God of War Ragnarok Has the Best Intro Ever

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

Whoever thought of doing a fake out death screen during the Thor fight is an absolute genius

[@Floppa-oz1kp]

Fr, I was so pissed for a minute, like was I not mashing enough???

[@eqwx5337]

these npc's bruh

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

@@Floppa-oz1kp Same, I was like "and people who hold the button, insta win?"

[@serthiag7373]

I played was screaming at that part, my father later played it too and had the same reaction lmao

[@gregorthegrey]

Bro I was pissed lol I mashed it so hard and died and was like wtf lol

[@daffawaffa]

"I killed her son. There is no letting that go." I love how deeply Kratos understands Freya. He would never forgive anyone for killing Atreus, so he doesn't resent her, despite the fact that killing Baldur was necessary

[@sloopydoopy7318]

If she would have been honest at the start the whole thing could have been avoided. Just like Baldur never telling kratos what he wanted.

[@Shane-un8pe]

It reminds me of Master Chief in Halo Infinite. He acknowledged that some of his enemies are just soldiers who believe they're doing the right thing and he didn't condemn their actions.

[@fattymacd69]

It's not just the thought of losing atreus. He understands cause he's lost his family before

[@mr.z7928]

I mean the reason we got this far is because Ares make kratos kill his own family, so yeah...

[@ProNoobGamer93]

Kratos understands more than anyone. This is the man who killed an entire pantheon for making him kill his family.

[@DriftScale]

I love how its canon that kratos' afterlife is a loading screen with tips

[@WalterUndergo]

Bro cut the sea of hands and came back to life.

[@presseagainidareyou4704]

It probably actually is cause i doubt he would go to any Norse afterlives and all the Greek ones probably got destroyed

[@foidly]

and then he just restarts

[@kenganmmvs8615]

@@foidly very late but it's cannon by the curse of Athena he's cursed to immortallity

[@Brodes235]

It’s the only afterlife that he accepts lmao

[@smurf2178]

i love the fact that when Kratos let go of a tiny bit of his rage his theme song started playing much more aggressively

[@pineappleboi1719]

Notice how it's when Atreus is mentioned to be in danger that he unleashes "The Real Kratos"

[@mrsly6986]

one of my favorite parts in the new games

[@plokoon100]

Time Stamp?

[@mrsly6986]

@@plokoon100 21:02

[@plokoon100]

@@mrsly6986 Thanks!

[@maddogbasil]

*"Death Can Have Me When It Earns Me"* ------ Kratos Literally a gigachad quote

[@sunthi9619]

ares and zeus did earn it

[@danterodriguez2610]

@@sunthi9619 not rlly considering the whole game was caused by Zeus avoiding a prophecy that he caused by fighting Kratos

[@riotman3579]

Here's another 1 "Don't be sorry, be better"

[@Echo-nn8dt]

Guess Thor didn’t think Kratos earned death either

[@revenantronin8377]

Thanatos doesn't want none of that, not after the sh*t Kratos put him through 💀

[@ruyijingubang582]

I love how they did Odin, he's like a sleazy politician that you want to trust but something in the back of your head tells you not to believe his charm

[@SecureInMyHead]

If we have bad guys like that in real life, why would you want it in a fantasy setting?

[@emiliomejia4293]

@@SecureInMyHead it makes him a more grounded relatable and realistic villain

[@SecureInMyHead]

@@emiliomejia4293we get it, you like Game of Thrones, could you not assimilate the rest of the genre, please?

[@kankers3767]

@@SecureInMyHead who is we

[@idontknowanygoodnames1498]

@@SecureInMyHead you're by yourself on this one

[@mistamemewide]

I love that at the end of the 2018 game, everyone expects it to be a big fight when Thor finally appears, but adversing that the fact he brought Mead and for a chit-chat. I love it.

[@weirdguy1495]

And then they deliver on the fight that was promised anyway.

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! AAAHHHHH!

[@AD-lh3jk]

Or how Odin acts like a “benevolent” mob boss throughout the series

[@caitsith3.0]

Yeah, it was honestly funny to have expectations subverted... And then he popped off after Kratos said no

[@Vibinjesus]

@@Vaultboythefightingmachine what

[@kin4386]

That frozen lightning strike Kratos and Thor made when they clashed is legitimately one of the coolest looking things I've ever seen. And it goes all the way up to the fucking sky.

[@twistedfox9445]

oh right I had no idea what that was meant to be for a while

[@habijjj]

It's kinda dope later on you get to go the the valkerie area from God of war 2018 you can see it reach up to the sky.

[@anuragneelam8527]

@@habijjj you can also see it when you go back to midgard or whatever (the starting location but you go to some cliff and see the strike)

[@elitedonut1089]

@@anuragneelam8527 bro stop spoiling

[@anuragneelam8527]

@@elitedonut1089 fixed, srry

[@dilza1231]

The voice actor for Freya did an unreal performance when she screams “KRATOS” and everything comes crashing down behind them. Chills man literal chills

[@Random-Stranger]

Allegedly, she recently went through a divorce so she likely channeled a lot of raw emotions into her performance. :D

[@FriedSheep69]

@@Random-Stranger fuck u dude you made me chuckle.

[@assassingamer5983]

@@Random-Stranger . . . So...she's single?

[@ardent1983]

@@assassingamer5983 asking the REAL questions

[@assassingamer5983]

@@ardent1983 I've yet to get my response do not deny me my answer

[@realkingofantarctica]

The part where Thor defribrilates Kratos back to consciousness during the death screen has to be one of the most ingenious uses of game/story synergy I've seen a AAA-game use in a long while.

[@TheBlackAntagonist]

@FemonicZI These bots are wild XD

[@Shoujo_o]

@@TheBlackAntagonist the fact they call him penguin gives it away lol

[@StormofSpanks]

Eh tbf I think kratos died and thor brought him back to life that's why it gave you the game over screen

[@sunnysideggo2821]

@@StormofSpanks but they didn’t have to give you the game over screen

[@mortified0]

I love a good Fission Mailed moment, and that was a really good one.

[@Hachiimane]

It's still crazy to me how all of these gods know about Kratos's past and STILL try to fuck with him

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! AAAHHHHH!

[@Swolidarity]

I think they’re aware kratos is really holding back his power these days, kinda like Superman. So they’re gonna exploit that

[@StormofSpanks]

Well tbf Odin did try making a deal which really favoured kratos so I don't think he wants to fuck with him

[@Hachiimane]

@@StormofSpanks Yeah, that's fair for some gods, but I'm referring to people like Thor who kept trying to push him to show him his "real power." Like bro you know he is the ghost of Sparta who killed the entire pantheon of Greek gods along with the titans and plenty of other abominations why are you trying to unlock his anger once more?

[@theobell2002]

Because the gods are arrogant and full of themselves. See: Hermes in God of War 3.

[@Mangoroxas]

This is so rare to see outside of Indie games now days, the devs really putting heart in this game. And.. wow it pays off, the series is on a high note, again and again. Love it.

[@francoisturgeon1176]

since god of wawr 1 ..

[@robertcastanpn288]

Uh a lot of Sony studios do very good

[@smithjones2442]

the story was wack, God of war 3 was better

[@peeposad9127]

@@smithjones2442 bruh wtf

[@asant90]

@@smithjones2442 dude you are literally like one in a million that thinks that so not relevant

[@jesseoliver3673]

That death screen to back to life is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a video game

[@lewanbroski504]

@@MamadNobari the arkham games are a little different, you actually die when that happens. The one in this game is part of the game, it tricks you into thinking you didn't button mash well enough just to actually be part of the story

[@Kurzxclan]

Play some older games!

[@trevorveillette8415]

​@@Kurzxclan or just play NieR:Automata lol. although that is technically an older game anyways since its...an older game than ragnarok. oh well. overall it's the most mechanically Innovative and has the most advanced gameplay diversity of any game.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

It is super well done and perfectly executed. Just so you know though, it's been done in a lot of other games. But still, the one here was a 10/10.

[@KankuroX842]

@@MamadNobari They did it in Kingdom Hearts 3 against Xehanort. I thought it was pretty cool

[@Matthew-McCallister]

The pacing in this game is phenomenal. I couldn’t tell you at any point wether or not it’s the climax or just another quest. The entire campaign is just one giant cinematic climax.

[@tygarner9142]

Seriously! It's full of amazing moments

[@thesoulofagame]

Except the ironwood section, right? Don’t wanna spoil it for u in case u haven’t reached it yet, but I can assure u that the game later feels like it was written by two writers with polar opposite visions, one of them being excellent and the other absolutely talentless and boring. I hope you don’t share my view when you reach the part I’m talking about though

[@M0YO]

@@thesoulofagame i loved the ironwood section we got to learn so much from that part of the game

[@chilichinashop]

@@thesoulofagame Ironwood was magical. (Spoiler) It gave both Atreus and the players a painful I sight into their future and expanding the lore, while also showing ‘Loki’s’~~ slow and adorable connection with Angrboda. Yeah, the beginning chunk wasn’t as “death at every corner” as the rest, but GoW is a story as much as it is a fighting game. Ironwood is without Kratos, so its mostly also without chaos 😅

[@richardo188]

@@thesoulofagame wait you didn't like ironwood? I personally loved it, and Angraboda's character. As well as loki's relationship with her.

[@isferbaad7367]

16:15 Charlie asks why Kratos says no and to me it seems pretty clear. Odin is to Thor what Zeus was to Kratos. Kratos knows better than to trust deals from gods even if it means causing war.

[@nettlesomenpc889]

And in the codex he says one of, if not the main reasons he doesn't take the deal, was because he didn't want Freya to get hurt

[@Dell-ol6hb]

also in the journal he says he was tempted to accepy but Odin saying he would deal with Freya made him refuse the deal

[@Ploaper]

after greece he doesn't trust gods

[@AWSOMzombie]

didn't kratos serve ares tho?

[@MegaAlexc123]

@@AWSOMzombie Yeah, but Zeus was Kratos' father I believe.

[@luckyasmr1374]

This fight absolutely slaps. The dialogue, the set pieces, and the acting is top tier! Hats off to everyone at Sony Santa Monica, they did an excellent job!

[@CrabSully]

Yeah both actors really sell it. Christopher Judge as Kratos is a god tier casting tbh

[@arcanea9598]

LMAO. The dialogue sucks. Marvel phase 4 level of writing.

[@sahilm483]

@@arcanea9598 LMAO you are maybe the 1% that hate the game

[@arcanea9598]

@@sahilm483 wait for many to finish the game. The story is a letdown.

[@GunsAndRoses871]

@@sahilm483 not gonna lie the dialogues aren't pretty or poetic but the Voice acting is very good.

[@YonkoDGoofy]

This intro was absolutely god tier. Like holy fuck the goosebumps I got.

[@okjrdn3359]

Wow the bots

[@LouisAguilar813]

Relax, it wasn't that crazy lol

[@f8te52]

@DONT READ MY PROFILE PICTURE okay I won’t

[@zbosh]

Ikr

[@PrinceFloof]

@@LouisAguilar813 If you love God of War it's gonna get fucking crazy for you, not so much an ordinary fan

[@GaeFootballClub]

the worst thing about this game is they had the audacity to drip Kratos out in the best cloak you’ve ever seen and you never get to wear it

[@TimmyStreams]

I guess they couldn’t solve the clipping issue.

[@Cult_7191_old]

When it hopefully gets to PC, modding can fix that

[@picklejho69]

Good news, you can now get it in the free Valhalla update for Ragnarok!

[@thetincanman2363]

​@picklejho69 you also got it in new game+ at the very beginning

[@UltaGhoom]

We got it

[@flamesbaldwin108]

Sitting your magical god-weapon on the table slow and begrudgingly to indicate that you're "just here to talk" is awesome af but Best Boy putting the cups on the table too is what made me burst out laughing. Made the scene epic

[@evanblake5252]

I like how Kratos slaps Thor's hand away when he offers one to Atreus.

[@vegitasama7633]

no way u said "beast boy" instead of atreus or loki even "boy" would be fine

[@ChromaWRLD999]

@@vegitasama7633best boy not beat boy

[@vegitasama7633]

@@ChromaWRLD999 ok man😭

[@infamousplayer8772]

Kratos emphasizes on his diary that the thing that made him completely dismiss Odin's offer was his veiled threat to Freya. Even after she's been nothing but a huge danger to them for the last three years, even after her son came after them and almost killed both him and his son more than once, Kratos doesn't for one moment ever stop caring about Freya or holds her anger against her, not hesitating to refuse what really sounded like a great deal. I really love these two's relationship in this game more than any other.

[@c.wubby.u861]

damn i should read that later, lots of cool and well thought out lore

[@vegitasama7633]

its atreus diary i think

[@infamousplayer8772]

@@vegitasama7633 Kratos was the one writing on it this time, that was kinda one of the main changes from this game to the last.

[@vegitasama7633]

@@infamousplayer8772 ohh

[@hasuramapa4639]

That made me look at the game in a very different light

[@Stav6]

As soon as I saw the Frozen lighting after the Leviathan axe and Mjölnir collided I knew we were in for a masterpiece. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in a game had my hyped.

[@palazzo1113]

I love how Odin and family are almost like aging mobsters. Mean but desperate.

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! AAAHHHHH!

[@Lieutenant_Titus3867]

That’s how I also viewed Norse mythology lol 😂. Lotta family drama between the Aesir and Vanir gods.

[@armyofuno8196]

The literal GODfather

[@palazzo1113]

@@Vaultboythefightingmachine Aaaand done.

[@palazzo1113]

@@armyofuno8196 Fuck yes!

[@wealthybone2990]

I agree one of the best intro in gaming for sure and I'm loved how they made Thor and Odin in this game I mean they look great and the actors are perfect for them, I also love how Odin is kinda like a mob boss in this game but honestly I'm excited to see them more in my playthrough.

[@greekifreekifan870]

I honestly like how "savage" Odin and Thor feel compared to the Greek gods, it's a really good contrast on the devs' part.

[@jvsunil117]

yeah i thought it was pretty cool how they made the greek gods so high and mighty while they made the norse gods seem like regular assholes

[@Mr.Glitch]

I love that they gave Thor a proper strongmans body, not a weightlifters. Such a huge difference to his vibe.

[@Waynerang]

My friend and I were wondering why Odin sounds like straight up new yorker lmao

[@Aliens1337]

@@greekifreekifan870 The Norse Gods feel more like warriors, while the Greek Gods feel more like rulers.

[@brennendiehl6967]

Absolutely loved Atreus’s last moments with Fenrir. Such a heart breaking scene and his voice actor really nailed it

[@evanblake5252]

His character has developed fantastically thus far, ever since his introduction.

[@g80gzt]

It's very well done. But. Fenrir is best boy and gets a very happy ending! I won't say any more, but Fenrir is best boy.

[@NetBattler]

Atreus resurrected Fenrir

[@evanblake5252]

@@g80gzt Since he's Fenrir I figured there was more to it, but I wasn't sure how. Preciate you not spoiling any further, I'm still near the start.

[@carl_consumer.of.reality]

@@g80gzt "Fenrir gets a very happy ending, i won't say any more." Could you make it any more obvious he gets resurrected? You're giving it away while pretending to avoid spoilers.

[@Sneakythepanda]

It's a great touch along with Charlie pointing out the last punch would break his jaw. You literally see Thor pull out a broken teeth and just throw it on the ice. Bad ass

[@Guts-117]

@FemonicZI shutup

[@luithelegend]

At the beginning I was curious about why she didn’t just go for the dogs, but then I remembered her compassion love for animals. But then she almost crushes them with trees so who knows.

[@TheTimbs_]

She’s tunnel visioning on Kratos

[@pines3326]

She's mostly mad at Kratos. She could've used Atreus as a distraction or kidnapped him but like you said, she's compassionate but also grieving which led to her mindless quest to try and kill the person who killed her son

[@providedyeti1518]

@FemonicZI Russian flag and z in name, yeah definitely a bot, how’s Kherson going??

[@Silly_Illidan]

Her hate boner for Kratos makes her think less and rage more... Santa Monica missed chance to give her a rage meter of her own

[@evanblake5252]

I think she just wasn't being cautious, she was blinded by rage and wanted to aim straight for Kratos.

[@Gunsblazin94]

MINOR POST-GAME LORE SPOILERS: Dude, I just got the "This feels familiar." line. There's one of those same frozen lightning bolts in The Crater in Vanaheim. I just put so many pieces together. I learned that Faye fought Thor with that same axe, and created the same frozen bolt of lightning when they clashed weapons. The Crater itself was created by their fight, and that frozen lightning bolt is present in the middle

[@username.exenotfound2943]

Tbh I hoped the reason for the other frozen lightning bolt would've been time travel

[@strengar7145]

I thought that they're clash was felt by all 9 realms

[@Gunsblazin94]

@@strengar7145 I can't remember. It might've been, but either way, it happened in Vanaheim.

[@strengar7145]

@@Gunsblazin94 It was bc thor and faye fought before in Vanaheim but I was just sharing what I thought at first

[@Gunsblazin94]

@@strengar7145 Yeah...I already knew that. That's why I posted it? I just can't remember if they said anything about shaking the 9 realms, but if they did, I'm sure Kratos and Thor did too

[@keanuklootwyk]

I noticed how much of an Actual God Charlie is in games after watching Jacksepticeye die a bunch of times to the bear on mid difficulty and Charlie wrecked him in one try on nightmare

[@awesomearsam1890]

What really? haven't watched his playthrough yet. I always start games on normal difficulty but the fights aren't that harf in the game which make me switch to no mercy(hard) at least. He really died to the bear fight? the combos become readable like a boook after like, 30 secs

[@puzzledotgamer5461]

yea I dropped it to give me no mercy after the hell the last game put me through "for no trophy" so seeing charlie destroy the bear when I died to it once on a lower setting yea actual god is a good description, maybe he's a god of games?

[@some_williott]

@@awesomearsam1890 wow really out here with the not-so-humble brag, I bet your friends think you're a really fun person to play games with

[@some_williott]

Tbh I was thinking the same thing. I'd like to think I'm decent at GoW combat after 100%ing 2018 GoW on gmgow difficulty, but died like maybe ten times trying to fight Thor anyways.

[@teanobeano6838]

It's been a while since he played the last game. Give him a break. Anyways, he seems to enjoy the exploration and stuff more.

[@justicaar]

"You know my past? Then you know what I'm capable of" is one of the hardest pieces of dialogue ever. The way Christopher Judge delivers the line, the truth behind that statement...just so good.

[@sydious_s_snake]

The emotional impact of kratos finally getting angry enough to unleash his true self through Thor's provoking is just amazing writing, that gutteral yell he makes only adds to it, couldn't be happier with the direction this game is going so far

[@alextheboobalishious]

until you reach the ending 😢

[@Polyvalent]

Rarely do I see motion capture accurately capture facial expressions as intricate as Kratos' in that exact scene... You can see everything come out, the rage, then the memories, then the realization that he's losing control, then the breathing and discipline to reign it all back in. In just a few seconds, you get told an entire story about Kratos and now you understand him on a far deeper level, even if you've never played the other games. Masterful.

[@sydious_s_snake]

@@alextheboobalishious the ending was fantastic dunno what you're on about

[@Kixal07]

"oh no, i say when we're done" IS SO COLD BEST INTRO TO A GAME EVER THE WHOLE THOR FIGHT GAVE ME CHILLS

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

calm down, child. It was a mediocre intro

[@avis_06]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 calm down, old person. It was pretty good.

[@upbeatterraria8597]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 bro stop spamming “mediocre” on every single comment 💀 it’s peak gaming you’re just too mad to admit it 😂

[@Kevmen_Is_Him]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 POV no father

[@Shroobi]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 i mean you can list better intros

[@mrmonteX1]

Love that the moment Atreus is touched he goes for the Axe. 15:39

[@brodiegibb9996]

Great eye, i didn't even notice that tiny detail

[@elmaof]

The EXACT MOMENT 😂

[@Digiten]

Also at 15:14 when Odin steps towards Atreus.

[@alexanderfriis1]

Damn did not catch this. Fuck i love this game

[@Fizzure1]

bro i 100% the game and i didn't notice that

[@jacobobobo4404]

6:40 "this doesn't feel as hard" as he is picoseconds from death in the first enemy encounter of the game

[@noobatron2663]

Nah, he has a point. He made a ton of mistakes and still lived. Previous game early on you could take two, maybe 3 hits maximum on give me god of war.

[@Auesis]

@@noobatron2663 It's the opposite of GOW2018, it starts off easier and gets harder instead of stupid hard and then getting easier. I'm geared up as I should be a few dozen hours in with a lot of defense and bosses 2-3 shot me, big moves 1 shotting.

[@virose6454]

18:06 when Thor snaps his finger to make his hammer block an attack was great, idk why it hyped me so much but I guess that kind of cheeky detail of a fight scene is awesome. The intro is a 10/10 beautifully done. Edit: wrong time stamp…

[@bloopybloopy3190]

Hats off to Moistcritikal for giving the most boring expressions and reactions to the most hype scenes in the game

[@Dell-ol6hb]

it really has to be a skill

[@YaBoiJeffe]

It's a mentality born from thinking you are more intelligent than you really are

[@Remnant-7861]

Right after I read this Kratos gets STABBED and all he says is “Oh hey now”

[@omar619kamis]

Yea dude is fking boring

[@incognito8907]

I mean, it's realistic, when i was playing i was so hype, but i wasn't screaming or something

[@Juanjose-tm4qp]

This really feels like a continuation of the past game, no a slow slide of life but the aftermath and consecuences of killing Baldur.

[@carlomaster1o596]

Charlie did the Bjorn fight in God of War difficulty like it was a walk in the park Truly a moisty man that cant be dried

[@daehoonkwon5063]

19:10 Thor actually went for the head

[@ZanAzoth]

16:15 The reason Kratos says no, you can read the journals right after Is the moment he threatened Freya. While Kratos hates that she hunts them, he wishes no harm to her, and is understanding of where she is right now.

[@keltsune]

20:20, I absolutely love that the result of the Leviathan and Mjölnir clashing was a frozen lightning bolt.

[@Xsopit24631]

i like the idea that its canon kratos sees a screen telling him tips on how to be better when he dies prematurely. or it wouldve been if the text appeared in that instance

[@dylanchilders]

In the 2018 game they established that Freya cares deeply for nature and animals, so I imagine thats why she didnt just take out the dogs that were pulling the sled

[@creeperYT9824]

She could have cut the ropes so the dogs would have run away and the cart would have been left behind

[@indolencegaming]

The first boss fight was probably the best fight i've been in with a video game. I'm so glad i dodged ALL and any spoilers for this game

[@shaggydog6198]

@Conquest probably means that he didn’t see any spoilers about the fight itself, not Thor showing up

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! REPENT TO JESUS AND EAT CHIPS AHOY! AAAHHHHH!

[@indolencegaming]

@Conquest On the first one i completed the storyline and went back to the house so i knew thor was going to be in it but i didn't think the fight would be that good

[@SubZyYT]

you probably never played a From Software game if you think these fights are good lol

[@indolencegaming]

@@SubZyYT I never found those types of games very fun tbh (But i never put in the effort to get good in them so obviously i won't find them fun)

[@Benjy1]

Probably the most cinematic fight I’ve seen in the last few years god damn

[@compncheese8358]

Quick attention to detail: Kratos knew once he rejects odins offer a battle will commence, yet didn't reach his axe until Thor attacked first.

[@countedcat477]

I'm still not sure why he didn't take the deal

[@compncheese8358]

@@countedcat477 bro it's Odin He is known to deceive and lie. Something sus he is hiding

[@jamesh5179]

@@countedcat477 Its because odin mentioned the part about Freya, the lore entry for it talks about how he strongly considered it but allying with her ex-husband against an old friend was off the table for him

[@TheFirstCurse1]

@@jamesh5179 That makes sense. Like there's a reason why they're divorced, and plus Odin is known to be a liar and a snake.

[@jamesh5179]

@@TheFirstCurse1 also kratos really doesnt harbor any ill will towards freya, he is 100% understanding of why she's doing what she's doing, she also saved his son and was a friend so he's in her debt

[@mr.skidmarks1034]

This opening and GoW 3 opening always make a tough competition of best openings

[@XxTaterxSnipexX]

Always? This game has been out for 2 days

[@vineetjolly9616]

@@XxTaterxSnipexX hes talking about god of war 3

[@mr.skidmarks1034]

@@XxTaterxSnipexX I am,speaking about the Titans and Kratos vs Olympians opening

[@mr.skidmarks1034]

@@vineetjolly9616 thank you sire

[@vineetjolly9616]

@@mr.skidmarks1034 your welcome boy

[@TyWilliamsson]

"Even in death you put him last." Hardest hit in this entire fight, let's be real.

[@JackTheripper911]

"The Fuck you say?" "Oh we got a model father here" 😂

[@jasonsoisson]

Bro when Kratos said that quick “No” I burst out laughing

[@andrewodinson3726]

The Baldur fight was more hype for sure, but the dialogue in this and the scene with Mjolnir carrying Kratos through the sky made it phenomenal in different ways.

[@pyropulseIXXI]

The dialogue is f*cking terrible. They literally talk like modern people. Odin says 'my ex...." it is like bad high school film. The VA's also don't match who they are playing

[@nicbellnicastro3119]

@@pyropulseIXXI M'Kay

[@pyropulseIXXI]

@@nicbellnicastro3119 They talk like modern people. Odin literally said "my ex..." Gaming used to have good dialogue, but this feels like a parody and everyone is just going along with it

[@jesspat7009]

@@pyropulseIXXI M'kay

[@Alasadg]

@@pyropulseIXXI ok

[@yadatada5556]

“The only power kratos has is super anger and super strength” so basically a dad😂

[@America17760]

Even without playing the games I felt this... this was epic.

[@Neat0_o]

Oh yeah man. I don’t game with stuff like this. I stick to old school second gen games like crash bandicoot. But man I loved every minute watching my brother play this game. It’s like all my cinematic movie dreams come to like. Badass Nordic lore. So sweet.

[@kayvisioned]

Lol 8 months ago i was watching this masterpiece and then remembered in 2018 i had played the older one on my lil cousins PlayStation so then I waited til my birthday to get a Playstation and I've been enjoying it ever since 😅

[@KierstenStoeckel]

Thor restarting Krato's heart with his hammer so he can keep fighting him is the coldest moment in the game

[@declanrodgers6995]

17:28 I like how kratos' attack here leaves thor with an open wound for the rest of the game

[@Teekay.21]

Apparently it's because Jormungandr's venom is in the axe and it's poisonous to Aesir gods so it doesn't heal

[@VERGILGASM]

It's because the Axe is covered in Jormugandr's spit/poison since GOW4 iirc

[@magni5648]

@@VERGILGASM And then Thor keeps taking hits right there during the second fight, and dies from a hit there in the end.

[@narrowstone5363]

That scene with Fenrir brought me to tears. Had that same interaction with my service dog a couple months ago, she beat the cancer thankfully but it really brought me back. Very well done scene

[@honkhonk8009]

Hope she gets better. Dogs are some of the best animals we have.

[@jacob_90s]

19:25 Careful Thor... you're Vegeta is showing.

[@tokiwartooth8542]

His "No." At 16:03 makes perfect sense but I don't have the time to explain

[@boiiiiiiiiiii712]

Thanks for the clarity👍

[@bennyblunto973]

Odin - so what do you say? Kratos - Yes *end credits*

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

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[@weakestlifeenjoyer228]

Game of the year

[@joaquinchua3348]

Why did he even say no? Isn't living in peace what he wants?

[@Master.Jedi.Kenobi]

@@joaquinchua3348 probably knows that peace isn't real till there's no threats left

[@FrosteryGaming]

I was waiting for a "pick your answer" then remember this is Kratos we're playing as

[@kaminax3456]

This entire intro is a masterclass in how to open a game, no room for improvement, absolutely 10/10

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

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[@mihaimercenarul7467]

it really was overhyped

[@Guzioo]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 you mean it was hyped and it was actually deserved because it's a masterpiece? Thank you for caring, now go to bed. Your mom will surely care about your 16 year old trash opinion.

[@ajarofmayo6567]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 the only thing over hyped was your birth this game is a masterpiece

[@Shroobi]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 underhyped* there were people saying elden ring was gonna be game of the year, if thats not underhype then i dont know what is calling god of war ragnarok overhyped is honestly just hating

[@madmax0528]

I love when the lighting freezes and thor says it feels familiar, you actually learn about it later that thor fought faye in vanaheim when she had her axe

[@AidanLaGrasta]

Little detail for those who've finished the game/know the story: you can actually see one of Fenrir's 4 soul "parts" hang back and go into Atreus' knife while the other 3 fly away. Of course no one would notice, but since we know now that Atreus later finds out and uses it to revive Fenrir in Garm's body, we notice it's been in front of us all along.

[@michaelwill5972]

It's so refreshing playing a game that people put so much love and care into..After all the shovelware that comes out nowadays

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

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[@pootisman5501]

@@Vaultboythefightingmachine I own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

@@pootisman5501 Doesn't stop an AR with a 100 round drum.

[@SubZyYT]

try elden ring its twice as hard as this game though so be careful

[@theobell2002]

What does that even mean? What "shovelware" are you referring to? This year's been good and it's only gonna get better after Darktide and Callisto Protocol.

[@savageantelope3306]

i love how modern Thor and Odin's dialogues sound so modern, like the gods just talk like us.

[@urvakshbagwadia8007]

I wondered that too. It’s weird considering Kratos doesn’t talk like that. Plus I was expecting Thor and Odin to talk like his sons did.

[@onouphrios]

@@urvakshbagwadia8007 ya

[@kayvisioned]

Another thing to think about is that Kratos (idk if I understood this wrong or what) but apparently Kratos speaks Greek in 2018 but everyone could understand him...either that or I'm just an idiot and they actually all speak English and their native languages or wtv lmao

[@jonathanmasilela1569]

​@@kayvisioned He spoke Norse in 2018, he just couldn't read Norse. It's like going to a foreign country learning to speak the native tongue but you never learned to read or write in it. He only started to read Norse in this game, clearly the result of him learning during fimbulwinter.

[@kayvisioned]

@@jonathanmasilela1569 ohhh ok ty

[@Schlitorous]

18:56 “dumbass!” 😂 I love how they interpreted the gods in this game

[@Thisisahandle701]

Same, I like how they talk in a modern way

[@macman9706]

When thor said "This feels familiar" its so interesting how much detail they put in the game. He is just randomly refering to a sidequest that you can do far later in the game. Really great that you can notice such little details when you replay gowr

[@popeneiad7968]

Odin’s intro was great, power doesn’t need to be said outright or flaunted, but the fact that he can sit down and casually drink the God of War’s mead along with Thor’s just tells you all you need to know.

[@slushyslushslushbruh]

Which is why I'm more terrified of Odin than Zeus. Sure, you can say Zeus is more powerful, and I'd agree with that. But what's terrifying about Odin is that this guy knows he can still fuck you up no matter if you're more powerful than him or not, simply because of how cunning and sly he is. Its like a twisted form of wisdom used for selfishness that is... oddly worse than Myth Zeus.

[@Odinsday]

@@slushyslushslushbruh Zeus was a terrible god, but Odin is just an absolute monster. He makes Zeus look like a saint.

[@slushyslushslushbruh]

@@Odinsday Imagine Odin with Zeus' power level (if its confirmed that Zeus is more powerful, either in GOW or mythological power scaling)... Zeus just got paranoid because of Pandora's box, Odin was just a natural asshole, and goddamn...

[@borponoida9161]

@@slushyslushslushbruh Odin was a natural asshole in his legit lore. Dude screws over everyone. Including his own Valkyries.

[@slushyslushslushbruh]

@@borponoida9161 I'm at a point where I believe that odd "Two Grave Digger" theory in the GoW series, where one of the Grave Diggers was actually Odin (due to facial scar placements), just so he can fuck over the Greek Pantheon for whatever reason. Who knows, maybe the Norns told him a prophecy and he wanted to avoid it, or Zeus pissed him off. In a way, if that theory holds truth, that means Odin pushed enough of Kratos' buttons to set him on a path to destroy the Greek Pantheon.

[@mrvaporiz]

19:38 Atraus: Did... did he just knock the Super Spartan out of him?

[@UnTiltedN10]

That dream sequence is wild. The way they transitioned from the dream to the real was cool

[@cameronvazquez7946]

5:17 "not now freya im trynna sleep i dont wanna fight"😭😭 fucking killed me

[@VERGILGASM]

"⭕️"

[@FirepowerFantasy]

9:26 Why I love Charlie

[@mr.dumbum8209]

Fucking right

[@olegebloek]

The portrayal of Odin is surprisingly 'realistic' in this game. By that I mean that you hear all these stories of his monstrosities in the first game and than you see and hear him and think "that's supposed to be the awful guy everyone was talking about"? Had situations like that several time in real life.

[@kayleptwomoons1007]

Legendary first line 00:01

[@Redino.87]

Indeed

[@soupstrikerluck1269]

The dialogue alone is so amazing that we get such a strong sense of the character alone. This is god tier game development

[@Toatekaha]

I love how Jesus is just watching to see how things play out. 12:54

[@JustLikeYou.]

I legit cried during the wolf scene, it hit me on a real personal note because that’s basically how I lost my first dog

[@GarredHATES]

That was sadder than the mom dying in the first game!

[@ToxicNoxic]

@@GarredHATES to be fair you are watching a kid losing his dog

[@jesseritchie9282]

Same

[@winston7055]

LMAOO NBC.. IM MAKE BETTER MUSIC THAN PENGUINZ0

[@lordtoomas]

@@GarredHATES not that hard, we hardly knew anything about her and she died before the events of the game

[@Hollowdude15]

It's truly one of the best intro of a story mode of all time and awesome video man :]

[@goobadoob]

Heavily scripted and on rails. Objectively mid. Unless you are talking about the story, then also mid.

[@Shroobi]

@@goobadoob "its bad" "why is it bad" "its bad!"

[@SubZyYT]

@@goobadoob i just cant get over the camera angles, regardless of story it makes the game unplayable for me. What happened to God of War on PS2? Thats the last time i remember playing any of these GoW games and it was great, now the camera is zoomed up right behind Kratos like its GTA, and its not even centered properly.. makes me feel like everything is so cramped together. The other thing that really gets me is the graphics, its so realistic its almost too boring/normal to look at. Unlike games like Dark Souls or Elden Ring, they don't have the best AAA graphics but they have really good art design and environments.

[@dominicallen5026]

@@SubZyYT the fuck are you on about? go make a game then if you know so much about how they should be made

[@Gonshaaa]

@@goobadoob haters gonna hate

[@ishtarsdonut4489]

4:30 damn Charlie's instincts are sharp

[@derigity8928]

I like how he says “killing a baby deer” as if it isn’t like a 9 point buck

[@ShockInazuma]

Atreus's voice is so weird. It makes sense because I think this takes place a few years after the events God of War 4. (Well, it does obviously take place after GoW4, I just don't know the timeline.) but it's crazy to see how far these two have come. I like the attention to detail with Fenrir's death, though. Atreus stated he was doing a little better yesterday, but died anyway. Of course, this phenomenon is called "The Surge before Death" and basically occurs when someone is about to die. They gain a significant boost of energy which makes others believe they'll get better, when in reality, they're basically in a state of overdrive where their body is putting in so much effort, that they start to feel fine. This surge can vary from hours to years. Do you all care about this? Probably not, but it's cool either way.

[@gomezalejandrog]

3:11 Kratos and Freya were in a perfect position for Kratos to land a clean right hook.

[@skeleton599]

that would’ve been funny 😭

[@Adolphus_of-bysantanium]

I was expecting them to run her over

[@Precept7]

14:00 “D’oh! Welcome! An old man!” 💀

[@joey1563]

I didn't realize the amount of pure gamer skills Charlie possesses

[@justinwang8876]

I like how the thor fight is basically just some dad waking you up at 3AM to offer you wine.

[@Wignut]

Everyone: "OMG it was Atreus?!" Charlie: "Why'd you stop, keep going"

[@gloriasomma4036]

19:53 i like how thor does a little willem dafoe laugh here

[@OzanBozz62]

When thor said "this feels familiar" He probably means when he fought against tyr.

[@theothernodude3139]

15:54 7 yo me when my mom asks if I want more vegetables on my plate

[@Ryattt81]

That part with Fenrir and boy hit close to home for me when I played it. My dog is 13 and struggles sometimes. There have been nights where I think shes on her way out and Ive done exactly that. Just hold her give her pets and say "youre a good girl, go if you gotta kiddo."

[@J78Kio]

Damn

[@AlwaysDazed]

When Freya started running at Kratos and Atreus that was jaw dropping, then when she screamed Kratos's name that shit gave me goosebumps

[@HalfBakedFella]

I really hope charlie does more videos on this game hes so entertaining to watch

[@Sad_kid_in_a_clown_outfit]

I love Kratos' attitude during Odin's deal. Odin out here trying to talk to Kratos and come to an understanding only for him to give a long pause, stand up, walk up to Odin slowly, stare him directly in his eyes, adding all this pent up, butt-clenching tension to an already tense scene... "No" Like it wasn't even a deep voice " *NoOo* " where you can literally hear his throat rumbling. It was just a small and simple yet sassy response.

[@magni5648]

You might say Kratos was a fair bit...laconic.

[@7lope712]

this representation of thor is probably the most accurate out of all films and series

[@luf4rall]

I can't believe they got Toby from the West Wing to play Odin

[@bilal.shakir]

I love how Thor says "this feels familiar", alluding to his battle with Faye.

[@zackperkins6107]

12:33 it's called a skylight charlie! Gives more light in the room as opposed to being only lit by a fire and 2 candles.

[@Juel92]

With Kratos dying almost every game it's amazing they still found a way to make it feel fresh.

[@Angelicharbinger]

21:04 absolute definition of sweet chin music

[@visiblepain7702]

20:27 BTW when thor said "this feels familiar" Is because she fought the wielder of the axe before and created the same frozen lightning. it was kratos wife

[@LoveHandle4890]

It’s always good when Charlie uploads.

[@cerberus3161]

I hate these bots omg

[@Vaultboythefightingmachine]

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[@Virtualfantasy1999]

Bears cannot be by themselves and actually stay with the mother for a lot longer than most animals

[@huaraches8934]

Thor isn’t even chunky like that, he has a powerlifting physique