God of War III takes place entirely on Olympus. Kratos had one secret, and we already know it, and that's that.Īnd since Kratos isn't really going anywhere spiritually, he doesn't go much of anywhere physically, either. God of War managed to get one on there, but God of War III has nothing left up its sleeve. But layering a story onto that type of gameplay is almost exactly like trying to staple a plot onto Asteroids. In large part, that clarity of purpose is what makes the game fun. In that way, God of War is the true heir to the classic arcade game, and there's something to be said for knowing where you come from. He's a tiny ball of muscles and hate who does not know how to use his inside voice and who has no way of interacting with any object, moving or stationary, that does not involve killing it.

Kratos cannot support a nuanced plot by this point. God of War III offers vague hints throughout the game that some kind of story might develop, and toward the end things do get a bit more complex, but by that time, we've spent seven hours or so indiscriminately killing people and it all just seems silly. Pac-Man had some semblance of a romantic subplot. Actually, that's not entirely fair: At least Ms.

He tears through them in the same way that Pac-Man eats dots. Oh, on the way there he also kills several of the lesser gods in the Greek pantheon.

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