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Could The Next God of War Be A Woman?

No, this is not another woke idea. It’s not clickbait. And no, it’s not meant to be controversial. Stay with me, and I’ll convince you why having a woman as the protagonist of a God of War game (after Ragnarok) would be a great idea.

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SinisterMister210d ago (Edited 210d ago )

Misleading title. Article talks about a female God of War accompanying Kratos and Atreus, not replacing Kratos with one.

-Foxtrot210d ago

Which is silly aswell considering we have Freya who might not be a God of War but she's fantastic in her role as a companion.

LordoftheCritics209d ago

Freya is great.

Having another God of war dilutes god of war.

Dynisty210d ago

It definitely speaks about replacing or taking over from Kratos too.

anast209d ago

It doesn't matter, just make the best game possible.

InUrFoxHole208d ago

They're just following the data. Most of Sony's gamers are feminine so they need a gender they can relate to.

anast208d ago

That's cool, I like gaming so if they make a good character then I'll enjoy the game. It's doesn't matter the phenotype or the sex or gender of the character, I just want good games.

Mothman1984209d ago

Of course, as long as the game title will "Goddess of War". Such game is actually already in development. It's called Wonder Woman.

bababooiy209d ago

The media today are so desperate to shove female leads into every franchise, its pathethic honestly.

Eonjay208d ago

Honestly this is hogwash. I'm not at a loss for male leads Most of the games I play have male leads. It is anti-intellectual to say that the male leads have disappeared because they haven't. We should have an assortment of each. I don't know where the anti-woman thing comes from but it doesn't make you any more of a man. Its just weird at this point.

jwillj2k4208d ago (Edited 208d ago )

Goddess has a sexual/inferior connotation/ stereotype so they definitely won’t be using that word. Just like we don’t hear the word actress anymore everyone’s an actor.

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DragoonUS209d ago (Edited 209d ago )

Fuck no! Enough of Daddy of war..bring kratos back. I would rather have Loki fighting Kratos as a villain and slaying him. than see kratos becoming even more secondary in his own game

SinisterMister209d ago

"than see kratos becoming even more secondary in his own game"

right on the goddamn money.

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God of War Needs to Redefine Kratos' Purpose Clearly and Quickly

Whatever form the next God of War game takes, it needs to be clear about what role Kratos is playing, lest the franchise lose direction.

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Nacho_Z59d ago

I'm pretty sure it'd be a major mistake having Atreus as the main character in the next GoW. Seems to me like at best people tolerate him and his gameplay sections.

Ideally the story for the next game would be that Atreus has gone missing in Egypt, Kratos gets mad about it, picks up Mimir and goes on a god killing rampage.

Mad_Matt59d ago

If that is an option for the dev team then they need to make it a clean slate. No Atreus, No Mimir. That's what happened when he changed pantheons before. Lets Kratos be in that world. But it will be a difficult task to complete. Kratos and his past demons are getting a bit redundant as far as story telling goes.

Nacho_Z59d ago

Yeah there's not a lot of meat left on the bone story wise. Personally I'd happily accept any goofy reason they could come up with for why Kratos is in Egypt chopping off heads. I'm personally not that bothered about the finer points of the storytelling, although they do it well.

The_Hooligan58d ago

I would still like to have Mimir in the next game. They (devs) can justify it by saying that Mimir wants to gain knowledge about other realms/pantheons. Also, personally I think Alastair Duncan did a great job as Mimir and would love to see the continuation of the small banters Kratos and Mimir had in the past games.

goldwyncq58d ago

The point of Ragnarok's ending is to show that Atreus is his own man now. Having Daddy Kratos save him in Egypt after getting himself into trouble would just undo his entire character development.

Nacho_Z58d ago (Edited 58d ago )

The point was more to do with getting Atreus out of the way rather than him being saved. Let's say he's off on his own adventures then and invent another reason for Kratos to be in Egypt.

Could be that Kratos thinks he's been captured or killed as motivation but at the close of the game it turns out Atreus has been up to his own shady shenanigans.

Lionsguard59d ago

They need to bring back the "God of War" in God of War. I was expecting to unleash hell and fury in Asgard against Thor that they really talked up in the first game but all we got was brooding middle aged dad drunk in a beer hall. Ragnarok was still "good" but I left that game expecting a lot more.

InUrFoxHole59d ago

Tried Rag... just couldn't get into it. Felt like more of the same. I would welcome a Kratos only game again.

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After Death Stranding, Here are 5 Games Apple Should Port to iPhone

Now that Death Stranding has landed on iOS, here are five other PS4-era blockbusters that we'd love to have to play on our iPhones at any time.

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The Best Video Game Reboots of All Time

Like the film or television industry, the world of gaming has seen its fair share of reboots over the years. While some of these video game reboots have had

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