Earlier this week, Sony Santa Monica took to the PlayStation Blog to announce the 1.03 update for God of War: Ascension. The patch tweaks a single-player sequence that a few individuals deemed ridiculously challenging. Namely, it allows for more health and magic orbs to appear during the Trial of Archimedes.

Some folks will undoubtedly have reservations about this update. If you’d rather not tone down the difficulty and want to play the original iteration of the Trial of Archimedes, simply cancel the update at start-up. If, like me, you accidentally downloaded it already, just go into Game Data Utility in the XMB and delete the 1.03 update.

If you’re heavily invested in the multiplayer component that Ascension offers, you’re probably already aware that you’ll have to download the update to have access to online features. Additionally, update 1.03 adds new customization options for your multiplayer avatars, so there’s that to take into account, as well.

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