God of War[a] is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica
Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). Released
on April 20, 2018, for the PlayStation 4 (PS4), it is the eighth
installment in the God of War series, the eighth chronologically, and
the sequel to 2010's God of War III. Unlike previous games, which were
loosely based on Greek mythology, this installment is rooted in Norse
mythology, with the majority of it set in ancient Norway in the realm
of Midgard. For the first time in the series, there are two
protagonists: Kratos, the former Greek God of War who remains the only
playable character, and his young son Atreus. Following the death of
Kratos' second wife and Atreus' mother, they journey to fulfill her
request that her ashes be spread at the highest peak of the nine
realms. Kratos keeps his troubled past a secret from Atreus, who is
unaware of his divine nature. Along their journey, they encounter
monsters and gods of the Norse world.Described by creative director
Cory Barlog as a reimagining of the franchise, a major gameplay change
is that Kratos makes prominent use of a magical battle axe instead of
his signature double-chained blades. God of War also uses an
over-the-shoulder free camera, with the game in one shot, as opposed
to the fixed cinematic camera of the previous entries. It was the
first 3D AAA game to use a one-shot camera. The game also includes
role-playing video game elements, and Kratos' son Atreus provides
assistance in combat. The majority of the original game's development
team worked on God of War and designed it to be accessible and
grounded. A separate short text-based game, A Call from the Wilds, was
released in February 2018 and follows Atreus on his first
adventure.God of War received universal acclaim for its narrative,
world design, art direction, music, graphics, characters, and combat
system. Many reviewers felt it had successfully revitalized the series
without losing the core identity of its predecessors. It received a
number of perfect review scores, tying it with the original God of War
(2005) as the highest-rated game in the series, as well as one of the
highest-rated PlayStation 4 games on the review aggregator Metacritic.
Among other awards and nominations, God of War was awarded Game of the
Year by numerous media outlets and award shows. The game performed
well commercially, selling over five million copies within a month of
its release and over 10 million by May 2019, making it one of the
best-selling PlayStation 4 games as well as the best-selling game in
the series. A novelization was released in August 2018, followed by a
prequel comic series published from November 2018 to February 2019. An
untitled sequel is currently in development and scheduled to be
released in 2021 for the PlayStation 5.
Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). Released
on April 20, 2018, for the PlayStation 4 (PS4), it is the eighth
installment in the God of War series, the eighth chronologically, and
the sequel to 2010's God of War III. Unlike previous games, which were
loosely based on Greek mythology, this installment is rooted in Norse
mythology, with the majority of it set in ancient Norway in the realm
of Midgard. For the first time in the series, there are two
protagonists: Kratos, the former Greek God of War who remains the only
playable character, and his young son Atreus. Following the death of
Kratos' second wife and Atreus' mother, they journey to fulfill her
request that her ashes be spread at the highest peak of the nine
realms. Kratos keeps his troubled past a secret from Atreus, who is
unaware of his divine nature. Along their journey, they encounter
monsters and gods of the Norse world.Described by creative director
Cory Barlog as a reimagining of the franchise, a major gameplay change
is that Kratos makes prominent use of a magical battle axe instead of
his signature double-chained blades. God of War also uses an
over-the-shoulder free camera, with the game in one shot, as opposed
to the fixed cinematic camera of the previous entries. It was the
first 3D AAA game to use a one-shot camera. The game also includes
role-playing video game elements, and Kratos' son Atreus provides
assistance in combat. The majority of the original game's development
team worked on God of War and designed it to be accessible and
grounded. A separate short text-based game, A Call from the Wilds, was
released in February 2018 and follows Atreus on his first
adventure.God of War received universal acclaim for its narrative,
world design, art direction, music, graphics, characters, and combat
system. Many reviewers felt it had successfully revitalized the series
without losing the core identity of its predecessors. It received a
number of perfect review scores, tying it with the original God of War
(2005) as the highest-rated game in the series, as well as one of the
highest-rated PlayStation 4 games on the review aggregator Metacritic.
Among other awards and nominations, God of War was awarded Game of the
Year by numerous media outlets and award shows. The game performed
well commercially, selling over five million copies within a month of
its release and over 10 million by May 2019, making it one of the
best-selling PlayStation 4 games as well as the best-selling game in
the series. A novelization was released in August 2018, followed by a
prequel comic series published from November 2018 to February 2019. An
untitled sequel is currently in development and scheduled to be
released in 2021 for the PlayStation 5.
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