts, but we can learn to live with them

[@simplebryll123]

@@lethals8929 it's cannon, Kratos said the same thing in Ragnarok in a random conversation

[@tenvedelacs]

@@lethals8929 yes it’s canon. It gets brought up in God of War Raganarok. I think it’s a random boat conversation that can occur.

[@jkili4070]

Imagine a world where every game had this much passion and emotion in its design.

[@I_quit_trolling_now]

I’m better than Penguinz0

[@MaxingThePayne]

Terrible idea. It's good to have only 'few' games like this so we can separate garbage from masterpieces

[@DrGandW]

@@MaxingThePayne if every game was like this there’d be no garbage. That’s like saying there would be no one to stand up against violence if everyone was a pacifist.

[@jkili4070]

@@MaxingThePayne Questionable logic.

[@captain_awesome2134]

@@DrGandW That's very different from what he was talking about

[@TheGrizzlo503]

43:19 to be fair, Kratos is like the only adult Atreus has known his whole life aside from his mom. He has no concept of how strong a normal person is supposed to be. Also kids his age typically look up to their parents as if they're superheroes anyway

[@crumblyairship]

and also, i like it bc i used to think my dad was the strongest man in the world. like, imagine being Atreus and your dad was ACTUALLY that strong

[@sleepless9994]

It makes so much sense when you replay the game and knowing Baldur wasn’t actually looking for Kratos. It’s such great writing.

[@lautarodelrio3257]

Wait, so who was he looking for?

[@AuroxDD]

@@lautarodelrio3257 Faye, his wife, who was already dead

[@starboy__finesse__4166]

@@AuroxDD why was he looking for her

[@raddinmh]

he was looking for giants

[@sebastianriz4703]

@@starboy__finesse__4166 Cuz she was a giant and Odin wanted all giants dead.

[@iprofessional2654]

kratos: has the strength to lift a tree effortlessly, throw anything for miles can probably rip off a tree with a single punch if he tried also kratos: still takes 5 swings to chop a tree.

[@typicaltrashcan9752]

that's probably bc it was his wife's marked tree. it was an emotional moment for him and wanted to make that moment feel emotional.

[@toastytoast9800]

@@typicaltrashcan9752 it was probably also part of that barrier of trees that the mother made

[@ALTimore]

My headcanon is that Kratos' strength is proportional to how angry/desperate/beaten up he is. Kinda like the hulk. That's why he isn't just max powering his way through everything else even though logically he should be able to. I mean the moments he always displayed the most strength is during his most desperate or difficult moments or where the situation calls for it the most.

[@嶋野の狂犬-q8j]

@@ALTimore well in this game he did push a bridge and Cory confirmed it weighted 1.7 million tons. So idk if that true

[@nnightkingj]

@@嶋野の狂犬-q8j he can just gold back Cory also said that Kratos was holding back the entire game

[@aussj4link214]

I think this is the only game I've ever played where the AI companion was actually helpful. I hope other developers take note.

[@arthurboyle7982]

Seriously, I was just going the muspelheim trial where he can't get captured. And Atreus, instead of sitting in back and avoiding enemies, was choking them out and shit no fear

[@benearley1113]

Elizabeth in bishock infinite

[@ethane_236]

Lieutenant Kim Kitsuragi would like a word

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

Alyx in Half Life?

[@elmaskpitonomascopito8461]

the only time atreus ai annoyed me was when he killed enemies outside the circle on the muspelheim trial

[@PedroUnfortunatelyNotPascal]

Bro this game still give me chills thinking that is been 4 years since it's release is fucking crazy

[@ItzMalick]

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[@PiccoloGoated]

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[@lightmohamed5700]

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[@adamdaman6784]

@@PiccoloGoated ya this guys just a bot

[@whatitdodave]

This is the only video game my non-videogame-caring wife would watch me play. It's that good. She gave me crazy looks when I was flipping off the wall when the chains came back. I simply told her that there was history in those chains, a bloody history, and to forgive my nonsensical fanboying war cries/chants/incantations for this moment lol.

[@Ch0_p]

You’re so weird

[@Richard0080]

Your wife is gonna leave you

[@charlesluikart1799]

@@Richard0080 💀

[@roosky203]

@@Richard0080 lmfaooo

[@beenings213]

@@Richard0080 your name is richard sit down

[@paulwilliams667]

2:03:48 It actually makes a lot of sense that Atreaus believing himself mortal would make him sick. Mortality is itself a form of sickness, a slow terminal illness. Humans convince themselves of being sick to the point of causing actual symptoms all the time, I mean that's the same reason placebos often have a reported effect. So yeah... I buy this explanation.

[@shreyashshrestha6085]

“Nocebo”

[@AJ17206]

I think it’s bc he’s a mix of giant and god and thinking he’s mortal bc Kratos didn’t know Zeus was even his dad until he already became a god

[@flying-magpie]

What I don't understand is why Kratos never got sick as a child because he didn't learn he was the son of Zeus until the 2nd game

[@kadin5200]

@@flying-magpiehe didn’t fear mortality. Or death at all. He was a spartan. His goal was to always die in battle at some point. Also probably something to do with the fates since he does get made a god at the end of the first game. It’s possible the fates wove his future in a way before he kills them

[@Ninjapikkles]

@@kadin5200 Doesn't he cry out to Ares that he will become his soldier if he spares his life? I would say that makes him afraid of death.

[@Aldgri]

never in my life have i thought that i'd watch someone play a game i already know the lore about, for more than 1 hour and 30 minutes

[@ItzMalick]

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[@isaiahakwue7259]

@@ItzMalick bro is everywhere

[@SkyrimChicken]

The sound of the axe, walking, water, birds, and even the wind is a main reason why this game is flawless. Sound design is far too underappreciated today

[@TheFirstCurse1]

It can't be called flawless when there's only like 5 bosses and then a billion reskins.

[@gravy4708]

@@TheFirstCurse1 Yeah you fans just want a game with a thousand bosses without giving the studio enough time and given that they have so little budget People should be shedding tears of happiness that we got a game this good under such limited circumstances. But nonetheless, Ragnarok won't be holding back, neither in budget nor in time. There will be bosses, plenty. Not only that but more realms, and confirmed more that double the play time than GoW 2018.

[@rakeshkr.sharma9222]

@@gravy4708enemy vareity was a commonly pointed flaw in most reviews,they know that well now

[@gravy4708]

@@rakeshkr.sharma9222 It's pretty much the only flaw everyone points out in the game. And it has an amazing reason too. No money and no time. So I don't think people should be complaining about the game, rather they should be angry at Sony for not properly funding the game and setting the release date so early.

[@rakeshkr.sharma9222]

@@gravy4708 at this point sony is indebted to santa monica that they helped them almost triple their sales with GOW(the only game worth buying PS4 for at its launch)

[@Ic3h0rnEt14]

This game is just so special. There's something about it that makes it my favorite game ever.

[@Sekiberius24]

For me it is the story, there's something extremely personal about it that to this day nothing else seems to captures as well for me and I love it.

[@nitaigauradasadasanudas]

Play ragnarok man, you will not regret it

[@hypocriticalgrammarnazi]

I can’t believe people hate this game

[@LucaBattiato-lm4rn]

​@arggg- They call it a "walking simulator" and call the game average. Like tf?💀

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

This game îs mediocre honestly

[@Whatthesimga123]

"Yeah, all the powers of like a nine year old boy." Best line

[@ffsax3l182]

if you think about it; when the world serpent talked to both kratos and atteus at 33:36 it sounds like he was saying "I know you, Ghost of Sparta"

[@cmfcmf76]

It was confirmed that that’s what he said

[@cjjanitschke8855]

2:07:44 - Every time I see this scene it gives me chills, this scene alone makes this game a masterpiece

[@burnsr92]

I had never played the GoW franchise as a kid. I watched Charlie play through all of them and was hooked and upset I didnt play these when I was a kid. Played God of War 2018 shortly after he started, and my god this game took over my life for 7 days. I loved every second of it, and can see why it was showered with rewards and praise. May have to get a ps4 for Ragnarok

[@ItzMalick]

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[@HamzaPerkins]

you mean PS5?

[@lightmohamed5700]

@@HamzaPerkins yes he does

[@harryjinks5909]

@@HamzaPerkins it's coming to both ps5 and ps4

[@ActualArcher]

@@HamzaPerkins lots of people aren't able to/can't afford to get a PS5. Ragnarok is going to be on both, so why not go for the cheaper option.

[@Count_Ocana]

Just to let you know Charlie the director of this game confirmed that this Kratos is stronger than the previous games younger version. The tweet said "A question only the creator can answer, who would come out on top if old Kratos were to face his younger self (Olympus era) Cort barlog responded "Old Kratos. without question"

[@Count_Ocana]

And Atrues got sick because if you think about it. Atrues is having a godly puberty of his powers unlocking and his strength increasing but if he thinks he's only a human boy his mind wouldn't understand why those things were happening and his brain would fight it. Almost like if you got the flu. Your brain identifies it as a forgein threat because it isn't supposed to be there so it fights the illness by giving you a fever and such. Atreus became sick for the same reason because his brain did not understand why his body was changing so it tried to fight against... itself pretty much

[@JohnWick-rh1zz]

If we take weaponry into measurement,would old kratos still win?

[@rufus5208]

Really?

[@theonlymm3469]

@@rufus5208 yes, gods are stated to get stronger the older they are. Kratos is holding back only because of Atreus, the creator said he's only using 10% of his strength

[@Count_Ocana]

@@JohnWick-rh1zz yes he said "without question"

[@Spectrum0122]

Charlie is way more patient than I am. The intro, up to the troll fight, took me fucking 5 hours on GMGOW new game. And no I'm not good at the game, but still

[@cobyrussell3158]

Currently doing my first GMGOW play through on PC… Only difference I’ve noticed between it and the third hardest setting is that enemies tank so much more damage. It’s actually insane lmao I was stuck on the stupid draugr pit when Atreus falls in. You get maybe two good hits before you’re just screwed

[@nick9115]

damn bruh

[@moneygrabber6720]

@@cobyrussell3158don’t just attack without caring about a defense. Try to parry every single hit for extra damage

[@adrianmojica2619]

GMGOW is just not fun. The devs basically nerf the player and buff every enemies to the point that combat is tedious. It doesn't require more skill or technique. I've actually beaten GOW 2 on titan mode and found it to be a fun challenge, but the norse games weren't the same for me when it comes to the hardest difficulty.

[@cobyrussell3158]

@@moneygrabber6720 just beat it about 30 minutes ago!! Now for the valkryes 😭

[@entropic-decay]

I'm fairly sure the thing with the valkyries is they all have a shared base moveset with additional, unique moves on top so they can all do their most basic attacks, but each has their own stuff they do beyond that to set them apart from each other

[@maxgoldstein7202]

Also they're some of, if not THE only enemies that actually change on higher difficulties.

[@stoic_sidequests]

The funny part is the creatures in the beginning are a harder fight than the literal gods charlie was fighting in GOW2 lmfao

[@zdog72.0prince8]

How so?

[@Gonshaaa]

@@zdog72.0prince8 even against normal enemies he died like 9 times in one fight lol

[@lapatjani3171]

The awesome thing is that it makes sense from a story standpoint

[@deletoblue6675]

@@lapatjani3171 How? Did Kratos get weaker as he got older?

[@gluGPU]

@@deletoblue6675 no, he is supposed to be stronger than he was in GOW3. He's just holding back

[@Afro_Blue]

i love when he resorts to spamming atreus and axe throws like a true god of war. A classic technique ive abused the entirety of the game

[@bobmark8287]

This is the greatest movie length gameplay of all time.

[@ItzMalick]

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[@lightmohamed5700]

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[@_ripVanWinkle_]

@@ItzMalick keep grindin bro

[@vidjamouse6049]

The way that he was under leveled through this entire run holy shit. The constant griping doesn't make it any easier to watch, that's for sure

[@KakhsXe]

And on the hardest difficulty

[@luckymark571]

He died a *lot* if you watched the streams lol

[@GokuOffersYouAPotara]

@don’t enter my channel. bot detected

[@1caff138]

if you watched the streams you would recoil at how badly he played

[@Zack-vi7is]

@@1caff138 it wouldn't have been so bad if he wasn't complaining about it the whole time lol. "Every enemy is a damage sponge" as he has weak enchantments an non-upgraded armor, tons of unspent XP so he's relying on basic combos, and spent almost all of his resources on Atreus until he was about halfway through the game. Like no shit you're not doing a lot of damage when you're refusing to upgrade and learn advanced combos. Baffled me that he was blaming the difficulty for being "poorly designed" when it was very obviously his own fault. Couldn't accept the fact tbat he didn't know what he was doing the entire time.

[@MufflesTheGerbil]

2:42:42 The way Charley's voice just casually syncs with the echo of the game is absolutely perfect!

[@Obarg1_]

Haha

[@cherrybramble]

charlie*

[@bookiwohoo]

@@cherrybramble charlyie*

[@JJamahJamerson]

I’m playing this while my grandfather watches for the last couple of days, been really nice to bond over it.

[@Artur_without_the_H]

Thats cute

[@Zeegoku1007]

Damn that's insane..

[@sgtbucksauce9129]

Why would you lie about something like that. Cringe

[@Zeegoku1007]

@@sgtbucksauce9129 what if it ain't a lie ?

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range Of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@bobbinmcfart]

when Kratos said "(angry scream)" I felt that

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range Of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@michaelz.3993]

😐

[@fakelaminated5353]

I refrain from liking as the number is clearly in perfect balance

[@thexplosiveman1337]

21:52 Bro almost went back to the plot of GoW1

[@gotchawelldude3968]

3:25:44

[@glider2168]

This game… is still visually stunning even 4 years later

[@GreatMelonLord]

When you focus on the game's art style and direction instead of on realism it holds up a lot better over time. Realistic graphics look real for a year until there's better hardware/development tools. A game with a good art style will look good even after a few hardware generations. Now I feel like doing another playthrough.

[@heman2379]

@@GreatMelonLord the game most certainly went for a realistic look lol.

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@GreatMelonLord]

@@heman2379 ah yes. I forgot about to true-to-life realistic trolls, realistic giant snakes, and realistic magic attacks. The only "realism" in this game's art is humanoid player models, and even that isn't going for Uber realism.

[@_ripVanWinkle_]

Shit look better than Gotham Knights and it aint even drop yet

[@rocnah]

Imagine this game somehow doesn’t break my graphics card… truely a beautiful game

[@Redino20]

Relatively speaking it should run pretty well on most pc systems considering it ran well on my dusty old og ps4 :D

[@mkminor3398]

@@Redino20 yes cause it was meant to be played on ps4 so the optimization is better

[@we_are_bacons]

I managed it to run on my 1050ti hahaha

[@heman2379]

@@Redino20 30 fps isn’t well lol

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@metalman20]

I was finally able to finish this game last night and I’m beyond pissed that I waited this long to do so. This game is an absolute masterpiece in every way!!!!!

[@dasilvasurfer3160]

Same brother

[@fauxwolf]

God of war is such an amazing series glad we are getting a new game soon

[@I_quit_trolling_now]

I’m better than penguinz0

[@thazmania120]

@ahhhcool You aren't even a bot are you @ahhhcool liked my comment they are not a bot

[@BrancovdBoomen]

Jesus, these bots

[@GoldRaven-oe4by]

Eh.. stopped being good after 3 gow 4 was kinda trash by comparison

[@FemboiMars]

@@GoldRaven-oe4by roflmao

[@cuteroom5132]

it was enjoyable as well as immensely aggravating to watch when he don’t just get everything and try to strategize it

[@lukasdeen6226]

it's highest difficulty

[@cuteroom5132]

@@lukasdeen6226 bruh that’s the exact reason you gain so much excessive XP why not use it all

[@lukasdeen6226]

@@cuteroom5132 guy said, he save it for blade of chaos upgrade

[@tyleralan1470]

@@lukasdeen6226 hes saying he didnt collect the all the exp he could

[@Cxncubine]

@@tyleralan1470 true, but he’s on stream not recording a video in private. You try putting 20K ppl through a 50 hour (over a few days) collectathon, that’s gonna be a sleepy chat.

[@bumboozo]

“I know. But I am your monster no longer.” That is such a great line

[@bryanpineda2096]

Watching this after seeing Charlie play the previous games is...something I don't know how to describe it.

[@graysonofthewood3747]

Kratos: “No, we will fight it.” Atreus: “But why?” Kratos: “Because you are frightened of it.” I think about this line a lot.

[@LaCazaLP]

Thats actually what all Parent should do. Your Kid is afraid of something? Show it to them. Explain it to them. And IF it is something dangerous. Explain WHY it is dangerous and why it is sometimes okay to be frightend by things that can be dangerous. Kratos is a good father lmao.

[@nehathazir9439]

Hands down my favorite thing about that first interaction with baldur is how depending on if you played the old games, a second play through, or your first time playing it. It comes off with multiple meanings

[@cookingwithkratos]

You should see my last video man. I breakdown and expose odins whole plan for ragnarok. I promise ITS ALL IN 2018s game. I am the god of foreshawdowing

[@aryan7767]

@@cookingwithkratos well....uhh/...lmao

[@crackerjaq9974]

I've always thought of GoW4 to be the perfect example of what a video game can be. The story, the visuals, the gameplay, everything. It's the perfect proof that video games can be art. If I met someone and they've never even heard of video games before, I would have this be their first (obviously, on a lower difficulty). It is an absolutely fantastic masterpiece that I feel will be an all time classic in the future, a standard to be strived for, for decades to come. In the same way Ocarina of Time was "the best game ever" to some people, even to this day, I feel GoW4 will be as well. The developers should be immensely proud of what they've made, and I cannot wait for Ragnarok. Edit: to those criticizing the gameplay or story, I don't disagree. The gameplay certainly got stale after a while, especially after the umpteenth troll, or the 20,000th hoard of draugr. Let me rephrase: not every piece of the game is perfect. True, the gameplay stales at times, and the story I feel is poor at more than one point (especially regarding anything to do with Atreus, that entire piece feels rushed), but put together, it is far greater than the sum of its parts. Of course, my opinion is only that. Just an opinion. If you disagree for any reason, I have no room to argue you.

[@I_quit_trolling_now]

I’m better than Penguinz0

[@kotux0910]

why did i read this as gears of war lmao

[@ok_ok_ver2]

Bro the game sucks

[@incognito8907]

@@ok_ok_ver2 isn't 🧠?

[@quab5738]

I agree with you on everything but the gameplay, it's pretty mid.

[@AC03115]

One thing I love with GOW 2018 is how they made all the cutscenes and gameplay flow with each other without cutting making it all seem like one continuous shot

[@I_quit_trolling_now]

I’m better than penguinz0

[@Baron-Pyre]

It is one shot, side grime opening menus and such

[@Phoenix3573]

@@Baron-Pyre yeah, I hope they find a way to let players open menus without breaking the one-shot principle in Ragnarok, I think they said in an interview that they were thinking of contextualising the menu on Kratos' axe but there just wasn't enough time to sort it out with all the other mechanics they had to nail down, but we might get to see something similar in the next one 🤞

[@barberro3548]

@@Phoenix3573 I don’t think ragnarok is gonna be a continuous game there might be a flashback or something

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range Of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@Illhelppwn]

Charlie: God of War is a masterpiece Also Charlie: *Does nothing but complain the entire time*

[@joycastello6918]

cappiet cap cap cap omelette cap!!!!😊

[@gubblefornintendo3ds577]

@inf3ct3dnoname Coming from Charlie, it’s a compliment.

[@ELXIXXX]

@@joycastello6918 cringe asf

[@brewer7290]

Amazing game. Just wish people remember/realized how great the other games were too

[@Ryan-kj5bq]

I’m sure tons of ppl went back and played the older ones after this one

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@TheBigRonD]

Would love to see the original trilogy get a re-remaster for next gen

[@MrPaynage]

I just hate the fact the games mention nothing about his first wife and daughter. That was his entire motivation for 3 games and spin-offs, and literally the reason his skin is stained ash white, but it doesn't even get a passing mention. It's all about his godhood as a big secret, not what led to his godhood and life in the first place.

[@brewer7290]

@@MrPaynage I agree! I also don’t like how they state he was born a god, not made one after killing Ares. I know he was born a Demi-god but was still mortal.

[@basicallyabush]

Easily one of the best gaming experiences I’ve had it truly is a masterpiece, Can’t wait for Ragnarok :)

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range Of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@christrevor3450]

It’s woke :( black African Norse Gods

[@AzazelPendragon]

@@christrevor3450 cry about it

[@christrevor3450]

@@AzazelPendragon it’s cultural appropriation

[@kisamebalusong4980]

@@christrevor3450 yes thats why God of war is a failure /s basically more people care about how good the game is rather than what color the character is. People usually ask "is the game good?" Rather than "what color the characters are."

[@pewpewplasma3793]

2:05:27 This exchange I think sets up Freya’s reasonings for what she did to Baldur very well. At least, the more “good” side of that reasoning. “Who you were before doesn’t matter.” Of course it also makes her a hypocrite at the end of the game, along with a lot of other things, but her anger is so potent that it’s understandable what she says. Not excusable, but understandable. Part 2: 2:23:24 Holy shit, I believe in Norse mythology Loki could turn himself into any animal at will and was the only one able to do so.

[@rekt4083]

Hands down my favorite story game. True masterpiece. 10/10

[@shifty7371]

for me it's this or red dead

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@lukeberko701]

Last of us

[@vm8886]

GTA V

[@quantum174]

Fighting Baldur without the axe and only with barehands is still one of the most fun video game experiences ive ever had. Even on the last fight with him

[@BirnieMac1]

Damn GOW4 has to be my favourite in the series Seeing Kratos go from letting his anger consume him and do whatever it took to achieve his goal in the original trilogy, to seeing himself and his anger in his son and trying teach him to be better than he was The sheer character development alone is just a great story, can’t wait for GOW5

[@rxly8811]

This game is absolutely amazing but what’s more amazing is how Charlie can make a 4 hour long video that’s entertaining all the way through

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@jebman3473]

@@ItzMalick I’m tired of seeing you in this comment section

[@gianmarcovinals483]

Charlie: *makes a mistake* Also Charlie: “unlucky”

[@_ripVanWinkle_]

No one purposely makes a mistake so it'll be unlucky to do so

[@SyrKonrat]

2:22:00 This scene is amazing, especially Kratos repeating back "can i turn into an animal".

[@johnathendean6019]

I was wondering why the delay between the last god of war was taking so long. 4 hours makes sense now

[@m1co294]

It took him weeks to complete GoW4 on twitch lol

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@k1ng_vic18]

Idk I saw hell of a lot cuts

[@fakerake707]

Never played this game or any other god of war but seeing you play this peaked my interest in the series thank you moist man

[@DktaJ2021]

Got a ps4 and god of war just because this man decided to replay it

[@jaker7567]

at 2:18:36 you can hear the original Kratos voice peeking through when he says zeus's name, find that really cool also i could be tripping but if not then thats a really cool nod also i find it incredibly ironic that at 2:23:33 when Atreus asks if he can turn into an animal, Kratos says no i have no doubt that was planned, but on the slim chance it wasn't, thats kina funny

[@TailcoatGames]

20:31 Charlie: “1 on 1” poor atreaus fighting in the corner:

[@ItzMalick]

Yo Fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range Of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@hybridhd7436]

Just a reminder, Kratos is always holding back and he's way way stronger than his previous self. He was in his 30s-40s in GOW 1-3 and he's around 200 or so in GOW 4 so he's had around 160-170 years to become more powerful.

[@RandyoftheD]

All other players when they're on the boat: oh no atreus is seeing what kratos did Charlie: Watch closely boy this is educational

[@RandyoftheD]

Nice try

[@NEkromanT33]

For future reference in case Charlie replays the game: New Game+ gives mobs and bosses new mechanics

[@alisfy6891]

Like what?

[@alisfy6891]

Like what?

[@antismo9998]

A damn shame Twitch muted the stream at the best part

[@TheWittness-06]

at the end mimir says baldur was never sent to find kratos. he was sent after faye (the giant) it was hinted at many times in the first lines said by baldur, "I know who you are, more importantly i know what you are" and then when kratos comes out " i thought youd be bigger, but you're definitely the one" all hints towards baldur being after faye the whole time and not kratos. an amazing foreshadow and story telling

[@SinfulofSauce]

Completely platinum the game and every single GOW game in preparation for Ragnarök

[@crazyclams3571]

Make him? Greedy boy.

[@SinfulofSauce]

No. I meant I Platinumed every GOW game before Ragnarök

[@boringsupernova4836]

@@SinfulofSauce fat W. I wish game catalogue didn't suck or I'd play the other GoW ganes :(

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@crazyclams3571]

@@SinfulofSauce I wasn't trying to be mean I was just saying I can imagine how long this took to make/edit and it's still 4 hours. Be grateful

[@Nate-lp2cu]

the opening when the “stranger” shows up is amazing. perfectly sets up the entire game.

[@BuIldogProd]

2:35:10 “why is this elevator so damn long”. Otherwise it would be a loading screen. This is the games way of implementing one, while making the interactions seem authentic

[@gravendanger]

That the first conversation with Baldur is brilliant, you rlly do think he’s talking about Kratos till the final moments and realise it’s Faye he seeks

[@karlgabrua]

I will legit listen to mimir's stories while working out or going to sleep. Its that good

[@Yungjm]

15:43 i just realized hes laughing because he knew from the start of the fight kratos wasnt gonna make him feel pain in that fight. He wanted to find someone strong enough to hit him and punch through the curse his mother put upon him to prevent him from dying in a senseless battle. He came there to fight he didnt come for answers, he came to fight and to be killed, odin just wanted to find kratos’ wife because he eanted to kill all iants

[@DemonicRobots]

I just beat this game and I played the originals right before it. One thing that deserves credit is how they modernized the gameplay and combat without completely changing it. It still feels like a god of war change even with how different it is.

[@Michael-hc2vs]

Lmao Sigrun is NOT “significantly worse” than elden ring bosses. She’s done amazingly

[@dontworryboutit9590]

Right, dude was just salty tbh

[@johnpantag472]

Sigrun is HARDER than any of the elden ring bosses.

[@coltonwilkie241]

Don't let Under The Mayo see this video. He'll burn down his neighbourhood.

[@thepastamasta9404]

I actually cried at the ending to this game. Truly a 11/10 game.

[@TurtlesInTheSun_]

Same man

[@TheTimbs_]

8-9/10, good story and combat but a lack of variety when it comes to enemy types.

[@an-average-box]

​@@TheTimbs_fair enough

[@DexterTheYapper]

Bro I’m ragnarok Odin came to your house just to beg for you not to kick his ass 💀

[@oneofthoseyoutubeusers]

true, odin knew what kratos was capable of baldur knew about kratos being the 'ghost of sparta' so odin probably knew too odin knew baldur was last alive when he was trying to kill kratos odin asks 'How does peace strike the retired God of War?' and odin knew that ragnarock was coming tryna nip it in the bud i guess

[@tonig.1546]

I still think the writing really carries this game as a whole. The dynamic between Father-figure who is past his prime and the young child, discovering who or what he really is works so perfectly in this game. Hopefully Ragnarök won't recycle the same Ogre again and keep the storytelling the same as in this game.

[@heronekkotheanimer7386]

Past his Prime? My man kratos here is stronger than in his Past, the director of the game said that old kratos would without a question, win against gow 3 kratos

[@ItzMalick]

Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range Of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯💯

[@prime_1577]

Most of it was recycled because of the tight budget but success of it will most likely give ragnarok more variety

[@Sm0k3turt]

Can confirm ragneROCKS!

[@fearharambe3321]

@@prime_1577 ragnarok is AMAZING

[@lilgoose8368]

Four straight hours of Charlie God of War? Christmas must've come early.

[@I_quit_trolling_now]

I’m better than penguinz0

I exposed Penguinz0 оп му снаппеl My videos are better!!

[@OllieBR]

wtf is wrong with these bots

[@valterfara5027]

@@OllieBR I have given up in trying to figure it out. Once I was curious to see what the hell was one of the channels and it was a dude that supported China's concentration camps.

[@shahzebkhalid5591]

@@valterfara5027 lmao nice

[@arturs4024]

And to think that this game had a tight budget, since this game was a huge success the sequel will have a much higher budget and if done right will be miles better than even this masterpiece

[@TheFirstCurse1]

A masterpiece is something that's perfect, and God Of War 2018 is NOT perfect. The bosses are mostly just reskins. That alone is a flaw. Stop using the word masterpiece wrong.

[@aijint]

@@TheFirstCurse1 No game is perfect so you're just wrong

[@TheFirstCurse1]

@@aijint Wrong. Bloodborne.

[@darkuscarlet]

@@TheFirstCurse1 Bloodborne has a flaw so huge it's literally impossible to ignore it. You're stuck in England.

[@BayesianBeing]

@@darkuscarlet lmaooo

[@ctr1502]

It really is one of the best games ever made. Not just for what it is as a stand alone game, but also as an evolution and risk taker to reinvent such a well known character.

[@Pikachu-kw4fv]

The duality of Kratos regretting his life and achievements while Charlie voicing his own opinions (often of how cool and awesome the events are) is pure art deserving to be put in the smithsonian

[@lukeberko701]

Damn bro ur comment was so good this guy is trying to scam you hahah

[@milkman-30]

I love the one shot no loading transition so everything flows and yes i know that the ledges climbing and all that are technically loading but it doesnt break the immersion and gives you dialogue a lot of the time to reflect on.

[@jackgeorge9478]

He owes Atreus a lot of lollipops after that adventure

[@crowofjudgement4718]

1:32:15 For those who don't know, the reason Freya acts so exxagerated here is because those missletoe arrows break Baldur's immortality curse. He'll get to feel again but at the cost of becoming mortal again. This is pretty great foreshadowing by GOW 2018

[@ethanwagner]

This whole series has been super cool but I personally think 2018 is one of the best games of all time. Most of us played all/most of these games, including Charlie, and maybe this just needs to be props to the editor for making this watch so fresh, but it seems like everytime I see anyone play this game it feels like the first time. Truly incredible game

[@berniebroig8745]

1:36:20 Excellent sound bite. Thank you.

[@mustachionut102]

On harder difficulty, smaller enemies don’t get stunned from light attacks or even heavy attacks, enemies have more moves (from what I recall the drauger regain health and explode leaving a circle of poison)

[@jackshapiro4668]

Something I never realized I missed so much in Ragnarok is the music. It just isn’t the same in Ragnarok as in 2018.

[@yadigg4437]

Probably my all time favorite game. glad you’re playing on God of war difficulty too, really made me appreciate the whole game because i had to do all the side quests to get items i would need for different situations. i theory crafted so much shit to get thru muspelheim Lol

[@davywavy3724]

The fact there is not 1 loading screen or camera cut throughout the entire game has ruined all other games for me forever. This is my favorite game of all time

[@65firered]

If you move through areas too fast you might see one.

[@toastytoast9800]

you get one when you die

[@zankeekee]

@@toastytoast9800 not WHEN you die, IF you die.

[@kwamemwangs2173]

If you die you will see one

[@blind3897]

i feel you. Nostalgia aside, i think this is the best single-player experience ever, surely it is my favorite. This game is really perfection.

[@teira1336]

So thankful for the big edit, so many VODs for this one

[@cookingwithkratos]

You should see my last video man. I breakdown and expose odins whole plan for ragnarok. I promise u wont be disappointed. *This iz not spam btw* I dont even eat meat. Speaking of food i havent even eaten in a week. Last night i had sleep for dinner. 🤷

[@stickdudetalks]

The intro moment I see kratos take his rage out of the tree I remembered why I loved this game so much. Takes me back to the good ol days. Thanks charlie

[@investabro2775]

Me too the God of war game is amazing

[@creakylada]

@Kavetion no bitches?

[@stickdudetalks]

@@forrealtho8555 same its a great feeling

[@IyaorIsis]

The fact that Kratos holds back this entire game makes it even more badass

[@krypticskorpioxero]

"I wasn't wrong, it's a 3-shot on the highest difficulty." I am going to sit here and patiently wait until he hits some of the roadblocks I had on the hardest difficulty... like some of the Valkyries. And then. Then I will pop off.

[@CrimzonKingdom]

Ng+ not only gives each Valkyrie a new move but changes their moveset because of each move, and even after you defeat them all the Valkyrie queen herself gains all new said moves and mixes them up her her randomizer, I only say this in case u were looking for where the game truly seeks the God of War

[@indigo7898]

does ng+ change anything else? wouldnt wanna play again if just for that

[@vaggelisparasxidis6900]

@@indigo7898 you get new armor sets which are very powerful in their own ways , you unlock a new item named scalp slag which can be used to upgrade said armor s that you find in red chests . You can also start the game with your current armour sets which you can have by selecting a save . I think thats about it .

[@llmalex4176]

I have literally no idea why people complain about Kratos' strength. If you want to fulfill a power fantasy then put the difficulty on easy. The hardest difficulty in the game is ment to be a challenge. Why would you want things to be a easy on the literal hardest difficulty