On the war path

Rediscovering the original angry version of Kratos in God of War III, prior to his sad dad days

Nobody forgets a great video game opening. Entering the bathysphere and descending into Rapture in BioShock. Leaving the vault for the first time in Fallout 3. Channelling Darth Vader’s full power by slaughtering endless Wookiees in The Force Unleashed. The list goes on… However, one bombastic opening set piece that has always stuck with me is the one seen in God of War III, where Kratos rides on the back of the titan Gaia, fending off a giant water horse, as he attempts to climb Mount Olympus to exact his revenge on Zeus. It’s in epic moments like this where I’m reminded that, before turning all introspective and brooding in the recent soft reboots, this was a man full of unbridled rage. Such rage beautifully translates into what is still…

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