God of War stories are typically violent tales of vengeance with Kratos seeking a tool to kill someone that has wronged him. Along the way, the duo faces numerous obstacles that threaten to expose Kratos’ history as the Ghost of Sparta. With Atreus at his side, Kratos embarks on a new journey to take his wife’s ashes to the highest peak in all the realms. Following the death of his wife and the arrival of a mysterious man, Kratos is spurred into action to honor his wife’s final wishes. God of War takes place long after the events of God of War III with Kratos settling in Midgard, re-marrying and bringing a son, Atreus, into the world. Does God of War successfully give Kratos a new lease on life or should he have been left dead atop Mt. With a shift to Norse mythology and several tweaks to the established formula, God of War seeks to chart a new course for the beloved franchise. In God of War, we find Kratos in a new land seeking his own kind of hope as he attempts to raise a son and control his rage.

With the Greek pantheon and Titans dead, Kratos ended the original God of War trilogy in the most un-Kratos way possible, giving hope to the world.

Kratos’ long journey for vengeance reached its bloody conclusion in 2010 with God of War III.