14 DAY TRIAL // Sony and its Santa Monica studio have just released update 1.03 for God of War: Ascension, implementing a few important changes to the hack and slash game, such as easing the difficulty of the Trial of Archimedes while adding new customization options in the multiplayer mode.
God of War: Ascension came out earlier this month and delivered a brand new and quite impressive experience to fans of the franchise that once again starred Kratos, but also featured, for the first time, a multiplayer mode.
After a few weeks of availability, developer Sony Santa Monica has released a brand new update for God of War: Ascension, in the form of patch 1.03, which implements a major change and adds a few new options.
First up, the Trials of Archimedes section of the single-player campaign has been tweaked as many fans complained of this very difficult part, so the developer decided to give their health and magic a boost.
"In the 1.03 update, at the end of each elevator stage (three total), players will now receive a measured amount of green health orbs and a nominal amount of blue magic orbs. This change affects all difficulty levels. We are confident this revision will address feedback regarding 'Trial of Archimedes' while still preserving the level of challenge appropriate for this late section of the game," the studio said on the PS blog.
What's more, the new update also adds Marks to the multiplayer mode, allowing players to customize their Champion and 8 additional tints. Check out the list of marks included in the patch and their availability below
Mark of the Thief, for Hades Mark of the Trojan, for All Mark of the Spartan, for All Mark of the Legionnaire, for Ares Mark of the Mercenary, for Zeus Mark of the Deep, for Poseidon
Sony Santa Monica is aware of the audio issues that are continuing to plague the hack and slash game and promised that a solution would be found in a later patch, as it couldn't add it in update 1.03.