New God of War will not include multiplayer, neither be last game of Kratos

The website Levelup had an opportunity to talk with Cory Barlog, the director of the new God of War game that was recently announced at the PlayStation conference at E3 2016. The director has given many information about its new title and one of the main feature that he said was God of War will not include multiplayer. The title will be focused on game’s campaign only.

[TwoForce]

Yes ! Thank you so much ! Single player is here to stay strong ! Woohoo !

Edit : Also Corey said that Kratos and his son will grow stronger throughout the game. Now that i like to hear.

[Ceaser9857361]

His Son is a demi-god or a norse god for sure.. either of the two.

[nX]

Well the lightning arrows suggest that he's the grand child of Zeus. I just hope they explain what happened after GoW3.

[naruga]

nice ..more work on SP then ...enough with this idiocy "is better to play together" ....

[Jeff257]

What if Kratos becomes Odin and his son is Thor? They have said this is set in the migration time and is pre-Norse. They have said that Kratos is a god and tries to teach his son how to become one. Some other clues about his son is the lighting in the arrow and obviously Thor uses lightning. Another is Thor has been depicted as having a red beard in classic mythology and Kratos' son does have red hair in the game. Anyway I am probably way off but it is an interesting thought I had about the game and some of the comments they have made about it.

On topic I am glad they won't be doing MP and will focus entirely on the story and the single player gameplay.

[Bansai]

The kid is probably Thor, since he also was a ginger

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Very nice theory Jeff

[Ceaser9857361]

Kratos is Kratos and they cannot make him Odin... also we saw the spartan rage meter.. So he is himself.. This is the same Kratos from GOW 123 and the storyline continues but in Norse mytho now.. Also i read an article anyways go through it if you guys have time.. Its explained brilliantly .. but just assumption..

http://sidearc.com/is-krato...

[miyamoto]

By the gods!!!! This time Microsoft has turned into freaking rabid monster! Do you guys know what "SCORPIO" means?!
According to Greek myth: "So Apollo and Gaia talked and decided that it was time for Orion to go, so Gaia created a giant scorpion to hunt the hunter. This is where Scorpio mythology essentially begins and ends. Orion pretty much knew he was screwed, so he ran, and Scorpio chased him.
Depending on which myth you want to go with, either Scorpio killed Orion, or Artemis accidentally shot Orion in the head thinking she was shooting Scorpio. Either way, Orion died."
Microsoft is dead serious this time! The name "Project Scorpio" is a serious threat! They are going for the kill!
http://www.gods-and-monster...

[UltimateMaster]

I am genuinely disappointed that there isn't any multi-player. It was awesome and was the best part of Ascension.
Granted, it did affect negatively the single-player campaign in Ascension.

[Aceman18]

Not every game needs multiplayer so I'm glad to hear it won't be in this. I love when I play a good single player game, and don't have to bother with other people lol.

@welly

You are correct not every multiplayer game needs a single player mode.

[Playable_Gamez]

I don't get it? Then don't play the multiplayer lmao. I don't understand the logic hahha.

[freshslicepizza]

development can be more concentrated in one area this way. the thing that bothers me is you have many people who are very happy about games that have no online but you dont get the same optimism when they announce games that are only online. i think this stems from old school gamers who are more like collectors that just enjoy the whole ownership process and think online only games hold no value, which simply isn't true.

back to god of war, i think this is a bold step that is a good move since not all games need multiplayer.

[WellyUK]

Same as how not every game needs a Single player, yet people can't deal with that fact.

[Playable_Gamez]

I don't understand why you are happy that the game doesn't have multiplayer. Not that it needs one. Actually it would be pretty silly for it to have one. But why are you happy it doesn't?

[Adexus]

Because no assets, development resources and time will be taken from the single player portion of the game just to develop some tacked on multiplayer that barely anyone will even play.

Quality, not quantity.

[Aceman18]

Because there's a time for a game to have multiplayer, and a time for it to not. This is one of those cases where it doesn't need multiplayer. Just like every damn game doesn't need to be open world to be awesome to play.

[raWfodog]

It means that they focused on making the best single-player game that they could without having to devote resources to tacking on a multiplayer layer. Not every game needs multiplayer. And the same goes for multiplayer games, not every one needs to have a single-player campaign added on.

[Playable_Gamez]

So you are saying TLOU and Uncharted could have been better games without a multilayer game.

[VsAssassin]

Although I like Ascension's mp, thia new Gow is ok not to have it. I'm really excited for this game!

[USMC_POLICE]

I think both GOW and AC don't need multiplayer, Coop should be in AC but the pvp was stupid in my opinion.

[DragonDDark]

Meh... Never cared for it on ascension

[PizzaSteve]

Me too. The campaign was good not best GOW but still good. I remember playing only 1 match online then never played it again.

[Whymii]

Good

[Tedakin]

Good. Not needed at all. The MP in Ascension was fun for about a day and probably took a lot of work and money to put in.

[Hoffmann]

Good

[jay2]

Good i hate mp

[WelkinCole]

No its not really needed. Ascension MP was pretty pointless. Would have been better to spend the resources on the SP or something else.

[fromchildren]

multiplayer doesn't suit this type of game

[Darkfist]

but it suit for co-op :)

[fromchildren]

Not even co-op, the bosses are just way too easy to beat single handedly.
Maybe if it became as hard as Dark Souls 1, then there would be a reason for co-op mode.

[Zorkaz]

Good! This isn't supposed to be a multiplayer game, and what they tried to do with Ascension wasn't the best, and it's not even the same playstyle now! I think there's so much pressure on games now to make it coop, multiplayer, open world and 'realistic' that it's important for people to say 'No, this isn't the type of game I'm making'. So it's a great thing that they're concentrating all their energy on the singleplayer.

[Patricko]

Thanks Odin!

[Kratos0289]

Good God of War doesn't need it

[Playable_Gamez]

Am I missing something.. Was people anticipating this game to be multiplayer?

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

I was :(

I liked the MP in Ascencion, but I understand...

[Deadpooled]

Good. The game looks awesome

[Tobsesan]

Singleplayer in GOW is King, so dont mind.But I dont think alot of games (GTSport will have it) they showed have MP, which kinda sucks for a MP gamer like me:
http://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-...
Hope we get coop with Horizon or Spiderman

[jjb1981]

I am glad, this game never needed multiplayer. This is a single player game meant to be played with epic battle scenes and monstrous bosses. When I think of how they crammed multiplayer into a game I think of Max Payne 3. 😖

[moegooner88]

Thank you. Focus on sp.

[holtzy]

yes good to hear

[NickAwesome]

Great news!

[feraldrgn]

I wonder if we will meet the mother.

[FunAndGun]

Ascension's MP was crazy fun! It was such a refreshing take on competitive multiplayer and so different from every other game. I would buy a stand alone GoW MP mode like Ascension in a second.

[Hold_It]

Did anyone play the multiplayer for Ascension? Just curious.

[Kallisti]

I did, it was actually really fun

[stalepie]

Not even as the kid? Father-son co-op

[Jamaicangmr]

I think this is a damn good decision. I thought the multiplayer aspect of ascension was boring and forgettable. Not every game needs it and it's ok to not have it.

[Relientk77]

it's a single player game. It doesn't need it.

[TreLoc107]

Why not have multiplayer its a decision either you want to play it or not it gives the gamore added value and continous play after beating the game GOW ascensions multiplayer was beast i only wish that they coul've added it on to 3 remastered as added dlc just for the people who liked the multiplayer as far as the people talking bad about it yall must have sucked online and that's why your sour about it can't fight a battle that isn't predetermined lol and you call yourselves good lol noobs

[sssb]

YEAH. not every game should have MP, god of war offer unique and epic single mode far better then most of online games.

[Rhezin]

GOOD. Thank god focus on what the series was all about, a good SP campaign.

[magiciandude]

Multiplayer on GoW is a waste. Good move.

[victorMaje]

Good!

[Deadpooled]

Good of War!

[Austin48]

good day one buy for me all I wanted was the single player.

[Kallisti]

From reading most of the comments here, I get the impression not many of you tried the MP in GoW: Ascension. I'm not surprised it's not returning but the MP was pretty fun for what it was.

[Silly gameAr]

I put in many hours in the GOWA mutiplayer, and enjoyed the hell out of it, but I'm not really sad about it not returning.

[Ryry123]

To be honest I absolutely loved the multiplayer. I have a ps4 but this is the reason why I still be on my ps3. But i can understand why they wouldn't implement it in this game, the series is mostly known for a mesmerizing SP. so im kind of mad and kind of not because all a game needs is an awesome SP to thrive and it also saves the trouble of running into arrogant and disrespectful players online.

So im happy and mad lol