Which God of War Game Has The Best Blade of Olympus | An Extensive Review

[@abdbay]

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[@MrAllyourneeds]

No matter what the video ends up saying GOWII has to take the cake because none of the other blades have the sucky-sucky-red-orb-L1+O attack (i forgot what it was called)

[@PhantomHunterOfficial01]

True

[@Omar8181]

All that just to be in new game plus where you have most of the weapons/MP max upgraded……

[@GgGOW14]

Yes also gow2 doesnt need rage

[@Dookieman1975]

If they ever remake the Greek games, I want the blade to not require rage in GOW3 and to be unlockable after u beat GOW2 and GOW3. And if u haven’t beaten GOW3, have it be available if u have enough mana in GOW3 and not just rage. Hell have it sap ur health if ur desperate enough and run out of mana or rage. As if kratos is putting some of what’s left of his godly power and strength to even use it and shoot lasers Also give it a drain ability. Maybe give the blade of Olympus its own small set of skills to unlock. And one of them is draining health and/or absorbing red orbs for a lil bit of energy to use it but u need to kill and drain a lot of enemies to swing it around or it would be too convenient

[@kekfield]

​@@Dookieman1975 and if they ever decide to remake the Greek games (specifically GOW2 im talking about) i think it wuld be nice for them to add Ares' weapon to be playable at early games (before Kratos takes the BOO). Because after Kratos killed Ares and took his throne as the new God Of War, we know that he has all control over Ares' weapon (im not rlly sure if this was confirmed or not but it'll be cool playing with his weapons especially at early games bc they're dope as hell)

[@calebstephan2083]

God of war 2 for sure. The extra abilities you got from the blade after completing the story and restarting were op. It could release energy waves everytime kratos swung it, could create force fields etx

[@lightmohamed5700]

And it drains the powers of the foes. So good

[@MrSeong-kr2dj]

Developers: TOO OP…. Proceeds with nerfs* I too like GOW2 BoO

[@shadowslayer2929]

​@@MrSeong-kr2djagreed idk how this guy could possibly think it's the best in gow 3 when it's literally the worst version in the series

[@shadowslayer2929]

​@@MrSeong-kr2djah nvm also his rage mode only point for ragnarok is moot because with legacy rage draining so slow with with Perks from the Ares chest armor plus the jotun Enchantment set and the stone idol of souls Perk Enchantment called soul steal you can use the blade indefinitely

[@КонстантинПаршуков-о6б]

Well, in Ragnarok BoO isn't even there! It's only Valhalla giving Kratos new power!

[@clipsdelosmajes]

GoW 2 takes the cake easily and I haven't even watched the video yet. It's just that OP.

[@ForSparta3195]

In my opinion, the blade of Olympus in Valhalla is the best, it does the most damage(when you hold the button inputs) and it’s so clean in 4k

[@leonkenedy2988]

Thinking about it, we got like complete elements wheel for Kratos in GoW Ragnarok that represent and symbolize parts of who kratos was and is now. The first is the Fire element which is the very iconic Blade of Chaos that channel the Primordial Fire, this represent his human self dark past during the time where he was consume by the "Fire of War" itself. With the twin blades, Kratos was at his most bloodthirsty and savaged as he can be in the land of greek and in his prime too. The second is the Ice elements, the Leviathan Axe from his second beloved wife, Faye. It represent Kratos attempt to lead a new life, leaving behind the memories of his past and learning how to control his own rage. The Axe was not a weapon that were used by another god or evil beings, but rather his own wife, Faye the Just who used it for good and now passed it good legacy onto Kratos. It also fitting since the Leviathan Axe was created as a redemption and penance from the Huldra brothers (RIP Brok. You will be miss!) who created Mjolnir, a weapon that become the symbol of destruction and slaughter. In a way, Kratos used his Axe in a new methodical way while no longer wishing to use lots of energy for the gore in his finisher, he is still ruthless in his approach to dispatch the enemies quickly and mercilessly. The third elements is Winds which is the Draupnir Spear, it represent Kratos returning to his own root as a Spartan where he is his comfortable: nobility, discipline and justice. It is the first ever weapon that was created solely for Kratos without any ulterior motives nor taken from another. The spears fit very well for what Kratos had achieved in the future, a true leader who not only lead and win the War against Odin but is able to spear toward and became a God of Hope, one whose is beloved by many. Similar to how Blade of Olympus was made by Zeus with his own power, Draupnir final ingredient for its completion was Kratos own blood thereby making thing comes full circle. The fourth element is Earth, it represent his own Rage. This doesn't requires much saying, his own body and terrifying godly might itself is the Earthquake itself: with every powerful haymaker giving a knockback to any opponents, create shockwaves, induce small earthquakes with his kicks. throwing huge boulder, and allows him to win any confrontations he is up against. However, since we have seen how he can explode and loose himself in his rage and gives one hell of a huge beat down, it is similar to how a big earthquake can open a chasm in the Earth and swallow everythings in it. It represent the degree of consequences that he can cause if he ever allows himself to be swallow up by it like quicksand in the desert. Finally, the Elements of Thunder and Aether, two elements that combine into one weapon: Blade of Olympus. It represent the godly lineage of Kratos himself, from father to son in a....bloody and world ending way. It is a dangerous memory that symbolizes the betrayal and conflict between Father and Son. The divine blade that ended the Titan war by the Father who lust for power and authourity who also brings order to the world. Only to be one wielded by the Mark Warrior Son that started Olympus War in order to have his revenge for all the suffering and betrayal by his Father. Only then for the Son to relinquish its power and hope to the world at the end, thereby allowing the greek people to rebuilt. Just like how Zeus himself use it to cast Divine Reckoning and imprison the Titan at the end of the Titan, Kratos do the opposite by releasing Hope and freeing the mortal from another tyrannical god.

[@aguywithgames3135]

16:32 Small correction, you only need to fill that tiny initial bar of Rage to be allowed to use Legacy. Basically like the DMC series’ Devil Trigger. Edit: Also, a big game changer it has is that it can parry Unblockable/Red attacks. Sometimes even the grabs.

[@ArmoredG]

true, i thought its not able to parry grab attacks but damn they actually do

[@spartanAXA]

I really hated that they changed rage in GoW-3 and limited us to use just the blade of olympus during rage. The rage mode in GoW-1 & GoW-2 are still the most amazing rage modes I've ever played. We should've been able to use any weapon of choice during rage in GoW-3, or if they wanted us to use only one weapon it should've been the blades of chaos/exile. 8:39

[@ArmoredG]

Zeus Eagle item.

[@teganjrmarroquin7631]

I’m going Valhalla the fact that I’m on the hardest difficulty and I get through everyone with ease and I have the ability to make it stronger is a major plus, GOWll was amazing in many ways but playing it in Ragnorok was a major bonus

[@dragonglass5650]

For me in terms of moveset, gow ragnarok valhala is the best because you can combo it with absolutely anything. It is a great extension of dodge attacks, mid combo attacks, stagger removal and is one of the best ways to chase enemies for me. It only doesn’t combo well with lava plume and it s light attack counterpart, but other than that it is perfect combo extension

[@kingmaf3677]

good to know im not the only one who dislikes the moveset in GoW3, like i just cant really hit anything if im not in a crowd, im just dashing around aimlessly.

[@Do0mSl4yer95]

That's the actual point. It's anime fast and you can bounce to different targets while clearing hordes. It's easy to use, literally just point to the enemy and attack. You won't miss.

[@rgos777]

REALLY REALLY REALLY loving how actually people appreciating for god of war 2 one

[@callofdutyvulture9116]

gow2 for sure, the blade was severely weaker during gow 3 because he was actively consuming his godhood reservoir, as its implied during the gow 2 novelization that he could feel and was actively experiencing the return of his godhood just by merely holding and possessing the blade, but sadly he didn’t regain his godhood instantaneously and it still took some time, hence why he remained somewhat mortal during his beginning moments of fighting zeus. In Gow 3, The blade of olympus still contains much of his godhood reservoir, but his godhood was still returning much and being regained over time, when kratos retrieved the blade of olympus in hades after his great fall, already by that time, the blade of olympus no longer possessed its godly glow, and wouldn’t even glow or have any power within it unless kratos held it, signifying that the godly magic that was in the blade was now in kratos, which is when he regains his godly spartan rage that he had in ghost of sparta when he unlocked his full potential as a god at the end of the game. it’s only able to be used as a fuel to his rage and to fuel his godly rage within it.

[@adrianshephardOP4]

well said !

[@vlad_47]

Kratos didnt even remotely return his godhood and domains, and the Blade itself was said to turn him into "Still a mortal, but one with prodigeous might". It was never implied that Kratos was actually re-gaining his godhood back from the Blade during GoW 3. His powers are missing even tho Kratos tried to regain them, as he said himself. Or do you think he just meant some magic attacks/gifts? He meant his actual innate power as an God of Olympus, which is evidently gone as he doesnt wield the power of Ares anymore.

[@callofdutyvulture9116]

@@vlad_47 1. i see multiple statements u made that were incorrect, 1. Godhood and godly magic/powers are completely different and seperate. Godhood is the process of becoming a deity who is beyond metaphysical, above space/time and logic, which is what the olympians were casually above. 2. it was never stated that the blade made him still a mortal, it was specifically said when kratos held the blade. “kratos experienced the return of the powers of his godhood if not the godhood itself, he REMAINED mortal, but one with prodigious might” That is a clear implication that kratos’s godhood was in fact being restored over time as he held and withkept the blade of olympus. This is not an instantaneous process, and kratos even when he had to forefilly drain his godhood into the blade, it still took extensive time. Same logic applies for regaining it. That would be an instant retcon if the writers stated he was experiencing the return of his godhood entirely just by holding the blade, then proceed to make him mortal throughout all of gow 3, that would be a retcon, it’s clearly implicated that he regained his godhood through having the blade of olympus and there’s even more evidence

[@callofdutyvulture9116]

@@vlad_47 in gow: ghost of sparta, during the time kratos first became a god, he only had superhuman strength, speed and durability and the power to use magical godly weapons. At the end of the game when fighting thanatos, kratos unleashes his godly rage (spartan rage) upon thanatos and kills him. after this Athena states that he no longer is mortal nor has any connection to his mortality after awakening this godly ability. In gow 3, when kratos retrieves the blade of olympus in hades, it has no glow, no magical essence, and looks compl rendered useless as compared to gow 2 when it flowed in power without kratos touching it. When kratos picked up the blade, he possessed his spartan rage ability/godly rage ability, that he once had as a God, this is a full evident visual within the game that tells us that he regained his godhood from the blade of olympus over time. Cory barlog even confirmed that the spartan/godly rage ability, was made from kratos’s godhood being forced upon him without any choice on his part (athena reference to making him a god), and he seen his godhood as a disease, the side effect of this godhood (disease) was his godly rage, his once human side, having conflict with his new God side, have an eternal conflict, making him have this godly uncontrollable rage, this ability to call on godly flames, create this vibrant red aura. cory barlog says his god essence, and his human side fuse together snd make this godly tornado of flame. Kratos was NEVER meant to be a full fledged God and Human in one body, athena made him a god and forced him without choice. This is why spartan rage sickness exists, and why he has it in gow: ghost of sparta in which he was confirmed a God, and why he has it in gow 3, and why he has it in the recent games.

[@callofdutyvulture9116]

@@vlad_47 here we go. This common misconception that when kratos was referring to his magical powers in greece that also meant his godhood, i don’t know why people get magical powers and godhood mixed up. There is a CLEAR distinction between godhood and godly magic in the god of war universe, kratos was able to wield poseidons rage without having his additional godhood that was given to him by athena. and so many more powers. kratos killed hades and possessed his soul, having full dominion over the souls of hades. Kratos had hermes boots, the speed of olympus, kratos had the blades of exile which he channeled his OWN godly magic into the blades to summon a legion of godly warrior shields/spears and magical arrows. Kratos as a mortal would NOT have been able to this as it’s stated when kratos first lost his godhood, he was deprived of godly magic, severely punished of thirst and hunger, and needed water/food etc. kratos shows none of these weaknesses when he possessed the blade.

[@sodadrink8363]

It’s hard for me to say which blade is the best overall, but I think the Valhalla blade is the best-sounding by a mile. It sounds like a supernova in sword form, the booming sound it makes when you charge the L1 finisher is eargasm-worthy

[@AlnilamDeOrion2615]

*Abdbay:* god of war 2 design of the Blade looks tragic! *Me:* Considering it's the first GOW the Blade appeared, So... No!

[@aceofspades3330]

GoW 2 is the best overall with the extra moveset and u can use it whenever but the blade in Ragnarok is definitely my favorite. I like that it’s not super fast because every hit feels powerful especially when you charge the attacks plus you can combo the blade with other weapons and you can parry with the blade. It just shows how much kratos has grown from GoW 3

[@JohnnyFish971]

It moves more realistic so its a bit slower compared to older games but feels like a heavy sword While in previous feels like a light weappn

[@aceofspades3330]

@@JohnnyFish971 exactly it was super fast in GoW 3 but felt ineffective Valhalla blade feels powerful especially if your good at parrying.

[@JohnnyFish971]

@@aceofspades3330 Gow 3 grants you immunity and u can blitz anything But here it even allows to parry Red circle attacks so yeah they both powerfull in both games

[@aceofspades3330]

@@JohnnyFish971 you probably can blitz on the lower difficulties in GoW 3 not on titan mode tho lol but yeah the immunity is a plus for sure

[@JohnnyFish971]

@@aceofspades3330 you mean Chaos Titan is just hard and to be honest all dificulties are easy apart from the last

[@savages-on-deck]

For me it’s GOW 2 since it’s an actual weapon which makes it all the more op imo

[@GOWFSWR]

5:40 Zeus only has one big arm lol now the gauntlet of Zeus makes sense in those games

[@LUAN_JAGUAR]

GOW II is the best one for me. it had some cool abilities, good damage, and no limitation. wish it had some sort of spinning attack that send waves of enemies away too

[@Nombrenooriginal]

Hey bro does GOW II is worth it? I feel like i want to play it on a ps2 emulator

[@LUAN_JAGUAR]

if you are an old school gamer who loved action adventure games like prince of persia, devil may cry etc, you should definitely play. if your a new gen young gamer who just played Norse series, then not really

[@Nombrenooriginal]

@@LUAN_JAGUAR bro i love playing both modern and old games as long it is good enough

[@Nombrenooriginal]

@@LUAN_JAGUAR i recently played the god of war of psp but for some reason it crashes

[@topsolikoexpress4445]

i think the blade in the gow ascension has the same moveset with every blade in the multiplayer, which makes sense because it is multiplayer, it wouldnt be balanced otheriwise. but it was a nice feature to include it. i wish they do a remaster of ascension so we could play again that multiplayer, with some improvments it could be even a competitive multiplayer game

[@razavierdavis]

I’m actually extremely shocked at how many GOW 2’s there are in the comments. I thought I was alone with my bias.

[@joHanz931]

watching your videos give me so much hype for gow ragnarök pc 👌🏻

[@zevul7870]

Great video, nice editing nice voice over, nice structure👌nice .... Blade 🙃

[@Batman_83]

I'm certain myself and a majority of the comments will answer GoW II before watching the video. It is the best version though.

[@TheMan2030]

God of War 2 in the beginning hands down

[@ferdinandgz7190]

Actually when you get further in the game on gow 3 the blade does do more damage, it is especially noticeable in the chaos difficulty where everything is hard to kill 8:42

[@422crown]

It just make sense what they did with Valhalla the weapon should be heavy and mighty that’s why he’s slower but old gow it was too fast

[@ArielJLuna]

Or maybe Kratos was stronger back then

[@arandomperson3840]

​@@ArielJLuna the lore reason is that his fighting style changed not that the sword is too heavy for him to move fast considering he's still lifting temples.

[@Paulo72782]

they probably made it only rage cause if it where like a normal weapon, no one would use the other ones

[@overpowereddemonslaya3543]

God of war 2 because it is not temporary it can be used without having to be in spartan rage. I also think the Blade Of Artemis was bad ass from the first game

[@ArielJLuna]

Gow 3 is easily the best bc of the impact & speed/aggression kratos uses it with. Gow 3 will forever be the best gow game ever

[@CoolKidSladeYT]

im a big fan ive been in ur live streams too btw:)

[@KomeKleanbyHougo]

God of War 2 & 3 for sure

[@Connor-of-Rivia]

God of war 2 because it isn't a damm rage ability so u can use it all the time

[@2495781]

Agreed. I had really hoped in Ragnarok we'd have picked it up as our 3rd weapon. Like i love the Spear, but having the blade would have been better. Or give us an item from Valhalla to have Infinite Rage mode at least. I guess out only hope is a remake/ remaster that keeps the game play the same but updates the graphics to be more modern.

[@pqMOHAWKpq]

@@2495781if you use Aries chest armour its basically infinite. But i get what you’re saying. Would have bin awesome for it to have its own skill tree and shit.

[@KD400_]

​@@2495781bro at least we got it

[@arandomperson3840]

​@2495781 I don't know if you know this but it's super easy to maintain the Blade of Olympus forever in Ragnarok. You can use it as a 4th weapon. You just have to pair it with the right armor pieces and enchantments.

[@abdbay]

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[@aexior7486]

The intro is so awesome can you please gave me the name of the intro song

[@abdbay]

I compared the Greek enemies in God of War Valhalla with the Greek enemies from the OG Trilogy in photo-mode and in gameplay!! Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6nCfaegf99pl5I

[@Do0mSl4yer95]

I disagree with everyone here. Best version of the Blade Of Olympus was in GoW3 because its fast, heavy hitting, has immaculate crowd control, stunlocks multiple heavies at once, every button is a different attack, it can shoot blasts and its always glowing. On high difficulty it takes careful timing but you can still absolutely CLEAR with it. For me GoW3's version easily hits every single mark you're rating the sword by.

[@Hackney301]

The blade that kratos takes from the bridge and kills Aries with is supposed to be the blade of Olympus💀

[@ethanlong4670]

Definitely God of War 2.

[@AMIR.S.Y]

great video, but you really should have counted the cutscene model for gow2, i mean, come on, are you seriously comparing THIS 4:55 to gow3 or valhalla's blade? well, of course it's gonna lose. how is that fair? it's not the game's fault that it's old, and they simply couldn't put as much detail as the newer games

[@MastertChief117]

The old ones. Not the new one

[@nerodevil.24]

U can use Zeus in the story mode of ghost of Sparta ???? Or is that a mod

[@azeroth2994]

Could be an outfit

[@aguywithgames3135]

Unlockable costume, but as the vid says, you can only actually use him in the Arena Mode, the clips of him in the Story Mode is modded.

[@o3sad]

اسم القناة بالعربي و والعنوان بالعربي وصاحب القناة يتكلم انقليزي هل هذا نوع من انواع ترجمة اليوتيوب؟

[@abdbay]

نعم، هذا يوتيوب يترجم الفيديوهات لك

[@youtubruh]

7:18 - 7:55 - bruh man, this part looks exactly my video, credit me man 🗿or ... :) Blade of Olympus Photo Mode (GoW 3 vs Valhalla Comparison) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6u4qoGqgqqJrJIsi=aM78ONzzrXwVcWWA

[@yuzuki2385]

God of war 3 wins easily

[@kieranfitzgerald2030]

I don't agree with this video. Valhalla DLC blade is superior in terms of moves, looks and effects......on top of that, you can charge each swing to control how much damage you need for certain boss fights.

[@Do0mSl4yer95]

Nah It's legit garbage af and barely compensates for the lack of speed. Enemies can power through it for max damage and the heals you get from it are negligible at best. A fully charged heavy may or may not stagger. Blade Of Olympus guaranteed a stagger in every other game.

[@blablahnothin1996]

​@Do0mSl4yer95 gonna disagree with you there. The first hit always staggers and combo finishers interrupt attacks in progress. The parry gives enough rage to basically be a 4th weapon and doing r2 after a parry is a guarantee stagger especially since it also slows down enmies.

[@Do0mSl4yer95]

@@blablahnothin1996 I understand it's the 4th weapon. I just don't find it as effective as before.

[@dmk_shadow]

Second

[@dmk_shadow]

Please tag

[@rotofrim8096]

Shut up

[@aslination]

Are you seriously comparing ps2 graphics with ps3 and ps5, like what the heck dude 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂... Of course the best blade of Olympus was in the OG one; Gow 2, everything after that has just been one downgrade after another smh 😒

[@lightmohamed5700]

Like what? What do you want him to do?

[@vlad_47]

Valhalla only makes a sound at all when it hits the ground. It shouldnt have have been at Nr. 2 at all. GoW 2 Blade looks better than that dead Valhalla version which doesnt even glow permanently as if its the GoW 3 version lying in the ground. How could you put this design at Nr. 1 lol? That it doesnt even glow permanently, is a giant oversight from the Devs and should disqualify it instantly As for crowd control, the 3rd person system automatically puts Valhalla version on the last place lol. Dont be so excusing for this underwhelming soft reboot all the time.

[@aguywithgames3135]

Nah, it makes sense that it doesn’t perma-glow for Old Kratos.

[@vlad_47]

@@aguywithgames3135 Why?

[@aguywithgames3135]

@@vlad_47 For one, since it’s based on his memories, the last he saw the Blade it was as dead as everything else in Greece, which he points out in a pre-DLC dialogue would render most magic dead anyway. Another is that the Blade reflects the current Kratos, showing the absolute control he has over his power, his Rage of which this version feeds off of, only glowing with divine power when he actually uses it and even then, only a glimpse of its full power is unleashed when he wills it.

[@vlad_47]

@@aguywithgames3135 Lame excuse narrative. As for that whole Ragnarok dialogue, it wasnt Kratos who said it but Freya. Who is an foreign god, not even remotely capable to talk anything about Greece and its inner workings. The Blade of Olympus was glowing just fine in Kratos hands after Zeus' death, when he threatened Athena and impaled himself. The Blades of Chaos, a fodder weapon among the devine Greek weapons, also just continues to work. Not to mention that in the Norse Realms the magic/power might be bound to nature and the "Earth" as she said, but in the Greek world Gaia was the Earth and her well-being didnt influence the power and magic of the world. Not to mention that Greece is still "alive" due to Hope and rebuilding according to Tyr.

[@aguywithgames3135]

@@vlad_47 Forgot it was Freya who said that, but even then, considering that Kratos, a god of Greece for at least a decent amount of time, doesn’t correct her, it’s still plausible. Mind you, the Blade at that point had already been imbued with Kratos’ divine powers, so it only dies when he releases it, which it actually did after he tried to sacrifice himself. See, when you say that about the Blades of Chaos, don’t you think that maybe they’re more than just “fodder” weapons? Not like the rest of his arsenal had been made anymore special beyond being another tool for him to use. It could be argued that the Titans in general, at least what it seems for this series, don’t really hold dominion over anything, so it makes sense their deaths mean nothing unlike the Gods. Sure, Greece is rebuilt, but you can’t say the magic returned, it’s not the same Greece anymore, hell it could be Rome now with it’s own magical powers. This would help make the visions of the modern world (at least how modern wars are fought) at the end of GOW1 make sense, no point in investing in destructive tech if you could have magic instead, right?