God Of War
Sony opened their conference with a powerful orchestral score coupled with sweeping views of a beautiful, vibrant world. It’s a world we recognized, even if not immediately. One of danger, anger and violence. It’s the world of God of War.
Yes, one of Sony’s signature franchises is back with a fresh coat of blood and a new mythology to dissect. The Ghost of Sparta has returned, but he’s no longer chained to the gods of Olympus. This time he’ll be taking on the deities of Valhalla instead.
Throughout the original trilogy and its spinoffs, Kratos was something of a one note character, whose defining characteristic would be ‘rage.’ While he’s no less intense here, this new Kratos seems to have more depth than just a capacity for wanton violence. He shows actual humanity while guiding his son through his first hunt, carefully instructing him on how to mercifully finish off a kill. His relationship with his family was never explored in the previous entries, as they had been killed off before the story began by Kratos’ own hands. There must be a catalyst that pushes Kratos into battle with Loki, Odin and the like, so the overall well-being of his son is…threatened, to say the least.
The action is as violent as ever, though Kratos seems to have given up his signature Blades of Olympus. Wielding a magical axe, a weapon more befitting of a Norse warrior, Kratos cuts and chops his way through a handful of goblins and one massive troll. We can’t wait to see all the creative combinations of attacks he has in store, and whether he’ll be granted the use of other divine weaponry, like the hammer of Thor, Möljnir.
Unfortunately, there’s been no release date scheduled for God of War as of yet, but we’re anticipating more details to be released soon.