He didn't cry over how much $ it made, he cried because people liked his game. That's a true artist.

Cory has this perpetual look of someone who was asleep 5 minutes ago.

For as long as i can remember, my mum always said "you finished on that game yet?" "Turn it off, come downstairs" "Please pause that game." But then she popped her head in as Kratos was burning Faye. From then on she watched it like a film as I played it, occasionally asking questions, every now and then a "WOAAAH!" This was the first game she said "I really enjoyed watching you play that." She didn't live to see me play Ragnarök. But I really hope she'd enjoy it as much as she did the first one.

Almost 2 hour long documentary about one of the greatest franchises and games of all time, posted on KZfaq for free with no ads. Legendary

Hang on, there are no comments about the fact this video has NO ADS. Can we show some love for this?!

I remember Cory in 2008 in an article, he said that he didn’t want to be remembered as the god of war guy. Now he’s back and he completely turned it around. You can never outrun your destiny

This is the only game I've ever played where I sat through the ending credits, reading every name, not trying to skip them. In the era of buggy releases and half-baked garbage live-service games, God of War truly shines as a reminder and beacon that video games can still be made with passion, they can be big, they can be of good quality AND have a ton of content, and they can still tell great stories. I'm looking forward to Ragnarok, but I want Santa Monica to take their time, do it right, and keep their sanity.

He saw the turtle in the garden and he ultimately made it such a huge thing in the game. Hats off to this dude's imaginative powers!

These people sacrificed their livelihoods & mental well-being to make us a game. This documentary makes me respect game creators so much more.

Let's make a shout out to that composer. I feel like he's getting overlooked but the soundtrack to this game is absolutely phenomenal, as are all the GoW games but this one especially.

I'm 46 years old. In my "career" as a gamer two games have blown me away. The psycho mantis scene in MGS and God of War on PS4 in its entirety. Absolutely brilliant

"A lot if this performance, for me, is a love letter to my kids... and it's an apology" I dont even know what's behind these words, but as a father of three, this just connect directly, and I think I know exactly how he's feeling. Hope his kids are proud of him, I kinda am!

That E3 reveal STILL. GIVES. ME. CHILLS.

Man, I get why Kratos got progressively angrier in the game. The man never did end up eating dinner.

This documentary was absolutely amazingly done. Seeing the team, seeing these devs work so hard, stress, sweat, bleed for a game they were beyond passionate about. I wish all devs were as amazing as this studio. Seeing Cory's reaction to the reviews at the end was like a shot of adrenaline.

1:30:20 I just love that cut from Christopher Judge’s interview into the game. It just hits harder with every rewatch knowing what follows up in that moment of the documentary. He’s such an amazing performer.

Who's here after God of War Ragnarok was officially announced?! CAN'T WAIT!

*54:14** seeing KRATOS walk out the shadows and hearing how excited the crowd was almost made me cry.* Congrats for a masterpiece of a game

54:14 the reaction of the crowd gave me goosebumps

1:32:00 was such an intense moment for Kratos and Christopher played it perfectly. What an amazing actor

The scene where Kratos gets the Blades of Chaos back is one of my all-time favorite moments in gaming history. Seeing how much it took a toll on Christopher Judge was heartbreaking, though.

Christopher Judge is just such a cool person. And his voice is just perfect for Kratos.

The part when they’re going over the bugs is fascinating. God of War was one of the most stable games at launch that I have ever played. While simultaneously, at the time it came out, it was the best looking game I had ever played. Truly incredible. Sony Santa Monica are truly masters of the craft.

I love how no matter what footage you watch of the E3 announcement you ALWAYS hear that one dude yelling out “WAIT WAIT”

I like how they made a meme out of "Boy" before the game was ever finished

where are those haters who said Christopher Judge doesnt fit as Kratos voice actor...the guy poured so much heart into this character... he simply cemented the current Kratos that we have now and we really owe him for bringing Kratos back to life..his performance was superbly awesomely insane ! from a hardcore gow gamer all the way from the land of the rising sun 🇯🇵♥️

I need more game documentaries like this! This was super interesting to watch, does anyone have any recommendations?

" My mother said, everyone is smarter than you in something and if you don't figure that out and learn from it, it's your fault." - If you take nothing else from this about life. Take that with you and hold it dearly. Bravo to the team for this video. It's...inspiring, to say the least.

"Remember, you just killed that thing. Its not alive anymore. If its got kids, they're all alone. So, think through that." 23:34

As a player, as a father, as a human with flaws, this game got me good time... a masterpiece!

24:25 that's when ea would have released the game

This is all happening again for ragnarok and we just don’t know it

49:38 best part of this whole Documentary.

1:53:06 i actually physically had that before you cry exhale and got pretty emotional for the team getting thier much deserved recognition. Really goes to show how well put this documentary is.

actually the spartan soldiers were taught the laconic speech, which was a rough but short way to talk. It was very effective/useful in war, so it makes sense for kratos to be very minimal in his choice of words.

"This may not happen..." *Christopher Judge walks up in a super man shirt* 😎

1:04:57 "I'm the f*cking God of War!" hahaha... that'd been awesome if it was included in the game xDDD

I'm watching this as the newest game comes out, and I truly hope they do another documentary on the new one and the processes and things like that. This was so masterfully made and shot and edited and it was an experience to say the least. I'm new to the God of War games, but the story of Kratos becoming the father he never had and caring for his son like he needed to be is something that resonates with me deeply and gives me chills. Seeing the crowd react the way they did, hearing the journey the studio went on to create this game and the actors investing their whole into this, is revolutionary. I may have come late to the party, but I swear I'll be here for the rest of it. The story is immaculate, the game is absolutely beautiful, and I CANNOT wait to see the rest of the newest story with Kratos and Atreus

this is a masterpiece of a documentary. between the brilliant editing, impressive cinematography, well thought out interviews, and strong themes of family and change, i can confidently say that this is the best video game documentary ever made. props to everyone who worked on this, and to everyone over at santa monica studios. thank you for influencing so many lives.

This documentary motivates me to complete the game just to kill every Odin's Raven.

*Cory Barlog: I was trying to make you a great God of War game.* *Fans: You succeeded.*

Christopher Judge you are easily the most perfect casting for this role and your talent in boundless. Ever since I was a small teen I was enamored with your performance as Teal'C in SG-1 and as someone who completely missed the previous 3 God of War games... wow, you actually made me interested in a franchise I couldn't care less about. You are the epitome of talent.

“Love is first, followed closely by hate and divorce and alimony.”- the great Christopher Judge

1:31:55 The way he says “I know.” Has so much passion. Possibility my favorite moment in the game. He’s accepting who he is. ❤️

I swear to God if this was the effort that was put into this game, I'm gonna pre-order the sequel at the speed of fu**in light

God of War 2018 is one of the best narrative driven games ever made. The fact that Santa Monica was able to completely reinvent God of War so successfully is nothing short of incredible.

Listening to the lead director talk about his own psychology during the development of this whole series helped me recognize some of my own as a consumer of this series.

1:31:59 that tear, I feel that Christopher Judge was actually really into this, awesome actor

Absolute marvelous documentary! The game deserves all the praise it got, and watching this made me love it even more.

I'm 26 years old since yesterday, started to play this for the first time on PC when it released, and i just wanna say that i've never ever had such an experience with a game before, this is absolutly legenderay to say the least, from the music to gameplay and story it's a masterpiece and to be honest, i did not understood why it won the GOTY award over Red Dead Redemption 2, but now, being on the half way of the story and even from the beginning of it, i understood, this is not just a game, this is a real story made by real people, who sacrificed almost everything for this project, a project made out of tears, sweat and love for the gaming community/industry as a whole, i wanna say a BIG, BIG BIIIG THANK YOU for this experience and to all the people that sacrificed so much working on this, this game really deserves an award of it's own, like the game of the decade or something like that, and i strongly hope that you guys will also port the sequel to PC too. Thanks again for this outstanding experience that you delivered.

The moment Cory saw the reviews and couldn’t help but cry, what a beautiful moment.

Seeing Cory cry after looking at the first Metacritic reviews going live makes so much more sense now after watching this documentary. Every game needs a documentary like this so that every gamer can truly appreciate what goes into these masterpieces we all love. Absolutely deserving of the GotY title in 2018 after so much personal pain and suffering the team at Santa Monica Studio endured 5 long years.

The kid who plays Atreus is adorable lol. Talented kid too

54:17 That cheering. It's a chill through my spine.

Towards the second half of the documentary, I literally cried for 10 minutes straight.

Cory’s reaction to first seeing the reviewscores, is fugging beautiful. That reaction shows you how much they put into this, kudos.

Watches documentary on global catastrophes: nothing. Watches documentary on making video game: bawls.

Man game creation is way harder than I thought. Mad respect to these very skilled individuals

34:35 I was left at a complete chill state overhearing the choir singing but began to honestly sing along. Lol

1:32:02 THE manliest tear ever.

"You will always be.. A monster" "I know" 1:31:50 I will never know why they didn't put that cut/version into the game. That would've put so much depth to Kratos. Like in all of his games, everything he has done and gone through, the only thing that is able to just crack his voice is knowing he will always be a monster. That voice crack from kratos means a suicidal depression to another person and you know that, you get a glimpse of how much he always has to push down.

From all of us players, to all of you who made this game. Thank you so much! I just finished 100% game completion for the second time and it still baffled me the second time now how amazing it is!

I cried when i am finished watching this documentary .. of course it's late because i played in pc . And i am very thankful to the director and the whole production team for reviving the gem Kratos and god of war franchise ... huge shoutout to every creator...

1:31:52 The most heartbreaking and heartwarming moment at the same time in this documentary

1:32:20 is the heaviest thing I've heard/watched Judge is a living legend.

I'm here after playing God of War Ragnarök - godofwarfuckingdammit this series is nothing but an absolute masterpiece. I loved every. Single. Moment. Thank you so much Ghost of Sparta. For everything.

I'm not sure how a documentary could make me enjoy playing a video game more, but somehow this did. So much appreciation to the sacrifices this team made to put together this one of a kind experience and momentous achievement in gaming.

This is one of the best "Making of" documentaries I've ever seen. I really felt like I experienced what it was like and all the emotional ups and downs of making this game.

That Chris Judge statement about asking forgiveness to his kids and the reaction to Corey to the reviews gave me the chills. Chris Judge by the way seems such a cool and humble guy. Ever since Stargate SG1. PS: Had to have Huber to hype it up!!!!!!!!!!

34:28 Goosebumps. dudeeeee

Almost ashamed of myself, that I’m just now watching this in 2021. 🤦🏻‍♂️ This documentary was incredible. It made me feel every emotion possible from beginning to end. GoW (2018) was the first GoW I ever played. To c the sacrifices that were made behind closed doors was really touching. This reboot was a humongous risk, but that payoff was absolutely incredible. Corey & SMS delivered a gem of all gems imo. Hands down, one of the greatest, if not the greatest game, the world will ever experience. The sky is the limit. GoW: Ragnarok is on its way, & I hope SMS knows that they have all of our support. I hope to c another documentary on that game as well, when the time comes. 🤲🏼🌹🤲🏼

Cory: "We Just need you to do a backflip. Can you do a backflip?" Boy: Yes! Cory: 😲 i was totally kidding... you can do a backflip!?

49:20 Eric moving away from camera , Cory said was true lol

1:23:40 Santa Monica - "so currently we have 3878 bugs. we´re supposted to be at 0" CDPR - "iT wORks SUrpRisiNgLy wEll" man, kudos to this santa monica for making such a solid piece of art.

1:32:20 : I already liked that guy. A lot. Now I just wanna hug him. Powerful moment.

34:48 the bass voices there...oh my gah

"A lot of this performance for me, is a love letter to my kids, and its an apology" -Christopher Judge i hope his mind is at peace knowing they are probably so proud of him.

I never truly knew the work or had the appreciation for the making of the great amazing games we play! The emotion, sweat, hurt, and joy that goes into every moment and gameplay mechanic. Truly remarkable, shows a completely different light on the industry. Thank you Cory Barlog and everyone who made quite an extraordinary game franchise.

It was so hard, to see Chris tear up. That guy seems always like a rock and so tough - that hit me right in the feels! The hole documentary was really emotional but so fun to watch, because it shows, how much went into making this masterpiece and how much the team put into this!

38:05 "Well done boi!" My heart!

We need a making of for God of War Ragnarok! What a beast of a game!

Not gonna lie, when Cory read the reviews at the end my eyes welled up with his, I've never known how much hard work goes behind making these games and this really was a make or break moment for him. This game truly is a treasure and I thank Cory, Yumi, Shannon and their brilliant team for the time and dedication it has taken to make this beautiful piece of art.

That ending felt like an unintentional jab at money hungry companies. *Lookin at you EA*

Judge is such a genuine dude. Also the girl who had the family question and she kind of broke down, man that hit hard.

chills throughout the whole video, what an amazing journey, didn't got the chance to experience it hands on but this documentary its so inspiring, really capturing the beauty of the industry. props to everyone

Making games is hard, thanks for letting people to see that, love on all of you !

1:04:50 Imagine if this would be ingame. When i saw the Documentary for the first time, i was laughthing so hard xD

This game. This particular game took me -- took all of those who played it -- on a journey; a journey which changed your outlook on life itself. This game made me realise the beauty and effort gone into making a video game as such. And now, it is hands down my favorite game.

They did such a great job on this game I'm excited for Ragnarok

This just goes to show that everyone has problems and you're not going to get it right the first time. But if you have the determination, the dedication to see this idea through and the will to not give up, it'll lead you to a wonderful place. Thank you to everyone on the God of War team for never giving up and presenting us a game that impacted every single one of us with a beautiful play-through, and a beautiful story. Can't wait for the sequel!

I’m so glad they won game of the year, you could see they put their heart and soul into it. Tough decision because RDR2 could’ve easily won it too but this was make or break for them, if it didn’t succeed there wouldn’t be another god of war and I’m glad it did so well.

After finishing the game on PC today, 17 February 2022, and watching the doc, I truly have great respect for the work and sacrifice the team at SMS made. God of War is a masterpiece like no other, and without a doubt THE best game I have ever played.

This was such an inspirational story! Thank you so so much for the great sacrifices and wonderful creativity!

When she said “I don’t think I want to answer this right now,” totally heartbreaking.

Gotta say, that kid did a great job with his lines and performance. A lot of kid characters are done by adults who really can't get the voice lines right at all. (I love Bayonetta like anything but oof, that child voice was off. Probably in part due to character age, but even other kid characters a good bit older are often not well selected vocally.)

Got tears watching the crowd’s reaction at the first demo with the orchestra 🥺😍 beautiful documentary.. thanks 🙏🏼

The amount of talent in this game is phenomenal. Cory, Chris, Sharon, Sunny and Dani as casting and director choice is just phenomenal. This game will cement itself in time as a benchmark of such an art. Video games have an image of a things for kids, but God of War has proven itself as a different medium in story telling. Between this and The Witcher 3, I haven't found anything that can bring me to such enjoyment. Thank you to the team behind this masterpiece. You've outdone yourself.

Thank you God of War creators for not quitting on the gamers around the world and bringing this masterpiece to life!

I bought god of war last week for only $20. Playing this amazing game and Watching this documentary and seeing how much work was put into it makes me feel so guilty.

49:19 eric the new director of God of War trying get out of the frame😂😂.