The game that started a franchise!
I played this game after i finished GOW2 in a somewhat "prequel-y" type of fashion to understand what the underlying story was about. I started with GOW2 because it was the game that i saw an officemate play in the recreation room of our workplace during his lunch break. I was so astonished with the gameplay, that i decided to buy a PS2 console and a copy of GOW2 on that same day. Naturally, since that was the second game, i looked for the first. Luckily, i found one, so i started playing it after i finished GOW2.
Gameplay-wise, it had the basic mechanics of what GOW2 had so masterfully implemented. and the graphics aren't so impressive compared to GOW2 either. But what drew me in was the story, and how it integrates seamlessly with GOW2's plot. It explained to me a lot of things that led Kratos to where he was in GOW2, so i was fortunate to have played the game and finished it. Of course, there were also some in-between stories like Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta, and a prequel such as Ascension. but for me, these games are addons instead of a full story like GOW1, 2 and 3.
It would be nice if this game, along with the others in the franchise, would be given the GoG treatment to help preserve them for future gamers to enjoy. Since i'm an oldtimer gamer, I also enjoy games that came much earlier in the history of gaming, so i'm sure gamers of today and in the future would really appreciate the effort in keeping these valuable games alive.
10/10 stars