Dealing with the loss of a wife and mother is hard enough on its own, but their histories make the going even tougher.
The two’s journey together is a struggle in multiple ways. His relationship with Atreus is strained at best, and without Faye to stand as a medium between them they’re forced to directly interact with each other for an extended period for the first time. Kratos was a terrible father in Greece, and he didn’t do a much better job in Midgard. God of War Review: Father and SonĪt center stage in the game is Kratos’ relationship with his son. Sad, but a pretty simple objective, right? Unfortunately, Kratos may have run from Greece, but he can’t run from his godhood, and there are plenty of people in the Norse realms that aren’t particularly happy about a stray god traipsing about. Faye’s last wish was to have her ashes scattered from the highest mountain in all the realms. The game begins with Kratos cremating the remains of his wife, Faye.
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It’s sort of a soft reboot (thus the God of War moniker instead of God of War 4) in that it doesn’t rely heavily on previous knowledge of the series, but longtime fans of the series will enjoy the references to previous events in Kratos’ life. Additionally, SIE Santa Monica made this game with the idea in mind that those who have never played a God of War game can enjoy and understand it just as well as someone who has played all of them. However, instead of leaning entirely on the old tales, the writers have taken liberties with the legends here and there to weave the story of Kratos and his son Atreus into Norse mythology in a way that makes it feel as though they were always there. Instead of Zeus, Athena, and pals, Kratos now has to worry about the likes of Odin, Thor, and Baldur.
Sometime after God of War 3, Kratos pulled up his stakes and moved from Greece to Midgard. Part of this is because it’s rooted in Norse mythology and has a vast pool of legends to draw from. SIE Santa Monica has crafted an utterly amazing world in God of War. God of War is the Breath of the Wild of the PS4, and it’s joined the handful or so of exclusive titles that alone are worth the price of the console. It perfects current-gen gameplay conventions and introduces it’s own twists that we’ll see replicated in games for years to come.
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God of War (2018) is an amalgam of the best of everything PS4 has to offer to this point. A game that transcends all fan bases and attracts aficionados of any genre. While no one could argue that the PlayStation 4 doesn’t have a sizable collection of quality exclusives, its library has been missing that magical title that makes gamers everywhere pause in reflection. These are the Marios and Halos of the video game world, the exclusive games that sell systems. Almost every console has a defining game, one that comes to mind whenever you think about the platform.
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