"The new God of War will land on PC."
I think many people, when they first heard the news, should have blurted out a sentence like me, "Sleeper? ”。 Since Horizon: Dawn of Zero landed on PCs, the news that Sony's first-party exclusive games will land on PCs has always been heard. But even so, I think few people can think that the next one will be a big killer like "God of War".
But given the slightly crotch-pulling optimization and adaptation of Horizon: Dawn of Zero landing on PC, I was initially worried about whether God of War would repeat the same mistakes, and this doubt, within ten minutes of my starting the game, dissipated, and I even wanted to shout.
Pc's unique ultimate graphics enjoyment
If you simply want to enjoy the thrill of the ultimate picture, then in most cases, compared to the console, playing games with a high-end PC is undoubtedly a better choice. The PC version of God of War apparently takes this into account, with the game recognizing the player's graphics card and automatically adapting to four levels of graphics options from "low" to "ultra high" (of course, all details are also customized).
The new "God of War", released in 2018, already had a very good picture performance at that time, and now on the PC, with more powerful hardware support, the production team has optimized the overall picture again, and under the "super high" option, it has a level that is not inferior to any of the current next-generation masterpieces.
The performance of this big scene is beautiful
It's just that today's high-end graphics cards are more expensive than next-generation consoles, so I deliberately played with my own 2060 computer. The gaming experience is a very noticeable improvement over the PS4. The picture options system automatically adapts to the "original" - yes, it refers to the settings of the PS4 version, but in terms of picture perception, it is more refined than the PS4. And with the blessing of the solid-state drive, the problem of waiting for a while to read the note has also been improved, and the smoothness of playing has been greatly improved.
Originally, when changing equipment, I had to read a note at every turn, but now there is no more
Excellent operational adaptation
During the game, I alternated between a keyboard and mouse and an Xbox controller.
First of all, it must be affirmed that the game's adaptation to the Xbox controller, especially in the performance of the controller vibration, can be described as stunning. Needless to say, the violent vibrations in various grand scenes will have vibrations in almost every action to simulate the real experience. And unlike the DS4's chaotic shock, I can clearly feel the different feedback given by different actions, which invisibly makes my game immersion a notch higher. Such a fine adaptation made me feel the intention of the production team.
Seeing "press A" instead of "press X" gives me an inexplicable Minotaur thrill (not)
As for the key and mouse operation, it is the standard "enough but not good enough", but I can feel that the production team in the design of the key position of the key rat, try to make the player more comfortable, such as light and heavy attack is the mouse left and right buttons, the mouse button is locked, the space is dodge, E is interactive, etc., are very in line with the operation logic of the general action game; the two more commonly used operations of blocking and son's action also use Q and F, which are very close to wasd keys.
But this does not mean that the game in the control level, there is no anti-human setting, the new "God of War" battle system is "aiming" this kind of long-range attack action, but because the commonly used right mouse button to give heavy attack, so the system default aiming key is left CTRL... Manipulating wasd to move, while taking into account Q's block and space dodging, I still have to press the left CTRL aim under these basic operations - this set of operations is too beautiful for me to use.
In summary, I strongly recommend that you use the gamepad operation during the game to get the best gaming experience.
"Where Daddy Goes" Nordic Special
Aside from the adaptations made due to the platform changes, the PC version of God of War has not changed anything in other ways, so at the end of the article, I would like to talk a little bit about the game itself.
As a reboot of the God of War series, the new God of War has made some subversive changes in every aspect and done very well.
The first is the most intuitive and controversial, one-shot over-the-shoulder perspective. In addition to the new equipment system, the combat experience of the new God of War is fundamentally different from the old works. Although many people don't like this change very much, for me, such shots make the picture more impactful, and the classic violent aesthetic of the series has more room to play.
Watching Kui Ye tear the enemy apart at close range is still very decompressing
Secondly, the change in narrative style, I have always thought that the plot of the old God of War is difficult to call a story, basically around the logic of you provoke me, I you, all the way to kill and kill, but the new God of War obviously wants to tell a story well, and the theme has risen from simple revenge to growth. After following the father and son of Kui Ye and Atreus, after taking a complete journey, in addition to the shock, the various contradictions and emotions in the journey sublimated, which made me reminisce endlessly.
In the end, it is necessary to pick the bones in the egg, although the new "God of War" is perfect in all aspects, but it has to be said that some of the difficulty in the game is not high, but it is very time-consuming to solve and collect, making the game experience somewhat fragmented.
Especially this treasure chest of the goddess of destiny, it is super troublesome to take it, and it is very important not to take the props inside
Overall:
The PC version of "God of War", whether it is the picture or the operation, has made an excellent adaptation according to the unique characteristics of the PC. The 960 graphics card required for the minimum configuration will undoubtedly allow more players to access this masterpiece; and if you have a high-end graphics card like 3080, you can make it immediately become no less than any next-generation masterpiece, and it is completely impossible to see that this is a 2018 game.
If you've always been interested in the God of War series, but you're limited to the platform and can't play it, now is the perfect opportunity to experience the charm of God of War for yourself; even if you're a veteran of the series, it's a good idea to experience the feeling of "Next Generation God of War" before the sequel God of War: Twilight of the Gods goes on sale.