findlestick | God of War: Ascension - New High Jumps (2022) @findlestick | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 minutes ago.
This took a fair bit of figuring-out, but I managed to find a way to do some significant high-jumps from Chapter 1 onwards, as soon as you get a Sword. The jumps can be done during a New Game, and can also be incorporated with other combined-high-jump-tactics. Still testing all this, as of this date...
When throwing your final Javelin, or discarding your Sword, keep 'X' held-down the entire time while tapping 'O' during the discard-animation. It's similar to Shield Discard jump, except that Kratos actually breaks-out of his animation and enters a T-pose, and/or begins levitating.
Then, depending on which World-weapon you have equipped, you can either jump afterwards in-air if you still have a second jump left, or you can begin a significant levitation. Which one, depends on how you vary your timing when spamming 'O' (instructions are further below).
Points of interest:
1. The game is now vulnerable to new skips and glitches, particularly in the earlier parts of the game. For both New Game and NG+.
2. Note that in this video, I did the Javelin high-jumps and levitations after throwing my *final* Javelin, as the jump is easier to do this way.
3. You can do a jump at the top of any launcher, even when using breakable objects or enemies, to launch. Launching with some enemies, such as the Harpy eggs, actually gives you two jumps at the top of your launch. Like I show at 0:19. So combined-tactics-jump would allow two jumps during a jump-combo, and a levitation. Since levitations can be done at the top of a double-jump.
4. Not in video: If you do a levitation after just one jump, you can use your second jump at the top of your levitation.
5. I haven't yet tried doing a levitation at the top of a launch, but mechanically there's no reason to think it can't be done. Since levitation is done independently of launches.
6. I haven't tested the Club yet, but if you break-out of the Sling, Kratos gets completely stuck floating in mid-air for a few seconds. Need to test this more around the game, might have other types of glitch potential.
7. I've got a lots more tests I need to exhaust, but thought I'd do this quick video for now.
8. It might be possible to break-out of other attacks with this glitch, such as Blades-attacks. Much to test...
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Jump and Levitation instructions (with Javelin equipped):
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Standard High-jump (Difficulty 2/10):
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Step 1: (Launch optional), 'X' + Hold 'O', (keep 'X' still held-down from before).
Step 2: Spam 'O' when Kratos' throwing-arm is next to his ear. But stop before he does a Downwards Punch.
Step 3: Kratos enters T-pose.
Step 4: Jump (+ whatever other high-jump tactics you're incorporating this into).
REMINDER 1: Once you press 'X', keep it HELD-DOWN the entire time you're tapping 'O'!!
NOTE 1: When I press 'X' + Hold 'O', during step 1, I've been pressing 'O' slightly before I press 'X'. Not sure if this makes any difference, but it's something to think about it you have trouble with the jump.
NOTE 2: To do these techniques with the Sword, you just need to include L1 -- to initiate the Discard-animation, immediately after the jump, but before you Hold 'O'.
Levitation (Difficulty 10/10). Works from one jump, or after a double-jump:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Step 1: 'X' + Hold 'O', (keep X still held-down from before).
Step 2: Spam 'O' when Kratos' throwing-arm is next to his ear.
Step 3: Stop spamming 'O' one frame, or two before Kratos does his Downwards Punch.
Step 4: If timed correctly, Kratos will levitate.
This took a fair bit of figuring-out, but I managed to find a way to do some significant high-jumps from Chapter 1 onwards, as soon as you get a Sword. The jumps can be done during a New Game, and can also be incorporated with other combined-high-jump-tactics. Still testing all this, as of this date...
When throwing your final Javelin, or discarding your Sword, keep 'X' held-down the entire time while tapping 'O' during the discard-animation. It's similar to Shield Discard jump, except that Kratos actually breaks-out of his animation and enters a T-pose, and/or begins levitating.
Then, depending on which World-weapon you have equipped, you can either jump afterwards in-air if you still have a second jump left, or you can begin a significant levitation. Which one, depends on how you vary your timing when spamming 'O' (instructions are further below).
Points of interest:
1. The game is now vulnerable to new skips and glitches, particularly in the earlier parts of the game. For both New Game and NG+.
2. Note that in this video, I did the Javelin high-jumps and levitations after throwing my *final* Javelin, as the jump is easier to do this way.
3. You can do a jump at the top of any launcher, even when using breakable objects or enemies, to launch. Launching with some enemies, such as the Harpy eggs, actually gives you two jumps at the top of your launch. Like I show at 0:19. So combined-tactics-jump would allow two jumps during a jump-combo, and a levitation. Since levitations can be done at the top of a double-jump.
4. Not in video: If you do a levitation after just one jump, you can use your second jump at the top of your levitation.
5. I haven't yet tried doing a levitation at the top of a launch, but mechanically there's no reason to think it can't be done. Since levitation is done independently of launches.
6. I haven't tested the Club yet, but if you break-out of the Sling, Kratos gets completely stuck floating in mid-air for a few seconds. Need to test this more around the game, might have other types of glitch potential.
7. I've got a lots more tests I need to exhaust, but thought I'd do this quick video for now.
8. It might be possible to break-out of other attacks with this glitch, such as Blades-attacks. Much to test...
________________________________________________
Jump and Levitation instructions (with Javelin equipped):
________________________________________________
Standard High-jump (Difficulty 2/10):
-------------------------
Step 1: (Launch optional), 'X' + Hold 'O', (keep 'X' still held-down from before).
Step 2: Spam 'O' when Kratos' throwing-arm is next to his ear. But stop before he does a Downwards Punch.
Step 3: Kratos enters T-pose.
Step 4: Jump (+ whatever other high-jump tactics you're incorporating this into).
REMINDER 1: Once you press 'X', keep it HELD-DOWN the entire time you're tapping 'O'!!
NOTE 1: When I press 'X' + Hold 'O', during step 1, I've been pressing 'O' slightly before I press 'X'. Not sure if this makes any difference, but it's something to think about it you have trouble with the jump.
NOTE 2: To do these techniques with the Sword, you just need to include L1 -- to initiate the Discard-animation, immediately after the jump, but before you Hold 'O'.
Levitation (Difficulty 10/10). Works from one jump, or after a double-jump:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Step 1: 'X' + Hold 'O', (keep X still held-down from before).
Step 2: Spam 'O' when Kratos' throwing-arm is next to his ear.
Step 3: Stop spamming 'O' one frame, or two before Kratos does his Downwards Punch.
Step 4: If timed correctly, Kratos will levitate.
