I love how its canon that kratos' afterlife is a loading screen with tips

Whoever thought of doing a fake out death screen during the Thor fight is an absolute genius

I love how they did Odin, he's like a sleazy politician that you want to trust but something in the back of your head tells you not to believe his charm

"I killed her son. There is no letting that go." I love how deeply Kratos understands Freya. He would never forgive anyone for killing Atreus, so he doesn't resent her, despite the fact that killing Baldur was necessary

*"Death Can Have Me When It Earns Me"* ------ Kratos Literally a gigachad quote

i love the fact that when Kratos let go of a tiny bit of his rage his theme song started playing much more aggressively

This is so rare to see outside of Indie games now days, the devs really putting heart in this game. And.. wow it pays off, the series is on a high note, again and again. Love it.

It's still crazy to me how all of these gods know about Kratos's past and STILL try to fuck with him

That frozen lightning strike Kratos and Thor made when they clashed is legitimately one of the coolest looking things I've ever seen. And it goes all the way up to the fucking sky.

The voice actor for Freya did an unreal performance when she screams “KRATOS” and everything comes crashing down behind them. Chills man literal chills

The pacing in this game is phenomenal. I couldn’t tell you at any point wether or not it’s the climax or just another quest. The entire campaign is just one giant cinematic climax.

I love that at the end of the 2018 game, everyone expects it to be a big fight when Thor finally appears, but adversing that the fact he brought Mead and for a chit-chat. I love it.

The part where Thor defribrilates Kratos back to consciousness during the death screen has to be one of the most ingenious uses of game/story synergy I've seen a AAA-game use in a long while.

the worst thing about this game is they had the audacity to drip Kratos out in the best cloak you’ve ever seen and you never get to wear it

16:15 Charlie asks why Kratos says no and to me it seems pretty clear. Odin is to Thor what Zeus was to Kratos. Kratos knows better than to trust deals from gods even if it means causing war.

That death screen to back to life is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a video game

This intro was absolutely god tier. Like holy fuck the goosebumps I got.

Kratos emphasizes on his diary that the thing that made him completely dismiss Odin's offer was his veiled threat to Freya. Even after she's been nothing but a huge danger to them for the last three years, even after her son came after them and almost killed both him and his son more than once, Kratos doesn't for one moment ever stop caring about Freya or holds her anger against her, not hesitating to refuse what really sounded like a great deal. I really love these two's relationship in this game more than any other.

Absolutely loved Atreus’s last moments with Fenrir. Such a heart breaking scene and his voice actor really nailed it

I love how Odin and family are almost like aging mobsters. Mean but desperate.

"oh no, i say when we're done" IS SO COLD BEST INTRO TO A GAME EVER THE WHOLE THOR FIGHT GAVE ME CHILLS

Sitting your magical god-weapon on the table slow and begrudgingly to indicate that you're "just here to talk" is awesome af but Best Boy putting the cups on the table too is what made me burst out laughing. Made the scene epic

As soon as I saw the Frozen lighting after the Leviathan axe and Mjölnir collided I knew we were in for a masterpiece. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in a game had my hyped.

I agree one of the best intro in gaming for sure and I'm loved how they made Thor and Odin in this game I mean they look great and the actors are perfect for them, I also love how Odin is kinda like a mob boss in this game but honestly I'm excited to see them more in my playthrough.

This fight absolutely slaps. The dialogue, the set pieces, and the acting is top tier! Hats off to everyone at Sony Santa Monica, they did an excellent job!

Hats off to Moistcritikal for giving the most boring expressions and reactions to the most hype scenes in the game

Love that the moment Atreus is touched he goes for the Axe. 15:39

I noticed how much of an Actual God Charlie is in games after watching Jacksepticeye die a bunch of times to the bear on mid difficulty and Charlie wrecked him in one try on nightmare

MINOR POST-GAME LORE SPOILERS: Dude, I just got the "This feels familiar." line. There's one of those same frozen lightning bolts in The Crater in Vanaheim. I just put so many pieces together. I learned that Faye fought Thor with that same axe, and created the same frozen bolt of lightning when they clashed weapons. The Crater itself was created by their fight, and that frozen lightning bolt is present in the middle

19:10 Thor actually went for the head

It's a great touch along with Charlie pointing out the last punch would break his jaw. You literally see Thor pull out a broken teeth and just throw it on the ice. Bad ass

At the beginning I was curious about why she didn’t just go for the dogs, but then I remembered her compassion love for animals. But then she almost crushes them with trees so who knows.

In the 2018 game they established that Freya cares deeply for nature and animals, so I imagine thats why she didnt just take out the dogs that were pulling the sled

"You know my past? Then you know what I'm capable of" is one of the hardest pieces of dialogue ever. The way Christopher Judge delivers the line, the truth behind that statement...just so good.

This game is absolutely stunning, the intro and choreograph of the fight is amazing

6:40 "this doesn't feel as hard" as he is picoseconds from death in the first enemy encounter of the game

Charlie did the Bjorn fight in God of War difficulty like it was a walk in the park Truly a moisty man that cant be dried

Even without playing the games I felt this... this was epic.

The emotional impact of kratos finally getting angry enough to unleash his true self through Thor's provoking is just amazing writing, that gutteral yell he makes only adds to it, couldn't be happier with the direction this game is going so far

The Baldur fight was more hype for sure, but the dialogue in this and the scene with Mjolnir carrying Kratos through the sky made it phenomenal in different ways.

"Even in death you put him last." Hardest hit in this entire fight, let's be real.

20:20, I absolutely love that the result of the Leviathan and Mjölnir clashing was a frozen lightning bolt.

This opening and GoW 3 opening always make a tough competition of best openings

The first boss fight was probably the best fight i've been in with a video game. I'm so glad i dodged ALL and any spoilers for this game

i like the idea that its canon kratos sees a screen telling him tips on how to be better when he dies prematurely. or it wouldve been if the text appeared in that instance

“The only power kratos has is super anger and super strength” so basically a dad😂

This really feels like a continuation of the past game, no a slow slide of life but the aftermath and consecuences of killing Baldur.

Quick attention to detail: Kratos knew once he rejects odins offer a battle will commence, yet didn't reach his axe until Thor attacked first.

17:28 I like how kratos' attack here leaves thor with an open wound for the rest of the game

i love how modern Thor and Odin's dialogues sound so modern, like the gods just talk like us.

This game felt more like a cinematic masterpiece with the way it introduced Thor and Odin coupled with how the combat is complimented by the soundtrack. Just outstanding.

16:15 The reason Kratos says no, you can read the journals right after Is the moment he threatened Freya. While Kratos hates that she hunts them, he wishes no harm to her, and is understanding of where she is right now.

Probably the most cinematic fight I’ve seen in the last few years god damn

Thor restarting Krato's heart with his hammer so he can keep fighting him is the coldest moment in the game

18:06 when Thor snaps his finger to make his hammer block an attack was great, idk why it hyped me so much but I guess that kind of cheeky detail of a fight scene is awesome. The intro is a 10/10 beautifully done. Edit: wrong time stamp…

Odin’s intro was great, power doesn’t need to be said outright or flaunted, but the fact that he can sit down and casually drink the God of War’s mead along with Thor’s just tells you all you need to know.

His "No." At 16:03 makes perfect sense but I don't have the time to explain

9:26 Why I love Charlie

Bro when Kratos said that quick “No” I burst out laughing

Odin - so what do you say? Kratos - Yes *end credits*

It's so refreshing playing a game that people put so much love and care into..After all the shovelware that comes out nowadays

I love when the lighting freezes and thor says it feels familiar, you actually learn about it later that thor fought faye in vanaheim when she had her axe

Little detail for those who've finished the game/know the story: you can actually see one of Fenrir's 4 soul "parts" hang back and go into Atreus' knife while the other 3 fly away. Of course no one would notice, but since we know now that Atreus later finds out and uses it to revive Fenrir in Garm's body, we notice it's been in front of us all along.

This entire intro is a masterclass in how to open a game, no room for improvement, absolutely 10/10

18:56 “dumbass!” 😂 I love how they interpreted the gods in this game

The portrayal of Odin is surprisingly 'realistic' in this game. By that I mean that you hear all these stories of his monstrosities in the first game and than you see and hear him and think "that's supposed to be the awful guy everyone was talking about"? Had situations like that several time in real life.

14:00 “D’oh! Welcome! An old man!” 💀

19:25 Careful Thor... you're Vegeta is showing.

19:38 Atraus: Did... did he just knock the Super Spartan out of him?

That dream sequence is wild. The way they transitioned from the dream to the real was cool

That scene with Fenrir brought me to tears. Had that same interaction with my service dog a couple months ago, she beat the cancer thankfully but it really brought me back. Very well done scene

I legit cried during the wolf scene, it hit me on a real personal note because that’s basically how I lost my first dog

When thor said "This feels familiar" its so interesting how much detail they put in the game. He is just randomly refering to a sidequest that you can do far later in the game. Really great that you can notice such little details when you replay gowr

4:30 damn Charlie's instincts are sharp

Legendary first line 00:01

20:27 BTW when thor said "this feels familiar" Is because she fought the wielder of the axe before and created the same frozen lightning. it was kratos wife

5:17 "not now freya im trynna sleep i dont wanna fight"😭😭 fucking killed me

When Kratos said “it’s Kratos’ing time” I really felt the power in his words

Truly one of the intros of all time

3:11 Kratos and Freya were in a perfect position for Kratos to land a clean right hook.

When thor said "this feels familiar" He probably means when he fought against tyr.

That part with Fenrir and boy hit close to home for me when I played it. My dog is 13 and struggles sometimes. There have been nights where I think shes on her way out and Ive done exactly that. Just hold her give her pets and say "youre a good girl, go if you gotta kiddo."

Freya is so much stronger than I imagined she was in the first game

Chills every time I see that punch and he starts to rage up and then Thor be like there he is.

The dialogue alone is so amazing that we get such a strong sense of the character alone. This is god tier game development

It's truly one of the best intro of a story mode of all time and awesome video man :]

Atreus's voice is so weird. It makes sense because I think this takes place a few years after the events God of War 4. (Well, it does obviously take place after GoW4, I just don't know the timeline.) but it's crazy to see how far these two have come. I like the attention to detail with Fenrir's death, though. Atreus stated he was doing a little better yesterday, but died anyway. Of course, this phenomenon is called "The Surge before Death" and basically occurs when someone is about to die. They gain a significant boost of energy which makes others believe they'll get better, when in reality, they're basically in a state of overdrive where their body is putting in so much effort, that they start to feel fine. This surge can vary from hours to years. Do you all care about this? Probably not, but it's cool either way.

2022 was a good year for story/singleplayer games

charlie has a talent for talking during the best parts

I like how he says “killing a baby deer” as if it isn’t like a 9 point buck

I just noticed that one of Fenrir's soul bits intercepted Atreus' blade.

Thor flying after saying 'be seein ya' is so FXCKING COOL!

When Freya started running at Kratos and Atreus that was jaw dropping, then when she screamed Kratos's name that shit gave me goosebumps

I didn't realize the amount of pure gamer skills Charlie possesses

15:54 7 yo me when my mom asks if I want more vegetables on my plate

I wonder how mimir just chillin in the back

Imagine being such a savage that bear doesn’t wrestle you but you wrestle a bear

19:53 i like how thor does a little willem dafoe laugh here

I love Kratos' attitude during Odin's deal. Odin out here trying to talk to Kratos and come to an understanding only for him to give a long pause, stand up, walk up to Odin slowly, stare him directly in his eyes, adding all this pent up, butt-clenching tension to an already tense scene... "No" Like it wasn't even a deep voice " *NoOo* " where you can literally hear his throat rumbling. It was just a small and simple yet sassy response.

Coolest moment in the whole game and Charlie just yaps through it