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God Of War

God of War is an action-adventure game franchise that is based on ancient mythology. The story follows a Spartan warrior named Kratos who was tricked into killing his family by the Greek God of War Ares.
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God of War review round-up, how does Kratos stack up to the earlier GoW instalments?

Kratos in his norse boat with his son, on some river.
Non-disclosure agreements have been lifted and a tidal wave of God of War reviews has hit the shores of internetz. So what does the gaming press say? What does your neighbour think? Does the world approve of Kratos' new direction?

God of War director says nothing in the game was changes "cynically or under pressure"

Kratos talking to his son while the Leviathan axe is on Kratos' back in the center of the screen.
God of War director Cory Barlog has come to defence of Kratos' new lease of life in the latest, Nordic flavoured instalment of the popular franchise, stating that none of the oh-so-feared changes were implemented "willy-nilly".

Here is nine more minutes of leaked God of War gameplay

Kratos is yelling as God of War bucket keeps leaking.
While Sony released another stretch of gameplay featuring a troll fight, other bits of the story and character dynamics are leaking in different areas. One such example is a video with nine minutes worth of previously unseen footage.

God of War new footage shows Kratos fighting a humongous troll, looking as glorious as ever

God of War game protagonist with scarce armor holding an axe
As we draw closer to the day Kratos takes his first public steps into the new, Nordic-inspired world of God of War, Sony is slowly teasing us with new gameplay videos and the last one really looks splendid, as Kratos battles a huge troll.

God of War will have performance mode for PS4 Pro that will make it run smoother

Kratos and Atreus are fighting a giant that is trying to stomp them.
Cory Barlog, the writer and director of God of War, took to his Twitter to shed some more light on the game, prior to its release on 20 April 2018. In one line, he described the game's added ''performance'' mode for PlayStation 4 Pro.

God of War director says the game's PlayStation 4 Pro version runs awesome

A man with a shield facing away from the camera
Eighteen more days until God of War's skull busting protagonist Kratos returns for another round of the franchise's trademark mayhem, albeit in a somewhat re-imagined manner, and director Cory Barlog revealed a tidbit to quelm our hunger.

God of War gets new insight video about Kratos' son Atreus

God of War game protagonist with scarce armor holding an axe
The release date for God of War is approaching and we seem to be getting more and more videos about the development processes the team went through while making the game. This time around, Atreus, Kratos' son is in question as his helper.

God of War gets a behind-the-scenes look at the motion capture process

Kratos in his norse boat with his son, on some river.
The tutorial on how to be the God of War was released today. It features the stuntman tasked with motion capturing Kratos in the newest installation of the series and how he came to the position in the first place. Kratos got old, not weak.

God of War reaches its final form and readies to ship

Kratos in his norse boat with his son, on some river.
Sony and their SIE Santa Monica subsidiary have revealed that God of War has "gone gold", a month before its release - which means all development is frozen and it's ready to go. It bodes well for a smooth launch on April 20th.

God of War gets first hands on video, combat system has Kratos hitting harder than ever

God of War game protagonist with scarce armor holding an axe
The upcoming God of War is not only different in lore, as Kratos is seated in Norse mythology now, but in control scheme as well. The devs say that while they changed things around, they wanted to make sure Kratos hits harder than ever.