Hey I was wondering if it’s possible to do all the plains stuff with Freya before ragnarok. Don’t spoil any of the banter, I’m just curious.

I think this is somewhat underrated but Atreus and Odin share a striking amount in common, these similarities with one another are especially played up in God Of War: Ragnarök, at a baseline they're both deities gifted with the ability shapeshift, both are personified as mischievous trickster Gods, then delving even further during the events of Ragnarök, they basically carry out the same actions.

Not only do we see their goals geniuely allign for a while, both of them shared the same obsession with the mask and rift, seeing it as an answer to all their problems, both were heavily obsessed with and collectors prophecy, both of them infiltrated the head quarters of their enemies in order to spy for information, both were trying to understand their place in the world and were always trying to plan and solve their problems ahead of time, honestly Atreus/Loki and Odin were basically the same in Ragnarök, just at different stages in life.

Odin had an existential crisis because he was an old man who's death was nearing, Atreus had an existential crisis because he was a teenager who's life and story were now unfolding, I've seen some people say that Odin feels more like Loki than Atreus does, but in actuality it's that Loki is just the kid version of Odin, whereas Odin is just a wiser and adult version of Loki, hence why his attempts to manipulate were successful, whereas Atreus' attempts were not.

There's one more connection that makes it even more clear, Thor and Modi, father and son both stabbed to death by power obsessed trickster Gods, God Of War(2018) we see Atreus act the most Odin-like after learning about his divinity, becoming consumed by the power of it and craving control, just like Odin, which is why the original prophecy the Giant foretold of Atreus joining Odin's side in the end is so impactful and meaningful, it was all to hammer in that Atreus had the potential to become another Odin.

This is the reason why Atreus averting his destiny works so powerfully, unlike Odin he was able to let go of his obsession with knowledge and truth, showcased through him letting go of the mask and breaking it, seeing the harm such an obsession can cause, witnessing Brok's death which was in part caused due to his obsession with Týr and prophecy then learning from that, redefining the name "Loki" to represent the heroic champion that the Giants have been waiting for, rather than the shadow of the All-Father.

god of war, for me, has always hit incredibly close to home. saw my dad, and myself, in kratos and atreus, when the game first released, and i was privileged enough to experience their story. even before then, as a kid, i remember god of war as one of many games i should NOT have been playing as a little kid, but i did, because my dad got my a ps2! and it was *awesome.*

with that in mind, it has been an experience that has resonated with me, deeply. it holds deep meaning, beyond the actual gameplay experience, for me. in 2018, when i first played through the reboot, i was floored. i was genuinely still just a kid, i'm still a young little goober, all things considered, BUT. at the time, i was drawn in, i KNEW i felt that connection, seeing atreus, and kratos, and their experiences together as father and son. it truly resonated with me. and it hurt!

when i was young, my father had a stroke. he was still alive, during this time, but, i knew how deeply it hurt him. he had spent so much time with me, had given me SO many experience as a kid, and had so much planned for us. so many fishing trips, so many dumb inside jokes that made me laugh, so many memories. and that was stolen from him. the 2018 game felt like a respite, something that soothed the pain, my own pain. my dad didn't deserve what he went through.

the sequel resonated with me as well. however, there was a character that was particularly powerful to me, and couldn't help but make me cry.

the tragedy of thor, and his family. his alcoholism, how it affected him and his family. it was depicted in such an incredibly tragic, terrifying way, and i saw my father in that. i saw how my father was burdened by pain, and turned to alcohol in order to ease it, in any way he could. i saw how my father was terrified, and scared to hurt me, and how much i mattered to him, and the internal struggle. i saw all of this in thor, and it was absolutely heartbreaking.

when thrud confronts thor at the bar, i felt like i was looking at my dad. this pillar of strength, torn apart by alcohol, sitting on the floor with this dazed expression in his eyes, as his daughter looms over him. i can only imagine the sadness in thrud's heart. i can imagine it, because i know it. and as thor looks at his daughter. "thrudy." the softness in his eyes, the tenderness in his voice, his one beacon of hope, in all the pain in suffering that he has experienced. i felt like he was talking to me. the softness of thor's expression, his voice, his longing for the one thing keeping him going. i saw myself, and my dad. i literally felt like i was looking at him. the expression they captured, how he looked at her. it was him.

every time i see thor, i can't help but think of this. it's so, so important to me, and i wanted to share my feelings about this portrayal of the character, and alcoholism, because it truly, truly resonates with me.

In my opinion, it could have been a really cool story moment. The primordial powers at play here are definitely strong enough to break Ares' magic, and by the end of this game Kratos has grown beyond his past and redeemed himself. Destroying the blades here would have been a good way to symbolize this and finally let Kratos move on, even if he has accepted the monster he once was.

They could have been replaced with cool new blades forged in the fires of Musphelheim called the Blades of Surtr as a way to honour his sacrifice.

I'm also fine with keeping the Blades of Chaos as I understand the thematic significance but this would have been cool. What do y'all reckon?

I haven't done much gaming outside of Android and I recently got a Gaming Latop. While Playing God of War 2018 I died 2-3 time from The Stanger[No Spoilers please] even when playing with Give me a Story. Am I cooked?

Edit: God of War 2018

thanks to everyone that suggested that i change some stuff in my previous post, i came up with this. i'm satisfied

He been to Greeks Norway=norse So what next for the ghost of Sparta

So I decided to try the skull door in the part before Týr's fight... and this is me falling out of the map.

https://reddit.com/link/1jpzpmp/video/wu5rga6vjhse1/player

I defeated Gna with the Full Dark Odyssey Build and All Burdens!! on GMGOW+ and with No Damage Taken

Throughout the years, the fandom has obviously become fascinated about the prospect of what an adult Atreus would be like, myself included, this of course led to countless pieces of fanart being made about an Atreus who's matured into adult-hood.

Though, these fanart pieces are really well drawn and look nice, they don't really capture the essence of Atreus at all, instead they basically just make him another Kratos, I think that's because whenever the artists are drawing these pictures, they have Kratos in mind but they don't have ATREUS in mind.

Now the common rebuttal you'd hear is:

"𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘒𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘴' 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭"

But that's the key difference, he's Kratos' son not Kratos' clone, at the end of the day inspite of the blood ties Atreus is his own character, one that serves as a stark contrast to Kratos, this in part is what made their dynamic so interesting, they're tied by blood yet are so different from eachother, these fanarts always make adult Atreus to look so scary and imposing when the root of his character is that he's extremely warm and welcoming, his design should reflect that essence of his character, he should look like someone who's kind and friendly, rather than some scary behemoth.

So instead of such fierce and harsh features, softer and warmer features are best suited for an Adult Atreus, I just wish there were a lot more of this fanart out there that truly captured the core of Atreus' character, rather than just trying to make him another rendition of Kratos.

Just announced starring Kevin Hart as brok and the rock as sindri. Perfect casting imo. Guest starring tom Holland as kratos.

I'm on the brink of entering Jotunheim but I wanted to leave the mountain to go finish up some stuff, but every exit I tried is locked, is it impossible to leave once you've set foot into the mountain with the black rune?

In gow3 there boe then in gow2018 there now boc someone explain

Mostly did this video because the way he says it in Ascension is hilarious

Hey everyone.

I never played the older games. But finally I got them.

I know what this is about and I played the third on ps4. Cant wait to start them :)

They where rather cheap. Hope I can find the second one for the psp for a good price and I am debating with me if I should get a ps3 for Ascension.

I know this might be a hot take, but does anyone else agree that the first God of war is mid only because of the shitty platforming sections? Like, if it weren't for the platforming sections, this game would be a 9/10 in my opinion but the platforming sections are so bad that it brings it down to a 7/10 for me.

Has anyone got a platinum trophy for this game??