God of War 4

[Kishido]

http://www.areagames.de/artikel/deta...zung-an/118906

[DarthAsthma]

I would say he progressed as a character as by the end of God of War 3 he borders the line between being an anti-hero and a villain protagonist.

Well I guess one could argueably label that as "progress", but in all seriousness given the circumstances Kratos maneuvered himself into during 99% of the game it's just not possible to have him not change somewhat at the end. He destroyed literally everything the GoW world consisted of there was no point anymore to being angry.
So I can't really see such a circumstantial change as character progress. For me character progress is something that happens over a long period of time and not in 1 moment due outside factors. But yeah if people really wanted to make a case for his ever growing character just say he grows more powerful. That's progress I guess...

I still think he is one of the most boring characters ever, his only + point being the somewhat comical nature of his neverchanging anger state portrayed so seriously.

I also believe if GoW continues Kratos story he will still be the all destroying angry douchebag we know.

I still hope for a new reboot, if they wanted they could go somewhat assassins creed with the franchise.
Different times, different god of wars (egypt, hindu, shinto, nordic etc etc).

[Kishido]

On Facebook the pic has as filename gowa_fb

Back in February Sony licensed the term "From Ashes"

[tatermoog]

I read once that David Jaffe's original idea for the series was for Kratos to move on and go after the Norse Gods, which would be fun. Norse mythology has a lot of weird creatures designed for set-piece battles.

On the other hand, I find Kratos to be one of the most tedious characters in video games. Not sure if I'd be interested in this unless they make a legitimate effort at storytelling in the next one.

[Mr. Zoro]

I'd be interested if it had a different main character, and one of the tasks would be for that main character to take down Kratos.

[Buuhan1]

Why, so he can climb out of Hades again? Kratos makes escaping from hell look so easy it's a wonder that all the other characters stay dead.

He's done it thrice!

[MasterKingJC]

But none of the other characters are as badass as, or have the unstoppable drive like, Kratos.

[MarcelloF]

Didn't he already get his revenge?

[Kishido]

Didn't he already get his revenge?

But he is bored now... Seriously the guy never has learnerd something else besides killing and screaming for vengeance... He needs it... And that bitch Athena is still around somewhere.

[Lazzie]

No, Athena died at the end of God of War 2. Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, Dionysus, and Hestia (lol Hestia) should still be around, though. Plus several less-important demigods and heroes - most notable hero left alive is Odysseus, and there is one Gorgon left to kill.

But I'm with most of the other people here. I would rather they introduce a new main character and/or a new plot framework. Bottom line: make sure this game has a reason to exist.

[Buuhan1]

Also change the gameplay up. The GoW system has become archaic.

[Kishido]

No, Athena died at the end of God of War 2. Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, Dionysus, and Hestia (lol Hestia) should still be around, though. Plus several less-important demigods and heroes - most notable hero left alive is Odysseus, and there is one Gorgon left to kill.

But I'm with most of the other people here. I would rather they introduce a new main character and/or a new plot framework. Bottom line: make sure this game has a reason to exist.

Did you play GOW 3? Yeah she died and came back

EDIT
a shotter? LOL

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/122/1223028p1.html

[Green_vs_Red]

No, Athena died at the end of God of War 2. Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, Dionysus, and Hestia (lol Hestia) should still be around, though. Plus several less-important demigods and heroes - most notable hero left alive is Odysseus, and there is one Gorgon left to kill.

Always found it weird that Artemis was noticeably absent from 3 despite being in the 1st.

[Buuhan1]

Did you play GOW 3? Yeah she died and came back

EDIT
a shotter? LOL

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/122/1223028p1.html

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/ar...4034201812.jpg

That's that same fanmade logo that has been around for months. This is either a fake or a stupid retailer jumping the gun to get early preorders started for a game that they have no confirmation exists.

[Lazzie]

Did you play GOW 3? Yeah she died and came back

I did play God of War III. She's dead, and its her imprisoned soul in Hades that gives you the new set of blades. Did you play God of War II? Zeus killed her.

[andre]

I did play God of War III. She's dead, and its her imprisoned soul in Hades that gives you the new set of blades. Did you play God of War II? Zeus killed her.

That soul is let out in the end.

[Buuhan1]

I did play God of War III. She's dead, and its her imprisoned soul in Hades that gives you the new set of blades. Did you play God of War II? Zeus killed her.

Did you finish III?

Spoiler:

Athena goes all evil in the final cutscene. She put her own power, the power of Hope, into Pandora's Box before the events of the series as a safety precaution while storing the hateful feelings of the Gods inside. When Kratos opened this box he released all these evil feelings back into the Gods, but he himself gained the power of Hope. At the end of III Athena demands this power back so she can rule over the mortals as the one and true God, Kratos, refusing to empower another god, impales himself with the Sword of Olympus and releases hope to the human race. A pissed off Athena calmly removes the sword from Kratos' chest (proving she does have physical power despite being a spirit) and walks off. In the post-credits it shows the place where Kratos lied dying with a trail of blood leading from where his body was to over the edge of a cliff. So yeah, God of War IV technically could have Kratos returning and combating Athena... but he really has no point to.

[KaizokuJinbei]

Did you finish III?

Spoiler:

Athena goes all evil in the final cutscene. She put her own power, the power of Hope, into Pandora's Box before the events of the series as a safety precaution while storing the hateful feelings of the Gods inside. When Kratos opened this box he released all these evil feelings back into the Gods, but he himself gained the power of Hope. At the end of III Athena demands this power back so she can rule over the mortals as the one and true God, Kratos, refusing to empower another god, impales himself with the Sword of Olympus and releases hope to the human race. A pissed off Athena calmly removes the sword from Kratos' chest (proving she does have physical power despite being a spirit) and walks off. In the post-credits it shows the place where Kratos lied dying with a trail of blood leading from where his body was to over the edge of a cliff. So yeah, God of War IV technically could have Kratos returning and combating Athena... but he really has no point to.

Spoiler:

he may have no point to combat Athena but Athena has a reason to combat him for refusing to retuen her power back

[Buuhan1]

Spoiler:

he may have no point to combat Athena but Athena has a reason to combat him for refusing to retuen her power back

Spoiler:

Yes, but the biggest factor is what point does Kratos have to return from the dead once more? His entire family is dead, he killed everyone he wanted to kill, even himself. I'm sure they'd come up with a way, but I think they should move on with a different protagonist. Hell, change to an entire different setting and universe.

[Kishido]

I did play God of War III. She's dead, and its her imprisoned soul in Hades that gives you the new set of blades. Did you play God of War II? Zeus killed her.

That's why she is still around after Hades is destroyed. And she was still around in the ending asking to give her the power of hope. She herself said she stepped up to something higher after she was killed

BTW
Something for the lulz