is GOW good? Ive never played any of them tbh lol
Me, personally, I think it's excellent. But the definition of "good" can change from person to person & your tastes! The Games are kinda divided up into what are called "The Classics" (specifically usually the first three games, GOW 1, 2 & 3, sometimes Chains of Olympus & Ghost of Sparta are also included), "The spinoffs" (Chains of Olympus, Ghost of Sparta, GOW Ascension) & "reboots" (GOW 4 & GOW Ragnarok, GOW Valhalla, & any future games). The Classics & Spinoffs pre-2013 are put together as the Greek Era Vs. The post 2018 games are The Norse Era games.
Overall, I'd say literally ALL of the games visually are stunning. There's always beautiful scenery view, always some nice detail to appreciate, level designs to gawk at, and art styles to praise. The older games of course are dated in graphics now, but even then I still find them impressive. I'd also say all the games also have interesting characters & a full roster of unique enemies.
Some people might find the story elements in one game to be very strong, while dislike them and find it weak in another (GOW Ascension for example gets some heat for this, but I still think it's a pretty good game and REALLY enjoy the characterizations). The newer, Norse Era games are still very story based, but they also take more of an open world RPG angle where there's more sidequests as well & you can explore a bit, but imo the quests & size of the map is just big enough so that the world still feels vibrant & exciting to feel immersed & that you want to look around without strangling you with things to do or make exploration feel like a chore. If youve ever played Assassin's Creed Odyssey or Breath of the Wild & wish it wasnt so big with so many side quests but still kept things like loot to find, armor & outfit customization & leveling up, the Norse Era games are really good for this.
The Classics are much more story based and don't leave much room for exploration, but they also provide camera angles that zoom out & let you take in a lot of the gorgeous set design & backgrounds instead. The older games for this reason also makes the world & a lot of the enemies feel so fucking MASSIVE while you play and immerses you into the story & world that way. However, personally for me, I prefer the Norse Era camera because you can more freely move it, while the Classics are similar to like Hades or Resident Evil & Silent Hill.
Overall I think I'd recommend the Norse Era games as a starting point, but honestly it kinda just depends what you want out of a game and what you like. Theres also a few pros to the Norse Era games like the MASSIVE amount of accessibility options that you can edit & personalize to your needs, a welcome update for the more socially aware & conscious gamer (the older games were a product of their time, but still lots to appreciate in them), of course the graphics, a photo mode for taking pics of your gameplay, and you can probably play the Norse Era games in front of your parents LOL







