His vengeance ends here!

Here are 3 years that players expect following the Kratos vendetta. The Santa Monica Studio Sony took its time, but the result is there: God of War III. We had left the new god of war with the Titans to the assault of my Olympus and this is where we find him. Spartan wrath descends on the Gods. Perched on the body of Gaia and contemplating the rise of the titans Coeos, Iapetus or Hyperion, Kratos picks his father Zeus. This gathering strength. At his side are Poseidon, Hades, Helios, Hermes and Hercules. The man who became a God comes to destroy Olympus. And nothing will stop it.

Exceptional material input

The God Of War series is remembered for his taste for his scenes while excess. The third part seems to always go further and the introduction sequence that sees the rise of Kratos and the Titans to the top of Olympus is superlatives. Kratos Poseidon y faces and immense avatar on the body of Gaia. Developers use a fantastic technique that sees the Spartan fight in multiple ways: as clinging on a cliff, hanging from the ceiling or on the mainland. The sequences are linked in a riot of visual effects and bombastic music. Never an introduction was not so dazzling mastery. These few 45 minutes enroll directly in the area of ​​worship of the video-playful story. The tone is set from the start, God of War III will push the limits.

Sumptuous carnage

After this sequence, Kratos joins the underworld (again!) And will have to find another way to reach Zeus. From the beginning, God of War III puts full has seen with the Kingdom of Hades. The graph level peaked, textures prove beautiful and often impressive decors. The power of the Playstation 3 is displayed on all levels and in particular on the characters. Modelling gives Kratos in excellence as its animation - always épatante- the game remains however fluid with dozens of enemies on screen. The god of war twirls with his blades of chaos and sow destruction. And he does not go with the back of the spoon dear Spartan! Uprooting members, beheadings, eventrations ... Anything goes. Hemoglobin springs galore and it connects QTE sequences to complete all its most violent opponents of each other. These are all the more spectacular against bosses: we think of Hades and especially to the subjective view adopted for the killing of Poseidon - a terribly effective and frankly enjoyable process. The sets will follow one another with the city of Olympia, the labyrinth of Daedalus or desert of the Tartars. Graphic faultless leaving the competition far behind.

Among puzzles and battles

It is obvious that God of War III is above all an action game. And you will be served! Many rhythmic, fighting may well give a hard time playing on the opponent combinations that beset you. Play against a Medusa and harpies can quickly turn to the challenge by trying to avoid being frozen in stone when a harpy hits you! You will find a slew of enemies, topspin for the occasion: skeletons, harpies, minotaurs, jellyfish, centaurs and other tougher for the occasion as watchdogs or the trolls. But here and there, Kratos must solve some puzzles, never very difficult, and often boil down to put an object in the right place. This will slightly vary the game and especially let the player breathe. We still mention the riddle trompe l'oeil gardens Superior, excellent well twisted idea.

Art of War

Once again, the already well-proven gameplay (and sometimes copied cf Dante's Inferno) is taken with minor enhancements like the ability to stab a harpy to pass over chasms. Very easy to grip and very energetic, gameplay developed by the Santa Monica studio is a treat. Note that some objects remain in this component as the bow of Apollo or the Nemean Vices. You will therefore be possible to choose between four main types of weapons that let you discover, each adopting a particular fighting style. Add to this 4 objects that allow you to expand the capabilities of Kratos, being the most excellent of Hermes boots causing an effect of accelerated-idling always delectable. It also keeps the wings of Icarus which gives the opportunity to enjoy intense and spectacular flying sequences. To round it all off, each weapon carries a magic of its own, of invoking a ghost Spartan army to the group electrocution. The weapon as his magical power that can improve with the souls you glean as and measure your battles. Besides this system of souls is kept, with different colors for that restore life magic that rabies. And when the rage meter is full, unleash the wrath of Kratos. Few innovations but ultimately therefore a legitimate question arises: What necessity as the system tends towards perfection?

Fighting Divine

Confrontations with the Olympian Gods are real shows. The best action. The highlight remains the fight against Kronos, the titan of the first component. The confrontation uses the same methods as for the introduction, it's big, it's crazy, it's excessive, it is divine. However, it will also be a pleasant change with the continuation of Hermes or the killing of Helios. Often, the battle will be completed by violent QTY: it is not good to be Olympian. Only flaw of the game (we will not speak of the very average VF, it is a constant in the world of video game these days): the final battle. They imagined after all the great moments of a Dantesque fight with Zeus, a disproportionate boss ... But no. Everything is fairly conventional even as the fight starts strong. Too bad. Cronos death we play again for consolation.

The end of Kratos

Finally, God of War III is also completing a trilogy. History is the perfect extension of previous components. The epic is relatively short (10-12 hours of play) but extremely intense. The character of Kratos browses the grayscale and always gets out of Manichaeism to finish on an epilogue as bloody and surprising as the saga itself. Once the adventure is complete, we can unlock videos and costumes but also the challenges of Olympus that will unlock themselves access to the arena mode. What prolong the pleasure before completely redo the game in the final difficulty level.

God of War III deserves all the praise. Violent and intense, with a sense of staging and spectacular yet tenfold, the game Santa Monica is in the pantheon of videogame history. It would have just liked a more powerful end and an increasingly long life. Here finally a major asset for the Playstation 3, a huge hit that flirts with the divine.