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God of War won't have multiplayer, won't be Kratos' final game
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OrbitalBeard
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And Fallout 4. And the upcoming Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. And Dishonored 2. And Resident Evil 7. And Horizon: Zero Dawn.
So, it's still a viable option then. It's true that many games have a MP component, but there are also plenty that do not.
Yabberwocky
Member
I want more God of War sequels until I'm playing Angry Grandpa Kratos, with a beautiful beard down to his knees.
At any rate, I'm fond of ol' Kratos. I'm absolutely fascinated to see what they do with him character wise, and assuming he nor the son dies, there could be a lot of interesting sequel potential there with their relationship. One of my most memorable moments in the GoW series was with Kratos and Calliope in the Elysium Fields, so I hope she eventually gets mentioned to his son. I'm so curious about the son's mom, too.
At any rate, I'm fond of ol' Kratos. I'm absolutely fascinated to see what they do with him character wise, and assuming he nor the son dies, there could be a lot of interesting sequel potential there with their relationship. One of my most memorable moments in the GoW series was with Kratos and Calliope in the Elysium Fields, so I hope she eventually gets mentioned to his son. I'm so curious about the son's mom, too.
mysteriousmage09
Member
Star of franchise for 10 years has more coming. News at 11.
Corpsepyre
Banned
I'm assuming Kratos's death isn't even a plot point if they're confirming he's around to stay. They'd rather clear it up from the get-go so people don't start thinking the kid's being groomed to take on the mantle when Kratos perishes. It allows them to be creative as far as the story goes.
No multiplayer is fantastic.
More Kratos is fantastic too. People that think he's all anger anger rage frown weren't paying attention the last six games. He's an angry cunt to be sure, but there is a lot of characterization and growth across the games, in particular God of War 3 and Ghost of Sparta show a very human side of Kratos compared to GoW1 and 2.
From what we've seen of the new one, they appear to be fleshing him out even more. Wha does a man do with his life when he's gotten the vengeance he thought would bring him peace? He didn't want to be a pawn of the gods, something I thought atheist GAF could appreciate. He literally severed his ties to them, and was left empty. This is now a story about him finding what he lost. It's intriguing, and a side to him we've never seen in depth. I was surprised at how different this game is, from top to bottom. In very interested, but Kratos is an iconic character whether you like him or not. Like Master Chief, Mario, and Link.
More Kratos is fantastic too. People that think he's all anger anger rage frown weren't paying attention the last six games. He's an angry cunt to be sure, but there is a lot of characterization and growth across the games, in particular God of War 3 and Ghost of Sparta show a very human side of Kratos compared to GoW1 and 2.
From what we've seen of the new one, they appear to be fleshing him out even more. Wha does a man do with his life when he's gotten the vengeance he thought would bring him peace? He didn't want to be a pawn of the gods, something I thought atheist GAF could appreciate. He literally severed his ties to them, and was left empty. This is now a story about him finding what he lost. It's intriguing, and a side to him we've never seen in depth. I was surprised at how different this game is, from top to bottom. In very interested, but Kratos is an iconic character whether you like him or not. Like Master Chief, Mario, and Link.
I see. Thanks
ChaosZeroX
Banned
I assume Kratos will be around for a long time
Aces&Eights
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I cannot overstate my enthusiasm for devs going back to SP only games. So glad we are getting a game where all time and assets are devoted to telling the SP story. This game is sounding better and better every day.
I still think Kratos dies and we take over as the son, though.
I still think Kratos dies and we take over as the son, though.
It is amazing to me how waving a child in front of people's faces and having Kratos not rip his face off makes people act like Kratos never had any mellow moments in the previous trilogy.
He did. They were just awfully written. Which could still easily be the case with GoW4
RPGCrazied
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chrisPjelly
Member
Honestly, I'm surprised at how okay I am with them keeping Kratos, especially now that they're trying something with the character. I'm more worried about the kid. If Norse God of War 2 features a co-lead through Krato's angsty teenage son, then that would be worrying
although, that's a better alternative than killing his family, AGAIN
Hell yeah! I hope I'm alive to see that.
test_account
XP-39C²
Pity to hear that the arena online co-op wont be in the game. I loved that i God of War: Ascension. Day 1 regardless though 
GIANKRATOS
Member
YES!
InsaneTiger
Member
Norse Kratos is more mature, more calm than before. You must have missed the demo.
Kratos is still a spartan he isn't norse
The guy literally almost unleashed spartan rage on his kid.
InsaneTiger
Member
I know all this. Norse Kratos because he is in the Norse Mythology now.
Grecian Kratos
Norse Kratos
Same dude.
xKilltheMx
Member
I'm pretty sure RIGS was confirmed to have a single player mode?
Battling up through the ranks and gaining AI pilots etc.
InsaneTiger
Member
But he didn't. He got angry, he calmed down, happens to real people all...the...time.
You don't have to play it if you don't want to.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
He got angry for a second and then calmed himself. Even normal people do that sometimes.
I know you've written reams of pages about how much you hate Kratos, but don't let that blind you to the obvious changes they're trying to make to his character.
I knew you'd be thrilled.
Nightengale
Member
I think with Cory at the helm of this game, SSM has doubled-down on the pass-through line of this franchise being Kratos as per his vision. And if they're going to do more, it will revolve around Kratos and no one else.
+1
Winters_Solace
Member
A bit sad about no multiplayer it was really fun in Ascension but IIRC it died pretty quick. But im glad he said this isn't Kratos last game this early so we can get the complaints out of the way.
Still this just makes me wonder what the sons role will be in the future.
Still this just makes me wonder what the sons role will be in the future.
Double checking, it does seem there's some kind of singleplayer element, yes, though I'm not sure how extensive it is. Good catch.
Bitch Pudding
Member
Kratos once again being the main protagonist in this new God of War was indeed "news". Also, apparently not every star of well established Sony IPs gets another run.
I still find it hilarious they think it's a good idea to explore the "human" side of Kratos. It's like if Fast & Furious just suddenly decided Fast & Furious 8 will be about Vin Diesel's character raising his son after his wife's long fight with cancer, turning it into a heartfelt family drama.
That doesn't work. Both of these characters are parodies of what they originally were supposed to potrait at this point.
Kratos is not only far beyond any redemption in universe because of what he did in the past games (oh, hey! A random, innocent woman! Guess I'll jam her in between this lever so I can keep the door open while crushing her in the process and listening to her screams) but also because he turned into such a terribly written character.
I find the thought hilarous seeing Kratos of all people accidently screaming at his son because that's supposed to show the remains of his rage. That's a College Humor sketch, not an actual storyline I can take seriously. Whatever story they plan on telling with this new God of War - it would work better if it wasn't Kratos.
That doesn't work. Both of these characters are parodies of what they originally were supposed to potrait at this point.
Kratos is not only far beyond any redemption in universe because of what he did in the past games (oh, hey! A random, innocent woman! Guess I'll jam her in between this lever so I can keep the door open while crushing her in the process and listening to her screams) but also because he turned into such a terribly written character.
I find the thought hilarous seeing Kratos of all people accidently screaming at his son because that's supposed to show the remains of his rage. That's a College Humor sketch, not an actual storyline I can take seriously. Whatever story they plan on telling with this new God of War - it would work better if it wasn't Kratos.
almostjuliuscaesar
Member
as expected. looking forward to the repercussions of his actions from this game in the sequel
Kid is gonna die, Kratos will avenge the shit out of everything in part 2.
I really preferred the original theory of saying good bye to Kratos with this game, to see how he trains his kid, how the kid gets older and stronger and by the end of their journey Kratos dies and the kid becomes the new god and (anti) hero of the next few games, maybe we will even take control of him for the final boss fight, that could be awesome, a whole game that will tell us the origin of the new god of war through Kratos's eyes, shame.
I really preferred the original theory of saying good bye to Kratos with this game, to see how he trains his kid, how the kid gets older and stronger and by the end of their journey Kratos dies and the kid becomes the new god and (anti) hero of the next few games, maybe we will even take control of him for the final boss fight, that could be awesome, a whole game that will tell us the origin of the new god of war through Kratos's eyes, shame.
CrichtonKicks
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Main character death speculations can quickly start to dominate all conversation pre-release. Look at the the TLoU conversation, MGS4, Uncharted 4 and others. And it's been a very common conversation already for GoW 4. Everyone thinks they are being clever making some variation of "Calling it now, Kratos dies halfway through and you play as the son the rest of the game" or "Kratos dies at the end and his son takes over in the next game." I think it's a smart move to get ahead of things and state:
1) You play as Kratos the entire game
2) He won't die at the end.
Steven Spielberg just said the same thing for Indy 5 and it was probably a smart move there too.
There's no real source for that piece of information. I think they're making shit up.
well seeing as Kratos literally destroyed the Olympians and caused the whole world to flood that seems like a pretty big change that could cause Kratos to change don't you think
Rage of Sparta has been exclusively used to rip enemies faces off in GoW. People get mad. Not everyone uses Rage of Sparta. Kratos almost used Spartan rage.
I know that by his actions, he just got mad, but I don't know why they showed the Rage of Sparta meter filling up if not to imply the consequences of what he'd do if unleashed.
I'm not blind to them, I just don't see them anywhere near as significant as others. He's different, so what? Kratos 1 is different from Kratos 2, who is different from Kratos 3, who is different from Kratos Ascension. 2 is when he is at his rageyest and most screaming, 3 shows him with a bit of a sardonic sense of humor and a showing affection for a child, while Ascension has him slightly more considerate of others. I wrote up what I thought of the reveal in the E3 GoW thread, but honestly, people overblow this "HE FOUND HIS HEART" bs quite a bit. He had plenty of 'I am feeling emotions" scenes in the previous games as well.
Besides, my problem, if I were to put it in a nut shell, isn't that Kratos is angry, it's that he's goddamn stupid. That, if the trailer is anything to go by, hasn't changed.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I want Kratos to constantly suffer. Just keep on ripping people away from him.
Well good thing you're not writing the game. Because what we saw at e3 was great.
I think they said it was something like Sports games. You have seasons and you can even draft other characters.
crimzonflame
Member
Not Kratos' final game cause hes going to end up as the end boss.
Jesus better ascend back to heaven quick otherwise Kratos is coming for that ass.
The Cool One
Member
Norse Kratos better have sex in this game
Boombloxer
Member
He is the series as much as Dante is to DMC. No shock there.
I really hope the QTE sex scenes are gone for good. They added nothing except maybe titillation for teenage virgins and were good for a laugh the first time. Shit just got old after that.
