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Kratos Sounds Even More badass in this Epic Japanese God of War Trailer

As God of War begins the final descent to its worldwide release on April 20, Sony is rolling out their marketing campaign at full steam. The latest trailer from PlayStation Japan is nothing short of Epic.

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Wasabi2275d ago

Is it just me, or does everything sound more badass in Japanese?

I played the original Metal Gear Solid as a Japanese import and I swear Snake sounds better in Japanese too, I had no clue what was being said in the game, but I did miss the original voice overs when I eventually played the western release.

AspiringProGenji2275d ago (Edited 2275d ago )

Everything in Japanese sounds badass except Dragon Ball

Wasabi2275d ago (Edited 2275d ago )

@Genji

Haha yes :)

TheRealHeisenberg2274d ago

I happen to prefer the Japanese voiceovers in Dragonball. Makes it way more epic imo.

Critic4l_Strik32274d ago

I started liking Dragon Ball voice overs after watching Super...idk why

Kaiou2274d ago

lol perfect , so true

trooper_2274d ago

Aww, come on you don't like the Frieza/Goku granny voice? :D

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killswitch802274d ago

just you and your girlie nerd voice

Skuletor2274d ago

I'm looking forward to the upcoming Batman Ninja anime movie coming out 4 days after God of War releases. The Japanese version sounds surprisingly good. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Jinger2274d ago

I don't mind Kratos' voice in this, but that high pitch kids Japanese squeak voice was ringing my ears. I wouldn't be able to handle that long.

rainslacker2274d ago

It's just psychological. They tend to emote more in their voice when voice acting. Since we aren't used to it in English, it sounds better to the ear. However, if you know Japanese, or have a cursory knowledge of it, you'd actually notice that there are just as many bad Japanese VA's as there are English ones. Japan was much further along with having skilled voice actors compared to the western world though, not nowadays, there are plenty of great English VA's in the business.

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Fist4achin2274d ago

Maybe some hinting that he'll be taking on the legendary God's of the rising sun after he disbatches the Norse God's?!

KwietStorm_BLM2274d ago

Or just that they speak Japanese in Japan.

CobraKai2274d ago

Oh man. Dual katana blades of chaos! That’s too epic.

DankSinatra2274d ago (Edited 2274d ago )

I just don't hear it.

Elda2274d ago

I still like the original American voice of Kratos,which was voiced by TC Carson.

UCForce2274d ago (Edited 2274d ago )

Yeah, I agree. But Christopher Judge is great, too. And I do hope there is stargate reference in new GOW like he saying “Indeed”.

UCForce2274d ago

For disagreeing with my statement, I have huge respect to TC Carson and his performance as Kratos. It’s a disappointment to see him for not playing Kratos again. Christopher Judge is good actor, too. Yes, we have to wait and see. I’m not saying Teal’c like Kratos. Teal’c is serious, respectful and honorable unlike Kratos. But when come to their enemies, they both can be threatened and kill with no mercy.

rainslacker2274d ago

He was pretty good. Christopher Judge is a really good actor though. I think he can pull off the role, since he's already proven he can do the stoic bad-ass, and while not known for it, can do the gentle touchy-feely stuff with great skill. Most people know him from Stargate, but even in that, he had his moments of greatness. Plus, if you've ever seen his natural character, you'd realize just how much he acts when he does anything.

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God of War Needs to Redefine Kratos' Purpose Clearly and Quickly

Whatever form the next God of War game takes, it needs to be clear about what role Kratos is playing, lest the franchise lose direction.

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Nacho_Z5d ago

I'm pretty sure it'd be a major mistake having Atreus as the main character in the next GoW. Seems to me like at best people tolerate him and his gameplay sections.

Ideally the story for the next game would be that Atreus has gone missing in Egypt, Kratos gets mad about it, picks up Mimir and goes on a god killing rampage.

Mad_Matt5d ago

If that is an option for the dev team then they need to make it a clean slate. No Atreus, No Mimir. That's what happened when he changed pantheons before. Lets Kratos be in that world. But it will be a difficult task to complete. Kratos and his past demons are getting a bit redundant as far as story telling goes.

Nacho_Z5d ago

Yeah there's not a lot of meat left on the bone story wise. Personally I'd happily accept any goofy reason they could come up with for why Kratos is in Egypt chopping off heads. I'm personally not that bothered about the finer points of the storytelling, although they do it well.

The_Hooligan4d ago

I would still like to have Mimir in the next game. They (devs) can justify it by saying that Mimir wants to gain knowledge about other realms/pantheons. Also, personally I think Alastair Duncan did a great job as Mimir and would love to see the continuation of the small banters Kratos and Mimir had in the past games.

goldwyncq4d ago

The point of Ragnarok's ending is to show that Atreus is his own man now. Having Daddy Kratos save him in Egypt after getting himself into trouble would just undo his entire character development.

Nacho_Z4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

The point was more to do with getting Atreus out of the way rather than him being saved. Let's say he's off on his own adventures then and invent another reason for Kratos to be in Egypt.

Could be that Kratos thinks he's been captured or killed as motivation but at the close of the game it turns out Atreus has been up to his own shady shenanigans.

Lionsguard5d ago

They need to bring back the "God of War" in God of War. I was expecting to unleash hell and fury in Asgard against Thor that they really talked up in the first game but all we got was brooding middle aged dad drunk in a beer hall. Ragnarok was still "good" but I left that game expecting a lot more.

InUrFoxHole5d ago

Tried Rag... just couldn't get into it. Felt like more of the same. I would welcome a Kratos only game again.

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