God of War: Ascension is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Santa
Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the
PlayStation 3 console. Loosely based on Greek mythology, it is the
seventh installment in the God of War series and prequel to the entire
series. The player controls Kratos, the former servant of the Greek god
of war Ares, who tricked Kratos into killing his own wife and daughter.
In response to this tragedy, Kratos renounced Ares, breaking his blood
oath to the god. He was then imprisoned and tortured by the three
Furies, the guardians of honor and enforcers of punishment, who he
confronts after escaping with the aid of Orkos. The gameplay is similar
to previous installments, focusing on combo-based combat and quick time
events. The game also features magical attacks, puzzles, and platforming
elements. It is the only installment to include a multiplayer mode,
which is online-only for both competitive and cooperative play.
Ascension received generally favorable reviews from critics, although
the story was deemed to be less compelling than previous entries.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1904:
Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young threw the first
perfect game in modern professional baseball.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Young%27s_perfect_game>
1945:
World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up
against the city's German occupiers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_uprising>
1980:
The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy
in London after a six-day siege by Iranian Arab separatists.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Embassy_siege>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
lustrum:
1. (Ancient Rome, religion, historical) A ceremonial purification of all
the people, performed every five years after the taking of the census; a
lustration.
2. (by extension, literary) A period of five years.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lustrum>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is within us a moral instinct which forbids us to rejoice
at the death of even an enemy.
--Henryk Sienkiewicz
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henryk_Sienkiewicz>