I like the story. The characters are compelling and Kratos actually is deeper than just "angry guy".
But yeah the game's strengths are in style and pacing, with a flawlessly smooth flow of gameplay. DMC's action is way better, but it definitely flow worse than GoW. When GoW's pacing gets interrupted, everything else crumbles with it. Play on God/Titan mode to see this happen. DMC deals with difficulty a lot better.
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