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God of War is all about The Journey, a path that Kratos and Atreus walk not for vengeance, but rather to lay his beloved’s ashes to rest upon the tallest mountain peak in Midgard. That journey begins with Kratos laying his wife’s remains to rest within a funeral pyre of logs carved down with the Leviathan Axe, a new tool in Kratos’ disposal that was gifted by his late wife and the replacement for the Blades of Chaos that Kratos had previously used to bring the demise of many a Greek god.
The Norse pantheon may be as numerous and expansive as the Greco-Roman mythology that Kratos was once a part of, but the cast to God of War is fairly focused by comparison. Once a man known early on as The Stranger forces Kratos’ hand to once again take up his lust for blood and violence during the journey to scatter the ashes of his recently departed wife, the cast of characters that guide and inhibit the god of war’s journey slowly reveal themselves to the player and last throughout much of the story. Those that took a supplemental Western mythology course in school might already recognize a number of the cast members, but God of War’s plot does a fine job of making Kratos feel at home in Midgard while still keeping a few story revelations hidden throughout the journey.
Kratos’ shift in perspective to an over-the-shoulder viewpoint, ala God Hand, might take some getting used to after playing the past six games in the series looking down upon the God of War from the heavens. By keeping the action focused closely on the camera, the entire adventure feels much more personal and not just on the battlefield. The entirety of Midgard being shown in one single continuous shot is a major change from the series’ typical quick cuts and panning cameras to showcase the expansive, yet ultimately linear, environments of past games. For areas that would only be trekked across once or twice in past games were suited for the camera angles that could let players see the environment team’s labors. With 2018’s God of War, players can explore the environments at their own pace in between major story moments, taking in the breathtaking sights (even more so when playing on a PlayStation 4 Proconsole and using an HDR compatible display) as often as they like.
The various realms that makeup Midgard are each varied in color and style, but all share a unified theme: this is a land long since forgotten by gods. Those familiar with Norse mythology should already be well-versed in the labors of Odin and the Frost Giants that were so important in the formation of the world. God of War builds upon those popular mythologies by allowing Kratos to see the aftermath of a world that has yet to witness Ragnarok while not being as strange a mixture of Spartan and Norse lore as one might first assume. If this is your first time learning about Jormungandr the World Serpent or Dwarven blacksmith brothers Brok and Sindri, consider God of War to be an important lesson of lore. Read more
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