The king returned, and "God of War" was once again enshrined.
Since landing on PC on January 15, God of War 4 has swept thousands of troops with the momentum of slaughtering the list. Steam, the world's largest PC game platform, directly rushed to the platform list on the day of its release, and set a new Sony game record with 73,529 simultaneous online players. In just a few days, it has received more than 10,000 player reviews, of which the praise rate is 97%, and it is not entitled to the "rave reviews" of the platform, and it has defeated the recent fires of "Monster Hunter: Rise" and "Waiting for the Battle" to win the weekly ranking championship. Whether it is the praise rate, sales volume, media reputation "God of War 4" comprehensively crushed a number of AAA masterpieces, becoming the best of January.
Players' enthusiasm for God of War 4 makes it hard to imagine that this is a game that has been around for nearly 4 years. On April 20, 2018, "God of War 4" was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment, with a one-shot lens language, refreshing feel, innovative shoulder-crossing perspective, and a swinging plot design, it won three awards of "2018 Game of the Year", "Best Action Adventure Game" and "Best Game Director" on the TGA of "Game Oscar Night", and many game media, including IGN, gave it a full evaluation. On the PS platform, it has sold 20 million copies, and now that it has been ported to the PC platform, the enthusiasm of players is still high, which also reflects the excellent game quality of God of War 4.
As the home of Sony's Santa Monica Studio, the God of War series has created countless brilliant scenes, grand scenes, bloody battles, and refreshing blows that have always made players relish and become the ceiling of action games. Spending 5 years and spending hundreds of millions of dollars, "God of War 4" has raised the height of the ceiling with a self-revolutionary attitude, in addition to the solid picture, music, and plot, the new work has also completed a gorgeous transformation in terms of character portrayal and combat system, and the main plot has also risen from the past simple "revenge" to "growth", giving players a game experience that has never been seen before, becoming a new milestone in the God of War series.
"As an action role-playing game, God of War 4 is incredibly shocking. With excellent graphics, a one-shot narrative technique, and a fist-to-flesh thrill, the game is an epic masterpiece that must not be missed, worthy of the best game of 2018. As for the purchase advice, what else is there to say besides buying and buying?"
"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."
"It was so much fun, I accidentally played until 3 a.m."
"I was shocked by the scene of the game, it was a movie-like game experience."
"The period when Kui Ye saved his son was particularly touching and reminded me of my father."
"Having played God of War 4, I am looking forward to this year's God of War 5."
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In the steam game comment area, players expressed their love for "God of War 4" with various praises, and overnight, Kui Ye rose countless fans. In its conclusion, VGC, a well-known game media outlet, said, "It's never been so good-looking, presenting a distinct art style, rich in color, brutal, incredibly innovative, and near-perfect performance, even on a PC that doesn't perform well." ”
God of War 4's flawless performance on PC is due to Santa Monica Studios' efforts to port it. It has been revealed that the development of the PC port of God of War has been carried out for at least two years, and the development team has made excellent adaptations based on the performance of the PC. First of all, the performance of the screen, after entering the game, the player's graphics card will be recognized, and automatically adapt to four levels of screen options from "low" to "ultra high", the minimum configuration only needs 960 graphics card to run, and under the blessing of 3090 advanced graphics card, players can enjoy the peak performance brought by true 4K resolution and unlockless frame rate, and can be set through a wealth of screen presets and options, including higher resolution shadows, improved screen space reflections, You can also maximize ray tracing settings and improve the quality of the output image, so that the vivid picture performance is no less than any of the current next-generation masterpieces. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the game supports a 21:9 ultra-wide screen, which further enhances the original HIGH-definition picture quality, and in the Nordic journey, the soul-catching canyon scenery slowly unfolds in the panoramic widescreen, bringing players a cinema-level visual experience.
In addition, the game supports Dualshock4 gamepads and DualSense controllers, among other types of controllers. What's more worth mentioning is that "God of War 4" perfectly transplants the tactile feedback and adaptive trigger function of the handle on the PS5, and the performance on the handle can be described as stunning. When the player throws the axe and opens the shield, the sense of feedback from the handle can be immediately felt, and the vibration of different actions and weapons varies, which not only makes the combat feel full of blows, but also brings the player a deeper sense of immersion. At the same time, the game can also fully customize the mouse and keyboard settings, which is convenient for different types of players. In addition, the AI capabilities of NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) are used to improve frame rates and optimize performance, and NVIDIA Reflex low-latency technology allows players to react faster, complete more difficult combos, and enjoy a lively gaming experience.
"Classics will be late, but they will never be absent." This comment from players reflects God of War 4's lofty position in the history of gaming. Today, the newly launched PC version of God of War 4 has become a new benchmark for console game porting with near-perfect performance. If you've always been interested in the God of War series, but are limited by the platform and can't play it, now is the perfect opportunity to experience the charm of God of War, even if you are a veteran of the series, before the sequel God of War: Twilight of the Gods of The Gods is released, it will be a good choice to experience an upgraded version of God of War 4 in advance.
Source: Xianning News Network