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Anger and destruction – those are the two words that best summarise Kratos. Since his first appearance on the PlayStation 2 through to the last outing in Ascension, there has never been a character that embodied the PlayStation brand quite like he has. Come Friday, 20 April, we will all finally get to join Kratos on his new adventure. According to our, and other, reviews, this is a new chapter in Kratos’ world and we’ll see a different side to him. However, before entering this new Norse setting it’s a good idea to recap how he got to this point. God of War (2005 – PS2) Kratos was once the captain of a very successful Spartan army who served the Greek Gods of Olympus. In one of his many battles Kratos finds himself facing death and ultimately calls on Ares to save him and his soldiers – in return he’ll serve Ares. Ares agrees, but to seal the deal Kratos will have the Blades of Chaos bonded to his arms. Kratos won that war against the barbarian king. From there onwards he served Ares and attacked on order. One such attack leads to him and his soldiers destroying a small village who worships Athena. Unbeknown to Kratos his God, Ares, had made plans for Kratos’ wife and son to be sent to that particular village and he kills them both by accident. The oracle bonds the ashes of his dead family to his skin and as result turns the colour of his skin to ash-white. From that day onwards Kratos is known as ‘The Ghost of Sparta’. Having undergone this terrible trauma, Kratos vows to serve the other Gods to rid himself of these visions. God of War starts 10 years into his service to the Olympian Gods. That very first fight with the Hydra early on in the game is fought on behalf of Poseidon. However, Kratos is tired of being a puppet for the Gods and summons Athena. She makes an arrangement with Kratos – kill Ares and he’ll be forgiven for the murder of his family. It’s at this point that the game really kicks off. Kratos visits a war-torn Athens, The Desert of the Lost Souls where he’ll get to encounter Cronos for the first time, Pandora’s Temple (based on top of Cronos), The Underworld and finally Mount Olympus. The hack and slash mechanics was a joy to play for the first time and did a great job of showing off the blood thirst within Kratos. Puzzle elements, combined with great boss battles and the use of magic, made it a PS2 game worthy of the Gods and when Kratos eventually laid Ares to rest, using the Blade of the Gods, Athena tells him his sins are forgiven. Unfortunately, the rest of the Gods refuse to honour Athena’s promises and instead he is rewarded for serving the gods by receiving a new set of blades and a seat as the new ‘God of War’, replacing Ares… setting it up perfectly for a sequel. God of War 2 (2007 – PS2) The sequel was developed with one main theme in mind – betrayal. After enjoying his ‘God of War’ status Kratos finds out that the biggest God of the lot, Zeus, has betrayed him. Early on in the game, you’ll get to fight the Colossus of Rhodes. Struggling to defeat it, Zeus comes to the rescue and offers Kratos the Blade of Olympus. Using his last bit of God powers he demolishes the statue, but his effort has him hanging on by a thread. Tired of Kratos’ anger issues, Zeus makes him one last offer to change his way, which Kratos characteristically refuses, and Zeus kills him. Kratos yet again finds himself in the underworld but is saved by a Titan. Titan Gaia raised Zeus as a young child, who in due course betrayed the Titans. There is a score to settle. To help Kratos with another chance at getting back to Zeus his aim would be to track down the Sisters of Fate who can alter time to head back in time and prevent his death. God of War 2 was a much bigger game in scale. The boss fights were simply some of the most cinematic experiences in a game at that stage and it delved even deeper into the world of Greek Mythology. Riding onboard a Griffin was a new experience for fans and upgrading your Blades of Chaos felt absolutely amazing. Later on, players would unlock the Barbarian Hammer, the Spear of Destiny and, for a limited time, the Blade of Olympus. Kratos was angrier than ever. Platforming also saw an improvement with particular sections requiring you to time your jumps carefully. By the time you’ve reached the conclusion of the second game Kratos would have violently finished off many Gods and other foes, but there lies one big surprise towards the end of the game. Kratos surprises Zeus by altering time and goes against Athena’s wishes by trying his luck at killing Zeus. To avoid this from happening, Athena sacrifices herself. Before she does she lets Kratos in on a little secret – Zeus is his dad. Not to be taken lightly Kratos tells Zeus that the rule of the Gods is coming to an end and heads back in time to assist them in the great war they had lost against Zeus. With Titans on his side, he climbs Mount Olympus to once and for all end Zeus… God of War: Chains of Olympus (2008 – PSP) Before the chapter would be closed on the main series of the God of War saga on console there was another story to be told in a portable manner. Make no mistake, it might be portable, but this was still the God of War game we all had come to enjoy and love. The story takes place over the 10 years that Kratos was in service of the Gods, before the first God of War game kicked off. The Spartan and his army are sent to Attica to help them defend against Persian invasion. He overpowers the army with brute force and in doing so brings an end to the Persian King, including his pet basilisk. Once the battle is over Kratos witnesses the sun falling from the sky, turning the world into darkness. As he makes his way back he hears the sound of a flute melody he once knew – his dead daughter, Calliope, used to play that melody. It’s the first time in the God of War universe that you’re made aware of his daughter. Kratos again makes his way past many Gods and foes and comes face-to-face with his biggest decision so far. The Queen of the Underworld gives him the following options – abandon all his powers to be with his daughter, or continue with his mission without her. Kratos, still living with the sins of killing his family, gives up everything to be with his daughter. What Kratos is unfortunately not aware of is that Persephone is sour due to an earlier betrayal with Zeus (Remember, at this point, Kratos and Zeus still get along) and while in his state with his daughter she attempts to destroy the Pillar of the World, in turn also demolishing Olympus. Instead, Kratos makes the heartbreaking decision of letting his daughter go for eternity. For a PSP game this was a touch of class and brought some emotion to the forefront – something not many handheld games could do up to that point. Tapping the circle button to pull away from his daughter… you could just about feel the heartache he was experiencing. He binds Atlas to the Pillar of the World, thus forcing the Titan to hold the weight. Kratos finishes the job by killing Persephone and, just before she dies (very much a God of War thing, it seems), she tells him that his suffering will never end. With that, he hops on a Sun Chariot and makes his way back to Zeus. God of War 3 (2010 – PS3) The series took off from where it came to a conclusion in the sequel. Kratos is hellbent on bringing an end to Zeus and all the Gods. No one is safe and he’s on the back of a Titan (Gaia) making his way up Mount Olympus. KRATOS IS VERY ANGRY. Poseidon is the first God to try his hand at squashing Kratos, the pest that he is, but fails. Kratos slaughters him and ascends to the top to face off against Zeus. Zeus, not in the mood for Kratos’ silly games, topples Kratos and Gaia and they fall over the cliff. Gaia, calling Kratos a pawn for the Titans, refuses to save him and he plummets into the River Styx. God of War 3 was a big step forward for the series. Puzzles were much improved, the combat was much tighter with some spectacular combos and before you knew it Kratos was spreading his wings to fly. On his way back to Zeus he kills Hades, Gaia (who left him for dead), the Titan Perses, Helios, Hermes, Hercules and Hephaestus. The most impressive fight leading up to the finale with Zeus is that of Cronos. The Titan you met in the first game to retrieve Pandora’s Box is a formidable foe and is still a sight to behold to this day. The scale pushed the power of the PS3 and seeing Kratos pulling off individual nails had us squirming with the thought of the pain Cronos must be enduring. The final battle has the two Gods, Kratos and Zeus, battling it out for supremacy. Kratos ultimately ends up beating Zeus with his bare hands until he stops breathing. Athena asks Kratos to return what he took from Pandora’s Box, but he has other plans. Not for a moment longer will he be a pawn for anyone. He ends his own life. Stick around after the end credits and Kratos is nowhere to be found, except for a trail of blood drops… (the 2018 God of War takes place after this particular game) God of War: Ghost of Sparta (2010 – PSP) Much like Chains of Olympus players will meet more loved ones in Kratos’ life. The difference in Ghost of Sparta is that both people are still alive, for now. Events get going with the Oracle predicting that Olympus will fall at the hands of a marked warrior. Being well aware of these words, Zeus and Ares discover that Kratos’ brother, Deimos, has a birthmark on his face and at an early age kidnaps him while in training with Kratos to prevent the prophecy becoming a reality. The game starts years later when Kratos, who is by now the God of War, decides to find his brother and save him. Kratos travels to Atlantis where he finds his mother, Callisto. She attempts to tell him who his father is and before finishing her sentence she turns into a monster and we know Kratos can only do one thing – kill it. Before dying (yes, again) she directs him towards where he can find Deimos, in Sparta. Upon reaching his brother, Kratos frees him, but they’re attacked by Thanatos (The God of Death) who kills Deimos. Kratos, in turn, annihilates Thanatos and returns home to Olympus in a rather pissed off mood with the Olympian Gods. God of War Ascension (2013 – PS3) What was only a story in the very first game is now something you get to experience in Ascension. Yes, it’s a prequel. It’s based six months after Kratos attacked the village, as ordered by Ares in the first game that killed his wife and son. The game starts off with Kratos being chained and tormented by the Furies for betraying the oath with Ares. As can be expected there’s nothing that’ll keep Kratos captured for too long as he breaks free and kills Megaera who tortured him. Ascension is also not quite as straight-forward as other God of War titles as the narrative does jump all over the show, as events move back and forth between time. Kratos is confronted by Orkos, while in the village of Kirra. According to him the visions Kratos experience are all mind games and can be eradicated by killing the Furies. As you might imagine by now Kratos jumps head first into the problem and ends up being captured by the Furies. Orkos helps him escape and not long thereafter they capture him again, taking away all his powers while they’re at it. Thanks to the amulet Kratos can manipulate time, which helps him in these situations, the various puzzles and bits of platforming players experience in the game. Throughout his journey in Ascension, it’s hard to establish whether Kratos is experiencing an illusion or if it’s real. There’s a moment where Kratos is tricked into thinking he’s back with his wife and son – memories that never stop haunting him. Kratos does finally bring a closure to this chapter in his life by destroying the Furies, but once he returns to Sparta Orkos approaches him with a complicated request – he wants Kratos to kill him. The only way to rid himself of the bond with Ares is to kill Orkos. After numerous pleads Kratos obliges and kills Orkos and thus start his journey on defeating the Olympian Gods in the very first God of War game. God of War (2018 – PS4) Friday we will all finally be able to return to Kratos’ world, but this time there are no Greek Gods in sight. This is a new Kratos for a new era, with new challenges and threats. The Norse setting promises to be daunting, yet breathtaking. Norse Mythology is just as exciting as Greek, if not better. Expect another sense of scale and immersion. Anything is possible. Is Kratos still as angry? Does he still have visions pestering him? How much of his past is going to affect his mindset in the present? Is his son real or a fiction of his imagination? Is he even real or is it just a dream? All these questions and more will be answered. We hope you’re ready for God of War, because we surely are. Disclaimer: This article was sponsored. The content was created in-house and we chose the topic and tone of the article.
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Screenshot: God of War JEDNA od najpopularnijih franšiza u industriji videoigara danas je dobila novi nastavak. God of War razvio je SIE Santa Monica Studio, a igra je od danas i službeno dostupna ekskluzivno na konzoli PlayStation 4. Igra je odmah očarala igrače i kritiku, a mnogi je već sada nazivaju najboljom igrom cijelog serijala. U prijevodu, trenutno ima drugu najvišu ocjenu od svih igara za PlayStation 4, odnosno najvišu od svih originalnih igara. Sjajna je to prilika da se prisjetimo vlastitih putovanja s Kratosom i načina kako je okorjelog multiplayer igrača vratio PlayStation konzolama. Moje igranje počelo je još devedesetih godina, na Nintendu 64 i prvom PlayStationu. Dvojku nisam imao, a upravo u to vrijeme počeo sam igrati na PC-ju. Iako mlad, privukle su me RPG igre poput Baldur's Gate II i Icewind Dale II, ali i starije pucačine poput Quake i Unreal Tournamenta. Između moja dva omiljena naslova izašao je i Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. Kako se bližio kraj osnovne škole tako sam se sve više bavio natjecateljskim igrama, a u taj sam svijet potpuno zakoračio nakon izlaska originalnog Call of Dutyja. Kako nisam imao PlayStation 2, tako se nisam bavio igrama koje su izlazile isključivo za konzole. U društvu kod nekoga tko ima dvojku bih, kao i većina, obično zaigrao PES ili nešto slično. Tada igre nisu izlazile kao na traci, a originali su na ovim prostorima bili još i rjeđi. 2007. izlazi Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare kojem ću posvetiti više od nekoliko tisuća sati. Single player igre zaigrao bih tek povremeno, ne preskačući samo one najvažnije poput The Witcher i Fallout. Iako bih igrao i sve što bi mi drugi preporučili, rijetko me koja igra uspjela zadržati. Otprilike u to vrijeme jedan zajednički prostor društva opremamo s PlayStationom 2, iako je trojka već bila vani. Kako nas je više, tako donosimo razne igre, a netko od nas donio je i God of War. U neko gluho doba ljetne noći, trojica smo sjedili uz pivo i prekopavali te igre tražeći nešto što bismo mogli zaigrati. Kako nitko od nas nije znao što je to točno odlučili smo pokušati. Deset sati kasnije bili smo odlučni da ćemo ga proći kao i sve ostale igre serijala. Tada sam odlučio nabaviti PlayStation 2. Kako je konzola već bila starija, to nije bio problem, a ja sam praktički u jednom dahu odigrao prva dva nastavka u serijalu, God of War i God of War II. Screenshot: God of War Igre se bile napravljene fenomenalno, kombinacija slagalica i maštovitih, brutalnih borbi u priči inspiriranoj grčkom mitologijom tvorile su kombinaciju za uspjeh. Glavni lik Kratos, prožet mržnjom i željom za osvetom, kolebat će se kroz cijeli serijal da zadrži nešto ljudsko ili da se istoga odrekne za moć, a s njegovim borbama mogao se posvetiti i svaki igrač. Bez obzira na sve, Kratos je bio odlučan i zračio moći, vjerojatno više nego bilo koji drugi lik u videoigrama. Ako ne želite znati detalje iz ranijih nastavaka serijala, preskočite sljedeći dio. Već u prvom nastavku doznajemo kako je postao takav, kada se prisjeća trenutka u kojem je svoj život dao Aresu za posljednju pobjedu na bojištu kao vođa spartanske vojske. Ironično, barbari su se također vratili po osvetu. Bog rata Ares prepoznaje potencijal u Kratosu kao oružju koje će provoditi njegovu volju te mu ispunjava želju, a kao uspomenu na zakletvu Ares će ga okovati sjekirama lancima Blades of Chaos, privezanima za Kratosove ruke, kojima će poraziti kralja barbara. Ne treba ni govoriti kako mi je to istog trenutka postalo omiljeno oružje bez obzira na sve RPG naslove koje sam igrao, uključujući i World of Warcraft. Iako Kratos uspješno provodi volju boga rata, Ares nije zadovoljan. Zna da u Kratosu mora ubiti i ono malo ljudskosti što je ostalo te da će to postići samo ako ubije njegovu ženu i kćer. Ares šalje Kratosa da predvodi napad na selo i hram božice Atene, ali u tajnosti tamo odvodi njegovu ženu i kćer. Pomahnitali Kratos u želji da uništi hram ubija svoju obitelj i proklinje Aresa, najavljujući mu osvetu. Proročica koju je sreo prije ulaska u hram osuđuje Kratosa da nosi pepeo svoje obitelji zbog čega ima karakterističnu bijelu boju. U tom trenutku Kratos postaje Ghost of Sparta (Duh Sparte) i kreće po osvetu nad Aresom. TEKST SE NASTAVLJA ISPOD OGLASA Screenshot: God of War Kasnije ćemo u igri God of War: Ascension doznati kako je Zeus želio spriječiti proročanstvo u kojem ga ubija smrtnik s karakterističnim oznakama od rođenja. Međutim, Ares će umjesto Kratosa uzeti Demiosa, njegovog brata, a Kratos će njegovu oznaku, crvenu tetovažu, nositi do kraja života. Već u samoj povijesti lika proteže se tolika dubina i patnja da je njegova mržnja potpuno opravdana, a mi ćemo mu pomoći da osveti obitelj. Osjećaj koji se pojavljuje u prvom nastavku kada Kratosa vodimo na putu osvete nad Aresom ostat će dosljedan kroz cijeli serijal, a brojni prevrati, izdaje i laži dodatno će igrače povezati s Kratosom. Jedan takav trenutak je i onaj kada na kraju prvog dijela Kratos ispunjava zahtjev Atene i uz pomoć Pandorine kutije ubija Aresa, ali tada mu Atena odbija dati oprost za ubojstvo vlastite obitelji. Potpuno uništen Kratos odluči počiniti ubojstvo. Ista Atena ga vraća na vrh Olimpa i prvi put ga proglašava God of War. Cijeli serijal prepun je takvih epskih događaja i cutsceneova kojih se sjećamo i nakon dugo vremena. Kratos neće pronaći mir niti kao bog rata; i dalje će ga progoniti njegova prošlost. Odbit će poslušati Atenu i upast će u Zeusovu zamku. Tada Zeus dio njegovih moći prenosi na Colossusa, a to rezultira jednom od upečatljivih i najzanimljivijih borbi u serijalu. Cijeli sustav borbi, oružja i napredovanja lika dovoljno je raznolik i zanimljiv, a opet ne opterećuje igrača. Vlastite kombinacije korištenja poteza isprekidane s određenim zadacima u igri dodatno stimuliraju igrače. Zeus će ipak uspjeti ubiti Kratosa i ponovno će ga poslati u podzemlje, nakon što je to prvi put učinio Ares u prethodnom nastavku. Ovoga puta izlazi uz pomoć Gaie, koja mu pomaže ubiti Zeusa. Kratos će se uz pomoć Loom of Fate vratiti u trenutak kada ga je Zeus ubio, pobijediti ga i baš kada ga planira ubiti spašava ga Atena žrtvujući sebe. Novi nevjerojatni preokret ionako odlične priče. Tada Kratos doznaje da će, ako uništi Zeusa, uništiti i Olimp, ali i da je Zeus njegov otac. Na što Kratos odgovara u svome stilu: "I have no father!" Nakon dva genijalna nastavka trebao mi je God of War III, izašao za PlayStation 3, što je značilo da želim li završiti započetu priču moram nabaviti i novu konzolu. Taman u to vrijeme odvijale su se razne promocije uz koje se dobivao i PlayStation 3 pa smo i to iskoristili kako bismo doznali što se događa s Kratosom u novom nastavku. I isplatilo se. Kratos će i u trećem nastavku biti isti kao i dosad. Okupit će vojsku titana sa željom da sruši Olimp. Izdat će ga titan Gaia, a Zeus će ga ponovno poslati u podzemlje. Ovoga puta Kratos izlazi uništavanjem boga podzemlja Hada. U jednako dramatičnoj i kvalitetnoj igri Kratos će na kraju ponovno doći do osvete, uništit će Zeusa, ali i dalje neće pronaći svoj mir. Mir je navodno pronašao u novoj igri. Serijal sam prolazio nekoliko puta i svaki put bi pronašao ono što sam u njemu što sam osjetio kada sam ga prvi put igrao. God of War me vratio PlayStationu, ali i podsjetio na to što sam možda propustio za vrijeme kada sam bio fokusiran isključivo na multiplayer igre. Zahvaljujući njemu odigrao sam i druge igre poput Last of us i Infamous, ali i platformere koji su vezani uz moje djetinjstvo. Malo koja je igra na mene imala utjecaj kao God of War, a sudeći prema popularnosti i reakcijama kritike, sigurno nisam jedini. Godinama sam, kao i bezbroj drugih, za avatar koristio upravo Kratosa, čak i u multiplayer igrama. Sada će ponovo Dota 2, Hearthstone i druge igre na kratku pauzu jer je došlo vrijeme ponovnog druženja s Kratosom. To je uostalom i jedan od glavnih razloga zašto sam nabavio PlayStation 4. Novi God of War je inspiriran nordijskom mitologijom, a Kratos kroz priču prolazi sa sinom Atreusom. Ozbiljniji, zreliji i odgovorniji Kratos oduševio je i igrače i kritičare, ali svako toliko se pojavi i onaj drugi, pun mržnje i željan osvete. Kratos je odrastao, baš kao i ja, otkad sam ga prvi put upoznao. Sada je vrijeme da zajedno prođemo još jednu priču. U trenutku pisanja članka igra na Metacriticu ima ocjenu 95/100. Kakav je novi Kratos, javit ću vam na vrijeme. Koliko je truda uloženo u God of War i cijelu priču te koliko ona znači kako igračima tako i developerima, pogledajte u ovoj reakciji kreativnog direktora studija iza igre.