| 12 April 2010
I took my sweet time in buying a PS3 - I bought it about 18 months ago - and PS2 backwards compatibility was already a (shameful) thing of the past on PS3 models by then. I wasn't entirely concerned; in fact, the only PS2 game I was jonesing for was God of War II, which I never got around to playing. Lo and behold Sony did something smart, and they released both Gods of War I and II on one disc, upgraded the graphics to 720p, and sold it for the budget price of $40. It's the perfect catch-up game for people like me that neglected their PS2s, or anyone that wants to be well versed in the God of War story before jumping into God of War III.
Still epic after all these years
The graphics look really good, and though they show their age, they still look better than some current-generation games. Unfortunately, they didn't re-render the games' cutscenes into 720p, and there's a drastic drop in quality between the two. However, the cutscenes in God of War II look so great that you may not notice the difference. After playing through both games, I booted up the demo for God of War III and was amazed at how much better it looks than its predecessors; the upgraded resolution in God of War Collection really tricks you into thinking they are just fine.
The gameplay is exactly what you'd expect, if you've played the games before. The only major drawback is that playing through both of them back-to-back is a bit of a drain; the hack-n-slash/puzzling aspect that's so integral to how the game works feels really frustrating after you've been playing the series for over 20 hours. It took me about 22 hours to complete both games, and that was a little much for me.
If you haven't played these two games, then this collection is a no-brainer, provided you like this style of gameplay. Like I said before, I had never played God of War II, but I was really impressed with it even if it is over three years old. I wasn't planning on buying God of War III until its price dropped, but the end of God of War II has me so pumped to conclude the series that I may pick it up sooner than later.
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