God of War II | The Completionist

This week on The Completionist, Jirard revisits one of the angriest characters in gaming with God of War II. With the remastering of III on the horizon, Jirard takes a look back to go to War.
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About The Game:
God of War II is a hack and slash action-adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). First released for the PlayStation 2 console on March 13, 2007, it is the second installment in the God of War series, the sixth chronologically, and the sequel to 2005's God of War. The game is loosely based on Greek mythology and set in ancient Greece, with vengeance as its central motif. The player character is protagonist Kratos, the new God of War who killed the former, Ares. Kratos is betrayed by Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods, who strips him of his godhood and kills him. Slowly dragged to the Underworld, he is saved by the Titan Gaia, who instructs him to find the Sisters of Fate, as they can allow him to travel back in time, avert his betrayal, and take revenge on Zeus.
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[@CaptainEggcellent]

The ending of God Of War 2 is awesome

[@acewithspades358]

Dude I'm subscribed to you It's awesome that we enjoy the same KZbiner

[@ds2isntbad]

I love your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@cinemaandtoysstudios4172]

Facts

[@gamingeagle19]

Ascension isn't bad. Sure, it's arguably the weakest entry but even the worst GOW game is pretty fun.

[@bartkomedy]

I agree, the multiplayer helped redeem it in my opinion.

[@MrChickenAndFish]

Chess RedEagle True, and holy shit does Ascension look good graphically.

[@osurpless]

I enjoyed the bosses and interesting power ups, but the limited combos were kind of annoying. In the end, such serves to make it an unique entry, as some of the level 3 blades' moves have always been overpowered.

[@Alpha.Phenix]

MrChickenAndFish graphics arent everything...what someone had to say it

[@Dullsonic3]

Chess RedEagle At least it had one of the best final boss in a god of war game.

[@spidatron]

15:31 i think it might be because: 1) kratos is hellbent on revenge at this point, 2) i doubt gaia would let him and/or would prevent him from doing so, considering she says in the third game kratos was simply a pawn to her, 3) if he did decide to do this, ares would be alive and probably do something about this since he wanted kratos to be the perfect warrior

[@UruseiYatsuraFans]

As a Fan of The God of war Series for year's Why not just put Both @TCCarson 👈 and @iamchrisjudge as kratos in the NEXT Game so we the Fan's can pick in the Game which voice we want to play as kratos this way Old and New Fan's can play as there favourite kratos @corybarlog 👈this is there Twitter name's 👍

[@Seetiyan]

@@UruseiYatsuraFans Cool idea, but they'd have to pay both actors, like in Mass Effect.

[@brobuscus1152]

Old comment but yeah I think both points are a good summary but I'll expand. Kratos in classical greek mythology (obviously the games bend a lot of things) is quite simply the God of Strength, I would argue that he still represents his god associated archetype in the games and as a result of Ares' meddling realizes his strength and how to best utilize it allowing him the ability to kill the Olympians. As soon as Ares tricked him into killing his family he vowed his revenge, I personally believe that this vow was not necessarily directed at just Ares but also the rest of the Olympians. As far as Kratos is concerned, he has lost everything and blames everyone around him, the non Spartan greek civilizations generally believed The God of War to be an antagonistic force that razes everything he interacts with with no regard for honor, preservation, or mercy and Kratos godlike strength and revenge driven motives turned him into the God of War directly after murdering the previous God of War Ares. He reaches ever further with his revenge with no regard for breaking the cycle or seeking reparations against those that wronged him (not that the olympians would listen). An ouroboros of hatred, shame, guilt, and regret. This is why he decides to strike at the source at the Olympians inception as the deities in charge rather than trying to fix the past by intervening with his original damning act of familicide.

[@TheOriginalFireX]

Ive platinum GOW 1, 2, 3, and COO. Completed both GOS and Ascension as well. Wonderful series.

[@maddoxorr261]

Uhhhhh congrats?

[@hpiola]

@@maddoxorr261 he said "wonderful series", he's giving his opinion on the overall greek series

[@tattrain]

COO ?

[@hpiola]

@@tattrain chains of olympus

[@tattrain]

@@hpiola thanks

[@tuniki]

I remember being so hyped at the end of this game for the next one.

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

I remember jumping into God of War II after finishing the first game and yeah I was hyped, my blood was pumping and after the final fight against Zeus (Badass fight BTW) teasing that Kratos is going to kill Zeus and all of Olympus my hype levels were sent into Overdrive.

[@williamoconnell12]

I wish I could be big and strong and complete games like you. Eat your kids greens!

[@Hero-by6ib]

Did you hear that? That was a scream of a child being boiled alive by the evil almighty broccoli. Thanks bony!

[@PalmerDudeGamingChannel]

SpookyScarySkeletons and dont forget to brush your pants and put on your teeth!

[@sirvinyl3691]

Ahmed Ramzy did you hear that? clean your room america

[@PalmerDudeGamingChannel]

Nintenerds Gaming lol

[@sirvinyl3691]

remember! clean your room america!

[@szion72]

ok but the link to god o war 1 review is gone sooo

[@moonfog7989]

its a shame he deleted it

[@utoresa5193]

Erri Deri Why did he?

[@Suvraj-ls1kl]

IDK?

[@ismailkutayaksungur5431]

I think because of nudity god of war has some of those

[@KingOfAnime247]

Sacaean Smash I think it’s because he’s redoing the first 100 episodes he did so he took them down for the newer versions.

[@electricwire902]

Congrats on having the thumbnail be an accidental drawing of the new 2016 Kratos.

[@animelist8070]

😂😂

[@ryanthereviewer]

I honestly can't tell if ur joking lol

[@thekaizobro9971]

He didn’t.

[@LotteYanson]

As a long time Completionist fan I have one thing to say... ORBGASM!!!!!!!

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

Ah I miss that

[@tecohjakeyeager8692]

I love all 3 games mostly since the story is awesome and just beating the crap out of stuff when you've had an off day is so relieving

[@NYQINA]

Wonder if you like the two new ones 🤔

[@schoolofmyth]

Hey, hey, hey Jirard. Shovel Knight. Kratos. Shovel. Kratos. Shkratos.

[@schoolofmyth]

OMG I LIKED MY OWN COMMENT... Don't tell anyone.

[@birdscreaming]

schoolofmyth *tells everyone*

[@latenitehvac868]

I wrote this on an older video of yours thinking it was a the newest one because I haven't completed the series yet but you are one of the greatest you tubers I have ever watched the passion and love for your channel and gaming shines in your videos. My challenge to you is can the completionist complete the game of which cannot be completed..... Minecraft. I'm sure you have gotten this one a lot but would love to see what you come up with. Thanks for everything you have gained a lifetime fan

[@Arexion5293]

I can't wait until you do Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Batman Arkham City. Because completing those games is a pain.

[@herogeddon3038]

Arexion5293 im almost close to beating it i only have the campaign challenges and story teller

[@CitpostShentral]

Arexion5293 Xenoblade Cronicles man

[@Arexion5293]

***** Oh please: Gran Turismo 5.

[@CitpostShentral]

Arexion5293 Skyri- wait a second

[@JEnduro]

***** the Riddler trophies are time consuming is all, much more so than Asylum

[@pieena]

The gameplay with the cheerful music at the end was perfect... See your not insane, all of us are

[@av4d]

Can't wait for the collab with Somecallmejohnny next week :)

[@AldoTheSlime]

av4d Excuse me, what!?

[@av4d]

yep :) twitter.com/Somecallmejon/status/618283223324487680 www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1smvef5

[@av4d]

JohanDQ

[@AldoTheSlime]

HOLY SHIT!!

[@prettyraddude6428]

av4d ah man I wanted to see ProJirard the Finishist

[@sunilpermaul7876]

You know, the gods never promised to remove Kratos' nightmares. They said he would be forgiven his sins and they did forgive him. Just sucks because they did mislead him into believing they would take them away. I would be mad if I was him too.

[@Ironsonic100]

Any time someone tries to tell you the PS2 was the weakest of its generation- this game. My friend who's honestly a Nintendo fanboy, tried to tell me the PS2 had terrible lighting. I suppose he never saw the lighting effects on the Steeds of Time's armor.

[@cambarnum9639]

As a kid I wondered the very same thing about Kratos going back in time to prevent his family from dying But as an adult who's temper has been drastically shortened thanks to working retail. I get it now, the logical answer is blinded by his rage, and revenge seems like the only answer. This is why at home when I get pissed off I just stop myself from doing anything except binging KZbin until I calm down enough to not do anything that would make the situation worse. Who'd have thought a violent hack n' slash game would have so much philosophical pondering of actions and consequences?

[@UruseiYatsuraFans]

As a Fan of The God of war Series for year's Why not just put Both @TCCarson 👈 and @iamchrisjudge as kratos in the NEXT Game so we the Fan's can pick in the Game which voice we want to play as kratos this way Old and New Fan's can play as there favourite kratos @corybarlog 👈this is there Twitter name's

[@arbiter-]

I laughed my ass off at the "ads" bit. Good one.

[@rozza1903]

Does Anyone Else here love when you hear people in the background of the Microphone Feedback, I just love it, it's like someone just came into the recording room and just went. TACO BELL???????????????

[@jaxonbrantley2559]

I think Jirard should complete sonic generations! Who's with me!!

[@KingCasual1986]

2:12 that...thing on the middle right has to be one of the most cursed things I’ve ever seen...

[@Aeihd]

"when denied he calmly explains to them why he needs to - nah he murders them, he murders everyone" had me rolling.

[@cryhwks]

God Of War 2 is without a doubt my favorite God Of War game and probably my favorite PS2 game.

[@CazTheGamerGuy]

1:20 Helps to have a map.

[@imtheroy]

Glad to see the editing is much faster. Instead of telling a joke and there be a moment of awkward silence before a transition.

[@BloodyMastersword]

God of War 2. Great. Now I would love to see another sequel. How about Spyro 2? I'm waiting for that one since I've seen your video on the original game. Show some love for dragons!

[@dylanwright3297]

Wings!!!!!

[@bartkomedy]

dylan wright Too soon. Maybe you should go flap off. I'm so, so sorry

[@nathanrivera912]

Or maybe borderlands 2

[@CyberSurferXD]

Nathan Rivera That'd be sweet! I'm gunning for Musashi Samurai legend personally

[@Alpha.Phenix]

Robin Šer ok but be honest you miss the jokes

[@TheBlackAdder1964]

Huge God of War fan here and God of War 2 is still my favourite in the franchise, Kratos may not have got proper character development in this game (Chains,Ghost and the 1st did that really well imo) but it greatly expands on the world and lore getting both perspectives of the Gods and Titans not to mention feels like an epic adventure with a very satisfying ending not to mention its a joy to replay

[@CamelliaSinensis]

Miss me some glitches with old man snitches ... :'(

[@CamelliaSinensis]

Yes! :D I just hope he has it great where ever he is

[@hipstersephiroth3722]

He will rember Nanki

[@GanonGhidorah]

I was on a God of War kick last winter/spring. I played through God of War II on Titan Mode WITHOUT Bonus Play for the first time in years. And it took me TWO months to beat it. Parts of it were a bit tedious and difficult, but the first time I got "stuck" was the Theseus Boss fight; which I was on for about two weeks. After him, I was able to keep going onto the Barbarian King; was on him for about twelve hours. Initially each boss was difficult, but I remember being able to get past most of them with ease. The part I remember feeling helplessly trapped on for the majority of the playthrough was the "Crossing of the Lowlands" portion, right before you meet Icarus. You have to pass through some caves, fighting Sirens, Hades Minotaurs, and Satyrs...and I HATE Satyrs. I remember being stuck at the first Translator portion for a few hours; which in hindsight wasn't as bad as it could've been. And then of course, the absolute worst part of any game in the history of gaming...Before the Loom. A sinister downward spiral with wave after wave of enemies; I was there for so long, that I began to precisely calculate how much magic was used per spell, and how much each chest would give me. And then I resorted to using something that I NEVER used in any playthrough before... Eurayle's Head...(Seriously, I previously viewed turning my opponents to stone as a waste of time; but in THIS section of the game, it was quite useful.) And then, after getting through all of that...I finally got to Zeus. And I have no words...

[@NerdyNotionZ]

You have bested the wilds of Skyrim. Why not head into the wastelands? It would be perfect with Fallout 4 coming up, that you play all the older ones. From Fallout 1 all the way to New Vegas

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

GOW2 is my 2nd Favorite in the Hack and Slash Series With GOW3 as My Favorite

[@Darkerxz]

I dont get it. Why is Ascension bad? I played them all, ahd honestly I thought the worst one was Chains Of Olympus.

[@bartkomedy]

Here are my five personal reasons: Incredibly short Very limited combat Weak story even by God of War standards Glitches aplenty Emphasis on the multiplayer To its credit though, the game isn't nearly as bad as the worst of some other series and it's fun for the first playthrough. Though sadly the only redeeming quality of it for me is the multiplayer which I found to be excellent.

[@Darkerxz]

Bart Komedy Length wise I found it OK, could've been longer but it's allright. Not every game needs to be long, I mean, just look at Portal. I liked the 4 powers thing, that added some good stuff. Can't argue with that. Really? I haven't found any. That's okay, like you said, the MP is excellent. Chains of Olympus sucked more.

[@bartkomedy]

Darker xz I thought Chains was good for what it was, especially on the PSP. Though Ghost of Sparta was better. Oddly enough apart from this game, two is my least favorite. I didn't think it was that fun. With length, it was way too short just by God of War standards. I don't mind short games, some of them being my favorites. But compared to the other games (aside from blazing through it like you do other playthroughs) it was incredibly short. I agree that the four powers was a very neat gimmick, it was certainly unique. But each power up felt the same, with only the ending of combos being different. If the main movesets changed a bit more it would have felt better. And the rage meter having to be full before doing a full combo was completely bs. A lot of the glitches were smaller, but I had many where button inputs on QTEs wouldn't go through, the grapple not working right, enemies not always registering damage (sometimes not even dying). They weren't too frequent, but they were certainly noticeable when they happened. The others were just graphical. And with the multiplayer emphasis, I have two issues. The subweapons. They suck in singleplayer. In multiplayer they are fine to accommodate the fewer enemies, but they aren't well optimized in singleplayer. I would ave preferred a larger moveset to some throwaway weapons. My second issue is the parry, they remapped it to L1+X which is both a cumbersome thing to do on a whim (again, due to the amount of enemies) and isn't nearly as fluid as just pressing the L1 button. It was done for multiplayer, and there is works just fine. But I found myself not parrying in Ascension because of this, while in the other games it was a lot of fun to do. Like I said, it's not as bad as the worst games in other series. However, the little issues do accumulate a lot, especially in the big console release as a sendoff for the series on the PS3. Is it horrible, by no means no. It was more... disappointing than anything.

[@Darkerxz]

Bart Komedy Wow. Im speechless. I can't disagree with you on that, God Of War Ascension was indeed less than it could've been.

[@bartkomedy]

Darker xz Hey, to each their own my friend. I think that if they were to pursue the mechanics of this game on God of War 4, they could have an amazing game if they expand the new mechanics more and iron out the kinks. The multiplayer is awesome though, I will sing the praise for it all day long. I have high hopes for it in the future iterations.

[@ShigKirby]

I hope you mention the extra developer videos on the GoW3 review because it has to be some of the best extras in all of gaming. I spent hours watching them and were very interesting looks into the games more than I think any developer has shown. They go through each phase of the process with concept, testing, sound and even showing the process of making a demo for gaming events like E3.

[@mackwalsh3769]

what happend to the frist game vid

[@yourdoom6554]

My brother has both God of War I and II for PS2. I told him one day, "I want to play God of War." He looked at me and said, "Well, first beat Tom Clancey's Ghost Recon for the Gamecube. Have fun!" I stopped trying after the training missions.

[@ajustice90]

How about that Infamous 2 episode?

[@Antiformed]

At 15:00, you know, that idea probably never would have occurred to him. One of Kratos' biggest traits is his focus. He has very, very specific goals. Which typically involve him wanting something from someone, or wanting to kill somebody, or wanting to kill someone because they wouldn't give him something.

[@BulletBillSoilder]

Orbgasm!

[@theheebs100]

in regard to why kratos (spellling) does not go back in time to when he was tricked into murduring his family, it's a reflection of the character. He has become so consumed with vengence that he has fallen to depravity and lost sight of the ones he loves. This is a tragic tale of ones fall rather than a story of redemption.

[@Mask0fFate]

People don't like Ascension? I've played Ascension (at least the single player campaign) and I thought it was pretty good. Not great, but still good.

[@SanilShah1999]

agreed

[@bartkomedy]

Personally, I'm pretty hard on the game I'll admit, but the game just isn't... it's hard to describe, it's not to the same quality standards as the other games. From a story standpoint, it's probably the best, but the gameplay is just lacking. That's not to say I hate the game, but as far as the God of War games go, it's just disappointing. Every series has one of those games. The multi-player was a lot of fun though

[@axl_angulo00]

Complete "Brütal Legend"! That game is so awesome and worthy of completing

[@jw6588]

Gah, I was screaming about Jack In The Box 📦 hhhhhh

[@drychineb1835]

I really think the quality of this show has gone up in the recent months. I've always loved this channel and it just keeps getting better!

[@hheecckk526]

i really hope the next gow game he does is ghost of sparda before 3 because ghost of sparda is amazing.

[@kevintyson1947]

agreed! thats the only god of war game where kratos actually have some character development

[@TheULTIMATE450]

Kevin Tyson false.

[@hheecckk526]

TheULTIMATE450 not entirely. it gives the most development out of every other game.

[@kevintyson1947]

TheULTIMATE450 Kratos is essentially a 1 dimensional character in the main titles. All he talks about is revenge, revenge, and revenge. In chains of Olympus, he desperately fights for redemption of his past sins. In Ghost of Sparta, he actually shows him CARING for someone other then himself (his brother Deimos). he tries to save his brother while understandly piss at the gods.

[@TheULTIMATE450]

Kevin Tyson ummm? Have you ever even played the first one!? And how about the end of the 3rd one? He clearly cares about Pandora. But seriously, most of the first game showed many of his very human emotions.

[@GamerGod353]

I think kirby music seems very fitting for god of war. Cause kirby is also a murdering psychopath, of cuteness.

[@regularrandomperson7108]

I personally find it ironic that this was put up the same day that I bought Percy Jackson Greek Gods. Any Percy Jackson fans out there?

[@SnowyDragoon]

That's a coincidence, not irony.

[@regularrandomperson7108]

Majin Boo Oh well, don't really care.

[@tannerhankins4770]

Regular Random Person I love Percy Jackson! I also read all of the Heroes of Olympus books and the Kane Chronicles.

[@regularrandomperson7108]

Tanner Hankins I've read all of the Kane Chronicles, I've almost read all of the Heroes of Olympus' books, but I have not finished reading The Blood of Olympus, read a little bit, but I didn't like the P.O.V for the book and the ending from what I've heard is pretty weak, but I'll get to someday.

[@shawklan27]

My brother is a fan of Percy Jackson and GOW, best of both worlds! :D

[@CaptainCrypticShow]

I wish I could be bothered to read up on all of the lore behind Greek mythology, I wonder if there's some sort of anthology that puts it all together chronologically in a series of books or something. Eh, I dunno. Great work Team J-rad :D

[@idoGutman22]

Why don't you complete GTA V now that it's out on the PC and all?

[@TheLWebb100]

GOW2 is the best in the series..PERIOD!

[@jollyotter1998]

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories??

[@MrShrekmeister]

Good to see that Hoop God is acknowledged by Olympus.

[@JVLY]

"Ascension is bad?" No. No it isn't. Neither is Resident Evil 6 for that matter. Never believe the bandwagon.

[@Flambunctious]

July Jaziel four years late, but hey. you speak the fucking truth.

[@destroyer-_--to8yq]

I've played all of them and I recommended it to everyone.

[@UruseiYatsuraFans]

As a Fan of The God of war Series for year's Why not just put Both @TCCarson 👈 and @iamchrisjudge as kratos in the NEXT Game so we the Fan's can pick in the Game which voice we want to play as kratos this way Old and New Fan's can play as there favourite kratos @corybarlog 👈this is there Twitter name's

[@namingisdifficult408]

Under 301 club How tough are ya?

[@VinzGC]

Not really

[@ksarnowski523]

Quickman may win I played Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric and played until the Time Reached 999:99

[@jeffreyfay9657]

Quickman may win I opened a ketchup bottle all by myself! :D

[@rauldabu9030]

I finished bioshock infinite....and i understood the ending.

[@sirvinyl3691]

Quickman may win i main spy in tf2 and can kill pyros, WITH A TRICKSTAB, i win

[@ChrisDarkerART]

"I KNOW I LOOK STUPID, BUT GO WITH IT"... you got me there XD damn that t-shirt D:

[@LegallyBlindGamer7926]

To me, the God of War games may draw a lot from Greek mythology, but they show very little respect for it. People actually believed in the gods of Mount Olympus, so I think Sony's Santa Monica studio should have shown at least a little more respect for the source material for this franchise.

[@ivanwainwright2337]

Those people have been dead for 3000 years and have murdered and killed just as much as the games show. In more ways than not the game shows the truth of what the Olympian pantheon seemed like to the Greeks.

[@terrelllofton4113]

Noobminer god of war is probably the most acurate representation of the greek gods.

[@SpedyFoxIV]

***** The Greek gods would both literaly and metaphorically fuck people over on a regular basis. God of War captures that part of them perfectly.

[@nemeru3352]

lol

[@virgil592]

Another great Completionist episode. Now, how bout that Mischief Makers?

[@perkilatorxiii5179]

What a coincidence, Kratos is bearded in the new God of War game announced at this year's E3; more specifically, at the PlayStation conference.

[@loljk2606]

holy what kratos is the complestionest

[@Tir33nts343]

He wouldn’t go back because he’s still tormented by the memory and memory can never be lost on Olympus

[@thoughtcriminal19xx]

Harry Hussein? What in the actual fuck? His name was Ray Harryhausen. He was one of the greatest VFX guys in the history of film! Mate, I know you don't care about movies, as video games are more your thing, but goddam. His stuff is STILL studied, and recreated, in film schools today.

[@JoseVRKaiju]

The Pegasus was Kratos pet, in some comics or novels you can see the pegasus cames when kratos is on earth with the spartan army but when he returns to the olympus he calls the pegasus. Before kratos die the pegasus was there is that because the pegasus was there XD

[@BagazZ123]

I LOVE THIS GAME, Titan mode made me rage so hard, but I never gave up, I died like 20 times on each boss, and like 50 on zeus, but I made it, and my body loved it.

[@YSL8704]

Completionist has had the same beard for years!

[@moonlightwolf123]

Now that Kirby music has been played over God of War, I'm waiting on the sound of bones cracking and screaming played over a Kirby game xD

[@themetalgod66683]

I love all the God of War games. I have 100% completed and got the platinum trophy for all God of War games but Ascension.

[@Manawolfman]

I think Kratos not saving his family with time travel can be argued two ways. One, he feels he will never have that chance after what Hades did to him at the end of GOW 1, where even after saving his family, Hades up and kills them anyway. Two, he is so focused on revenge that his mind is clouded with hatred and doesn't consider it. Plus, Kratos is kind of a meathead, not realizing the eagle, the symbolic animal of Zeus, was the one that took his power, not Athena.

[@linkfann17]

One game I would love to see you complete is Asura's Wrath. That game is epic.

[@chase_is_guy7045]

I would like to say thank you that one video gamer/ the completionist you got me back into video games like when i watched your final fantasy month series it got me back into final fantasy and also for some reason kingdom hearts as well. So you keep completing games I will keep on watching and stuff.

[@patiencedvrx]

The God of War HD collection is sitting on my shelf. I really should get around to pulling it out and actually playing it, since I've had it for like a year.

[@aaron.ladino]

"HOT DEVILS POT OF TEA, MULAN!" That's all I could hear after watching Oney's video

[@SymphoMatt]

That image of Zeus at 13:36 made me super happy since it's from Smite.

[@flowstate2394]

I think the better question is... how in the hell did kratos return to the loom chamber? After he travels back in time the portal dissapears???? Also i think there might be a couple of reasons. If kratos went back to save his family, it might mean having to fight and kill is younger crazy self. Another possibility is that by this point all he cares about is revenge. Or probably even that if he did save his family it would change everything. Ares and the sisters of fate would probably be alive and he wouldn't be in a position to stop ares from taking his family from him again.

[@UruseiYatsuraFans]

As a Fan of The God of war Series for year's Why not just put Both @TCCarson 👈 and @iamchrisjudge as kratos in the NEXT Game so we the Fan's can pick in the Game which voice we want to play as kratos this way Old and New Fan's can play as there favourite kratos @corybarlog 👈this is there Twitter name's

[@toongrowner1]

It's my favourite part of the series, even completed it (thought just because I wanted the Athena outfit so badly. :P). But I admit, I kinda wish the sisters of fate would have been the final boss instead of Zeus, they where just so awesome and are still my favourite bosses of all time. :-)

[@Adalore]

You know... The reveal that Zeus is his father is like...Practically expected... Are you aware how much of that pantheon is directly Zeus's offspring? A lot.

[@rogueguardian]

5:48 I wouldn't say he was betrayed , more like he was causing complete chaos and the gods wanted to step in. It's not like Athena didn't warn him.

[@ajred20]

Hey Jirard, I just wanted to say that you really have done a great job over the last few months (I mean you've always been great). Your humor definitely shows through the videos. Although things got tough a few months back, I'm glad that you are still entertaining myself and many others. P.S: I'm sure your list is huge, but I suggest you play a game called "Nier". It is a hidden gem of last console generation. Also, the game is getting a sequel on the ps4.

[@blacknim1]

I would love to see you complete FFix! Getting Excalibur II and defeating Ozma is considered one of the most challenging feats to complete in any Final Fantasy game.

[@rileygay1165]

I'd love to see Beardman complete Binding of Isaac Rebirth or Kirby Triple Deluxe. Both are a Completionist's dream.

[@taventran2070]

Binding of Isaac would take so long. Though I would love to see it too.

[@t-wave3161]

I'm 13 and when i was younger i had a playstation 2 and one of my first video game was god of war 2 .

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

I've played every GOW and II is my favorite by far. The set pieces are awesome in that game.

[@TheDictismiT]

the reason kratos doesnt go back is explained at the very beginning of the game. Gaia says, By defeating ares, kartos the once mortal warrior became the new god of war. He has found a new family with the warriors of sparta, bringing solice for his past. literally the first thing gaia says

[@raymondbenito1405]

Mr Iwata passed away.. He will be sorely missed

[@leajey4279]

You need to complete Sly Cooper and Thievius Raccoonus, the master thief sprints were a pain

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

Wow, I knew God of War was heavily based on G(r)eek mythology, but I'm getting massive SMITE vibes. Gaia, mother earth, Aries, Hades, Zeus - all very cool

[@namingisdifficult408]

Within 21 seconds of the Completionist commenting. I am honored.

[@johnmoon6200]

God of 2 on the hardest mode very hard mode was the hardest very hard mode of all the god of war games but it was worth beating it

[@therealbigboss12345]

Dear good does this make me sad. I've spent over 7 years playing GoD 1, 2, 3 and Ascension and even replaying the HD editions. I loved this series so much that I bought Mortal Kombat 9 becaus Kratos was playable on the PS3 version. Today, after 4 years of DMC 1, 3 and 4 as well as various Platinum titles, I am a wiser person and can see that GoW is the perfect example of; "action games that aren't really that good, but serviceable enough to appeal to a mainstream audience".

[@Kyleugs]

GOW 3 was the first i played .. loved i t.. GOW 2.. I think was the best concerning tactical combat, concerning really understanding combos

[@minoctavari6541]

God Of War 1 and 2 were huge successes. If only they could remaster it for the ps4, they would make bank. Especially since 2018 God Of War was so big.

[@KevinSestig]

i loved the video, can't wait for your GoW3 video.

[@beacanwentfishn]

I know this came out about 5 years ago but seeing that old god of war thumbnail makes me sad

[@UruseiYatsuraFans]

As a Fan of The God of war Series for year's Why not just put Both @TCCarson 👈 and @iamchrisjudge as kratos in the NEXT Game so we the Fan's can pick in the Game which voice we want to play as kratos this way Old and New Fan's can play as there favourite kratos @corybarlog 👈this is there Twitter name's

[@JakeTakesTheCakes]

I don't know for sure but I think he doesn't go back to before he kills his family because then he wouldn't have the power he has and he's also pretty much blind with rage at this point. He's not thinking straight, he just wants Zeus dead.

[@LaZodiac]

Honestly, the reason why Kratos doesn't go back to save his family from himself is likely two fold. 1: He couldn't be able to kill himself without fucking up time itself, so stopping that from happening would probably destroy himself. 2: Kratos is nothing but rage incarnate. He loves his family, and is tormented by it, he truly is, but the sheer desire to finally, finally get revenge on the God's is just too much for him not to take.

[@Dragonpit]

I can think of two reasons why Kratos didn't go back in time to save his family. 1. Yes, he could save his family, but the cause of all of Kratos' problems were the gods, especially Ares. He would still have to kill them, and all the while, his family could still die from Ares' intervention, at the very least. If Kratos makes bringing back his family his focus, it could result in a never ending cycle of him constantly going back to save his family. He'd be curing the symptom of the problem instead of curing the whole disease that is the gods. Which brings me to... 2. Kratos at this point is very likely consumed by his drive for vengeance. He is thinking of nothing short of paying the gods back for every petty slight, betrayal, and various attempts on his life that all the gods have given him over the years. I imagine reviving his family is not first and foremost on his mind right now.

[@horrocrux88]

I was hoping he would talk about the Theseus fight on Titan mode...

[@Geo07ism]

The patrocide didn't start with Zeus killing Kronos. It started with Kronos killing his father, Ouranos.

[@planetpsyco]

Seeing Jackie Chan's smiling face as censorship was hilarious to me.

[@azraelcorvo9087]

New headcannon for Kratos, he has to shout everything or he dies.

[@Jimmblet]

Can't wait until you review God of War 13!

[@camfuller2722]

He might have a tough time fighting Chaires, God of chairs

[@CJWebby11]

You, I like you.

[@Jimmblet]

cam fuller or how about "The Mighty Twerkules: The Lord of Jiggly Butts" Or how about "The God of that thing were you're about to sneeze and your friend is like hey whats up and you suddenly freeze, but you still have that nose tingle and it's a horrible tease, and you're like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!"

[@jackfanoko]

Jimmy7780 What about the "God of Ice-Cream : Vanilla Warrior" *IT NEEDS TO BE A THING*

[@Jimmblet]

Jack Fanoko ジャッキー You dont get the reference, dont you :P