It's good to be back!

When Kratos found out that the bear he defeated was Atreus and he panicked, almost thinking he killed another child of his is just so heart-wrenching to think about.

Out of the gate, the nod to Atreus being Loki with the antlers framing his silhouette, as well as him raising a wolf named Fenrir, I'm hooked already

They really start this game off by making you feel every emotion possible in the first 20 minutes

Freya’s “KRATOOOSSSSS” scream in the beginning is some fantastic voice acting

The death screen fake out and Thor reviving you with his hammer like a defibrillator to keep the fight going is so clever.

I liked how impressed Jack was about the fact that even the bear has a name but Björn is the swedish word for a bear

I loved it when Jack said "HEEUUUGH-silver" such touching words.

Reading the diary entry at 22:33. Kratos describing Mimir as "compact" made me chuckle! XD

I like how Kratos writes the journal entries in this game rather than Atreus, implying Atreus taught him to read & write

It's so nice how Kratos and Mimir are actually friends now. He even takes his advice about things!

I like how at 58:09 and 59:27, each time Odin mentions Atreus, Kratos quickly holds his axe in case anything happens to him.

I love the way Odin conducts himself, he’s like a businessman, he’s just so smooth

Kratos solemnly saying "I do not need a snack" in his deep, gravelly voice is something I'll keep in my heart forever.

Fun fact, Atreus's voice actor, Sunny Soljic grew so much since the first game they had to modify Atreus's voice through a filter because it didn't fit the boy appearance.

1:05:42 That frozen lightning bolt is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen

Sindri: *Offers Kratos a snack.* Kratos: "Me no hungy. Me angy!"

I like how Jack's definition of ugly armor is just anything that involves Kratos wearing a shirt and not being bare chested

Minutes of the game starting and i was already in tears for fenrir. The detail of the life visibly leaving his eyes was too much for my heart

1:11:50 Little did Sean know he would in fact be _"getting one of those spears back there"_ lol

Dad of Boy had me giggling. Your editor deserves a raise Sean.

Atreus's spell in the beginning translates to "Sleep, from now on, sleep, from here, sleep, sleep " 🥺

as a Swede, I am very happy and surprised by how well Jack knows Nordic mythology! Props to him 👏

42:53 "Until you learn control, we will take no unnecessary risks" Best line in the game

Seeing Atreus having to tell Kratos to "Stop thinking like a father" and him straight refusing is so heartening to see after their initial coldness at the start of the last game.

Jacksepticeye playing video games for 2 hours with no live chat and no other distractions is my safe space. Takes me back to being like 14 when things didn’t matter

I really like how when Atreus was going on about how they should find someone who can help them understand who he is, you can tell that Kratos is really starting to get annoyed and angry, but just like the first game, he manages to get it back under control. Helps show his growth outside the stuff seen in game.

I love how jack literally predicted the whole game in the first half hour about the time travel stuff

59:26 I noticed that as soon as Odin reaches for Atreus, Kratos reaches for the axe!

I don't think Sean noticed it, but at 59:25 when Odin is about to put his hand on Atreus... Kratos reaches for his axe without a moment of hesitation. He was dam well ready to fight Thor and Odin right then and there just to keep him safe. Such a small detail but means so much for Kratos's growth.

Kratos:smiles Jack:I love these games

56:12 funny how atreus goes the long way to avoid the camera crew

Right out the gate with the "Dad of Boy" edit is so perfect

Mimir is literally just that one uncle that tries to keep the father and son relationship happy lol

im genuinely dumb sometimes and i decided to watch this series first while it was coming out, so a few weeks ago i decided to watch the entire first series and im now rewatching this. cant help to say its worth it, sean is really one of my absolute FAVORITE youtubers, and these type of games are just top tier.

56:53 Odin is such a _hypocrite_ here. He’ll admit Magni and Modi’s deaths were self-defence (which they were), but _somehow,_ killing _Baldur_ whilst Baldur was trying to kill Kratos, Atreus, and Freya _isn’t?!_ Baldur may have been Odin’s best tracker, and had other skills Odin valued, but _that doesn’t mean Baldur’s death wasn’t a case of both self-defence _*_and_*_ defence of others._ It _was._ Also, note the words Odin uses to describe who Baldur was to him. “Tracker.” “Closer.” And others that surround Baldur’s usefulness. _Nothing_ about loving his son, or Baldur’s personhood. That? _That_ is objectification of the non-sexual variety. People are just _tools_ to him. This first interaction between Odin and Kratos is what absolutely convinced me that Odin is _truly_ a villain, not just through the stories we heard in 2018, but from Odin’s actual _behaviour_ when we finally see him in person. It doesn’t matter how much Odin and the Aesir insist he’s a good person, or how much the game sows little seeds of doubt in its through-line. He is well and truly _evil._

I like how this Odin is so different from most other portrayals. It really emphasizes his paranoia rather than his raw strength

I’d like Odin’s look more if his beard was longer, but I like what they did with him. He’s deceptively harmless looking, appearing frail and weak. He’s charismatic to distract from his sadistic scheming. It’s very appropriate

1:04:09 this is one of my favorite parts of the game realizing how powerful Thor is

I've had this series on repeat since he first posted. Even if it's just background noise, it's just comforting. Thanks, Sean, for being easy and fun to watch 🙂

Brok calling Odin the “All-Fucker” has me dying 😂

I squealed so loudly in excitement when Kratos reads the Giant language my cats all ran away. HE CONTINUED LEARNING FROM ATREUS. MY HEART.

Decided to play this for myself before watching and spent most of the game going "Oh man I bet Sean would love this/appreciate this detail, I can't wait to see it in the video" hopefully he was able to see and appreciate the same things, even while having to focus on recording. Especially the entrys and the openness with Mimir. Kratos's growth is definitely huge between games. Oddly proud of our big ol war god

I lost my dog about 5 days before this aired, so seeing Fenrir pass like that in the boys arms hits incredibly close to home and I could feel his pain. Screenwriters did an awesome job

The fact that the leviathan axe is so powerful, that it froze a bolt of lightning from Mjönir and Thor is terrifyingly cool

Fun fact! Sunny did the mocap for the bear, shape-shifting into animals is an ability he learned to mo-cap this game! What a dedicated actor!

That look that Kratos has in the beginning is the same look I have on my face looking in the fridge at midnight

Jack my man. You probably hear this all the time: I watched you when I was like twelve. I’m twenty now and I’m gonna just say… you got me through a lot of neglect and abuse that I was going through. During a three year period of homeschool when I was home alone constantly and had no friends, I knew the exact times your videos would drop and I would always watch them and laugh. You made me feel less lonely and kept my mind off of the stuff I was going through. I don’t watch your videos anymore but I love checking in on how you’re doing in life and I’m very happy that you got to make KZfaq a career and create a good life for yourself. When you opened up about your grandma and your dad dying and even when you’d upload thank you videos for milestones such as 1,000,000 subscribers, I have always been able to engage and empathize with the things you shared as though you were a friend even when I felt that I had no empathy. Idk, I just am happy to get to witness your journey and thankful to you for spreading positivity in this world where it’s hard to feel optimism in the face of all of the worlds problems.

22:34 Seeing Kratos call Mimir brother in his journal was heartwarming, until he said that he was easy to transport and doesnt cosume precious resources. Made me spit my drink out, that one

1:05:31 The fact that they _froze a bolt of lightning_ is badass

I love the first Thor fight cause Thor is constantly like "IS THAT ALL YOU GOT LET ME SEE THE GOD OF WAR" my brother under Odin you are only alive because you heal between cutscenes. You are fighting an ax designed to save people rather than the blades that were made to kill gods.

I love all these Dad of Boy games and to see Sean always playing them is amazing

Thor and Kratos putting their weapons on the table is like two gunslingers putting their revolvers on the table before going outside to kill each other...I love solid foreshadowing.

I love when Atreus told kratos to stop acting like a father and act like a general His facial expression is just like ‘it took me years to become the father, I will no longer be a general’

52:56 my grandfather diagnosed with dementia seeing me:

Odin's deceptiveness divides into many levels right at the start of the game. He says "He is dead", later on we find Týr. But then this "Týr" is actually Odin. BUT THEN we find the real one. It's been months been I'm still in love with this game

I’ve never been so disrespected in a Bossfight before he killed me then brought me back

You can tell Jack is a professional because he stayed as quiet as he could during the big cutscenes

Jack casually making the most terrifying and other worldly voice possible at 35:50

re-watching 9 months later and 10 minutes in i’m already in love with the game again and i’m going to have to watch two a day to finish it before school.😭😭

I love that we're witnessing how Loki comes to be. Kratos is like an incredibly strict parent so Atreus has come to value sneakiness to help him forward his goals and such. Small thing but great.

“Your a good boy” “A really brave boy” “But now you can rest” “You need to let go” I know the feeling Atreus 😭

8:25 wow Kratos’ voice deep. Good for a god alright

I love the detail that Thor pours 2 cups, and, from his reaction to Kratos not letting one go to Atreus, was not planning on drinking any of the mead.

Love how Jack was like “Even the bears have names” The bears name: Bear but in Swedish

I love watching the intros of these firsts episodes because you can see how genuinely excited he is

Bro 15 mins in it already gave me chills and tears this is gona be a hell of a series

Interesting take on Odin. He talks so modern, like all the knowledge he’s amassed has put him beyond the ways of others.

1:55:14 get your free Kratos "I do not need a snack" button here

Kratos's smile at the beginning really shows you how proud he is of Atreus

13 minutes in and I'm crying. Never met Fenrir, haven't seen any interactions with Fenrir up until now, but the pain Atreaus was in as he let him pass on was the quickest any piece of media has made me cry. What a start

I honestly love how much Odín comes off as a mob boss

whoever is voice acting Atreus is doing an amazing job, that scene with the dog was heartbreaking

Around 1:07:10, Thor slapping Kratos's axe aside, then pile-driving him when he went for health is great. It really captures the feeling of "oh fuck, this guy is STRONG".

Yeah, they used to look like black mist when they died in the 4Th game 29:56

I love the detail of Atreus wearing a necklace with the arrow piece that broke Baldur’s spell. The attention to little things in character designs, I swear.

“You’re a good boy” *instant sobbing*

I finally had time to sit down and watch this series and a hard blow. 10 minutes in and I'm bawling in front of my computer. Not only are wolves my favorite animal, but that hit too close to home. I had to put my Alaskan Malamute down a year ago. A loving, sweet boy who had really bad dementia. I was holding him and crying when we took him into our vet. You think you're prepared, but you never really are. Watching Atreus, I was back in that moment again, holding my Max, telling him how much I loved him and that I was so sorry. I had to pause the video and walk away I was crying so much. God damn, god of war, why? And omg the poor mother bear and her cubs just T_T

There's something that bothers me. if you go to this timestamp 1:01:37, you can see that Kratos hits Thor in between his nipples and his belly, but when Kratos takes the axe out, the wound on Thor moves to his belly. Surely I'm not the only person that saw this.

Can we talk about how perfect Ryan Hurst’s voice is as Thor? He just brings so much calmness and intensity to the character.

The Thor fight is literally me and my friend when we get put on different teams in dodgeball

I couldn't watch this until I finished Ragnarok myself because I wanted to avoid spoilers. I just finished it, and now I get to see Sean's take in this absolutely fantastic game!

"I do not need a snack" got me dying😂😂1:55:21

I absolutely love how Freya yells Kratos name. Just the exact same way he yelled Ares name when he wanted revenge.

The fact that you can hear Thor's tooth fall on the ground after he throws it proves how good this games sound design is

Even kratos can’t make “I DO NOT NEED A SNACK” sound badass

I just love how serious Kratos is no matter what he says. "I do not need a snack"

Mimir: "Atreus can handle himself." Kratos: "I'm not worried about him. I'm worried about others encountering him..."

Just jumped back into this series again after watching the videos as they were released. It really takes me back to when it first launched. I got less than 6 hours of sleep in the first 72 hours it released so I could play it through as quickly as possible, and don't remember much of it as a result

Weird video to put this but guys I haven’t watched jack in a little while about 9 months I was going good and had a place but as it all came crashing down I started to watch jack again and idk these long videos of his and his comfort voice has always guided me though a lot I watched him when my parents where together to them getting a divorce and so many people in and out my life but this is the one man that we all can count on to never change on us and to keep it real to us thank you jack

Hearing Kratos say "I don't need a snack" is the funniest thing so far

"Atreus an arrow or something maybe" *Atreus literally hanging on for dear life*

Gods coming back to rewatch this like a week and some change after my own dog passed, not remembering the Fenrir scene... gut punch of finally understanding that feeling in a way I couldn't when I first watched this series. Just, a whole new lens.

When Kratos said he is dying I started crying

13 minutes in and Jack is already holding back tears. This is gonna be an epic ride.

i like that this game is a bit more open with kratos' grief over fey's death. while he himself doesn't share it as much, the peeks we get into his mental state really shows how much he misses her. an excellent touch.

2:03:00 What on earth did I experience just now?? That has got to be the MOST professional outro I have EVER heard, in my entire life. Sean your getting reeaaaalllly good bro. LOL

The writers did a really good job showing Kratos love for Atreus considering his tough personality. The times he holds back his anger, the light touches and even the way he looks at him is so sweet. This game looks amazing already.

I WASNT READY FOR THE FEELS THIS EARLY IN THE GAME Also I recognize the actor playing Odin from the Good Doctor 🤣

I don’t know why but I absolutely love the voice and jargon that Odin uses. It sounds so different from the other gods