10 Things CUT From God of War Games

The scope of "God of War" is pretty huge, and sometimes some cool ideas are cut from the final release. For this list, we'll be looking features, mechanics, and other elements removed from various "God of War" games. Our list includes Atlantis from “God of War II” (2007), The Harpy Boss Battle from “God of War” (2005), the Two-Headed Turtle from “God of War: Chains of Olympus” (2008), and more! What content do you wish had made the cut? Let us know down in the comments.
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[@8butsideways295]

Ragnarok is coming 🥰

[@MrWii000]

Could you please try to convince people why Master Chief will NEVER be in Super Smash Bros.?

[@jorge.im.linares]

Atreus going from believing he's weak to learning he's a god and not knowing how to deal with it and becoming a little prick was the most pre-teen move they could've made. It was brilliant!

[@brandonwithnell612]

imo even with some buildup cut it still worked well as he was also frustrated by having to listen to kratos order him around, so being a god made him feel like he didnt have to answer to anyone anymore

[@Conky88]

Whatever.

[@vizionara]

Sometimes I think people forget these is how pre-teens actually are like!

[@don2410]

TLDR; character development

[@jackblack9605]

Actually, Kratos was the one making him a prick. His wife, Faye, raised Atreus alone with good morals and love; he's a good kid at the beginning. It's Kratos, Spartan training, the whole "close your heart," and "we're gods, we can do whatever we want" speech that starts to corrupt Atreus. Kratos finally figures it out midway that raising a son isn't the same as training a Spartan soldier, and he was basically undoing all the things Faye had taught Atreus. If they continued down that path, yeah, Atreus would have ended up as the same cold, emotionless, selfish piece of shit like Kratos in the Greek trilogy. It's small character development for character on learning to raise a son not a soldier.

[@TrolArmy]

It's a good thing they went with the look Kratos has now. He is one of the many icons of PlayStation, and probably the most violent one too lol

[@shawziiz5031]

Funny is, according to Stig the director of GOW3 - he state that after finalize Kratos design, Jaffe himself think that Kratos now look like a Mortal Kombat character (obviously Quan Chi in Deadly Alliance during that time). He jokes that "we might gonna get sued". Turn out Ed Boon and the rest of Midway staff (MK studio at that time) love Kratos and God of War game with most of them including Ed Boon himself wish he was an MK character, which ultimately did happen - Kratos become the very first guest character in MK franchise via MK9

[@hubhub27]

I miss the violence from the younger Kratos

[@godzillazfriction]

​@@hubhub27 he still has violence in gow 4

[@hubhub27]

@@godzillazfriction it’s waaaay more toned down than previous titles

[@godzillazfriction]

@@hubhub27 it's still there and I wouldnt say toned down like if mortal combat were to tone it down but ye you definitely haven't seen all executions on gow 4

[@KATTALNUVA3]

Apollo and Artemis, that would’ve been one hell of a boss battle. Demeter, Hades wouldn’t have been the only one pissed over Persephone’s death, even if she did try to destroy Olympus.

[@Lavender2005]

I always find it funny that people forget that hades and persephone are uncle and niece

[@Burg7.]

@@Lavender2005Step sister/cousin to Kratos

[@Lavender2005]

@@Burg7. Still wierd hpw people find their relationship "cute" despite that, i mean just look at the comics

[@jdrvargo287]

​@LeonieWerner-jy5fk And Zeus is married to his own sister, Gaia married and mated with several of her own sons, Kronos married his sister, Nyx married her brother and Zeus slept with his own great-granddaughter. You bringing up the uncle thing is fucking meaningless in this context and one of the less creepy ones.

[@raptormage2209]

@@Lavender2005 Greek mythology, every single god is related in some way shape or form, or almost.

[@eraser2592]

I can imagine the drummer being a support enemy that can add additional buffs like constant regeneration and strength

[@GreedyOrange]

nokken -.-

[@AntiSocialismo50]

It would be fun

[@LethalTicTac]

@@GreedyOrange ah yes, as nokkens are definitely in god of war 4

[@GreedyOrange]

@@LethalTicTac thank god

[@jifij89]

like the shamans in ghost of tsushima dlc!

[@andrewhaase1826]

Honorable Mention: *Elephantaur -These elephant-minotaur hybrids were planned to appear in God of War 3, but was scrapped. Luckily, they were reused for God of War: Ascension.

[@1974GreekTiger]

They are called Juggernauts in Ascension.

[@cp5385]

minophants sounds better, since taur means bull

[@TrashComment]

Didnt even talk about how Krato's brother Deimos, was supposed to be his sister.

[@blackwolfashrial7402]

I was starting to think the story of kratos' brother was a fever dream.

[@insertedgynamehere]

Wut

[@brandonwithnell612]

sister? imo brother does work better as the prophesized "marked warrior" they mistook instead of kratos

[@harvillex4284]

Lies. Kratos never had a sister

[@TrashComment]

@Harville X You clearly didn't read my comment.

[@kizaruthegreat]

i thought the atreus transformation brilliant. like it truly felt like being a parent and your child going through puberty. i was legit annoyed and wanted to smack the shit outta atreus XD they did a amazing job

[@jaywayytoofresh9670]

Even tho I enjoyed the troll battle for the heart I can't help but think how Badass it would of been to kill that BIG ass bird in the background

[@Aoiraider]

Kid’s personalities are kind of volatile so I’m Glad they didn’t drag out Atreus’s character development too much, but that Ogre in Helheim was weak… my only complaint about the 2018 game.

[@alekmarroquin6914]

To be fair everything is easy on easy mode

[@kush6846]

Would’ve been cool if you fought that giant bird that’s just chilling near the bridge. They could’ve gone more in depth with Helheim too, killing Zeus shouldn’t be the only thing he sees when he’s there, but they had budget cuts.

[@brandonwithnell612]

yeah the excessive troll fights were my only complaint about the game but im glad the rest was great enough to make up for it as well as boost a new fan base for future more expansive games, here hoping ragnaarok lives up to the hype

[@ahmeeeeeeeeeeeed]

@@alekmarroquin6914 Except Valkyries

[@ЛазарТасев]

If you say it lorewise, it's like Odin ordered those ogres to defend some gate or some other places which does not make any sense.

[@muneebhamza8917]

The Revenant is one of the most annoying enemy in all of gaming

[@MST196]

Hate them in elden ring too for sure

[@brandonwithnell612]

that and the tatzelwyrms, especially in the muzphehiem trials, and niflehiem damn things keep burrowing underground wasting time

[@blackmask5335]

Use light arrows on them and instantly throw a boulder at them when in spartan rage. This will heavy damaga

[@ahmeeeeeeeeeeeed]

The elves are worse

[@yamatheintercom2972]

Hehe, anor londo archers would like to have a word

[@connorsnickers1]

When I saw the giant eagle I immediately was like “oh I can’t wait to kill that!” Then it didn’t happen and I was sad

[@HasselHoffman-im5he]

The Harpy Boss Battle would’ve been one of the most complex battles in PlayStation history

[@samurexatlas7373]

We don't kill Lady Hralsvegr in Ragnarok, but she does have a bigger role in the game, which is good.

[@jeremymorain]

5:54 Beardless Kratos spooked me

[@jackolantern147]

One thing I wish they added in GOW 3 was a new breed of enemies called Demigods. Different types using different powers from their parentage lead by Hercules. Showing just how powerful Kratos had become, killing his own cousins in droves. Maybe even having models and weapons from the multiplayer on Ascension.

[@EchanteDante]

I really want more puzzle like content in the new game…that is something that really gave the original trilogy such charm in my opinion. Because it made you use your brain but also allow you to go god mode and use brute force and weapons to progress as well. 2018’s God of War had some of that but it was all the same concept…hit this spike door, wheel, pot or bell with ax to unlock chest. I know I’m simplifying things a bit and some puzzle moments were a bit challenging if you just so happened to glance or walk passed a key part of the solution but none of them gave me the same feeling as the original puzzles in the original trilogy. However the story, exploration, and combat felt a lot better in the 2018 version. So I think if Ragnarok will improve on and add some new elements to combat and exploration…and combine that with a lot more puzzles that are way more diverse and fun to solve than 2018’s bells, wheels, Jars, and spike door puzzles. My favorite puzzle in the 2018 version took no effort to solve it was just a really cool visually…it was the deer head statue that shoots the beam of light to open the door. It reminded me of the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland how that statue shoots a laser from its eye to light the giant torches.

[@davidcwajgenberg6185]

I also miss the mini game s . For big bosses

[@trailblazerlazerrazerd9027]

Technically in Greek myth it's said that Harpies are sisters of the Goddess Iris. So having her play as the sleeping Mother Harpy might've been awesome to see. She just might've been prettier about it compared to her buzzard bird/vulture-esque and human hybrid looking siblings, or at least in the face region. With like rainbow wings. It's also strange that no Titans in the game existed besides Gaia that Kratos has beef with except that Nameless volcano dude who was fighting Helios and Typhon who was still stuck under a huge mountain after fighting Zeus like in the classical myth. But they combined That mountain with the one Prometheus was trapped on having his liver eaten out and healed every day.

[@nataschahasselmann7421]

I would've liked to battle the big bird in Helheim. It's too bad that they didn't went through it...

[@Fable148]

Well according to Mimir in Ragnarok the bird now wants to retire😂

[@nataschahasselmann7421]

@@Fable148 yeah you're right xD I hope he enjoys his retirement, lol

[@listerofsmeg884]

9:10 It was the Hydra, not the kraken, that you had to distroy both heads of in God of War 2005.

[@blackmask5335]

Harpie boss fight could have been a great level. Gow 1 has the best puzzles and traps . The whole idea seemed cool

[@Bman32x]

7:41 absolutely expected these enemies to attack you like COD MW II. One I was terrified would end up happening was Ares somehow roaring back to life while climbing his tomb in GOW3.

[@LethalTicTac]

I was really hoping they would do so much more with the Hel Phoenix

[@avidfather1864]

What mythological creature is that turtle based on?

[@8butsideways295]

A garden turtle

[@raymanfreak7739]

So...... Is no one going to talk about how the drummer looks like a deformed Freya?

[@kevincarpenter6971]

The bird actually uses its wings to help us

[@jadonfinnerty7233]

Would love it if they remade the first two plus chains of Olympus and maybe added some of this content

[@shemdellashemygd29]

Really wanted to see there concept of the 4 armed drummer🔥

[@spongeman1512]

The two headed turtle would be so nice in RAGNAROK.

[@keynanmartinez]

Sad these didn't make the cut but some would of been Epic!

[@marianokaz1503]

9:08 You made a mistake, in God of War I you fight the Hydra which has multiple heads, the Kraken has one single head in God of War II.

[@WoooodZz2688]

They should have a time jump, and make it to where Atreus really becomes Loki and kratos has to stop him

[@ImmortalRises]

Could you imagine if the drummer was the size of a troll of Angrboda’s grandmother? Now that would be an insane boss fight. 👀

[@mikegamerofsparta]

even to this day i wish we got the Harpy boss battle in the first god of war david jaffe said they wanted it in they just didn't have enough time i think it would have been epic and even the Bird in Helheim in god of war 2018 two bird boss battles tooken away in the greek and norse games oh well.

[@keivkamijo]

I regret watching this video because I had to be reminded of those lost levels in God of War 2

[@skyhensel8346]

That bird was so amazing looking wish we got that battle.

[@AntiSocialismo50]

I love the drumm enemy just because god 2018 has few enemies

[@vincentaguilar7011]

I'm glad they don't put Atlantis go to the wastelands it's one of my favorite from this series

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Kratos should have told Atreus about his first family, that would have gotten his attitude adjusted real quick.

[@thegamingkaiju95]

9:36 Imagine we can play as the Medieval Warrior just like in this footage

[@venm766]

the original ending of God of War was supposed to be Kratos and 2 other god of wars bringing Gifts to jesus in Bethlehem as the Three Wise Kings

[@jayavery5104]

Fighting the big bird would have been so fun

[@arturotorres5663]

Hmm interesting and i would have liked to fly with those wings ah well...

[@lucasdiazjr5679]

I wish we had a character model viewer in the 2018 and ragnarok games,would've loved to look at all details done to make characters look so great

[@davidcwajgenberg6185]

Dam the turtle is cool I wish that was in the PSP one

[@joshuahiltpold248]

I'm glad y'all told me about the atreus thing cause while I enjoyed the hell out of the game I was a bit confused by how quickly that story bit happened.

[@blazingknight2389]

Also he finds look at all gods he met baldur magni modi he’s copying them becuarse he didn’t what to be

[@jessy4358]

while playing gow 4 I REALLY WANTED to fight that bird it brought back memories of the cronos boss fight

[@ps4games291]

Now that we know about last of us 2 remastered has deleted lvls coming we could have gotten that for 2018 gow especially with hel bird boss fight I would love to see that

[@Ivotas]

I'm quite sure that it was said at some point that it wasn't a harpy but a griffin boss battle that was cut in the original God of War. I mean, even the image you show resembles a griffin much more than it does a harpy.

[@Hexumonium]

That giant birb would wipe Kratos.

[@TheScreamer500]

I just beat the game of 1 and 2 on god and titan mode. It showed these concepts in the extras.

[@johndodo2062]

Ragnarok was goty. I love elden but gow is better overall and the combat in general is superior in every way

[@wedgeheelshunterlegend2654]

What about God of War 3's original beginning concept where kratos kills Zeus at the beginning of the game and the other pantheons come and try to take over Greece.

[@freddiemolinajr.8397]

Good video MOJO plays is a good channel

[@DarwinzTheoryz]

Good comment

[@surajhawk27]

i hope we fight the bird in helhiem in ragnarok would make sense if we explored the realm and met hel too

[@tonts5329]

Kinda wish that Drummer enemy made it into GoW 2018 or God of War: Ragnarok. I suspect it was probably some kind of summoner or support enemy, since Drums don't exactly scream hostility. Though I imagine the intended role of this enemy was taken over by the Nokken and their songs. I wish that Twin-headed Turtle had made it into God of War, seems like a really memorable boss fight. Nothing amazing, but it looked like a decent enough boss fight. That Harpy Mother also sounds like it could have been a good boss fight, I suspect it was cut due to pacing issues. Which is a shame as I could see both that Harpy and the Turtle being used as bosses in other titles. Such as GoW: Ascension or Ghost of Sparta.

[@ZK9931]

top 10 game where not reward player with goot item

[@davidguzman176]

Atreus is so annoying it’s hard for me to fathom that his kratos son wish he would’ve drop him off at the Mount Olympus ymca cuz his such a weakling in both games. We could’ve had another tough ass kratos by our side fighting instead of a kid with a bow that just whines to the point kratos needs advil.

[@sophiephillips7961]

I just realized both of their emotional transformations happened in Helheim. Was that coincidence, or intentional?

[@orangesoda4535]

Number 1: quality story telling Number 2: quality puzzle design Number 3: Odin's brain

[@nato4155]

Turns out the giant bird is friendly

[@PressStartFonzie]

There was not a negative frustration with Atreus finding out he was a god. It was literally like dealing with a kid growing up. I love you but eff you kid. It was GREAT

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

With doing nearly 180 I think cory said it best, which is kind obvious. Probably not a good idea to give your 11 year old kid alkohol right after you told him he was part god. When at the same time the kid loves the stories of gods and giants.

[@ycarusgamer5187]

5 creatures that were missing from the god of war Ragnarok Are they: the Freyr's boar and also from Valhalla Along with the deer there,Odin's horse,Thor's goats and the mysterious wolf Horofiltner and the sea creature the Kraken Only missing these Creatures a pity they were not used + More Stories Untold and More Gods Unshown.. That some are part of others Gods and especially Freya,Iduna,Sif,Hoder,Heimdall,Skadi,Mainly Loki and Thor who have many stories not shown and spoken about them.. and In God of war Ragnarok should have more Valkyries in asgard protecting Odin instead of just 3 of them it's not possible that there wasn't a group of Valkyries that would follow Odin's/the Queen Gná orders and the other part of Freya/Frigg And ex queen Sigrun Very strange,it was supposed to have a maximum of 10 or 15 and more Valkyries in Asgard + the return of the dragons that we saved in the first game and they have connections with the dragon slayers Beowulf,Sigurd and Siegfried Very sad that it happened this way l Wanted to see a lot more news Valkyries with new names A pity they were not placed and did not appear.. For me it is still possible to make one more game in Norse Mythology or A Story DLC answering all the questions that were missing and several Gods,kingdoms and creatures that are still left And they weren't much used and exploited 🤔🥺😭🙏 like and Bye!

[@someguy1894]

theres 10 people in my attic currently feasting on the 11th

[@disneyboy3030]

I wonder what the pacing issues were that prevents the Atrasis thing from being improved.

[@klutz_potadosus]

I wish that in god of war 2018 the difficulties where mortal=easy, demigod=medium, god=hard and god of war=super hard

[@ISAACHALLEY3000]

They should cut the entire ironwood section. It's so bad, people can die of disgust.

[@waterfordogs41014]

The drummer looks like freya

[@redwaldcuthberting7195]

GOW 2018 is basically Ico on steroids.

[@baguettelicker]

the drummer would have been so cool not gonna lie

[@georgeo_zonex9627]

Now days years after the realise of god of war4 im kinda mad they made it so much more family friendly but ofcourse im not saying its for kids but its not GOD OF WAR STYLE LIKE PICKING UP AN ENEMY AND RIPPING HIM IN HALF WHITH YOUR BARE HANDS thing so yeah its kinda desapointing

[@tokyoghoul9330]

Calm and resnamble person

[@Horrorfoley22]

So sad we didnt get the drummer 😭😭

[@muhamed3577]

What is name of music in back?

[@tarhumdonorstoriesforthebored]

One day. I will have my smash circle to slap quick time event😢

[@mamoonchaudhary]

5:54 am i tripping or does Kratos not have his beard?

[@I-Blade]

Sadly we still can't fight the giant bird

[@MrYexas]

I was wondering about that bird like are we gonna fight him, is he gonna chase us what's going on with him?

[@blacknonbinarydisabledlesbian]

I believe hes supposed to be the raven that blasts the winds if hel into all the other realms as ragnarok commences. Or sends the winds that push the boats of the dead into midguard.

[@MrYexas]

@@blacknonbinarydisabledlesbian oh I meant why nothing happened with him. They said they took the fight out.

[@blacknonbinarydisabledlesbian]

@@MrYexas lol oh. My b

[@Pub2k4]

Why was this channel not called “PlayMojo?”

[@judylesteri9848]

wow i forgot how gow 2018 looked

[@tisdensppe]

5:59 why are you using that weird ahh mod

[@majk1983]

You know this game isn't called God of War 2018 but God of War 4 right?

[@geodim3904]

It's actually called just God of War he says 2018 to distinguish it from the first God of War which is also called just God of War

[@Alex-ex8ob]

@@geodim3904 this is a perfect example of why game devs need to stop making games that share names. It's too confusing. Santa Monica is amazing but man they should have not called the 2018 game "God of War."

[@geodim3904]

@@Alex-ex8ob true

[@VladTepesVladTepes]

They literally could have called it Journey of Dad and BOI!!🤣🤣😂😂

[@Alex-ex8ob]

@@VladTepesVladTepes honestly the name "God of War: The Journey" would have gone so hard

[@MrFable93]

Fun fact about northic mythology: they where aliens and the ppl worship them like God's

[@cosmicdoggo9296]

Nah they are Agregors as all Gods are the ideas and fantasy people made up to aswer cuestions no one back then had answers for

[@jaleelbyars403]

1. T.C. Carlson

[@gralmakaren9919]

Judging only by the thumbnail they cut out emo warpaint for Atreus and british women

[@nodoesntcare7090]

Highly doubt it

[@TheHandsomeGamer]

god of war 2018 was rushed and wasn't long at all you could beat the gam in a matter of hours. Ragnarok was def longer like a real game

[@NotMe-vx4vl]

I'm this early can't believe it

[@kingartison]

Kratos never whooped him 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Ghostofsparta8536]

Of course

[@danasaeed9018]

Stop Calling It God Of War 2018!!! It's God Of War 4!!!!!

[@mamoonchaudhary]

05:54

[@Ghostofsparta8536]

😔

[@blackwolfashrial7402]

GOW 2018 was good combat wise. Felt good to play but (hate me all you want) it shouldn't have been game of the year. Too many repeat boss fights, the gear and stat customization and optimization felt forced and tacked on, grinding in the mist area was way more time consuming than necessary, and a lot of other mechanics felt out of place. Like adding all the different collectables like the zues birds just for a trophy. Am I playing banjo and kazooie? Yes in the other gow games you leveled up your weapons and collected certain items to boost health and mana but it wasn't confalooted I was never huge on the change from Greek to Norse mythos for how to begin with, it's not terrible it just feels like they didn't know what to do with the IP, all Greek gods are dead soooo let's have him kill another set of gods. Atreus being Loki and the entire time it's a baby sitting simulator. It's not a terrible game just rushed and not fully fleshed out.

[@nikolokulusgame]

What should have been then?

[@blackwolfashrial7402]

@@nikolokulusgame anything other than God of elder scrolls 64

[@nikolokulusgame]

@@blackwolfashrial7402 name at least something

[@blackwolfashrial7402]

@@nikolokulusgame my vote would have been monster hunter world, its such an immersive game and still has a huge player base to this day. there i picked something else that could have been goy happy

[@nikolokulusgame]

@@blackwolfashrial7402 yeah. I cannot agree, but that's finally an opinion based on something being better, not just saying that GoW is bad ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[@Borealis.way.ofshura]

First

[@guapoharv417]

You forgot they cut him from being BLACK 😡!?!?

[@ThePeakOfHumanEvolution69]

He was never black in the first place, he's Greek. Get over yourself.

[@Kelz91]

@@ThePeakOfHumanEvolution69 lol 😂

[@edgarhernandez-et9ou]

@@ThePeakOfHumanEvolution69 he was a moore

[@ThePeakOfHumanEvolution69]

@@edgarhernandez-et9ou He was a Mediterranean man with olive skin.

[@nattthen9536]

@@ThePeakOfHumanEvolution69 olive skin isn’t a thing, he’s tan.

[@joshawablackburn7241]

Not everything is do to time restraints... you've said at least 8 times