said fuck it to Valkyrie Queen after a bunch more losses and finished the story
and holy shit of course he's Loki. Makes a lot of sense in retrospect (extremely smart, half-giant) and looking into general Norse lore I think I'm really starting to get a grasp on where the story is all going.
I think Kratos 100% dies next game, maybe even early on, because this is really going to be the story of Loki (funny enough it won't be about the god of war anymore) causing Ragnarok, becoming an enemy of Odin/Freya/Thor/Heimdall and ultimately going all God of War III on their ass. Curious if it'll promote Kratos as the main character or if Atreus will take over? I think Atreus is too young as is, but at the same time it said Ragnarok is really close because of Baldur's death, so he might not be old enough to be the main playable character by the time Rangarok hits?
The fight with Baldur was awesome though the end was a little anticlimactic (aside from the Loki reveal). The story seemed unusually close-knit for a God of War game (small main cast, and very few supporting characters outside the main cast).
Definitely an excellent game and there's a good chance it'll end up being my game of the year, but I still hold God of War III as the best game in the series so far.
I'm leaning to Kratos still being a player and that Atreus sorta fakes his death. They did seem to talk a lot about "Screw fate" when such topics came up. The snake seemed to be created around the same time so maybe Kratos will get sent back in time with it since that is a thing (and with how time moves differently between the realms that could explain things too)
Alternatively if Kratos does die, wouldn't he just end up in Valhalla? ---
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