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Her last wish was for her ashes to be spread at the highest peak of the nine realms.

Around this time, Atreus falls ill, and after curing him, Kratos reveals to Atreus that he is a god. Kratos also recovers his old weapons, the Blades of Chaos, in order to battle the beings of Helheim as the Leviathan Axe is useless there.

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While retrieving the blades, Athena appears and goads him about his past. The pair also receive assistance from a Witch, later revealed to be the Vanir god Freya , the mother of Baldur who had cast a spell of immortality on Baldur to protect him, but it also caused him to no longer feel pain or pleasure, which he resented her for. Kratos and Baldur eventually battle, during which, Baldur's spell is broken. Kratos decides to let Baldur go, but Baldur attempts to kill Freya, forcing Kratos to kill him.

Freya swears revenge against Kratos for killing her son and taunts Kratos for not revealing his troubled past to Atreus. Kratos decides to tell Atreus that he had killed his fellow Greek gods, including his father Zeus whose illusion he and Atreus saw in Helheim alongside an illusion of a younger Kratos from God of War III showing their final confrontation , but he and Atreus should learn from these experiences and not repeat past mistakes.

It is also revealed that Faye originally wanted to name their son Loki , but Kratos preferred Atreus, which was the name of an honorable Spartan comrade. In Midgard, Fimbulwinter began, and after returning home, Atreus has a vision that Thor will come for them at the end of Fimbulwinter. Kratos has been featured as a playable character in several PlayStation games outside of the God of War series. Out of Bounds along with his Clubs of Chaos. Broken Destiny , which includes his own story mode.

The character has been parodied twice in The Simpsons franchise. He appeared as the "God of Wharf" on a billboard advertising a chowder restaurant in The Simpsons Game. Kratos is also the main character in novelizations of the game series by Matthew Stover and Robert E. The novels are a retelling of the games and offer deeper insights into their stories. The first set included two versions of Kratos; one wielding the Blades of Athena, and the second wearing the Golden Fleece and holding a Gorgon 's head.

The second set included a twelve-inch figure that plays six game quotes. Vinyl Figure was released. Kratos' character received positive response by video game publications. GameSpot regarded Kratos as a "sympathetic antihero" and a "badass", and described him as endearing due to his unforgiving demeanor, but added that the slowly-developing story offered players "no understanding [of him]" in the game's early stages. Forbes wrote how "Kratos is a character this time", calling him "fleshed-out" and "surprisingly engaging", [82] while IGN felt that the game "transforms him from the previous games' flat embodiment of the bloodthirsty warrior cliche into someone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with some of my favorite protagonists in recent media".

Kratos has been included on several top video game character lists: GamesRadar listed him as one of the 25 best new characters of the decade, stating that while he appears at first to be a generic character, players eventually learn that he is both an "unstoppable force of nature" and a "broken, tragic man".

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Broken Destiny and Mortal Kombat in [] and as the sixth "most badass" video game character of all time in On the other hand, Kratos' character has also been given criticism. Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes said in an interview that he considers Kratos "a supercool character, but it's black and white; his personality is pure rage, his dialogue is pure rage, his character design is pure rage—it's kind of easy.

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It helps that these discoveries are often stashed near a beautiful vista or deep in a palpably dank cavern. Even after the story ended, I sunk at least another 10 to 15 hours so far into exploring the world. By all indications, I still have a bit left to find, and I want to uncover every inch of it. Even during the 10 or so hours I played on a launch PlayStation 4, I marveled at the scenery — how lush the tree lines looked, or how pretty a snowy mountainside looked in the distance.

And then I played God of War on a PS4 Pro and was blown away by the true level of detail the world holds when bumped up to checkerboard 4K.

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The texture of grassy hills in the distance feel real, light dances dazzlingly off of shinier surfaces, and every gnarled monster I have fought conveys such a sense of decay as to instill terror in me. Even the sky looks nearly photo-realistic. And while the beautiful landscapes captivated me, the small details on Kratos and Atreus stunned me. The fur and leather of their outfits move so naturally, and are so finely detailed that they look nearly genuine.

All of this beauty comes at a cost, however, and that means God of War runs at or around 30 frames per second instead of the 60 frames that makes action games feel so much smoother. The "Favor Performance" mode visibly ups the framerate, but not to 60 fps in my time with it. But the occasional issues in my playthrough never hindered my progress or noticeably took me out of the experience on either the regular PS4 or the PS4 Pro.

The two lead actors are elevated by a wonderful supporting cast. And the mid-game addition of one key character adds an engaging, hilarious, and heartwarming dynamic to the core duo, transforming this character into easily one of my favorite supporting characters in a game in years.

The main villains and many of the supporting characters are complex in their motivations, too. Characters I supposed were merely added for comedic relief turned out to be much more complex, and God of War twists character allegiances and motivations in emotionally relevant ways. And yes, some of those foes are gods, but God of War picks intriguing members of the Norse pantheon, which means we get to see stories of characters other than the popular Thor, Loki, and Odin.

While I would have liked to see a few more scenes featuring the main antagonist, the moments involving the big bad are not only captivating but intriguingly mirror the story of Kratos and Atreus, giving nearly every moment deeper meaning. Much of what spurs on Kratos and his friends and enemies is the one true motivator behind most deities in ancient mythologies: I was continually impressed with how consistently something referenced early on in God of War would come full circle later on, perhaps only then to be revealed as the setup for another payoff. Replaying the first few hours, I was astonished at the cleverness of the foreshadowing.

And even though I had only just finished the story, I felt the itch to keep playing on this new save. That sense of discovery is rare, and one that should be experienced firsthand. I expected great action from God of War, and it delivers that handily. The obvious care that went into crafting its world, characters, and gameplay delivers by far the most stirring and memorable game in the series. Review by Jonathon Dornbush.

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God of War's Story in 7 Minutes. God of War Graphics Comparison: Everything else is nearly perfect. Beyond being very readable, it provides a fantastic example of how to summarize large quantities of data in an immediately understandable and compelling manner. I have two minor quibbles with the book, and I stress that they are both minor. The first is that Judaism plays a key role in the theory of the first three chapters but is hardly mentioned after that.

This is very much a book on Islamic-Christian conflict and intra-religion conflict in Islam and Christianity ; it is not clear that Judaism is relevant to its primary arguments. The other minor quibble is that I would have loved to have seen Iyigun take the argument further. But he could have gone further. He is clearly onto an important mechanism connecting religion, conflict, and ultimately economic growth, and I want to see more about the last part of this connection.

But maybe this is just me being selfish — what I am asking for may very well be another book. In any case, Iyigun has done more than enough to convince the reader of the important and subtle connections between monotheistic faith, conflict, and long-run outcomes. His forthcoming book, Rulers, Religion, and Riches: Copyright c by EH.

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