stopthatgirl7Dec 18, 2023

God of War Creator Is Unhappy With New Games and Kratos' Story

Despite being nominated for numerous awards and even winning Game of the Year in 2018, the creator of God of War, David Jaffe, is not a huge fan of the new direction the series has gone in. Jaffe himself hasn't worked on these new God of War games, but thinks that they're not staying true to the spirit of the character and the...

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/god-of-war-creator-david-jaffe-unhappy-kratos-story/

Show threadiyaerPDec 18, 2023

the Original God of War Kratos had all the depth of a puddle.

nuKratos is by far the superior character.

Show threadgullibleDec 18, 2023
There were innumerable opportunities for kratos to develop character beyond raging angry guy of rancorous fury. Every betrayal and every reconciliation was so bland after a while. The originals were one long soap opera.
Show threadTick_Dracy
Maybe that’s what made the games successful and entertaining.
Dec 18, 2023 at 8:46amWeb
Show threadDingoBillyDec 18, 2023
Worked for the first two games then went steadily downhill. It’s honestly incredible how they managed to ressurect that franchise as GoW was just a boring crappy series of sequels by 2017.
Show threadgullibleDec 18, 2023
What made them successful was marketing and copying and simplifying devil may cry. GOW’s voice acting and tactility of gameplay were far above the norm, which brought people back for a sequel. Its story was par for ps2, which is to say tolerable.