Everything we know about God of War Ragnarök
polygon.comGod of WarRagnarök is only a few short weeks away. The follow-up to Polygon’s 2018 Game of the Year promises to be one of the biggest games of 2022, and yet much of it is still shrouded in mystery.
Still, for all we don’t know about Ragnarök, there’s at least some info we do know. Since announcing the game in 2020, PlayStation and Santa Monica Studio — the developer behind the series — have revealed some major details over the course of a years-long drip feed. We’re going to walk you through everything we know about the latest God of War entry, from its release date, to its story, to the ways in which it’ll revitalize its crunchy, much-beloved combat.
[Spoiler warning: This post contains spoilers for the end of the God of War (2018)]
God of War Ragnarök will launch on Nov. 9 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Santa Monica Studio announced in early October that the game had gone “gold,” essentially meaning the game is mostly complete and that manufacturers are able to start printing hardcopy discs.
Kratos and Atreus — the father-son duo that anchored the 2018 reboot — are, of course, back for the sequel. They’ll be assisted once again by Mimir (the talking head who also happens to be the world’s smartest man) as well as the Huldra brothers, Brok and Sindri. Freya will be taking her villain turn in Ragnarök, due to the fact that Kratos killed her son, Baldur, in the first game.
Ragnarokwill also see the addition of several new characters, many of which we heard tale of in the original game. Thor and Odin will be major antagonists for Kratos in the upcoming sequel, and are presumably also pissed at Kratos for killing their kin, Baldur (as well as Thor’s idiot sons, Magni and Modi).
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