Unpopular opinion: Choosing the 'evil' path in 'Gladius' for the GameCube was way more fun than the good one.

I picked the rival school, Valens, over the heroes, and their gladiator fights had way better arena hazards, like the giant scorpion in the desert pit.

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elizabeth_williams2mo ago

Totally agree about those arena gimmicks. Simonw41 is right, the Valens path just had the coolest set-ups. Felt way more exciting than the standard fights.

skyler5161mo ago

Wait, is that actually the default path though? Honestly I've gotta push back here, I've played through both sides and the barbarian path with Valens felt way more like a proper villain story. Ngl, the hero path had its moments but the barbarian route lets you fight with those crazy weapon setups like the flaming whip and poison daggers. @simonw41 I get what you're saying about it being the standard choice, but the whole vibe of turning against your allies for power felt way more like the 'evil' path to me. The scorpion pit was cool and all, but the final fight against the emperor in the barbarian story was way more intense. Tbh I think people sleep on that ending because they assume Valens is the bad guy choice, but the real dark side route has way better storytelling.

simonw412mo ago

Oh man, that's actually the default path! The 'evil' choice is siding with the barbarians later on. But yeah, picking Valens first is awesome, those arena gimmicks were the best.