Everyone’s favourite angry dad is inevitably going to return for another epic battlw with unlucky Gods, but exactly which pantheon is going to get the God of War treatment? Well, we may have an answer to that – it looks like it’s going to be Kratos vs Ra.
In the latest episode of the Insider Gaming podcast,[1] reliable knower of things Tom Henderson talks briefly about the rumoured metroidvania style God of War spinoff, which may well be getting revealed at the State of Play that is suppoed to occur in the coming weeks. You know, the one where Wolverine is supposed to show up[2]. He then mentions that the next mainline game in the series will have similar themes, perhaps an indication that the spin-off may help setup in main game.
Henderson also goes on to mention that Kratos will be wielding a sword.
“…it’s like an Egyptian sword, you know, like a curved Egyptian sword.” says Hender. He then says it’s “like what Prince of Persia’s got.”
The team struggles to find the word for what it’s called, but what they are looking for is a Khopesh, a distinctive type of blade.
Henderson’s words would seem to point toward the next game being set in ancient Egypt. This makes sense because both God of War 2018 and God of War: Ragnarock have dropped numerous hints toward Egypt. On top of that, the 2018 reboot was going to be set in Egypt originally before the team settled on Norse mythology.
It’s worth keeping in mind that Henderson was a little hesitant on the sword description, though, and there are swords from other countries and origins that look somewhat similar to the Khopesh, so he may be getting confused.
Personally, I think the metroidvania spin-off will star Atreus and focus on his adventures in Egypt which eventually leads to him getting in trouble with the local Gods, sparking the events of the next mainline game.
References
- ^ In the latest episode of the Insider Gaming podcast, (www.youtube.com)
- ^ You know, the one where Wolverine is supposed to show up (wolfsgamingblog.com)