God of War Director Hints at Sequel Plot
Game director Cory Barlog recently shares his plans on where God of War story may head over to up next.
A return to mainline series with a reinvention of its lore, 2018 series reboot for God of War from developer Santa Monica Studio and publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment has earned it universal acclaim for its gameplay and gripping narrative.
A sequel to God of War III, the game has moved away from its Greek legends and embraced Norse mythology. In a recent interview with PlayStation Access, game director Cory Barlog reveals a planned vision for the future of GoW series.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR GOD OF WAR (2018).
Barlog talked about his journey of fitting Kratos into realm of Midgard, sources of inspiration for development process, suggesting where a sequel could be headed and answered many other questions on a number of topics for almost an hour.
Regarding future direction of the series, he reflects on some plot details of new God of War. When asked about what story part he would like to revisit, Barlog expressed keen interest in learning more of Faye, Atreus' mother and Kratos' wife.
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GoW 4 begins with death of Faye, which sent her beloved husband and son on a journey across realms to fulfill her last wish. Of course, there is a lot more than what she appears to be and has been responsible for a lot of things around her.
Santa Monica has taken her funeral event as just a starting point for their 2018 PlayStation 4-exclusive title. He is very curious to see how first meet of Faye and Kratos would turn out, leading to a new relationship and a new family.
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The acclaimed developer then elaborated on how he could relate to Faye more than any other GoW character.
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When Atreus and Kratos reach Jötunheim to carry out her request of spreading her ashes from highest peak of nine realms, they realize Faye was a giant who stayed back in Midgard and eventually settle down with former Greek God of War.
This made her son Atreus belonging to a descendant of a giant, god and mortal, whom she had originally named Loki. Even the father/son duo was getting attacked by Baldur because he was after Faye and didn't know that she passed away.
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Barlog states his wishes to explore further backstory of Faye nearing 37:12 timestamp of this latest interview.
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Whether or not they are already working on next God of War game for upcoming release of PlayStation 5 on later this year, he is definitely trying to figure out how to bring them together but that story may not told in a direct sequel.
Cory Barlog returned to Santa Monica back in 2013 to direct God of War (2018) that went on to became one of the top selling PS4 games of all-time. At some point, he would love to take Kratos to ancient Egypt for a possible future sequel as well.
A return to mainline series with a reinvention of its lore, 2018 series reboot for God of War from developer Santa Monica Studio and publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment has earned it universal acclaim for its gameplay and gripping narrative.
A sequel to God of War III, the game has moved away from its Greek legends and embraced Norse mythology. In a recent interview with PlayStation Access, game director Cory Barlog reveals a planned vision for the future of GoW series.
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| God of War Director Hints at Sequel Plot |
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR GOD OF WAR (2018).
Barlog talked about his journey of fitting Kratos into realm of Midgard, sources of inspiration for development process, suggesting where a sequel could be headed and answered many other questions on a number of topics for almost an hour.
Regarding future direction of the series, he reflects on some plot details of new God of War. When asked about what story part he would like to revisit, Barlog expressed keen interest in learning more of Faye, Atreus' mother and Kratos' wife.
RELATED: God of War (2018) Celebrates First Anniversary
GoW 4 begins with death of Faye, which sent her beloved husband and son on a journey across realms to fulfill her last wish. Of course, there is a lot more than what she appears to be and has been responsible for a lot of things around her.
Santa Monica has taken her funeral event as just a starting point for their 2018 PlayStation 4-exclusive title. He is very curious to see how first meet of Faye and Kratos would turn out, leading to a new relationship and a new family.
RELATED: God of War Becomes Fastest-Selling PS4 Exclusive Ever
The acclaimed developer then elaborated on how he could relate to Faye more than any other GoW character.
The story of Faye and Kratos meeting, there’s less weight when you don’t know anything that’s coming ahead, right? Meeting her needs to actually feel like something, that you already know the story that we told here, so that there’s a greater weight behind who she is. She’s got a mythology built up.
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When Atreus and Kratos reach Jötunheim to carry out her request of spreading her ashes from highest peak of nine realms, they realize Faye was a giant who stayed back in Midgard and eventually settle down with former Greek God of War.
This made her son Atreus belonging to a descendant of a giant, god and mortal, whom she had originally named Loki. Even the father/son duo was getting attacked by Baldur because he was after Faye and didn't know that she passed away.
RELATED: Days Gone Outsold God of War at Launch in Japan
Barlog states his wishes to explore further backstory of Faye nearing 37:12 timestamp of this latest interview.
RELATED: Santa Monica Studio's Next Game Revealed by PS5 Event Leak
Whether or not they are already working on next God of War game for upcoming release of PlayStation 5 on later this year, he is definitely trying to figure out how to bring them together but that story may not told in a direct sequel.
Cory Barlog returned to Santa Monica back in 2013 to direct God of War (2018) that went on to became one of the top selling PS4 games of all-time. At some point, he would love to take Kratos to ancient Egypt for a possible future sequel as well.
