After God Of War Ragnarok, Atreus Needs To Lead The Series
We have no idea what the future holds for Kratos and God of War after Ragnarok. Trilogies are pretty bankable these days, yet God of War is opting for just a twofer here, with the Norse saga ending with Ragnarok - which seems only fitting, given the name. You’d think, given how much money God of War 3 would inevitably make, that the devs have a lot of faith in their story, and likely a strong idea of where Kratos heads next. We know that when the Norse setting was initially explored, the devs were relatively split between favouring Norse and Egyptian, with Norse eventually winning out. You’d think then that Egypt would be next line, but perhaps we shouldn’t be asking where Kratos will be going at all - we should be asking if we need Kratos to come with us.
Atreus has received something of a critical evaluation since God of War (2018). While Christopher Judge’s delivery of “Boy…” quickly became iconic, the boy himself was often regarded as a nuisance. Somewhat reliable in combat - though only in fits and starts - Atreus also fills the game with dialogue, bouncing off the stoic brick wall of Kratos. He has license to be annoying as a young teenage boy, so while him being irritating is relevant to the story, that doesn’t make him any less irritating. However, once it is revealed that Atreus is actually Loki, he becomes more valuable to the story, more interesting to the wider world than just being Kratos’ son and a further example of the sad-dadification of video games in the mid-to-late ‘10s.
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Atreus’ value to the story, and the four years’ distance we all have from the game, has made us more affectionate towards him. Hopefully in Ragnarok he won’t undo all that as soon as he
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