God of War Ragnarok Ending Explained by Narrative Director

Sony Santa Monica's Narrative Director, Matt Sophos gives some insight on the meaning behind the God of War Ragnarok ending (spoiler warning).

[Inverno]

Unpopular opinion, ending was horrible. Change my mind.

[Shadowsteal]

Nah eff that I cried at the ending. 20 years after Kratos was introduced he's finally regarded as something other than rage.

[Lexreborn2]

Being able to see Kratos love again and fight for what he loves. To grow out of the rage and vengeance thanks to his boy. The message to BE BETTER was so loud and clear it was amazing

[Inverno]

Kratos found his humanity again in the previous game, and that was an aspect of the story I really enjoyed. To the player he's no longer this rage filled god. But he's not known to anyone other than his close circle of friends, I don't think that ending was earned based on the lack of interaction and lack of things he does for others.

[Lexreborn2]

@inverno I play it last night, and the side quest with the mainstory actually makes it feel earned. I did a bulk of the side quest with Freya and then Atreus but with freya the dialog and seeing him open up to her while talking to mimmir was excellent. Watching him give others choices in scenarios he would normally take over in.

Going from feeling like helping the dead was meaningless to connecting with them on missions that reminded him of his son.

He earned that ending fully, and accepting his sons an individual. Not calling him boy the entire journey it was great. But if you are talking about the end ending then that was just sad, seeing Sindri like that really messed me up.