FILMMAKER REACTS: GOD OF WAR (2018) | [ALL CUTSCENES - PART 2!!] | BOY LISTEN CLOSE!?!

[@frostyshakes7531]

The reason Faye, Kratos’s wife could see everything is that the giants can see the future, which is why Atreus (Loki) said he dreamt about being eaten as a child, he predicted being swallowed by the World Serpent. Atreus being Loki was also foreshadowed when Kratos told him he was a god, Atreus asked if he could turn into an animal, a wolf, which is a known ability of Loki, who was a shapeshifter. Also Baldur went to look for Faye, that’s why when he first met Kratos he said, “I thought you’d be bigger…” because Baldur was expecting the meet a giant

[@kaizammit]

Ahhhhh.

[@TheSquady]

And Lokis being the Father or "Parent" of a lot of the nordic beasts, explains why he can pickup languages that fast. I'm so hyped for him to react to Ragnarök

[@happyninja42]

Yeah, I thought that bait and switch with Baldur's "i thought you'd be bigger line" coupled with the 'you were supposed to be so intelligent, SO enlightened compared to us" was a great trick by the writers. Most people (myself included), assumed he was referring to the Greeks, as they were famous for being a very enlightened and sophisticated society, so it plays into the expectations of both Kratos, AND the player.

[@Scuzzlebutt142]

Also add they nicely hid a clue in plain sight for those who know Norse mythology. Loki's mother is Laufey in Norse mythology, but Faye is a name we are as people familiar with so we didn't think about it too much, till it's revealed he's Loki, then we would go Faye=Laufey.

[@martinhenriksen4618]

The whole "I thought you'd be bigger" comment never made sense to me. Surely, as one of the aesir, Baldur would know as Atreus knows, that it is just a name for the race and not all giants are gigantic in stature? So with that in mind, why expect a gigantic individual?

[@JAYDOG1337A]

1:58:08 One thing to note is that Freya NEVER apologises for robbing him of the ability to feel, she says she made mistakes, she says she did it more for herself than for him, but she never says she's sorry for doing it, that's probably what pissed Baldur off most.

[@9308323]

Yeah, she's the overbearing mother to the extreme. She and Odin deserved each other.

[@bizzaroblake2519]

​@@bleu_ace1200worse of all we later find out there's no script. Anyone can change it if they change their nature and be different. But if they refuse to change then what their actions lead to will stay the same. So if Freya had more faith in her son and didn't go extreme or adjusted the spell then baldurs fate would of been very different

[@juanfrancuscovucetich1947]

​@@bleu_ace1200that's no excuse, she's a horrible, selfish, coward mother.

[@ChadKakashi]

That would make me livid as well. Can't blame Baldur... much.

[@ChadKakashi]

@@bleu_ace1200 She's not as evil as Odin but she sure wasn't blameless. I too think she kinda deserves Odin too. Good thing she recovered from that. Like Kratos, she became a superior goddess through redemption.

[@Fleshtotem]

You've been pumping out so much content recently I'm loving the consistency and speed of the uploads. Looking forward to Ragnarok!

[@kaizammit]

Might have to slow this down ever so slightly because I'm not having a life out of work so to speak. At the same time, I love the fact you guys are enjoying it so I'll keep it going a little longer. Ragnarok should be next week... hopefully.

[@jenshennig6297]

@@kaizammit if you enjoyed this one, you're gonna love ragnarok because everything is coming full circle. I would recommend reading a summary of God of War 1-3 etc. to get good understanding of kratos past and the person he became - so ragnarok feels even more rewarding :) I love watching you enjoying the game, story and amazing cinematography :) a lot of people don't even realize how great the camera is.

[@Fleshtotem]

@@kaizammit I know its a bit easier and faster to do reactions like these more than the filmmaker deep dives and analysis that you do. I'm glad you're jumping into Ragnarok soon, really enjoyed these two and halo infinite. I did notice you started making less comments about the filmmaking and camerawork halfway through this video, I assume its because you got so engrossed in the story.

[@kaizammit]

Exactly that! If I talk less and less about Filmmaking, it becomes about the story. The game has won me over. That is the ultimate commentary without saying a single word.

[@xayzer]

@@kaizammit Ragnarok next week? Awesome!!!

[@Just2Ddude]

The voice acting... Just wow. The ending always makes me cry. I CAN NOT WAIT for the Rangorök!

[@d0natr0n47]

I choke up at the entire boat ride home to get the Blades of Chaos scene..."I am your monster no longer," kills me. Even watching Kai react to it bloody got me 😂

[@domaigra4405]

14:30 Athena is a caracter from the old God of war games she tricked Kratos to becoming a ''monster'' and the blades where a curse he couldnt get rid of so him picking them back up again shows him facing his painful past to fight for his son, i wont spoil to much in case you want to react or watch the old ones they are amazing

[@draurkh]

Also, both Kratos and Athena are aware that Kratos has to kill for his selfish reasons again. This type of inhumane murders made Kratos a monster before. He knows he has no other choice in order to save his son but the decision is at least not under a manipulation of another god.

[@xeox4280]

He should just watch the cutscenes for those games too

[@joodgement3388]

Caracter.

[@LightTrack-]

@@draurkh Killing literal monsters to save someone's life is not what i would call selfish really...

[@draurkh]

@@LightTrack- He always had reasons, I'm not saying he is %100 evil. Kratos has both good and evil in him as all people. He is blinded by inner peace, hate and revenge so much that we see little good deeds from him. Gods also do not give any chance for Kratos to do any good. We have seen many selfish acts but many selfless ones too. Kratos is a complicated character. We need to see the depth, and his journey in all games to analyse and excuse his actions.

[@PWJB]

In the myth, Frigg makes every object in existence swear an oath not to harm Baldur. Only Mistletoe does not swear the oath because it is too young to swear an oath. Also in the myth, Loki is somewhat responsible for Baldur's death. He tricks another god into throwing a mistletoe spear at Baldur.

[@martinhenriksen4618]

Actually, Frigg makes every object that touches the ground swear an oath to never harm Baldur, but Mistletoe never touches the ground, therefore it is exempt. Other than that, you are correct! It's a minor detail compared to what you wrote, but an important one nonetheless!

[@patriot459]

Always wondered the story reason for mistletoe

[@PWJB]

@@martinhenriksen4618 I read multiple versions of it. As far as I am aware there is no consensus on what the actual truth is. It's just that this happens to be the one I heard first. Not that I'm an expert or anything. It's just what I read

[@martinhenriksen4618]

@@PWJB That is fair. I completely agree that there are varying versions of it. The 'touching earth' version I mentioned is the one that I've always been taught while being raised in the pagan belief. It is important to remember however, that it is simply legends and myths. Therefore they are all equally likely to be the original version :)

[@bareakon]

Old religions are basically a game of telephone much of the time. The primary sources can be fragmentary, and subject to (often biased) translation errors and interpretation. Even the stuff written in stone has led to arguments between mythology scholars, including the idea GOW runs with, that Frigg and Freya are the same person (heard a similar theory on Garmr and Fenrir), not helped by the fact everyone has multiple names. My assumption is that the original scribes assumed the reader already knows if Freya and Frigg are the same person or not. They weren't counting on a bunch of academics a millenium or so later having to puzzle it out.

[@IamMiaga]

Now you absolutely have to go back and re-watch Baldur showing up at their door in the beginning. The dialogue has a completely new meaning in hindsight.

[@xeox4280]

Not entirely i think

[@StayInspyred]

@@xeox4280I think the assumption in first play is that Baldur is after Kratos. No reason to think otherwise then. If you rewatch that, he thinks Kratos is Faye, because she’s on his hip. It’s like watching the sixth sense a second time. You see all the hints that were right there along the way.

[@LordZazas]

@@xeox4280 Completely entirely. He's looking for a Giant, so while Kratos is tall, he was "expecting bigger". Midgard is "far from home" of Jotunheim. The Giants were highly intelligent, "so much smarter" and had the gift of prophecy, "enlightened". But anyone coming off the original trilogy knows the Greek gods could be huge, so Kratos would fit the bill of being smaller than the Stranger was expecting. Sparta/Greece is geographically pretty far from Norway(or a similar country likely used as inspiration for this slice of Midgard), so far from home is a check. The Greeks were known for being very smart and enlightened through philosophy, even Spartans. Everything he said could be applied to Kratos and is meant to trick you into thinking it so, but now knowing he was seeking Faye, the last Giant in Midgard, the only one who could open the gate to Jotunheim, and there you have it. Plus he gives up quick on Kratos when he realizes he can't write the runes and Atreus can, so he snatches him to take to Odin.

[@xeox4280]

@LordZazas no

[@LordZazas]

@@xeox4280 Well damn, I have been defeated.

[@joeythefracturedangel9826]

Essentially what Mimir was trying to tell Kratos at the end when the dialog cut was that, After explaining to Kratos that Fimbil Winter was coming due to Baldur's death, would spam for 3 winters then Ragnarok, with Kratos saying that prophecies are gibberish nonsense, but Mimir quickly noting to Kratos, "NO", prophecy wasn't suppose to happen so soon, more like a hundred years from now, but something changed that might of caused an unkown shift with the prophecy happening so soon with the death of Baldur, Mimir then stating that the original prophecy of Norse probably didn't originally have Kratos in mind, which is such a clever, and awesome twist to the original Norse Myth, and Kratos getting involved affected and changed prophecy, but ironically, this new prophecy in which this game is taking place, is the prophecy that Faye(Kratos's deceased wife), envisioned, and planned for. Which is why she forged her own path from the Giants which didn't agree or wanted to follow, leading Faye to set out to fulfill her vision. (My guess is that though Faye's prophecy was about the events of this game, and God of War Ragnarok, the other Giant's visions of the future and there prophecies was about the original Norse Mythology which we know didn't happen the same way in the God of War games but overall, still amazing and just a theory, Also, on a side note, Faye or Laufey, her full name, in original Norse, is not a Giant but a Goddess, and her husband in original Norse is named Fárbauti, and is actually Giant. So cleverly, since the God of War Games shifted the myth and events, Kratos would take the place and role Faye would have had, and Faye took the role of her original husband in Norse Myth being born a Giant and meeting Kratos cause both Faye and Fárbauti - Kratos and Faye, would have a child of mischievous, Loki. Pretty freaking cool)

[@ConLLee]

Awesome comment! I enjoyed that

[@joeythefracturedangel9826]

@ConLLee thank you ✌️

[@bizzaroblake2519]

Also lokis dad's name translates to "cruel striker" which the norms refer to him as that for one of his nicknames. (The translation not the giant name)

[@LateNightHalo]

18:03 I love the call back to the opening of the game with him hiding the scars of his old chains in bandages. Now he’s tying his arms back up in those chains. He once used those blades with anger in his heart, now he uses them with love for his son.

[@jacklyncraywood]

Awesome to see him use the Blades of Chaos again!

[@jalcome4201]

40:30 lol the uploader failed to turn the camera. During the exposition the elevator revealed a lot of tapestries which accompanied the dialogue

[@HoodedMushroom]

Yeah, whoever played the game was terrible... maniacly sprinting, not facing points of interest, rushing over Mimirs point of discovering Baldurs weakness, horrible.

[@jurubebax]

@@HoodedMushroom fr

[@jamaicaqueens22]

Frustratingly inept​@@HoodedMushroom

[@potato-whiz]

@@HoodedMushroomthe sprinting was a mistake. It really takes you out of the cinematic experience and messes up the pacing of dramatic moments. Edit: I just realized the way I said this sounds like one of those AI bots, I promise I’m not lol

[@nivvy4506]

The upside to the uploader being bad at just about everything is that Kai will get to experience all those things when he gets to play the game. Sure, it affects our enjoyment by not getting to see his reaction, but I imagine it will be an awesome moment for him when he gets to it.

[@TheSilvantor]

It's amazing I discovered part 1 just yesterday and was bummed out there was no part 2. And now you upload it.

[@kaizammit]

I aim to please.

[@DionyYT]

@@kaizammitchop chop cinema boy next part (please)

[@DarkestNova556]

I think Atreus’ growth happens this fast for 2 reasons: 1. Helheim is all about torturing people with their past and their misdeeds. Atreus being forced to see his behavior contradicting everything his mother ever taught him was probably a wake up call. 2. He thought he was a powerful god but Baldur manhandled him like a rag-doll and everything just got worse and worse. He was probably on a high when he killed Modi, but seeing his weakness on top of his actions probably made it seem an undesirable path to walk.

[@Masenken]

Didn't help that Kratos talked down to him like a toddler and he remembered his place in the pecking order

[@CannedPsycho-]

And seeing how Kratos brutally beat the old man was must have been shocking. Kratos told Atreus earlier that he was teaching him to kill for self defense and not indulgence, yet there he was, casting aside his weapons and beating that man to death in a fit of rage. Even if at this point Atreus didn't know who the old man was, he knew that he was someone important to his father and that it deeply affected him.

[@DarkestNova556]

@ That’s a good point. Because it must’ve been a wake up call to see both how weak your father knows this situation, and also who you could become if you don’t change your ways.

[@2xRainb0w]

Idk if you’re watching a cut that’s longer but if not it seems it’s missing some key discussions during gameplay. Mimir semi explains what’s happening with Atreus as “a conflict of the mind presents itself as an ailment to the body”

[@warrior-tv5zd]

Yeah, I feel like the player is really rushing things and not getting any story. It's fine for their own play through but if the intention of the video is to be a zero commentary cinematic playthrough then it's really not good.

[@TheSCIOnce]

Egypt was actually the developers first choice for where to send Kratos but they ultimately decided against it. Prior to the release of this game they made a tie-in comic that had Kratos landing in Egypt before being told by someone that his destiny lies elsewhere for now. It is largely expected that the franchise will be set in Egypt in the future.

[@Masenken]

We WILLhave our SG-1 reference

[@undergroundsoul94]

Egypt seems a pretty logical choice but I'm hoping at some point they expand further, to Asian or lesser known African mythology

[@ZeallustImmortal]

​@@undergroundsoul94Theyd have to hit up the major Asian ones first, then move into lesser known stuff, or abrahamic if they have the guts.

[@IGarrettI]

What I love about your videos is all these terms and techniques you recognise and throw our way. You definitely know your stuff! And im sure exploring all these videogames we love you'll pick up things to incorporate into your own projects. Ahh beautiful! Also, the reason the mistletoe was the only thing be able to hurt him is because Freya thought nothing as innocent as a mistletoe could ever do any harm

[@kaizammit]

Ahhh that's so interesting! Completely harmless until someone weaponises it! 🤔. Thank you for the kind comment regarding the videos, I'm glad you like them.

[@IGarrettI]

@kaizammit yup! It's the same in the mythology :)

[@DrasticSkuba]

2:15:30 - I love the fact that the sun is high in the sky for the ash scattering as opposed to setting. A setting sun feels like the end of a story but for Kratos and Atreus, it's the start of a new one

[@DarkestNova556]

“Baldur was tracking her” Baldur: “I thought you’d be bigger?” “Your kind was supposed to be so much better than us, so enlightened.”

[@thedutchmanuk6730]

"A great winter to span 3 summers, and when its done... Ragnarök begins. Another Prophecy? No, prophecy didnt expect this for another 100 winters at least. You changed something. " Thats roughly the dialogue it cut right near the end.

[@sanitydweller]

Theres a lot of context and stories I think you'd really enjoy, that this edit cuts, a lot of dialogue between characters that can only be found in gameplay and in those moments like when they're travelling by boat. Having that context adds so much more to these characters, and Atreus' turn around is paced much better with gameplay to break up the story. I also cant recommend the previous games enough, even if you just watch the lore for those, get a recap on the previous games! Great reaction none the less, im always glad to see people enjoying the stories in this game!

[@DarkestNova556]

2:06:16 After playing Ragnarok I know EXACTLY what Brok is referencing here and he ain’t Lyin’ 😂

[@coladict]

There's a dialogue that should have been included for the final fight to make more sense for you. In it Mimir explains that with the spells Odin put on her, Freya can't fight even to defend herself. She is incapable of harming any living thing (except for plants, apparently).

[@happyninja42]

A neat little visual detail, at 7:24 when Kratos is in his Spartan Rage (visualized by the color filter going red tinted), as soon as he picks up Atreus, it shuts off. His blind rage quenched and smothered by his fear and worry for his son.

[@bizzaroblake2519]

Fun fact about the wine scene on the way up. Apparently the island of lemnos was cursed that anything eaten or drank would taste like rotten eggs. So when kratos is asked if its still good: he wouldn't know because anything from that island tastes thst way

[@JAYWALKER1000]

Knowing Greek and Norse mythology and being familiar with Norse runes is a great advantage in this game. But Freya revealed how to defeat Baldur way back in the game - "Where did you get those mistletoe arrows? They're evil. Destroy any you find. It's all I ask."

[@JAYWALKER1000]

All along when Atreus became angry he would cough or cough blood (the "sickness") - he collapsed when he manifested true Spartan rage. Thinking himself mortal he didn't know how to process it.

[@frostieguybh1533]

The reason that only the mistletoe worked is because Freya went to everything in the universe and they all swore not to hurt Baldur, But she forgot the mistletoe because it was too young, therefore the only thing that could ever hurt him was the mistletoe hope this helps

[@DionyYT]

Every time I hear this story I crack up imaging like “steel do you promise not to hurt him.”

[@bizzaroblake2519]

​@@DionyYTthat's true. But on the other end of that story, odin ventures to helheim to speak to hela, ruler of the dead. He requests for baldur to be returned to them. She says she would if all creature would say they miss him and want him back. But one voice did not say what was needed: Loki. Because of this: Baldur was kept in helheim and odin was forced to leave empty handed.

[@Maxsss214]

I still dont get how this works, they said freya went to everything in universe and swore not to hurt baldur. But kratos isnt even from the norse realm and he never even heard of him before. How does this spell work on kratos

[@bizzaroblake2519]

@Maxsss214 in mythology almost every living thing was said to love baldur as he was one of the most cherished gods in asgard. Freya in mythology is not baldurs mother but merged the characters together. So all living things promised to never harm baldur except mistletoe due to a technicality and frigg didn't make mistletoe swear to this. Loki in mythology later realized this weakness and had an arrow with mistletoe at the tip. He placed it in the quiver of the blind god hodr who was a master archer. Also in mythology although baldur couldn't feel physical pain or die, he still felt other things and wasn't numb however things were kind of depressing as it was like a cycle that wouldn't end. Thor tries to cheer him up by going to the shooting range and have people shoot at him trying to knock him down to cheer him up. However the mistletoe arrow struck baldur in the heart killing him almost immediately which began the three year timer to ragnarok. However in the game Freya hears a prophecy of her son dying a needless death and was adamant on preventing by using a spell on him that made him impervious to almost any threat but also made him numb to the world and went insane after a long time. Freya either realized she forgot to add mistletoe to the list of things she made on the spell and can't undo it or mistletoe is against vanir magic altogether. That part was never mentioned but loki (atreus in this game is stated to also be loki) was still indirectly involved in baldurs death by the arrow piercing his skin. So a good amount of creative liberties. (The reason I wrote it this way to point out the differences and lay out what ot means to your question of what you weren't sure about.)

[@bizzaroblake2519]

@Maxsss214 normally when they mean the universe they mean the Nine realms with no idea there are other lands as only a few in the games realized there are other lands besides the Nine realms.

[@DrasticSkuba]

52:35- Confronting Mimir to say gods know what's best, the contrast between the desolate, lifeless, snowy mountains on the left, and the rich, hopeful, full-of-life hills on the right. The path Atreus chooses will determine the fate of Midgard. Sensational visual storytelling

[@frostfox1690]

The ending reveal allows you to put all the earlier hints together, such as when Kratos told the boy he was a god the boy asked if he can turn into a wolf or turn invisible just like Loki does.

[@frostyshakes7531]

The Greek gods basically just used Kratos as an errand boy, but in a more extreme since, this is why he destroyed them all

[@Senpaiaproves]

Funny how you said people were complaining about using gamer's little playground but they are legitimately the best one to show you the transition between gameplay and cutscene. Along with the player actually knowing where to look instead of these long scenes where the characters just looking at nothing. Like for example in tears vault when you're just standing there you said that you don't mind these "loading screens" there's murals on the wall which the character should be looking at

[@Praelenthor]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I look forward to hearing about how you enjoy the game and when you review Ragnarök.

[@kaizammit]

I'm thinking about covering it next week! I'm really excited to see what happens and if they improved the visual narrative and graphics!!

[@5calambres]

​@@kaizammit Ragnaröck is amazing! They started with a simple mortal task to spred the ashes of atreus mother and ended up getting in a fight with the gods. Imagin how the next game will be because it escalates on the same scale! Cant whait to see your reactinon.

[@xeox4280]

​@@kaizammit NO watch the cutscenes from the first 3 games first please!

[@A_Tall_Alien]

@@kaizammitit may get confusing at parts cause there is a lot and I mean A LOT of Easter eggs and spoilers for the first 3 game. Definitely watch God of war 3 before and it’ll answer so many of your questions while giving you the same amount of hype that the nerds have!! Also I’ve only just started watching your content as I’ve taken a recent passion into cinematography, having someone drip feeding knowledge where it isn’t too much or too little has been awesome for me to learn what certain things are, names of shots as well! Love how positive you are in each of these vids as well!! You definitely need way more subs than what you have for the level of content you provide!! Cheers to you mate🎉

[@JacobS5005]

The relationship between the actors for Kratos and Atreus is awesome too. Throughout Ragnarok’s production, Atreus’ actor grew into a teenager and organically did so in the game as well and Kratos’ amazing actor recounted in multiple speeches how much of an honor it felt to play his dad and to see him grow up through this story and to see him grow as an actor and that he’s so proud of him like he’s his own son. ❤ melts my heart everytime

[@itsthatgirl98_]

That is why the World Serpent recognized Atreus, Loki married a Giant called Angrboda and fathered 3 children: Fenrir the giant wolf, World Serpent and Hela the goddess of the underworld. Loki also had a second wife named Sigyn who gave birth to 2 children Nari and Narfi.

[@dirtyharry0191]

I'd definitely recommend playing the game for yourself, because as others have pointed out there's a lot of context and additional story beats that's built into the game itself that the person recording the cutscene compilation frustratingly edit out or rush past

[@noname-mm1uz]

Reason why he was in 1st person while looking at his past was because the player had a 1st person camera angle while we were fighting Zeus by the end of the game.

[@dukejpc]

It's funny that, due to the random nature of the lightning at the end, some players don't realize it's Thor until he reveals the hammer by moving his cape. In some gameplays, the lightning reveals the hammer as the camera zooms in on Thor, as it does here.

[@jonesy6962]

there is a documentary about the making of this game called "raising kratos". its more about the events of the games production than the technical filmmaking stuff but i still think its interesting

[@ryanschramm8147]

Always glad to see someone who reacts to this game (IMO) the best way: 100% blind. This game was made for veterans who've played all of the prior ones, AND newcomers who know absolutely nothing. They have tons of references for the people who know to remember, but for people like Kai who knew nothing, they masterfully dropped nuggets about Kratos' past like breadcrumbs. You don't feel like you're missing out, you're being told a mystery. For me it all comes down to the scene Kratos gets the blades of chaos. For the newcomers, you get a sense of wonder, and curiosity of their origins. For the experienced, you get swept in a tsunami of nostalgia, and sentimentality. Being one of those people who watch a 20 minute youtube video of "Kratos' story explained" end up getting the worst of both worlds. You know what they are, but it means nothing to you.

[@SamuelTall]

Lets go its here. Ive been excited for this

[@kaizammit]

I love your enthusiasm, please keep that up!

[@HandsomeCR]

Please make sure to watch Ragnarok and Valhalla on the channel. They’re both great and Valhalla has such a perfect message it made me look at my life differently (Valhalla is about Kratos and his journey since the first god of war game)

[@_morenolotion2147]

I never been more excited for a video, loved part 1 and couldn’t wait for part 2. I really enjoy your reactions and always fun to see someone else experience great videos or games for the first time. Keep up the great work man!

[@kaizammit]

I appreciate it fella.

[@Great_Horned_Rat_skryre]

amazing content Kai always look forward to an upload from you. your commentry and reactions are so genuin and enternaining keep it up and thank you

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much. Your comment means the world to me. It's nice now because I genuinely can be me doing it. I like the mixture of filmmaker and ex gamer geek. It's good for the soul and if it makes your day a tad more enjoyable or that you learn even just the one thing. Then it's totally worth it.

[@bizzaroblake2519]

Also you were wondering if the lightning was caused by atreus: No. Thats thor being angry at modi. As kratos first heads for the blades theres an intense thunderstorm. Modi lost his lightning mace and shield. Thor was so angry he started beating modi to a pulp so viciously we can feel it all over midgard. Also later emphasized by the sky going red as the beatings were worse. Now once The group is found close to the base of the mountain, thor takes modi where we meet him and we know the rest involving him.

[@katsasgeorge]

The blades of chaos are essentially Kratos' reminder of the oath he took to Ares when he was facing a barbaric horde and was this close to dying. When all was said and done, Olympus was in ruins and Kratos tried sticking a sword into his own chest but it didn't take. So he started wondering the world until he reached the lands of the Norse gods. The blades are also bound to him. While wondering the world, he tried throwing them away multiple times but they somehow always managed to be in front of him. It wasn't until he started a new family that the blades left him alone.

[@farhanchoksi98]

The entire OG God Of War Series doesn't have a third person camera, rather a fixed camera that shows the entire area. So having fixed cams, the cinematography is simply BEAUTIFUL. Unrivalled to any other game camera to me. I feel you would LOVE it so you must check it out if you can't play it

[@JAYWALKER1000]

And the little stones in Freya's necklace have runes on them that spell out Baldur. A replica of the necklace was on display at one of the game shows before the release of the game tagged with "the necklace of the Witch of the Woods" - only later did they realize "Oops! We just gave away the identity of the Witch of the Woods to anyone who can read runes."

[@RadiantPlayerGamer]

Just found out this channel and decided to binge some videos while drawing! It's always great to see people experience for the first time Video Game stories, especially nowadays where the technology has evolved to such incredible lengths that it's almost lifelike and very cinematic. I love the breakdowns as well gives us a bit of insight on filmmaking l, thank you for your videos.

[@TheGolden800]

U shood look at a recap of God of war 1-3 and too the hole god of war 3 game! ull see the chaos Kratos did and how he ended up in the north! not a request, just a tip :) These games here dont need you too know him beforehand, it just adds alot too him as a character The older games are more or less hack and slash games, button mash really, hard in its own way, but after the God of war 3, ppl got tierd of it. and the devs were agreeing with them. and OBOY, if you think this game was cool, the next one will be a treat!

[@kaizammit]

I want to watch the next game asap. I also wanted to cover the old games too. Perhaps a recap might spoil my video to the older games. Choices, choices. If I do start Ragnarok, it will be next week. Yikes!

[@mewmaiaa]

@@kaizammit as long as you watch the recaps for 1-3 they don't spoil anything for gow ragnarok! there are a few good videos out there that explain the first few games which i recommend you take a look at (the one i'd suggest is a 20min video by a channel called Suggestive Gaming), just to give context to kratos' past which will make more sense in the sequel :)

[@xeox4280]

​@@kaizammitwhy would you watch it in the wrong order thats kinda stupid

[@Erikxxwo]

@@kaizammityou can watch a recap of kratos story before ragnarok. And don’t worry, it won’t spoil anything

[@Ooga798]

​@xeox4280 it's not the wrong order, 4 5 are soft reboots and can be played without any knowledge of 1-3

[@gambostic7420]

13:14, that thunder has a theory it is actually cus of thor, as in the later section modi comes again beaten by thorn, there's a thing that the thunder is thor bullying modi XD

[@olvinrodriguez4538]

More like mjolnir doing the job and Ragnarok you can see mjolnir has a mind of his own

[@AJsWorld]

it’s not theory, it’s fact

[@Bosston62]

Watching the Cutscenes really doesn't do enough justice for this game. Alot of the Story telling exists within the gameplay, as you sail around the map Mimir will share stories of the norse gods. Also one gameplay aspect that changes comes after Atreus tells Sindri to shut up, You lose control of his attacks and he acts on his own and that doesn't change till after you end up in Helheim with him

[@deadshotdak766]

I totally agree he needs a video that shows the dialogue between cutscenes for Ragnarök and as well as watching a story recap video for the og GoW games for lore sake.

[@frostfox1690]

Without spoiling the older games or the next game I will mention what was mentioned in this game, for context of Kratos and his back story and growth, he sold his soul in exchange for power he was then working for the gods but they tricked him into doing some regretable and scarring things, he was then consumed by anger and vengeance and he got his revenge that is why he is known as the "bloody ghost of sparta" as mentioned by Mimir, Kratos tries to escape his past, and travels to the land of the Norse. This is why Kratos coming back for his blades was a big thing for him. The new god of wars are Kratos embracing his past and at same time trying to be better.

[@ItsTheGhettoFRESH]

Thanks for not constantly pausing to talk like a lot of other KZbinrs do. You have no idea how much I appreciate that lol. Makes watching this so much more enjoyable.

[@Thundernoob98]

The sequence at 11:00 is one of my favorite moments in gaming history. The entire time you return to get your original weapons I had chills the entire time

[@grimrose2205]

2:27:20 The “years later” bit was saying that the small video clip was released, in our time, years later. When God of War: Ragnarok was being teased, this was what we started getting hype about. Then “present day”, meaning present day in our time, Atreus says what he does in game now that the sequel to it is out.

[@derokomaha]

20:00:07 notice he said snow as he dies. Some one correct me if I'm wrong. The death of Balur in Norse Mythology brings about Ragnorok, the Apocolypse or Revelations. He says snow because he notice Ragnorok has begun and the next games name is God of War Ragnorok

[@Noah-xd5fh]

31:00 Glad you picked up on that lol

[@Galactic880]

fun fact: god of war is a non loading screen game. everytime the game is loading stuff its always either in a cutscene or a small playable area like here 41:00

[@cpt.tenneal8858]

It's finally out. Love this series. Good stuff.

[@JAYWALKER1000]

The atmosphere reflects Atreus mood. When he got sick the world grew concerned. Now that he's angry the world makes storm noises

[@creativiety26]

17:33 you just dont know how nostalgic of a moment this was for us who grew up playing this series to see the Blades of Chaos again man You really have to go back and cover the old games to fully understand Kratos how much he's grown as a person and how much of a monster he really was

[@trevornesbitt8092]

Literally 9 minutes after I finished part 1 of this watchthrough, this video dropped! Couldn’t have been more excited!

[@Cory2340]

man i cannot wait for you to post the ragnarok reaction, really loved your reaction more than anyone else, not only do you pay insane attention to detail when it comes to the lore, enviorment and everything, but I also learn a lot from you about film making and etc.

[@cleanserofnoobs4162]

34:28 I saw that heartstring get plucked there. The moment you hear Atreus firmly say, "I know I was never what you wanted." While the strings start to swell in. It's a sad moment where he truly believes his dad is disappointed to have him as a son. 😢

[@wolfwizardvr7629]

I just realized how impressive of a feat balder achieved by knocking out the World Serpent, a being that was an even match with Thor! He was right, he really isn't his brother. Also the reason why Freya didn't attack Kratos right away was because she was cursed to not cause any harm to anything living.

[@kirstenwyatt9675]

The dual blades are his iconic Chaos Blades from the Greek series. They were curse bound to him. Those wrappings are bloody because there are wounds from the chains having burned into his flesh.

[@ryankomisarz1643]

I'm so happy you're tackling the God of War games, especailly the idea you might go back and look at the old cutscenes to get more context. If you haven't already talked about it - I'd check out the Raising Kratos documentary which is free on KZbin. But I'm excited to see you tackle Ragnarok, and the following DLC with Valhalla. Good luck! I'll be here every step of the way :)

[@mybestguess2319]

A gameplay aspect that enhances the story, through the game the player controls when Atreus shoots. When Atreus is at his peak little shit moments he doesn’t follow the player’s inputs!

[@EddieLove]

35:45 love the foreshadowing, such a good game.

[@DemarcationMedia]

YES! Part 2 is here!! 'This Baldur is like a turd that won't flush' That was a surprisingly apt description

[@Juju-Senju]

Dude freya literally caused her son to dieeee. Baulder was literally about to thank and praise them for undoing her spell.

[@scottdixon4366]

1:06:55 Hands down the best description of Baldur I think i've heard 😂 Love the channel Kai!

[@wanhedasbro2194]

Wanted to mention that in Helheim the giant bird you saw is called Hræsvelgr, he creates the wind by flapping his wings in norse mythology. He was originally supposed to be the boss fight for the quest to help Atreus. Something to do with the budget forced the devs to reuse the troll model and animations instead which was very disappointing but they did what they could. Can't wait for you to see them step it up in GOW:Ragnarok though

[@kaizammit]

I knew it! I knew there was a reason for it to be there. I was almost shocked to see that it was another troll. This would explain it. Awesome to hear, thank you!!

[@papej3290]

27:42 this moment is perfect

[@17ironknight]

Was wondering if anybody else noticed😂

[@alexbartha274]

I love the revelation that Baldur was only looking for giant magic the whole time, mostly because it's never stated outright. They trust the player to put it together when you find out who Loki and Farbauti are after the ending gives them all the pieces to the puzzle. This game was a masterclass in foreshadowing and payoffs.

[@evion223]

I think what i love is that you learned about odin and thor through Mimir and the stories. Theres a interesting relationship of the player/audience is witnessing what thor and odin did through history and you are left with a lense that the gods have a bad taste of violence elitism and tragedy.

[@Yo42169]

Fun fact: in Norse mythology, Freya made everything in the 9 realms promise to never harm Baldur (enchanted promise so can’t be broken) but she left out mistletoe because it was such a weak thing that she thought it would never kill him until Loki shot Baldur with a mistletoe arrow, causing Ragnarök to start

[@adamwilliams5407]

I just finished Ragnarok a few days ago. Loving watching you watch this, gives a nice opportunity to relive the story and get a slight understanding of how they blew me away. Also a great opportunity to hear Christopher Judge's voice again without delving back into Stargate.

[@benetnasch2096]

As soon as I got the blades back I immediately shelved that axe save for the times you are forced to use it. They're too iconic and too cool.

[@rhiilo]

54:20 A convenient timing that the devs used cleverly : the storm and lightning starting right as Atreus gets "pissed" is a misguide. It's actually Thor beating his son up, blaming him for the death of the brother. And that is echoing through the realms. 2:21:23 To answer your question if nobody already did : Mimir was about to say that the prophecy of the Great Winter wasn't supposed to happen before another 100 years. Kratos and Atreus changed the course of events leading to it. The prophecy didn't expect them.

[@MarcoAlmeida96]

What a trip with this new perspective of the game. Loved your content! Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for watching fella!

[@LostTimeKills]

love the content man been waiting for this one

[@janawham3296]

It's rather subtle, but I love that every time they both fall from a great height together, Kratos grabs Atreus and uses his body to break Atreus' fall.

[@bizzaroblake2519]

One thing I noticed in the cutscenes: they always foreshadow where they need to go next. Such as on the way towards the mountain before finding freya, you find a gate puzzle based around alfheim. Then we are supposed to go to alfheim to get closer to their goal. Then while in the light of alfheim we see glimpses of the summit where we find mimir and the gate to jotenheim. Then we find out the details then. Next once the serpent pushes the temple into position, its locked into helheim which foreshadows going to helheim for important reasons. (Point is theres a lot of foreshadowing of the main story)

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

i can't see anyone else mentioning this so just for some norse mythology context: the death of baldur/baldr is what sets off fimbulwinter, at theend of which ragnarok happens. that's why he mentions the snow as he's dying; it's already started. just like with how magni and modi were supposed to survive ragnarok, it wasn't supposed to be baldur's time yet. but that's before kratos (and loki tbh because yeah, mischief, but also change)

[@quicksilver36]

when it's revealed that Faye was actually a giantess warrior known as The Guardian, my mind instantly went back to the introduction of Baldur and recontextualized the entire conversation which shows the genius it is of how we got a whole story out of a misunderstanding: > "Come on out! It’s no use hiding anymore. I know who you are. More importantly, I know what you are!" Baldur thinks he's found The Guardian, the only other known Giant left in Midgard aside from Jörmungandr. Meanwhile, Kratos thinks that his identity as a foreign God has been exposed. > "Just tell me what I want to know! No need for this to get bloody." Since Baldur thinks Kratos is the Guardian then he has the knowledge Odin seeks about how to get to Jötunheim. > "Thought you’d be bigger. But you’re definitely the one. Long way from home, aren’t you?" Since Baldur thought that Kratos was a Giant he would be bigger. He also taunts Kratos about how far away from Jötunheim he is. Whereas Kratos thinks he's talking about Greece. > "Hahaha! And here I thought your kind was supposed to be so enlightened. So much better than us. So much smarter. And yet you hide out here in the woods - like a coward." This line is my favorite. It's framed that he's talking about the differences between the Greek and the Norse where in actuality he's talking about the Aesir and the Giants. This insight also leads to a separate even better insight as to why all these Norse gods pick a fight with Kratos, the guy who has basically killed an entire pantheon worth of gods on his own: They don't even know who Kratos is! The only ones in the game who actually know that he's the Ghost of Sparta is Kratos himself, Mimir, and maybe Jörmungandr.

[@frostyshakes7531]

The reason why mistletoe harmed Baldur in this game is that in real Norse mythology, Baldur’s mother, Frigg asked all of the world not to harm her son, she went around and asked the animals, the the plants m, etc. to not harm her son, but she forgot to ask the mistletoe, that’s why it’s the only thing that can hurt him, and in actual Norse mythology the god of mischief Loki tricked Baldur’s brother into shooting a mistletoe arrow at Baldur, killing him

[@rodrygerr]

If I should define this game with one word, it would be WONDERFUL. Nothing more to add, one of my favorite games of all time.

[@hexia6760]

Appreciate these uploads, thank you.

[@view7832]

I really love how you appreciate the story too Happy to have you kai^^

[@NitroCigarette]

So stoked how into this you are, lovin' the GoW content, mate

[@SStoj]

It's cool that watching this game a second time, you pick up on very subtle things. Like in Part 1 after Kratos has his fight with Baldur and then gets Atreus out of the hatch in the floor, you can see him give a quick glance at the bundle holding the Blades of Chaos before he shuts the hatch.

[@The_Stranger1986]

I'll always love the light motif and the moment @ 27:14 after Kratos kills the bridge keeper and takes his heart when he gently places a hand on his chest almost as if he was apologizing for murdering him but it's what he had to do to save his son. Kratos respects him not just for his heart but because he was simply performing his duties as bridge keeper and he died protecting his realm.

[@hugomendoza5665]

Re-watching this with you I forgot how epic the final battle sequence was. I forgot how crazy it was to have all that stuff going on with Freya and Baldur.

[@BraidyBrown]

2:18:50 this joke hits harder after playing through the game, because Mimir tells stories, traveling between side quest locations (which can be far, but cinematic.) 😂 thats also why Atreus references Mimir here lol

[@BraidyBrown]

2:27:13 im pretty sure this ending was added in by the dev's. I clearly remember waiting through ALL the credits, and there being no "years later". That stuff really pulls me outta the experience too, and devs usually do this after, or before, the sequel is released.

[@MrLim-wq2gn]

1:39:55/1:40:23/1:42:16 Baldur manage to punch the World Serpent in just 3 regular punches of his bare hands although the World Serpent had Kratos and Atreous inside of it's stomach with the pair looking for Mimir's other eye, because the World Serpent wasn't paying to much attention it's surrounding, however do keep in mind that the World Serpent was caught off guard by Baldur and was essentially weakened.

[@cofiddle]

This was such a joy to watch. Your expertise turned into just general investment in the story. And I just loved following along with all the twists and turns. I would absolutely love to see Ragnarok done!

[@parsa1372]

The fella recording the gameplay is doin a bit of a bad job (not just gameplay wise) There are SOOOOOO many important conversations on the path that are crucial and get called back but are cut out from this gameplay. The clearest example is carrying the ashes...Atreus had asked Kratos a couple of times to let him carry her ashes throughout the journey but Kratos refused and they discussed it. And it came back at the end when he was ready and Both him and Kratos had grown. And GoW Ragnarok is going to have orders of magnitude more of these instances. I feel like if it was a concern for time, he could instead cut some stages of his (badly fought, even on easy mode) boss fights :) Nevertheless, great commentary and analysis. always a joy to see and learn the nuances in film making (sue me ik it's a game :P ) that elevate an already well-written story. hope to get to see your Ragnarok's analysis. It's gonna be a wild ride :)

[@paladarblade]

If you ever happen to go back to the moment to where Baldur first met Kratos at his house and listened to his words, you'll realize he was addressing Kratos as a giant from Jotunheim rather than a greek God. Also, gameclips whose video we just watched apparently also did a video supposedly featuring Kratos' full story from his time in Greece to Ragnarok, DLC of ragnarok is a seperate video but highly recommend watching Kratos full story because I felt you would have felt more emotional connection and saw/heard references in regard to the previous games.

[@JAYWALKER1000]

It's missing from this version - Kratos' stories are like - There was a race between a tortoise and a hare. The hare was overconfident. The tortoise won. There's a lot MIA but it's mostly gameplay side quests - however there's also a lot of lore in them as well. You missed the Valkyrie story, Mimer's involvement with them, the explanation of fimbulwinter (a winter that lasts ten years after Baldur's death) and how Brok knows it's upon them. Brok is possibly my favorite character - his skin is blue because he touched raw silver (per Sindri). Look up the blue people of Kentucky and Paul Karason.