“So we are, in a large portion, were responsible for the fact that is the monster at all times, and now we are in turn taking our responsibility to help him balance these things.

Then, there’s the juxtaposition of him saying, through voiceover, that he will try to understand his father better, if Kratos does too, and then Kratos being pulled out and the gut punch of realizing we left our son alone among dark elves for a day.īack in 2018, the people behind the scenes of God of War said that this was all part of making Kratos feel more human. When he says that he wishes Kratos had died instead, but instantly takes it back? My heart. The parts where you hear Atreus ask his mom to come back are voice acted so well by Sunny Suljic. I just got to the part where Kratos is pulled out of the Light of Alfheim by Atreus. When Atreus makes his first kill and you, as Kratos, have to give him a pep talk-those are the moments for me, as a gamer, that I live for. Each time he wants to reach out to his son and can’t just guts me. Kratos is a better man than the bloodthirsty figure of the previous series, but this is his second time as a father, and you can tell there is a fear of making that connection. The two have an emotionally distant relationship. I’ve had the game for a while, but once the trailer for God of War Ragnarökwas released, I knew I had to finish this installment first-not just for how well it integrates Norse mythology, but also because of the relationship between Kratos and Arteus. After the battle, and seemingly having killed the Stranger, Kratos and Atreus begin their quest to honor Faye’s last wish-to scatter her ashes at the highest peak in the nine realms. After cremating her body, they are attacked by a strange Norse god. The former God of War has a son named Atreus, and his second wife, Faye, has just passed away. Now, after the events of 2013’s God of War: Ascension, Kratos lives in the realm of Midgard. Previous installments of God of War took place in the lore of Greek mythology with Kratos, a Spartan general turned God of War, slaughtering the pantheon of Greek gods out of revenge for the death of his family members. I remember watching G4 and thinking, “I can’t wait for the day I can play these games.” Now, with my PlayStation 5, I am currently working on the 2018 installment ahead of the release of the sequel, God of War Ragnarök, and it is so much fun- especially because of my boy. Growing up, the God of War franchise was always out of reach to me because I was too young for the games when they came out.

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