It's been says God Of War Ragnarok originally were built with a completely different arrange for Kratos.
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At no more 2023's God Of War, protagonist Kratos sees a mural prophesying their own death, and also the same image constitutes a reappearance in early stages in Ragnarok.
In a brand new interview with MinnMax, narrative director at Sony Santa Monica, Matt Sophos spoke about Kratos' promised demise.
“There was the first, earliest draft of an outline that people had develop, that people took to [director Eric Williams where] Kratos died in the Thor fight in the very beginning of the game,” he explained (via VGC).
“He was gonna die [but] it had not been a permanent death. That which was going to happen [was that] he'd get brought out of Hell, essentially, by Atreus,” Sophos continued, before explaining there “was going to be a large time jump” of 20 years.
He added he doesn't care about revealing this new information “because it doesn't happen anymore, so this is all fan fiction at this time.”
Apparently, Williams was the one who vetoed Kratos' death in God Of War Ragnarok though.
“Eric was like, 'I don't want to do that, Kratos has died and are available back from it too many times’,” Sophos explained. “The hook, the emotion, wasn't really likely to be there, and he was absolutely right, and so that's why this didn't last very long.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Sophos explained that Kratos' survival became integral towards the message of God Of War Ragnarok.
“As we were developing the storyline, we knew we wanted it to be about letting go and changing. Understanding that Norse mythology is about fate and prophecy and everything, we desired to say 'that's bullshit',” said Sophos.
“Nothing is written that can not be unwritten. As long as you're prepared to make changes in your lifetime, then you're not certain to fate. When we knew which was the storyline we wanted to tell, we knew that Kratos couldn't die.”
Last year, Sony Santa Monica confirmed a New Game Plus mode is placed to launch for God Of War Ragnarok this spring with details set to become shared nearer to release.
2023's God Of War received a similar Game Plus mode that introduced higher-level enemies, new weapons and the option to skip cut-scenes as part of the game's post-release update.
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