During the recent PlayStation Showcase event, fans received their first substantial look atGod of War Ragnarok. While a number of discernable details were revealed during the trailer, there are still plenty of surprises left in store forGod of War Ragnarok. Although, the director of the game recently expounded upon a certain gameplay element featured inGod of Warthat will be more fleshed out inGod of War Ragnarok.
God of Warshook up the series' formula in various different ways. The tone of the game was much more somber and mature, the Blades of Chaos took an initial backseat to theLeviathan Axe, and instead of focusing on Kratos maliciously slaying every major Greek god in his path, the story chose to center on the relationship between him and his son, Atreus. Though, of the new mechanics added to the game, the shield was one that didn’t have as much significance comparatively.
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In a recent interview with YouTuber Jon Ford that featured both Cory Barlog and Eric Williams, thedirector ofGod of War Ragnarok, Williams mentions that there will be a variety of different shields, which will have differing defensive abilities. In the previous entry, both weapons and armor were intentionally designed to have customizable aspects in order to suit any given user’s style of play, but the shield was exempt from that.
It makes sense for their to be multiple shield varieties for players to choose from. Considering how many new combat mechanics were introduced in the previous game, all of which involved skill trees and customizable runes, this leaves a lot of potential for the shield to be given the same treatment. A lot was revealed during thePlayStation ShowcaseGod of War Ragnaroktrailer, but gameplay details like this are important to consider also.
As is typical with most upcoming games, it’s important to keep the bulk of new content a secret. That way, it leaves player with a sense of surprise while playing the finished product. However, at the end of the day,God of Warfan theorieswill always exist, given the unsatiable curiosity of most fans to know what comes next.
It will be interesting to see what else the developers have in store forGod of War Ragnarok. Other gameplay details were revealed in a blog post following the release of the trailer, including the fact that players will be able to travel to all9 realms inGod of War Ragnarok. While this may be the lastGod of Wargame to take place in Norse mythology, it seems like the game is definitely expanding upon what came before it.
God of War: Ragnarokis set to release on PS4 and PS5 in 2022.
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