FIGHT STARTS AT 2:48 (the video should've started there, but now its too late for regrets) For anyone interested on the soundtracks and/or the GoW 3 Kratos model: The Kratos model is a mod made by Omega Fantasy. To get it, you must subscribe to his Patreon. He has made more interesting mods for GoW 2018 and has a KZfaq channel where you can see them. WARNING: this mod ONLY works with the starting armor, if you use other armors you break the mod. I think this principle applies to his other mods too. "Isle of Creation" from God of War 2 at 2:58, 7:44 and 11:39. At the start of the fight, I use a part of this soundtrack commonly known as "Perseus fight theme". Fun fact is that I became aware that the Perseus fight theme was part of the Isle of Creation very recently before making the video, and that the same theme is used at the final fight too. On the other hand, at the end, I used the beginning of this soundtrack too because, well, it synced very nice with breaking Baldur's neck, and because it makes me feel like Kratos realizes that his past keeps haunting him wherever he goes, and that this fight will bring consequences for sure. What I mean is that with this theme I feel like he's thinking "I did it again, and I promised to keep that life away from Atreus". I recommend everyone who played GoW 2 to listen to the Isle of Creation soundtrack because is a masterpiece. Its like hearing a story told by instruments, a story about what Kratos, the "destined to fall" God of War, had to do and face in the Isle of Creation to avoid that fate. "The End Begins" from God of War 2 at 5:35. I wanted to use a "rage" theme here. Why not "Rage of Sparta" from GoW 3? Because that soundtrack, at least for me, makes me think of hearing the footsteps of a ferocious and terrifying rage coming towards you from afar. But with "The End Beggins" I feel like I cant hear those footsteps anymore because that rage is now punching my face mercilessly. Even though there isnt much dialogue between Kratos and Baldur in this part, my idea was to make Baldur difficult to hear, because thats how rage works, you dont care about what your enemy is saying. But I thought that if I lowered the volume of Baldur whenever he spoke or started the song at a high volume, that would make the experience worse, so thats why I didnt do it. I like this fight with the original soundtrack, but I think some parts are too dramatic or that dont fit nice in the fight. But thats my personal opinion. Why Kratos doesnt have his Blades of Exile instead of the Blade of Olympus? Well, I have 4 reasons. First: the fight would be easier. Second: the blades have too much sound effects. Third: I liked the fight with sword and shield. Fourth: I couldnt make the mod to work like I wanted in NG+ and at that moment I just wanted to fight Baldur, so my patience was limited. Why the GoW 3 model and not the GoW 2/1 model? Because I liked this one more and the other one didnt age very well. Even though this one doesnt totally fit the artstyle, the other one would have been worse. I hope everyone enjoys the video and thanks for watching and giving feedback!

I like how we all thought Baldur was talking about the Greek, but he was always referring to the giants.

young kratos wouldnt let that first punch to the face slide, no warning, just tears baldur apart straight away

7:18 the music sync so well, so perfect timing

4:22 is truly a kratos moment

You can very much tell how much younger Kratos was with these graphic improvements!

I grew up playing as kratos. And aged as he has, it's weird to see him this young in this .

It’s interesting how Baldur didn’t see how different Kratos was from literally anyone he had met. Genuinely how many people does Baldur know that could fight him like Kratos? He doesn’t get it until you hear him yell “WHY WONT YOU DIE???!?!?”

The Perseus boss fight theme is sooo good. Great choice of music

I love that the animations for that axe work very well for the blade of Olympus

8:15 to 8:40 that song syncs so well with what’s going on

The line where Kratos says “you do not want this fight” is sick

I still love the different tones both “I do not know”s had, the first he sounds genuinely worried, and second he sounds annoyed

One of the best moments of this whole fight with baldur is that first punch over the house, and the music really elevates it. With absolutely no music it doesn't feel anywhere near as epic

For anyone wondering Baldur specifically cam to Kratos surprised as he had heard that 'Kratos was a giant who can kill indestructible things' Sine he himself couldn't feel anything he therefore thought Kratos can actually hurt him and that is why after the first punch he says 'no no no'

the music sync is so good

Christopher Judge's voice still works on younger Kratos. Noice.

great audio mixing, subduing the music and enhancing it to emphasize certain parts was expertly done!

7:12 The fuckin beat drop with the boulder coming down. 👌👌👌

Younger kratos wouldn’t even let him talk shit slide

GoW3 Kratos finishes the quest in 45 minutes, 50 tops.

Yo. On that first slap old Kratos would of made him mash potatoes like Hercules

6:55 - I love how Baldur is laughing because he's enjoying this

9:28 is my favorite part

This was amazing, it felt completely different, as if kratos was showing his true colours. That image right after he kills Baldur gave me a huge flashback to his death pose at the end of 3. Cant wait to see this against Thor "thats the God of War"

Oml I just noticed he looks so similar to Atreus . Truly his father

God of War 2 had the best soundtrack, easily.

I've watched this video so many times. Masterpiece.

In the comment section it just shows how much we love the old Kratos or better the soundtrack that the Greek Pantheon had, the soundtrack is definitely way better than the new ones we have, of course the setting is different so different soundtracks will be played, Kratos has become a better person trying to rebuild his life so we can't have the same guy that almost destroyed a whole continent but i wish that we got more moments like Heimdall's situation for an example that if you push Kratos enough his old self still lingers inside of him especially if you threaten to hurt his new family.

5:31 EPIC

7:02 bruh the boot to the face will forever be funny 😂😂😂

*Kratos, the Rage Of Sparta fuels your blade use it against your enemies*

Old/Young Kratos would've pushed Baldur's soft spot in before he could even fight back.

Imagine having kratos old one ofc at some point went into his old self for a few bits of moment to the point where throughout few bits of the game his rage meter will never depletes and went into spartan rage mode constantly to the point his Blade of Chaos is overfilled with intense rage

9:26 how the music changed It’s just so perfect

This felt so much better. Greek environment gods vs Scandinavian viking gods. A match from the underworld

Great Vid! The blending of the OG music with the gameplay is amazing but on the other hand you made me realize something with how you blended everything together that whole time baldur wasn’t telling kratos he can’t feel anything anymore after initially mentioning it, he was so frustrated at the fact that kratos is so strong and looks like he’ll finally make him feel something only to find out he can’t that when in the final works of combat after coming back down from the air stomp him screaming “NOTHING” is clear indication he’s getting more angry that he can’t enjoy the fight with a strong opponent! Minor detail but it’s so deep when you realize after seeing & playing the game over again. Keep up the great work though man you’ve got my sub 👍

Cómo pude perderme un mod así, se ve genial el modelo de Kratos y el timing de la música en ciertos momentos de la pelea.

It would be even better with the Rage of Sparta track from GoW 3.

This edit is so amazing and fulfilling….GREAT WORK!!!

This gave me goosebumps. Amazing.

Gow is just example of power

Young Kratos would have not even wait for him to talk

The soundtrack makes this instantly better than "Old vs Young" Kratos, that had alot of symbolism brought to light that Boulder was a way to reflect him fighting with his old ways, but this hits different

shit would get real serious if the camera went to first person

8:35 GAIA, I'CANT HOLD ON NO LONGER!!!

I like how he carries the blade of Olympus

Incredible work! 👍🔥

My brain already knows the track....it's God of War 2: Kratos VS Perseus

Awesome work with the music you used!

Yeah....So,THIS is a REAL Kratos

Kratos: You will not listen. Ok... I won't listen... *covers ears* I know he says "would" just cracking a joke.

Original Kratos would wipe the floor with Baldur

8:23 was so synced with the music

Honestly when i see stuff like this, it makes me feel like we've not actually seen kratos finish his arc. Has he learned to calm down? yes. But that's not balance. Kratos still isn't balanced just because he refuses to get angry, and infact the entire storyline seems to exist with the idea that he doesn't need his rage. Problem is, everyone needs their rage. All emotions have a use, a benefit, it's not about repressing them, which is what the current version of kratos seems to do to his rage, it's about controlling them and utilizing them at the proper times. Some will say the rage mode option is proof of him 'controlling' it. But the truth is that it's indicated he holds enourmous power when angry, and he barely taps into it when you use the rage mode for him. Kratos was able to take down a titan so massive that his thumb itself was a tower of flesh by comparison to kratos. Not only that but in his rage-filled state he was able to hold off the titan's attempts to crush him. Alot of people say he lost his powers when rome was destroyed, but the thing is that lore seems to say he would still be getting stronger, and it's also canonical that he keeps his rage repressed because he sees it as a bad thing, which is why he holds back throughout the games, which is why he isn't as powerful as he should canonically be shown to be through the two 'new' games. From a gameplay perspective, it makes some sense, and giving a lore reason is nice admittedly, but it still means kratos' journey can't actually be complete yet because he hasn't learned when to use his rage, because despite the mechanic existing to give us, the players, a temporary power boost, kratos himself makes sure to not get angry. We even see examples where he threatens people, especially in ragnarock, threatening to show them the 'old' him. That means even in the lore, they are making it clear we haven't seen his full strength at all. It just seems hollow that so far the story has been about repressing it. Some will say it's about 'tempering' it, but the truth is the stories make it clear. he's trying to AVOID it. This was made clear in the first thor fight. The moment he let out a small bit of rage, he instantly paused and went right into trying to calm himself down. It's something to be ashamed of to him. That isn't what it should be viewed as. Much like the swords and the spear, and the axe, his rage is itself a weapon that has a purpose to it that it just seems the writers haven't really done anything with. I don't mean to say they don't have plans, i really can't say in that regard. It just currently feels like he's half way through a journey, rather than reaching the conclusion, even if they seem to be trying to end his story after ragnarok.

I needed this lol ❤️

Great Video :D

Best looking Kratos ever, also strong AF

Very well done I love it 😀

5:33 TO TELOS ARHIZI TO TELOS ARHIZI

5:35: "P R E S S "O"

I'm shocked that out of all the costumes they have in gow3 they haven't added any of those besides deimos

I forgot that the music wasn't in the original! Great job!

I want to see a fully playtrought like this

That kratos wouldn’t even let Baldur speak, he was toast in mere moments

That was honestly really fucking cool with that music

I love how Baldur battle and dodges are simmilant to Perseus battle and how the song fits

Baldur strikes like a sloppy cow.

Я всегда буду предан старому образу Кратоса .

I wish he still had or somehow regained the blade of Olympus after Athena took it out of him of course in God of War 3. But then again, maybe he wanted to leave it behind for the same reason he tried to get rid of the blades of chaos.

Really amazing

This is actually gooooooooood

The scene in gow 4 on the ship in helheim you can see the ghostly version of old kratos, that version has MUCH bigger arms than this character model

That is the real Kratos

This is the best soundtrack ♥️

Ahhh perfection:)

1:05 Kratos: Remember the olympians?

Kratos in gow3 was bigger , great edit tho

Holy shit the ashes are so much more, well, ashy

Can’t wait to play the old gow games

The camera man really is having a hella workout here. He struggle when Kratos got kicked

This is all we wanted from the reboot or the "New-Game+" for the new trilogies 😭 We miss his old style & the golden fleece 🥺

Thank the gods there are mods 😎❤️

Love the sound

There is something off about his muscles though it’s not as big as his 3rd GOW but damnnnnnnnn still the best redesign I’ve ever seen

4:23 Just like old times. O O O O O It feels OG that moment.

Mi musica favorita para luchar 🔥

Also very good pfp you got a great taste of gameing:)

The old music would take the newer games to the next level. Would add that extra nostalgia you get when hearing it.

Finally someone notice that new god of war soundtracks are not as good as the old ones

5:31 whats the theme on this part?

NOW THIS. IS ENTERTAINMENT!

The first attack Baldur landed on GOW3 Kratos = End of Baldur's immortality.

Isle of creation GOW2 My favourite

I just realize his house keeps getting messed up. And it’s him being tossed around.

"Focus on your strength, not your weakness" -Wise man

The music is perfect

That damn skirt

Very Impressive Mod Mate, *Your Parents Must be very proud* 😊

This is so brutal