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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
God of War is ranked no. 277 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,769 and 70% of duels won.
World rank
no. 277
ELO score
1,769
Wins
70%
Duels played
408
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 1,769 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Marvel's Spider-Man 50% 8 duels played · 23 points ahead
- against Batman: Arkham Origins 75% 8 duels played · 157 points ahead
- against Batman: Arkham Asylum 38% 8 duels played · 78 points behind
- against Batman: Arkham Knight 75% 8 duels played · 21 points ahead
- against Batman: Arkham City 60% 5 duels played · 82 points behind
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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.