Det kommande God of War ser ut att ta en väldigt annorlunda riktning jämfört med tidigare titlar i serien. Att Kratos nu är far igen och verkar ha fått en andra chans i livet är en drastisk förändring i ton och då räknar vi inte ens in vad som hänt sedan sist rent spelmekaniskt. Men det som inspirerade director Cory Barlog att försöka humanisera Kratos igen kanske kommer överraska dig. Barlog fick idén från en nedlagd tv-serie baserad på Star Wars.
"Probably the really small beginnings of this idea, the germination of this — when I was working at [Lucasfilm], I was allowed to go up to the ranch and read the scripts for the [canceled live-action Star Wars] TV show. It was the most mind-blowing thing I'd ever experienced. I cared about the Emperor. They made the Emperor a sympathetic figure who was wronged by this fucking heartless woman. She's this hardcore gangster, and she just totally destroyed him as a person. I almost cried while reading this. This is the Emperor, the lightning out of the fingers Emperor. That's something magical," berättar Barlog i en intervju.
Vi får även reda på att Barlogs pitch, att låta Kratos bli pappa igen och och ge honom mer dimension än tidigare, inte riktigt lät som en jättebra idé för teamet i början - men att de ändrade sig.
"That first idea, though, was pitching Kratos getting another chance at being a dad. That was the essence of the pitch. People were kind of looking at me sideways. 'What are you talking about?' But you start thinking about it a little bit. How would he deal with that? Just saying, 'Oh, Kratos wants redemption' is selfish. It's old Kratos. It's self-centered. It has no purpose. But this idea — something beyond him is motivating him to change. He's known for a long time that he needs to change. But the change is coming from not wanting to repeat the mistakes of his past."
