As the title says, the geek in me rises again. I just bought a video game titled God Of War 4, one of my all – time favorite video games. This is why I’ve been AWOL on WordPress these past few days. When I play, nothing can interrupt me, except work, of course.. In fact, I’d rather play my favorite game than date a hot guy. ^__^ ” Ren, you bailed on him ??? You kidding ? ” Me: “He can wait…. Kratos can’t. ”
The game is heart attack difficult. My character had to die more than a dozen times before I could figure out the way to defeat an enemy boss.
- pondering *
I know some of you are thinking…. ” what’s so good about video games , and why do people indulge in such unproductive , make – believe stuff ? ” Those who love to play are the only ones who can understand. But do you know seniors at retirement homes are actually encouraged to play video games ? Video games are almost all about strategy , quick responses and reflexes, so when they play, they get to exercise their mental and physical faculties. Do video games make people dumb? I don’t think so. It’s only when people do everything excessively that makes it a bad thing. Anything done in excess is bad. Any food consumed in excess is toxic, even water. That’s the first thing a student learns in Toxicology. Don’t believe everything that you read especially those written by celebrities and science ” journalists”.
- ponders *
There are so many bloggers here on WordPress who are so good in writing down their motivational, spiritual, and inspirational thoughts ….. and then they let out they are rabid admirers and supporters of that person temporarily living at the White House. I don’t care who they support and admire…. it is their right. They can be admirers of Hitler and Mussolini for all I care, or secret members of the Klu Klux Klan. Each to his /her own. But Jesus, Mary and Joseph, don’t talk and preach about honesty, integrity, truthfulness, kindness , fidelity, and all these saintly virtues ,as if they all come from their hearts and the heavens, when , in fact, they all come out of their asses.
You : Wait… what ! Where did that come from, Ren ? Isn’t this post about God of War ? Me : Well, my thoughts do tend to meander… from video games to politics, so don’t judge.
Alright, back to video games…..
At first , my gameplay is awkward and clumsy, ( sorry, Kratos ) but I’m getting so much better as the game progresses…. not badass yet, but I’m getting there. ( I always GoW on Hard Mode. I love to savor each and every hard -earned victory. )
Well, that’s it. I’m going to post my review of the game on my anime/manga /video games blogsite @ https://2megaworthitwordpresscomblog.wordpress.com/
I hope to finish this very soon. In the meantime, my blog reading will take a back seat while video game playing takes the front seat. I’m on Cloud 9.
Bye and peace to all ! !
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Posted by nalaikpanda on May 29, 2018 at 8:29 pm
hey , big fan of Karatos, the God of war, they gave kinda viking look to karatos and gave him an axe instead of his legacy 2 swords chained weapon. How is the gameplay ? and is it the best game like old times ?
Posted by renxkyoko on May 29, 2018 at 8:53 pm
Oh, my I love the chains. That’s my favorite weapon . But here, it’s just axe, but it has long range reach, just like the chain, because he can throw it at the enemy, with bigger damage. It’s quite a different gameplay this time. He gets help from his son. Yes, he has a son ! Well, GoW has always been the best, in my opinion, and this latest one doesn’t disappoint…
Posted by nalaikpanda on May 29, 2018 at 10:37 pm
but u do miss out on those chained swords. it was the signature weapon of karatos. Yes i have seen the 1st gameplay video, i was turned off by the axe thing, they totally turned him into a viking but he was a roman myth not the viking myth like ragnar. Yes we get it that the beards are in trends but karatos has his own kool weapons. never the less i hope the story gets epic with his son. and this time he doesn’t kill his family accidently.
Posted by renxkyoko on May 29, 2018 at 11:03 pm
He protects and trains his son to hunt and to fight, just I case. Much as he wants to live peacefully with his family, their world is still a very dangerous one to live in. So many monsters ! It seems Kratos is getting old, and he admits it…. I just wonder if he’s still a god, though. If he still is, age should not matter , right?
I guess he follows the Nordic fashion trend. ^^
I agree .His Greek weapons are way cool than the lone axe. It seems he has no other weapon.
Posted by Kurian on May 30, 2018 at 2:53 am
That’s so cool. Enjoy
Posted by renxkyoko on May 30, 2018 at 6:05 am
Thanks ! ^_^
Posted by DaysOfMyLife on May 30, 2018 at 4:01 am
I’m planning on buying a ps4 after E3 2018. I’m thinking on playing on medium difficulty coz I heard the hard difficulty is a pain 😅.
Posted by renxkyoko on May 30, 2018 at 5:43 pm
To be honest, I soooo want to switch to medium….. but I think I’ll just start a New Game. The game is insanely difficult. I can’t even imagine what it would be like later in the game. I’m still trying the hard difficulty, but I’m about to give up, and start a new game.
The super main difference between this one and the other GoWs is that every enemy that he fights here has a health bar ! ! In other GoWs , only the bosses have health bars. Shock ! And get this…. there are so many of them and all have health bars ! ! !
Posted by DaysOfMyLife on May 30, 2018 at 6:50 pm
Ya I saw snippets of it online. I think you aren’t that far off coz there is one stage with some spinning monsters that has infuriated players all over… I think the “Balanced experience” should be a good place to start.
Posted by renxkyoko on May 31, 2018 at 7:55 am
I did give up on Bloodborne, but I’m sure I’ll come back to play again. I paid full price for this ,after all. Maybe Bloodborne is a bit boring, compared to GoW ? Plus, I don’t like its storyline .
Posted by DaysOfMyLife on May 31, 2018 at 7:58 am
After GOW, my next purchase will definitely be Darksiders 3, sticking to the ones who have a continuous story going on. I heard about Bloodborne haven’t played it though.
Posted by renxkyoko on May 31, 2018 at 9:46 pm
Bloodborne is with the Dark Souls series, I think.
Posted by disperser on May 30, 2018 at 5:16 am
Glad you have something to take your mind off things . . .
Posted by renxkyoko on May 30, 2018 at 6:04 am
Ha ! Exactly ! ^_^
Posted by Ste J on May 31, 2018 at 9:26 am
I take in a lot of news from your country, and both the left and the right are an absolute shambles when it comes to journalism, the inconsistencies, hypocrisies and misinformation, if not lies is amazing. Not that I can speak as a Brit with all the crap going on in Britain with the Tommy Robinson case, and then of course another attack in Belgium. It’s embarrassing to engage in conversations about these events because none of it will get better at this rate and it needs to, quickly.
On a lighter note, if you are looking for a cheap and relaxing game, Harvest Moon inspired farming sim Stardew Valley is a really good game, over PS4 and PC, I have clocked over 300 hours on it.
Posted by renxkyoko on May 31, 2018 at 9:50 pm
300 hours ! Hmmmm…. I clocked more than 1000 hours on Persona 3 FES.
I don’t know about God of War….. I’ve been playing for hours and hours and hours ( at least on my free time ), and I’m still on Level 1.
Posted by disperser on May 31, 2018 at 10:26 pm
It’s a bit like life, then . . . I’ve been playing dang near 65 years and I’ve not even made it to 65 yet.
Yes, that’s a stupid joke.
Seriously, you need to play during work hours if you want to make any progress.
OK, really seriously . . . is there a set goal as far as time? You know, something like “The average player will take 278 hours of play before advancing to Level 2” or something like that?
Posted by renxkyoko on June 3, 2018 at 2:57 am
He he…. no, maybe I’m not a good player ….
No set goal….. but in the game, there’s a set time where the player has to do something in 10 seconds flat….. this is mostly found in the in-game puzzles which GoW has plenty of. In fact, it’s well known for puzzles … like, hit 3 bells in 10 seconds to open a chest of treasures ….however, the bells are far away from each other. I’m stuck there now…. my character just got the ability to sprint, but I still feel awkward with the controls. It’s a bit frustrating. Even my character’s young son said, ( after trying more than a dozen times) ” I wish Mother was here. ” LOL
Posted by renxkyoko on June 3, 2018 at 3:04 am
Kratos young son is a brat and amusing. I was surprised to hear ” I wish Mother was here ” after failing so many times. The game developer inserted that in the game, ha ha ! Sometimes the boy will say…. ” can we just get out of here? ” That’s when I get stuck in one area.
Posted by disperser on June 3, 2018 at 4:06 am
Sounds like he needs a smack. No respects, these youngsters have.
Posted by renxkyoko on June 7, 2018 at 3:09 am
Actually, he always says, Yes, Sir, without fail. ” Atreus, come, follow me. ” Yes, Sir. “
Posted by Wendell A. Brown on June 3, 2018 at 4:26 pm
What I have always enjoyed about you Ren, you are always yourself and that makes it easy to enjoy you! You are true to yourself…never change! Spiritual Hugs and blessings, my sister!
Posted by Jay on June 6, 2018 at 12:49 pm
I have no interest in video games – they make me sick, literally, like motion sickness, so Sean mostly plays while I’m at work.
Posted by renxkyoko on June 6, 2018 at 6:28 pm
Oh, no wonder there’s always a warning about health ! ! My fingers go numb .
Posted by Eddie Two Hawks on June 6, 2018 at 2:44 pm
I do believe in ‘freedom of press’ and that everyone should have the right to at
least say what matters to them. Much of what is said may not be of interest to
others but at least the individual has had the right to say what was on their mind.
It’s great that you enjoy your video games. I never took an interest an in them
and/or had the time available to do so anyways. I did play some pak/man in the early
days of the computer. enjoy your day
Posted by renxkyoko on June 6, 2018 at 6:26 pm
That’s true. It makes them fakes, though, and that’s my opinion,and I’m saying it, and I unfollowed them. It’s like the famous preacher who praised God to high heavens, but at the same time, prostitutes were coming in and out of his private room at his place of worship, and buying luxury goods for himself , and preaching that gays should be killed and executed… yes, I saw the video. That ‘s what on his mind.
Posted by Eddie Two Hawks on June 6, 2018 at 6:49 pm
I do agree with you to a certain extent. However, ‘freedom of press’, and hanging out with prostitutes while ‘praising God’ are not quite the same matter.
Posted by equinoxio21 on June 7, 2018 at 9:36 pm
I will consider the possibility of trying a game or two. 😉
Hope all is well.
Posted by renxkyoko on June 8, 2018 at 6:51 pm
Yay ! My Mom is a very, very good video game player , Equinoxio…. been playing since 1980 when the disc was like ” cassettes” …. she started with Mario, then got hooked. She’s waiting for me to finish God of War. She’s never outgrown this ” hobby ” because according to her, it’s proactive , and extremely fun.
I don’t know what kind of console you own, but this one I’m playing now, God of War 4 can only be played on PS4.
Posted by equinoxio21 on June 8, 2018 at 10:36 pm
Compliments to your mom. As far as I remember the only “console” we have is a vintage Nintendo. 😉 With a few cassettes still working I guess. What I don’t know is whether the Nintendo is still compatible with the Smart TV. I guess we will wait when our grandson grows to buy a console. Cheers Ren
Posted by Peter Wells aka Countingducks on June 8, 2018 at 11:17 am
I don’t really understand computer games I must admit, or computers for that matter, having recently struggled to come to terms with Microsoft Edge, but I share your thoughts about the fruitcake in the White House. I just don’t what to say anymore 😦 Always love your posts though 🙂
Posted by renxkyoko on June 8, 2018 at 6:27 pm
We are a family of video game players , including my mother who’s actually a very , very good player. The video game that started her love for this ” hobby” was Mario video games when she was pregnant with her first child, and was stay- at home- and had 2 maids helping her with household chores…. there was really nothing to do except stay healthy for the first born….. and then she got to watch a nephew playing a video game , Mario , …. then asked my Dad to buy her a game console ( she said it was called ” Family Computer ” )….. got hooked since then. That was in 1980. Oh, and it wasn’t a disk , then…. it was something like a ” cassette ” ???
Posted by Sylvain Lechair on June 11, 2018 at 3:55 pm
So in geek we trust? 😉
Posted by renxkyoko on June 11, 2018 at 6:24 pm
LOL But geeks don’t hide their geekiness anymore. I used to ,( ^___^ )
Posted by Sylvain Lechair on June 12, 2018 at 8:30 am
Maybe i’m a geek too or maybe not, but i love to play with console games since 1984 (reminds me Eurythmics song…)
Posted by renxkyoko on June 12, 2018 at 2:31 pm
It was only last year when I revealed that I play video games, watch animes , and read mangas. that I’ve been doing that since middle school. ^_^ And I finally created a blogsite solely for my guilty pleasures. He he I have different readers here , on this site. I can’ t write about Attack on Titan and Death Note . Ha ha ha
Posted by Arriaga Adventures on July 13, 2018 at 6:12 pm
I love video games!!!! It’s harder to find time for it while raising a family but I definitely make a point to play!
Posted by renxkyoko on July 14, 2018 at 11:00 pm
I know ! ! ! Make a point to play God of War on PS 4…. it’s awesome. My Mom played video games while raising us , ha ha ha … she’s even a better player than moi.