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[Big Baller]

Did his beard grow during those weeks?

Kretos has nothing on your beard

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Kretos has nothing on your beard

Nothing but dye.

 

[jaysius]

The fucking camera and the leashing enemies are the worst parts of this game, it doesn't feel as good as the first one at all, the first one was mechanically tight and perfect, this one is sloppy feeling and cheap most times.

It's "they're BEHIND YOU!" the game.

 

[Deft Beck]

No. Most buy games to play them. Why do you need to finish the game? Where is the proof of marketing hype?

Single-player games like TLOU and GOW have a defined beginning, middle, and end. Service-based multiplayer games, which sell even more than single-player games these days, have no defined end. You play until you feel like you are done with the game.

"Playing" is inherent in the act of gaming. Finishing demonstrates you have the skill to complete a game and the patience to see it through to the end. You may become bored before that point, therefore you don't need to finish the game. But you cannot deny that finishing the game is the intended end goal of the average single-player gaming experience.

Sony needs immense marketing hype to drive as many players as possible to at least buy and try their latest $70, multi-million-dollar game. Once the purchase is done with, the hype wears off, and the player decides if they want to play the game through or not, that's off of their plate. God of War: Ragnarock lacks many of the player retention strategies employed by other publishers for games of similar budgets.

 

[Certinty]

Honestly, I’m very shocked so many people have completed the story. Not only is it fairly long but it’s extremely dry and boring for a fair amount too.

 

[El Sueño]

I finished it, amazing game. Lovely journey.

 

[AmuroChan]

Not surprising. If you're one of those people who bought GoW right away and beat it within 2 weeks, it's probably because you like the series and want to see the story through. I suspect that percentage will come down over time as more casual fans try out the game.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Honestly, I’m very shocked so many people have completed the story. Not only is it fairly long but it’s extremely dry and boring for a fair amount too.

It's at 41% right now instead of the 25% from the OP.