Topic: God of War PS4

[Belmontoya]

Thank you God. Just... Thank you.

https://youtu.be/CJ_GCPaKywg

[Claimh Solais]

Game looks sick. Makes me want to actually trudge through the garbage that was the first game.

[Dracula9]

My only concern is how the world seems to have recovered back to fruition after the seeming apocalypse at the end of GoW3, within the short period of time it took Kratos to get a bit older and grow a sick beard--though I expect this to be covered via flashbacks and narrative exposition.

It also seems to suggest old baldy passing the torch, which would be an interesting story mechanic if it is.

Viking Kratos though, fuck yeah. The Nord in me is fuckin' pumped.

[theplottwist]

It also seems to suggest old baldy passing the torch, which would be an interesting story mechanic if it is.

He's not. Dev confirmed you're playing as Kratos through the entire game on the post-conference interview.

My only concern is how the world seems to have recovered back to fruition after the seeming apocalypse at the end of GoW3, within the short period of time it took Kratos to get a bit older and grow a sick beard--though I expect this to be covered via flashbacks and narrative exposition.

Kratos killed all greek gods > power vaccum created by Kratos draws previously-kept-in-check gods from all over to take the empty throne(s) > Norse gods win. Gods of nature fix the inbalance generated by the previous gods' death.

BAM explained. Though if I'm not mistaken, Chains of Olympus introduced Persian mythology, implying the greek gods didn't in fact rule over the entire world.

[Dracula9]

Ah, I didn't catch that interview yet. Here's to what's likely gonna be a dead kid, then. *raises glass*

Frankly, a "hey those asshats aren't in power anymore, let's go fix things up and do a better job" route is what I imagined they'd have to take--either that, or the implied apocalypse at the end of GoW3 didn't actually affect the entire world, and only the realm which the Greek pantheon held power, which would probably look really weird to anyone living on the borders just outside of Greece.

"Hey Jim, you seeing this shit? Greece is going to absolute shit over there!"

"Yeesh, poor bastards--good thing we live on this side of the border."

But in actuality, it'll likely have to be the Norse pantheon taking up the reigns, since the Greek Pantheon have literal locations for the afterlife and Atlas holding the world is completely literal, and a whole slew of other things a new pantheon in the same universe would contradict and have to fix.

I'm honestly rather eager to see how they'll explain it, since there are a LOT of things to cover.

[X]

I'm kinda all GoW'ed out. I've not finished GowIII nor GoW ascension. Even now, years later I still don't have the effort to pick up where I've left off. I might pick it up just to say I own it but I'm worried that I'll never play it and just take up space in my room.

[Belmontoya]

I'm kinda all GoW'ed out. I've not finished GowIII nor GoW ascension. Even now, years later I still don't have the effort to pick up where I've left off. I might pick it up just to say I own it but I'm worried that I'll never play it and just take up space in my room.

It's not like they are too many God of war games. It's not like assassins creed or something.

GOW3 was fucking incredible. If you didn't finish that then maybe it's just not your thing.

[X]

It was my thing for a time but then I got burnt out. When that happens I almost never touch the game again. And ascension just felt more of the same. I think the GoW game that I enjoyed the most was Chains of Olympus. It wasn't overly long as the other felt. It was just right. although what i though was epic and hilarious at the same time was Kevin Sorbo voice-acting Hercules. Priceless 

[Dracula9]

Well, who'd know the character better than Sorbo?

[JR]

GOW3 was fucking incredible. If you didn't finish that then maybe it's just not your thing.

I dunno...I kind of agree. I loved the first one, enough to go back and beat it on God Mode after my first playthrough. Then the second one came, and it was okay. Then by the time I played 3, I just kind of felt like, "why is this series still going?" It just seemed like they ran out of the focus that made the first one so great.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

I never thought the day would come where my pagan faith would lead to me coming across as anything similar to a Bible thumper buuuuuuuut

The Norse pantheon is one I worship, honor, and respect every day. I'm very not cool with a game in which a foreigner comes to their lands and just up and murders them, especially a game in which the player is the one doing the actual murdering. It seems almost sacreligious of the premise, in some very small way for me.

Like... I know the game is just a game. It's a work of fiction and it'll probably be really fun, like every God of War game that isn't the first one has been.

And I know that, at some point, I might be overcome with curiosity and try it -- and that it will be well constructed and fun.

It's also a hard pill to swallow, like having a good relationship with your parents and then someone makes a game in which the goal is to murder them, your specific mom and dad. It doesn't matter how good the game is or how much anyone else enjoys it -- they aren't killing THEIR parents after all, just yours -- when the time comes for you to to play it, there will just be this nagging sense of wrongness to the whole affair.

On the flip side, as a proud follower of the Nordic gods, I'm also keen to test my blade against them, even if it is only in a video game.

And that's where my analogy falls flat.

I don't think I've ever been so conflicted about a game before!

[Belmontoya]

Kratos could fight Jesus and I wouldn't have a problem.

To each their own.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

Kratos could fight Jesus and I wouldn't have a problem.

To each their own.

I've seen such fanart and it is awesome.

Though the real thing would be more like Kratos vs Zenyatta

Kratos: *moves in for the kill*
Jesus: ...EXPERIENCE TRANQUILITY... *is now invincible and regains all his health*
Kratos: FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU~~!!!!

In truth, like I said, I will probably play the game at some point and I'll come up with a final opinion then.
But right now, for the time being, I'm just a little salty about it.

[Belmontoya]

Right. I find religion fascinating, but I don't personally believe in any one.

I'm agnostic. I do believe a powerful entity or entities exist beyond our perception. But I make no assumptions about what it is or they are or if it's aware of us or not.

So I'm not offended by anything like this.
I do think a certain amount of respect should be held when dealing with religion.

GOW has never really been a red flag for me though.

[Belmontoya]

Kratos vs Tom Cruise!