The God of War series has long been one of Sony PlayStation’s leading brands since its inception in 2005 for the PS2 and has gone from strength to strength since that time.
Over the years, Kratos has evolved as a character. The demigod has gone from being a vicious spartan hellbent on revenge against Zeus and his fellow Greek god squad for the slaughter of his family, to a more mellow father attempting to live the quiet life with his son Atreus. Don't get me wrong, Kratos is still vicious in the recent God of War entries, but nowadays he may ponder for a few seconds whether caving your head in is the best course of action to take.
Check out the God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla trailer below!
In 2018 we were blessed with the soft God of War reboot for PlayStation 4. Other than having a change of scenery, this new version of the series would have an over-the-shoulder camera perspective, and a more in-depth combat system and would be even more cinematic than its predecessors. Then in 2022, we had its sequel God of War Ragnarök, arguably bigger and better than the previous entry.
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In our review of God of War Ragnarök, we said that it offers: “blistering action, gut-wrenching twists, and truly cinematic boss battles with real emotional heft behind them. This is a high-stakes, high-fantasy rollercoaster from start to finish, and an instant PlayStation classic.”
We were led to believe that God of War Ragnarök would be the conclusion of the Norse saga, but that’s not quite the case. There were rumours that God of War Ragnarök would be getting DLC and during the The Game Awards last week, those rumours were confirmed with God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, and best of all, this DLC is free as a thank you from developers Santa Monica Studio.
Before we proceed, we are about to go into spoiler territory for God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla. So, without giving too much away, God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla is essentially a roguelite mode, but to my surprise, it’s far more story-driven than I had anticipated. The free DLC which is said to be even longer than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III not only refers to Kratos’ past, but also perhaps his future.
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At some point in Valhalla, you will meet Tyr, the Norse God of War. During various encounters, he presents you with not only Asgardian weapons and magic but also those from ancient Egyptian, Japanese and Mayan times. The Mayan weapon in particular is the Macuahuitl of Aztec heritage, the first weapon seen in the clip that Try presents to Kratos.
These weapons could mean absolutely nothing and might just be a simple case of Tyr being a well-travelled god wanting to shower Kratos with gifts. That being said, once Kratos’s Norse story is over, we’d assume that he’s got to go somewhere else, right? Only time will tell.
God of War Ragnarök is available now on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4
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