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God of War Revealed for PS4 at E3 2016

Long-bearded Kratos stars in Sony Santa Monica's next project. Watch world premiere gameplay footage here.

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Sony has revealed the first God of War game in development on PlayStation 4, starring an aged Kratos and his son.

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Revealed at Sony's pre-E3 press conference, the game has been titled God of War, although it's not a reboot, meaning that Sony has decided against going for the God of War 4 name.

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Now Playing: God of War - E3 2016 Gameplay Trailer

The trailer of the game opens with a long-bearded Kratos and his son, Charlie, hunting through a snow-laden forest. It moves on to depict a dramatic battle against a titan, in which Charlie misses his target and accidentally fires an arrow into Kratos's shoulder.

The gameplay video can be found above.

Smaller details in the gameplay demo show what appears to be RPG elements, such as archery knowledge points, as well as a Spartan Rage timed-ability during battle.

Later the gameplay briefly switches control between Charlie and Kratos. The trailer concludes with a tantalising glimpse of a dragon flying over Kratos and Charlie, foretelling a grand battle later in the game.

As leaks suggested, the game will be based on Norse mythology. No release date was given.

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Well I was never a huge fan of the old games. Too button mashy for my taste. I think this is an interesting change. Hopefully they can keep the combat good.

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Fuckk yessssss

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Hyped for this! I've always enjoyed God Of War games.

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Graphics look awesome, but it didn't feel like God of War. It felt more like Tomb raider/Last of Us/Dark souls hybrid.

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That's not Kratos lol, that's his father teaching him

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@jomac3db1:

I remind you that Kratos' father is Zeus

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@jomac3db1: His "Father" that happens to look just like Kratos and uses a moveset with greeco-roman names?

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@jomac3db1: Might be indeed his father, and the son (Charlie) is Kratos-to-be (also as others point out: it's God of War and not God of War 4...)

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@jomac3db1: That's definitely Kratos. You'll see he has the white skin which is family's ashes cursed into his skin. Kratos father wouldn't have that.

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@nights_king: Or this could be a completely different story all together dealing with Nordic mythology with a similar tie dealing with the cursed skin. He looks nothing like Kraotos, and Kraotos being alive with a son makes no sense either. Also, why would he use an axe? None of this makes any sense if it's Kraotos. It's possible without a doubt, and they could obviously provide a reason in the story, but the fact this is called simply God of War instead of God of War 4 is pretty much what does it for me. This isn't meant to be part of the original series. I think it's a series reboot basically. Or at least that's how I see it.

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@nights_king: does not look like him. Plus he had a daughter not a son. And who's to say his father didn't get cursed first?

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@jomac3db1: Because if his father got cursed with his family's ashes... Kratos would be dead....

And Kratos' father is Zeus. At least in the Greek mythology of God of War.

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@Spartan-1657: ah, you're right. Might be somebody new. We just have to wait until e3 next year or psx

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Is it really Charlie though? Or a misunderstanding?

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Please give the kid a new name. Charlie is so...plain. Even Capcom had to change their Charlie to Nash lol

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Is he aged or, is this just how he looks due to the better graphics?

Besides, it seems like this is set many centuries later.

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@shotmeinback: the graphics will be so much better by the time the playstation 5 comes out in the next game his beard will be down to his knees

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@shotmeinback: I don't think it's Kraotos at all honestly. I'm guessing this is a series reboot dealing with the Nordic God of War now instead of the Greek one. It's possible I'm wrong, but if so this should be God of War 4. It's just God of War instead which signifies a series reboot.

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I never cared for GoW, and this looked pretty awesome. I'll be following closely

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@xantufrog: Really? Wow...can't believe you never cared for such a epic series

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@louixiii: I only ever tried bits of them - borrowed 2 and 3 and had a demo for PSP. They might not have had/been given enough time to hook me. That being said, I was thrown by the gameplay, which I think isn't quite my style

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@xantufrog: Well...everyone likes what they like bro. I understand

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@louixiii: Don't see why one should care about the series when you have Bayonetta or Ninja Gaiden.

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@Prats1993: Because it's EPIC. Why down a game when you can enjoy it. What's the point of that?

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@louixiii: This is not kratos, and neother god of war they use similar guy and name for FOOLING you , different game with same name just.

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@wexorian: Interview with the dev was just released. This is in fact Kratos AND you play as him throughout the entire game. If you need me to provide a link, let me know xD

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@louixiii: Epic piece of trash

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@sleepnsurf: AND SO....the hate train continues lol

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Looks like a modernized God of War not sure if i like it or not

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@Pr0ving4Gr0undz: Changing the camera is not modernizing; they're completely changing the genre of the franchise.

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@Metallicwolf29: I'm pretty sure that's exactly what they're doing. Notice this is called God of War, not God of War 4. Notice that this guy looks nothing like Kraotos, he's using an axe, and he's in Norse mythology instead of Greek mythology. Everything points to a series reboot with a totally different story and new characters. ;) I'd agree with you otherwise, but it seems you're complaining about them doing what you wanted them to do.

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@Metallicwolf29: It kinda looks like they're doing exactly that. And if the series is dead, why not use the name and likenesses that have some nostalgia attached to them. Plus, this actually does look like there's some God of War style in it. Kinda like RE4 compared to the earlier Resident Evil series.

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I love the series but I'm very skeptical about the new camera. Peter Brown thinks this is a way to "modernize" the older games, to make the action more close. I respectfully disagree; this change alone will probably change the game design into another action game like Dark Souls/ Lords of The Fallen instead of hack 'n slash.

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@cboye18: Exactly what I wanted so :p

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@ethario: How is this exactly what you wanted? I assume you played the games?

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@cboye18: I liked the old games, and I like this style a lot as well. I have no problem with either, but I think they're completely rebooting the series but keeping the name since they'll deal with the Norse God of War this time instead of the Greek God of War. The cursed skin is probably the only real tie between the games. But the style is similar in quite a few ways between the games. I realize that it's not the hack and slash you're used to, and I can understand the complaint about that. However, I think this style of game will likely draw more interest from the average gamer. I also noticed bow experience (meaning it's likely got a lot more RPG elements than the older ones), and I get the feeling that the game becomes much more open later on. I wouldn't be surprised if this turns out to be semi-open world. I'm digging this. It's too bad you're not.

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@Vylsith: I just feel that gameplay variety in recent games needs to be far better balanced; right now we have an abundance of shooters and action/rpg-like games alike. Making it appealing just for the average gamer is slowly destroying that balance. Hack and slash games are not as common as they used to be and the same can be said for 3D platformers, RTS or just pure non-rpg adventure games.

How would you feel if they turn a main Zelda game into a RPG or hack'n slash instead? It's a completely different game then.

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As somebody who had zero interest in playing another God of War game after III, that demo actually looked pretty cool. They took a series that used to be a big deal, but totally did not need another game of the same kind in it, and did something very different but still recognizable with it. I hope it ends up good.

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@Mogan: yes I was pleasantly surprised and interested

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Hope you don't have to babysit the kid throughout the entire game. Maybe you can leave him with Mom while you fly solo slaying baddies and then return later for pastries and tea

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@Moonco: I'm kind of thinking you play as the kid. Notice that when the kid hits the deer with an arrow it shows a gain in experience. Either your kid acts as a companion throughout the game, or he's the main hero. I'm guessing the second one. I wonder if the curse will transfer though. Or if it's even a curse this time. I'm getting the feeling that's not Kraotos, but that this is a complete reboot of the series. Especially since it's not called God of War 4.

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@Vylsith: I think your exactly right. I said the same thing. I think that's not Kratos, I think it's his father and Kratos is the kid

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@jomac3db1:

How can be Kratos the kid if they're in the viking times? Norse mythology rised in viking time so no, the kid isn't Kratos

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@Moonco: I don't think mom is in the picture

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God of the Last of Us is the vibe I got from it.

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Um, I didn't hear anything in that video indicating his son's name is 'Charlie'. Given the setting it sounds ridiculous. We don't even know if the main character actually is Kratos either. It's a whole new era and setting, not Greek mythology.

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@juyan16: It's set in the late 90s. To explain the bad tribal tattoos.

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wtf... this is no god of war... this is dark souls kratos edition

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