God of War: Ascension

God of War: Ascension
Developer(s)	SCE Santa Monica Studio
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Series	God of War
Release date(s)	NA March 12, 2013 EU March 13, 2013 AU March 14, 2013
Release type	PlayStation 3 exclusive
Genre(s)	Action, Adventure, Hack and slash
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
GameID(s)	BCES01741 (IRD), BCES01742 (IRD), BCUS98232 (IRD), BCAS25016 (IRD), NPEA00445, NPUA80918 Prison of the Damned Demo NPEA90123, NPUA70269 Demo NPEA90115 Multiplayer Beta NPUA70216
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God of War: Ascension is the seventh installment in the God of War series and prequel to the entire series. Loosely based on Greek mythology, the game is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif. The player controls the protagonist Kratos, the former servant of the God of War Ares, who tricked Kratos into killing his wife and daughter. In response to this tragedy, Kratos renounced Ares, breaking his blood oath to the god. Kratos was therefore imprisoned and tortured by the three Furies, guardians of honor and enforcers of punishment. Helped by the oath keeper Orkos, Kratos escapes his imprisonment and confronts the Furies to be completely free of his bond to Ares.

The gameplay is similar to previous installments, focusing on combo-based combat with the player's main weapon—the Blades of Chaos—and other weapons acquired by the new World Weapons mechanic. It continues the use of quick time events and adds a new, promptless, free-form system. Four magical attacks and a power-enhancing ability can be used as alternative combat options, and the game features puzzles and platforming elements. Ascension is the only installment in the series to include multiplayer, which is online-only and features modes for both competitive and cooperative play. It also features a redesigned combat system, new gameplay mechanics, and downloadable content. From October 2012 to March 2013, a social experience was available online in the form of a graphic novel titled Rise of the Warrior, a prequel story that tied into the game's single-player and multiplayer modes.

Configuration

Options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings and provide the best experience with this title are listed below.

CPU configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
SPU block size	Mega	Improves performance, doesn't seem to reduce stability.

Advanced configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Accurate RSX reservation access	On	Required to boot the game
Driver wake-up delay	50	Hugely recommended to fix crashes, insignificant performance loss. Try 100 or 200 if it's still crashing.

Known Issues

This title is currently not considered "playable", as the hardware requirement is too high. But it can be played with decent performance on a good CPU, especially if you use the game's patches.

Special Notes

Patches

Anchors:
  gowamlaanotes: &gowamlaanotes "Allows for the use of Resolution Scaling in the title.\n\nSet Resolution Scale Threshold to 1x1 for proper scaling of effects."

PPU-3a63ecc6e9b81a984d2fe0a481febc3e26b57810: # GOWA.SELF 1.04
  Disable MLAA:
    Games:
      "God of War: Ascension":
        BCES01741: [ 01.04 ]
        BCES01742: [ 01.04 ]
        BCUS98232: [ 01.04 ]
        NPEA00445: [ 01.04 ]
        NPUA80918: [ 01.04 ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: *gowamlaanotes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ byte, 0x83CE77, 0 ]
      - [ be32, 0x00390724, 0x60000000 ]
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  Disable Depth of Field:
    Games:
      "God of War: Ascension":
        BCES01741: [ 01.04 ]
        BCES01742: [ 01.04 ]
        BCUS98232: [ 01.04 ]
        NPEA00445: [ 01.04 ]
        NPUA80918: [ 01.04 ]
    Author: ZEROx
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x004342bc, 0x38a00000 ]
  Disable Motion Blur:
    Games:
      "God of War: Ascension":
        BCES01741: [ 01.04 ]
        BCES01742: [ 01.04 ]
        BCUS98232: [ 01.04 ]
        NPEA00445: [ 01.04 ]
        NPUA80918: [ 01.04 ]
    Author: ZEROx
    Notes: 
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00437810, 0x38a00000 ]

PPU-3a0b43e4a5f4bfea64f53612ee7c5d990f88129c: #GOWA.SELF 1.12
  Disable MLAA:
    Games:
      "God of War: Ascension":
        BCES01741: [ 01.12 ]
        BCES01742: [ 01.12 ]
        BCUS98232: [ 01.12 ]
        NPEA00445: [ 01.12 ]
        NPUA80918: [ 01.12 ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: *gowamlaanotes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ byte, 0x83D007, 0 ]
      - [ be32, 0x00397754, 0x60000000 ]
      - [ be32, 0x00397784, 0x60000000 ]
  Disable Depth of Field:
    Games:
      "God of War: Ascension":
        BCES01741: [ 01.12 ]
        BCES01742: [ 01.12 ]
        BCUS98232: [ 01.12 ]
        NPEA00445: [ 01.12 ]
        NPUA80918: [ 01.12 ]
    Author: ZEROx
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0043bcbc, 0x38a00000 ]
  Disable Motion Blur:
    Games:
      "God of War: Ascension":
        BCES01741: [ 01.12 ]
        BCES01742: [ 01.12 ]
        BCUS98232: [ 01.12 ]
        NPEA00445: [ 01.12 ]
        NPUA80918: [ 01.12 ]
    Author: ZEROx
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0043f210, 0x38a00000 ]

PPU-93623f42f6f50bed58ca60927ed43beab749a2cd:
  Disable MLAA:
    Games:
      "God of War: Ascension Demo":
        NPEA90123: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: illusion
    Notes: *gowamlaanotes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ byte, 0x7DC0B7, 0 ]