God of War 2018 One of the Best Games
Several years have passed since Kratos took his revenge against the Olympic Gods. Having survived the final fight against his father Zeus, Kratos now lives with his young son Atreus in the world of the Nordic Gods, a hostile land inhabited by fierce monsters and warriors. Kratos must act as mentor and protector of his son, and will have to master the anger he had for many years.
On March 22, 2018, Santa Monica Studio announced that the development of God of War had ended, and that it would begin with the production stage of the copies for distribution. The creative director of the game , Cory Barlog, declared: "It's been a long and exhausting trip full of laughter, arguments and a good dose of fear seasoned with a hint of doubt, it was the most wonderful and chilling thing I've ever done and I can say, without a doubt, it would never have been possible without the unconditional support of Sony and the tireless work of the incredible Santa Monica Studio team ".
The setting of God of War takes place in the forests, mountains and kingdoms of the Nordic tradition. New gods, creatures and monsters will make an appearance during the adventure of Kratos. The combat has become much more physical by incorporating a free camera that will allow us to live the action closer than ever. It will be frantic but, no problem, Kratos will have a powerful ax, a brutal weapon full of magic that will help you to perform multiple tasks. The ax will not only be your ally in battle, but also when it comes to exploring the terrain
The new adventure of Kratos with his son Atreus will include several novelties, and not only in its setting, also in the mechanics. One of its new features is that it will have optional bosses.
After the outcome of God of War 3, it is the age of Kratos' son, Atreus, who will share the limelight with the Spartan. Far from Greece, both live in Nordic lands, hiding their existence from the gods of this mythology and without the mysterious mother of the boy. In fact, bringing Faye's ashes to the highest summit of Midgard is the main task that both will undertake in the one known as "The Journey", an act of homage to the woman they both wanted.
Kratos is changed. And we are not talking only about his closed beard with which to better resist the cold. Spinning with the end of the previous paragraph, it is no longer the furious antihero we met, but is again capable of generating good feelings towards another being. He has returned to love - and not just letting himself be carried away by the passion of sexual mini-games - and assumes his existence in the Nordic lands as a kind of exile in which he tries to forget his past with his new family.
Kratos should act as a mentor and protector of his son, and will have to master the anger he had for many years.
We are no longer facing a pure hack'n'slash, of those of constantly crushing buttons, but now it is allowed to set enemies, turn around them, dodge and roll, block attacks and make parries and, ultimately , modernize and present something intermediate between The Witcher III and Assassin's Creed Origins. The same applies to the main weapon. The new Kratos does not want to know anything about his past and for that he brandishes the Leviathan, an ax that he inherited from his wife and that was forged by Brok and Sindri, the two dwarves responsible for the creation of Mjölnir himself.
The use of the ax is not only limited to normal and strong blows, but it incorporates a mechanic of launching - and later return of the ax to our will - that works quite well to have a certain competitive advantage and to be able to attack from a distance. Similarly, it has freezing powers, which not only serve to slow down or slow down certain enemies, but it ends up becoming a way to solve the puzzles that we find on the stage and prevent us from progressing.
While the shield is used both to dodge blows and to attack enemies during combat. In addition, this new version does not include the possibility of jumping. Another novel aspect in the gameplay is the possibility that Atreus can level up in the course of the game, which will make him learn new skills that will help Kratos. It was also confirmed that this character will not be playable and that only Kratos will be controlled throughout the game, Atreus will function as an extension of the protagonist's abilities, and will attack the enemies with our orders. In addition, he can launch a hail of arrows when he is not directly in combat, capable of dizzy opponents.
One of the most notorious changes in the gameplay is that of the camera, which goes from being panoramic to being placed behind the back of Kratos. Cory Barlog has referred to this change as that which was previously made in the Resident Evil franchise.
God of War is the restart of the adventures starring Kratos, who this time moves to Nordic mythology with his son Atreus. The release date of God of War is April 20, 2018 exclusively for PS4.
Atreus has always lived with his mother, who was the one who instructed him in basic notions of combat, but now it will be Kratos who has to pick up that witness. This not only has transcendence in the underlying narrative, but it will even be reflected in the diary that the boy is writing on the fly as father and son are facing more and more enemies. The game begins to a certain extent like the classics, with dumb Draugr in which simply to pound the attack button, but with the passage of the hours and the appearance of new variants, this newspaper will go collecting all the tactics to finish them, because not with all will end in the same way.
In the same way, Atreus' involvement in combat becomes more effective with the passing of the hours. At first it simply serves as a support with its bow, with standard arrows that can be used to mislead enemies and move them away from us or increase the stun bar that allows us to perform executions when filling. Later it will incorporate a pair of powers for its projectiles, that will increase the capacities of stunning, and even the boy will take active part in combat jumping to kick an enemy or strangle him with his bow. Anyway, those who want the protagonism in combat do not worry; Atreus can end some punctual enemy, but we can not progress passively, leaving the full weight of combat on our son's shoulders.
The new adventure of Kratos with his son Atreus will include several novelties, and not only in his setting, but also in the mechanics. One of its new features is that it will have optional bosses.
The way of navigating the stage has also changed. God of War always had a third ingredient in the recipe for its gameplay, in addition to the combat and the puzzles: the plataformeo. On this occasion, it has been practically reduced to the minimum expression. It is caused by the design decision that Kratos can not jump. Instead, we will have indicators for the scenario that will indicate the areas in which you can upload in a contextual way, either climbing or climbing. This point may be the most controversial for those veteran fans, but in the end it ends up being beneficial for level design.