From PC Gamer: "I was one of those people that scoffed at Dad of War when it was announced. I thought we were getting The Last of Us with an axe, but instead, we got a fully-fledged RPG with tiered loot and skill trees expertly weaved into a story about power, violence, and bad parents. It's an impressive departure from the edgy slaughter fest that this series used to be and a necessary change if it was going to come back at all. The mountain of money, talent, and time it took to reboot this 2000s relic into something worth existing today is evident in every moment. Four years later, God of War is still a triumph. "
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Like the film or television industry, the world of gaming has seen its fair share of reboots over the years. While some of these video game reboots have had
I’m pretty excited to see the amazing mods the community will create.
I'm glad he at least realized it's an RPG. It's not a story about "bad parents" though. It's a story about trying hard not to pass on your worst attributes on to your children. (Easier said than done.)
That excerpt is damn on the money. It was my game of year in 2018 simply because it cannot be understated that they faithfully rebooted a classic series into something that felt fresh and weighty (literally) while still feeling familiar and honoring the story of this formally one-dimensional character. I loved the old GOW games but this felt like a much needed and ambitious reboot. Glad more are able to experience it.
PC bros, I love this game you need to buy it. The only bad thing I can say is that it feels like half of a story. That could just be me wanted more though lol.
I played this game so much that I had no urge to play it again on ps5. I haven't played it or wanted to play it since I beat it. Which is weird to say about one of your all time favs. It’s one of those games that you beat and you are satisfied, like control. I exhausted the content thoroughly lol. When I beat the final Valkyrie I was DONE.
It’s one the few games in my all time favs that I don’t wish to play again lol. I want to wait and play the finished story again, I guess. I don’t want to hit the same cliff hanger.
Can't wait for PC gamers to experience this masterpiece! Happy to hear it's a fantastic port. Hope future PS exclusives receive the same treatment!