Ok to play GOW2 before GOW1?

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#1 dadgamer
Member since 2007 • 76 Posts
My wife got me God Of War 2 for Christmas. Can I play that one before playing GOW1 or do I need to play them in order?
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#2 staindcoldlp
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You should play God Of War 1 first before playing the second one. There are story parts that are in the second game that were explained in the first.

Besides that, the first GOW is only $20 or less, so you should be able to pick it up for cheap.

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#3 milosbeli
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im currently playing gow 2 without previously playing gow1 and im let me say ok but up to you to decide
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#4 summer_star17x
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i would say no..
the first one's story is so amazing that you won't want to skip it.
i think you should playthe first one before going on to the 2nd. unless you are just in it for the action.
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#5 valar20
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i played gow2 and finished it and i still haven't played gow1, you'll understand the story just fine, it's no big deal
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#6 Baron_14
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It would be good to play GoW 1 then GoW 2!!!!
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#7 TAO-SIM
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i think its better you play GoW1 before GoW2 well you understand Gow2 better

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#8 dadgamer
Member since 2007 • 76 Posts
Ok. thanks guys. I think I'll play 1 first. Oh the hardship! ;)
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#9 GreenGoblin2099
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There's not much to understand really. The way I see it, GoW2 can be taken as a whole different story... but the point here is that it'll totally spoil GoW1 (unless you already know the srtoy)
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#10 am1damaru
Member since 2006 • 143 Posts
Hell no man, just don't even think about playing GoW II before GoW! :P Well maybe it's not so bad but it's better to play them in order.
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#11 RYevil
Member since 2005 • 395 Posts
you should play GOW1 first
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#12 hxcphil
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You should play God Of war1. It's a true classic, and the story can't be missed. 20 dollars man, believe me it is worth it. Then play The second. I'm sure you will enjoy it a lot more.
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#13 El_Esbirro
Member since 2006 • 355 Posts

To follow the story, play the first one and then play the second one...but if you're like me and basically you don't give a damn about it (in my opinion, theplot of GOW is a simple case of bad customer experience),play the second game.

Another plus...after playing the first GOW, playing GOW2 will be a hundred times easier. They're basically the same, but GOW2 is a longer, more in depth action/adventure game than the previous one.

enjoy....

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#14 mvphalo8
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It does make sense to play GOW 1 first. Plus GOW is shorter than the second one, and less fustrating.
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#15 posterr
Member since 2007 • 28 Posts

i played only GOW2 and it was still sick. doesnt really matter if you ask me

plus it has better graphics and what not