Why God of War Valhalla is a MASTERPIECE! Story Review

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God of War Ragnarok is truly one of the best games I have ever experience! Here's why it broke me!
Timestamps
00:00 INTRO
00:55 Kratos's story
04:02 A new perspective
06:19 Why it broke me
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@Brunobi02 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this great review 🙏. I am so happy you enjoyed it.

@JonFord 6 ай бұрын

Thanks again!

@ali-k-gamer1881 6 ай бұрын

You guys nailed it. Valhalla is better than Ragnarok and we can't thank you enough for making this masterpiece of art ❤

@Noone-hl1my 6 ай бұрын

Hey Mr. Bruno, who do you think IS stronger between tyr and ares.

@Brunobi02 6 ай бұрын

@@Noone-hl1my hard to say but they are both formidable gods of war for sure 👍

@Noone-hl1my 6 ай бұрын

@@Brunobi02 thanks you Mr Bruno. What about Thor and Poseidon ?

@radiantkratos5562 6 ай бұрын

That line “You were always, more than what other people saw”. Was such a PERFECT line to sum up all the reviews of the old games saying “He’s just an angry guy”

@sapphire1043 6 ай бұрын

Happy New year 2024 everyone 🎉

@takerukurosawa2337 6 ай бұрын

Happy new years 😊🎉

@YoSauceBrazyy 6 ай бұрын

Can you be my new years kiss?

@notorious.0217 6 ай бұрын

This DLC in my opinion is one of the best of all time

@LoneMaestro- 6 ай бұрын

Valhalla is the DLC I always wanted for Kratos because as a God you have a responsibility in what you do with your power. Power can however corrupt you and leave you stray. This whole journey is about self reflecting on your journey and Tyr's involvement through out it all is beautiful one God of War teaching another. Kratos looks up to Tyr and I sort of believe Tyr is stronger but isn't fighting Kratos to best him but to just help him. When Kratos finally took the throne he is ready to lead the world into rebuilding the world into a kinder warmer place.

@GodOfLore2005 6 ай бұрын

W, this DLC was a perfect send off for the norse saga aswell with it being a great gift to OG fans of the games.

@youngfargo8099 6 ай бұрын

@@vlad_47shut up kid

@Kinos141 6 ай бұрын

I haven't beaten the DLC, but I can see where it's going. I love that Santa Monica never makes cheap dlc or games, they make sure it ties to the story somehow. It's great.

@farazdanish7612 6 ай бұрын

Damn the ending of this dlc literally got me chills and tears😢

@trillYT724 6 ай бұрын

Valhalla is exactly what this game needed for me, the OG skin makes me enjoy the game 100x more. I truly feel like the gow again

@wendelangus1086 5 ай бұрын

Same bro, bought it with my brother in 2010. Now we are men, 35 and 30. Just this game we binged it and it holds a place in our hearts

@Don10451 6 ай бұрын

Kratos has always been a complex character. The main reason people misjudge him is because his revenge arc lasted so long but look at his moments in the past when he wasnt seeking revenge.After killing are ares in GOW he tries to kill himself,after getting revenge on the gods in GOW 3 he gave hope back to the world and once again tried to kill himself.Hes never coveted power and if he couldnt have death he at least wanted peace.

@cketcham1217 6 ай бұрын

Really it didn’t last toooo long. Just god of war 2&3

@Don10451 6 ай бұрын

@@cketcham1217 gow 1 was all about revenge

@MrSuperstargamer 6 ай бұрын

@@Don10451 Wrong, that's pure misrepresentation on what actually happened in the first God Of War. Did you even play the first game or paid attention? "It was always about revenge" no it fucking wasn't, if Kratos only wanted revenge then why the hell would he attempt to jump off a cliff and say that the gods have abandoned him? Kratos's main motivation to serving the gods was NOT to attempt killing Ares because at that time he was a mere mortal manipulated by a god which has previously saved Kratos's life because HE offered his life to Ares's servitude, and then later caused him to murder his family. It is precisely that last part that motivates Kratos to serve the gods: to get rid of the nightmares that haunted him; reliving the moment where he brutally murders his wife and child in his own sleep, all because of HIS mistakes. Let's not forget that the whole reason why the entire franchise happens is because Kratos became too fucking ambitious and so power-hungry (all "in the name of the glory of Sparta") that he could not accept defeat, so why would he try to avenge his family and go after Ares when Kratos knows very well that the reason why his family is dead... is mainly because of HIMSELF? LISTEN to what Kratos asks when ATHENA is the one to put the idea of killing Ares in his mind: "And if I am able to do this, to kill a god... then the visions... they will end?" He's not lusting for Ares's blood, he's DESPERATE to find any solution that will bring his mind at peace, killing Ares is just an extra, AND EVEN THEN he wasn't vengeful when he confronted Ares in the end, in fact he was IRONIC, or did you forget the whole dialogue between Kratos and Ares? The whole revenge against Olympus and the gods didn't come up until the second game where Zeus destroyed his homeland Sparta, then the rest of the anthology before 3 like 'Ghost of Sparta' gave more context to his bitterness towards the gods. So PLEASE, for the love of the gods, STOP this bullshit in saying the first game was 'all about revenge'.

@Don10451 6 ай бұрын

@MrSuperstargamer 1:What's wrong with you? 2:RELAX and 3 My comment was a broad statement that you read too much into.Ive played GOW more than once you really didn't need to write an essay about it.

@MrSuperstargamer 6 ай бұрын

@@Don10451 Calling you out for straight up lying or missing the entire damn point of the story of the first game is not "reading too much into it". Saying "God of War 1 was all about revenge" is not just "broad", it's straight up FALSE, and I just explained the reasons why. And stop saying "ya didn't need to write an essay" because it makes you sound like you're whining about the response being too long and being too lazy to read it.

@maketime2day 6 ай бұрын

I was so not expecting this in the DLC and it was awesome! You're so right Jon, we change as time goes on regardless and I'm so glad we all got the privilege to experience what GOW had to offer us and I'll revisit it anytime. 'We will make our own destiny,' 'FOR VANAHIEM,' 'Loki will go, but Atreus remains' and so much more lovable quotes!! Love your review Jon!

@jonathanalmaraz2770 6 ай бұрын

That was extremely well said. The impact of life and how will grow is truly amazing. I haven't played it yet lol hopefully soon. Great work though man. God bless and Happy New Year 🙏 🎉

@fiercefinley5779 6 ай бұрын

Great review and message. Thank you

@FrankFreezy_ 5 ай бұрын

Great video man. Thanks for sharing 🙌🏾

@jsmxke7058 6 ай бұрын

Happy new year Jon love you dude.

@charlescyborg 6 ай бұрын

Great review, this DLC is a satisfy conclusion to the norse saga and Kratos developpement, and i like this DLC more than the base game

@TheShadowspear2 6 ай бұрын

Jon haven't you noticed that the one family member Kratos doesn't talk about in Valhalla is his Mother, Callisto.

@SilviusdePrater_VOX_43ab 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant breakdown, mate

@GodWarsX 6 ай бұрын

This may be the best piece of storytelling in the series to date

@petwisk2012 6 ай бұрын

When you Said It was'int cheap nostalgia i Felt a little jab at a certain condiment named Channel 😅😂

@johanwyckoff8497 6 ай бұрын

very well put! The more times I go through the gameplay loop, the more times I get to be able to see the story arc of a new Kratos. I only hope Santa Monica can build off of this with a new piece of DLC or with the threequel we know is coming sooner than later.

@georgereynolds2919 6 ай бұрын

This video and the words you spoke are beautiful dude

@batrol6687 6 ай бұрын

This is a very good review, congrats! I love this DLC, however I still couldn't beat the 4th Tyr boss fight. I think it's too hard compared to the other bosses, or previous Tyr fights, even in the easiest difficulty. My problem is, to practice it, I have to go again through all the rooms and beat everyone to meet him again, which takes a lot of time. I know, it's the rogue-like genre.

@lildieselkanye 6 ай бұрын

Damn good video bro.

@daemiller52 6 ай бұрын

Valhalla gave me such a different perspective as well. It even feels a little different from the main story

@ahmedalanzi. 6 ай бұрын

Hey johnny BOY!!! happy new year

@saiart2903 6 ай бұрын

Well said ❤

@JaelleSG 5 ай бұрын

100% agree. Even if I weren't there for the old games... the message still comes through ... and hits.

@jeremy1860 5 ай бұрын

Christopher Judge deserves all the praise he gets for his portrayal of Kratos 😊

@DeweyJHall1 5 ай бұрын

Helios was such a menace in this DLC 😂 loved it. Was so satisfying to beat it. Such a great wrap to the story so far

@pappymagee6556 6 ай бұрын

The words of Solid Snake from MGS2 really brings back memories.

@alphagatorstudio8933 6 ай бұрын

Tyr killed me once. Ever since then I’ve made it my mission to get prepped so I can bully him. So far it’s tyr: 1 me: 9

@Blballerboy 6 ай бұрын

You must be on a easy difficulty cheif 🥴

@alphagatorstudio8933 6 ай бұрын

@@Blballerboy you’ll never know cheif.

@Blballerboy 6 ай бұрын

@@alphagatorstudio8933 you said Tyr was 1/9 so I already know 😂

@qprtyzmcvb1054 5 ай бұрын

Kratos didn't change Kratos accepted himself he is a monster and always gonna be a monster for a cause revenge or protecting his son

@Anglomachian 5 ай бұрын

Valhalla embodies a concept I’ve heard all my life is, if not wrong, then undesirable. It’s never too late to be better. Plenty of people would casually declare that there are those who are unforgivable, and thus shouldn’t be given a chance to change. And it’s a gamble. There are those who have no interest in being better. But how much good has been lost condemning evil?

@ryangordon1600 6 ай бұрын

I love the OG kratos' skin, playable both in Valhalla and regular game! Took a sec to prefer young kratos' over the old. Mainly because his colors seemed so stand out that it stuck out. But it grew on me and now I feel old kratos stands out and looks bland.. 😆

@gizmonomono 6 ай бұрын

The only game I know that grew with it's players

@Ormagoden420 6 ай бұрын

fire.

@janpaulgarde8639 6 ай бұрын

Jon does kratos already have super strength before he pledge himself to ares? Or he only developed his super strength after he pledge himself to ares?

@theidiocracyisreal 6 ай бұрын

he was born a demigod so I'm sure he was already blessed by super strength

@youssefkassabi 4 ай бұрын

Valhalla completed a masterpiece that made it even better

@lel_werewolf2692 5 ай бұрын

Unbelievable they did not take any money for that DLC, it is the best DLC ever.

@cketcham1217 6 ай бұрын

Was anyone else hoping for a boss fight against young Kratos

@derekhogan9685 5 ай бұрын

He was never one dimensional imo. If anything, I saw the classic series as him slowly going mad. He’s one note in GoW3 but thats only because its the end of his villain arc. He’s reached his downward spiral.

@mastercheif1173 5 ай бұрын

They called it Valhalla because “Kratos does therapy spartan-style” was too wordy

@johnsamuels958 6 ай бұрын

Happy 2024

@S_Edward_Campbell 6 ай бұрын

WE WANT THE JON FORD CUT!!! WE WANT THE JON FORD CUT!!

@LS-wy4bk 5 ай бұрын

when the dlc story is better written that the main game lol

@samuelrodriguez1314 5 ай бұрын

💯

@mrgm5652 6 ай бұрын

Real

@samuelbarrett5701 6 ай бұрын

If you think about it, a god of war can also be a god of peace and justice.

@jordansimeonov1501 6 ай бұрын

Judge, jury and executioner

@samuelbarrett5701 6 ай бұрын

@@jordansimeonov1501 Yes *insert Chad face*

@PeachesandCream225 6 ай бұрын

Lets face it they could only make such a great story for Kratos in the DLC because they didnt do much of anything with Kratos in the main game so yes the DLC is good but its bittersweet