Playstation, Video Games

PlayStation 4’s ‘God of War’ Creator covering fan’s need to know.

When God of War originally launched for the PlayStation 2 it was one of the first games I purchased (along with the original Assassins Creed). It had all the elements I loved. Greek Mythology, battles with huge monsters and multiple paths you could take. Not to mention excellent graphics and man that Kratos had a great look.

The PlayStation 4 version was released back in April, and God of War enthusiasts are still plumbing its lore and its world for more secrets! This includes asking about things that might seem like mundane details. Recently, God of War Director Cory Barlog was asked on Twitter how heavy was the mighty bridge in the Lake of Nine that Kratos was pushing. While this is a question that most creators would have probably ignored or made something up, Cory Barlog responded with 1,774,000.

Surprisingly, the number wasn’t completely random. It is, in fact, based in part on the weight of one of the more famous bridges in the real world. In a separate response, he reveals how he arrived at his conclusion: He said it was double the weight of the Golden Gate Bridge.

If you went to the trouble of looking that up like I and other likeminded anal people did, you’ll see that it’s roughly 887,000 tons which, multiplied by two, gives you 1,774,000. You have to give the man credit, He really went the extra mile and tonnage when responding to the fans.

When Barlog isn’t defining bridge tonnage, he is still working on making God of War evolve. In the very near future there will be a “new game plus” mode to look forward to. The new mode is scheduled to unlock on August 20, and it promises to provide fans with plenty of incentive to dive back in and complete the quest again. Here are the additions being added as reported by Santa Monica Studio and publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment:

Relive the journey of Kratos and Atreus with all of your previous armors, enchantments, talismans, resources and abilities on the difficulty of your choosing.
Test your skills against higher level enemies; some of which might even have a few new tricks up their sleeves!
Unique to New Game+ is a brand new rarity level of equipment to craft and upgrade! Collect ‘Skap Slag’, a new resource to upgrade your gear to the best of the best from our finest blacksmiths.
Play the game in a whole new way by exploring new customization options with extremely powerful new armor sets and enchantments.
Finally, get right back into the action with the newly added ability to skip through cinematics in both normal and New Game+ modes once a full play through has been completed.

With the kind of attention to detail that Barlog gives to the fans, is there any doubt that the new additions added to God of War will be appreciated by old and new fans of the title. Game players, let GVNation hear your voices…about God of War.

Martin

Senior Writer at GeekVibesNation – I am a 60 something child of the 70’s who admits to being a Star Trek/Star Wars/Comic Book junkie who once dove headfirst over a cliff (Ok, it was a small hill) to try to rescue his Fantastic Four comic from a watery grave. I am married to a lovely woman who is as crazy as I am and the proud parent of a 21-year-old young man with autism. My wife and son are my real heroes.