I have never been SO PROUD | First Playthrough God of War: Valhalla | Lets Play Part 5 (END)

[@trugaming]

I see the immense amount of support on this video and just want to say I am so happy you are here and I am so grateful

[@advocate_of_HAKAI]

Grown man and I cried like a baby. Grew up with God of War, after all. Been here for Kratos's entire journey. "You are cruel, and arrogant, and selfish. But you are MORE than that. You have ALWAYS been more than what others saw. YOU ARE MORE THAN THAT."

[@trugaming]

no cause this has me BAWLING LIKE T.T YES KRATOS YOU ARE MORE THAN THAT PLEASE SEE IT - Tyr was pointing to it and UGH MY HEART

[@advocate_of_HAKAI]

@@trugaming legit was a relief and a pleasure seeing someone as invested in Kratos's story as me😂😭then you have the creator of God of War and some other gamers on the other hand talking crazy "Kratos has gone soft now" If growing wiser, accepting one's past with all its ups and downs, and taking responsibility for one's future is "going soft", shit I'm mf teddy bear soft then💀

[@trugaming]

@@advocate_of_HAKAI NAH NO HE DID NOT GO SOFT WTF he grew up - he put aside the blind rage T.T He worked on himself and he became better

[@Hezz101]

​@@trugamingI wouldn't say he grew up. In fact, Kratos simply has no reason to be as angry as he once was. He has no reason to be. What Kratos' new journey shows is that he no longer needs to be afraid of who he once was. He doesn't need to live in the shadow of his own past. He can be different.

[@CyberSerumYT]

can we please give christopher judge another award???

[@trugaming]

UGH 😭😭😭

[@HawkOfKrypton]

For real!!!

[@Twocoolman115]

Only if he agrees to give another speech longer than MWIII’s campaign

[@Johnon775]

​@@Twocoolman115Spartan roast lol

[@purpleshadow_14]

Yes pleaaaaseeee !!!!!!

[@c4ns3r53]

The once broken man now sits in the broken throne, the throne of hope. Everyone at Santa Monica deserves recognition for this, aswel its voice actors who masterfuly embodied the characters.

[@trugaming]

100% every person that has touched this game and the whole series and brought it to its creation deserves all the recognition for this - they create a BEAUTIFUL series and I am so excited to see what they come out with next

[@kiduent555]

When he says " when all else is lost" those where said by Pandora in gow 3, what a masterpiece 👌

[@AnthonyBlamthony]

Someone pointed out this small detail in the comments of another video that blew my mind, at 45:01 after walking out of Valhalla, and finally accepting himself, he’s doing the same thing the prophecy painting of people worshiping him showed. Axe over his shoulder and wearing the level one garb of survival.

[@trugaming]

oooooo i never noticed this omggggg

[@Terralventhe]

He was always more than the brute he was framed as. Both in-canon and in real life. All too often us old-time fans had to hear people who only started with GOW4 talk about "Kratos is such a better character now, the old version just yelled a lot" even though they never played the previous entries. From the very first ten seconds of the first game, Kratos is quiet, humbled and somber.. tortured by past mistakes and unable to find a way out. Everything that followed stemmed from a hurt man who was never allowed to come to terms with his mistakes, and instead was surrounded by people who betrayed him at every turn and intentionally stoked his rage. Fun fact, actually. The PS2 case for the original first game has the quote: "Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make mad." The Gods of Olympus intentionally tried to destroy him and break his spirit.

[@trugaming]

I didn’t play the OG games but hearing that.. i wonder if he yelled a lot or whatever to simply get by back then, to serve and survive and 2018 started to showcase the side of regret and whatnot, showing a very different side to him after his greek endeavours

[@Terralventhe]

@@trugaming So without going into major spoilers, even before Kratos cut the deal with Ares, Zeus and the Gods were screwing him over. In Ragnarok he mentions his brother Deimos, for example. Deimos was taken as a child just because Zeus heard a prophecy that one of his bastards would kill him, assumed it was Deimos and took him to the underworld. Even before the first game starts, canonically, Kratos spends 10 years in service of the gods and Athena, begging them to take the memory of his crimes away. In the end he gets "lol you didn't read the fine print" from Athena and then cursed to not even be able to end his own life to make the pain stop. Him screaming a lot honestly only starts after that point, where he literally has nothing left to lose and Zeus is actively trying to murder him. His only options are to fight back or be tortured in hell forever. I'd be pretty enraged too.

[@androkguz]

I would argue that the GOW4 version is better because it makes the depth of the originals true. Otherwise, it can honestly be read as a bunch of tragedy porn. Loss without lessons. A world of evil gods torturing evil men and evil just fighting more evil. In the originals, violence is actually played for laughs very often.

[@Terralventhe]

@@androkguz I mean.. Greek mythology is literally nothing but tragedy porn lol

[@androkguz]

@@Terralventhe there's a lot of tragedy in Greek mythology, but Ulises does come back home. Hercules is rewarded. Aquiles wins the war. Etc. There's usually an obvious lesson to the tragedy too. Although, there's also Edipo...

[@extraordinarygamer937]

U know Trubloop, its kinda crazy to see for someone who has not played the old OG GOW Greek saga u were so emotionally touched by this, I mean I had a similar reaction altho I stood on my feet and clapped at the end I am so proud of my boy Kratos, I am agrown man now but I have know him since I was a kid in school he is my man and I love how much he has grown

[@vinthegreat25]

I know, right? Like, her video stumbled in my Home page, she's being emotional, so I thought she's an old GOW fan. Turned out that she isn't, yet still being touched by the story. Me, as an old GOW player (since GOW 2005), I was crying my ass till the credits stopped rolling bro. Like...this DLC takes me back to when life was easier....

[@extraordinarygamer937]

bro your words resonated so hard with me, I too was crying and bawling my eyes out when I saw this I love kratos and the GOW games on an unfathomable level haha@@vinthegreat25

[@trugaming]

this is super fair honestly! I did watch kind of a recap of the OG games so i know a bit of his backstory after playing through 2018. I was really emotionally invested even with that one game and i simply wanted to know more. His story really hits and i just wanted to see him be okay, be happy and when they made him God of Hope i just 😭😭

[@trugaming]

i cut it out but i cried for so long LOOOL

[@spideybrez1299]

39:58-44:49 The ending of the Valhalla DLC is so powerful and hope-bringing. 😊 The years in the making of Kratos’ stories gave us a truly gripping experience in the most epic and explorative proportions. Kratos has come a long way from being the Ghost of Sparta to becoming the kind of god we now know him to be today. The way he confronted his younger self shows it. In one entire life he once lived, he was a great Spartan who sold his soul to Ares, the original God of War from the world of Greece. A vengeful warrior who sought the power to avenge his family’s death. The new God of War who went so far as to change the course of his fate to bring an end to Zeus, King of the Gods, for his betrayal. A feared killer on a great and brutal warpath to end the reign of Olympus, only at the cost of the world falling into chaos. And now, in a brand new life, Kratos becomes better. He raised Atreus and taught him how to survive, made new friends and comrades along the way, and freed the Nine Realms (now the Eight Realms) from Odin’s tyranny and madness. Therefore, he is redeemed and born anew. Kratos has finally mastered himself, accepted himself, and come to terms who he is and what he can be for the better part of the future. Not only for himself, but also for everyone else. He is now more than a God of War. Taking Pandora’s inspiring words of wisdom to heart, Kratos is ready to become someone who brings hope. Someone who leads and fights with something so pure as that “when all else is lost.” Kratos is now… a God of Hope. 😌

[@rockerojerez349]

Tyr it's god of war Kratos it's god of HOPE ❤

[@hntRRR93]

The title the dlc gives you when you finish it, is the title Kratos will known from now: God of Hope, but for us, the fans, will remember him as God of War, forever.

[@LordOmnissiah]

There’s actually a hidden ending for the Mimir and Sigrun storyline but you gotta play through it a bunch more times to gradually unlock the conversation.

[@david258791]

44:10 I love the little detail that Mimir is quite literally at Kratos’ right hand

[@jesuscosmecolon6641]

No one Can tell me that the series of God of War is not a master piece love this games so much!!!!!

[@trugaming]

PREACH!!!!!! I FULLY AGREE

[@Chiefahleaf]

This DLC definitely concludes Krato's original Saga with his downfall and redemption that every hardcore fan wanted. This new chapter definitely hit hard for me. When I was younger I did horrible things that I can't forget and I've accepted. Seeing Kratos struggle to become better and find hope gave me inspiration for my own life. I wasn't destined to be a horrible person and it thanks to all of my new friends and family that helped push forward through my own Valhalla after a decade. I'm glad this story never stopped giving me hope to always be better...

[@trugaming]

oh wow this is beautiful - i’m so glad you were able to find comfort in knowing that you likely aren’t alone in that emotion since Kratos was going through it. Seeing him finally heal and accept everything about himself must have been so deep for you. This DLC was so beautiful made 😭

[@BodyASK]

When kratos met his younger self , your reaction was more emotional than the scene ❤😢

[@trugaming]

man i just T-T

[@indrasyafei2304]

That is really touching part, not gonna lie. Love to see your playthrough 😊

[@trugaming]

Glad you enjoyed it! I really enjoyed this expansion and I can't wait to see what they do next if they continue the series with Atreus

[@Mosuno15]

God of War is one of my favorite game, i legit grow up with this game. And now seeing Kratos being like that, change, understand the man he are. Is simple amazing. And show how important choose mean to be. At the end of the game and start to cry bc ppl adore him. He understand he will become god of hope. What a character...

[@trugaming]

honestly - still my fav game to this day. I have yet to play a game that i connect with a character this hard and there isn’t even a game like this out there 😭

[@briangil9592]

Despite liking younger Kratos more, this Kratos is still S tier. They did an excellent job with his character development I can acknowledge that he needed to change if they were gonna continue his story

[@trugaming]

His character development was truly top tier 😭 O couldn’t have asked for a better development with him on this. I’m sure whatever they release next will be more atreus based but knowing all that Kratos went through, i love what they did for him 😭 he is truly our God of Hope 😭😭😭😭😭

[@andresgonzalez1220]

Imagine the next came called “God of Hope”

[@trugaming]

TIME TO CRY

[@madwolfgarton9997]

43:40 well earned old boy well earned

[@Warboss_Thrakka_Snazzfingas]

He accept kratos in a way that an oscar-winning actor would

[@archeryguy1701]

I really appreciate how what Kratos went through in Ragnarok and then in this DLC is so representative of what so many of us normally feel too. Kratos spent ALL of Ragnarok preaching, "Your past does not determine your future. You can be better. You can do bad then and good now. You can change, you can seek redemption,"......... but he clearly still doesn't feel that way about himself. And how true is that in general? How many of us are willing to extend a level of grace and understanding to others that we're not willing to extend to ourselves? Kratos needed to go on that journey of realizing that he is not, in fact, the only unforgivable POS in the universe. He too can change and be better and overcome who he was. I hope that maybe Kratos gets one more series of game (but not more than that or trying to drag his story out will probably start having diminishing returns). But if that ends up not being the case, then this was a fantastic spot to let his story end.

[@trugaming]

i honestly think that the devs may not make another game that’s fully like about him - i feel like he could show up maybe later during Atreus’ journey - i think the devs could go down that route. I don’t really want another game for Kratos - how this ended is perfection

[@iatepacman745]

Always have hope and never give up

[@jonathanmay2672]

Love your content it was top notch with gow Valhalla perfect atmosphere and a beautiful woman

[@TheRagingSpartan534]

Kratos has become something far greater. A man who has mastered himself and became a True God of War.

[@trugaming]

🥺🥺🥺🥺 ugh i love this comment - he really grew so much. Im praying we can see him again - maybe they make a game on Atreus and he comes on once in a while - i just wanna see him in game again 😭

[@TheRagingSpartan534]

@trugaming he went from a heartbroken, vengeful Spartan with so much rage to a calm and peaceful God of War with more wisdom and more strategic mindset.

[@gamuelsingh7248]

i cried for 10 min after this dlc and my dad asked what happened AHHAHAHHAAHAH

[@trugaming]

LOOOOOL PLEASE no cause I cried so much I had to cut out a good amount

[@nkanyisomakhanya5409]

Gow valhalla has been awesome really enjoyed this walkthroughs great uploads nice gameplay which game we playing next ? 😊

[@trugaming]

I really did enjoy this one! Next one will be up next week so look out for it :)

[@enriquesanchez2491]

Este juego es increíble!! Ver tu reacción me hizo sacar lagrimas otra vez, en parte es por el juego que es muy emocional, y por otra parte porque siempre que veo a una mujer llorar me pone triste!! 😢 Saludos desde México!! 🙂☺️

[@rockerojerez349]

Kratos it's a god of hope ❤❤

[@trugaming]

CRYING CAUSE ITS SO PERFECT FOR HIM

[@rockerojerez349]

​@@trugamingyes 🎉🎉 But I want More god of war Ragnarok DLC for atreus Because atreus want see father is a god of HOPE ❤

[@theGhost_141]

Kratos has one of the best stories in all of fiction. In my opinion, he is in the top 3 greatests character stories of all time, second only to Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader

[@trugaming]

his story is absolutly amazing - i truly love what they did with him and i loved following it - lets hope theres a new game where we can really follow Atreus next!

[@MoyLoaf]

2:45 bless you

[@trugaming]

LOL thank you 😂😂

[@nahuelb8173]

que buen videojuego😢 crecí con kratos con sus anteriores juegos y a ver jugado hasta el ultimo y ver cómo se desarrolla como personajes fue lo mejor de todo:,)

[@nicklopez3133]

What an amazing DLC, so much growth for Kratos. ^^ Although now it brings to mind a question about the next game. Oo. As things stand right now Kratos is content to stay & help Freya. So in the next game Santa Monica is gonna have to come up with a very very very very very good reason as to why Kratos would leave the Norse Mythology.

[@trugaming]

honestly i think the next game won’t have so much to do with Kratos now. This DLC game us closure on him in a way. We are happy with him there and the devs know this - so i think it’ll actually be Atreus focused and him figuring out his stuff with being Loki since we got little bits but never saw him fully flourish into it! It’ll prob be Atreus’s time away from Kratos - what he did etc

[@nicklopez3133]

@@trugaming That is very true.

[@anhad6494]

Loved it

[@trugaming]

ugh thank youuu honestly same i literally love this story too much

[@Mr.Xamberss]

look for the skin they gave you its brutal

[@paciiiimijak]

Remember ya'll this DLC was free

[@trugaming]

TRULY YES thank you UGH

[@VinceVendor]

Awesome gameplay! You should try the Penalty of Breaching challenge! It really made me play a lot more strategically :D

[@trugaming]

Ah thanks! I likely won't pick this up again till they release sth else (which im predicting will be more Atreus related now since Kratos kinda got his ending)

[@VinceVendor]

Ahh I see, you're more of a story mode gamer than someone who likes to play new modes with increased difficulty! :) @@trugaming

[@trugaming]

@@VinceVendor 10000%, once I done the story the chances of me playing it again are next to none LOOOL

[@VinceVendor]

Haha that's awesome! Your channel is great! Any tips for a small KZbinr to get as many subs as you? LOL XD @@trugaming

[@trugaming]

@@VinceVendor ^^; I wish! I really started this channel for the fun of it cause I wanted to try new things and new games... the subs truly just followed on its own I honestly never thought it would go this well LOL

[@The-07-Legend]

Did you play the greek games ?

[@trugaming]

I did not! but I did watch a recap of all the stories so the ending still hit honestly, I imagine if you played the greek games it hits harder tho since you put in the time and really watched him grow

[@The-07-Legend]

@@trugaming true , btw do you plan to play them ?

[@trugaming]

@@The-07-Legend mmm probably not tbh? I did look at the gameplay to see if I would be into it but I dont think I really would so very likely a no but I know they didn't fail on the storytelling there at all

[@JimmyHim-uk1rs]

Thank you dlc god of war

[@trugaming]

YES thank you devs for this amazing game 😭😭😭

[@Geralt-the-hunter]

You so cute and good reaction ♥️

[@trugaming]

haha thank you!

[@aranerem5569]

Hello there

[@trugaming]

hey! welcome in 🥳

[@ryansilva-ku2ne]

react to cutscenes in God of War 1,2,3 ♎️❤️🇧🇷

[@akashshetty5112]

#godofhope

[@trugaming]

😭😭😭😭

[@ozenthelewdable5427]

No more Ghost of Sparta, God of War, God of Pain, God of Fools. He's now God of Hope.

[@trugaming]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 KRATOS IS LIFE

[@antigonus1161]

Told you it was worth it

[@trugaming]

SO worth it 😭😭