Kratos is not black. He is greek. Kratos does not have the facial features of a black person. Furthermore both his parents are white greeks. His mom is a Greek woman and his father is She's, the Greek god of thunder and very much white.
This is what we talk about when we talk about people attributing identity politics in games. Kratos is clearly not black, but to try to finish the criticism of Angraboda being black when it does not fit in the Norse Myth. God of war rag...
At least the god of war director admits that God of war's Norse mythology is not the actual mythology, but his own spin on it. This means, as I have been saying, Thor is not fat. Norse Mythology does not support it and now we have it on record that fat Thor and Black Angraboda are his interpretations and not the actual lore. After all Norse mythology is based in Norway and during the creation of the myth there were probably no black people. Furthermore, when you add the context of the act...
What, someone of importance has to care about an issue for it to matter. That is a very narrow minded way to look at things. Everything matters to some degree. All you are doing is trolling and diminishing valid criticism of the design of Thor. I have yet to hear a valid argument from you, just constant trolling. I am an academic and I like to think about things and games through an academic lens, including the design of characters. If a game developer makes a creative decision it is fair to ...
That just simplifies my argument. This is what I expected from the N4g comment section. You can't refute my argument so you try to insult me. What you and many others do not seem to understand is the issue is not that Thor is fat, but that the god of war Ragnaroc director uses the Norse myth as a justification of making Thor fat when the lore just does not support it. What adds further to the problem is if you criticize Thor for being fat in the god of war sequel the god of war creative ...
Since this Norse mythology expert is reacting to God of war reboot. I imagine he was not consulted on whether or not to make Thor fat. Since the lore never explicitly says Thor is fat. Furthermore the god of war ragnarok's interpretation of Thor being fat is flawed. For starters, he is applying modern societal standards of gluttony and alcoholism to a character from a Nordic myth that long precedes the Edda's. The Nordic mythology was probably cr afted by the first Vikings and what th...
When I saw the project eve trailer, the first thought that came into my head was project eve is a Bayonetta rip off with aliens instead of angels and japanese voice acting instead of English voice acting. There are enough differences between the two ip's that the developers of project eve are safe from copyright litigation from platinum games. I am still going to play project eve, I give every game I am critical of a fair shot and do a full playthrough. Project eve is no different
@Aspiringprogenji, this is what I expected. I win the argument and you accuse me of being fat phobic. Being fat should not be celebrated or normalized, science has said time and again the being fat is unhealthy and leads to further health problems later on. That is why I am trying so hard to lose weight.
Furthermore Vikings love feasting so it makes sense Thor would enjoy feasting
Actually Viking civilians would look like that. However, Viking warriors would not since they are constantly in combat. Also being that fat would be a detriment to combat. There seems to be a large misunderstanding to fitness and how someone could eat like Thor and still be fit. It all depends how active someone is. The fact that Thor is a warrior means he would burn off all the feasting he has done. The bigger issue with Thor's depiction is how unrealistic it actually is. If Thor was not...
@Aspiringprogenji the source material does not explicitly say Thor is fat. I read the article where Matt sophos cited two poems the one where Thor drank most of the ocean and the one where Thor pretended to Freya before eating the whole feast and killing the groom. Neither poem describes him as fat. Sony could have made Thor large with a washboard stomach and no belly. Besides the fact that having such a large belly would be a detriment to combat. It is just going to be silly to see Thor in g...
Actually I have done plenty of research. The thing is those bouncers you mention would be horrible in an actual fight, if they are fat like you say, they are slow and sluggish in a fight. Furthermore, those bouncers you mentioned if they are fat and that pudgy exterior is not untoned muscle they may be strong to a point, but the tax that lifting a person to throw them out of the bar would put them out. The issue with Thor being fat is that fat belly would be a detriment in combat. That is the...
Actually that is not true, sure a high metabolism help, but if you are active and eat a lot it will keep the weight off and you may not be muscular, but you would not be fat either. I think it is a horrible design choice. It is so silly to have Thor be as fat as he is. Having Thor fat and a black Norse god supports the agenda that Sony has been pushing. First the inclusion in the last of us part 2 with lev and the too swole body type of Abby, then the blm reference in miles morales and now an...
Thor is not portrayed as fat historically or you probably mean in the myth. Since Thor is a fictional character. He is portrayed as large, not fat. Thor may eat a lot, but he is a warrior and warriors are constantly in battle burning what they ate. This is precisely why Viking warriors are never portrayed as fat, but fit and muscular. Thor is no exception, he may enjoy feasting, but is battle hardened. Thor is not the only Norse god in the myth who enjoys feasting, are you going to tell me th...
The difference is their build is large, not fat. Being healthy and fat is an oxymoron. If you are fat, you have more healthy problems and it is a detriment to the sport. If those athletes you mention were actually fat or pudgy then they would not be as successful. Furthermore to the point of Thor. He is considered large not fat. To me there is a difference. As someone who is fat and taking an active role in changing that. I will tell you, athletic activity is much more difficult and taxing on...
Strong men are not fat. They are muscular. Body builders and weight lifters do not get a belly and turn it into muscle. That would be a horrible way to gain muscle. Body builders lift heavier and heavier weights in short sets. Being fat is not synonymous with being strong. Especially because Thor is a warrior and you never see any fat UFC fighters. Probably because being fat would be burdensome in combat causing fatigue and other problems. They can make Thor fat, but it is not realistic or re...
The Norse Myth never explicitly says that Thor is fat. It just says he enjoyed feasting. Feasting is a Norse custom. Hence the Norse made the Norse myth. Even so the other gods including Odin enjoyed feasting, are you going to say all the Norse gods are fat because they enjoy food and drink It's absurd if anything Thor would be more fit and muscular considering he is a warrior and has fought many battles. Enjoying food and drink as well as having a big appetite is not synonymous with bei...
Thank you @hotnickles, you and I are the first commenters on this comment thread to point out that the Norse Myth says that Thor was large, not necessarily fat. Meaning Thor could theoretically had been muscular with a six pack since muscles weigh more than fat and muscular people tend to be large too. What I think the misconception with Thor being fat is a lot of people are assuming that in order to build muscle you must have a belly first and turn that fat into muscle. When in reality no bo...
Why would Thor be fat? The Norse myth never says explicitly that Thor is fat, just that he enjoyed food and drink. As well as drank most of an ocean. Did you play assassin's Creed Valhalla. Assassin's Creed valhalla depicts Vikings as like to feast. However Viking warriors enjoy food and drink, but are fit and muscular because they are constantly in battle. The Viking civilians on the other hand are fat because they do not exercise as much because they are not warriors in combat. Thor...
@Atticus_finch, you do realize the irony of your response. You just commented about how realistic Thor being fat is since people in strong man competitions are bulky and fat. I just poked a hole in your perceived realism. Now you are saying it doesn't matter if it is realistic or not since it's fiction. After I just explained how Thor being fat is in unrealistic. That is a good example of irony if I have ever seen one.
Noob, go play a visual novel. Video games are for people who want a challenge. If you want no challenge in a game you might as well play a visual novel. As I said, go play a visual novel, noob.