Is God of War 4 set to take us to Valhalla?

Joe from GamersFTW writes:God of War is one of the most iconic gaming series to ever grace the PlayStation; any gamer would be able to recognize arguably the angriest protagonist to a game ever, Kratos: the ghost of Sparta. God of War managed to make itself synonymous with Greek mythology in video games, by creating a 3rd person action game that was tons of fun to play, looked amazing, and proved to be epic on a scale that most games could only dream of.

[c00lvilKid69]

'We’ll probably have to escape from the Nordic equivalent of Hell, since Kratos managed to escape from Hades more times than he had quick-time sex.'

That was such a weird minigame. It was a minigame, wasn't it? A friend showed it me one time and it weirded me out.

Also, this sounds like a good move. Everyone likes Norse mythology, don't they?

[snellings]

Sounds like an excellent idea. There wasn't much else to be done with Greek mythology, and I'm happy that they've decided to continue with the story. I for one like the idea of Kratos continuing through time as the last remnant of a dead religion, leaving a path of deities in his wake. Norse mythology is a good move, full of blood and battle. My mouth is watering, thinking of the potential for upgrades and power ups, like Mjolnir or the staff of Odin. And, if successful, this can definitely pave the way for even more interesting locations. Maybe they'll bring us to Egypt next gen, or go to the new world so Kratos can battle it out with the Incan gods. But, I suppose I'm getting ahead of myself.

[Yukes]

Agreed. So many gods for Kratos, or a descendant or some such, to murder brutally! It definitely makes sense to move to different mythologies - I was pretty tired of the Greek mythology in God of War after GOW2 personally.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

I'm really confused. There isn't a Gof of War in Norse Mythology. How will Kratos and the name fit in? Let's see how SSM accomplishes this. Hopefully is a new character

[Bahamut]

A new character would be nice, but they could always cross him over somehow.

[Kratos0289]

Incorrect Odin was the God of War and death in Norse mythology he chose what warriors who died in battle to join him in Valhalla, having Kratos go to Norse mythology was the next setting David Jaffe and Cory Barlog had planned for the series

[OB1Biker]

Id love a new character but it looks like Kratos is back, with a beard. Or maybe he s not Kratos ummm
https://i.imgur.com/awxccTl...

[Kratos0289]

That's definitely Kratos, he still has remnants of his old Spartan skirt and you even make out the scar in his stomach although his ashen skin is gone then again this is a placeholder

[TwoForce]

If you look closely Kratos skin, he is no longer pale. He much more human this time around.

[I_am_Batman]

We shouldn't read too much into concept art. Kratos might still be a part of the game but doesn't nessessarily have to be the protagonist. Also a lot of things can change during development and since we don't have all of the concept art it's impossible to say wether or not Kratos will be the main character of the game.

[SlightlyRetarted]

It would be pretty genius to introduce a completely new character into this, but bring very well known visual aspects of Kratos over, like the tattoos etc. Something old, something new.
I really don't care if there is a new character or Kratos. I just want a new GoW game.

[Malphite]

Couldn't they just change the name to "God of [insert diffent theme]". They could keep the font and design familiar so that people recognise the franchise similar to the "Tales" games for example.

[vikingland1]

Týr was also a god war of in Norse mythology.

[ZaWarudo]

I hope i can play testicle tug-of-war with Loki.

[DEEBO]

This would be great!

Hate thor but love kratos,i want to rip his head off like in god of war 3.

[Paytaa]

I always thought Norse mythology was, in my opinion, more interesting than Greek mythology so if this whole thing is true, hopefully they can make God of War 4 or whatever it's called a solid jumping in point since I've never played the past games.

[WeAreLegion]

I AM AWAITED!

[Master-H]

It's a smart move. That kind of setting hasn't been done much in gaming.

[jokerisalive]

Epic game incoming!!!! Kratos versus Thor anyone???

[Summons75]

As long as it is a new character, they speed up the combat slightly, get rid of QTEs, and actually respect the mythology they are pulling from than I am game. It was awful to see them not only pretend the Greek gods were push overs but also get them horribly inaccurate too.

Ancient Egypt would also be a neat setting since they also have tons of gods. Same with India. But I'm game for Norse if they can fix the game properly.

[TwoForce]

QTE is still a gameplay to God of War series. So no.

[Summons75]

but any other game they put QTEs in it's not considered gameplay and is not acceptable....okay.

Get rid of the QTEs and add meaningful gameplay.

[TwoForce]

And still nope.

[gangsta_red]

I actually agree with you with the QTE's. At first it was okay and not noticeable, then I found myself asking why do I need to constantly press the X button to open a chest.

Also it would have been nice to watch that epic Zeus fight from 2 and not have to keep pressing buttons at certain moments.

I also agree with Egypt or maybe even Japanese since they have some cool gods and also demons to fight. Norse is cool and I think it was an easier fit due to people recognizing Norse mythology more thanks to Marvel.

[TwoForce]

One thing for God of War QTE done right: it's make you feel angry to the god and you want to rip their face off.

[the_dark_one]

OH NO!!!!!!!!!! God of war 4 is going to takes us to NIRVANA

[LoveSpuds]

Really excited for this. I was late to the party with this genre of game and only got into them after the GoW3 demo.

I played them all and moved onto Beyonetta and others but will always love GoW most as I liked how they controlled and played.

Would like to have seen them move away from Kratos I think though but yhe Norse setting is so cool, cannot wait.

[corroios]

Hammer time. Just bring it ONNNN.

[MasterCornholio]

Replace Kratos with Eric Bloodaxe or Ivar the Boneless.

:)

If it's going to be set in Nordic mythology it might as well have a Viking as a main character.

[thornh]

Ragnar Lodbrok, Harald Hardrada...

[VsAssassin]

Honestly, the thought of crossing lores (from Greek to Norse) made me unsure. But after much thought, Kratos taking on Norse gods sounds like a great idea. He may kill some Norse gods, but don't touch Lenneth! Haha!

[MRJefferson]

Final Fantasy XIII-4 kratos returns.

[thornh]

I said this ever since Kratos "disappeared" when he died at the end of God of War 3.

Odin is sitting up in Asgard carefully watching these events unfold, ever conscious of his own impending doom. Ragnarok is foretold. Odin knows how it is supposed to go down but, just maybe, he can change fate if he has a guy like Kratos on his side. Remember, the glorious dead, the bravest, best warriors, go to Valhalla when they die in battle. They fight alongside Odin and the rest of the Aesir gods against Hel, Loki, Jormungandr, Fenrir, Surtur and all the "regular" dead. After seeing Kratos defeat gods by himself Odin feels as though he can change his own fate by having Kratos fight with him. When Kratos dies Odin sends his Valkyrja to bring him to Valhalla. Loki, of course, finds out and all hel breaks loose. And we have God of War 4. Or, maybe, Sony has another idea.

[SuperbVillain]

can you initiate sex with any of the goddesses in this one?

[BlakHavoc]

I'm ok with that idea as long as Kratos is not the protagonist. The story would make no sense cause you'd have to cross mythologies, he's already been in 5 GoW games let him die already. I personally think the concept art we've seen is fake, or the artists art was not used for the actual game, I hope so at least cause those were terrible.