It was the first god of war game I've played and I had a blast back then.
>cool lore drops
>nice simple story
>the very first real boss battle in 2018 game when the stranger comes knocking was very cinematic
>giant snake actually FELT huge
>mini bosses were a bit repetitive though it felt like 4 reskinned enemies over and over again
>also the brat was a bit annoying in the second game
They were 8/10 games overall, I don't understand where the hate comes from.