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[CLW]

A powder white guy going bat shit crazy on African people? I have my doubts

 

[awwr999999]

Simplest solution is set it after God of War 3. Kratos went South before he went North. Leave the disastrous mess that was Ragnorak well alone.

A return to the original GOW game format would be a massive hit.

Everyone here forget that Kratos and Atreus parted ways at the end of Ragnarok?

The game's bad enough to keep people from replaying but forgettable in terms of what actually goes down story wise.

 

[yogaflame]

Hathor and Kratos relationship will be interesting . I don't know about Cleopatra. She is a real true historical figure and it might offend historians and Egyptian people.

 

[GateofD]

How about China? Kratos vs Wukong?

 

[Arsic]

I hope Kratos has another son in this land too. Spreading his seed universally.

I want him to be a bigger bitch than Atreus. 20 minute crying like a pussy cut scene. Kratos holding the 14 year old boy breast feeding him while vaping.

Gaytos

 

[Lokaum D+]

WTF are you talking about?!

i m done with this franchise since the "pussyfication" of Kratos, GoW was about killing gods and having fun, not this philosophical bs that the game turned to be, ffs Odin kills his best friend and he does nothing, what a joke of character he turned to be.

 

[DanielG165]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he went to Egypt in the comics or novels. This was during his travel from Greece to Midgard. If so, we could be looking at some sort of presequel set between the Greek and Norse sagas. This would be interesting because we could see Kratos' change from a raging, vengeance-filled god to his more wise and level-headed old self. This also means no Atreus, which is always a plus.

You’re correct, it was a tie in comic where he went to Egypt. I haven’t read it, so I don’t know what Kratos was up to during his time there, nor how long after Greece it was… But they could absolutely do a prequel that bridges the gap more between the original trilogy, and 2018.

That way, you’ll get a lone Kratos who is likely still pumped with rage and resentment. I just couldn’t see how SM would pull off a post-Ragnarok Kratos in Egypt; he’s far too calm and level-headed now for a direct sequel game.

 

[Sooner]

Greedy Sony.

Clearly a pyramid scheme.

 

[mitch1971]

I wonder if they'll try to force in any ginger representation.

You never know...

Ginger (Gebelein Man)

In 1896, the first Gebelein predynastic mummy, 'Gebelein Man,' who was later nicknamed Ginger, was found. His body is very well preserved, including the preservation of the red hair that earned him the nickname Ginger. Studies show that he was around 18-21 when he died. He has been at the...

mummipedia.fandom.com

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Please just kill him off. The new games suck.

 

[Dynomite]

Please just Kratos this time. No more sidekicks.

I don't even understand why developers are doing this. The side character is never as good and it just makes the game worse.

 

[Blank Space Invader]

So is God of War the new Assassin's Creed, and we'll just traipse through all of the mythologies? Then become pirates?

Anyway, unless they go back to the style of the original trilogy or at least remaster it for current or next gen, I'm good. 2018 or whatever surprised me and I liked it, but that's enough for me.

RIP God of War.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

So is God of War the new Assassin's Creed, and we'll just traipse through all of the mythologies? Then become pirates?

Anyway, unless they go back to the style of the original trilogy or at least remaster it for current or next gen, I'm good. 2018 or whatever surprised me and I liked it, but that's enough for me.

RIP God of War.

They did Greece and Norse. Egypt is the last one left from the popular mythologies.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

So is God of War the new Assassin's Creed, and we'll just traipse through all of the mythologies? Then become pirates?

Anyway, unless they go back to the style of the original trilogy or at least remaster it for current or next gen, I'm good. 2018 or whatever surprised me and I liked it, but that's enough for me.

RIP God of War.

Maybe for you. GoW:R has a 94 metacritic.

I would be up for some sort of a remake / remaster of the original trilogies, in NG2: Black fashion.

 

[Blank Space Invader]

Maybe for you. GoW:R has a 94 metacritic.

I would be up for some sort of a remake / remaster of the original trilogies, in NG2: Black fashion.

I didn't say that GoW was dead for anyone else, I didn't ask for Ragnarok's Metacritic score, and I don't care what Metacritic says about anything so the first line of your post is irrelevant to me.

 

[kiphalfton]

I want angry Kratos back

Atreus is completely unnecessary.

But that's the case for every game where you have some useless companion, who slows down combat and makes it a chore.

Even RE5, which had an equally capable companion (i.e. Sheva), sucked from a single player perspective. Multiplayer was a whole other matter, but thankfully SSM hasn't gone that far... yet.

Even stuff like The Last of Us II, or GTA V, which has you switching characters sucks.

Stick with one fucking character, all the way through the campaign, the end.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Yes indeed

I want more Kratos, preferably a prequel set in Egypt before he arrived on Northern shores and took the mantle of fatherhood. Give me the unrelenting warrior whose rage is brighter than the sun or give us a new God of War to captivate our imaginations once again, hard to imagine it not being Kratos - he's one of my all-time favourite protagonists - but I have hope they could create something compelling.

Give me back the OG Kratos and this could be something special

 

[Kacho]

OG God of War style with Ragnorok production values would be insane.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

I didn't say that GoW was dead for anyone else, I didn't ask for Ragnarok's Metacritic score, and I don't care what Metacritic says about anything so the first line of your post is irrelevant to me.

You do know this is a public forum, not your private introspection lounge?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

i m done with this franchise since the "pussyfication" of Kratos, GoW was about killing gods and having fun, not this philosophical bs that the game turned to be, ffs Odin kills his best friend and he does nothing, what a joke of character he turned to be.

Dont judge too early.

I'm sure Sony can make the side quest to rescue slaves from building pyramids into a heart pounding plot. +1 bonus XP awarded for every drop of water you give sweaty stone pullers dying of thirst.

 

[Neolombax]

I don't want to play as anyone else but Kratos. I hope they focus on a single character only, having multiple characters like in Ragnarok and even Spiderman 2 hurts the pacing.

 

[Bernardougf]

Pretend Dad Kratos never happened.. start this shit from the end of GOW 3 as a "prequel" to GOW 2018 ...bring angry pussy smasher Kratos back ... make the game more action like the initial trilogy ... enough with over the shoulders cinematic 40 hours 8 years to make games .. they fucking suck.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I don't want to play as anyone else but Kratos. I hope they focus on a single character only, having multiple characters like in Ragnarok and even Spiderman 2 hurts the pacing.

LOU does this too. I think that was the game which got Sony pumped up with SP narratives with side characters or being a substitute dad kind of thing.

If GOW is in Egypt, he'll probably be a down and out warrior, enters town and sees an abandoned kid on a dusty road. Takes him in because his son died of measles and teaches him a combo of swordplay and making clay pots. Father of the Year.

Last act of the game is fighting the Evil Mumra God of Whatever.

 

[GateofD]

I liked old just tired of shit dad Kratos, but I didn't like the gameplay collect-a-thon thing. Were the old GoW games like that?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I liked old just tired of shit dad Kratos, but I didn't like the gameplay collect-a-thon thing. Were the old GoW games like that?

I only played 1 and 2 and they were not like that. You collect tons of orbs killing shit so you can unleash combos and upgrade. Any main gear you collect (like new weapons or the cool Medusa Head) were from beating bosses if I remember correctly.

 

[GateofD]

I only played 1 and 2 and they were not like that. You collect tons of orbs killing shit so you can unleash combos and upgrade. Any main gear you collect (like new weapons or the cool Medusa Head) were from beating bosses if I remember correctly.

yea wish it was more like that, like the gameplay loop didn't fool me with the checklist chore chart for each region on the map. and really ruined what I thought was otherwise neat worldbuilding. But no, need to make sure I solve these axe throwing puzzles

 

[Fake]

I don't even understand why developers are doing this. The side character is never as good and it just makes the game worse.

I guess TLOUS started this shit trend.

 

[Fake]

It does, God of War is not same as Final Fantasy with each game takes place in brand new world with new cast of characters. It’s continues story with returning main character, the story has to end at some point.

But GoW 3 pretty much said the cycle continue.

I get your point, but this sensation of fadige ruin your judgement. They need to put this franchise on a freezer and start to make new IPs while think of soft/hard reboots.

 

[FukuDaruma]

for what ? to make friends ? let this franchise just die.

once in my youth i wanted to pin Christ to the cross as Kratos, now he is all about love and gay shit, i m good.

Sad that a fictional videogame character grew up to be more mature than you.

 

[Fahdis]

The Ptolemy reign was almost THREE HUNDRED YEARS old round the time of Cleopatra, in what way is she not Egyptian?

Ptolemy I himself was one of Alexander's generals from Macedonia. Most ancestory of Alexander's was Greek in heritage. So ethnically, Cleopatra was Macedonian/Greek/Egyptian.

 

[CartesianMan]

God of War: Duat, where Kratos is seeking the soul of Atreus in Duat. Hopefully, he will never find it.

On his journey, he somehow has a daughter and tries to protect her from the local men.

I can relate to that. The setting is very cool.

 

[Salz01]

Will there be a sex mini game with Nefer titty….

 

[Alan Wake]

NOOOO I've spent too much time with Indy in Egypt, I'm finally moving on to the next area. Waiting for officall DLSS 4 to come out first.

A lot of sand indeed. And scorpions. But you'll have time to get your Egypt itch back, next God of War is certainly a few years into the future.

 

[peek]

Kinda over it tbh. I played the og 1-3. Enjoyed them a lot. Played and beat 4... then ended up skipping ragnarok.

If they make a new one, hope they mix things up, otherwise im good.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Will they go all out on Egypt setting by planning a Egypt-Trilogy unlike the Two act games they did with Norse.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Sad that a fictional videogame character grew up to be more mature than you.

Do you even knows what "escapism" is ? or the term is lost to your super intellectual mind ?

 

[Barakov]

This.

Kill Atreus and have him go ape-shit and crush Cleopatra's cheeks in a mini game along the way.

I'd have become a murder wizard but this works as well.

 

[DonJimbo]

I hope the game is like the original games and not like 2018 and ragnarok

 

[RoadHazard]

Back to the old style (or something closer to it) I hope. I enjoyed the last two games, but after Ragnarok I felt very done with that. I don't want another one that is the same thing but in a different setting.

 

[The Fartist]

But to be true to the Abrahamic 'mythos' there would have to be NO OTHER GODS, so the entire thing kinda falls apart. If Yahweh/Allah was just another god that wouldn't go down so well. You'd have to pull a Tolkien and have it be fallen angels and sub-deity type stuff.

Seeing Kratos go mano y mano with Jesus would be cool though

Go the catholic route, they have like a million saints.

 

[Beechos]

Hopefully they go back to og God of war perspective.

 

[jason10mm]

Go the catholic route, they have like a million saints.

Dodge Saint George's lance whilst wrestling a snake whipped out by Saint Patrick and getting Saint Theresa in a headlock to break her neck....yeah, I could see that.

And have Muhammad as a black cloud in the corner, let's just piss everyone off

 

[Idleyes]

ngl, I had no idea GOW wasn't a dad simulator until after this thread. As a PC gamer I tried it on steam soo.

 

[farmerboy]

If he's going to Eygpt, the hook will be Atreus went there and got into trouble so he's gotta go help.

 

[FukuDaruma]

Do you even knows what "escapism" is ? or the term is lost to your super intellectual mind ?

Nah, that's some 'gay shit'...

Jokes aside... dude, God of War 2018 is one of the best games ever in all fronts: gameplay, story, performances, music, sound design, visuals, ...

SIX games of pure teenager angry revenge weren't enough?

 

[Sharius]

Unless they go back to overthe top action like greek series, i don't really want another old man depression series, seriously god in nirse series look more human than my lazy ass in weekend than a god, and it's boring

 

[Badlucktroll]

i wonder if the egyptian gods will be humans with animal helmets or whatever like stargate

 

[StreetsofBeige]

If he's going to Eygpt, the hook will be Atreus went there and got into trouble so he's gotta go help.

It'll be Kratos buying a horse and he notices a stableboy cleaning horse shit all day for 1 copper coin per month.

Kratos cries as he rides the horse into the sunset. But then turns back, and offers the boy a deal. He'll offer him 2 coins per month if he joins him on the back of the horse giving him advice on how to be a good dad.

After 8 months of this, Kratos will have then have the courage to beat The Sphinx god using a combo of magic spear and parental advice.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

So a reboot then? Or just a new take on "Montu: God Of War" ?

 

[Lokaum D+]

Nah, that's some 'gay shit'...

Jokes aside... dude, God of War 2018 is one of the best games ever in all fronts: gameplay, story, performances, music, sound design, visuals, ...

SIX games of pure teenager angry revenge weren't enough?

That's the problem with western gaming nowadays, not everything needs to be a bloated mess of 60+ hours with some teenager companion and some over the top story about revenge is bad, angry is bad, love is good.

That's why every year we see China, Korea and Japan bringing banger after banger of pure joy, gameplay focus with a likable story and fun characters, that's what GoW was about, fun gameplay, with a not so bloated story and likable character.

"SIX games of pure "teenager" angry revenge weren't enough?"
I would be very angry if some God, for some arbitrate reason, locked up my brother, cursed my mother, tricked me into killing my wife and daughter, then locked me up and tortured me to make me serve the God who tricked me, all to be deceived again and having the choice to kill myself taken away from me. There is a lot of reason to Kratos be angry against the Gods.

Some time i really think that 90% o ppl that played the old GoW didnt know how to read or didnt care, anyway, NO, i wasnt tired of killing gods and having fun in a game that i didn't had to waste 2 months of my life to finish.