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Atreus: Best Square Button of the Year

He doesn’t have a dad bod.... He has a father figure

What about my man Mimir

Im so glad i beat this game before watching this. Going in blind was the best idea ever.

One of my... absolute favorite things in the game: The stories on the boat. It's not just the metaphors used or the knowledge obtained, but how, once near a dock, they had the foresight to make the characters go "Oh. We'll continue this later.", then, once back on the water... THEY DO! And that appeals so much to my "Don't wanna miss a THING!"-mentality. Plus, it keeps the boat rides from feeling too boring! Oh, and... no fixed loading?... *kisses fingers* Bless you, devs.

If Sony is going to insist on calling this God of War instead of God of War 4, then I'm going to differentiate this from the original by calling it Dad of Boi.

"I know.... but I am your monster no longer" The entire setting of this scene and Chris Judges' voice sent chills down my spine in my first gameplay.

My only complaint about the game is the lack of truly GIGANTIC boss fights, but I'm sure that will be ramped up for the sequel

If anyone's wondering Kratos said "Boy" 1288 times in the whole game. (game dialogue and cut scenes)

Kratos's beard is giving the conpletionist a run for his money.

Yo NG+ came out along with NG+ only items; You ain’t done yet, my man

Yeah, those Valkyrie fights are no joke. I usually use the Blades of Chaos over the Leviathan Axe, but I still used both repeatedly throughout the fights, using all four runes the moment they were off cooldown, and constantly switching arrow types for that one Valkyrie that summons multiple other enemies with her. It takes an insane amount of pattern recognition, muscle memory, timing, and just sheer grit. Really fun though to have actually been able to have finally beaten her though.

When you max everything out in hard mode and finally say “I’m ready for give me God of War “ God of war mode: hahahaha ok buddy

16:22 excuse me but, "former"? Once you're born a Spartan, you don't stop till you die a Spartan.

25:24 "kratos never asking for directions" Cue kratos asking atreus for directions.

Didn’t know the Valkyries were end game bosses at first. I don’t feel so bad for dying 70 times on the first one now 😅

"the valkeries should be attempted when you get the best gear near the end game" whoops i accidentally came across the one on muspelhiem and i eventually beat it and i was only about halfway through the main story

Welcome to Episode 19 of me asking Jirard to complete Yakuza 0. Please complete Yakuza 0.

It’s crazy how they made a game that’s not open world, FEEL open world. Really amazing

2018 was a blur for me. Then in 2019 wanting something new and fresh i bought this game, ignorant of the plot on the 1 year anniversary of my moms death. This game and its journey healed me in a way I'm not sure how to articulate

Even though the Completionist made a great in-depth video, there are so many more nuances and awesome scenes to be a part of. I was skeptical and waited until December 2019 to get this game but everyone who has given it a thumbs up was right. It's addicting and fun and I like that 99% of the time, it's your fault you lost. 1% is that damn lock-on and/or camera.

the Valkyries were so hard and i was on the second easiest difficulty, they took me at least and hour per boss and a day on the boss

"CHICKEN" "BARBEQUE SAUCE" "GIVE ME THOSE WINGS" "ALL YOU CAN EAT" "GIVE IT TO MEEE" I fucking died.

Every time I hear that song from the game, my beard instantly grows even more out of no where.

"You gotta pay the troll toll, to get, into, that boy's hole." Am I the only one that heard that?

33:55 CHICKEEN! BARBECUE SAAAUCE GIMME THOSE WINGS AOUGH ALL YOU CAN EAT GIVE IT TO MEE YEESS *_manly moment_* I wonder what BBQ valkyrie tastes like now....)

Sooner or later, there will be time that kratos annihilates lovecraftian mythology

Easily the best game of the Ps4 generation, and one of the best games of all time. Ragnarok is Coming

Jirardahil, the God of Completed Games

Just finished it, and this comment has no spoilers, but that ending gave me chills. The emotional payoff aswell as the setup for the sequel... Oh my god

The Valkyries were insanely hard to beat, but the satisfaction after beating each of them, especially the Queen, was indescribable.

I love this game. Can't wait for more story. It's not just a game, it's an experience, a damn good one at that.

i loved this game. they didnt reboot him, they didnt throw the last games under, they continued. they gave a new story, but used the old ones to push it forward without needing to play the last ones to do so and im SO INTO IT.

The entire part of getting the blades of choas felt amazing

15:15 *M A N Y O F T H E R E A L M S O F M I D G A R D*

I absolutely love this channel. I had already watched an entire playthrough of God of War but I was still excited to watch this all the way through. I love that you review games but your videos are so much more than just the game. Truly content that elevates the games themselves and goes above and beyond in entertainment value.

you got the title wrong, it's dad of boi

I love how you casually mentioned going back to the house at the end of the game

You get to tear in two werewolves vertically. Great sell point right there. I've done many a finishings, but the werewolf ones are the most satisfyingly brutal. Bless the developers' souls, they knew exactly what the series needed. It was like "Resident Evil 4", it rejuvenated the series. Hopefully they won't fuck it up when it comes to the inevitable sequel.

11:58 Ah yes, the majestic twirl and backwards slide toss. A classic~

This is my new favorite video game ever. It is literally the only game ever that I have played for 12 hours straight.

What I love about this game? The sidequests, nothing feels optional about them!

Oh man he was struggling with Gunr good luck with Sigrun

I’ve completed most parts of the game first time very recently (Sigrun this morning tbh) but I sat through this whole video. It’s a nicely made video. Feels good to someone having similar appreciation of something that you have in the same way. New Like +

Hands down one of the best gaming experiences of this generation. Hats off to Sony Santa Monica for giving so much passions towards this franchise.

This is my personal GOTY for 2018, hell I would probably even go as far to say it is defiantly one of my favorite games of all time, I love its story, gameplay, world, mythos, and so much more!

That hit me when you said "this reminds me why I love video games" great video 🔥

Till this day, this game is still my favourite game along as the series

Beat it yesterday. Stunning. As powerful and amazing as Max Payne 3, Metal Gear Solid 3, The Last of Us 1 (I just pretend the expansion does not exist.), and Final Fantasy X. Wonderful, powerful, difficult game. 10/10.

I actively avoided this video until I'd at least beaten it myself, you gents did not disappoint. Thanks for the solid god of war series my dude

10:17 Actually he said "Leave. My. Home."

God of war was already mature and had a deeper story actually ... cmon , who says the older god of war had no story , simply didn't play them or didn't care about the plot to actually notice it !

Can’t wait to see you review Boi of War!

The whole game being basically one long camera roll/take kept me so immersed. I bought a PS4 Pro for this game alone and it was my first platinum. Absolute masterpiece.

One of my favorite parts about the entire game was the HUD. So simple yet so fucking beautiful. All you had was the absolute essential stuff and nothing else. And it worked beautifully. It only showed up during combat so you could experience the rest of the game with no filter or any distractions. I'm not a person that usually cares for immersion, but man.... this game does it absolutely perfectly. On top that, they give the option of disabling specific HUD elements or completely tuning off the whole thing. Which I did in NG+. IT. WAS. AMAZING.

Hey Jirard - I don't know if it's something you've been working on or not but your pronunciation is awesome in this review. Idk if that's a weird compliment or not to give but in the past sometimes you would speak words too quickly so they would seem slurred. I just noticed that you didn't do that at all here and it's really great! Also great review! Hope you have a good weekend man!

I was there when you beat the Valk-queen, and man, it was awesome to watch. ^.^

Halfway through this video, you earned a brand new sub! You, sir, are AMAZING!!!

This is and was my first 100% game. It just called me back to play. Even Sigrun in NG+. I waited to watch this video till I completed it. So now to finish the video. Thank you for inspiring me to complete it and all that you do.

Dude, I totally agree with you. I actually completed the game 5 times.

Truly a masterpiece and easily my favorite God of war. Also, loved the leviathan axe! Always my go to weapon even when the blades would be a smarter choice, the axe was just a blast to use, when not just using my fists of course.

Best God of War hands down, Kratos and Atreus' relationship is just so well done it's immensely compelling throughout all the game, looking forward to more of this new series

I literally waited 7 months until I got this game. And at least completed the game on a single playthrough on give me God of War with the exception of some of the collectibles and the Trials in Mephelhim just to watch this video. ANNNNDDDD it was all worth it.

No doubt about it: They modeled Kratos's new facial hair after Jirard's awesome beard.

Its nice to finally have a game that could combine every good aspect to a game, including making it worth completing.

best gaming experience ive had since i was a kid and first learning to love video games

This game is simply phenomenal. It delivers on all levels: character development, story, combat, gameplay. There were 2 or 3 moments where I was legitimately taken back by how deep the combat system is; and the crafting system is perfect. Not once was I frustrated by not having enough inventory space/resources to enjoy playing the game (like horizon zero dawn) or annoyed because it was overly convoluted like mass effect Andromedas (blueprints what). I also loved how playing on Give me God of War difficulty was itself a different experience by having to approach each encounter with strategy in mind.. like mentioned in the vid they change the rules on you.. you actually have to use parrys, axe trips, axe throw freezes, and atraeus to make it through encounters, enemies power up during fights (which can make or break whether you’re successful), and enemies even have different moves. Its amazing. It’s hard not to be impressed by the attention to detail and experience. Definitely makes you wish more studios put as much into their games as Cory and Sony Santa Monica did here. So much about this game is done right that it reminds you how important the basics and attention to detail are, especially in a time when studios are regularly releasing buggy games (ie Andromeda, Fallout 4). Horizon Zero Dawn, the original Mass Effect trilogy, and God of War 4 are among my favorite games of all time, and while the ME trilogy and Horizon Zero Dawn are amazing, each has its own issues. For example, the ME trilogy suffers from texture popping/gfx issues/bugs (aka polish) and Horizon has polish but the inventory and crafting felt limiting/grindy and the dialogue wheel was a bit of an illusion. God of War 4 doesn’t fail to deliver on anything it tries to do, everything it does it does well. Cinematically, it’s on another level entirely from most games. You become immersed. As a point of contrast, Final Fantasy 15 was the first FF game I ever played. It was touted as a great game for fans or newcomers of the series and while I enjoyed gameplay, I was disappointed in the storytelling and characters. The story felt convoluted and incomplete and the characters were all underdeveloped or boring/trope. Whereas in GOW everyone is fleshed out AND INTERESTING. Using the shrines, mimir (telling stories), atreaus actively reading aloud from his mother’s journal and banter between the characters to tell the lore of the world is an awesome way to develop the characters and educate the player -and while this is something we typically see in video games today, the quality of the voice acting, script, and the overall execution make it stand apart and immersive. I’ve always debated whether a perfect 10 was achievable in this day and age of timetables, impatience, indifference, and corporate greed but after completing GOW4 it removed all doubt, a 10/10. GOW4 is a masterpiece and hopefully opens the door to a new age, a golden age, of amazingly well executed single player games. One can hope at least. And while hoping, hopefully the other studios and industry get a few takeaways as well: if you’re going to do something, do it well.. make a good game the best it can be from gate, and the commercial success will follow. Cuz we’re tired of halfassed buggy annual bullshit.

16:20 “Kratos is a former Spartan” KRATOS IS A SPARTAN SUCKA

Oh I still remember playing this game. It had me hooked up to my PS4. So refreshing to see a good Single Player game, with enough exploration and Sidestuff to do, a very good combat system and a story with character developement that always wanted me to see what happens next. And in the end, the ultimate test of your skills, concentration while fighting the valkyries - especially the Queen, she was one hell of a fight, where you had to remember all of the skills of the former ones, and one mistake cost you quite alot of HP, losing focus for just a moment basically killed you. But it was rewarding as hell if you beat her.

Yes I have been waiting so long for this video!!! You and Jesse had the same reaction hype I did. Thank you so much for this video. Love all you do!

I had to wait. I beat this game yesterday, and I'm super glad I didn't watch this video as it came out. All I needed to know was that it was great, and that's all I needed to jump in. I thought the beginning was a bit slow, but man did I love this game by the end.

The Tale of Atreus All Spartans are great Warriors. They train from birth, their lives were discipline, duty, battle and death. Life was Grim and they greeted it Grimly. But Atreus of Sparta was unlike the rest of them. He wore a smile even in the worst of times. He was Happy. He inspired others to hope, that though they were machines of war, yet their was humanity in them... Goodness. When the day came for him to lay down his life in battle, his sacrifice saved countless others and turned the tide of the battle in their favour. The General carried him home on his shield alone, and buried him with all the honours of Spartan Custom. His memory was a comfort in dark times...

Boy.

I am currently playing through this game on Give me God of War mode on NG +, and I am not regretting it one bit. It’s so much fun to play through this game’s incredible story again, and have a whole new level of combat challenge, to anyone who has not played Dad of War on the hardest difficulty, please do, it’s a treat.

I think I end up watching this once a month lmao, hearing him be so passionate about a game I also love makes me so happy

36:14 *Dad of BOY

This one should be subtitled “God of BOI” or “Dad if BOI”

i like how he hinted at the secret back at the house when you finish the game

This is the greatest story ever told

Man, I want to watch this but I don't want spoilers. Still giving it a quick view and like

If you go back to the cabin after you beat the game, Thor will appear and the cutscene will end in a cliffhanger

Amazing video! I just finished the story and was on the quest of completing the game. I'm so much in love with this game. You MAY have convinced me to try the Give me God of War difficulty.. even though it might take me years to do that. I was also wondering which should be the last trophy that I should get and you gave me a good idea to do it with the Valkyrie trophy. Thanks for such amazing content. Please never stop making videos like these. Looking forward to Ragnarok and hopefully I will be able to complete that in less than a year. :)

I intentionally held off watching this episode until I had personally completed God of War. I thought Jirard was going to give it a Finish it rating, but I'm happy he found the challenge of 'Give me God of War' enjoyable enough to give the game, his 'Complete it' rating. Looking forward to seeing Jirard complete Ascension and the original on New Game +.

I had so much fun beating this game at god of war mode but I actually lost sleep, gained minor ptsd (guess which Valkyrie did that), and broke 2 controllers throughout the playthrough but overall was amazing hope other people can try this but please you have been warned that you will cry, you will suffer and you will become a god XD

God bois get hype!

Watching this game againlets me see a new hope for the god of war franchise, because we could see more realms and maybe even a new God of war with artreaus, which ould bring a new style of fighting with him. we could see some religions like egyptian and others and i cant wait to see it

Every time I heard or see the blades of chaos in god of war 4 I get chills

I’ve watched this video so many times, this game is one of my favorites, and I also completed it. But I completed it on normal and beat the game on give me god of war mode, but didn’t do anything else in that mode.

13:50 wow this man just got so real

Hearing Douglas Judge is a enough good reason to play this game. Teal'c what my favorite Stargate character as a kid.

I loved everything about God of War. I initially completed the game on Give Me God of War, and I couldn't wait for New Game+. I unlocked the platinum trophy, and I completed New Game+ on Give Me God of War difficulty as well. The Zeus Armor set is the best set in the game. It's so satisfying when you finally conquer Sigrun.

"CHICKEN!!! BARBECUE SAUCE!!! GIVE ME THOSE WINS!!! AH!!! ALL YOU CAN EAT!!! GIVE IT TO ME!!! ...YES" -The Completionist, 2018

The Valkarie Queen took me a full week to beat on "Give Me God of War". She broke me 100+ times

As soon as you said "4 or 5 more God of War games" I got chills! I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT!!!

Great video and analysis, however, Kratos doesn't keep his blades to not be manipulated. He literally can't get rid of them, he wakes up on the shores with the blades beside him. They continually find their way to him.

"Chiiickeeen! Barbecue Sauce! Give Me Those Wings!" Love it

It only took me about 40 minutes to beat the valkyrie queen but i was on give me a balanced story but now im doing it on give me god of war im not at the queen just yet

I basically did everything(Valkyries, bonus realms) but a a few ravens and treasure maps before rowing into the world serpent. It took me almost 2 weeks to beat the Valkyrie queen. I've got 2 more treasure maps before its 100% complete. Can't wait for new game + mode!

I really do agree with him saying that you recognize the patterns of attack from the different enemies, like in Dark Souls. In Dark Souls, anything can kill you in a few hits, at least early on. You'll get really good at the game, and it really does let you look at the design of the different places, and makes it just that much better.