Upgrading Armor is Essential
5 Things You Need to Know About God of War
God of War won’t just require an acclimatization for newcomers to the series, even longtime fans are going to have to approach this latest title as an all-new experience. And before you start thinking to yourself that this all seems rather obvious, let us warn you that God of War leans on its RPG mechanics much more heavily than you might imagine.
Initially, the game’s combat is somewhat rudimentary in its opening stages. As you’d expect, perhaps, but things ramp-up quickly after the first five or so hours, and it can catch you off-guard if you’re not being diligent in upgrading armor and weapons. Even once you’ve started to get the measure of its pace and realized this is much less a hack-and-slash affair than a Souls-like combat system that requires careful timing, you really do have to make sure you’re treating this as an RPG rather than a pure action game.
It’s an absolute must to upgrade your armor, otherwise, you’ll find yourself getting completely trounced by tougher enemies. Keep making sure Kratos’ armor combinations are mixed and matched to give him the highest possible resistance to damage. That all being said, don’t get carried away upgrading armor for stat boosts if it isn’t something you’re planning on actually wearing. Check for the “E” symbol which confirms it’s something you’re wearing before you go ahead and splash out on it.
This will all seem like a foreign concept in a God of War title, but it’s a very big feature of this latest entry in the series.
