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[Varteras]

I said it before and I'll say it again. There needs to be an off-screen sex minigame where Angrboda finds out why they call Atreus "The Other World Serpent". In fact, that's what they should call the hidden trophy.

For the sake of clarity and to not seem like a bigger creep than I am, I would assume both are older in this supposed game.

 

[Ozzie666]

Lost Legacy was really good and hit that nice sweet spot. Miles was fine but maybe not for a launch title.

Where is our Abby game.

 

[firegamer273]

wasnt there a rumor before they are working on ragnarok dlc?

 

[Johnny Concrete]

Sequels were not boring enough, so we now introduce half-sequels.

 

[nowhat]

So... they're working on a seq?

 

[Flutta]

Prob a DLC made for Atreus. Hard pass if so. Also hated that section of the game and everything about that annoying brat. Nothing in GOWR felt like GOW to me. Better get back to your roots or i’m done with this series.

 

[Mitsurugi Reiji]

Lost Legacy was really good and hit that nice sweet spot. Miles was fine but maybe not for a launch title.

Where is our Abby game.

What did you like about Lost Legacy? It is such a forgettable experience for me. Uncharted 4 was far better imo.

Last of us 1 is your Abby game. Naughty Dog was not really subtle with their parallels.

 

[Fredrik]

PLEASE let me play as Thor.

A prequel with Thor as main character would’ve been perfect, he was cooler than old man Kratos anyway, they could even add his daughter to the mix if they want to do the father and child parental thing again, and his wife was hot so include her too.

But this will likely be about Loki and Angrboda and I’ll gladly skip it.

 

[Ozzie666]

What did you like about Lost Legacy? It is such a forgettable experience for me. Uncharted 4 was far better imo.

Last of us 1 is your Abby game. Naughty Dog was not really subtle with their parallels.

Honestly, I totally agree UC 4 was far better game. But I do like the character of Chloe and enjoyed my time with Lost Legacy. I am fine with micro sized games, if the developers can still work on bigger projects. These smaller titles can fill in some develpoment gaps. Just as long as it's not an either or choice

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Prob a DLC made for Atreus. Hard pass if so. Also hated that section of the game and everything about that annoying brat. Nothing in GOWR felt like GOW to me. Better get back to your roots or i’m done with this series.

Atreus sucks.

That's all I've got.

 

[Mr Branding]

Just call it dlc or expansion. Why invent new buzzwords for already established things. Gta Lost &Damned, Gay Tony, Rdr Undead Nightmare, W3 Blood & Wine are all dlc’s and I doubt this will be any different.

 

[Hudo]

Can they please kill off the kid and have Kratos be fucking Kratos again?

 

[mrmustard]

half sequel? That sounds more awful than dlc or standalone expansion.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Cool, then I expect it to be "half" price Anyway, day 1 on anything SSM does though I don't care much for Atreus (pretty sure focus will be on him). I still want an Egyptian prequel before Kratos was neutered by fatherhood, give me unbridled rage and bloodshed.

 

[[Sigma]]

I probably won't even buy the next God of War game at this point. I'm pretty much done with this franchise with the way it is now.

 

[Xtib81]

Hopefully it doesn't take too many ressources from the studio. The sooner they focus 100% on the next Gow in Egypt, the better.

 

[xrnzaaas]

And moving away from Kratos as the lead character begins...

 

[GymWolf]

Ugh, just start working on the next main game.

 

[Black_Stride]

Half-Sequel is the dumbest thing ive ever heard of.

Just call it what it has always been called : Standalone Expansion Pack.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Sounds good to me. I think that's a strong pattern to have.

Full blown high budget AAA game.
Followed by AAA game with a smaller scope.
All while the new IP is in development and staff can be switched to the bigger project.
The next GOW will also be in pre-production.

Decent cadence. Means we'll get more than one game per gen out of the bigger studios now.

I'd still like each studio to make a few AA or indie-inspired games too

 

[Jayjayhd34]

God of war without the god of war hrm

 

[Hoppa]

I’m bored, are we getting new IP this gen or what

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

I know everyone hates the Atreus idea, but it could be good. I've seen some cool looking concept art.

it

NO.

 

[FingerBang]

I'll take it. I want to believe it won't be a long Atreus section, even if it stars him instead of Kratos.

Loved Ragnarok

 

[Heisenberg007]

I think Bluepoint is working on that Atreus game, not Santa Monica.

 

[Thirty7ven]

When Lost Legacy turned out to be a banger it looked like this was the future, then when Miles Morales became a mega hit it seemed inevitable.

Sony loves to miss its own boat.

 

[zeldaring]

This exactly reason why I cant get myself to replay Ragnarök and for some reason Atreus got much, MUCH dumber compare to 2018 game.

If it was Kratos from pervious game, he would have killed Atreus by now.

I did 98%of GOW: ragnorak the biggest reason i can't replay is the level designed to block you and waste time, and make you do silly puzzles or go around something. plus atreus was annoying. It's annoying how bad ass characters in gaming are being wiped out. Sony killed joel and now they wanna make kratos soft.

 

[owandeseis]

Totally unexpected

Just call it dlc or expansion. Why invent new buzzwords for already established things. Gta Lost &Damned, Gay Tony, Rdr Undead Nightmare, W3 Blood & Wine are all dlc’s and I doubt this will be any different.

DLC's are 10-20€ normally, expansions can go up to 30-40€.

A half-sequel? Easily 50-60€

You'd be a terrible executive man

I’m bored, are we getting new IP this gen or what

?? Sony announced two just a few months ago, Fairgame$ and Concord

 

[CartesianMan]

Really hope it's not with Angroboda and Athreus; I don't like Thor either.
Ragnarok already feels like DLC, and they've visited most of the Nordic myth worlds.

 

[Luipadre]

Jesus christ are all sony studios creatively bunkrupt now? ND stuck with last of us and more gow from ssm? I loved 2018 gow, ragnarok was great, but im kinda over kratos and gow now

 

[MagnesD3]

Same. Everyone hates this fucking game it seems, how the hell did it sell / review so well.


I do remember quite a bit of 2018 God Of War tho, fond memories too

Its very LCD appealing, look my teenage son is rebellious too I relate to this :S

 

[Skifi28]

So Santa Monica is working on something god of war that could be DLC or not. Wow, I could have told you that with zero inside knowledge.

 

[Mowcno]

I think games are sometimes too ambitious for their own good these days. The good old days when we got multiple titles in a franchise in the same generation are mostly gone. 10 Years since GTA V, 11 years since Dragon Age Inquisition, 12 years since Skyrim. Development and probably consumer expectations too needs to be reigned in.

 

[Kakax11]

Time for Atreus to shine

Spoiler: 00000

Atreus kisses a boy then fights his straight father

 

[Deerock71]

'God O' is literally half, but maybe they're going the pacifist route with 'F War'.

 

[Kerotan]

You guys will never give up on the idea that Angrboda is from Egypt or Africa, when the sad reality that Sony Santa Monica wanted to blackwash characters for the sake of virtue signalling.

It's just an Idea pal and it will be confirmed or not when the next game is released. I don't care either way, not losing any sleep over it.

 

[Metnut]

Game was great so I’d love more.

 

[X-Wing]

Atreus dlc starring angrboda

That would be cool. About them both on a quest to recover all the giant souls.

 

[Physiognomonics]

Sign me up for a 20hr god of war title with less narrative bloat and hybrid gameplay with multiple characters that waters down the experience

and if it releases late 2024? Even better

Less disappointment, more time for the wife and kids. Everyone is happy

@SlimySnake

We won't get that unfortunately. Go play GoW3 / Ascension if you want that.

 

[LordCBH]

Not really interested in that tbh.

 

[Majormaxxx]

So it will be called just... BOY?

 

[VideoGameEnjoyer]

Half sequel is not a flattering name, they shouldn’t let it catch on.

‘Side sequel’ is better. MM and LL were great. I’ll take all the side sequels.

 

[Elios83]

Something with a scale like Lost Legacy would be perfect as a bridge to their new big project (Cory Barlog's new IP).

 

[Crispy Gamer]

Shocked by all of the negativity I welcome more games similar to Lost Legacy and Miles from these talented studios as long as the mainline games are still coming

 

[near]

WTF is a half-sequel.

 

[Fake]

Good luck trying to push this franchise without Kratos.

There is only one god of war.

 

[cireza]

Game will be titled God o

 

[AngelMuffin]

So, GoW: Miles Morales?

 

[Jinzo Prime]

So can the games industry just hurry up and crash? Getting bored of all this shit.

 

[YukiOnna]

I think "Half-sequel" is silly. It just sounds like AAA market forgot you can have shorter experiences or re-used assets to help development rather than corner yourself into bigger is better, even Expansion is losing its meaning on this side. Sadly, on the creative side, it's just not that interesting either as it feels like how movies are in what they ship.