It’s plain to see thatGod of War Ragnarokis a labor of love by Santa Monica Studios, and one of its players managed to stumble across an interesting callback to the preceding game that only helps reinforce this fact. When the sequel launched on November 9th,God of War Ragnarokrapidly became the fastest selling PlayStation titleof all time, firmly establishingGod of Waras the platform’s preeminent franchise. Though Kratos and his adventures have always been popular, even during the original trilogy, the franchise is arguably undergoing a renaissance with its Norse saga.
Plucking Kratos away from Greeceand establishing a new dynamic through the introduction of Atreus has catapulted the story towards greatness, allowing the development team to inject a lot of heart and attention to detail throughout the entire experience. While the newGod of Wargames have retained the glorious combat roots of the franchise, the new dimension provided by an emphasis on cinematic storytelling played a major role in elevating the franchise to its current popularity.
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AGod of Warfan going under the name Mr. Button Boy has shared a rather fun detail from the scene where Atreus, Kratos, Tyr, and Brok are dining at Sindri’s place. Namely, the cups on the dining table happen to match the ones from2018’sGod of Warartifact collectiblesfor The Mountain. As far as Easter Eggs go, it’s certainly an enjoyable type to come across with the right amount of subtlety. Many players in the comment section knew the cups had a distinctly familiar feel to them, but couldn’t quite make the connection until Mr. Button Boy pointed it out.
Plenty of love and care went into the development ofGod of War Ragnarok, and it’s quite possible that players will end up finding new details and Easter Eggs several years in the future. It’s an experience that transcends its audience and effort that Santa Monica Studios put into the Norse saga forGod of Warhas paid off tremendously. That being said, now that Kratos' story has come to an end, many players are wondering what the next step for the franchise is going to be.
A very likely direction, and teased as much within the game itself, is that Atreus will take the place of Kratos as thenewGod of Warprotagonist. It’s quite possible that his journey might take him to the other lands visited by Tyr, with these hypothetical sequels set to explore mythologies such as Egyptian, Mayan, Japanese, and Celtic. It’s too early to tell if this will end up the case, but the foundation was firmly laid inRagnarok, and the scope of the franchise has been blown wide open.
God of War Ragnarokis available on PS4 and PS5.
