10 Early PS4 Games Worth Playing In 2020
3. God Of War III Remastered
A series like God of War lends itself to being remastered, and the third chapter in the aggressive baldy's story of Greek tragedy is the encapsulation of why those games are so good.
Beautiful cinematography that no movie can even match let alone surpass, a brutally straightforward tale of revenge for deeds long passed, crushingly gratifying combat... it could really end here, but GOW III's mix of all of the above plus puzzling and gleefully gratuitous mini-games is so brilliantly balanced that it's no wonder this is the best of the original trilogy.
The variety of weapons look glorious in 4K HD even if they are boringly similar to the original blades, and the progression of the plot is played absolutely straight and narrow - tragic anti-hero Kratos is laser focused on the death of Zeus, and every gameplay scenario you can imagine coming with that goal is absolutely glorious to behold on PS4.
Kratos's PS3 swansong wraps his and Greece's story in a very nihilistic way, defiant of the ever-increasing romanticization of the video game as a medium; that on its own is enough to receive praise. It just so happens everything else on top is masterful anyway.