The number one thing any person needs to know, for context on any God of War game, is that Kratos is a murderous psychopath who has carved a path of bloody vengeance. There's a certain nobility to upgrading your plan of revenge from one god, to all the Greek gods of the pantheon, even when it certainly meant the destruction of the environment as we know it. All the more reason for the current 2018 release to be so anticipated, receiving pretty much universal praise, including that of our own Chris Carter.
A lot of people jokingly refer to the 2018 release as "Dad of War". Not only is the gameplay a shift from the original series, but the emotional tone has shifted too. The psychopath Kratos is but a memory and now, in his place, is a mature, weary-looking father, with a son he's trying to raise within a world of the Norse gods. It's kind of a big sell: if you didn't like the first games, why would you care about the new one? But if you enjoyed the first ones, are you down to play a sort of slower-paced version of that action?
I anticipate most games I ask an opinion for are more or less split. The really interesting comments come from the commenters who aren't interested and provide their reasoning as to why. This time, the divide is a bit more skewed. Though I consider God of War a pillar of the PlayStation identity, it certainly isn't a game that has universal appeal. So, with only a few days left before the official release, are the Destructoid community excited for Dad of War?
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