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1:36 “Have you ever been in love? It’s pretty good.” I love this depiction of Surtr so much. I was expecting a powerful and mighty fire demon, but he’s just a dude who likes smithing and loves his wife. Of all the gods we’ve seen, he’s the only one who actually acts his age. He’s not a petty asshole jerking off his own ego or a maniac obsessed with knowledge, he’s just a guy who’s old and wise enough to find happiness in simplicity and kindness.
At the start of the first game, after Atreus says "Sorry" three times, Kratos says "Do not be sorry. Be better." He also quotes Zeus then he kills Baldur at the end "The cycle ends here." adding "We must better than this." So it warms my heart then Kratos tells Atreus "Today we will be better." knowing full well this could be where they both die.
I love that little exchange before Kratos is about to leave Surtr be. As soon as he hears "I wouldn't sacrifice her any more then you would sacrifice him" he knows there's absolutely nothing he can do to change his mind and is prepared to leave without a word. Atreus strikes me as the type to plead with him instead of accepting it-- things only change when Surtr sees the Blades of Chaos.
Yeah, it's my favorite for the same reason. In the past, he might've tried to drag him forcefully to do so, but being who he is now, he just accepts and moves on. Can't argue with logic that aligns 100% with your own, after all.
Yeah, it’s kind of a theme in this game characters changing their minds at the drop of a hat. Kratos, Freya, Thor, Sif, Thrud, Surtr, etc. And people will call it “character development”. And I’m saying this as the biggest GOW fan, Ragnarok had terrible writing. I feel the people praising the story are teenagers.
This version of Surtr does a good job of characterizing an active volcano. Oh sure it can be peaceful and even nice to be around, doesn’t change the fact that it has enough firepower to wipe out a population
@@greasykremlin7193 that's really interesting actually. I didn't even realize it but a later part of the ending of the game depicts kratos in a similar way to tyr as well. A god who can unite peoples through peace, rather than divide them through war
primordial beings are that op. that's why Kratos was a bit surprised Atreus is planning on "forcing them into submission", knowing and having killed the likes of them.
@@oldboy8150Surtr is as strong as fenrir and that's an exaggeration. And kratos slaughtered cronos that is stronger than surtr and fenrir combined. Kratos would destroy surfr
I wasn’t expecting surtur to be so calm (and reasonable), but I love how they portrayed him. I also love how they made him so effortlessly powerful. He’s the king of the fire giants, he should be pretty damn strong.
He seems so otherworldly. Like yeah, he speaks the same language and everything but there’s just something about his mannerisms and the way he speaks and seems to think his way through him that makes him seem alien, the way I would expect an elemental being from another realm to. It’s pretty interesting.
He just sounds so goddamn nonchalant and exhausted, and honestly I love those displays of emotions so much. I just really like GoW's portrayal of mythological characters now in general, they aren't as stereotypically edgy and proudly vocalized of their roles as before, they now feel like ordinary beings who just plainly acknowledge their prophesized actions and try to act as normally human as possible.
I love the interactions of Norse characters with the Blades of Chaos, it just shows how "special" they are. Though more of a burden to the owner. A curse rather.
I never thought of it that way the God of war made the ultimate weapon and the ultimate warrior to slay the king of the gods and was the first God to fall from it. That's crazy. They should have just given him his wife and kid.
Not only are they special, but they were actually what ignited Surtr's heart to fulfill the prophecy. Kratos was destined to start Ragnarok from the second he kneeled to Ares. That is mind-boggling! In fact, Sinmara's ice and Surtr's fire were one half of what was needed to start Ragnarok. But also Faye's ice (Leviathan Axe) and Kratos' fire (Blades of Chaos) also needed to combine! What an incredible tale!!
@@rowanfarmer9029 btw gow 4 has started to lose the magnificent gameplay action and epic boss battle... but compared to Ragnarok...gow 5 take the epic boring gameplay of all God of war 😂🤣
I really, really like seeing Kratos finally understanding the importance of mercy and empathy and actually trying to protect and save the innocent. Just because he could be the greatest protector the mortals ever had if he could just understand how important the role of protector actually is.
To be honest I'm happy they waited before giving him that kind of moment instead of straight up going down this route in the previous game it makes it feel a little bit more natural him opening up to his son especially knowing what happened to his last family.
3:37 - 3:50 I love how kratos is ready to swing with his shoulders raised up and blades at the ready and got the "not here" and walks off. Kratos had a moment there. Didn't even turn around immediately just looked at his blades for a few seconds and looked at boy before turning around to follow
I loved how he probably wanted to become Ragnarok and kill Odin, but the thought of losing his wife is what stopped him. And the moment he saw the blades, the moment he saw a way to do it without losing the one he loves. He's all in.
@@hasturthekinginyellow5003 Me when I stapled my fingers with a industrial stapler it hurt so bad to the point I was laughing pulling out a 1.5inch long staple give ya weird feelings.
@@lights_utopia1130 that's the chemical your brain releases along with adrenaline as a response to getting hurt. Without it, any pain would be debilitating. Sometimes, your brain releases too much of the happy drugs and you get that weird feeling.
@@Sp4rtanRage uhh no. I dont know where you get this information. Blade of Chaos created by hephaestus with the blessing from Ares,the former God of War. Those blades got removed from his arms when he fought Ares and never mention again (except GOW Ascension) and Athena gave him the second blades called Blade of Athena then change into Blade of Exile in GOW3
@@jontuxen2724 ok so if that's the truth of how Kratos were given similar blades from athena, then how did Kratos then again have the blades of Chaos by the 2018 gow? I know Kratos is cursed to forever have the blades return to him if he wanted to throw them away. I'm just guessing my friend 🤔🤔👍.
@@Sp4rtanRage Theres a prequel that states he tried to throw them away and that they are the ORIGINAL blades. The exile ones he discarded at the top of mount olympus. Its Athenas final way to mess with him even after the pantheon is gone.
Jesus Christ I love how human the characters are, they all have their own personality and charm, it's amazing how technology allows us to capture the slightest emotions
if only more games thought about making such amazing movies like this XD the experience of seeing such "living" characters and such a fleshed out story is amazing
@RE Evil It's solely because you can't write him. Every time a series tries to portray YHWH at all it's always a an evil caricature, but incarnate, he just becomes way too mind boggling for them to even attempt to portray. I think American Gods did one recently and they made the most bland idol for illegal immigration that has ever been made. Unless it can match the Chosen, I can't see any video game seriously trying to write him. It'd be a waste of money cause of how bad it's fated to be.
@@ItsDrakkon I remember that cool scene from gow 3 where kratos was flying up Olympus and the fire titan tried to bitch slap him so kratos flew back and killed the titan with a single stab using the blade of Olympus 😂. Young kratos was such a badass.
Lol this game has a lot of those moments. Sometimes you don’t even realize you’re supposed to be moving the character cause you would think you’re still in a cutscene. Definitely seamless transition!
Notice how Surtr was also writing his own destiny to protect his beloved: once the profecy said his partner could die (they would fuse together), he chose to make his own destiny, as well as kratos, to protect the one he loves
love how its probably because his endless waiting has ended, and its also ended in a way that he didnt expect. (Because Kratos lent that primordial flame to him so ragnarok all went differently)
I love how that Kratos used the blades of chaos to end another god world. it shows that they have more power in them and can keep getting stronger and stronger every time they are used in other lands.
so Ragnarok is not an event, it's actually a monster... Surtur the Brave, a Fire Giant destined to kill Frey during Ragnarok in the original myths, it was said that he took Frey's signature weapon, the Sword of Summer, and used it to kill Frey Frey had previously tossed the sword away as a price for finding his true love, and now that decision comes back to haunt him as his mortal enemy found it and was going to use it to end him
Am I the only one here who got surprised by how sudden and crazy 0:15 was? Sure, Kratos and Atreus both didn’t take much damage from it, but do you see how nonchalant Surtr was, sending both of our main characters off with just a simple bitch slap that didn't even touch them. Now that is how you make a 'powerful' scene.
I like it that much i think its ridicilous. From the tiniest backhand creating a huge explosion, the characters not reacting to the explosion at all and then talking to surtur normally after the fight
I like how these characters are just people. Even Surtr before he becomes Ragnarok is just a guy. He doesn’t talk like some ancient being with big words and grandstanding. He’s just like “nah I don’t want to”
Which is arguably the lamest way Santa Monica couldve subverted expectations. They're not portrayed as gods, they're just quirky Marvel characters at best
@@tortyreus2384 i feel the same. In 2018 you could feel the characters are actually gods with their dialogue and point of views. Here they feel so ordinary sometimes.
As much as it can be fascinating to watch Norse related characters interact eloquently, I find it sorta overrated. It’s refreshing to watch characters speak in modern mannerisms. As a bonus, the acting makes up for it. Sure many portrayals can be a hit or miss for some but it’s just really cool how I find them to be portrayed, better than I expected.
You know, I thought they changed the prophecy at first, but then I realized that the giants were vague in the original hidden prophecy. It says how Surtr and Sinmara have to combine to form Ragnarok, which did not happen here. However, they did combine metaphorically, by loving each other and having each others hearts. Quite cool how it all ties together, just like how the prophecy was vague about which God of War wielding a spear that leads the armies in Ragnarok.
Look at 11:32. In that moment, Kratos realizes that Atreus is becoming a steel hearted, cold, calculating general who is there to win regardless of the cost. Kratos is not a talker, he is not a philosopher, he's a warrior who has seen war, and he believes that words ring hollow against the sound of inaction. However, he knew in this moment he had to speak to his son, and that if he did not, Atreus would become everything Kratos wanted to leave behind in Greece; everything he tried to hide from his son manifesting within him. They turned GoW from a fun, well made hack-and-slash god killing palooza to a deep, well written, thoughtful story about war and how it affects and changes people, and how we can be better.
Goddamn, I absolutely adore the short amount of time we see Surtr. They did great with his character. His pained screaming and laughter as Kratos merges his blades primordial fire with Sinmara’s heart gives me goosebumps & chills.
"Atreus and I will be enough" "That's suicide" Yeah, and it'll be worse if God forbid they kill Atreus in front of him *even though I'm sure he's okay in the end*
@@dangerouslydubiousdoubleda9821 even during the fights with Thor. Granted, first one could be argued that Thor had the edge, but even then I was waiting for Thor to be pummeled repeatedly
@@dangerouslydubiousdoubleda9821 Thor vs Kratos' first battle: Kratos got a ton of free hits when Thor was carrying him around and never flinched (except the last part) Part 2 fight: it took Kratos two punches for Thor to lose his grip at the start of the fight
@@Josephx5504 there's a reason why kratos didn't fight surtur. Surtur is more powerful than zeus himself. Kratos didn't fight him because we needed him to cause Ragnarok
Of course he is. He is more powerful than the titans, or the hekatonkeres. Surtr is the first concious being to emerge in norse mythology. Greek myth doesnt actively contain its ending, but the closest equivalent would be oceanos, the primordial sea, the first thing to take form from chos in greek myth.
Kratos choking up when telling Atreus to open his heart to the Midguardians suffering, is everything I wanted from him last game. A truly sensational experience this series has become.
Seeing Freyr die breaks my heart dude, like they kept his end from myth in mind, but in doing so cost Freya everything. Her son, her brother, so many centuries of her own life, and countless lives of her people, and now she just has to keep living for the ones that she has left. It's such a tragic end for someone who was already characterized mostly through her suffering.
6:31 one of the few moments that gave me chills and made me tear up, this game is a masterpiece. I am glad to be alive to have witnessed it and played it
@@eduardomagana3858 More like in Athena's hands. But who knows where she may be considering her "higher existence" was never really explained. Might make a reapearence in another GOW game.
Ragnarok is far more powerful than any Titan or god he beat, so... I highly doubt it. The fact that they needed him to destroy Asgard instead of doing it themselves (because they couldn't) kinda shows it
Well considering that Tyr is a norse god of war, I think switching him for Kratos, greek god of war, does not make a diference in the end of the world scenario.
I never played god of war but always wanted to try and get in the series. From this I can see how far Kratos has come and how much he’s grown as a person
4:57 “This’ll hurt.” Considering how kratos originally got the blades of chaos,hes probably used to it by now. Edit:Ah hell nawh they nerfed tf out of the world serpent if you compare how fast he was going in GOW4 to now you’d know somethings off
Well let's see, this was near the end of fimbel winter, snakes usually need a warm place, plus the fact that Thor in mythology and this game are close in strength, with thor having a slight edge in strength, it makes sense that this could happen. Yet again, I miss my snake......
This is the present Jormungandr that Atreus and Angrboda helped. It's not yet that strong. Future Jormungandr was in Midgard, and that's why Mimir ask if it did follow them.
Thor was right about Kratos When he said "We are destroyers". But this scene shows hes madman and monster. Yeah I know Odin had to be stoped but not at cost of death and destruction
I really grew to love this game series, its like a movie but it feels like a poem to me, its filled with so much emoiton and artistic creativity, 100/10
What an insanely reasonable guy, for being the second ever sentient being in the God created universe, and that he’s supposed to be the destroyer of Worlds and all 😂
15:07 so that’s how Jormungandr was send back to time 😮 correct me if I’m wrong because back in GOW 2018, him and Thor hit so hard that splinter of world tree break and hit Jormungandr and send back in time
@@aeliocantalk4161 haha I was mistaken actually the Jormungandr was sent back in time but that Jormungandr was the one we saw being soul being put into the serpent we can here Angraboda mentioning how it’s being way bigger than normal, so the Jormungandr we saw from 2018 game is still here he’s prolly just chillin now though cuz he’ll let his younger self worry about it cuz he’s not tryna get sent somewhere through time again 🤣
Surtr easily commands his realm, a master blacksmith and used his powers to just enjoy combat. Makes me wish we could see what Ymir was like considering he's the origin of the Giants.
@Vikturus22 I almost, ACTUALLY, almost tear up after the delivery of the line. This version of Kratos isn't the "mortal" he used to be who only kills gods and not care about anything else, he's now a father and he knows that he has a responsibility, he knows that he can't go back to what he used to be. This version of Kratos is the GOAT.
@@hotelsix72 same. I nearly teared when he showed a small amount of weakness then instantly correcting himself when speaking to atreus. He wants his son to not be like him and make his own path. I thought it was near impossible to top 2018 god of war for story. I was wrong
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1:36 “Have you ever been in love? It’s pretty good.” I love this depiction of Surtr so much. I was expecting a powerful and mighty fire demon, but he’s just a dude who likes smithing and loves his wife. Of all the gods we’ve seen, he’s the only one who actually acts his age. He’s not a petty asshole jerking off his own ego or a maniac obsessed with knowledge, he’s just a guy who’s old and wise enough to find happiness in simplicity and kindness.
Yea Surtr seems super chill
Till you see the real him near the end. The exact mighty destroyer depicted in the mythos
@@jonasfadi8213 el mismo se lo dice a kratos y atreus antes de que le clave las espadas "no se, dejare de ser yo"
@Xylus asgard probably blew up, with him stabbing the core and all, along with him, probably dead
@@jonasfadi8213 that wasn't the real him lol. he literally said "I won't be myself when I become Ragnarok".
Kratos finally saying "I was wrong. Open your heart to their suffering. " is such a good scene. Dad of War finally understands his son
“Close your heart to their suffering, don’t allow yourself to feel for your enemies, they will not feel for you”
At the start of the first game, after Atreus says "Sorry" three times, Kratos says "Do not be sorry. Be better." He also quotes Zeus then he kills Baldur at the end "The cycle ends here." adding "We must better than this." So it warms my heart then Kratos tells Atreus "Today we will be better." knowing full well this could be where they both die.
Boat captain: Hell if u could open your heart to my suffering earlier!
Yes, but not to everyone
This garbage is lame compared to the original gow.
He sounds bored, like he’s just done with living. The perfect portrayal of an immortal being with nothing else to live for but for one purpose.
I mean, that's just what marriage is. Even beings above us mortal are just all the same
@@quack9355
That's what a bad marriage is. Not all are like that.
@@quack9355 what does marriage have to do with it lol.
Dude about time I see your comment
@@thevoid8084 The fire giant could never be with her beloved.
The Blades of Chaos being one to essentially start Ragnarok, it truly does stick to its name.
as a great philosopher once said "chaos is a laddah"
@@konrad8541 Only the laddah is real, the climb is all there is
Its also a nice reminder of how a foreign object (kratos and the blades) changes alot about ragnarök
Yea something sadistic people say to try and control
@@konrad8541"shansha pleash"
I love that little exchange before Kratos is about to leave Surtr be. As soon as he hears "I wouldn't sacrifice her any more then you would sacrifice him" he knows there's absolutely nothing he can do to change his mind and is prepared to leave without a word. Atreus strikes me as the type to plead with him instead of accepting it-- things only change when Surtr sees the Blades of Chaos.
Yeah, it's my favorite for the same reason. In the past, he might've tried to drag him forcefully to do so, but being who he is now, he just accepts and moves on. Can't argue with logic that aligns 100% with your own, after all.
Yeah, it’s kind of a theme in this game characters changing their minds at the drop of a hat. Kratos, Freya, Thor, Sif, Thrud, Surtr, etc.
And people will call it “character development”. And I’m saying this as the biggest GOW fan, Ragnarok had terrible writing. I feel the people praising the story are teenagers.
@@JetConvoyNah, that’s just a demonstration of good communication skills
This version of Surtr does a good job of characterizing an active volcano. Oh sure it can be peaceful and even nice to be around, doesn’t change the fact that it has enough firepower to wipe out a population
Calm, cool, wise old man God made of fire
Surtr can destroy the entire world
@@InfamousRafe he a fire giant specifically the first one I think not a God
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Kratos in his calm and reasonable self: We seek a fire giant
Surtr: Go away *Yeets both Kratos and Atreus into a boss fight*
Best part is that your comment is 100% accurate
Keep laughing every time I see it
I died laughing when i saw that
Kratos: we seek a fir-
Surtr: *no frick off*
Old kratos would yanked him by the throat and forced him to become ragnarok, glad wiser kratos is more calm and reasonable
"We will die seeking justice, not vengeance" Kratos walked a long path to become the wise warrior he is now.
Something in the way
Kratos has essentially become the new Tyr!!!
@@greasykremlin7193 that's really interesting actually. I didn't even realize it but a later part of the ending of the game depicts kratos in a similar way to tyr as well. A god who can unite peoples through peace, rather than divide them through war
killing every god that stood in his way teached him something at least, I guess buddha's building a bunker right now XD
Daimen: justice not vengeance
Batman: good boy
0:20 that was so unexpected. That backhand wasn’t even that fast yet it contained so much power
He didn't even put in any effort, or magic, and not even a transformation of some sort. Not even any time to release it.
primordial beings are that op. that's why Kratos was a bit surprised Atreus is planning on "forcing them into submission", knowing and having killed the likes of them.
@@oldboy8150Surtr is as strong as fenrir and that's an exaggeration. And kratos slaughtered cronos that is stronger than surtr and fenrir combined. Kratos would destroy surfr
@@rover5058 No.
@@oldboy8150 yes
From a brutal and ruthless killing machine to a father and a wise warrior. What a beautiful character development, Kratos.
I wasn’t expecting surtur to be so calm (and reasonable), but I love how they portrayed him. I also love how they made him so effortlessly powerful. He’s the king of the fire giants, he should be pretty damn strong.
I love that he sounds... bored. Exactly like someone who is fated to spend eternity preparing for doomsday.
He seems so otherworldly. Like yeah, he speaks the same language and everything but there’s just something about his mannerisms and the way he speaks and seems to think his way through him that makes him seem alien, the way I would expect an elemental being from another realm to. It’s pretty interesting.
He just sounds so goddamn nonchalant and exhausted, and honestly I love those displays of emotions so much. I just really like GoW's portrayal of mythological characters now in general, they aren't as stereotypically edgy and proudly vocalized of their roles as before, they now feel like ordinary beings who just plainly acknowledge their prophesized actions and try to act as normally human as possible.
@@peytonalexander5300 he’s like dr manhattan, he’s so powerful, everything is just beneath him
@@Diiixiiinormus best comparison I’ve seen
Kratos went from killing every god he met to actually allied and turned them to good gods to destroy the bad one.
Kratos: I used the gods to destroy the gods
@@ichangedmyusernamebecausei2551 take that Gor
@@ichangedmyusernamebecausei2551ultimate thanos move
Well given that killing off all the gods will destroy the mortal realm it's understandable that he doesn't want to repeat what he did in greece
Instead of god of war, gonna have to change the game to god of salvation: Kratos 😂
I love the interactions of Norse characters with the Blades of Chaos, it just shows how "special" they are. Though more of a burden to the owner. A curse rather.
It's a weapon made for gutting gods a part of ares plot for massacring Zeus and who loyal to him.
Basically a weapon capable killing god.
I never thought of it that way the God of war made the ultimate weapon and the ultimate warrior to slay the king of the gods and was the first God to fall from it. That's crazy. They should have just given him his wife and kid.
Not only are they special, but they were actually what ignited Surtr's heart to fulfill the prophecy.
Kratos was destined to start Ragnarok from the second he kneeled to Ares. That is mind-boggling!
In fact, Sinmara's ice and Surtr's fire were one half of what was needed to start Ragnarok. But also Faye's ice (Leviathan Axe) and Kratos' fire (Blades of Chaos) also needed to combine!
What an incredible tale!!
Only surtr doesnt know kratos is ghost of sparta but also blades (as he inspect for blades hes only sees the primordial fire)
It's too bad our time with him was so short. Surtr's dialogue is one of my favorite moments in the game. His personality is so fun
this game is like more on movie 🤣 i miss the game challenges and epic bosses fight...like before ✨✨✨
@@enigma5014 clearly you haven't played the game cause if you have then you would know that all of that is in the game
@@rowanfarmer9029 don't be assuming Karen 🤣 I've played GOW 123
@@rowanfarmer9029 btw gow 4 has started to lose the magnificent gameplay action and epic boss battle... but compared to Ragnarok...gow 5 take the epic boring gameplay of all God of war 😂🤣
@@enigma5014 nostalgia has blinded you, I played GoW 3 and it's quite boring and repetitive, Ragnarok is much much much better
He took the pain, held it close to him, and screamed to the world that no one else should feel this pain.
That was deep
Calm down, Doctor.
I really, really like seeing Kratos finally understanding the importance of mercy and empathy and actually trying to protect and save the innocent. Just because he could be the greatest protector the mortals ever had if he could just understand how important the role of protector actually is.
too be fair, Kratos seriously has a beautifully done character arc through all these games
Excellent character development, damn near flawless. Reminds me of Vegeta’s character development….
absolutely. literally kratos grew with us
He really only develops once you get to the 2 newest games. Before that he was much more of just a mindless killing machine
@@hefoughtabear118 he has been developing since the first one especially the 3rd one, I don't know why do you thought of that.
@@Delicatessen- how? In the 3rd game his goals and motivations and attitudes dont change
You hear Kratos’s voice crack as he talks to his son. What a true man finally opening up. He has come full circle and became a better man
Beta
@@khalil7011 ratio
@@khalil7011 the true beta was you all along
To be honest I'm happy they waited before giving him that kind of moment instead of straight up going down this route in the previous game it makes it feel a little bit more natural him opening up to his son especially knowing what happened to his last family.
*God
3:37 - 3:50 I love how kratos is ready to swing with his shoulders raised up and blades at the ready and got the "not here" and walks off. Kratos had a moment there. Didn't even turn around immediately just looked at his blades for a few seconds and looked at boy before turning around to follow
“The fuck?”
I loved how he probably wanted to become Ragnarok and kill Odin, but the thought of losing his wife is what stopped him. And the moment he saw the blades, the moment he saw a way to do it without losing the one he loves. He's all in.
I like how Surtr laughs when stabbed like "Oh shit that hurts way more than I thought it would"
He laughs because he is gaining power and he is enjoying it
@@thorny8013 could be both, have you ever hurt yourself to the point of laughter? It's your body trying to diminish the pain
@@hasturthekinginyellow5003 Me when I stapled my fingers with a industrial stapler it hurt so bad to the point I was laughing pulling out a 1.5inch long staple give ya weird feelings.
@@lights_utopia1130 Uhh 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
@@lights_utopia1130 that's the chemical your brain releases along with adrenaline as a response to getting hurt. Without it, any pain would be debilitating. Sometimes, your brain releases too much of the happy drugs and you get that weird feeling.
"Your blade there's primordial fire in them"
Love the reference of Thera's Bane
No. Thera's Bane was in Blade of Athena not Blade of Chaos
@@jontuxen2724 the Blades of Athena ARE exactly the Blades of Chaos, just reforged by athena's magic at the end of the 1st God of War game
@@Sp4rtanRage uhh no. I dont know where you get this information. Blade of Chaos created by hephaestus with the blessing from Ares,the former God of War. Those blades got removed from his arms when he fought Ares and never mention again (except GOW Ascension) and Athena gave him the second blades called Blade of Athena then change into Blade of Exile in GOW3
@@jontuxen2724 ok so if that's the truth of how Kratos were given similar blades from athena, then how did Kratos then again have the blades of Chaos by the 2018 gow? I know Kratos is cursed to forever have the blades return to him if he wanted to throw them away. I'm just guessing my friend 🤔🤔👍.
@@Sp4rtanRage Theres a prequel that states he tried to throw them away and that they are the ORIGINAL blades. The exile ones he discarded at the top of mount olympus. Its Athenas final way to mess with him even after the pantheon is gone.
Jesus Christ I love how human the characters are, they all have their own personality and charm, it's amazing how technology allows us to capture the slightest emotions
if only more games thought about making such amazing movies like this XD the experience of seeing such "living" characters and such a fleshed out story is amazing
@@Heavenly-Drakian it's all about the money
Jesus Christ is next
Yeaa.. truee. The characters feel very human in writing too
@RE Evil It's solely because you can't write him. Every time a series tries to portray YHWH at all it's always a an evil caricature, but incarnate, he just becomes way too mind boggling for them to even attempt to portray. I think American Gods did one recently and they made the most bland idol for illegal immigration that has ever been made.
Unless it can match the Chosen, I can't see any video game seriously trying to write him. It'd be a waste of money cause of how bad it's fated to be.
"We wil die seeking Justice not vengeance"
That's a big line and character development for Kratos knowing what he had to suffer and to do on his past
It’s amazing how every character has so much personality, even if their in the story for the shortest amount of time, they still feel alive
13:14 "That's suicide!"
Woman, that man took down Olympus all by himself. He can handle a wall.
Not all by himself he had Helios' head for company
not to mention murked the titans as well as the mother of the titans
Yes
Not a lot know about Kratos feat of destroying another pantheon, only a few like Thor and Mimir for example.
@@ItsDrakkon I remember that cool scene from gow 3 where kratos was flying up Olympus and the fire titan tried to bitch slap him so kratos flew back and killed the titan with a single stab using the blade of Olympus 😂. Young kratos was such a badass.
The symbolism at 16:15 when Kratos stabs Thor's hand to the ground.
He essentially grounded lightning - negating Thor's powers.
That's pretty cool actually. Didn't realize that was what he was doing
Yes that was I thought too!
lol
I see Kratos using Pokemon type advantages, such a slayer
Notice how it grounds the storm and Thor calms immediately neato
It's like you're literally playing a movie, they did such a great job with this game
Thats the opposite of what a game is
Unfortunately its more a movie than a game, i mean, it's better as a movie since the gameplay is not that absurd, for that exist Sekiro, Dmc, etc etc
@@4gone39 not really
The gameplay is fucking incredible though so
Seems like that's the only game that Sony can make
That transition from gameplay to cut scene at 4:11 might be the most subtle and smoothest that I've ever seen
Lol this game has a lot of those moments. Sometimes you don’t even realize you’re supposed to be moving the character cause you would think you’re still in a cutscene. Definitely seamless transition!
Notice how Surtr was also writing his own destiny to protect his beloved: once the profecy said his partner could die (they would fuse together), he chose to make his own destiny, as well as kratos, to protect the one he loves
Surtr laughing as he becomes ragnarok was awesome
GIGACHAD
More like pain than laughing
@@luunguyen4931 no I'd say its laughter
The transformation scene reminded me of ghost rider when Johnny blaze turns for the first time. Their screams of pain turn into laughter.
love how its probably because his endless waiting has ended, and its also ended in a way that he didnt expect. (Because Kratos lent that primordial flame to him so ragnarok all went differently)
15:54 you can literally hear the voice of kratos from gow3. He really brought the "ghost of sparta" out for a moment!
Yeah i heard that!!!
LMAO I HEARD THAT LOL
Yooooo
I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE THAT
THATS SOO COOL!!
Yes that grunt sound!
Surtur is so calm I kinda love it
Seems like a calm and reasonable person
He was Big AF just like A Greek Titan but I think more stronger
@@golik133 oh indefinitely. He was actually much bigger than them, too
@@golik133 So they made him smaller than his actual size like Rhea(Zeus Titan mum).
@@gamechanger8908 ???? Where’s it say that?? Are there logs?
I love how that Kratos used the blades of chaos to end another god world. it shows that they have more power in them and can keep getting stronger and stronger every time they are used in other lands.
12:20 Kratos almost breaking to tears and steadying himself is beautiful attention to detail and continuity to the character he was and developed from
Surtr was infamous to commanded the Fire Giants from Muspelheim. Using his Giant sword, Surtr would turn Asgard into the sea of Fire.
so Ragnarok is not an event, it's actually a monster...
Surtur the Brave, a Fire Giant destined to kill Frey during Ragnarok in the original myths, it was said that he took Frey's signature weapon, the Sword of Summer, and used it to kill Frey
Frey had previously tossed the sword away as a price for finding his true love, and now that decision comes back to haunt him as his mortal enemy found it and was going to use it to end him
Yep it is
i think it’s both in this case, event and beast
Any magnus chase reader here?
Same monster in marvels thor ragnarok
Haven't u seen thor Ragnarok
Am I the only one here who got surprised by how sudden and crazy 0:15 was? Sure, Kratos and Atreus both didn’t take much damage from it, but do you see how nonchalant Surtr was, sending both of our main characters off with just a simple bitch slap that didn't even touch them. Now that is how you make a 'powerful' scene.
Well he is a primordial fire giant that came after Ymir. So it would make sense he’d be crazy powerful.
Conquerors Haki lmfaoo
That was _less_ than a simple bitch slap. It was a vaguely defined wave of the hand.
@@vaporwingfauxmcloud1190 🤡🤓 Mid piece
I like it that much i think its ridicilous. From the tiniest backhand creating a huge explosion, the characters not reacting to the explosion at all and then talking to surtur normally after the fight
I got goosebumps watching Kratos giving that speech. What an amazing job they’ve done with GOW.
I like how these characters are just people. Even Surtr before he becomes Ragnarok is just a guy. He doesn’t talk like some ancient being with big words and grandstanding. He’s just like “nah I don’t want to”
@meidastouch0 for scamming ? Hell no gtfo
Which is arguably the lamest way Santa Monica couldve subverted expectations. They're not portrayed as gods, they're just quirky Marvel characters at best
@@tortyreus2384 i feel the same. In 2018 you could feel the characters are actually gods with their dialogue and point of views. Here they feel so ordinary sometimes.
As much as it can be fascinating to watch Norse related characters interact eloquently, I find it sorta overrated. It’s refreshing to watch characters speak in modern mannerisms. As a bonus, the acting makes up for it.
Sure many portrayals can be a hit or miss for some but it’s just really cool how I find them to be portrayed, better than I expected.
@@tortyreus2384 no
They really upgraded the angles. The blades look bigger than ever.
You know, I thought they changed the prophecy at first, but then I realized that the giants were vague in the original hidden prophecy.
It says how Surtr and Sinmara have to combine to form Ragnarok, which did not happen here.
However, they did combine metaphorically, by loving each other and having each others hearts. Quite cool how it all ties together, just like how the prophecy was vague about which God of War wielding a spear that leads the armies in Ragnarok.
this is not just a game, its a masterpeace of humankind
@@vACksdimka don't click it's a scam
Which is as amazing as it is ironic considering nearly every person in this game is a god
Look at 11:32. In that moment, Kratos realizes that Atreus is becoming a steel hearted, cold, calculating general who is there to win regardless of the cost. Kratos is not a talker, he is not a philosopher, he's a warrior who has seen war, and he believes that words ring hollow against the sound of inaction. However, he knew in this moment he had to speak to his son, and that if he did not, Atreus would become everything Kratos wanted to leave behind in Greece; everything he tried to hide from his son manifesting within him. They turned GoW from a fun, well made hack-and-slash god killing palooza to a deep, well written, thoughtful story about war and how it affects and changes people, and how we can be better.
Goddamn, I absolutely adore the short amount of time we see Surtr. They did great with his character. His pained screaming and laughter as Kratos merges his blades primordial fire with Sinmara’s heart gives me goosebumps & chills.
Damn the level of change that sindri went thru cuz of broks death… he didnt even care or feared odin after everything
"Atreus and I will be enough"
"That's suicide"
Yeah, and it'll be worse if God forbid they kill Atreus in front of him *even though I'm sure he's okay in the end*
In that case, not only Odin will get it (Kratos would surely have won alone in that case). Kratos alone will become the Ragnarök of all nine kingdoms
They really don't know how much Kratos is holding back.
@@dangerouslydubiousdoubleda9821 even during the fights with Thor. Granted, first one could be argued that Thor had the edge, but even then I was waiting for Thor to be pummeled repeatedly
@@geekymetalhead5112 Kratos was holding back alot in that one. In the 2nd fight he wasnt nearly as held back, but still not using full power.
@@dangerouslydubiousdoubleda9821 Thor vs Kratos' first battle: Kratos got a ton of free hits when Thor was carrying him around and never flinched (except the last part)
Part 2 fight: it took Kratos two punches for Thor to lose his grip at the start of the fight
This is one of the most romantic things I have ever seen in a video game. That heart motif is beautiful.
Simp
@@yusufgazi7 yeah, I’m a sucker for romantic stuff in video games. Prolly because video games aren’t passive experiences, like movies are
6:40 that horn gave me chills down my spine
of course, its a godly horn
Crazy to think that Surtr is more or less on the same level as the Protogenoi.
I mean. He is practically the destruction of the norse pantheon. Like Kratos, the destroyer of the greek pantheon
@@ashyzu so would be insane to see kratos one on one ragnorok and destroy him kinda like Kronos
@@Josephx5504 there's a reason why kratos didn't fight surtur. Surtur is more powerful than zeus himself. Kratos didn't fight him because we needed him to cause Ragnarok
Of course he is. He is more powerful than the titans, or the hekatonkeres. Surtr is the first concious being to emerge in norse mythology. Greek myth doesnt actively contain its ending, but the closest equivalent would be oceanos, the primordial sea, the first thing to take form from chos in greek myth.
Kratos choking up when telling Atreus to open his heart to the Midguardians suffering, is everything I wanted from him last game. A truly sensational experience this series has become.
Seeing Freyr die breaks my heart dude, like they kept his end from myth in mind, but in doing so cost Freya everything. Her son, her brother, so many centuries of her own life, and countless lives of her people, and now she just has to keep living for the ones that she has left. It's such a tragic end for someone who was already characterized mostly through her suffering.
6:31 one of the few moments that gave me chills and made me tear up, this game is a masterpiece. I am glad to be alive to have witnessed it and played it
*Odin picked the wrong fight.*
The epiphany sequence at 10:33 really made me cry…the artists and actors did a stellar job
Well kratos is now officially a better father than most father now. He literally accept that he is wrong
With the Blade of Olympus Kratos can easily destroy ragnarök
Fax
Too bad the blade lost it’s power…and is back in what was once Greece.
Who cares, he is an interesting character
@@eduardomagana3858 More like in Athena's hands. But who knows where she may be considering her "higher existence" was never really explained. Might make a reapearence in another GOW game.
Ragnarok is far more powerful than any Titan or god he beat, so... I highly doubt it. The fact that they needed him to destroy Asgard instead of doing it themselves (because they couldn't) kinda shows it
For a fire giant, bro is chill AF
I love the beginning scene so much. Surtr just lifts his hand and sends kraits through the air. I was so shocked. What the hell was that
primordial
In all seriousness the character development of Kratos since the first games is phenominal writing.
10:29 the death of his brother really affect him so much
He became so different when we first meet him
Also for what they have done in the past
yeah it’s sad
Well kratos saw his brother die infront of him too so he would understand sindri's pain
6:18
“I. Am. Ragnorok”. “I AWAIT THE CALL”
Damn that delivery is both badass and scary. Really does sound like the voice of the apocalypse
bro thinks hes megatron 😭
I thought it was unintentionally hilarious lmao
0:13 loved that part
hello?
"we seek a fire gian-"
Go away *YEET*
Hello :D
10:30
Love how sindri just casually crushes many people possibly to death and is fine about it
Brok's death affected him even more than people think
This is the turning point of the prophecy. When Kratos chose justice instead of vengeance, the future changed.
My favorite part is when Kratos said: "I'm the god of war Ragnarok"
Truly a chilling moment
What’s the time stamp?
sometimes tired memes are tired.
Don't bring morbius jokes in here
Dead meme but still hilarious lmao
@@wanmj_ I got sick of it too
But I realized there was never truly a morb
We are the morb
So in ragnarok, it was supposed to be a tyr that led an army to war with asgard, but since odin killed him, kratos now fills that roll?
Yes
Practicaly
Who better to lead ragnarok than the leader of the once great spartan army
Yep. And remember the time on what we saw in the tomb in alfheim, kratos was supposed to die but now it is changed to odin.
Well considering that Tyr is a norse god of war, I think switching him for Kratos, greek god of war, does not make a diference in the end of the world scenario.
I love how Sindri still joins Kratos man... fuck. His love is grander than his suffering of his brother
Surtr gotta be one of the most respected characters in the god of war series
I like how when he grabs onto the Blades his heart starts beating faster
Blades of choas still being the reason all chaos breaks loose I see haha 😂
Blades of CHAOS. Just doing they job
15:09 OOOOOHHHH that's the moment where Thor sent the snake to the past, to the first game
I like how Sindri is like you two lift and hold it for me like it's not his problem at 14:11 😂😂
Cause he doesnt care anymore at this point.
Sindri probably never forgives them
I was really not expecting Surtr to be the Bob Ross of swords.
lmao
😂😂
I like how we see the world serpent hit across time by Thor.
Boink
Surtur's in a vibe of his own. Not at all the firebreathing walking doom I've been led to believe this long
The General of Sparta, the Ghost of Sparta, the God of War is back. And he's sporting new colours.
I never played god of war but always wanted to try and get in the series. From this I can see how far Kratos has come and how much he’s grown as a person
It is so badass when he says “ I. Am. Ragnarök.” Literal embodiment of THE END, YOUR DOOM IS UPON YOU
4:57 “This’ll hurt.”
Considering how kratos originally got the blades of chaos,hes probably used to it by now.
Edit:Ah hell nawh they nerfed tf out of the world serpent
if you compare how fast he was going in GOW4 to now you’d know somethings off
maybe cause he is damaged by fighting thor?
Well let's see, this was near the end of fimbel winter, snakes usually need a warm place, plus the fact that Thor in mythology and this game are close in strength, with thor having a slight edge in strength, it makes sense that this could happen.
Yet again, I miss my snake......
Did the snake die?
sent back in time remember
This is the present Jormungandr that Atreus and Angrboda helped. It's not yet that strong.
Future Jormungandr was in Midgard, and that's why Mimir ask if it did follow them.
Thor was right about Kratos When he said "We are destroyers". But this scene shows hes madman and monster. Yeah I know Odin had to be stoped but not at cost of death and destruction
Kratos & Atreus: "Hello-"
Surtur: "No, fuck off." *explosion.*
I love how Surtr's introduction has him BACKHANDING KRATOS AND ATREUS.
Bro really said "go away" and knocked both of them into the shadow realm
The VA in this game is absolutely stellar.. really leaps above 99% of other games
12:25 Hearing Kratos almost cry is heartbreaking
I really grew to love this game series, its like a movie but it feels like a poem to me, its filled with so much emoiton and artistic creativity, 100/10
What an insanely reasonable guy, for being the second ever sentient being in the God created universe, and that he’s supposed to be the destroyer of Worlds and all 😂
Who would have thought the king of the fire giants is such a nice and chill dude 😅😂
Kratos: Atreus and I will be enough
Freya: That's suicide
Kratos: I'm the fucking god of war
i like how when the bolder falls on kratos and his son the boy is trying to help hold it up like he is helping. touching
You know it's a fantasy game when a parent actually apologises and admits they were wrong
0:39 Group projects be like
15:07 so that’s how Jormungandr was send back to time 😮 correct me if I’m wrong because back in GOW 2018, him and Thor hit so hard that splinter of world tree break and hit Jormungandr and send back in time
Yes exactly, its so cool
Yes but now he’s been sent back to his original timeline
@@Ajjosan ahhh now that even more intriguing that he was send back to his original timeline. Dang, my boi Jorm have witnessed the war.
so... it created an alternate timeline then?
@@aeliocantalk4161 haha I was mistaken actually the Jormungandr was sent back in time but that Jormungandr was the one we saw being soul being put into the serpent we can here Angraboda mentioning how it’s being way bigger than normal, so the Jormungandr we saw from 2018 game is still here he’s prolly just chillin now though cuz he’ll let his younger self worry about it cuz he’s not tryna get sent somewhere through time again 🤣
0:20 Okay for some reason that scared the crap out of me
Well, he is a Primordial which is a million times stronger than God leaders.
Surtr easily commands his realm, a master blacksmith and used his powers to just enjoy combat. Makes me wish we could see what Ymir was like considering he's the origin of the Giants.
My favorite moment was when ragnarok said "its ragnarockin time" and ragnarocked all over the place
God of War definitely took cues from Marvel in how casual some of these characters behave.
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11:38 this is real character progression if I have ever seen it!
It sounds like he was crying! The God of War is fucking CRYING!!! 😭🥺🥺
@@hotelsix72 he is no longer the god of war. He is a father now
@Vikturus22 I almost, ACTUALLY, almost tear up after the delivery of the line. This version of Kratos isn't the "mortal" he used to be who only kills gods and not care about anything else, he's now a father and he knows that he has a responsibility, he knows that he can't go back to what he used to be. This version of Kratos is the GOAT.
@@hotelsix72 same. I nearly teared when he showed a small amount of weakness then instantly correcting himself when speaking to atreus. He wants his son to not be like him and make his own path. I thought it was near impossible to top 2018 god of war for story. I was wrong
@@hotelsix72 HE'S DAD OF BOY NOW
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