Same, was ready to crush some giants.Does nobody want to actually talk about this game? Seriously though, who else thought her ashes would wake up all of the Giants?!
Does nobody want to actually talk about this game? Seriously though, who else thought her ashes would wake up all of the Giants?!
I was expecting something to happen as well.
So, unmarked spoilers?
Same, was ready to crush some giants.
I was also ready crush the following enemies:
- That giant bird in Helheim. Missed opportunity
- Thor (awesome seeing him in the secret post-credits scene though)
- Freya (nothing scarier than a woman's wrath)
- Atreus (I swear I was convinced he'd completely go overboard after finding out he's god)
Wish the game didn't end yet, kind of felt like Soul Reaver's "to be continued" ending. Which shows how awesome this game is, because I didn't want it to end. But the ending was well-done imo.
I'm actually curious to know if there are other dads out there that were hoping for Kratos to slap some sense into Atreus after he got all high and mighty?
Anything showing off other weapons you get yet?
Edit: Specifically meaning the sword that was mentioned in the ESRB description.
Since I have the game, a bit late on informing me on that. Haha!There is no sword.
That was fake information.
The what now? What post-credits scene?Thor (awesome seeing him in the secret post-credits scene though)
The what now? What post-credits scene?
Oh cool, thanks! I just finished the main game with in the end quite little side content, was about to do a fuller run on a higher difficulty, but I guess I'll watch that first.Go back home after beating the game.
One of the dwarves basically hints you to do this. Ans that is where the final cut scene is. And you getthe real ending credits scroll.
I agree. I mean, I get what they were going for - the kid suddenly finds out he's a god too. Kind of like after living a life in poverty, you suddenly inherit your unknown billionaire uncle and become a spoiled obnoxious brat overnight. Just that the execution was off.My only gripe with the story is how the kid becomes an asshole out of nowhere midgame. I was screaming at kratos "just slap that little shit".
So much this. It reminded me of the ending of "Unforgiven" (the Clint Eastwood flick). This may seem like a strange comparison, but bear with me. In the movie, Eastwood's character has spent years perhaps not trying to redeem himself (he may be beyond redemption), but at least trying to actively forget what he was (or is, as the case may be). But eventually he is forced to return to his old self, partially due to events he caused himself. He really doesn't want to, but he has to. Similarly Kratos is not exactly jumping with joy to get the ol' blades back, but it's not like he has a choice. The way this was presented, that was both very subtle and yet powerful, was just awesome.One of my favorite moments was the boat ride to retrieve the blades of chaos.
This (not this particular scene, but in general) was one of my complaints too.I was so disappointed when you go to Hel and fight the gate keeper. I was expecting some epic boss fight and it's just another troll reskin. I mean come on.
This (not this particular scene, but in general) was one of my complaints too.
As stated elsewhere, I haven't done much of the side content and will do a more complete run on harder difficulty (so perhaps my opinion will change with the side content), but the game could really do with some more enemy types. There are different variations of the same enemies, but the actual differences are quite minor. It more feels like you keep fighting the same enemies, they just keep leveling up as you do. The combat is still fun though, and keeps getting better as you unlock new skills, but more different enemies/bosses is something that definitely could/should be improved in the inevitable sequel. (we are a getting a sequel, right?)
Speaking of bosses - am I the only one, who after cutting the chains at Tyr's Temple, was looking so forward to fighting the two giant statues, only to be disappointed that they in fact are just statues?
My only gripe with the story is how the kid becomes an asshole out of nowhere midgame. I was screaming at kratos "just slap that little shit".
The story was surprisingly "small". They set off to scatter her ashes and they do just that.
One of my favorite moments was the boat ride to retrieve the blades of chaos. The moment we see athena on the boat. That creepy smile. I wasn't expecting direct references to previous GoWs.
And their conversation in the cabin. It was perfect.
I agree. I mean, I get what they were going for - the kid suddenly finds out he's a god too. Kind of like after living a life in poverty, you suddenly inherit your unknown billionaire uncle and become a spoiled obnoxious brat overnight. Just that the execution was off.
So much this. It reminded me of the ending of "Unforgiven" (the Clint Eastwood flick). This may seem like a strange comparison, but bear with me. In the movie, Eastwood's character has spent years perhaps not trying to redeem himself (he may be beyond redemption), but at least trying to actively forget what he was (or is, as the case may be). But eventually he is forced to return to his old self, partially due to events he caused himself. He really doesn't want to, but he has to. Similarly Kratos is not exactly jumping with joy to get the ol' blades back, but it's not like he has a choice. The way this was presented, that was both very subtle and yet powerful, was just awesome.
Speaking of the Blades of Chaos, shouldn't it have been the Blades of Exile? Also it kind of came off as Athena being a illusion of Kratos' guilt, even though in God of War 3 she wasn't and gave him the Blades of Exile.
As someone who isn't that into Norse mythology, that bit (Freya getting all worked up over the arrows) really didn't raise my eyebrows much, other than "we'll surely hear about this later on" - which we certainly did.When did everyone realize Atreus was Loki? For me it was when Freya freaked out about the arrows. Didn't notice that they said they were mistletoe until she lost it.
As someone who isn't that into Norse mythology, that bit (Freya getting all worked up over the arrows) really didn't raise my eyebrows much, other than "we'll surely hear about this later on" - which we certainly did.
But after finishing the main story, I spent a fair bit googling the characters involved. And while the game plays a bit fast and loose with the mythology (and that's fine, it's a game, and it's not like there's a canonical version of the myths), I was kind of surprised that the reason Baldur was vulnerable to a mistletoe was just kind of brushed off. Perhaps explaining it wouldn't have worked narratively after the fight, but the actual myth is quite cool. Unless it gets explained in some side content I've yet to play, in which case pardon my ignorance. Oh well, at least he gets killed by Loki (or Loki via proxy).
I still dont know the correlation here. I only know they had the power to break the spell on baldurWhen did everyone realize Atreus was Loki? For me it was when Freya freaked out about the arrows. Didn't notice that they said they were mistletoe until she lost it.
Yeah, that was funny (as were pretty much every exchange with Mimir, what an awesome character). But after the fight, he just comments very vaguely about the whole thing despite (I'm assuming?) having recovered his memory and/or ability to speak about it.yea don't think it is really explained, though they had a scene where mimir tries to remember but seemed to be bewitched into not being able to say what his vulnerability was. he did say he found out what it was but kept reverting back to "Baldur is invulnerable to all things physical and magical.", right before he could say what it was or why.
Here's the long version ("Norse Mythology for Smart People" - bah, what a pretentious site name), but as a TL;DR:I still dont know the correlation here. I only know they had the power to break the spell on baldur
When Baldur began to have dreams of his death, Frigg went around to everything in the world and secured from each of them an oath to not harm her son. Confident in Baldur’s invincibility, the gods amused themselves by throwing weapons and any random thing they could find at Baldur and watching them bounce off of him, leaving him utterly unscathed.
Loki, the guileful trickster of the gods, sensed an opportunity for mischief. He inquired of Frigg whether she had overlooked anything whatsoever in her quest to obtain oaths. She casually answered that she had thought the mistletoe to be too small and harmless a thing to bother asking for such a promise. Loki straightaway made a spear from the mistletoe and convinced the blind god Hodr to throw it at Baldur. The projectile pierced the god, and he fell down dead.
Funny thing is i remember back near the announcement people honestly believed atreus was loki from the start before we learned it was atreu. But it was still a really cool twist.
I still dont know the correlation here. I only know they had the power to break the spell on baldur
Also note, that "officially" his mother was Frigg, not Freya. But then again, in some instances they are (at least thought to be) the same person. As said, there really is no canonical version of this stuff, or any mythology really.
As someone who isn't that into Norse mythology, that bit (Freya getting all worked up over the arrows) really didn't raise my eyebrows much, other than "we'll surely hear about this later on" - which we certainly did.
But after finishing the main story, I spent a fair bit googling the characters involved. And while the game plays a bit fast and loose with the mythology (and that's fine, it's a game, and it's not like there's a canonical version of the myths), I was kind of surprised that the reason Baldur was vulnerable to a mistletoe was just kind of brushed off. Perhaps explaining it wouldn't have worked narratively after the fight, but the actual myth is quite cool. Unless it gets explained in some side content I've yet to play, in which case pardon my ignorance. Oh well, at least he gets killed by Loki (or Loki via proxy).
But he lost the Blades of Chaos during the fight with Ares, so then Athena replaced them with her own version in the prologue section of the game where Kratos becomes the new God of War, which he used in Ghost of Sparta and 2, and then Athena replaced them with the Blades of Exile at the beginning of 3 when the Blades of Athena got depowered. So he would have to have tossed aside the Blades of Exile after 3, and then would have to go out of his way to hunt down the Blades of Chaos, only so he can hide them away and not use them since he murdered his original family with them.I don't think they got that wrong. Either he has a bunch of other weapons in his basement he kept, but just chose that one. Or he ditched all his other weapons for whatever reason and only kept the Blades of Chaos for some sentimental reason.
I am hoping that one day we will be forced to go back to Greece (would love to see it on next-gen hardware), maybe we will go to Egypt once too if you guys remember seeing Tyr's painting there were multiple different symbols of different worlds including Greece and Egypt, not sure what the other 2 were.
Oh yeah, they certainly did a very good job there. And it's not like you can be 100% literally correct with this kind of stuff, the more important thing is to get the feel of it. (sorry for the offtopic, but this is tangentially related) As an example my (as in Finnish, a bit ashamed to admit I don't know it that well either) national epic Kalevala was first published as a book in 1835, but the 1849 version is commonly known as the "complete" one. Is that the definite version of the folklore? Of course not. It was basically one guy just collecting a bunch of stories, told only verbally, and combining them into a (semi)coherent whole. But what the actual stories (or more like, variations of them) were - sadly no one knows anymore. People telling (or singing, rather) them no longer exist. So personally I'm up for all kinds of (re)interpretations, as long as the source matter is handled with respect. Which is what I think the game does.Really just loved how they wove the mythology together so well and believably.
Man, Odin and crew sound like complete dicks that I might not be able to look at the Marvel Thor straight. lol