With Sony Santa Monica keeping mum on everything important about the upcoming God of War on PlayStation 4, it’s natural for diehard fans (like me!) to chew on everything that’s out there right now. Fortunately for us, there’s something to nibble on today when it comes to God of War PS4 info!
In an official podcast by Sony where Game Director Cory Barlog is present, we get to hear some info about the game’s languages, runes and puzzles, questlines and more. The part with Barlog starts at the 7:40 mark, but if you can’t listen to it or want something that’s easier to digest, NeoGAF user GIANKRATOS has summed up some of the more important parts of the chat, and even put in timestamps so you can check it out yourself, too!
Hidden questlines, languages in the game – 14:33
Elder Futhark is the base language of the game, but every realm in the game has its own, and for certain realms will be possible to learn their entire language. Translating something back might help to open parts of the game and reveal hidden questlines.
Magic and items – 11:00; 23:09
Magic in the game all involves words, spoken incantations and runes; a earth magic is mentioned for example that involves touching the ground to use parts of something (maybe parts of dead enemies? Parts of the enviroments like rocks and roots/vines?). An item is also mentioned that you can access that Kratos can open for the kid to get pieces of story and recall stories his mother told to him.
Runes and puzzles – 8:07; 20:27
In the game, runes connects the characters to the magic of the world (tattoing a rune on a person, like Atreus, will embue the person with a power) but are also there to create the sense of a barrier between the player/Kratos and the world. Kratos will need the help of Atreus to translate the runes. Some puzzles will involve reading runes and translating them to make a decision.
Differences between greek gods and norse gods – 24:50; 26:40
Nordic gods are vastly different from the greek gods. Balrog compares the greek gods to politicians living in marble palaces that likes to manipulate people into doing things, while he describes the norse gods (Æsir, Vanir and Giants) as more "down to earth". The Æsir are living every moments to its fullest, always ready to "party", fight and drink. The Vanir are living in armony with nature, always seeking balance and are the keepers of magic. The Giants are like "artists" that creates fantastic creations and the ones that are eventually victimized by a never ending war between the other two races.
In addition to that, remember those awesome God of War PS4 concept artwork that Sony Santa Monica released last week? Well, there’s more! There’s one that shows Kratos with his son and it seems they’re about to be attacked by a group of what looks like ghouls, and then two images that suggest a puzzle of some sort. Of course, there’s no guarantee that these stuff will show up in the final version of the game, but if it does, you’ll remember seeing it here first.
In other God of War PS4 news, check out what’s included in the unannounced Digital Deluxe edition which got outed by online retailer Amazon. Sony has already went on record to say that this is the "most brutal" God of War yet, so best make sure the young ‘uns aren’t watching this when you play it.
God of War is set for release next year on the PS4, though at a still-unspecified date.