God of War
God of War
God of War, un remaster du jeu d'action-aventure et de hack-and-slash développé par SCE Santa Monica Studio et édité par Sony Computer Entertainment, est sorti le 17 novembre 2009 sur PlayStation 3 et PlayStation Vita. Inspiré librement de la mythologie grecque, le titre place le joueur dans la peau de Kratos, un guerrier spartiate au service des dieux olympiens. Autrefois capitaine sanguinaire de l'armée spartiate, Kratos avait invoqué le dieu de la guerre Ares pour survivre à une défaite face à un roi barbare, recevant en échange les Lames du Chaos, des armes enchaînées forgées à Tartare, avant de décapiter son ennemi. Manipulé par Ares, il a tué sa propre famille et doit désormais, sur ordre d'Athéna, retrouver la Boîte de Pandore pour mettre fin définitivement au dieu de la guerre qui assiège Athènes. Ce remaster propose une résolution en HD complète avec graphismes anti-crénelés et une cadence de 60 images par seconde, le moteur utilisé étant le Kinetica. La durée de la campagne principale est estimée à neuf heures, s'étendant à environ treize heures et demie pour une approche complétiste. Le jeu a reçu un accueil critique très favorable, avec un score Metacritic de 93 et un score OpenCritic de 94. La presse a salué l'expérience, comme l'a fait CGMagazine évoquant l'un des jeux les plus gratifiants sur PlayStation, tandis que Destructoid souhaitait voir la même équipe poursuivre le récit. Certains joueurs, en revanche, ont exprimé leur enthousiasme en citant un chef-d'œuvre et la qualité du développement de Kratos et de son fils Atreus, ou encore recommandé chaudement le titre après y avoir rejoué.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« God of War is back with one of the most rewarding experiences on the PlayStation 4 to date. »
« Sony Santa Monica has made it clear that there’s more story to tell, and I hope the exact same team is able to tell it. »
« God of War is the best example of how you should manage the beginning of a new era for an established brand, in every entertainment media. It’s the pinnacle of Sony’s will to promote creative freedom for its first party studios. It’s a melting pot made of old school video game elements and technical mastery, a great script and revolutionary ideas. »
« God of War is an astonishing achievement in the series, a magnificent and deep game that plays quite differently but greatly and succeeds in absolutely every aspect. The action is great, the exploration is great, the story is great, the characters - who are remarkably played - are great, the setting is wonderful, the music is truly special: players can't turn their back on this absolute work of art. »
« It’s very rare that a game grabs me this completely, but God of War is, without a doubt, an early contender for Game of the Year. It’s flawless in its execution, and the new benchmark for action titles. Well done, Santa Monica Studios, and thanks for taking us on this entirely new adventure. »
« One of the best games on PS4, and one of the best games of this generation. A masterpiece. »
« I expected great action from God of War, and it delivers that handily. But I didn’t expect it to be a thrilling journey in which every aspect of it complements the others to form what is nothing short of a masterpiece. It’s a game in which Kratos, a previously one-note character, becomes a complex father, warrior, and monster, embattled both on the field and within his own heart about how to treat his son; one in which the world opens up and shifts, offering rewards in both gameplay and knowledge of its lore that I treasured with each accomplishment. The obvious care that went into crafting its world, characters, and gameplay delivers by far the most stirring and memorable game in the series. »
« God of War has amazed us from the narrative standpoint as well as with its incredible graphics. The new adventures of Kratos redefines the beat’em all genre, and makes the game the best exclusive on the PS4 since its inception. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Absolute masterpiece **** and amazing development for Kratos and introducing his son Atreus »
« Esse jogo é fantástico, to rejogando depois de ver o novo GOW Laufey, e tinha esquecido como esse jogo é maravilhoso, quem não jogou ainda, jogue! »
« I have beaten the game 6 times, as the journey Kratos and his son Atreus have in the Norse mythology, away from the Greek one, I was set off at first, until I gave it a try. The soundtrack, the graphics, I loved it, it was my first console game I've ever played when he bought us the PS4, this resonated with me. »
« Beautiful game but boring gameplay with an ok story. The entire world of this game is a narrow strip of fighting the same monsters on repeat. Even in this narrow strip, you can't climb much of anything, can't jump into water, can't even jump period unless the screen tells you to at a dedicated jump area. The best part of this game is the kid's dialogue. Not only helpful but realistic and funny at times. »
« A Masterpiece, gameplay is rich and funny, the story is amazing, you feel the link with all the charachters, also the secondary charachter are structured enough to feel their role in the story. Emotional and fascinating »
« Walnałbym freje w kakał ale sie nie da (szkoda) ,koniki morskie nie potrzebują partnera do kopulacji pozdro goonerzy »
« Honnêtement, j'ai pas aimé, pas fait les anciens donc je ne peux pas comparer avec. L'histoire est nulle, le seul bon perso est Kratos (et encore), donne pas envie de voir la suite »
« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »
