"Kratos will not be yelling this whole game," Papy laughs. "I mean, he's not going to be Emo Kratos or go and give everyone a hug or flowers. He's still an anti-hero in many ways, but it was one of those things where we give people a look at his human side so fans can relate to him better and understand some of the stuff he went through when he was younger."
But will Kratos eventually find himself covered in the ash of his past, a look he was cursed to wear after selling his soul in the first God of War? Papy and Co. shrug their shoulders when I ask, donning devilish smirks.