Despite the fact that we have already entered a new year and other excellent games like HI-FI Rush, Metroid Prime Remastered or Dead Space have already been released, somehow today God of War: Ragnarök continues to get people talking. Kratos and Atreus said goodbye to Norse mythology in style with a less than spectacular conclusion in which a lot happened.

The funniest thing is that The video game’s writers weren’t always clear on how they were going to wrap up this chapter in the Spartan’s life.. In the pre-production stage, there were many plot changes that people might have liked (or not), and one of Kratos’ biggest concerns directly. His story could have been very different..

Eye! Next, I’ll talk about topics that can be considered spoilers for God of War: Ragnarök, so if you keep reading, it’s up to you.

Kratos’ fate was going to be very different.

  • God of War: Ragnarök Narrative Director Matt Sopnos Revealed in Channel Interview DeMax What Kratos would die at the hands of Thor
  • This tragic event was going to happen at the beginning of the adventureand of course it was going to have a gigantic impact on everything that happened after
  • However, this would not be the end of the character, since finally Atreus would manage to bring back his father from the world of the dead
  • The surprising thing is that this scene would take place about 20 years laterFor what Atreus would have appeared as a fully fledged adult
  • Pre-order God of War Ragnarök and receive a code that will allow you to download the following items* on the day of the game’s launch: 1. Risen Snow Armor for Kratos, 2. Risen Snow Robe for Atreus (cosmetic), *Advance the story to unlock game items.
  • Those who defy fate
  • weapons of war
  • explore the realms
  • And why did they change their minds and throw it all away? : well basically because they realized in Santa Monica that this story would feel “repetitive” and bury the issues they really wanted to address
  • “We wanted a story about ‘letting go and changing’. Norse mythology is based on fate and prophecy, and we wanted to say that this is all bullshit*. There’s nothing written that can’t be, as long as you’re willing to change, to make changes in your life, and then you will not be bound to fate. When we came to this conclusion, when we knew this was the story we wanted to tell, we knew that Kratos couldn’t die“

a wise decision

The truth is that after reading the statements of Sopnos, I am even more convinced that the writers did a fantastic job with God of War: Ragnarök. Yes, the story may have felt “a little rushed” many times, but the way the themes mentioned above are handled is amazing.

We can currently enjoy this video game on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4and maybe in the future it can come to PC.

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