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Funny, I don’t think I’ve ever had people leave a strike when it came up on Exodus Crash. But I haven’t run any heroic strikes since Warmind went live, because I’m not at a light level where I feel comfortable doing them yet (and I know the rewards won’t help with that) Read more

If you asked me to identify Thaviks I would be unable to do so. Read more

Seeing Japanese mythology through the God of War lens would be amazing and completely different from anything else. Though I know a lot of people are gonna want Egypt first and I’m not really all that interested in Egypt. It’s like Assassin’s Creed not wanting to go to Japan. The setting is perfect and could be seen Read more

It’s also worth noting that Atreus indicates that he prefers Kratos’ name for him (and really appreciates being told the story of the Atreus for whom he is named) over the name chosen by Faye.

The entire narrative of this God of War centers around Kratos attempting to assert some level of control over his baser Read more

Farbauti (who Kratos is standing in for) only has sons, though the game is loose enough with the mythology they could say to hell with that anyway... Atreus/Loki has a daughter, though - Hel.
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Loki is Laufey’s daughter (which the game touches on, Faye being another alias). There’s not much consensus on which race she is, though it leans towards Jotunn, so Jotunn works. Read more

In Tyr’s treasure room (or maybe on a tapestry on the elevator ride down to it) there’s also a clear reference to Mayan culture as well. There’s no shortage of places they can go. However, I think that we can expect one or two more games focused on the Norse atmosphere before they jump somewhere else. Read more

Not necessarily. Thor has always used Mjolnir in Norse Mythology; the lightning/thunder aspect is played up, down, or forgotten entirely depending on the particular tale of Thor a reader’s dealing with, but Mjolnir has always been his companion—he bashes in a number of giant skulls with it in the myths, so it follows Read more

So here’s one of the big things I pulled from this game, that I think is up to interpretation and easy to miss. Odin was obsessed with changing Ragnarok, either avoiding it all together or surviving it. Mimir uses the word obsessed. So Odin actively encouraged Thor to commit genocide on the Giants. This changed Read more

Alternatively, I could see the opening of II being Thor beating the shit out of Kratos, or maybe even “killing” him and the second game being about Kratos finding some way to get back to/rescue Atreus in order to prepare for a war against the combined might of Odin and Thor in the third installment. Read more

Barlog: But I mean come on, if you played God of War II, you know that I’m not gonna end it with, “everything’s done!” Read more

Is anyone else just a little disappointed with the album? Read more

this is my favorite track on the new album. the way that chorus creeps in and changes the complexion of the whole song while still feeling totally natural is just... man Read more

I was that kid! I still am.... They are pretty useful. You can use them to brace corners and whatnot.
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I’m having a good time constructing these (I’m also working on the house after finishing the RC car) but I will concede I’d get bored quickly with the end result without kids. The youngsters are totally blown away by how the camera tricks and use of different vibrational frequencies work. Lots of Labo haters out Read more

I knew a kid who wouldn’t throw away the sheets of plastic you cut model pieces from...
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