App Trigger: "God of War is arguably the best game of the year, leaving everyone with their jaws touching the floor. Now, with the first chapter of a fantastic adventure over, there’s a chance this could become the best franchise of this generation."
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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Cory Barlog and team really did wonders making God of War for PS4. Hands down one of the best games I’ve ever played.
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Having Gone with Kratos for the ride that was his tour of destruction through the Greek Parthenon, I thought the character had shown all he had to offer. Boy was I wrong! God of War was the perfect example of there's more here's than meets the eye!
From the start screen with Kratos standing there with his ax and the pain in his eyes and the rage in his swings to the journey he and Atreus embarked on and to them seeing a promise through really impacted me more than I was expecting!
All the memories of the original trilogy came flooding back to me when Kratos found the vase with his conquest painted on it and the low orchestra score playing as he looked upon it!
This is a prime example of what this medium can be and how it can create so many emotions that range from fear, rage, empathy and joy! The fact that you the player are along for the ride makes gaming something very special!
Best franchise with only one new game this generation? What does that even mean?
God of War is already an excellent series, but idk what the headline is trying to say with its wording
It already is