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God Of War 4 art leaks (Norse setting, Kratos w/ beard) [Up2: Polygon says real]
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Alebrije
Member
The blood thirst is real
NipplesAndToes23
Member
I'm bout tired of Kratos and I only played the first two games.
get2sammyb
Member
He worked there at the end of 2015. Surely they'd have the direction set in stone by now? Surely!?
Bare Grills
Member
I wonder how angry Kratos will be in GOW 4. Will he be angrier than the people who hate him and are sick and tired of him?
Sorry to ask but, any source on that? I know it may not seem super bombastic, but looks pretty damn good.
I think it's the site. Tried to go to some of their other pages through google and it was the same 404 page.
Honestly, leaks like this are shitty and you really ruin what a dev team has been working for years on just for the sake of Internet cred.
Hope it was worth it man. Ugh.
Edit: wait, I thought you leaked the concept art and stuff. If it wa just Twitter teases then that's fine I guess.
Yabberwocky
Member
DISSESHOWEDO
Banned
Needs more beard, i want his signature move to be ripping torsos apart with his beard! You level up your beard until it can matches Odin's and then you rampage through Valhalla with glorious beard combos!!! Do it Santa Monica, just do it!!!
Yeah, it looks like Nerdleaks couldn't take the load, not that Sony is taking it down or anything to me.
Excited! This is basically exactly what I wanted- same old Kratos, but new gear and new mythology. Norse is fun. Looking forward to seeing how he's developed as a character, and what rad bosses will be in this one.
By the end of God of War 3, Kratos seems to be against the concept of humanity living beneath the rule of any Gods; or at least that was my read of it from years ago, it's been a while since I've gone back to 3 specifically. I'd like to see him traveling the world from game to game, putting down pantheons and extending his crusade across the globe.
Excited! This is basically exactly what I wanted- same old Kratos, but new gear and new mythology. Norse is fun. Looking forward to seeing how he's developed as a character, and what rad bosses will be in this one.
By the end of God of War 3, Kratos seems to be against the concept of humanity living beneath the rule of any Gods; or at least that was my read of it from years ago, it's been a while since I've gone back to 3 specifically. I'd like to see him traveling the world from game to game, putting down pantheons and extending his crusade across the globe.
Corpsepyre
Banned
Anyone remember this?
They enacted the damage control and distanced themselves from ever saying this. I think it's time they tell us that YESSSSSS, WE ARE WORKING ON GOD OF WAR 4....and that we should expect a reveal soon. Gaming industry can be really weird.
They enacted the damage control and distanced themselves from ever saying this. I think it's time they tell us that YESSSSSS, WE ARE WORKING ON GOD OF WAR 4....and that we should expect a reveal soon. Gaming industry can be really weird.
DrunkShogun
Member
Looking back this thread, I'm curious if kratos is one of the most divisive characters or if it's just gaf being gaf.
Honestly I can understand why some people dont want another Kratos game.
What I cant get it is why it should be GoW then?
GoW IV?
GoW is all about Kratos.
Ok you dont want another Kratos game, so you dont wanna a GoW game.
I would be completely ok if SM goes to another IP, even tho with some of the GoW mecanics, if they dont want to continue with Kratos.
But if its GoW I want Kratos!
ps. will buy it anyway lol
What I cant get it is why it should be GoW then?
GoW IV?
GoW is all about Kratos.
Ok you dont want another Kratos game, so you dont wanna a GoW game.
I would be completely ok if SM goes to another IP, even tho with some of the GoW mecanics, if they dont want to continue with Kratos.
But if its GoW I want Kratos!
ps. will buy it anyway lol
Already Torn
Banned
It's kind of a fun and schlocky concept that he's just gonna murder every god ever now, as some even larger than life than before figure.
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
That's really messed up on their part, whoever decided to do this. I understand you having reservations in the future shinobi but I hope you don't feel like this is your fault. They did the shitty stuff, not you.
Pilgrimzero
Member
Kratos murdering the crap out of Thor and taking his hammer is going to be soooooo good.
BouncyFrag
Member
Beard style DLC pack
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Comparing a story driven game to Mario/Pokemon/Racing games...
Okay.
But the question here is why do fans of something want more of it? I mean, That's surely a self fufilling question. Some of us happen to like Kratos. He isn't as shallow as some make out but I'm not going to start writing essays on him. The gameplay holds up and the set pieces are awesome. The question is the same for anything with a fan base. People just love to shit on things they don't like and it's toxic to discussions.
Plenty of games do character development on the same scale as God of War and plenty do it better but if people don't like it they are not forced to play it.
Asking for a different protaganist is dumb. He is a playstation mascot at this point.
Wow, you just described the perfect God of War game.
Regginator
Member
kratos in a nordic setting, wtf, isn't kratos supposed to be based on the real-life greek mythology? what the fuck is his business in the nordic mythology?
solely because of this i believe - or should i say hope - this is fake. surely santa monica wouldn't make such a stupid decision?
solely because of this i believe - or should i say hope - this is fake. surely santa monica wouldn't make such a stupid decision?
Already Torn
Banned
Looks like we're getting 1-handed weapons this time around. I wonder if the combat will be different?
He's always been an original character, and I think we can all guess what his business in GoW4 is.
Donald Trump's hair as Kratos-DLC? ^^
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
People like to say Kratos is just generically raging for no reason, but that's dumb and false and all his actions were clearly motivated up until this point. What are they going to dangle in front of him to make him want to kill a bunch of gods he's never heard of? What does Kratos want now that the Greek gods are dead? "hey kill all these dudes and we'll bring your family back with magic!"
Pardon?
vpance
Member
Scrambled to make something safe after Stig's disaster project.
wild wild rice
Member
Don't forget branching dialogue, skill trees and shared world co-op. I don't want any kiddie shit in my God of War.
d00d3n
Member
What kind of monster would deny GOW fans these fine evolutionary steps of the AAA business model?
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Plenty of reasons but Loki promising him his family and a perfect life would do it.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I hope at the very least they have fun with it if true.
Like Kratos is walking around with some ice cream and bumps with Odin, an drops his ice cream.
Like Kratos is walking around with some ice cream and bumps with Odin, an drops his ice cream.
New gods might have his family captive.
I lolled hahaha!
I played through all 6 GoW games last year and could still go for more Kratos. I love the character.
TrojanBlade
Member
So this is for PS3 or maybe even PS2? Game looks really good for PS2.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Why would Kratos believe that? Could he believe in a "perfect" life?
Because they are ghost kidnappers?
These are not a promising basis for a story, guys.
Bro. You forgot crafting.
When did he join? This could just be from when he started, not necessarily from when he left. But, yeah, if these are from 2015, it's probably not that early, the Kratos just looks rough though.
Wat.
Already Torn
Banned
They were motivated, but they were barely motivated. Like when he kills Hephaestus? Literally all they need is
"Kratos, help us avoid Ragnarok"
"Don't tell me what to do!!!!"
Also j agree that anything with Loki would work. Maybe Loki pretends to be his wife.
Hexa
Member
Loki could twist some crazy tale about Ragnarok being about rebirth without telling him it also involves the end of the world or something like that. I don't know. It doesn't have to be that major. Kratos is a moron.
At first I wasn't sure about Norse mythology and then I saw that pic. Now I hope Kratos will go into eeevery worlds I see in there.Looking a this image , it makes sense why the could set the game on Norse Mythology
it's concept art...
Regginator
Member
Hephaestus sent Kratos on a suicide mission, and when that didn't work, he tried to stab him in the back and kill him, hoping to protect his daughter from being sacrificed. Seems fairly motivated to me.