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A review by spacemanchris
God of War: Lore and Legends by Rick Barba, Sony Studios
3.0
In the game "God of War", Atreus, the son of the player character keeps a journal of their adventures, catalogues their encounters, ranking the monsters and gives a general commentary that allows the player to easily keep track of what they're doing in the game.
And this is like a copy of that journal. In the preface "Atreus" mentions that he's gone back over his original notes and added to them, cross referencing places, events and characters to give the reader a broader idea of what occurs in the game and why.
I really liked the first half of this book as it goes over the history of the Norse mythology in this universe, the lore and stories that have been passed down, as well as transcribing several conversations that occur in-game.
It's accompanied by a lot of artwork that's seen both in game and in the "Art of God of War" book. It can be hard reading all of this while playing the game, what with all the monster smashing, so it's nice to sit down and read this as it's own thing.
The second half the book is the bestiary that catalogues all the monsters, their strengths and powers. I was less interested in this because it is basically just tips for the player in fighting the monsters. It's cool seeing it written from Atreus's point of view but unless I've got the book open while playing the game, it was pretty dry.
I would have preferred covering more of the side missions, seeing more of the treasure maps and other items collected and less "throw your axe at this monster", but overall it's a nice companion to "The Art of God of War".
And this is like a copy of that journal. In the preface "Atreus" mentions that he's gone back over his original notes and added to them, cross referencing places, events and characters to give the reader a broader idea of what occurs in the game and why.
I really liked the first half of this book as it goes over the history of the Norse mythology in this universe, the lore and stories that have been passed down, as well as transcribing several conversations that occur in-game.
It's accompanied by a lot of artwork that's seen both in game and in the "Art of God of War" book. It can be hard reading all of this while playing the game, what with all the monster smashing, so it's nice to sit down and read this as it's own thing.
The second half the book is the bestiary that catalogues all the monsters, their strengths and powers. I was less interested in this because it is basically just tips for the player in fighting the monsters. It's cool seeing it written from Atreus's point of view but unless I've got the book open while playing the game, it was pretty dry.
I would have preferred covering more of the side missions, seeing more of the treasure maps and other items collected and less "throw your axe at this monster", but overall it's a nice companion to "The Art of God of War".