KRATOS DIGS UP HIS PAST | God of War (2018) - Part 8

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:04 The Calm Before The Storm
10:24 First VALKYRIE Experience
28:00 Rescuing FAFNIR & Story Time w/ Head
44:04 CHAOS
1:07:52 HELHEIM
1:21:18 THE BRIDGE KEEPER
1:34:40 Road Back to BOY
1:53:53 W Freya
1:58:52 Peace!

[@matiasgago]

WELCOME BACK SPARTANS No game franchise has ever made me feel the way this one has. Hope you enjoy this one

[@hm-lm3ee]

Oh i definitely will enjoy it That moment with the blades is one of if not the best scene in the whole franchise

[@TheRealProdigy]

I just finished watching an episode of FullMetal Alchemist and got a notification the vid dropped !! Perfect timing !! CHAOOASSS

[@weskercry8478]

Red dead Redemption is up there whit god of war,.

[@caiquenamikaze]

Don't do the sides offstream, do with us

[@hm-lm3ee]

@@weskercry8478 i guess what puts it behind is that it doesn't have that many installments. The first game came out on ps2 and wasn't remarkably popular , it was only until the redemption title that it became as renouned as it is today while god of war had a consistent release schedule up until their norse saga .

[@itzmonkeyface1420]

Yaaas. “I know, but i am your monster no longer” Been waiting for this one.

[@matiasgago]

This game is truly different bro

[@itzmonkeyface1420]

@@matiasgago It really is… also the raven just hanging out in that hidden chamber is absolutely laughing at you right now

[@GirlofCulture]

@@matiasgago She will be trouble way later in the series..i am certain of it..she is comsumed by greed..one of the great evils..remember?. But Kratos becoming the Ghost of Sparta again to safe his boy.. that is something different.

[@sarthakbaghla6274]

Oh how long have I waited for you to experience this moment......especially now after witnessing Kratos' entire arc

[@matiasgago]

It's so fresh in my head man I seriously dont want this journey to ever end

[@pantora8857]

Same. I wanted to suggest last video that he wear face paint for this video but that would have maybe given the surprise away haha

[@NAHNII_]

Same. I was so waiting for Mati to get to the ‘sisters’ of this game. 😂

[@jimmydelacruz]

It hits harder when you wait 8 years for the game to come out, like we did from GOW3 TO GOW2018

[@SomeUserk]

@@jimmydelacruzeight years

[@kaiderhai86]

Finding your first Valkyrie. Getting stomped. Smile. Overcome Thats what these games do to you

[@matiasgago]

BAHAHAHA

[@1986SouthPaw]

😂😂😂😂

[@beckyweiss6072]

I'm pretty sure the devs took direct inspiration from the Soulsbosses when developing their level of difficulty lol

[@59Sticks]

@@beckyweiss6072 valkyries in this game are no joke, absolute tanks

[@dragons0914]

"You dont need to explain, not to me, not for that." Holy fuck these words hit way harder for me now.

[@jatinmunjal3872]

It hits harder after Ragnarok ;)

[@aced4fun]

@@jatinmunjal3872HUSH!

[@zyklan2197]

@@jatinmunjal3872 why

[@jatinmunjal3872]

@@zyklan2197 Ending of "The Reckoning" mission.

[@natendo1987]

"But I am your monster no longer" chills every time I hear it 🥺

[@matiasgago]

All my homies HATE athena

[@onecalmpixel3297]

54:34 the sync between Mati and Mimir is downright perfect

[@hanuanshsharma1720]

damn right

[@jidmannn]

ATHENA YOU CONSPIRE AGAINST ME???

[@hm-lm3ee]

*colossus awakens *Glory of sparta plays " Athena , you will suffer for this ! "

[@amir2ali0]

​@@hm-lm3ee *uses Poseidon's rage "NONE SHALL DEFY ME"

[@denymkhol]

“You disappoint me Spartan.”

[@mrudulapt]

​@@hm-lm3eeIsn't the music that plays Colossus of Rhodes instead of Glory of Sparta?

[@hm-lm3ee]

@@mrudulapt that's while kratos shrinks at the end of the cutscene

[@kenjiesensei]

Man the single biggest reason why the first 3 games were played is for this moment. Chills. Literal chills. Everytime.

[@OmarManta]

Death Count: 49 Boy Count: 97 (Kratos: 116) Mimir Brother Count: 21 Head Count (Pause): 12 (Kratos: 13) Now that you're mastering the combat, its import to remember the quick turn now. Super useful we are so back

[@Mustafa_AKA_Mo]

Very necessary pause

[@slimeblood-]

thank you for the statistics my friend

[@Thevikingninja117]

Truly one of the greatest moments in gaming history. THIS. This is why it is so important to play the OG trilogy first.

[@PeachBBX]

Sucks GoW 1 and 2 is hard to access on the new gen consoles (ik GoW 1 and 2 is on ps now but its the worst way to play the game)

[@Thevikingninja117]

@@PeachBBX yeah I know! That’s the bad part they really need to do something about cuz it’s just 3 remastered that you can get on ps4/5 normal. Cuz yeah if you got anything going on with your bitrate/wifi and it’s not Ethernet direct in it’ll lag like crazy and that’s just no fun at all. So yeah definitely.

[@zanderbeasley5868]

The original blades of chaos from the first game. OG players practically frothed at the mouth for this scene

[@Gonzo2288]

The blades of chaos are cursed to be with Kratos forever. He can’t even throw them away, they’ll always come back..

[@quasarone3083]

51:27 Christopher Judges line delivery on that one is so heartbreaking

[@matiasgago]

So much emotion man

[@TeppicTheAbysswalker]

@@matiasgago He actually said in an interview that he has had a bit of a dark past with his family as well, and that's why this scene impacted him so much. He cried at the "I know..."

[@SolarDragon150]

Im so glad he's reached this point. I bet he thought the blades were gone forever 😂😂😂

[@matiasgago]

They were long forgotten 😅

[@hm-lm3ee]

*atreus uses rage Kratos : oh right i can do that too !

[@RB-pn6wn]

I was actually eagerly waiting for this moment when you first started the GOW series. I knew this will blow your mind. ❤❤❤

[@matiasgago]

Y'all been waiting months haha I appreciate yall too much

[@RB-pn6wn]

@@matiasgago Thanks to you Mati. Now I am waiting for Ragnarok. Haha.

[@PackZTerrible]

I cant stress enough that kratos is one of the best characters in video game history

[@bory7420]

THE BLADES ARE BACK 🎉 Easily my favorite moment in this game!

[@insertedgynamehere___969]

I love how the blades returned. The blades that killed his family are now the blades that saved his family

[@azn.g]

kratos getting the blades and the athena dialogue gave me chills fr

[@ShahryRKnoT]

59:38 this is the best cutscene in all of gaming imo

[@gustavotorresamaral]

52:44 bro i can't stop laughing, how mati reproduced exactly the "this is cinema" meme, can't do with this shi

[@nemesisundead83]

"I need to go home then." The line that sent chills down my spine

[@jotadio608]

New GOW fans: Whoaa the blades are cool OG GOW fans: WE'RE SO BACK!!!! WE'RE SO FUCKING BACK!!!!!

[@Thevikingninja117]

This is why it’s so important to play the og trilogy first.

[@DCshandle]

It was mind blowing in 2018

[@Thevikingninja117]

@@DCshandle i remember it back in 2018 I literally jumped around like a crazy man so hyped.

[@PokeysteveRV]

I've seen maybe half a dozen playthroughs of this game and you were the first to do it right and play the original 3. Your face watching the blades scenes was all of our faces watching you watch them hahaha! Thank you for sharing your journey, man. What a ride and it's not over yet!!

[@IceBacon7909]

Matiii!!! Stop using the shield break and calling it a Parry 😂😂😂 You just have to press block once a sec before you get hit and thats a Parry. Hitting block twice it's a totally different move 😂😂😂 Amazing fight against the Valkyrie tho, It got me all pumped and I now want to fight them again 💪🏼🤣

[@matiasgago]

Bro I can't win 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@E-A-Z-Y]

@@matiasgagowhen you parry, there’s like a metal clang

[@itzmonkeyface1420]

Dude. Seeing your excitement as he mentioned needing to dig up his past was GOLD. I’ve seen this game and played it so many times… this has been one of the best playthroughs Mati because you also played through the OG 3

[@alsims2007]

of all long running game franchises the fans of God of War impress me most. very rarely does someone spoil something and somehow I have yet to see anyone reveal the return of his blades. it's always satisfying watching that entire sequence from Kratos saying he needs to return home up until the combat with them.

[@Vohaul86]

I do feel bad for those who started the GoW games with the 2018 game; they can try to imagine the emotional weight of the boat scene, but never understand it totally. (And even if they started to play the older games after this one, you can have just one first time reaction to that scene.) I'm so glad you got to feel it at its fullest.

[@blitzy7961]

Bro this was so good. Easily the best "Let's Player" I've seen, and I've watched a shit ton of LPs. Also love the fact that you pay attention to a lot of stuff. The amount of times I've seen people completely miss the giant ass bird in Helheim until mid fight is crazy. And like you said, playing through the OG games made this episode 10x better. Glad you did it and glad you enjoyed it. Easily the best LP I've watched in years.

[@dekcraft262]

Finding someone who played the OG games before this on and GET IT is rare nowadays. Thanks for sharing your reaction it really made me relive this amazing gaming moment all over again.

[@sammcfarlane2494]

The Athena cameo and Blades of Chaos comeback was amazing.

[@AChan011]

Round 2 of Valkyrie fight starting and hearing Atreus yell "I'm not ready!" was peak 🤣🤣🤣

[@matiasgago]

I knew someone would appreciate it 😂

[@AChan011]

@@matiasgago Always mah boy 😅🫡

[@ParalyzedQueen]

WHAT A VALKYRIE FIGHT!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!! Also the, "There's no way in Hel" pun killed me. 🤣😂

[@cjkn1158]

Christopher judge killed it doing kratos

[@theshmuk5423]

Chills were crawling all over me when Athena and Zeus appeared. And the look in Kratos' eyes when Boy was sick, I almost had tears, gosh dang!

[@GirlofCulture]

Funfact: All the Valkyries are designed by holy animals from the realms. Gunnr's design is a Raven.

[@philipglenn7995]

It's actually part of the lore that Kratos can not get rid of the Blades of Chaos. They will always be with him.

[@tylerhunter6379]

Love Mati’s face at 1:03:10 when he realizes he can throw the blades…. The reveal of the og blades was awesome!

[@peterg4130]

waiting for him to realize he can grab enemies in midair with the blades too.

[@thomasob13]

Advice for balancing side quests and main content is do however much or however little side quests you want to the more fun you have the more fun we have

[@thomasob13]

imo doing some of the less exciting side quests off camera and just showing us what you got could be cool and it would make the combat less exhausting bc you’d be doing more damage with your new gear

[@TheChaoder]

Shout out to every squadron member for not spoiling this historic gaming moment 🙆‍♀

[@TheRealProdigy]

0:19 oh I was waiting for the Valkyries baby. I think the hard run is over boys lol 😂😂😂😂

[@richlacerra6668]

Just a pro tip you’re not parrying because your double tapping the block button which does a shield bash and takes you out of the blocking animation

[@KnoxxyQ]

I've been waiting for the moment when he learns not to double tap L1 constantly

[@arpadszabo661]

Personally i can’t imagine why anyone would play this game without either playing, or watching a story summary of the trilogy first. This whole game gets two times better by knowing what Kratos used to be. These moments that you just experienced in these episodes would lose most of their weight.

[@PeachBBX]

Tho as someone who did play these games without having played or knowing anything about the story of the original. The way the scene was done still gave me chills and made me hyped. Would have been way more hyped if I had played the OG games but even without it, it's still a great scene

[@themainecrew5757]

Dude that feeling you get when you pick up the blades..

[@MarceloMaidana93]

22:03 *speak the tongue of the gods 😂

[@KavyanshAnand-lh2ik]

Dude i love how when he gets back blades of chaos He is making the same pose of the cover of the first game And I whished the greek music returned for the scene

[@lucasmilano8792]

I cant imagine playing this game if i hadnt played the ogs, imagine getting the blades and being all 'ok cool new weapon i guess, lets move on' hells naw lmao

[@Fazli_Tekinaslan]

1:00:43 Útlægr Guð Smán föður Von móður Und svíður Ger fortíð upp Exiled God Father's shame Mother's hope Wounds remain

[@KsiOlajigglyOlatittiesDiabetes]

Let your Fromsoft spirit out against the Valkyries.

[@riveershii]

Can we talk about how scared Kratos is? Like, he is obviously scared of going back to his old self, by using the blades. But the way he is heavy breathing while holding Atreus, waiting for the elevator to get to Freya house. The man is terrified.

[@marcusgaming7284]

YESS! You got the Cyclone of Chaos! Some bit of information you might enjoy, the runic attacks for your weapons are named relative to the Pantheons they originate from. The Leviathan Axe will have runics named after Norse Gods and the Blades named after the Greek Gods. You'll be familiar with the Blades and its runic attacks because a LOT of moves from the older games are incorporated into the baldes through runic attacks. I'm all for it if you want to 100% this game and upload that journey as it'll be cool to see you get all the moves for the Blades and I'm not sure if you'd like to do that while the story is the main focus, so episodes after the story is completed focusing on 100% would be awesome

[@oliverd253]

The difference in atmosphere in this game after Atreus falls ill is crazy mad! And Matis reaction is priceless! I must’ve watched the boat scene after Kratos takes Atreus to Freya more than a dozen times. Pure brilliance

[@gforceadjj]

Gow 2018 doesn’r go into the why Kratos has the blades of chaos instead of the blades of exile. A comic called “Fallen God” (which takes place post gow 3) shows that Kratos tried many times to get rid of the blades of chaos, but they would return to him after waking up from slumber. My guess is that it’s a curse that keeps him from disposing the blades

[@christiancarlton1025]

I love that fight right before the blades because it's showing you how hard it would be without this power

[@thomasob13]

what an episode we are soooooo back

[@omegagilgamesh]

52:36, I was practically squealing with delight when this dawned on me.

[@xerxes5785]

Congrats. You did reach your 3K goal on this video!

[@Mustafa_AKA_Mo]

Best episode yet, also notice how Kratos’ rage goes away when he picks up atreus after Modi runs away. He calms him down

[@iman_hanma_6668]

We reached the like goal, never underestimate the Spartans brother🔥

[@Kratos8462]

I remember it like I was yesterday, seeing Kratos touch his forearms and hearing “dig up a past I swore would stay buried”😩😩😩 best game reveal ever

[@Phantom-P]

Yoooo we so baaaaaack This is legit my favourite scene in any piece of media I have ever consumed, always gives me chills no matter how many times I've seen it when Kratos digs up the (you know what) and flashbacks start kicking in

[@jholmes553]

I am so clueless about the God of War lore when I played this game last month. I thought God of War (201) is the first one and when I was playing the game, I thought it's one of those games that puts you in the middle of the world without explaining itself and will just let you fill in the blanks yourself. Then I watched blind playthroughs and realized there's an entire trilogy of games and more before this one. It makes perfect sense. Although playing God of War (2018) clueless is still a fun experience. An amazing feat given how media nowadays bait people with nostalgia rather than good content.

[@chaoticchild20]

He experienced the same shock we did. So glad it didn't get spoiled! I know but I am your monster no longer. is one of the best lines ever in gaming. IMHO

[@markpayne8004]

Like many of us here, I have been waiting for this moment ever since I first learned you were doing God of War. That sequence from Tyr's Temple to Kratos saying "I am your monster no longer" is absolute PEAK, and I don't imagine it could hit anywhere near as hard if you weren't the legend that you are having done the original trilogy first. This game is freaking incredible, and how they introduced the blades puts it right up there at the very, very top of gaming with some FromSoftware titles, the Baldur's Gate trilogy and Grand Theft Auto. These four would be on my Mt. Rushmore of games.

[@songoku6898]

Yeah let's go!!✨️🗿

[@patti6879]

I stupidly played this one before the original trilogy but I still found that moment epic (I knew some stuff about the older games)

[@The_ashen_crow]

36:11 can we all just appreciate the smoothness of that parry

[@nielsy5483]

WE ARE SO BACK!! What an amazing movie. Keep up the good work Mati🔥

[@egyptian_noob]

The one we’ve all been waiting for 🔥

[@FFPRO1]

Put nothin but a smile on my face how you locked into the combat with that Valkyre :) Awsome job!

[@ABG_SPARTAN]

Hey Mati, just a combat tip for the axe. When you do Pride of the frost (Tapping R2 combo finisher) you can instantly quickturn out of the attack once it lands, making the combat much faster

[@dragonslayer3552]

You finally got good I'm so proud of you child... Just remember don't let it get in your head too much some of the Valkyries are waaaayyy tougher than others so leave them for later "maybe one per episode could be interesting" and yea do them all they are worth doing cause they hide a secret boss that is one of the best I have ever fought

[@Casuallyclappin]

I had a tear in my eyes I played the first god of war when I was five literally was so cool to see someone else live through it

[@crazydave6210]

Ok now that you have decided to master the combat, here's a secret tip, the stance switch attacks of the axe and blades do a ton of dmg (secret speedrunner strategy). You should look into them. And don't tell anyone shush.

[@Anonymous-jf8sk]

This game gets even better… You’ll see👀😮‍💨

[@Goldening]

THIS is the episode I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO YEAHHH ITS TIME

[@GirlofCulture]

Great fight against Gunnr ... also she is concidered by many, rather one of the easier Valkyries.. have fun ;)

[@matiasgago]

Honestly that is so exciting to me 😅

[@luiscarvalho5101]

37:30 - with a music drop like that, you know you made the right choice

[@andrewames247]

1:00:44 THIS is why we play games; moments like this are truly LEGENDARY! Your reaction is something special!

[@jimmydelacruz]

Again, I must say, Mati is the only person I've ever seen to leave the Axe in another realm

[@aced4fun]

Going from Dark Souls to God Of War gave me Sister Friede flashbacks when I met the valkyries lol

[@sirephlyrrian6242]

there's no need to rush, do the side quests, explore... the story will get you no matter what

[@GutsRageGaming]

1:51:12 Bro has officially forgotten about the Axe.😂

[@nebky]

THANK YOU for changing the armour, looks way better. Style > Stats.

[@user-ij6vt9yx4j]

Was hyped to see this vid uploaded after work! 🎉😁

[@fahadkaleem9389]

Keep em coming Mati! Haven't missed out on one video since you started this journey! ♥️

[@TSpoon823]

WE ARE SO BACK!!! There's so much in this episode. The Horn. The Blades. Mati's reaction to it all. Unreal and I'm only half way through. Also, way to hit 3k likes, squadron!

[@Killacj93]

Headband Mati even stronger than hat Mati, so the legends say anyway

[@zainsyahidan1137]

The Valkyries indeed harder than the main bos lol XD. Bro was so locked in !!

[@ZoeBateman]

the story of this game is, quite literally, in one word, peak

[@glennburton9689]

3.3k likes! Hope everyone here made your day Mati ;) Such a great episode.

[@TheFlannelDeath]

3.1k likes let's gooooo!

[@matiasgago]

You guys are actually amazing

[@anndre_wilson]

This … THIS IS THE EPISODE IVE BEEN WAITING FOR !! - when I played this game and experienced this scene it was nothing but chills .. the boat ride/the conversation/the atmosphere .. EVERYTHING Fun fact: that red wrapping that the blades are in is actually his old clothing from the first 3 games

[@fabiomarinho7557]

Nice video dude!

[@ProcrastinationQueen]

YEEESSSSSS!!! Was waiting for this!! Can’t wait to see how you handle the Valkyries 🤣

[@blublugamingchannel]

Cough for us come on hahahahahahah

[@rushikke4104]

was hyped for thissss omg

[@rain8222]

I love how you connect things. A blessing to watch you brother