In this video, Devon and Bryar breakdown God of War, the breakout reboot from Sony Santa Monica Studios released in 2018 on PlayStation 4. #GodofWar #GodOfWar2018 #PlayStationPodcast
Table of Contents
0:00 - Intro 1:37 - The loss of Chadwick Boseman 3:04 - 43 seconds of Silence for Chadwick Boseman
3:47 - Our Condolences to the Boseman family, and his friends. We’re so sorry for your loss.
4:02 - The Amory: What we’re playing
5:03 - Why you should chill the flip out about Marvel’s Avengers Microtransactions
11:13 - Writers Room: Who wrote/developed the project
11:30 - Who wrote God of War?
14:27 - The game development of God of War 14:34 - The incredible combat design of the Leviathan Axe
16:47 - Official apology for name butchery
17:47 - Deep Impact
17:54 - The last great E3 was in 2016 - https://youtu.be/hPcuMRTkEdQ
20:54 - Bryar has never given a shit about E3 :( 22:00 - The boys lament about scratched PS2 Discs 23:30 - Devon always thought E3 was the Nerd equivalent of the Super Bowl
23:56 - A quick mention of the 2018 PlayStation E3 Showcase
24:50 - Reviews for God of War
25:42 - Top Positive Review for God of War from Giant Bomb
26:24 - Top Negative Review for God of War from “Mindurbidness”
28:46 - What did we think about the reboot?
28:55 - Bryar’s thoughts on God of War
29:22 - Devon’s thoughts on God of War
32:12 - The evolution of Kratos from the Orgies of Yesteryear - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xwz6sm3FmY
33:49 - Devon’s overconfidence in the God of War difficulty mode
34:00 - God of War proves how you can do New Game Plus correctly
35:25 - There and Back Again
35:32 - God of War Synopsis
36:29 - Chapter One: Can You Hunt?
38:42 - The Krato’s combat in God of War vs Thro’s combat in Marvel’s Avengers
39:00 - Kratos vs Baldur: Round One
40:32 - Seeing the World Serpent would have been game over for most people.
42:00 - Pigs aren’t just for archery practice
43:41 - The set design of the turtle treehouse 46:28 - What would you have done if you went up the wrong mountain?
48:20 - Mimir, has joined the Party!
50:31 - Chapter Two: You, Me, and the Severed Head Make three.
51:00 - Mimir is revived and reveals the identity of Freya
52:16 - The toll that combat takes on Atreus
52:50 - The biggest “Fuck Yeah” moment of God of War
55:20 - Kratos heads to Helheim for a key ingredient
58:00 - Kratos tells Atreus that he is, in fact, a Demi-God
58:18 - What would you do if you found out you were a Demi-God?
1:01:10 - Thor blames Magni’s death on Modi 1:02:04 - Atreus is a chip off of the old block 1:07:01 - Chapter Three: New God on the Block 1:07:10 - Kratos and Atreus mend fences
1:08:11 - Baulder beats them out of Jourmangander
1:08:03 - Baulders many mommy issues
1:10:00 - The prophecy of Atreus and Kratos 1:10:52 - Kaptain Kuba’s interpretation
1:12:10 - Devon’s theory on the mural’s meaning 1:13:20 - Bryar’s theory on the mural’s meaning 1:15:34 - The twist on Faye’s origin
1:16:24 - Loki Begins
1:16:40 - The MCU ruined Norse mythology research
1:17:22 - Mimir explains the three-years-long Fimbulwinter
1:18:25 - Kratos and Atreus make it home
1:20:04 - Atreus’ vision of Thor
1:20:38 - God of War Ends: Can Atreus see the future?
1:20:51 - If We Could Retcon God of War
1:21:17 - Community feedback - DarkEagle Gaming feedback
1:22:48 - What Bryar would change
1:29:27 - What Devon would change
1:34:00 - Closing