Those are giant's pigtails, right?
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God of War Launches Early 2018 (PS4)
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Those are giant's pigtails, right?
DriftingSpirit
Member
What has the kid done to you?
It looks like God Of War. It's just more narrative driven it seems. Something this series quite frankly needs.
The kid isn't even annoying.
FonkyByNature
Member
Damn, reading this thread makes the wait for early 2018 really hard. This, Spiderman and Mario are my highlights of E3 ! Just amazing gaming on the way !
I think SSM really nailed the return of Kratos and its new direction judging from what i saw. I love everything about this new Kratos, his voice, his bad boy style, the brutality... just wow !
Hopefully the game will turn out to be great and i trust SSM and Cory Balrog to make something special.
I think SSM really nailed the return of Kratos and its new direction judging from what i saw. I love everything about this new Kratos, his voice, his bad boy style, the brutality... just wow !
Hopefully the game will turn out to be great and i trust SSM and Cory Balrog to make something special.
LOOOOOOOOOL.
Acquiescence
Member
Geez, the kid didn't need to do a whole lot to incur your wrath did he.
Nothing yet. But Kratos with a kid is some serious BS in my eyes.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Joke post? Did you even play the original God of War to know the story?
That looks like a cut-scene with zero input from you. That "spartan rage" bit was the only suspect part of that demo. That mechanic didn't look like it served any purpose whatsoever beyond initiating a cinematic.
ASilentProtagonist
Member
I actually think Pandora was one of the worst things about GOW3. It was just awkward. I can see why they changed Kratos's voice actor this time around.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Sooooo, you were thinking that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZadDyBEVnM would not eventually result in the possibility of him having a kid?
Edit: J/K, I knew what you meant. Personally, I think it's a cool take that not only does he have one, but he can be used like a Tag Team partner.
The thing for me is the kid looks useful without being a burden. Kinda like how Ellie was in TLoU and I know Cory said during E3 they talked to their sister studio (clearly Naughty Dog) before production to work out how they could implement this properly.
Maybe he can even surprise us in certain scenarios too.
In any case if you like GoW series as a whole don't write the game off because of the kid.
Keep an open mind and wait for reviews.
ronaldthump
Member
yup this combo is awesome
yup was hoping to spot a gif of this - boy jumping off and nailing that arrow shot. Man this game is gonna be a full of amazing moments
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Good point.
The lesson he gives his son about not feeling for his enemy could extend to himself.
wut?
This game looks nothing like Uncharted.
Kratos was a father since GoW1, dude. His original story was supposed to be a Greek tragedy, like Troy, and it was another a father/husband that ruined his life because of his own greed and he wanted his suffering to end. How is this any different?
Saint of Killers
Member
Second or third time I've read criticism about the kid. He hasn't got any annoying mannerisms, in fact he's the complete opposite and seems to have a reserved, quiet manner about him; absolutely zero reason to dislike him except for the obvious: because he's new/different to what came before in other GoW games.
by definition every kid (in movie,tv show or game) is annoying
there is only a few exceptions
If Uncharted 4 was generic to you, then I'm shocked you don't find the entire series generic.
Yes, that includes UC2.
Jean Valjean
Member
No Greek?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
and this could be one of those exception, lets wait for more footage before jumping to conclusions.
Ehh, everything great is generic and overrated in Gaf.
Uncharted 4 is generic, Last of Us is overrated, God of War has never been good, Horizon is generic.
Opinions yes, but people around here are being critical just for the sake of being "that guy".
People who find that kid annoying and disliking the kid with a "passion" just from watching this 5 minutes trailer has problems. I really don't see a single point where the kid is being whiny.
After thinking about it for about 30 seconds, it makes somwhat sense that Jörmungandr (the World Serpent) from the trailer would want to ally himself with Kratos. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr is the arch-enemy of Thor and when it releases its tail, Ragnarök will begin. In the prophecy of the final battle, Thor kills Jörmungandr before walking nine steps and falling dead.
If the Norse beings are aware of who Kratos is and what he has done (as has been indicated in developer interviews), then it stands to reason that Jörmungandr views Kratos as a "god killer" who can possibly change the outcome of the prophecy.
If the Norse beings are aware of who Kratos is and what he has done (as has been indicated in developer interviews), then it stands to reason that Jörmungandr views Kratos as a "god killer" who can possibly change the outcome of the prophecy.
More_Badass
Member
Yeah, they are so building up to Ragnarok. Like you can't do Kratos + Norse and not have that as the end goal.
We might just get that Titan vs Gods level of scale that God of War 3 only really had in cinematics
farmerboy
Member
Cannot wait. Favourite moment in the trailer was at the 1:16 minute mark. Where Kratos utters "The truth" for a second time.
He looks legit shook and I love that they are showing this side of him. With no real expectations on the narrative we may be surprised by how good it is.
Bring it on.
He looks legit shook and I love that they are showing this side of him. With no real expectations on the narrative we may be surprised by how good it is.
Bring it on.
MegaSackman
Member
He did kill his daughter, though. He was tricked, but still...
I don't think anyone is lobbying for Kratos to be Dad of the Year, but he is undeniably a father and seems to be trying to figure out how to make it work.
GIANKRATOS
Member
Haha!
ScaryShark
Banned
What does this even mean?
vanDoughnut
Member
No QTEs is really cool, I'm wondering how it will all work out. It looks like Kratos is still doing awesome things like dropping battering rams violently on trolls heads, so doing that without a big triangle prompt above sounds good to me.
Maybe the grab button works like it always did. Initiating the finishing move on weakened enemies. I guess we'll be able to chain them together somehow. Curious to see how it turns out.
My most anticipated game, looks like they're taking GOW to the next level.
Maybe the grab button works like it always did. Initiating the finishing move on weakened enemies. I guess we'll be able to chain them together somehow. Curious to see how it turns out.
My most anticipated game, looks like they're taking GOW to the next level.
More_Badass
Member
Is that new? I expected a time jump, I didn't expect a multi-century time jump
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Was that confirmed how would that work does kratos not die? Time run different?
I haven't played the others yet
He's a god.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Alright time to watch 1&2 and play 3 can't wait any longer
Magic Mushroom
Member
Great interview.
More_Badass
Member
You got to play 1 and 2 too. They still hold up; I actually started replaying the series recently. Seeing the series grow and evolve and improve visually with each entry is really cool
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Easier to play 3 no easy means to play the first two
GIANKRATOS
Member
Yeah that's new, really cool. We knew there was a period of time where Kratos wandered alone, but i didn't expect it to be a period of centuries lol.
More_Badass
Member
PS Now has the entire series
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Wait what? I'm subscribed must have missed it.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I figured the time skip would be very, very long. It would have to be in order for Kratos to be where he is now in terms of temperament and persona.
Demigod but yeah.
More_Badass
Member
Yeah, that's how I'm playing the games on PS4
GIANKRATOS
Member
I expected like a century.
Fancy Clown
Member
Damn, I wanna play this God of War too.
Simo
Member
That is a fantastic interview with some great details and insight including Cory"s time on the Tomb Raider reboot and learning from George Miller on Mad Max Fury Road. Thanks for posting it!