New PS4 Exclusive God Of War Get More Information from Cory Barlog

Today, during the YouTube Live broadcast hosted by Geoff Keighley, God of War Director Cory Barlog provided a few more tidbits of information on the new God of War game, that was announced during Sony’s press conference.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Everything sounds good! It Doesn't need to be Open wolrd. I'm Glad they are going with wide open.

My god!

[IamTylerDurden1]

Hands down better than anything Microsoft showed. Game of show.

[Utalkin2me]

Not hard to do, considering how bad MS conference was.

[joab777]

It's almost more like Uncharted or TLoU, which is smart. It can deliver a strong narrative as well as great combat. It's a natural evolution for newer tech.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed. They likely need proper structure to do such a thing. I'm fine with it not being open world or more so open to a degree of, as games like God Of War need that structure based on what it is.

SOooooooooo excited for this next game!

[trywizardo]

but I saw that you earn XP from doing exploring and other activities,does it have RPG elements ?!

[Fishermenofwar]

I think they may be going away from the Green magic and red exp components..I could be wrong...Byt Xp is fine with me....

[trywizardo]

yeah,it might be used to upgrade weapons
also his axe had an ice elements,does it mean we can build our own weapons and choose the elements(fire,ice,lightning)

[_-EDMIX-_]

Well....yes and no. God Of War for the last decade has had those elements in them.

RPG like? Maybe, but that has been debated for well over 10 years lol. As a RPG gamer that is a fan of God Of War series, I can't say its a RPG in that regard.

If we say its an RPG, we might as well add that concept to any and every game that gives you anything.

I would only go as far as to say its a hybrid of sorts. I wouldn't want an RPG fan playing it assuming it was a full blown RPG only to find its actually a hack and slash adventure lol

[trywizardo]

well,now its confirmed that it have RPG system http://www.ign.com/articles...
read the last part

[_-EDMIX-_]

"During my extended demo, we wandered off the beaten path and discovered a number of crafting resources, pieces of armor, and idols. God of War will feature larger, much more in-depth RPG systems, something Sony will discuss further down the road"

This is someone who played it at E3, not actually the developer saying and calling it that. I think they likely mean the system to upgrade his abilities and weapons, which has been in every GOW title.

Maybe he means for the lack of a better word, but that isn't really enough for me to throw out that its an RPG.

It has elements of, it could be considered a hybrid, but I can't really throw that term at God Of War. If we can for this title, we can for a very,very large number of titles many do not categorize as RPG.

You can upgrade abilities and weapons in Resident Evil, we prepared to say thats an RPG too?

I guess we'll have to find out more about this system then as its not like I can't be wrong on this, I just feel if it was going that direction as a HUGE SHIFT, I don't think they would have not stated it from the very start.

[robtion]

Looks that way.

I believe the developer said Kratos got a 1000 XP bonus for growing that beard ;)

Just when you thought he couldn't get any more manly.

[ninsigma]

"The accessibility should be the same as previous game, but the gameplay is totally different"
Probably why I liked the look of this one because I don't usually like GOW.

[phoenixwing]

I liked this way more than the other god of war games. It already had a better story just from what little they've shown.

[EmperorDalek]

The first God of War had a brilliant story.

[hells_supernova]

Agreed I played right through God Of War 3 and was like yeah its great and I get it but it was missing something for me.

I hope they make Kratos a better Charcter

[slate91]

Im glad its not open world!

[fromchildren]

we have too many of those.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Not really the reason I would be happy, but simply because it doesn't' fit the concept.

We have many, but many are pretty good so I can't really say "too many" as someone still the time to make those games.

[Jayszen]

God of War is back! The gameplay looks awesome and it is clearly a game that has been in production for a while. I suspect this is a 2017 release but even now it looks polished!

[Sevir]

Cory took it in a new direction... the camera is different and more cinematic in its position. The combat looks different. And I already love the tone of it. He now has a new Wife and child immediately making the game and kratos that much more likeable.

I was burnt out on GoW but I'm happy to say, this new direction in both presentation and mechanics revitalized the franchise for me!

Can't wait to see more at PSX this year

[SmielmaN]

Agreed sir. Blew me away.

[tdogg]

Did they change voice actor for kratos?

[bluegoblin]

that threw me way off...i dont like the change. Could have just made the original voice actor sound older

[hells_supernova]

I believe that was the intention as the trailer went on you kind of got the feeling it was Kratos

[Silly gameAr]

No, it's the same voice actor.

[Flewid638]

It isnt though lol.

[rainslacker]

I thought Christopher Judge myself. Half the time it was like listening to Teal'c from Stargate. But I think it's the original actor, he's just not being pissed off all the time and yelling like he mostly does in the originals.

[raWfodog]

That could still be TC Carson. It sounds within his range. Not totally sure but we'll eventually find out more info.

[Critic4l_Strik3]

Hm...I wonder if it will release March 2017 so it matches all previous releases? Thats still at least 6-8 months of development

[Movefasta1993]

too close to horizon . 2018 march although a little far, more time to create hopefully an amazing game

[Forn]

Could be a June release like TLoU was.

[SCW1982]

So excited Cory is back as director. 2 was my favorite one.

[medman]

I thought I was fatigued with God of War, kind of the same way I still feel about Gears of War. I thought I wanted something different from Santa Monica and Epic. I was right about Gears fatigue. After watching that God of War gameplay, I realize I could not have been more wrong about the God of War and what Santa Monica would do with it. What a way to start Sony's show. I am still high on adrenaline after watching that masterpiece of a conference. And the full orchestral symphony throughout the night? Pure class from Sony. They're getting too good at this conference thing.

[jb227]

Nailed it. Anyone who recognizes the class of a full orchestral accompaniment is my favorite people.

[thornh]

Off topic slightly but, considering GoW has gone all Norse (I am so damn happy!), here is one of the best concerts you will ever see. Skalmold, an Icelandic "viking" metal band, with a full symphony and three choirs. It is beyond epic.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
or just search for "skalmold symphony" on youtube.

[rainslacker]

The orchestra was something else. When the auditorium first popped up in the E3 experience theater, I was looking at it, and had to ask my friend, "is that an orchestra?", and when he confirmed my suspicions, I knew we were in for a special night.

Kind of funny, a couple weeks ago, I made a joke about MS conference being in a broadway musical format, and thought it'd be awesome if Sony did something at least for a bit of show. In retrospect though, I think I like what they actually did much better.

On a side note, I noticed this was the first time Shawn Layden seemed comfortable on stage. Not at first, but after that guy in the audience yelled out thank you, and he quipped back, he actually seemed relaxed for the rest of the show. Was kind of nice to see him be unwound a bit.

[akaFullMetal]

Yeah, Shawn seemed way more relaxed on stage than I've seen him before, glad he got his groove.

[sanosukegtr123]

Sony Killed it

[Twinblade]

Last of us, uncharted 4 wasn't open world, but the game looked big anyways, im glad this game isn't really open world.

[Kakashi Hatake]

People need to realize open world doesn't fit every game.

[Fist4achin]

They could make god of war and driving game and I'd still play it. I'm pretty fired up about this reveal.

[FallenAngel1984]

I'm really going to miss your epic goatee Kratos

[Eiyuuou]

But now, he has a viking beard!

[Errorist76]

I wonder why it even must be Kratos?! Aren't there other gods of war in northern mythology?!

[theFAYEsorceress]

it's supposed to be a familiar character re-imagined in a whole new mythos. not sure how exactly his character relates to the old kratos(if at all), but it was a good choice to have someone that everyone recognizes in the new direction that they're taking the series. it's an interesting concept for sure.

[BlackTar187]

it's got relate some spartan rage was kratos move and it was in the trailer.

[100_SavAGe]

Lol

[TheColbertinator]

Glad to see Cory again at the helm. He really pushed God of War 2. It was intense

[Rhezin]

still think he was the best GoW director.

[Strange_Evil]

Yes! GOW2 was my favorite God Of War. I liked 3 a lot as well but the repetition of the levels put a dampener to it a little bit. I don't care if this game comes out towards the end of 2017 or even start 2018 (following their March tradition). I want it to be the best GOW game and they can totally achieve that with the Norse Mythology! I personally feel the Norse Mythology is so much more richer than the Greek one.

[Harkins1721]

Looks so fucking good! This is coming from a GoW vet. Hope the gameplay gets even better.

[Germany7]

Day one, of course, it's frickin God of War.

[StormLegend]

Sony won E3 with just this, everything else was overkill.

[tulholdren]

Yes another awesome conference by Sony they stay on fire bring the games I like to play. They showed more games I care to play just adding to my collection.

[Jerry Seinfeld]

Wasn't a big fan of GoW3 but this new direction is getting me exited. Really hope the QTE's are toned WAAAY down. They were cool on the PS2, but man, do they take you right out of the immersion of a game. I was getting tired of playing DDR in GoW2 and hated them in #3.

[oof46]

I really like this direction. I got tired of angry Kratos.

[EmperorDalek]

I'd say its a pretty safe bet that he will get ultra angry at some point/s, you could tell he was holding it while telling the kid off. This new direction is good keeping in mind he was a psychopath in past games.

[IIFloodyII]

I liked how it was about to flip out on the kid and had to take a deep breath, gonna make the moment he goes crazy and rips a mythological beast in two from its arsehole upwards, so much better.

[pyroxxx]

that is good,.. but at least he is not a screaming psycho 100 percent of the time, like he used to be,... actually probably the first time he is even a bit relatable.

[R3DRAIN89]

Waiting for announcement on a Collector's Edition.

[cfc83]

Is GOW a continuous story from GOW 1-3, or would it be easy to jump in at GOW 3 ?

[Kallisti]

Timeline wise it goes Ascension, Chains of Olympus, God of War, Ghost of Sparta, God of War II then God of War III. I would def recommend at least playing 1 & 2 before 3 though.

[cfc83]

Thanks. I'll give it a miss. Don't have ps3. Don't rent stream games either.

[Movefasta1993]

watch the cutscenes on youtube at least, its like watching a movie

[Tedakin]

Definitely didn't look or feel like God of War. Felt like The Last of Us with a Dark Souls combat system.

[Errorist76]

So much better you say?!

[Tedakin]

As a huge GOW fan... no. A bit disappointing to me anyway.

[theFAYEsorceress]

it's a good change, imo. it's not the same mythos anymore and it's good that they're changing it up for a fresh start to a new story.

[Antifan]

Can't wait to smash Thor's pretty face in.

[Fishermenofwar]

Am I the only one who heard that big monster ask Kratos why he is in the realm of Valhalla?

[JayD-1K]

Nope, I was going to go back and listen to it again. Just to make sure

[Fishermenofwar]

I did it a few times....I'm almost 100% sure he said that...

[HallowedSoul1]

I'm super curious as to how the game is going to explain switching to norse mythology. anyone have any theories ?

[bear1bm]

I'm thinking that the Norse Gods and other Gods have always been in the God of War world, but were more like lesser Gods with the Greek Gods being the strongest. Once Kratos killed off the Greek Gods, Odin and the other Norse Gods swooped in to become more powerful during the power vacuum, but there was still Athena roaming around in her spirit form.

[HallowedSoul1]

yeah I'm thinking some how kratos ends up in viking territory where the norse gods roam. and I think your right that gods all exist in the same realm they are just isolated to their demographic (territory).

[BlackTar187]

i think that they were in same realm but left him to be when they thought he would be contained. He killed everyone and maybe the other gods felt pressure of him possibly going after them so they try to kill the new reforemed kratos and eventually piss him off enough to go on a killing spree of their gods. When really they could have left him alone or protected him to keep from him killing them but they get scared and make bad decsions. Or it could go with above but the lower tier gods attempt to get kratos started so they can have him kill all the upper tier gods on Norse mytho and take their place.

[I_am_Batman]

This looked great. I'm really surprised that this is set after God of War 3. Curious to find out what happened in between. The combat looked much slower and heavier than in the previous God of War games. It looked like we're leveling up the boy by teaching him how to hunt and kill. And OMG that Soundtrack. I can't wait to play this game.

[MasterCornholio]

Loved the trailer.

But I'm just wondering how they will explain Kratos return.

[zombiewombie]

He's a demigod. He took a damn stone column through his stomach and died and crawled out of hades. I'd say he could survive a blade through the tummy.

[saimcheeda]

Anybody else get a Last of Us feel from it? I'm really excited with them changing the direction and the characters. This should be good!

[thornh]

My explanation for the return of Kratos. **(Be warned, if you haven't played GoW 3 there are spoilers ahead)**

So, at the end of GoW 3 Kratos "dies" but his body disappears and we are left wondering what happens to him. My theory is that Odin is watching these events unfold and thinks that Kratos deserves a place in Valhalla because he is a great warrior and Odin needs all the best warriors he can get to fight with him at Ragnarok. So he sends the Valkyrie to bring him to Valhalla. We'll see how long Kratos will serve his new master.

It will be very interesting to see the story Cory Barlog and crew have created. I can't wait!

[bear1bm]

I like that idea, but I would be slightly disappointed since that would be similar in ways to the original trilogy.

[remanutd55]

As i father myself i can relate to the new role Kratos is playing now: Dad of War.

[opinionated]

I just hope it doesn't turn into a movie like a lot of Sonys exclusives recently. I hope it keeps its challenge.

[pyroxxx]

Wow ,.. They actually made me like Kratos,.. That is what shocked me the most,.. Yes it was tough love,.. but not 100% asshole and insane,..

[sorenx]

I like the environment. But the Gameplay sucks what's whither the super close camra? Like gears war the even the way he moves is kinda 3rd person shooter ish meh he moves very restricked

[SaveFerris]

The game looked fantastic, but I hope they change the dialogue for the boy. It seemed far too modern. "I am sooo sorry" and saying 'sir' really seemed out of place.

[Fishermenofwar]

I would call Kratos Sir if I was his son..LMAO!! You know what he is capable of... :) Good point though

[Jamaicangmr]

Love it and glad to know it's still Kratos however 2 issues,
1. Why does he look different, he doesn't look like an aged Kratos he looks different, why?
2. Why wasn't he voiced by Terrence Carson?

This voice is good but Terrence's voice is perfect Kratos. So come on Sony Santa monica i need answers...

[pyroxxx]

1.Age/ full beard and not goaty .
2. He is,.. just because he does not scream like a bitch all the time does not mean it is worse. ,.. They actually made Kratos somewhat relatable and not a total raging psycho 100 percent of the time.

[Jamaicangmr]

Ok...
1. I wasn't referencing his beard, i meant his facial features, like his nose and eyes. without the paint he wouldn't be instantly recognizable as Kratos. Much like Old snake still looked like solid snake. I hope that helped you.
2. Where does it say he's voiced by he same guy? Not fussing really asking. Also calm the hell down i never said it was worse. Why so worked up?

",.. They actually made Kratos somewhat relatable and not a total raging psycho 100 percent of the time."

I wasn't disputing that but ok thanks.

[pyroxxx]

1. In a way I agree,.. he does look quite different (maybe because we cannot see triangle chin/jaw)
2. I read somewhere it was still TC,.. and not upset at all,.. You made good points

[Jamaicangmr]

Thank's i'll go look it up later re Terrence Carson.

[bear1bm]

How does he look different to you? I re-watched the demo several times and he still has the scar on his right eye and it looked like the scar on his stomach was still there too, just a faded from time. Other than the beard he seemed similar enough to me. Also there was no indication that it wasn't the same voice actor, maybe he is just doing the voice different since Kratos is older and he isn't screaming and yelling.

[Jamaicangmr]

Maybe it's me then i saw the scars and all but he wasn't instantly recognizable atleast not to me. Thanks However.

[DivineAssault]

This is going to be so damn BA

[akaFullMetal]

Love the new direction and story. Valhalla meet dad of war!!!!!!

[GamePeace]

That moment when Kratos apperead from the dark of the wooden hut still burns in my mind. Absolutely breathtaking!

[Flewid638]

Stiff ass hack n slash animations. Why is God of War the only game at E3 that moves so terribly? I know its early but damn. Everything between the QTE's looks so robotic. As a looong time GoW fan, i can support the new gameplay, but I cant support new gameplay being shown as rigid and un-smooth as this looks.

[GamePeace]

Some things I've noticed during the Presentation:

- Those undead-looking creatures in the beginning at 3:11 In the offical E3 2016 Trailer appear to be draugrs from norse mythology (Skyrim contains them too)
- At 4:13 the giant that appears to be some sort of guardian, which speaks about "Valhalla" asking Kratos what he is doing in that place (the domain of the fallen warriors in norse mythology, a resting place for fallen warriors). In fact, in God of War 3 Kratos fell in the end, but managed to escape somehow. In the end of the new Trailer he speaks about a new beginning. We'll see what he really means by that.
- You can see an impish/fairy-looking/flying creature at 6:47 and a hanging dead giant on the right side of the area
- Maybe we'll see a lot more facettes of Kratos nature, here he seems to show more of his human side than previous entries of the series
- The little boy definately seems to be his son, at 5:18 he screams "father", while in the beginning he refers to Kratos as "sir". He seems to have a lot of respect of his father, maybe he is a little bit afraid of him too.
- Throughout the whole Trailer you can notice a little bit Skyrim influence. The draugrs, the giants, the dragons, the runes like the trailer is presented with the birch trees (like the first Skyrim trailer in 1st person, where they showed the character running alongside a wooden path with the trees to his right and his left). The lake vista in the end reminded me of the lake vista in Skyrim (in the very beginning of the game, where you find the archstones with the lake vista).

Another thing that I've noticed is that I can't wait to play the game myself.

[Fishermenofwar]

Great observation!!!! I knew that giant said something....Maybe that was Kratos's gift...Final peace....But I'm sure it will be short lived..LMAO!!

[GamePeace]

Thank you, much appreciated. You might not be wrong on that one. I, too, am excited to show how this will end ...

[feraldrgn]

God of War was a great surprise for me because of the changes to gameplay & Kratos' character.
The funny thing was that the camera work kept making me think we would suddenly switch to controlling his son.

[assdan]

This could be really good. I've hover gotten a god of war before, this will likely be the first.

[Zorkaz]

'Soon', does not qualify as next year. Gives me time to save up for a PS4 though (not happy about that, but the number of brilliant exclusives is just ridiculous at this point, seriously). From the trailer it looks absolutely AMAZING. It's good that if they decided to bring back Kratos, they're going to explore (and hopefully reinvent) his character a little more, just from the camera angle you can see they will. I think it's good they didn't pull the open world card, as if they did, it pressures them to make a good size, which affects the map quality which is not what we want. The amazing design and detail is one of the best parts of God of War. Whatever the case, I'm CRAZY excited for this, and I CANNOT WAIT to see more!

[thelaughingwiseman]

This game looks insane. I like the way it looks, the way it plays. Can't wait to see how it looks when he is being surrounded by hordes of different monsters.

[GrimmyReaper]

I am still intrigued from what I saw and I guess we'll know once we get the full game but still, I gotta ask

- Why Kratos again?
- Why not a new IP or new arc in the GoW gameplay?
- How Kratos again? He killed himself at the end of GoW3. What, he crawled out again? After KILLING himself?
- A son? Never once mentioned in the previous games or even hinted at. Besides, he killed the one family we saw
- I suppose the gameplay got stale for some, but if this is a new arc, in a new setting, with a new gameplay style where the main character has changed so dramatically (he seems FAR nicer here and less focused on what needs to be done, like an old man waiting to die of age. Thats just not Kratos), what makes this a GoW game? The combat looks so slow compared to GoW 1-3.

This just seems to change too much to be a GoW game IMO. Again, it looks interesting but really just makes me wish they either said it was a new IP or refine the older combat system and have it take place in a different arc. Too much change to really cling on an older series.

[P_Bomb]

Ever read the Old Man Logan comics? They're making a movie now btw. Well this is old man Kratos, and I'm really interested in the life he's lived in the many years since he destroyed Olympus, Atlantis, Hades and everything in between.

He had a new wife, new son! That alone is crazy to think about. An insurgent of sorts from an opposing mythology, being a refugee trying to live quietly way up north in a new mythologically charged land where he's probably not welcome socially, politically, religiously etc. It's a time bomb on both sides.

These are great angles. It's character development I never thought id see in Kratos. He got a second chance at being a parent, being normal, but he still bares the marks of Armageddon. Sooner or later something will pull the monster out again. It's like Banner repressing the Hulk for 20 years until one day...Boom!

Yeah, I'm all in.

Oh and he was always nice to Calliope in Chains of Olympus and to a lesser extent Pandora in GOW3. Not being a child abuser doesn't translate to 'unfocused and ready to die'. Marriage.?..maybe, lol!

[jznrpg]

This looked really good! Changing the combat up and camera will make it feel like a new game , love it

[katana21]

God of War forever !

[S2Killinit]

Just pure greatness. So happy with what they are doing! And then there was Sony Bend's game! Wow just blown away.

[MasterofMagnetism]

Norse mythology? Oh hell yeah!

[Ceaser9857361]

How most games are usually announced:
Release teaser.
Release trailer.
Release gameplay trailer.
Release gameplay demo.
How God of War was announced:
Fuck that shit, I'm gonna take down a giant fucking troll.
#E3 #GodOfWar #Sony

[iliimaster]

well being a guy whos xbox GT has been xll K r a t o s for over 10yrs and owned every game this is a little weird kinda like a will smith jaden smith after earth feeling and why is kratos movements so sluggish n slow just from what i seen i got my ps4 for this game

[iNathan]

The graphics of this looks insane wtf

[zodiac909]

I'm So happy they got Cory Barlog back to guide this project!

[TheHardware]

That just made every molecule in my body boil,,,,,,,,,I'm going to to kill a deer right Now...Wooo!!

[CoDsuperstar]

It's refreshing that they changed the formula up. even if its the typical over-the-shoulder camera angle the gameplay looks really good.

[MSF89]

Kratos is one of the most badass character of all time even when he's calm

[jeremyj2913]

I'm really gonna miss T.C. Carson as Kratos but I cannot wait to see more of this beauty.

[Fishermenofwar]

They need to Release that Demo...LOL