The God of War franchise enters the proverbial Colosseum with its multiplayer debut. God of War: Ascension was one of the PlayStation 3’s swan songs and it could have been the same for Kratos. Max Roberts and Logan Moore go back in time to 2013 to try and figure out what happened to the Ghost of Sparta.

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God of War: Ascension

• Developer - Sony Santa Monica Studio
• Platform - PlayStation 3
• Release Date - March 12, 2013
• Game Director - Todd Papy
• Producer - Whitney Wade
• Combat Designers - Jason McDonald
• Composers - Tyler Bates

Metacritic - 80/100

Links

• God of War: Ascension Wikipedia
• Max's God of War: Ascension Preview
• Uncharted and The Last of Us Server Shutdown Notice
• The Marvel Symphonic Universe - Every Frame a Painting
• Soundtrack
  • Music
  • Spotify
  • YouTube
• God of War III Framerate Comparison - Digital Foundry
• God of War: Ascension Fandom Wiki

This episode was originally recorded on October 13, 2021.

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