The 5-Year Struggle To Reinvent God Of War

[@thesentinel5832]

Sony...don't never, ever, lose Cory again.

[@theolddarksoul1129]

Highly doubt they would let him go anywhere now

[@recess7]

Never, ever, ever, ever...

[@bripi244]

"Don't never" lol

[@ericinfante1885]

@@bripi244 lol I saw that too but yes keep that gem with you or other companies will snatched him in a heartbeat

[@BOBINDUN]

F

[@OMeuCanaldeGames]

Thanks Cory.

[@samsaraslight8377]

Cory has balls that rivals Kratos' Honestly, not many people in his shoes would make the choices he did. He took a giant leap and he made it to the other side.

[@dragonbruno3270]

O Meu Canal de Games br

[@D.Ronoa69]

Yeah Thanks for the Valkyrie Queen. XD

[@cydonianknight2677]

Thanks Cory, Very cool!

[@Abhinn124]

This pretty much sums it up

[@agamerscoven]

My problem with God Of War is that now that I’m finished, my standards for gaming are higher and now I don’t have anything to play.

[@ayyaboeing]

There are a lot of hidden gems you should try for yourself. Can't suggest titles tho but if you look through the genre, im postive there is something close enough to satisfy you. But i agree on emotional perspective, right now GoW is definitely top 3.

[@dougwoolery998]

Red dead 2 I’m sure your standards will be raised higher

[@nigel55555]

u should play rdr2 if you want your expectations even higher

[@agamerscoven]

@@nigel55555 why would you think I haven’t played RDR2? I have. GOW FTW.

[@nigel55555]

@@agamerscoven idk man but rdr2 the goat for me. I like open worlds better. Gow was really good tho

[@smith8825]

I'm so happy Santa Monica studios didn't cut atreus out of the game because he added so much emotion in the game and I love bad ass games with emotion

[@furious_malic7808]

will Smith we probably would’ve gotten a different tone to the game and feeling of combat, but nonetheless the less it would heartbreaking if they didn’t went along with that idea after completely finishing developement

[@unhomme643]

will Smith the little shit annoyed the fuck out of me in the beginning and when he went jerk himself off god boy status. Otherwise I grew to love the kid.

[@oddanderson9131]

If it weren’t for the Atreus and the relationship I never would have considered even touching a god of war game

[@smith8825]

ODD Anderson Ive loved all of the god of war games (I forgot to play Ascension) from the get go when I first saw atreus I thought he was going to be one of those guys who would barely help you but i was wrong he was an amazing partner the voice actor did an amazing job adding emotion to the Character I felt bad for atreus to the point when he got hurt I was concerned about him and when he fainted I was like NOOOOO then I was like fuck I need to get him to Freya and the game still gets to me and I'm starting to play it for a third time

[@DjunisBRE]

@@unhomme643 i think that was because of wine but im not sure

[@peterheck2429]

"We're not doing this to make a buck we're doing this because we have an idea" - Cory Barlog Ubisoft and EA could learn from this guy

[@krabbykat9918]

Peter Heck I don't even want to hear Ubisoft's name anymore. Whatever they've done to Assassin's Creed, they've gone to shit!!

[@peterheck2429]

Krabby Kat syndicate and unity were a mess. Although origins imo was a little bit better, I'm willing to give them a chance with Odyssey.

[@krabbykat9918]

Peter Heck I played origins only a month ago and I still can't see why people liked it- it was super glitchy, the characters' emotions were inconsistent and aside from the world building, I found it boring. But that's just me and I am eating your head XD

[@peterheck2429]

Krabby Kat hey i share your opinion i didn't say origins was perfect, just not as bad as it could've been. The thing with unity and synd was that sometimes the world felt lifeless and suffocating, but origins had way better open world which was decent in size too. I just suspect if they at least improved a little bit it'll improve a bit more in the next game. Although i was hoping it wouldn't require the sacrifice of the game's lore, of which we've been following for over a decade.

[@krabbykat9918]

Peter Heck well I guess that's hinting that it's about time they dropped it. Things should end at a decent point so some dignity remains intact XD I mean they sacrificed Prince of Persia which they could have done so much with and keep milking AC :o and I agree with your pov about syndicate.

[@Xiox321]

Just finished the game, now I can finally watch these GoW videos.

[@TeaRex67]

>just watched 3 hours of spoilercast

[@JoBure10]

was about to say - haha make sure you check out all the spoilercasts. Theyre amazing

[@Xiox321]

Spoilercast?

[@JoBure10]

Devin Hansen if you want to hear more discussion on all things Gow, type in God of war spoiler cast. You'll get a bunch of KZbinrs talking about the game with spoilers And Mr. Barlog joins in on the discussion to give you more context behind lots of decisions made for this game and its sequels

[@Acuraintegraman1]

Oh don’t forget about the queen of the Valkyries you unlock and mimirs true love Romance. You’ll see after you 100% game :)

[@NarutoUzumaki-xp7nx]

The 5 year struggle was definitely worth it man especially at times when greedy companies like EA are trying to spread this rediculous lie that single player games are dying

[@dannycool59x49]

you cant spell steal without EA

[@JC-hp6pk]

Considering they said this AFTER horizon zero dawn. God of War helped that fight and screwed EA all over.

[@poncho12391]

It fucking pisses me off, they are trying to feed into peoples minds and brainwash them that sp games are dead when it's a lie, they are utter scum and I wish they'd get the fuck out the industry, EA and Activision, not a creative brain between the 2 of them.

[@sali313]

And fuucking Activision

[@DfzHybrid]

*Ridiculous. Have a nice day!

[@JamanWerSonst]

I hope they stick with this current formula for at least one or two sequels. Maybe that allows them to release a new one every 2 or 3 years. After GoW3 there was some kind of fatigue and the reception of Ascension showed that. But now I don't see fatigue, quite the opposite. People want more.

[@HadesHatredEdge]

I liked the improvement to combat that came with Ascension. The ability to use the blades to grapple and enemy, use enemy weapons, and bare handed combat. Problem was that when Kratos had weapons that were not temporary they lacked the dept of the Blades of Chaos. Or in the case of GoW3, too many weapons with chains. GoW needed a different weapon that was well developed and fun to play as.

[@anonssr9514]

Pretty sure this one's a trilogy too. GOW2 will be either Freya or Thor. GOW3 will be Odin for sure. Either way, Kratos could be killing whatever he wants as long as we keep getting quality games like this.

[@MrBenedick14]

Janice from Accounting don't worry.. The old gameplay are gone now according to ign and gamespot.. This is the new god of war over the shoulder setting for the rest of the series

[@MrBenedick14]

Janice from Accounting ps5 is very lucky because the new engine graphics was already done for the god of war,.. Expect ps5 to have two god of war release no more 5 years of waiting.... God of war 2 and 3 will be on ps5 it is obvious that god of war 1 will have a remastered version for true 4k...

[@JamanWerSonst]

If they manage get the dev time down to 3 years we can expect the next one to launch during Ps5s first full year, 2021.

[@diegogerardoportillocardon2812]

Sony santa monica: it was very difficult and scary but we did it! EA/Activision: making games is hard, here......have some microtransactions!

[@Crimson_Samurai-h8q]

Diego Gerardo Portillo Cardona and lets make it incomplete and rush them!

[@amorianduranin7627]

@@Crimson_Samurai-h8q sad thing is if you look at some of their reports, they make almost as much shipping a broken game with lots of micro transactions compared to a quality game and keeping a good ip. So in their eyes they could care less about good game which is sad

[@Crimson_Samurai-h8q]

@@amorianduranin7627 not to mention the rising problem of the chinese market becoming more lucrative for companies like ea and blizzard with mobile games becoming their new focus, its pathetic considering how much I loved need for speed most wanted, carbon, pro street...

[@heavenlysteel8337]

@@Crimson_Samurai-h8q seriously, fuck those chinese game creators/ companies. They do a lot of shady shit and get away with it because of their loose laws.

[@thundageon5962]

Video games were too expensive to make Like f*ck off

[@jayce763]

This game is a masterpiece....Cory Barlog has reached Hideo Kojima status

[@lexheld]

Easy, boy...Snake judges you!

[@Acuraintegraman1]

Perhaps we get nude flipping Kratos next hmm?

[@manUNITED986]

definitely not even remotely close to Mr. Kojima, but yes, this game was a masterpiece.

[@jayce763]

Manu Dwivedi Ok..is there anyone up there with Kojima?

[@manUNITED986]

Jayce 7 Hideo Miyazaki, Shigeru Miyamoto, Jacob Minkoff in my opinion that is. The title of legend comes not from creating one good game, but being consistent with it.

[@moelester6635]

Cory: “We are not doing this to make a buck, we are doing because we have an idea.” EA: “YOU WHAT?!”

[@motivation_exceeded6611]

EA is literally shitting themselves rn.

[@AmazingAnimation]

The no cut camera was a feature as opposed to a game mechanic.

[@aquilesvailo4786]

That was one of the things i loved the most, it was like watching a movie and playing a game at once.

[@hexhex7734]

What’s a no cut camera

[@RayAnimations..]

@@hexhex7734 maybe when it goes from gameplay to cutsene

[@asyadausgur4013]

@@hexhex7734 the game is shot in one take since the beginning to end. There are no cuts at all.

[@Yaniv_R]

@@hexhex7734 Yes when you don’t see the camera suddenly change position, like in a movie there is no sudden cut. The WHOLE game is one movie with no cuts

[@R1llakkuma]

Cory is a genius. Thats all i have to say.

[@courage552]

Agree 100%

[@OTG1776]

Think of how great the next game will be now that they trust him!!!😁😁😁

[@beeza9042]

@Flat Earthers 4 Trump - I love what your tryna do here. Lmao

[@ilikewoodwithstrings5896]

Yeah him and everyone also who worked on the game without everyone having a great mind behind this game it wouldn't have turned out as good as it was

[@pepsidragon1]

this is what it looks like when you put you heart and soul in to something. well worth it, the game is more than what anyone expected it to be, i'm willing to bet.

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

Best game of all time. The storytelling,Gameplay, Graphics. its so perfect .what a masterpiece. Playing it now

[@mistergremm735]

nobody survives even one bit nothing is perfect but glad you're enjoying yourself

[@playstationreviews667]

It is an amazing game, maybe not perfect however it's as close as any one game needs to be

[@mistergremm735]

Ghostly Bartender personally i never saw anything masterful but it was fun time

[@uchihajoel3064]

Gorgeous Gremac no? What was the last masterpiece of a game you've played? I'm curious

[@SquidCena]

nobody survives even one bit you know what's really a masterpiece? *Minecraft*

[@jmack4309]

He looks like a younger, more competent George Lucas

[@ansksksla]

Todd Howard never disrespect George.

[@nocturnallycan6385]

You wish you could be this type of game director, you slobbering ape.

[@yeahwellthatsjustlikeyouro7466]

@@ansksksla Wait, what? George is one of the most incompetent, lazy hacks in the business!

[@royzevisionneur2045]

@@yeahwellthatsjustlikeyouro7466 so is Todd

[@itsasquid]

@@yeahwellthatsjustlikeyouro7466 He did start one of the most popular franchises in the world though

[@yeahwellthatsjustlikeyouro7466]

Wait, Cory helped develop Tomb Raider (2013)?! That's the only one from the rebooted trilogy that I liked! Ok, now there's a reason why as soon as he left the TR sequels disappointed.

[@MikeMessiah]

His job was to reinvent. He did his job and left.

[@allwinissac4924]

The no cut camera idea was pitched by Cory for the tomb raider reboot at first but they called him crazy and scrapped it soon enough, unlucky guys😂😂

[@mavvynne444]

I think all Tomb Raider reboot trilogy is great af

[@platinumgrit]

I noticed that too - loved the first reboot, the subsequent sequels I also enjoyed, but I always felt the first was the best. When I went back and played it right after finishing the last one, it confirmed my feeling. The first is the best, and now we know why.

[@keysl]

Finished the trilogy and the 1st game is the best even with less gameplay mechanics as RoTR or SoTR.

[@syndrome3215]

One of my favorite games of all-time. I didn't like the previous GoW games that much, but this game man. this game, it's just a fucking masterpiece. There are many things that are so well done in the game, but the best aspect of the game IMO was the decision to make it a one-shot game, without any cuts. It felt so immersive, real. Something I had never experienced before.

[@sarinvx]

spiderferi same here, I wasn’t a huge fan of the previous games but loved this game

[@kaytee7607]

I’m dying for more content. This game truly is a masterpiece!

[@fenixa2z936]

spiderferi Same I never got into the other games but this one just stood out to me. Almost didn’t pick it up but just had a feeling and got it day 1. Top 10 fav game easily.

[@maxedout199]

I loved those games and this may be my favorite one!!

[@lucasjerez2137]

i liked 2 only

[@tgonzalez1983]

God of War became one of my favorite games of all time.. I always liked it, but now its legendary status..

[@slenderblakchannelDarkNess]

and kratos won the goty 2018 this is a good year for video games

[@SpeedAnarchy]

Time is the best thing a game development can have

[@hades392able]

Speed Anarchy time is the best thing anyone can have

[@youtubewatcher4955]

Speed Anarchy No mans sky...

[@dannycool59x49]

time is neither your friend or your enemy

[@abdulhalim3915]

Yo mama is the best thing anyone can have

[@deadshot-op35]

Tech land is abusing time then.

[@mrplayfulshade]

I will say my ONLY complaint was that there wasnt alot of variety and uniqueness to alot of the bosses. I was expecting bosses like the dragon or the sons of Thor throughout the game. Dont get me wrong 10/10 game just some constructive criticism.

[@Teroskull]

Totally agree!!! A lot of bosses were those big trolls but just different colors.

[@meninzera]

Now thats a perfect well placed comment.

[@GodlyODB]

Teroskull i wouldn’t call those BOSSES, they were like mini bosses they just gave you a bunch of stuff to help in game. Bosses like baldur that’s a great boss 3 fights last fight was the most fun fight, magni and modi I’d rank them next bcuz not a bunch of games you have duel bosses that have different attacks but work together to fuck you up, last best boss fight in this game I’d give to singrun those Valkyries are incredibly strong if you’re not well equipped and prepared

[@Spiders_Gaming]

Agreed but I feel like it was on purpose and the next game will be back to that crazy action. It had to be an emotional game so they can build Atreus character

[@darksleuth6911]

Jonathan Simpson There is a short video of what Cory had to cut and what he could do differently back on the game and he mentions he had to cut several bosses from the game.

[@lemao438]

Sony, give cory a raise so the franchise won't lose him again

[@RedEyedHolloway]

Props to the editing in the beginning. Matching the interviewee talking about the main challenges they faced and timing it to the pacing of Kratos chopping down Faye's tree...it was narratively perfect in every aspect. Kudos.

[@whispywillow1]

This game is phenomenal, I adore story driven games and the story in this was so personal and beautifully written and acted. The natural transition from a father who could not even touch his son to comfort, to a father who in the end, could place a hand on their back with no awkwardness, was just gorgeous. I loved the themes of honesty and communication which aided in this transition - you see Krato’s becoming comfortable with his vulnerability and more accepting of it because he knows he needs to in order to be a good father. Ugh, i need to do a second playthrough immediately :-)

[@ReadThisYourGay]

Thank God for that peaceful ending. I kept thinking something was going to pop up and ruin the moment. I was on edge at the end ready to fight. Lolol.

[@liahonadumdum2318]

5 years DID NOT go to waste. Beautiful game. Thank you so much, Cory and team.

[@sky24170]

10/10 best game of the year.

[@nathandrake8038]

Ender Field we will see, red dead this coming and according to the previews promises to be bigger and more innovative open world of this generation

[@Idk-ey9nl]

You're not wrong...

[@seyqui]

@@nathandrake8038 haha, GoW received the game of the year award in the end. they're both all very, very amazing games in the end too.

[@Thehintercast]

Smart, well spoken, and a great leader. He deserves all the praise he’s getting.

[@gabe2true]

Can't wait for the next one where Kratos battles against Thor. Icey Axe vs Lightning Hammer!

[@susbedoo]

Blades of chaos

[@larsondarcy101]

I want more weapons though please! We already had an entire game with that axe and though I would like to see more of it I also want a few more weapons to choose from. They don't have to go crazy but maybe adding 1, 2, or even 3 more great weapons on top of the BoC and the axe would be awesome imo!

[@slenderblakchannelDarkNess]

@@larsondarcy101 blade of chaos ?

[@slenderblakchannelDarkNess]

@White Dastardly or even kratos will not kill thor

[@larsondarcy101]

@@slenderblakchannelDarkNess Well ya. BoC, blades of chaos.

[@slimeymanss]

Wish it had more bosses but its still a dope ass game

[@gabe2true]

there are quite a few secret bosses. I beat the game and I still havent beaten all the valkyries yet .... plus the dragons, the trial dungeons in Muslfphleim and Niflehiem

[@mosely25]

I agree. Only thing it lacked. I liked the ending kinda but when i got there. I was expecting a fight. Not credit.

[@samuelh.2118]

I already platinumed the game like a week ago. One thing I couldn't get enough of was fighting Trolls (seriously not enough of them). There are bosses aplenty, but Trolls are a rarity. I think you only fight like 5 in the main storyline and 1 or 2 outside it. You'd think they would put them as mini-bosses in Muspelheim or Nilfheim, but oh well... Would gladly play again on NG+ if it was an option.

[@gabe2true]

How did you beat the Valkryies? Those things are kicking my ass.... I beat two of em so far and one of em I beat just barely

[@gabe2true]

I think they mentioned the possibility of a new game plus mode in the future

[@monieleui9288]

Of course it was a struggle, things went downhill after ascension came out. The ideas in my opinion were dying and I'm glad they decided to move into Norse mythology. We couldn't just have the same plot for revenge, hell naw, we needed new concepts. 14 years of sheer pleasure of playing all of the games from The God Of War franchise. Also 5th comment on here.

[@alohatigers1199]

TheGolden BloodedGamer Maybe because it was about Greek Mythology? Then went to Norse Mythology because it had a connection?

[@albertdiaz7207]

Maybe because Kratos killed everything in greek mythology lol? They coudnt even make another God of war game without reinventing it

[@shmookins]

lol at you being the fifth comment even though the vi got a lot of views. I guess everyone is avoiding spoilers. I'm in the same boat. Heck, I didn't even watch any trailers of the game aside from the very first reveal one.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

Egyptian mythology is next

[@GodofWarChuka]

Lovin this Game!! Currently have to finish a few more side missions, upgrade some gear and defeat 3 more Valkyrie’s. Especially the Queen, she looks tough 😬😬

[@simonthefire7926]

nah don't worry she is pretty easy :)

[@simonthefire7926]

@@basedperson5248 i was joking plus I already killed on the easiest difficulty and that wasn't very easy

[@shahabrahgozar4338]

@@simonthefire7926 I’m playing give me god of war and even the normal valkyries are extremely harder than I thought they would be

[@BurnoutsAndBourbon]

Thank you Cory, for giving so much of yourself so that many of us can find enjoyment and restitution in your art 🙏🏻

[@anshulkalra]

Best game of the generation! It excels in all departments - story-telling, narrative, combat, progression, and best of all those subtle quieter moments between Dad and Boy. Other games should learn from it and embrace it.

[@nathandrake8038]

anshul kalra you speak that why you are a fan of god of war, but for new members in the franchise it was not so good, wicher 3 is still the most complete single player game of the generation.

[@anshulkalra]

Well, Witcher 3 is an exceptional game in its own right. But I am not sure if it tops the production quality and the story of God of War. For me, God of War went a step beyond in its story-telling and traditional game progression loop. Every little detail - from lore stories of Mimir to weapon or skill upgrade or obtaining that 'other' weapon - mattered and fitted well within the overall narrative of the game. I am not trying to belittle the greatness of Witcher 3 but rather trying to say that God of War was a 'complete' masterpiece. Besides we are all so lucky to be alive and experience both exceptional games.

[@mohamedabdelfatah7297]

No , What made Norse mythology less interesting to me in the new god of war was the way it was presented . There was no chance in hell that god of war would be able to compete with something as grandoise as the witcher 3 . Don't forget that witcher 3 is a fully fledged rpg while god of war is still merely an action game with rpg elements thrown in . What disappointed me the most was how they chose to present the lore through these small unreadble text , when in reality nothing ever interesting happens . Mimir stories on the boat were also extremely boring , and in general there is not enough world building in the game tbh . You can't keep feeding us lore merely through text and expect us to be excited about it .

[@meninzera]

mohamed abdelfatah so they should add alchemy and 300 cutscenes, then the game would be closer to witcher 3. wow dude, wtf? I hate those hundreds of cutscenes. Also witcher 3 combat is a fucking joke. Im so glad they are nothing like each other.

[@prohelling]

Natan Alves Whitcher indeed achieved greatness in many areas, but the combat was meh. I forced myself to continue playing up to the first battle with the wild hunts. God of War & Horizon excelled in areas including combat. And for that both are better games than The witcher. You may argue that you like the witcher combat, but you cannot deny that GOW has a way better and much more fun combat.

[@krishnadoraisamy2042]

"We're not doing this to make a buck we're doing this because we have an idea" - Cory Barlog

[@netia2]

I'm glad he stuck with his gut n pushed forward with his ideas despite doubt all around him n I'm also happy that Sony gave him the space to develop HIS game instead of something that would of been safe. Too many publishers force dev's into that SAFE space cuz they know the old formula is tried n true n it will 100% sell n get them a return investment. I know letting devs spread their creative wings is always a risk cuz ur going in with a 50/50 chance that it won't resonate with the audience but these r necessary risk to not only push game development further but to also innovate a known franchise to take it to the next level. Thank u cory n the team at Santa Monica for all your hard work on this amazing title n thank u SONY for letting them spread their wings.

[@leightonmorris8955]

Ms Velvet dude if you’re gonna write this much can you at least use actual grammar so I can just quickly read through it not having to re read what you said because you put “n” instead of and

[@agro9999]

@@leightonmorris8955 lol who cares. It's a gEnUiNe CoMmEnT ByTcH

[@Bennick323]

This is amazing, because this idea of reaching out to every developer they could find fits so well into the message of the game: the idea that Tyr had brought together different nations and cultures and became stronger and a better god as a result. It's like they succeeded because they lived that message.

[@darkness2160]

I've played a lot of games in my lifetime but god of war is like...special it really was an incredible journey from beginning to end. Thanks Cory.

[@sthxdnn1]

Dear big honchos at companies like 2k, EA, and Activision, This is what risk looks like.

[@luisibarra9482]

Seth Dunn EA took a risk on Anthem.... it’s mainly a studio that pulls the tides of a good game

[@MikeMessiah]

@@luisibarra9482 Copying Destiny and Warframe is a *risk?* EA found out these two games are making good money so they just dropped all their staff from Mass Effect Andromeda and shifted them to Anthem. End result? Two shit games.

[@thundageon5962]

EA's risk was losing money

[@antivist1481]

Cory is such a passionate guy. I am so happy for him that after all he and his team went through they got the success they deserve. Thank you Cory and SM for a standout game!

[@heavyDuty113]

The best game experience I've played

[@lemonlimelukey]

Ben Manap you must play some garbage games then 😂😂

[@nava93s]

lemonlimelukey ahhhhh feels bad to dont own a ps4 right kid

[@lemonlimelukey]

nava. not really considering i have a stock ps4 and a pro 😂😂 fucking zombie

[@neffelibatta7658]

@@lemonlimelukey it sure is.

[@OTG1776]

Agreed

[@D3f4uLT_]

Congrats Cory 🎉👏👏 GOW - 2018 GAME OF THE YEAR

[@handicui960]

People like Cory inspires me again and again to innovate and shake conventions.

[@enrysora9]

I love how cory opens up as a person and not only as a director, confident enough to share his struggles, such a good person, enjoy the break, you earned it

[@GTTB-227]

They can take as long as they want with the next installment, don't want them to rush it, as long as they make yet another masterpiece. To me this franchise is one of PlayStation's best asset, they don't wanna screw it up by pressing the production time.

[@taterusky]

One thing that kept me so hooked was the superb dialogue and constant chatting between the characters.. genuinely felt as if im playing a film. I couldnt wait to get back from work and play this

[@isoooalrock]

Every second of those 5 Yrs was worth it because this part of God of war is the greatest one in the series and its one of the greatest game ever made in history

[@LosingControl31]

The fact that this studio was willing to ask for advice from other studios shows the level of maturity and love they have for games. They just wanna do things right.

[@mkhld1]

Best ps4 game ever played

[@UnityUprisingHQ]

No

[@Acuraintegraman1]

Yeah

[@tarikkhabouiz9019]

i think its up there with 'the last of us '

[@kaiserfriedrichlll3702]

Tarik khabouiz the last of us is nothing compare to gow

[@hitori2500]

Tarik khabouiz , it's a PS3 game

[@RedPanda420_]

crazy how much all these people that work on games like this have to go thru for us to play the games they make. i’m so grateful of this game. it has become one of my all time favorite games and i’m currently going thru my second run of it and it’s as amazing as the first time.

[@AdamAircraft]

So happy that that all the stress and pain worked out in the end. Thanks, Cory and the rest of the Santa Monica team for reinventing one of my favourite franchises!

[@chad933]

I never played PlayStation until I got lucky and ended up with a ps5 on launch. Finally got invested in the game and started watching these videos and I’m so glad to see a director who cares.

[@rakanishumai]

Every time I listen one of his interviews I learn something new. You think he's gonna run out of things to say but it's more than 5 years of his life. He could do a weekly podcast and I'd listen.

[@TheNorthlander]

When Atreus got sick and you lost his gameplay mechanics till you could heal him... you felt that. You felt his absence.

[@Dunamis_010]

Easily the best interview of him and the game. Thanks for this.

[@Lauren-zx3gx]

I love all of his interviews. He has so much passion and love for the game. It's amazing.

[@vsf_dave811]

Thank you Cory for fighting to keep the game the way you wanted it to be, it turned out a masterpiece and you & your team should be immensely proud

[@lewisnorden3744]

Just finished this game. From start to finish it was phenomenal, can't wait to see the future of the franchise

[@TheHaloGamer]

You know game developers are passionate when an 8/10 on Metacritic is “not reviewed well” and resulted in a “pretty difficult time” for them. Any outstanding artist strives for perfection, and is never satisfied with their work.

[@jkili4070]

If every game developer put half as much heart into what they make as Cory did, we would have such a paradise.

[@DuranmanX]

This game took everything AAA action and adventure games were for the past 5 years and improved upon it in every way

[@ikhsanul1274]

mryupjup What a compelling argument, you must feel smart.

[@Daigon95]

I wuld agree with the Adventure part but not so much on the Action though, its about the same. (not like its a bad thing or anything)

[@user-hb8lu7ff1g]

Adrian Duran you mean it copied from other games and made a completely uninspired, derivitive piece of garbage out of their elements, bravo 😂😂

[@xdjrunner]

Holyflame ahhh yes let's all believe those paid reviews they must be the only way!

[@Crimson_Samurai-h8q]

Just goes to show what Sony can do compared to EA, Activision, Bungie

[@gangplank686]

I couldn't agree more with Cory on the topic of having a companion in game. They integrated it perfectly to the point where i myself who played the game felt as if i could not do most encounters and puzzles without the aid of Atreus! Great job bruh!!

[@quietkratos5434]

Who's here after god of war 5 teaser 😀 (So Hyped)

[@darkpro0031]

you can see the passion and talent behind this man's eyes. Some directors/writters don't have his passion. Thank you for creating such a game!!

[@Riku-Leela]

Incredible work Cory! This game is one of my favourite games of all time! And cannot wait for your future products!

[@eljayy91]

It NEEDED to be reinvented. Thank you Cory and the incredibly talented team for doing such a beautiful job.

[@CloneMalone]

They deserved Game of the Year, Rockstar may have their Red Dead but man, Cory rebooted the entire God of War series while also continuing it and some how ended up with my personal favorite God of War game to date.

[@joshuabeardsworth2263]

This is the first god of war I ever played, after always being on Facebook because I have nothing else better to do, I would see little 3 min videos of gameplay or cut scenes for the game, and after seeing so many I woke up one morning and went and finally bought a PS4 pro and a 4K tv, and I’ll tell you what it was a decision I do not regret, very happy I made a switch from Xbox to PS4, this game could make any person switch, hands down the best game I have ever played in my life

[@os_oz]

how can you just play a game with out even knowing the lore about kratos? casual.

[@PRODFOD]

Didn't realize he worked on the tomb raider reboots. This guy is a legend.

[@bystander5278]

I could watch this kind of videos about God Of War all day.

[@mvpmvp2980]

i cant speak on gameplay, but they did a good job on meaningfully continuing the story from an ending that was not easy to continue from.

[@MU5T1991]

Cory Barlog is easily one of the best creative directors. His track record speaks for itself. The man knows what he’s doing

My top game. This game is truly a masterpiece. I literally completed the game a 100% and still feel like I haven't had enough. CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SEQUEL!!!

[@caterinastella4303]

That ending part about how he connects with the character of Kratos and Atreus because of his relationship with his son was so touching 😢 truly an amazing man and an amazing team!

[@nodozz2]

It's a masterpiece in gaming, instant classic...

[@kh7688]

What an absolute genius of a man and one who seems like a genuinely good guy. Can't wait for what he does next.

[@cappzap]

I KNEW this game had some influence from the latest tomb raider..seemed like there were so many similarities. Makes sense that Cory worked on it

[@dehfunnykid]

Cory is an incredible person. He has such a vision and passion for everything he works on. What an inspiration.

[@no3ironman11100]

It's amazing. It starts fresh, instead of going for some sort of revenge, this god of war aims for a character with a simple, yet even if not to the player, significant objective to the characters: merely a father and son wishing to spread the ashes of someone they respected. Throughout this journey with a simple objective, both characters undergo significant development, and most of all kratos also shows the mental change he has undergone from all he lived in greece. It's so hard to find anything below "good" in this game. Only thing I was dissapointed of is not knowing the mother, which makes us feel more exterior of this journey, and I don't really like that side, seeing how it tried putting us in the action by showing him cutting the tree, but then gives us no idea who she was until later on, giving us merely a partial idea of this person our characters look up to so much as to go through that many things.

[@corynorell3686]

I love that he mentioned Onimusha. Definitely one of the most underrated games of its time in my opinion.

[@nicholassnyder2241]

Cory Barlog, Hideo Kojima, Neil Druckmann, Hermen Hulst, Mark Cerny, Jeez it's no wonder Sony is doing so well.

[@alexklop2004]

Not neil now i guess)

[@jimjones775]

Alex Klop he made one game that some people didn’t like. Keep in mind that he also directed Tlou and uncharted 4

[@sh_2426]

Maybe not Neil......

[@sh_2426]

Julian Gorn he didn’t direct those games all by himself he had Bruce stranly to help him I don’t know if I spelt that right

[@jimjones775]

@@sh_2426 He directed them by himself. Bruce strayley did help but Niel did most of it.

[@ThisIsJaySol]

Hearing Cory’s stories of him and his son is what made this game a masterpiece. Subconsciously he was inputting the energy he grasped from his own personal life and expressed it through the game. Only way you can create the way he did... thank you.

[@MrTrbaan]

god of war is a masterpiece!

[@sharlinespinal3287]

That was a wonderful video Mike and GameSpot. Thank you to Cory and all the Sony Santa Monica developers that had the courage to create this exceptional game in the face of so many doubts and fears.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Best game of all time this year in my opinion

[@lexheld]

Wait...what?!

[@TevyaSmolka]

yup its true

[@tomasbar1101]

You said it's best game of all time and then that it's just best game of this year

[@TevyaSmolka]

good point

[@shannonshort4987]

Best game I have ever played . My favorite. Thank you cory

[@JB2FROSTY]

First off, Ascension is fkn dope. Don't knock it if you haven't played it. It's a beautiful game. Secondly, if you say that God of War needs to go back to "the way it used to be", you're basically screaming at the top of your lungs that you haven't matured one bit in an entire decade. Do what I did. I bought a PS3 and a PSP so I have all the games. If you want the old games, play the old games but why knock such a beautiful fresh and growing take on such a beloved franchise?

[@darkpro0031]

you can see the passion and talent behind this man's eyes. Some directors/writters don't have his passion. Thank you for creating such a game

[@kurtcometa4818]

**EA has left the chat**

[@Skooby59]

this is a FANTASTIC INTERVIEW!!!

[@cesarm.3656]

I'm on my third playthrough and it's better every time. It's definitely up there for my top three games of all time.

[@Nsands81]

Cory.. I thank the hell out of you and the team. You guys did an astounding performance. Best game I've ever played

[@nathannutter605]

Make a video of all the peoples faces that helped make God Of War!!

[@samsaraslight8377]

I'm so glad that your efforts paid off. May you create many sequels of gow.

[@Jaebird2]

This game dissolves console wars

[@gzzuss]

Didn't know he rebooted Tomb Raider too, thank you dude those games was great. I will be waiting for your next project.

[@rahulbhakar3874]

Got platinum trophy today Loved this game !!!

[@jaycee9513]

Munesh Bhakar good shit bro about to beat the game then gonna play on god of war diffuculty then after that start chopping away at the platinum

[@rahulbhakar3874]

Jay Cee try to get platinum in normal or hard difficult or at which you are playing.... Doing on platinum will not be fun....

[@jaycee9513]

Munesh Bhakar ya im doing 3 playthrough the third playthrough on normal to chop away at platinum

[@rahulbhakar3874]

Jay Cee good bro....

[@Acuraintegraman1]

How you beat that damn muselpheim Valkyrie?

[@playhighwhilegames7151]

What a genius. He paved a road of courage and ideas that I really needed for my career and life. His words of wisdom honestly moved me. Thank you Cory.

[@kevingaytan6397]

Imagine if Naughty Dog & Santa Monica studios made a game together.

[@HULK-HOGAN1]

Thank you for your persistence. It paid off spectacularly