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not seeing it honestly, feels clunky by todays standards and the story is pretty thin compared to what it gets matched against, rank feels inflated to me
Game entry
God of War
2005 · Beat 'em up, Action-adventure, Puzzle · PlayStation 2 · Capcom
GameForever voters place God of War no. 256 in the world ranking, with 1,768 ELO points and 71% of wins across 450 duels settled. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Marvel's Spider-Man: 4 wins to 4 across 8 duels. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 7 out of 163 (Beat 'em up).
World rank
no. 256
ELO score
1,768
Wins
71%
Duels played
450
About God of War
God of War is an action-adventure hack-and-slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). Initially launched for the PlayStation 2, the game stands as the first instalment in the God of War series and the third in chronological order. Loosely inspired by Greek mythology, it unfolds in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central theme. The player takes on the role of Kratos, the protagonist, a Spartan warrior devoted to the Olympian gods. Tasked by the goddess Athena, Kratos is assigned to eliminate Ares, the God of War and Kratos' former mentor. Ares had deceitfully manipulated Kratos into killing his wife and daughter. As Ares attacks Athens fueled by hatred for Athena, Kratos embarks on a quest to locate Pandora's Box, the sole object capable of permanently stopping the vengeful god.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,768 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Marvel's Spider-Man 50% 8 duels played · 21 points behind
- against Batman: Arkham Origins 75% 8 duels played · 87 points ahead
- against Batman: Arkham Asylum 38% 8 duels played · 115 points behind
- against Batman: Arkham Knight 75% 8 duels played · level on score
- against Diablo III 83% 6 duels played · 69 points ahead
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Around this spot
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The standing
Where God of War ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where God of War stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 7 out of 163 (Beat 'em up).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 256 | 5,035 |
| Beat 'em up | 7 | 163 |
| 2000s | 71 | 1,308 |
| 2005 | 11 | 149 |
The community
The debate
35 comments
Frame_Rippin
not seeing it honestly, feels clunky by todays standards and the story is pretty thin compared to what it gets matched against, rank feels inflated to me
Rae_1990
Played it right after finishing a Spider-Man save file and the tonal whiplash was real. Went from swinging through a city to ripping apart mythological creatures in about ten minutes.
sporer_elva
It's gonna keep bouncing around this rank forever probably. I still vote for it every time it shows up, out of habit more than anything at this point.
Willie_12
I never actually finished this one, played maybe half of it over a weekend at a friend's place years ago. From what I saw it's solid but I don't get why it beats stuff like the Arkham games so often in these duels.
Homenick28
Why does this keep landing above stuff that's clearly more polished overall? Is it just because it came first in a lot of people's minds? I don't think that's a bad reason exactly, but I'm curious if anyone actually replays it regularly or just votes on memory.