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he feat of killing a mythical god
seems beyond the means of man, or
at least it would if Kratos hadn't been
knocking them off, one by one, for more than a
decade. After the first three God of War games
left Greece in ruin, Kratos has found a new land
to call home, while making an effort to put
his past behind him. It's not just the setting
that has changed, however, as the character,
his motives and even the means by which
we fight with him have all undergone some
notable paradigm shifts.

After the first
three God of War
games left Greece
in ruin, Kratos has
found a new land
to call home.

After Kratos slaughtered his way through
the majority of the Greek pantheon, there
wasn't much left to fight in the desolation that
was Greece. Luckily, Norse myth is just as rich
with monsters and conflict as Greek myth, offering the ideal setting for Kratos' next outing.
Each mythology has its own creatures, and
shifting realms has opened up a whole new
batch of enemies for Kratos to butt heads with.
It may be hard to imagine fighting anything
to the scale of the Titans in God of War III,
but Norse mythology has some gargantuan
beasts of its own. Kratos faced down gods and
beasts alike in earlier games, and it remains
to be seen if the new God of War will feature a
similarly even spread.
There is still much to learn about the true
purpose of Kratos's next adventure, but we
know how it begins. Upon the death of his
son's mother, he and the boy, Atreus, vow
to take her ashes to the highest peak in the
land.. As their mission unfolds, they come
across countless dangers that they must fight
together, strengthening their bond as father

Dude, where are
my dual blades?
Kratos' classic Blades of Chaos are gone,
left behind in his attempt to set aside
his dark past, but that doesn't mean
he's done killing. To that end, he had to
choose a new signature weapon, the Leviathan ax. The ax is fairly simple in design,
but it is far from simple in function. The
weapon boasts a host of magical properties, allowing Kratos to freeze enemies
with it, throw it at targets and have it return to him like an oversized boomerang,
and more. The ax's hooked blade also
allows for grappling opportunities, similar
to his old dual blades, which is a necessary feature when fighting monsters
hundreds of times your size. Kratos will
have access to many weapons and tools
over the course of his new adventure, but
the Leviathan ax will be his primary killing
implement.

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PUBLISHER SONY INTER AC TIVE ENTERTAINMENT
DE VELOPER SIE S ANTA MONIC A S TUDIO
PL ATFORMS P S 4
RELE A SE DATE 04.20.2018

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